# Trivial Feud Part III: World Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 16, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775 "2008-01-16T20:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/1 "2008-01-16T20:22:21Z")
Since it’s been a while since I’ve done this, and no one else has picked up the slack on Trivial Feud, I’ve decided to run another game. This one will attempt to compensate for the Amerocentric FF & TF threads with an “around the world” theme. The rules: DON’T READ THE THREAD BEFORE YOU POST! I will ask ten questions, and you want to respond with what you think will be the most popular answer. Rather than wait for a specific number of responses, I’m just going to count all responses that come in before 12:00 AM UTC on Sunday Jan 20 (4 PM PT/7 PM ET Saturday Jan 19). I will then tally up the number of responses for each answer, multiply it by the total number of contestants and divide by 25 to determine the points value of that answer. (This is to make the score comparable to the old threads where we scored based on 50 contestants.) Unique answers will not count for points. As always, feel free to use Google or Wikipedia to find answers if you can’t think of anything off the top of your head–but “pass” will count for points if more than one person passes on that particular question, so you may want to pass on a question if you think a lot of other people are going to pass. Good luck! 1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/2 "2008-01-16T20:24:34Z")
1. Brazil 2. Spain 3. Czech Republic 4. Bombay 5. New York 6. Antonioni 7. Italy 8. Didier Drogba 9. Sprinting 10. United States ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/3 "2008-01-16T20:33:12Z")
1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. **Eng-er-Land!** 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. **Italy** 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). **West Germany** 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. **Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City** 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. **by size or population? Er… let’s cover both - London** 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. **Guy Ritchie** 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. **Greece** 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. **Roger Federer** 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? **Football (soccer)** 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive? **Japan** ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/4 "2008-01-16T20:36:58Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] 3. Czech Republic [/QUOTE] Just FYI, Czechoslovakia wasn’t formed from the Czech Republic and Slovakia but from bits of Austro-Hungary which happened to be inhabited by the Czechs and the Slovaks. Or did you mean for the question to read “… that has separated from another country in peacetime?” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/5 "2008-01-16T20:45:30Z")
1. Brazil 2. France 3. East Germany (German Democratic Republic) 4. Kinshasa (from Leopoldville) 5. Tokyo 6. David Lean 7. Greece 8. Pelé 9. Athletics (track and field) 10. The USA ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/6 "2008-01-16T20:51:34Z")
1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. Mexico 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. Germany 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). East Germany 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. Tokyo (formerly Edo) 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. Mexico City 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. Akira Kurosowa 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. Greece 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. Maria Sharapova 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? Soccer 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. Torino, Italy ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/7 "2008-01-16T20:53:09Z")
> [@Hostile Dialect](#): > > 1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. > 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. > 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). > 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. > 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. > 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. > 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. > 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. > 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? > 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. 1. Brazil 2. Germany 3. West Germany 4. Seoul 5. Los Angeles 6. Uwe Boll (infamous?) 7. Italy 8. Nadia Comăneci 9. 100 Meter Dash 10. Canada ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/8 "2008-01-16T21:04:34Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] Bombay [/QUOTE] Also, psst… not a capital. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/9 "2008-01-16T21:09:41Z")
1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. **Italy** 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. **USA** 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). **East Germany** 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. **Pass** 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. **Shanghai** 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. **Pass** 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. **Greece** 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. **Greg Norman** 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? **Basketball** 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. **USA** ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/10 "2008-01-16T21:12:33Z")
1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. **Italy** 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. **Germany** 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). **Austria** 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. **Tokyo** 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. **New York City** 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. **Guillermo del Toro** 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. **Greece** 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. **Pele** 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? **Soccer (football)** 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. **United States** ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/11 "2008-01-16T21:31:00Z")
1. Brazil. 2. United States 3. East Germany. 4. Pass. 5. Shanghai. 6. James Cameron. 7. Greece. 8. Pele. 9. Soccer. 10. Austria. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/12 "2008-01-16T21:34:20Z")
1. Brazil 2. Great Britain 3. East Germany 4. Berlin 5. Tokyo 6. Almodovar 7. Spain 8. Pele 9. cycling 10. Yugoslavia Four sports questions? Cruel. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/13 "2008-01-16T21:42:04Z")
1. Brazil 2. Japan 3. Texas 4. Istanbul 5. Tokyo 6. Alfred Hitchcock 7. Italy 8. Nadia Comenich (sp?) 9. 100 meters 10. Nagano ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/14 "2008-01-16T21:54:23Z")
1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. - Brazil 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. - Germany 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). - East Germany 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. - Tokyo (used to be Ido) 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. - Cairo 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. - Sergio Leone 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. - Greece 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. - Pele 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? - Gymnastics 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. United States (we did it twice!) ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/15 "2008-01-16T22:02:47Z")
1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. BRAZIL 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. GERMANY 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). ZANZIBAR 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. PEKING TO BEIJING 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. TOKYO 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. KUROSAWA 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. GREECE 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. RONALDHINO 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? SOCCER 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. NORWAY ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/16 "2008-01-16T22:07:28Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] This one will attempt to compensate for the Amerocentric FF & TF threads with an “around the world” theme. [/quote] Oooh baby. Let’s see how “Amerocentric” I really am… > [@](#): > > As always, feel free to use Google or Wikipedia to find answers if you can’t think of anything off the top of your head – but “pass” will count for points if more than one person passes on that particular question, so you may want to pass on a question if you think a lot of other people are going to pass. Huh. I figured one was supposed to answer completely off the top of one’s head. Well, anyhow: 1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. **Italia** 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. **Korea / Japan** 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). Does the Reuinification of **Germany** (from the GDR and FRG, or East and West Germany) count? 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. Well, it’s **Istanbul** , not **Constantinople** , though that happened a long time ago. 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. **Mexico City** 6. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. **Sergio Leone** 7. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. **Spain** 8. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. **Pele** 9. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? **Running**? 10. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. **Sarajevo, Yugoslavia** ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/17 "2008-01-16T22:09:12Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] 1. United States 2. pass 3. United States 4. pass 5. Tokyo 6. Kurosawa 7. Greece 8. Yao Ming 9. Football 10. Japan ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/18 "2008-01-16T22:26:34Z")
[QUOTE=robardin] …4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. Well, it’s **Istanbul** , not **Constantinople** , though that happened a long time ago… [/quote] FYI, the capital of Turkey is Ankara. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/19 "2008-01-16T22:43:36Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > Or did you mean for the question to read “… that has separated from another country in peacetime?” Yep, that’s what I meant, but the horse has left the barn. :smack: > [@garygnu](#): > > FYI, the capital of Turkey is Ankara. It looks like **robardin** and I both picked cities that weren’t actually capitals. Guess I should’ve used a phrase like “international city” instead of “national capital”. Forgive me for the sloppy questions, guys, I’m a little rusty… ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775/20 "2008-01-16T22:46:12Z")
1. Name a country which has won the World Cup. **Brazil** 2. Name a country which has hosted the World Cup since 1982, inclusive. **USA** 3. Name a country which has merged with another country in peacetime (please use the name of the individual country, not the new, larger country). **Czechoslovakia** 4. Name a national capital which has changed its name. **Mumbai** 5. Name one of the 20 largest cities in the world. **New York** 5. Name a famous film director from outside the United States. **Fellini** 6. Name a country which lists olives among its chief exports. **Spain** 7. Name a world-famous athlete from anywhere other than the United States, Canada or Great Britain. **Pelé** 8. What is the most popular sport in the Summer Olympics, internationally? **Soccer** 9. Name a country which has hosted the Winter Olympics since 1976, inclusive. **Is this the international edition or the sports edition?! Sheesh. Reykjavik.** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-iii-world-edition/433775.md?page=2)