The World's Hardest Trivia Quiz (2025)

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Question

Answer

59

Belize

Giant marine sinkhole that is a popular scuba destination

Great Blue Hole

53

Maldives

Official language

Dhivehi

53

United States

Highest Mountain

Denali

47

Barbados

Fruit discovered by accident in Barbados that is a cross of an orange and a pomelo

Grapefruit

46

Ivory Coast

Tree sap product that is one of the Ivory Coast's most important exports

Rubber

46

Serbia

The capital is built on the confluence of the Danube and which other river?

Sava

44

Burundi

One of Burundi's biggest exports (starts with C)

Coffee

44

Dominica

Dominica's Boiling Lake is the second-largest of these in the world

Hot Spring

44

Tanzania

Historic language of Zanzibar

Arabic

43

Colombia

Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude"

Gabriel García Márquez

42

Germany

One of the longest rivers

Elbe

42

Italy

Tallest mountain

Monte Bianco

41

Iceland

The Alþingi, founded in 930 A.D. is said to be the world's oldest ______, at least 200 years older than England's

Parliament

40

Brazil

Waterfalls on the Argentina border

Iguazu Falls

40

Kenya

1952–1960 revolt against the United Kingdom

Mau Mau Uprising

40

Ireland

City where famous crystal was made

Waterford

39

Belarus

The national animal of Belarus is the wisent, also known as the ...

European Bison

39

Brunei

Full name of the country

Brunei Darussalam

39

Cambodia

Angkor Wat is located this city, with initials SR

Siem Reap

39

Saint Lucia

Island chain that Saint Lucia is part of

Windward Islands

39

United Kingdom

Longest river

River Severn

38

Cameroon

Largest type of frog, found mostly in Cameroon (hint: a Bible character)

Goliath Frog

38

Greenland

Large bovid which lives in northern Greenland

Muskox

38

Kazakhstan

Holiday celebrated on January 7

Christmas

38

Suriname

River on which the capital is located

Suriname

37

Bulgaria

Southern Bulgaria is part of this ancient region starting with T

Thrace

37

Greece

Island - Odysseus's home

Ithaca

37

Ukraine

Protests that happened in 2004 after vote-rigging and the poisoning of a Presidential candidate

Orange Revolution

36

Kuwait

"W" word that refers to a landform of a dry riverbed

Wadi

36

Nepal

This was abolished in 2008 after the Constituent Assembly elections

Monarchy

35

Czechia

Writer who served as President from 1993 to 2003

Václav Havel

34

Malawi

Former name of Malawi

Nyasaland

34

Spain

Red spice that flavors paella

Saffron

34

Sudan

Biggest city on the Red Sea

Port Sudan

34

Uzbekistan

Warlord born in the city of Shahrisabz in 1336 whose conquests killed an estimated 5% of the world population

Timur

33

Andorra

One of two co-princes of Andorra

Bishop of Urgell

33

Cape Verde

Currency of Cape Verde

Escudo

33

Israel

The two Israelis who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Yasser Arafat in 1994 (name either)

Yitzhak Rabin / Shimon Peres

33

South Africa

Longest river

Orange

33

Sweden

Gulf between Sweden and Finland

Gulf of Bothnia

32

DR Congo

Dictator from 1965-1997

Mobutu Sese Seko

32

Georgia

Largest Georgian city on the Black Sea

Batumi

32

Japan

One of the four main islands

Shikoku

32

Malta

Most populous municipality

St Paul's Bay

32

Mexico

Richest man

Carlos Slim

32

Taiwan

Taiwanese company that makes iPhones in China

Foxconn

32

Uganda

Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army

Joseph Kony

32

Uruguay

River that forms Uruguay's western border

Uruguay River

31

Australia

What you won't find in South Australia's Nullarbor Plain

Trees

31

Bosnia and Herzegovina

River that forms the northern border

Sava

31

Canada

Viking settlement established around 1000 A.D.

Vinland

31

India

Fourth most common native language

Telugu

31

Indonesia

Supervolcano that erupted 74,000 years ago, nearly causing humans to become extinct

Lake Toba

31

Niger

Empire that ruled the region c. 1464–1591

Songhai

31

North Korea

The year in which the men's football (soccer) team first appeared in the World Cup

1966

31

North Macedonia

One of the most populous cities in Europe in the year 1000 A.D., which shares its name with the lake on which it lies

Ohrid

31

Togo

Among the African countries, Togo has the highest percentage of population who follow this type "ism" religion

Animism

30

China

One of the four "Great Inventions" of ancient China

Printing

30

Guinea

Largest ethnic group (starts with F)

Fula

30

Kiribati

Type of bird that appears on the flag of Kiribati (hint: a type of ship)

Frigatebird

30

Moldova

Currency of Moldova

Leu

30

Mozambique

Mozambique-born footballer known as the "Black Panther"

Eusébio

30

Nigeria

Largest ethnic group

Hausa

30

Portugal

Former currency

Escudo

30

Romania

Last king of Romania, forced to abdicate by the Soviets in 1947, but who lived for 70 years after

Michael

30

United Arab Emirates

Third-most populous city

Sharjah

29

Algeria

Two-letter country code

DZ

29

Croatia

Roman emperor who built a palace in the city of Split

Diocletian

29

Iraq

Former U.S. prison where detainees were abused

Abu Ghraib

29

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Former British fort overlooking the capital, named after the wife of King George III

Fort Charlotte

29

Sierra Leone

Currency of Sierra Leone

Leone

29

Zimbabwe

National symbol

Zimbabwe Bird

28

Chile

War in which Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile

War of the Pacifc

28

Dominican Republic

Dictator nicknamed "El Jefe" who the capital was once named for

Rafael Trujillo

28

Guatemala

Ancient city of the Maya civilization also called Yax Mutal

Tikal

28

Lebanon

Largest Christian denomination in Lebanon

Maronite Church

28

Lesotho

Lesotho's colonial name

Basutoland

28

Monaco

The royal family

House of Grimaldi

28

Panama

What Spanish explorer discovered the Pacific coast of the Americas, and is today the namesake of Panama's currency?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

28

Peru

Former President who was convicted of human rights abuses and fled to Japan

Alberto Fujimori

28

Senegal

Largest ethnic group hint: starts with W

Wolof

28

South Korea

Self-proclaimed religious messiah who died in 2012

Sun Myung Moon

28

Tajikistan

Term for the struggle between Great Britain and Russia for control of Central Asia during the 19th century

The Great Game

28

Thailand

Name for the capital in Thai (short version)

Krung Thep

28

Yemen

Cool-looking trees on the island of Socotra

Dragon's Blood Tree

27

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has 400 of these "volcanoes", the most of any country (note: they are not actual volcanoes)

Mud Volcanoes

27

Chad

One third of the population belong to this ethnic group (hint: also a common English girl's name)

Sara

27

France

Woman who "personifies" France

Marianne

27

Liberia

Brutal warlord convicted of crimes against humanity by the Hague in 2012

Charles Taylor

27

Madagascar

Gigantic bird that weighed five times as much as an ostrich (driven to extinction by 1200 AD)

Elephant Bird

27

Malaysia

Malaysian city just north of Singapore

Johor Bahru

27

Rwanda

Great Lake that Rwanda borders

Lake Kivu

26

Angola

Group of people that displaced the original San and Khoi populations in the first millenium B.C.

Bantu

26

Armenia

Lake which makes up about 4% of Armenia's surface area

Lake Sevan

26

Bangladesh

Currency of Bangladesh

Taka

26

Belgium

Painter who will tell you what a pipe isn't

René Magritte

26

Benin

Beninese-American actor who starred in "Blood Diamond" and "Gladiator"

Djimon Hounsou

26

Cyprus

What is the nickname for the UN buffer zone that separates the two parts of the country?

Green Line

26

Jordan

Current queen consort

Queen Rania

26

Marshall Islands

Unincorporated territory of the United States claimed by the Marshall Islands, site of a WWII battle

Wake Island

26

Myanmar

U.N. Secretary General, 1961-71

U Thant

26

Namibia

Group of islands named for the birds that inhabit them

Penguin Islands

26

Paraguay

Western Paraguay is a part of this semiarid lowland plains region

Gran Chaco

26

Philippines

One of the largest islands

Samar

26

Russia

Metal boiler for making tea

Samovar

26

Singapore

Term for an open-air food court

Hawker Centre

26

Turkey

What does wearing a nazar amulet supposedly protect you from?

The Evil Eye

26

Tuvalu

Former name of Tuvalu

Ellice Islands

25

Argentina

Argentinian style of barbecue

Asado

25

Bolivia

City at an elevation of 4090 meters, site of the richest vein of silver ever discovered

Potosí

25

Botswana

Currency of Botswana

Pula

25

Denmark

Famous existential philosopher

Søren Kierkegaard

25

Ecuador

Type of iguana that can only be found on the Galápagos Islands

Marine iguana

25

F. S Micronesia

Largest island by area

Pohnpei

25

Fiji

City with the most tourists and the largest airport

Nadi

25

Montenegro

Largest lake in Southern Europe

Lake Skadar

25

Morocco

K word that refers to a fortress or keep

Kasbah

25

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Shallow channel between the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Narrows

25

Vietnam

River that flows through the capital

Red

24

Bahamas

Largest island

North Andros

24

East Timor

Official language

Tetum

24

Eritrea

Ancient kingdom that covered most of the territory of Eritrea from 100–940 AD

Aksum

24

Eswatini

Current absolute monarch of Eswatini

Mswati III

24

Liechtenstein

Most populous municipality

Schaan

24

Mauritius

Second largest island

Rodrigues

24

Palestine

Most populous city in the territory controlled by the PNA

Hebron

24

Syria

Minority branch of Islam to which the ruling class of Syria belongs (starts with A)

Alawites

24

Tonga

Main island of Tonga

Tongatapu

23

Albania

Deepest and oldest lake in Southern Europe, a UNESCO site

Lake Ohrid

23

Finland

Long-distance runner and 12-time Olympic medalist

Paavo Nurmi

23

Gabon

Second most populous city in Gabon

Port Gentil

23

New Zealand

Longest river

Waikato River

23

Samoa

The two main islands of Samoa (name either)

Savai'i / Upolu

23

San Marino

Highest peak, 739 meters above sea level

Monte Titano

23

Slovenia

Currency before the Euro

Tolar

23

Sri Lanka

Chain of island and shallow waters connecting India and Sri Lanka

Adam's Bridge

23

Vanuatu

Vanuatu's second most populous city and the main city on Espiritu Santo island.

Luganville

22

Djibouti

Ancient kingdom said to exist around Djibouti before 1000 B.C. (Starts with P)

Land of Punt

22

Equatorial Guinea

Largest ethnic group (hint: starts with F)

Fang

22

Hungary

Hungarian-American mathematician considered to be one of the most intelligent people of all-time

John von Neumann

22

Iran

Mountain range starting with Z

Zagros

22

Libya

"M" word that refers to the old part of a town in North African countries

Medina

22

Nauru

Former name of Nauru

Pleasant Island

22

Qatar

Traditional sailing vessel whose name starts with "D"

Dhow

22

São Tomé and Príncipe

Currency of São Tomé and Príncipe

Dobra

22

Zambia

Name one of Zambia's five most-spoken native languages

Bemba | Nyanja | Tonga | Lozi | Chewa

21

Central African Republic

Official language

Sango

21

Cuba

Most famous cabaret and nightclub (hint: starts with T)

Tropicana

21

Mauritania

Meaning of capital's name

Place of the Winds

21

Oman

Monarch of Oman, 1970-2020

Qaboos

21

Pakistan

National flower (Hint: it's white)

Jasmine

21

Solomon Islands

Most-spoken language

Pijin

21

Somalia

What ancient kingdom around northern Somalia was an essential trading partner of ancient Egypt?

Land of Punt

21

Turkmenistan

Meaning of the capital's name

City of Love

20

Antigua and Barbuda

Last name of father/son leaders Vere and Lester

Bird

20

Burkina Faso

Most-spoken native language (hint: starts with M)

Mossi

20

Comoros

These make up 40% of Comorian exports

Spices

20

El Salvador

Second largest city (hint: a saint)

Santa Ana

20

Haiti

Haiti's first democratically-elected President, in 1991

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

20

Honduras

One of the ocean gulfs that Honduras borders

Gulf of Fonseca

20

Jamaica

Neighborhood in the capital known as the birthplace of the Reggae genre.

Trenchtown

20

Luxembourg

Current monarch

Henri

20

Netherlands

Scientist who was the first to see single-cell organisms

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

19

Austria

Tallest mountain

Grossglockner

19

Ethiopia

Currency of Ethiopia

Birr

19

Seychelles

"Benevolent dictator" who led Seychelles from 1977–2004

France-Albert René

19

Trinidad and Tobago

Most populous municipality

Chaguanas

18

Afghanistan

Which poet was born in 1207 in the city of Balkh and now, according to some, is the best-selling poet of all time in the United States?

Rumi

18

Egypt

What ancient Egyptian has been called history's first architect and doctor?

Imhotep

18

Laos

Meat salad considered to be the unofficial national dish of Laos

Larb

18

Latvia

Series of events that led to the independence of Latvia and two of its neighbors

Singing Revolution

18

Republic of the Congo

Ethnic group of half the population

Kongo

18

Saudi Arabia

One of the gulfs that border Saudi Arabia

Gulf of Aqaba

17

Costa Rica

Pacific island sometimes called the southernmost point in North America

Cocos Island

17

Ghana

Ethnic group to which 47.5% of the population belongs

Akan

17

Kyrgyzstan

Epic poem that tells of the formation of the Kyrgyz people - thought to be more than 1,000 years old and 20 times longer than Homer's Odyssey

Epic of Manas

17

Palau

UNESCO World Heritage site consisting of two hundred small, forested islands

Rock Islands

17

Vatican City

Official residence of the pope

Apostolic Palace

16

Bhutan

Former capital until 1955

Punakha

16

Estonia

According to Hemingway, at least two Estonians can be found in every one of these places

Port

16

Guinea-Bissau

National independence hero assassinated in 1973

Amílcar Cabral

16

Guyana

Guyana and its neighbors are situated on this part of the Earth's crust

Guiana Shield

16

Mali

"G" word that refers to a West African bard or storyteller

Griot

16

Norway

3x Olympic figure skating champion

Sonja Henie

16

Slovakia

Slovak-born woman who won 5 Grand Slam titles

Martina Hingis

16

South Sudan

Vast swamplands that stymied early efforts to find the source of the White Nile river.

Sudd

16

Tunisia

Northernmost point on the African mainland (a female name)

Cape Angela

16

Venezuela

"T" word that refers to the table-top mountains of southeastern Venezuela

Tepui

15

Bahrain

Tiny man-made island shared by Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

Passport Island

15

Gambia

Gambia is known by this name

The Smiling Coast

15

Poland

Wild cattle that went extinct in 1627

Aurochs

15

Switzerland

Fictional woman who personifies Switzerland

Helvetia

14

Grenada

Another name for the Grenada's Carnival holiday period

Spicemas

14

Lithuania

In addition to an Easter Bunny, Lithuania has an Easter _____ who delivers eggs

Granny

14

Mongolia

Currency of Mongolia

Tögrög

14

Papua New Guinea

Highest mountain

Mount Wilhelm

13

Nicaragua

River forming much of Nicaragua's northern border

Coco River

12

Kosovo

Kingdom whose territory encompassed modern-day Kosovo before it was conquered by Rome in 28 BC

Dardania

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