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1. You travel up to Windsor, Ontario in Canada. From there you continue due north, and cross a wide river. Suddenly you realize you have left Canada and now find yourself in a foreign land. Where are you?
2. You have decided to go where all the people are! This city's population ranks in the millions. And by most accounts, it has been a major population center longer than most places in North America have been places. Even before Columbus discovered America! (Hint: think south...way south).
3. You have just climbed one of Colorado's Fourteeners. A 'Fourteener' is:
4. You are sailing on the breathtakingly beautiful Great Lakes (you lucky dog). As you reach port at the east end of Lake Superior, you don't want your speech to give you away as a tourist. Quickly, which word is not pronounced exactly the same as the others up there?
5. You are in a raft shooting down the Colorado River where it carved the glorious Grand Canyon. As the water in the coursing rapid continues its journey, where will most of it eventually flow into the sea?
6. You take off in your Piper Cub from Havana, Cuba with a load of good cigars and a bunch of Cuban customs officials hot on your tail. You know you just want to get far, far away to the north, so you take a compass bearing due north and hit full throttle. What US City can you shoot for that is 1,200 miles due north of Havana?
7. At 6,288 feet, Mt Washington is famous for its high winds and sudden changes of weather up top. As you hike up the mountain, the view is so stunning you forget for a moment even where you are. So...where ARE you?
8. You are now skiing in the mountains just outside of beautiful Salt Lake City, high up in the great state of Utah. If your great-great-grandfather had visited the first Mormon pioneers in this same location back in 1847, he would have been visiting a territory owned by which country?
9. You are visiting Canada, and want to be able to speak the language and fit in. You know that Canada, as a nation, is bi-lingual. But every individual province has chosen either English or French as their official language. That is, every province but one. What is the only Canadian Province that is formally bi-lingual, and recognizes both English and French as official languages?
10. Congratulations! It took you four months, but you have completed the entire 2,175 miles of the Appalachian Trail! You walked all the way from Georgia to this beautiful secluded mountain in the wilds of Maine. So kick off your hiking boots, check yourself for ticks, and relax to enjoy the beauty of nature up on ___. (Fill in the blank).
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