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Every Tuesday here at Gadling, we provide you with some of the most challenging travel-related questions on the entire Interweb. What do we ask for in return? Nothing, except for your undying love.

Last week‘s big trivia winners were Arturo and John, both of whom scored perfect 10/10 on my apparently-not-hard-enough questions. Congrats, guys!

Want to become this week’s trivia winner? Read the ten questions that follow and leave your answers in the Comments. Come back next Tuesday for the answers… Good luck!

1. In what European city was the photo above taken?
2. What Moroccan city just across the straight of Gibraltar from Spain was designated an “international zone” from 1923-1940?
3. A lake surrounded by Mayan villages and several volcanoes, Lago de Atitlán is located in what Central American nation?
4. Motorcycle helmet laws in many parts of the world provide exceptions for male members of what religion?
5. An RV is a vehicle equipped with living space and many of the other features found in an ordinary home. But what does RV actually stand for?
6. Tirana is the capital of what country in southeastern Europe?
7. A “barrister” or “solicitor” in England is called what in the United States?
8. Mongolian barbecue is not actually from Mongolia but from what Asian island?
9. What Of Mice and Men author once said: “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it”?
10. According to Ernest Hemingway, if Madrid contained nothing but what well-known art museum,”it would still be worth spending a month in every spring”?

Last week’s questions and answers are after the jump…

1. What director of Citizen Kane once remarked, “There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror”? Answer: Orson Welles
2. The newest season of MTV’s The Real World is taking place in what Mexican spring break hotspot? Answer: Cancun
   
3. Tempo Beer Industries, the maker of Maccabee, Goldstar, and Tesher, is the largest brewer in what country? Answer: Israel
   
4. The name for what massive mountain (pictured) comes from the notation used by the Great Trigonometric Survey, a 19th century geographic survey of India? Answer: K2
5. In which month would you be most likely to experience the monsoon in India? A) January B) March C) June D) November Answer: C) June
   
6. On June 21, 2009, what territory took a step towards independence from Denmark by assuming responsibilities for its own natural resources, judicial affairs, and policing? Answer: Greenland
   
7. In what city is George Bush International Intercontinental Airport located? Answer: Houston, Texas
   
8. La Marcha Real (“The Royal March”) is the national anthem of what country? Answer: Spain
   
9. What famous archaelogical landmark is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Cusco, Peru? Answer: Machu Picchu
   
10. Camembert, Roquefort, and Neufchâtel are all types of what? Answer: French Cheese
    

Hey there, Gadling faithful, and welcome back to another week of Tuesday Travel Trivia. I’m your quizmaster, DJ Aaron Hottt, mixing together ten of the hardest travel trivia questions all for your reading pleasure.

A big shout-out to last week‘s winner, Sue, who took the trivia world by storm with an impressive score of 7/10.

Think you can do better? Check out the following ten questions and leave your answers in the Comments. Come back next Tuesday to see if you’re the winner. Good luck!

1. What director of Citizen Kane once remarked, “There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror”?
2. The newest season of MTV’s The Real World is taking place in what Mexican spring break hotspot?
3. Tempo Beer Industries, the maker of Maccabee, Goldstar, and Tesher, is the largest brewer in what country?
4. The name for what massive mountain (pictured) comes from the notation used by the Great Trigonometric Survey, a 19th century geographic survey of India?
5. In which month would you be most likely to experience the monsoon in India? A) January B) March C) June D) November
6. On June 21, 2009, what territory took a step towards independence from Denmark by assuming responsibilities for its own natural resources, judicial affairs, and policing?
7. In what city is George Bush International Intercontinental Airport located?
8. La Marcha Real (“The Royal March”) is the national anthem of what country?
9. What famous archaelogical landmark is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Cusco, Peru?
10. Camembert, Roquefort, and Neufchâtel are all types of what?

Last week‘s answers are after the jump…

1. What 19th-Century French author once wrote, “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world”? Answer: Gustave Flaubert
2. The president of what Central American country was ousted only days ago in a coup d’etat? Answer: Honduras
3. The largest non-auto-racing stadium in the world and home to the yearly Arirang performances, the 150,000-seat Rungrado May Day Stadium is located in what country? Answer: North Korea
4. Name one country besides the United States whose official currency is the US dollar. Answer: Ecuador, East Timor, El Salvador, Panama, several more
5. What British sitcom named for a fictional hotel is often cited as one of the best British programs (or programmes) of all time despite only containing twelve episodes? Answer: Fawlty Towers
6. What massive Asian city (pictured) did The Economist recently name the world’s most expensive city? Answer: Tokyo
7. What is the only US state ever to change its postal abbreviation, to avoid confusion with a Canadian maritime province? (Thanks to Jeopardy! all-star Ken Jennings for this question.) Answer: Pennsylvania (PA)
8. The Roaming Gnome is featured in commercials for what travel booking site? Answer: Travelocity
9. What fun-to-say Arabic dish is typically made of mashed eggplant, tahini, garlic, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil and often served with pita bread? Answer: Baba Ghanoush
10. In many Spanish-speaking countries, the week-long festival of Semana Santa takes place during the week preceding what Christian holiday? Answer: Easter

Haven’t you heard? Tuesday Travel Trivia is sweeping the nation, having already inspired hundreds of tattoos, poems, songs, and even a feature film! [Note: These claims have not been verified. -ed.]

Last week‘s big winners were Jessica South and Matthew Celesta, both of whom managed to get 6 out of 10 very, very tough questions correct. Nicely done, you two!

Want to become this week’s trivia winner? Check out the following ten questions and leave your answers in the Comments. Come back next Tuesday for the answers and a new batch of questions. Good luck!

1. What 19th-Century French author once wrote, “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world”?
2. The president of what Central American country was ousted only days ago in a coup d’etat?
3. The largest non-auto-racing stadium in the world and home to the yearly Arirang performances, the 150,000-seat Rungrado May Day Stadium is located in what country?
4. Name one country besides the United States whose official currency is the US dollar.
5. What British sitcom named for a fictional hotel is often cited as one of the best British programs (or programmes) of all time despite only containing twelve episodes?
6. What massive Asian city (pictured) did The Economist recently name the world’s most expensive city?
7. What is the only US state ever to change its postal abbreviation, to avoid confusion with a Canadian maritime province? (Thanks to Jeopardy! all-star Ken Jennings for this question.)
8. The Roaming Gnome is featured in commercials for what travel booking site?
9. What fun-to-say Arabic dish is typically made of mashed eggplant, tahini, garlic, salt, lemon juice, and olive oil and often served with pita bread?
10. In many Spanish-speaking countries, the week-long festival of Semana Santa takes place during the week preceding what Christian holiday?

Look below the fold for last week‘s answers…

1. What seven-letter word for a “long, wandering journey” is also in the title of a several thousand-year-old work of literature? Answer: Odyssey
2. Home to some of the world’s best surfing, the town of La Libertad is located in what country? Answer: El Salvador
   
3. What is the basic unit of currency in China? Answer: The yuan
   
4. Founded in 1965, NOLS is one of the world’s foremost outdoor education institutions, with alumni including Anderson Cooper, John F. Kennedy Jr., author Sebastian Junger, and actor Andrew McCarthy. But what does the acronym NOLS stand for? Answer: National Outdoor Leadership School (Not, as one player guessed, “Nerds Out Lost Somewhere”)
   
5. What tasty chocolate bar known for its triangular sections is manufactured by Kraft Foods Switzerland and often found in airport duty-free shops? Answer: Toblerone
   
6. The site of perhaps the world’s most impressive Mayan ruins, Tikal is located in what Latin American country? Answer: Guatemala
   
7. Only two nations in the world have sovereign-state flags that are square, not rectangular. Name one of them. Answer: Vatican City and Switzerland
   
8. On what type of device will you find a derailleur, a rear dropout, a spoke nipple, and a cassette? Answer: A bicycle
   
9. What southern US city’s slogan implores you to keep the town “weird”? Answer: Austin, Texas
   
10. Lomond, Ness, Awe, and Morar are the four largest what? Answer: Lakes in Scotland
    

Tuesday Travel Trivia is just like your child: It always teaches you something new, and you only see it once a week.

Last week‘s winner, for the second week in a row, was the brilliant Powered by Tofu. She is to trivia what Tom Johansmeyer is to porn and cigars. And that is no small compliment.

Wanna play some triv’ this week? Check out the following ten questions and leave your wild guesses in the comments. (No Googling– You’re on the honor code.) Come back next Tuesday morning for the correct answers and a fresh set of brain-busters. Bonne chance!

1. What seven-letter word for a “long, wandering journey” is also in the title of a several thousand-year-old work of literature?
2. Home to some of the world’s best surfing, the town of La Libertad is located in what country?
3. What is the basic unit of currency in China?
4. Founded in 1965, NOLS is one of the world’s foremost outdoor education institutions, with alumni including Anderson Cooper, John F. Kennedy Jr., author Sebastian Junger, and actor Andrew McCarthy. But what does the acronym NOLS stand for?
5. What tasty chocolate bar known for its triangular sections is manufactured by Kraft Foods Switzerland and often found in airport duty-free shops?
6. The site of perhaps the world’s most impressive Mayan ruins, Tikal is located in what Latin American country?
7. Only two nations in the world have sovereign-state flags that are square, not rectangular. Name one of them.
8. On what type of device will you find a derailleur, a rear dropout, a spoke nipple, and a cassette?
9. What southern US city’s slogan implores you to keep the town “weird”?
10. Lomond, Ness, Awe, and Morar are the four largest what?

Last week‘s answers are after the jump…

1. The Caribbean island of Aruba is an autonomous region of what European country? Answer: The Netherlands
2. Which US airline became the first to offer wireless internet on all of its flights? Answer: Virgin America
   
3. The English travel writer Bruce Chatwin penned what 1977 classic that was hailed by the New York Times as a “little masterpiece of travel, history, and adventure”? Answer: In Patagonia
   
4. Hernando de Soto is credited with being the first European to discover what large body of water? Answer: The Mississippi River
   
5. A bachelor party in the United States is known as what kind of party in the UK? Answer: A stag party
   
6. The GDP of what ten-letter Eurasian country grew a staggering 48% from 2007 to 2008, the most in the world? Answer: Azerbaijan
   
7. What group of islands located off the coast of Honduras is made up of Roatan, Guanaja, and Utila? Answer: The Bay Islands
   
8. Who writes the nationally syndicated “Travel Troubleshooter” column as well as a weekly travel article for MSNBC.com? Answer: Chris Elliott
   
9. What Toyota model is the world’s best-selling car with over 40 million sold? Answer: The Corolla
   
10. What travel-inspiring Tom Petty song includes the lyrics, “It was a beautiful day / The sun beat down / I had the radio on / I was drivin'”? Answer: “Runnin’ Down a Dream”