Trivias of the Month

From the page on world news of the the history pages
  1. Which companies have the largest oil reserves in the world?
  2. Which are the largest sovereign-wewalth funds in the world?
  3. Who has more aircraft carriers, the USA or the rest of the world?
  4. How much of the world's energy is produced by nuclear reactors?
  5. Which Arab country has the lowest median age?
  6. Did the number of foreign students increase or decrease in the USA in 2010?
  7. Which country has the highest proportion of millionaire households?
  8. Which exchange manages the largest fund assets from institutional investors?
  9. How many Republicans and how many Democrats are Jewish in the U.S. Congress?
  10. Which country is the second largest exporter of textiles?
  11. Which of these two countries, USA or Iran, has the higher percentage of female filmmakers?
  12. Which country ranks first for spending in health care but 28th out of 30 major Western countries in infant mortality?
  13. Did more civilians get killed in Iraq or Venezuela in 2009?
  14. Which Arab country owns more gold than any other Arab country and owns about 38% of all gold in the entire Arab world?
  15. What is the world's production/consumption of energy?
  16. Which country is the greatest producer of gold in the world as of 2009?
  17. Which country stretches over five continents?
  18. Which economy grew faster between 1991 and 2009: USA, Germany, France or Japan?
  19. Which country is the main supplier of weapons in the world?
  20. How much of the world's foreign-exchange reserves are denominated in dollars?
  21. Which country files the highest number of patents?
  22. Conspiracy theorists frequently claim that the USA government is in the hands of the Jewish lobby: how many Jews are in the top echelons of the USA government, and how many are Republicans?
  23. Which country has the highest rate of female illiteracy, India or Pakistan?
  24. Which country has the largest reserves of phosphates, a key ingredient for agriculture?
  25. Which country has the highest percentage of women in parliament?
  26. How much energy does the world consume in a year?
  27. How many Jews have been elected to the USA Congress in 2008?
  28. Which cities have the highest murder rates in Latin America?
  29. Which city has the highest GDP in the world?
  30. Which are the largest Islamic countries in the world? Click here for the answer
  31. Where is the largest solar plant in the world? Click here for the answer
  32. Which country has the highest trade surplus? Click here for the answer
  33. How long would the Strategic Petroleum Reserve of the USA last if all oil imports came to a halt? Click here for the answer
  34. What was the total amount of interest-rate, currency, and credit derivatives outstanding at the end of 2007? Click here for the answer
  35. Which country had the highest percentage of college graduates in 2008? Click here for the answer
  36. Which country had the best Internet infrastructure in 2007? Click here for the answer
  37. Which European country has the highest numbers of out of wedlock births? Click here for the answer
  38. Which country has the highest number of AIDS cases in Western Europe? Click here for the answer
  39. Which country has the highest military expenditures as a percentage of GDP? Click here for the answer
  40. Which country has the highest percentage of attorneys? Click here for the answer
  41. Which Western country has the highest percentage of police officers? Click here for the answer
  42. Which Western country is number one in wiretapping? Click here for the answer
  43. Which is the largest ethnic group in the USA? Click here for the answer
  44. Which country has the larger naval force, Japan or Britain? Click here for the answer
  45. Which country has the biggest gap between the poor and the rich? Click here for the answer
  46. How much do USA citizens spend on their pets? Click here for the answer
  47. Which country spends the most for health care per person? Click here for the answer
  48. How many aircraft carriers are there in the world? Click here for the answer
  49. Which countries have the highest number of Shiites? Click here for the answer
  50. Which country is the most innovative in the world? Click here for the answer
  51. Who is the main seller of weapons to third-world countries? Click here for the answer
  52. How many billionaires are there in the world? Click here for the answer
  53. How many times are you more likely to be killed by a gun in the USA than in Canada? Click here for the answer
  54. Which countries execute more people in the world? Click here for the answer
  55. Which country has the largest number of prisoners? Click here for the answer
  56. In which country are people most generous towards charities? Click here for the answer
  57. What is the most expensive city in the world in 2007? Click here for the answer
  58. Which country has forecasted to have the highest growth rate in the world in 2007? Click here for the answer
  59. What is the country with the highest percentage of female representation in Parliament? Click here for the answer
  60. What is the largest cash crop in the USA? Click here for the answer
  61. What is the most widely spoken language in the world? Click here for the answer
  62. How many jobs were created in the USA from 2001 to 2005, excluding the health care sector? Click here for the answer
  63. Is the USA share of carbon emissions increasing or decreasing? Click here for the answer
  64. Which are the largest oil companies in the world? Click here for the answer
  65. Which country receives the highest number of tourists? Click here for the answer
  66. Which country has the highest percentage of exports? Click here for the answer
  67. Which western country is most opposed to Muslim immigration? Click here for the answer
  68. Which is the country with the lowest employment in the West (and perhaps the entire world)? Click here for the answer
  69. Which country has the largest jail population in the world? Click here for the answer
  70. Who is the the main customer of USA military sales? Click here for the answer
  71. What grew faster in 2005, the GDP of the USA or the GDP of the rest of the world? Click here for the answer
  72. What is the number of Jews in the entire Arab world? Click here for the answer
  73. Which lake holds more than 20% of the Earth's nonfrozen fresh water? Click here for the answer
  74. Which sector had the best worldwide stock-market performance between 2000 and 2005? Click here for the answer
  75. Who is the longest serving ambassador in Washington? Click here for the answer
  76. In which western country did carbon-dioxide emissions increase the most since 1990? Click here for the answer
  77. Which western country works the most hours in a year? Click here for the answer
  78. Which country has the highest murder rate in the world? Click here for the answer
  79. Which country is the biggest exporter in the world? Click here for the answer
  80. Which country has the highest gasoline prices in the world? Click here for the answer
  81. Which country spends the most time reading books? Click here for the answer
  82. Which country is more popular in Europe, the USA or China (Beijing)? Click here for the answer
  83. Which was the first country to drop a bomb from an airplane? Click here for the answer
  84. Which country invests more in research in Asia? Click here for the answer
  85. How many countries allow the USA to maintain military bases on their soil? Click here for the answer
  86. Are Iraqis richer or poorer than they were one year ago (2003)? Click here for the answer
  87. Is gasoline more expensive today than 30 years ago, compared with income? Click here for the answer
  88. As energy spending in the USA increased or decreased as % of GDP? Click here for the answer
  89. Which country carries out the most executions in the world? Click here for the answer
  90. Which country has the lowest infant mortality in the world? Click here for the answer
  91. How much money does the USA borrow from foreigners every day? Click here for the answer
  92. How many children die of starvation every year? Click here for the answer
  93. How many children work full-time in the world? Click here for the answer
  94. What city is projected to have the world's largest revenues from gambling in 2005? Click here for the answer
  95. Life expectancy is 77 in the USA. What is the life expectancy in Zimbabwe? Click here for the answer
  96. Who is more productive, the French or the American citizen? Click here for the answer
  97. Which is the bestselling nonfiction book in the history of publishing? Click here for the answer
  98. Which country has never had a woman running for president, Afghanistan or the USA? Click here for the answer
  99. Which country has the highest private-pension fund investment? Click here for the answer
  100. Which country has 17 of the top 20 universities in the world, according to a study done in China in 2004? Click here for the answer
  101. By how much has sea level risen in the last century? Click here for the answer
  102. How much greenhouse gases does the average USA household emit in the atmosphere? Click here for the answer
  103. How many dollars have the Asian countries accumulated between 2001 and 2004 thanks to exports to the USA? Click here for the answer
  104. Which country has the highest fertility (birth rate), the USA or China? And which of the two countries has the highest percentage of contraception use among married couples? Click here for the answer
  105. Which country has the highest murder rate in the world? Click here for the answer
  106. Which country has had the highest increase in nuclear power energy over the last ten years? Click here for the answer
  107. Which country has 16 of the world's 20 most polluted cities? Which country has the world's most polluted river? Which country has acid rain falling on 30% of its total land area due to sulfur dioxide and soot from coal combustion? Click here for the answer
  108. Who said "[Our nation] wants peace because of its fundamental convictions... The principal effect of every war is to destroy the flower of the nation... [Our nation] needs peace and desires peace"? Click here for the answer