Straight Up Trivia #2: Largest Countries - Statistics

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The name Argentina derives from the Italian word, and ultimately the Latin word, for what element? Silver
75%
The first European settlement in Canada is believed to be at L'Anse aux Meadows. What seafaring group created this short-lived settlement? Vikings
75%
Russia is the largest country in the world. For centuries the leader of Russia was called a tsar, named after the ruler of what great power? Roman Empire
61%
The national animal of Algeria is a large-eared species of what predator of the genus Vulpes? (Fennec) Fox
39%
What name did Abel Tasman give to Australia, basing the name on his homeland? New Holland
39%
According to legend, likely apocryphal, the song "The World Turned Upside Down" was played after the surrender of the British Army in what final battle of the American Revolution? Yorktown
36%
Hohhot is the capital of what autonomous region of China? Its name means Blue City in the local language, which is not a dialect of Chinese. Inner Mongolia
29%
Although Rajasthan is the largest Indian state by area, what is the largest Indian state by population? Uttar Pradesh
29%
Brazilian superstar Ronaldo has the second most goals scored in World Cup history. What German has the most, a total of 16, one more than Ronaldo? Miroslav Klose
25%
The Kazakh language is part of what family of languages, which consists of more than 30 documented languages throughout much of Asia and parts of Europe? Turkic
21%
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