Category: Brain Teasers

Which continent are potatoes native to?

South America
Asia
North America
Europe

The Answer: The correct answer is South America.

Which actor recorded the 1998 album “Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You”?

Joe Pesci
Al Pacino
Ray Liotta
Robert De Niro

The Answer: The correct answer is Joe Pesci.

What is the largest country by land area whose name ends with “-stan”?

Afghanistan
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan

The Answer: The correct answer is Kazakhstan.

Which company coined the ad slogan, “A Diamond is Forever”?

Tiffany & Co.
Cartier
Zales
De Beers

The Answer: The correct answer is De Beers.

Malta’s 6,000-year-old Hal Saflieni Hypogeum has what unique feature?

It’s built entirely underground
It’s made of animal bones
It has functioning plumbing
It functions as a calendar

The Answer: The correct answer is It’s built entirely underground.

Malta’s 6,000-year-old Hal Saflieni Hypogeum has what unique feature?

It’s built entirely underground
It’s made of animal bones
It has functioning plumbing
It functions as a calendar

The Answer: The correct answer is It’s built entirely underground.

In what country would you find the Ziggurat of Ur?

Morocco
Guatemala
Vietnam
Iraq

The Answer: The correct answer is Iraq.

Which site is considered the world’s oldest known place of worship?

Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
Delphi, Greece
Baalbek, Lebanon
Karnak, Egypt

The Answer: The correct answer is Göbekli Tepe, Turkey.

What is unusual about Japan’s Itsukushima Shrine?

It’s closed to worshippers
It’s built on water
It’s inside a cave
It’s Japan’s only Shinto shrine

The Answer: The correct answer is It’s built on water.

Present-day Mexico is home to which of these ancient sites?

Machu Picchu
Ziggurat of Ur
Chichén Itzá
Göbekli Tepe

The Answer: The correct answer is Chichén Itzá.