90 Trivia

What body of water does NOT touch Africa?

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

How do World Cup participants earn the Golden Boot award?

• Most Valuable Player

• Highest Salary

• Most Goals Scored

• Best Defense

What was the name of the dog that helped recover the World Cup trophy after it was stolen in 1966?

• Winnie the Poodle

• Pickles

• Striker

• Sweeper

During what ancient festival did masters temporarily serve their slaves?

• Lupercalia

• Saturnalia

• Floralia

• Agonia

Answer explanation

Saturnalia, or the festival of Saturn, was celebrated in ancient Rome at the end of the vintage and harvesting to honor Saturn, the god of agriculture. As part of the festivities, masters served their slaves--an acknowledgment of the equality of rank and lack of class distinctions which existed during the golden age (supposedly ruled over by Saturn)

What holiday originated as the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia?

• Easter

• Halloween

• Valentine's Day

• Christmas

Answer explanation

Valentine's Day is rooted in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. Pope Gelasius I recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day.

What do you call the fear of Halloween?

• Samhainophobia

• Lemuriphobia

• Lupercaliphobia

• Halloweenophobia

Answer explanation

The fear of Halloween is known as Samhainopobia. The origin of the term traces back to the Celtic word Samhuin, meaning All Hallows Eve to Christians, though Samhuin predates the introduction of Christianity to the region it originated in, Northern Ireland, by at least 4000 years.

What significant event marked the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s?

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

Which treaty, signed in 1992, led to the creation of the European Union?

• Maastricht Treaty

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Rome

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving from 1979 to 1990?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Theresa May

• Angela Merkel

• Indira Gandhi

In 1994, which country held its first multiracial elections, leading to Nelson Mandela becoming President?

• South Africa

• Zimbabwe

• Kenya

• Nigeria