This underground cellar is found in the German state of Bavaria, home of the world’s largest beer festival. What is it called? A Wild West Brewfest B Bierfest C Oktoberfest Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest Volksfest, is held in late September and early October in Bavaria’s capital, Munich. The correct answer is Oktoberfest.
You’ll find Procida off the coast of Naples, Italy’s third-largest city and the birthplace of which dish? A Lasagne B Meatballs C Pizza Cast those New York vs. Chicago debates to the wind. Anyone searching for authentic pizza should make the journey to Naples, where the purest, and possibly first, pizzas are still crafted by … Read more
Which Bavarian castle is said to have been the inspiration for Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle? A Neuschwanstein Castle B Frankenstein Castle C Nuremberg Castle Sometimes called the most beautiful castle in the world, Neuschwanstein Castle was built on a rocky edge overlooking a gorge in the Bavarian Alps by Bavaria’s Ludwig II from 1869. It … Read more
Bavarian Forest National Park has which distinction in Germany? A Its smallest national park B Its largest national park C Its first national park The park was established in 1970, becoming the first of what are now 16 national parks in Germany. And while it may not be Germany’s largest national park, it shares the … Read more
World Book Day coincides with the date of birth, and death, of which famous writer? A Charles Dickens B Mark Twain C William Shakespeare While the exact date of the Bard’s birth is not recorded, it is most commonly celebrated on April 23. We know he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England in April 1564 … Read more
A book question on World Book Day: What type of novel is written as a series of letters? A Antinovel B Fantasy novel C Epistolary novel A novel that includes letters, journal entries, and newspaper clippings is known as an epistolary novel. ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ by Helen Fielding is a great example of this type … Read more
This is the Stuttgart Public Library, a cube-shaped spectacle of modern architecture. Where is it located? A Poland B Germany C Sweden The Stuttgart Public Library was established in 1901, but the modern city library seen here, designed as a monolithic cube by architect Eun Young Yi, opened in 2011. The correct answer is Germany.
What event do we celebrate every year on April 22? A World Humanist Day B Earth Day C Arbor Day The United States first celebrated Earth Day in 1970 to mark the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. The correct answer is Earth Day.
What kind of animal do we see in this picture? A Falkland Islands wolf B Island fox C Chihuahua The island fox is native to six of California’s eight Channel Islands, with six subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on. Our fox was photographed on Santa Cruz Island, which is part of Channel … Read more
What was blamed for the catastrophic decline of island foxes on three of the park’s islands in the 1990s? A Pollution B Golden eagles C Loss of habitat On San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz islands in Channel Islands National Park, a big drop in numbers of the foxes was attributed to a rise … Read more