It’s Tuesday, folks, and that means it’s once again time to test your knowledge of almost-useless travel-related facts. Congrats to last week’s trivia winners SV, Eva, and Taylor. Those were some tough questions– hell, even I didn’t know them!
Without further ado, here are this week’s brain-busters. Leave your answers in the comments and come back next week for the answers. Get 7 or more correct and I’ll be seriously impressed. Buena suerte!
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a member of what US government department?
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The titles of at least two 2008 films contained the names of European cities. Name one of them.
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In what city is Disneyland located?
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The 2000 film The Beach, about backpacker culture on an idyllic Thai island, is based on a novel by what author?
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Whom do Italians refer to as Babbo Natale?
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The world’s largest national park is larger than 163 countries. On what large island is it located?
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The US has more than 27 million Facebook users, the most of any country. Which country has the second most?
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Once an important post on the Trans-Saharan caravan route, Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
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The Charles Bridge is located in which scenic European capital?
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What term describes the seats occupied by airline crew and personnel during takeoff and landing?
Look below the fold for the answers to last week’s questions…
- The indigenous name for this Australian landmark is Uluru. What is it otherwise known as? Answer: Ayers Rock
- The satirical newspaper The Onion recently released a mock atlas of the world. What is it called? Answer: Our Dumb World
- The names of at least four Southern-hemisphere countries have been used as the titles of feature films in the last 25 years. Name two of them. Answer: Madagascar, Australia, Brazil, and Congo
- What popular travel website owned by the Travel Channel has the slogan, “Travel Dispatches from a Shrinking Planet”? Answer: World Hum
- The popular tourist destination of Goa is located in what country? Answer: India
- Which of the following countries is not a member of the European Union: Finland, Sweden, Croatia, or Bulgaria? Answer: Croatia
- What is the name of Russia’s largest airline, also one of the world’s oldest? Answer: Aeroflot
- In what North African country would you find the “imperial city” of Fes? Answer: Morocco
- What scenic highway runs along much of California’s Pacific coast? Answer: Pacific Coast Highway (Hwy. 1)
- Vientiane is the capital of what Southeast Asian country? Answer: Laos