Across the Planet (1)

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World records, amazing events, cities, countries and incredible people of the recent past. This quiz will challenge the knowledge you collected from TV and other stupid sources.

You think you're pretty smart, ha? The original know-it-all? Well, prove it. Answer these 20 questions. Don't cheat. Use your knowledge and intuition. Good luck!

Created by: Kamikaze
  1. First nudist beach in the world was open in 1934 on which island?
  2. What is Canada's capital?
  3. In 1875 the "Railroad Gazette" reported a total of 1,201 train wrecks in the United States. Out of that number, how many were direct locomotive-to-locomotive collisions?
  4. In which country are divorced fat women with big butts considered sexy, while slim women are considered sick?
  5. What's the longest river on the planet?
  6. In which year were more electric cars sold than any other type of the car in the United States?
  7. Who holds the world record for the largest ever audience at an outdoor event?
  8. Who was burned at the stake in the year 1600 for saying that Earth rotates around the Sun?
  9. Person held responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States is...
  10. Budapest is the capital of which country?
  11. Rocket sled at Holloman Air Force Base is the world's fastest land vehicle. In 2003 it reached the speed of...
  12. The origin of the earliest human race was on the territory of today's country...
  13. Most of houses in Eastern Europe are made of...
  14. What's the name of the world's fastest boat?
  15. Marion Michael Morrison is the real name of...
  16. What's the heaviest (most dense) known metal?
  17. Considering the number of nuclear missiles they own, what's the third nuclear power in the world?
  18. The capital of the state of New York is...
  19. With over 350 enemy airplanes shot down, the greatest fighter pilot in World War II was...
  20. The first month of the ecclesiastical year of the Jewish calendar is...

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