Chicks dig trivia. That’s why we’re back this week with our thirteenth installment of Tuesday Travel Trivia, a game played by literally tens of people every week.
We had a brand new winner last week, Jennifer M, who shocked the world by getting 9 out of 10 of my brain-busting questions correct. Can you replace her as champion this week? Check out these questions to find out, and leave your answers in the comments. No Googling!
- Let’s start out with an aviation-related physics analogy: Lift is to gravity, as thrust is to _______.
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Which world capital is northernmost: Berlin, Germany; Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia; or Ottawa, Canada?
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Table Mountain, a popular destination for rock climbers, hikers, and cavers, is an important landmark in what large African city?
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Which of these cities is located on Australia’s western coast: Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, or Brisbane?
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What’s the name of the heroic pilot who landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River last week?
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Who hosts the Travel Channel’s globe-trotting, gross-out travel show Bizarre Foods?
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What three countries, located in the northeast part of South America, are the continent’s smallest?
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There’s only one country in the world where women are still not permitted to drive. What is it?
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The subtitle of what 2002 book is “An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-term World Travel”?
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True or false: There is a town called Springfield in every state in the United States.
The answers to last week’s questions are below the fold…
- What well-known Himalayan hiking trail in Nepal reaches its summit at Thorung La (5416 m) and often takes up to three weeks to complete? Answer: Annapurna Circuit
- The exotic-sounding Zanzibar Archipelago is located off the coast of what East African country? Answer: Tanzania
- What Hawaiian airline disappointed many travelers when it shut down service in 2008? Answer: Aloha Airlines
- In what year was the name of the Indian city of Bombay changed to Mumbai? (I’ll give you two years either way.) Answer: 1996
- What European nation hosted the World Cup in 2006? Answer: Germany
- The world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni, is located in what landlocked South American country? (That’s a big hint.) Answer: Bolivia (The only other landlocked South American country is Paraguay.)
- What travel writer, formerly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, recently began writing for the online travel website World Hum? Answer: Tom Swick
- On many of its flights, American Airlines offers headphones for sale. How much do they charge? Answer: Two bucks
- True or false: Americans and Canadians need to obtain a visa to enter Brazil. Answer: True (unfortunately)
- Jorge Luis Borges described the war between Britain and Argentina over what group of islands as “two bald men fighting over a comb”? Answer: The Falklands