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Oh The Places We'll Go - Part I Quiz

Do you have a bucket list? If so, these places are worthy of your consideration. I will describe the scene, you name the place. Come with me on a glorious trip around the world in four 10 question quizzes.

A multiple-choice quiz by ncterp. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ncterp

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
411,330

Updated
Jan 07 23

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. I am home to the largest of my kind in the American West. What is the name of the National Park that bears my name? Hint

Pinnacles National Park

Saguaro National Park

Acadia National Park

Shenandoah National Park

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Question 2 of 10

2. I contain gigantic granite formations known as 'massifs'. You can hike trails that lead past my emerald lakes and forests and gaze in wonder at the Grey and Dickson glaciers in my ice fields. Hint

Torres del Paine National Park

Los Glaciares National Park

Bernado O'Higgins National Park

Punta Arenas National Park

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Question 3 of 10

3. I am one of the seven wonders of the natural world and so large that I can only be pictured from outer space, over 133,000 square miles (344,000 square kilometers). Hint

Great Barrier Reef

Grand Canyon

Great Wall of China

Amazon River Basin

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Question 4 of 10

4. I am located in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan and China. I am known as "Savage Mountain". Hint

Mt. Everest

Mt. Makalu

Mt. Manaslu

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Question 5 of 10

5. My plain once contained over 10,000 temples and pagodas. Now only slightly over 2,200 remain. From the 9th to the 13th centuries, I was the capital of my country, and I am currently its most popular tourist attraction. Hint

Angor Wat, Thailand

Bagan, Myanmar

Machu Picchu, Peru

Guilin, China

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Question 6 of 10

6. I am a world-renowned institution of higher learning. I am the second oldest university in continuous operation, behind the University of Bologna. Hint

University of St. Andrews

University of Cambridge

University of Oxford

University of Heidelberg

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Question 7 of 10

7. I have been described as "a rose-red city half as old as time". I was the capital of the Nabataean Empire, home to nomadic Arabs and an ancient trade center from 400 B.C. to. 100 A.D. Hint

Jerash, Jordan

Palmyra, Syria

Petra, Jordan

Tadmur, Syria

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Question 8 of 10

8. At over three and a half million square miles I am almost as big as the United States. I am sub-tropical and my nearest competitor is roughly one-third my size. Parts of me can be found in twelve countries. Hint

The Kalahari Desert

The Gobi Desert

The Sahara Desert

The Great Australian Desert

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Question 9 of 10

9. From O'Briens Tower you can see my expanse. I hover over 700 feet above the sea. Hint

Cliffs of Dover, England

Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

Cliffs of Normandy, France

Cliffs of Lofoten, Norway

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Question 10 of 10

10. I am the largest of my kind in the world, covering over 4,500 square miles. I am so flat that over my whole area the elevation only varies by four feet. Hint

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Salar de Atacama, Chile

Salar de Punta Negro, Chile

Salar de Arizaro, Argentina

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I am home to the largest of my kind in the American West. What is the name of the National Park that bears my name?

Answer: Saguaro National Park

Located in the state of Arizona, the saguaro cacti can grow up to 50 feet (15 meters) tall and live for up to 200 years. Saguaro cacti do produce the Arizona state wildflower from late April through June. The generic name, carnegiea gigantea honors Andrew Carnegie.

2. I contain gigantic granite formations known as 'massifs'. You can hike trails that lead past my emerald lakes and forests and gaze in wonder at the Grey and Dickson glaciers in my ice fields.

Answer: Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine is located in the southern Chilian Patagonia. Torres means 'tower' and paine means 'blue'. It is part of the End of the World Route, Chile being the southernmost country in the world.

3. I am one of the seven wonders of the natural world and so large that I can only be pictured from outer space, over 133,000 square miles (344,000 square kilometers).

Answer: Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. The reef has lost more than half of its coral cover since 1985.

4. I am located in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan and China. I am known as "Savage Mountain".

Answer: K2

K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, behind Mt. Everest. K2 is considered the most difficult climb in the world. It has never been climbed from its eastern face.

Answer: Bagan, Myanmar

The Bagan (Pagan) Empire ruled what is now Myanmar for 250 years until invaded by Kublai Khan. Bagan is located in an active earthquake zone. In 2016 a major earthquake destroyed nearly 400 temples.

6. I am a world-renowned institution of higher learning. I am the second oldest university in continuous operation, behind the University of Bologna.

Answer: University of Oxford

Oxford operates the largest university press in the world. Oxford has educated 30 British prime ministers to date. The university was opened to women in 1920.

7. I have been described as "a rose-red city half as old as time". I was the capital of the Nabataean Empire, home to nomadic Arabs and an ancient trade center from 400 B.C. to. 100 A.D.

Answer: Petra, Jordan

Petra lost its independence when it fell to Roman conquest in 104 A.D. The city went into decline and was basically abandoned until it was rediscovered in 1812. Petra is Jordan's most visited tourist attraction.

Answer: The Sahara Desert

Every so often snow falls on the Sahara's highest peak, Emi Koussi. The Sahara is the world's largest "hot desert". The average high temperature exceeds 38 to 40 C or 100.4 to 104.0 F.

9. From O'Briens Tower you can see my expanse. I hover over 700 feet above the sea.

Answer: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

The cliffs are a popular tourist attraction. They have appeared in several movies, including "The Princess Bride" (1987) and "Leap Year" (2010).

10. I am the largest of my kind in the world, covering over 4,500 square miles. I am so flat that over my whole area the elevation only varies by four feet.

Answer: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Every November thousands of flamingos come here to breed. Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tonnes of salt. The area is a major tourist attraction and due to the lack of building materials many of the early hotels were built with blocks of salt, including the furniture.

Source: Author ncterp

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