Trivia For June 11, 2026

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Question 1:

Mount Ranier is the highest volcano in the contiguous United States at 4,390 meter (14,410 ft). It is located in this U.S. state.

Washington
  • The mountain is 95 km (59 miles) from the city of Seattle. Because of its proximity to a major urban area and the high probability of an eruption in the near future, Ranier is considered to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.


Question 2:

In math, the ∑ symbol, known as sigma, is used to represent what mathematical operation?

Summation
  • Summation is the mathematical operation of adding a sequence of numbers, terms, or functions to calculate a total.


Question 3:

The annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938 was known as this.

Anschluss
  • on 12 March, 1938, the German Army crossed the border into Austria, unopposed by the Austrian military. A plebiscite was held on 10 April, in which the ballot was not secret, and threats and coercion were employed to manipulate the vote, resulting in 99.7% approval for the Anschluss.


Question 4:

Name the author of the Discworld series of comedic-scifi novels.

Terry Pratchett
  • Discworld is set on a flat world balanced on four elephants standing on a giant turtle. The series began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic and continued until the final novel The Shepherd's Crown, which was published posthumously in 2015.


Question 5:

In which century did Ivan the Terrible become the first tsar of all Russia?

Sixteenth
  • Born in 1530, Ivan IV was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584.


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