Fun Trivia

 Hello bloggers!  I am so glad that you have been enjoying the trivia.  Here are the questions for today's post!

1. What city was the Eiffel Tower supposed to be given to instead of the US?

2. Which artist released the song Uptown Funk with Bruno Mars?

3. How many miles from shore do international waters start?

4. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet called?

5. The silkworm feeds on leaves from which type of tree?

6. What is the only x-rated movie to ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture?

7. What colour is the black box on airplanes?

8. What was the first ever vaccine developed for?

9. What is another name for Honey wine?

10. What was the former name of the country now known as Zimbabwe?

11. On which Mediterranean island was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

12. Who wrote the book "The Handmaid's Tale"?

13. The artist Paul Gaugin moved from France to which South Pacific island in 1891?

14. What musical instrument is nicknamed a "squeezebox"?

15.  What is a baby kangaroo called?

16. In 2010, Lady Gaga turned heads at the MTV Music Awards by wearing a dress made of what?

17. What is the name of the ship that Darwin took on his voyage?

18. Which French King was known as the Sun King?

19. Which well known painter is famous for the mural "Guernica"?

20. Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

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Here are the answers:

1. Barcelona

2. Mark Ronson

3. 24 miles

4. Omega

5. The Mulberry tree

6. Midnight Cowboy

7. Orange

8. Smallpox

9. Meade

10. Rhodesia

11.Corsica

12. Margaret Atwood

13.Tahiti

14. the Accordion

15. A Joey

16. Meat

17. HMS Beagle

18. Louis XIV

19. Pablo Picasso

20. Ethiopia

Okay, how did everyone do this week?  Any better?  Let me know how you did this time around.  Put your scores into the comments and any trivia questions you may have for me too!  I will be back with more trivia tomorrow.  All for now, Sue x