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Did you know everything? The World Wide Prisma Quiz Part FOUR

December 21st, 2021 Posted by Prisma 0 thoughts on “Did you know everything? The World Wide Prisma Quiz Part FOUR”

Congratulations, you made it! In 80 questions around the world, you learnt a lot about our planet, as well as the people and animals on it.

Attention – Spoilers Ahead: Do not keep reading, if you have not yet completed part 4!

Here are the correct answers from Part FOUR

Nepal’s national flag is the only non-rectangular flag.

We were looking for Croatia.

The border between Lux and Germany is formed by 3 rivers, The Moselle, the Sauer and the Our.

Ninja is the Chihuahua.

The Great Barrier Reef is home to the world’s most unique creatures, where the smallest one is a 7 millimetres Fish while the biggest inhabitant is a 12 meters whale shark.

The Balalaika is a Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body.

Gjon’s Tears was third placed on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?

Who am I?

I began life as a small village known as Edo, a small fishing village around 3,000 B.C. in 1890 is when I was given my current name.
The cherry blossom is my national symbol, the trees flower a beautiful pink for two weeks, this is known as Hanami.
I am considered the largest metropolitan in the world, hosting over 36 million people.
My subway is one of the busiest in the world, although only hosting 9 lines of subways, nearly 7 million people use them daily.
I am: Tokyo

Bucharest (capital of Romania) and Lima (capital of Peru) are both the capital city of their respective state.

Bob Marley is from Nine Mile, Jamaica.

Complete the saying “Once bitten, twice shy.

Different from its name, the colour of the Golden Gate Bridge is called “international orange” and is classified as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World:

In the famous Christmas film, the little Lord’s name is Fauntleroy.

Slovenia has the EU presidency from July – December 2021.

Rami Malek portraits the villain “Safin” in the latest Bond movie “No time to die”.

A flock of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

Sun, wind, water, and biomass are renewable energy sources.

Heart of Darkness is a novel by Joseph Conrad

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The Worldwide Prisma Quiz FOUR

December 15th, 2021 Posted by Prisma 0 thoughts on “The Worldwide Prisma Quiz FOUR”

The final part for our Worldwide Prisma Quiz is now available! We hope you’ve enjoyed taking part as much as we have enjoyed creating this for you. The winners will be announced next week.

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Did you know everything? The World Wide Prisma Quiz Part THREE

December 15th, 2021 Posted by Prisma 0 thoughts on “Did you know everything? The World Wide Prisma Quiz Part THREE”

Congratulations, you also mastered Part THREE of The Worldwide Prisma Quiz and travelled through different cultures, traditions and fun facts with us.

Attention – Spoilers Ahead: Do not keep reading, if you have not yet completed part 3!

Here are the correct answers from Part THREE

The film Casablanca, with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, was shot in Burbank, California.

Liechtenstein and Haiti developed identical national flags independently of each other without realising it until they competed against each other in the 1936 Summer Olympics under the same flag.

We were looking for Spain.

The 2014 winter olympics took place in Russia (Sochi).

We were looking for a Beagle.

The Great Wall of China has a total length of 21196.18 km and got built over hundreds of years. In 1987, this landmark was added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

The local currency in Liechtenstein is Swiss Franks (CHF).

Beijing isconsidered one of the oldest cities in the world. Its history dates back around 3000 years, it is 6 times as old as New York and 10 times as old as Sydney. Beijing is famous for its Calligraphy, the literal meaning of calligraphy is beautiful writing. The city was visited in the early 13th century by an Italian explorer of the name of Marco Polo, his notes are the earliest on record from western civilization. Beijing has changed name 15 times, some of its previous names have been Zhongdu meaning Central Capital, Dadu meaning Great Capital and Beiping meaning Central Peace.

Rome was founded in roughly 753 BC, although it only became the capital in 1871! It is home to more than 2 thousand fountains, most of which are quite small but provide free drinking water to all its residents. The first shopping mall in the world was built here in 110 AD. It was named Trajan’s Market and was built by a Greek engineer.

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Manufacturers use Barium salts to produce green sparks in fireworks.

There are only 2 countries in the world whose official flags contain (a small amount of) pink in them. One is Mexico, the other one is Spain.

The singer Elvis Presley is from Mississippi, United States.

A stunning natural phenomenon, also called “Cotton Castle” is used as a Spa and includes around 17 hot spring terraces (water temperature is around 36°C) in Pamukkale, Turkey.

 Pamukkale, Turkey

Eric Carle wrote a children’s book about The very hungry caterpillar.

“Revenge is a dish best served cold” is a line from the movie “The Godfather“.

The first single released by Adele was “Chasing Pavements“.

A Luxembourgish “Kaweechelchen” is a squirrel.

There are 11 time zones in Russia.

The daffodil is the national flower of Wales.

The kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.

The Worldwide Prisma Quiz THREE

December 8th, 2021 Posted by Prisma 0 thoughts on “The Worldwide Prisma Quiz THREE”

We hope you enjoyed part one and two of the Worldwide Prisma Quiz! What did you learn during your travels so far? The Worldwide Prisma Quiz Part THREE is out now!

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Did you know everything? The World Wide Prisma Quiz Part TWO

December 8th, 2021 Posted by Prisma 0 thoughts on “Did you know everything? The World Wide Prisma Quiz Part TWO”

Congratulations, we are at our half-way point in 80 questions around the world. You completed The Worldwide Prisma Quiz Part TWO and discovered even more about cultures, traditions, and fun facts

Attention – Spoilers Ahead: Do not keep reading, if you have not yet completed part 2!

Here are the correct answers from Part TWO


Arnhem Land is the home of the Didgeridoo.

Sinhalese is spoken in Sri Lanka. Cinnamon is native to the country.

Vladivostok is Russia’s largest port city on the Pacific Ocean?

List, on the island Sylt is most northern point of Germany.

The river Potomac flows through Washington D.C.?

The sculpture of this gold-plated female figure on a stone pillar, is called Claus Cito. The nickname of this Golden Lady is Gëlle Fra.

The first Olympic flag went missing for 77 years after the 1920 games until a 1920 olympian found it back in his old suitcase.

We were looking for New Zealand.

Victor Hugo visited Luxembourg between 1862 and 1871. He did much to promote this place, with his poetry and sketches. He lived in Vianden.

SA played against Mexico in the opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in Johannesburg.

We were looking for the Shiba Inu.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris took 2 years, 2 months and 5 days to build this construction, made of 7.500 tons of iron and was initially designed as the entrance to the 1889 World’s Fair.

Celine Dion represented Switzerland when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988.

Who am I:

I have grown from a 10th-century fortress town founded by a descendant of Charlemagne into a metropolis of more than one million inhabitants.
Since the end of the Second World War, I have been a main centre for international politics.
I am hosting the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Although historically Dutch-speaking, I became increasingly French-speaking over the 19th and 20th centuries.
I am: Brussels

There was a great fire that devastated me in 1666 that left large parts of the city in ruins, although only 6 people were verified to have died in the fire.
I have been home to many famous faces, including but not limited to: Charles Darwin, Jimi Hendrix, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Florence Nightingale.
From my giant eye I can spy many monuments, such as an iconic bell tower with a familiar name.
You may know my notorious serial killer that dwelled the dark streets in the 19th Century, he was never caught. Jack the Ripper.
I am: London

Raven, a member of the DC superhero group ‘The Titans’ does not wear or is green. Her super-outfit is black and purple.

Gin is the main component for the classic 1930s-40s Pink Lady Cocktail.

Tom Jones is from Pontypridd, Wales.

Phileas Fogg and Passepartout set off east from London to travel ‘In 80 days around the world’.

Roger Federer won Wimbledon most often.

The Worldwide Prisma Quiz TWO

December 1st, 2021 Posted by Prisma 0 thoughts on “The Worldwide Prisma Quiz TWO”

We hope you enjoyed part one of the Worldwide Prisma Quiz! What did you learn during your travels for the first 20 questions? The Worldwide Prisma Quiz Part TWO is out now!

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Did you know everything? The Worldwide Prisma Quiz Part ONE

December 1st, 2021 Posted by Prisma 0 thoughts on “Did you know everything? The Worldwide Prisma Quiz Part ONE”

Congratulations, you managed the first 20 questions around the world of the The Worldwide Prisma Quiz Part ONE! You unpacked and discovered many new cultures, traditions, and fun facts.

Attention: Do not keep reading, if you have not yet completed part 1!

Here are the correct answers from Part One

Andorra is located in the Pyrenees

The Roman province Lusitania stretched mostly across the same surface as modern Portugal.

The construction of Leaning Tower of Pisa started in 1174 and was completed in 1340. The building was initially supposed to be 60 meters tall, however the highest side reaches 56,67 meters while the lowest side only reaches 55,86 meters

The capital of New Zealand, Wellington, is the world´s most southerly capital

The Ligurian Sea separates which Corsica from Italy.

The film trilogy “Lord of the Rings”, famously filmed in New Zealand, was nominated and won Academy Awards for a variety of categories. All 3 trilogy installments won in the Visual effects category.

The Danish flag is the oldest continuously used national flag.

Shakira is from Barranquilla, Colombia.

Border outlines: We were looking for Brazil.

Outlines of Brazil

A closely related variety of Luxembourgish is spoken in Transylvania, Romania (Siebenbürgen).

Did you know everything so far?

The home of the English Rugby Union is Twickenham, the French play in Stade de France, the Welsh in the Millenium Stadium, the Irish in Aviva Stadium and the Italians in their Stadio Flaminio. The Scottish one is Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

Dog breeds: Charlie is the Australian Shepard

Charlie, the Australian Shepard

The Burj Khalifa is over 828 meters tall and took 6 years to build

Ukulele means Dancing flea in Hawaiian.

Who am I – World Capital
I was first inhabited by a Gaeilic tribe known as the Parisii around the 3rd century BC.
I used to be known as Lutetia whilst under the control of the Romans and Julius Caesar.
In the year 987 AD, I earned the title of Capital of my country.
The man who created my largest monument and tourist attraction, also created the frame work for the Statue of Liberty.
I am: Paris

I have more bridges than Venice, around 1700. It’s said I have more waterways than Amsterdam, Stockholm and Venice combined.
Up until 1871 I was the capital of Prussia, then I was shared as a capital with my current country.
One of my most visited tourist attractions is the Victory Column.
I am Berlin

Albany (Capital of New York State) and Topeka (Capital of Kansas) are both US State capitals. The other cities are only well known cities in their respective states.

The Green & Pink category: Marilyn Monroe sang ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend in Gentlemen prefer blondes.

The Green & Pink category: Greenland, an island covered mostly by ice, was called Greenland because an exiled murderer (Erik the Red) from Iceland hoped to attract more settlers with the name.

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

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