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.
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
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.
Good Luck with round 2!
