"The Amazing Race 21" [4] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Moscow

Opening clues in front of the MV Savarona docked on the side of the Bosphorus River, teams were directed tot he airport to pick up tickets on a flight to Moscow, Russia. Because of the different routes, some teams flew through Amesterdam, some through Frankfurt, and some through Warsaw.

As a result, many of the teams were bunched up upon arriving in front of the Zurab Tsereteli Sculpture Park which wouldn't open until 9:30am. Because of a missed connection in Warsaw, some of the teams were stuck at the back of the pack, unable to arrive in Moscow until eight hours later.

Answer: Trey and Lexi

After visiting the statue park, teams were told to visit Moskvoretsky Most to find men dressed as Ivan the Terrible's guards. There, they handed over the Detour clue. 'Alphabetize' was attempted by three teams, but only Trey and Lexi were able to finish it before the destination closed at 4:00pm. For this task, teams had to travel to the Russian State Library and receive a list of books from a librarian. Using a card catalog system written entirely in Cyrillic, they had to locate four of the books on the list, then head into the library to find the four books on the shelves.

When they handed the four books in, they could continue with another clue.

Answer: False

Teams not choosing the 'Alphabetize' Detour task in Leg 7 were told to complete the 'Synchronize' task instead. For this, they had to take a taxi to the Trud sports complex and dress in synchronized swimming outfits. After learning a complex routine, the teams had to join a swim team and perform the task, in sync, to the approval of a trainer to get their next clue. Jaymes and James, Natalie and Nadiya, James and Abba, and Abbie and Ryan ended up completing this task to receive their next clue. Brent and Josh were unable to finish it before the pool closed; they faced a four hour time penalty upon checking into the Pit Stop.

Answer: Ten

After the Detour, teams needed to take a taxi to the Trees of Love atop Luzhkov Most. These trees, comprised of hundreds of padlocks meant to symbolize love, hosted the Road Block task. For this one, team members were required to use a large ring of keys to unlock one of ten locks securing a race ribbon to the trees. Each one of these would open another lock in succession. Once they had all ten locks off the ribbon they could pull their clue out from a capsule inside. Trey, Jaymes, Natalie, James, Abbie, and Brent completed this task.

Answer: James and Abba

After the Road Block, teams received a 100 ruble note inside a tiny canister. This was supposed to be used to clue teams in to the location of their next Pit Stop, the Bolshoi Theater. Trey and Lexi, having avoided any missteps during the entire leg, were able to jet ahead and place first for the second leg in a row (winning them a trip for two to Maui courtesy of Travelocity). Although Josh and Brent were forced to take a four hour penalty because they were unable to complete the Detour before the pool closed, they faced it at the start of the next leg. James and Abba stepped onto the mat without their passports, but were granted a reprieve with a non-elimination leg.

Answer: Yes

Because the race goes to several countries throughout its course, a passport is 100% necessary to remain in the game. Because Leg 8 continued through Russia, James and Abba had an extra chance to retrieve their stolen goods and continue on provided they were able to not only complete the other tasks but a Speed Bump in Moscow as well. Luckily, Josh and Brent were also strapped with a four hour penalty for not finishing the Leg 7 Detour.

Although they spent a great deal of time early on speaking to authorities about a new passport/their stolen items, they were able to make it to the Speed Bump and complete it during the day.

Answer: Nine

In the beginning of a rainy Leg 8, teams had to take a taxi from the Pit Stop in front of the Bolshoi Theater and travel through Moscow to the Russian State Agricultural University. Once there, they needed to find building six and locate Chemistry Hall #1 to locate their next clue and the Speed Bump. For the Road Block found here, one member of each team needed to attend a lecture featuring a few slides of Russia.

The first would be the time in Moscow, the second would be a map of the country's nine time zones, and the third would list different cities on the map. Teams needed to properly calculate the times in five different cities within the allotted time of the test, hand it in, and get marked for their next clue.

This took teams upwards of twenty-five tries to get correct. Lexi, Jaymes, Natalie, Ryan, Brent, and Abba were selected for this one.

Answer: Road Block

Arriving at the Road Block task in Leg 8, Natalie and Nadiya decided to utilize the Express Pass they earned by completing Leg 2 (in Surabaya, Indonesia) in first place. The Express Pass is only usable by teams up until the eighth leg of the race at which point it no longer has value; it can be used to skip any task of the team's choosing.

Although Natalie was selected to work out the time zone puzzles, she did not have to complete the task. Instead, they received their clue immediately and departed.

Answer: Josh and Brent

After the Road Block, teams needed to travel by taxi to the National Hotel in Moscow to complete their Detour task. For this one, they needed to choose either 'Movers' or 'Shakers'. In 'Movers', teams had to learn the choreography to a physically-demanding Russian soldier dance. If they could perform the moves to the beat of the music they could receive their next clue. Trey and Lexi, Jaymes and James, Natalie and Nadiya, and Abbie and Ryan finished this one. Josh and Brent finished 'Shakers' in which they had to attend a Russian cocktail party and identify the amount of people dressed as notable Russians (including Catherine the Great, Josef Stalin, etc.).

Answer: James and Abba

In the end of the leg, teams took a taxi to Sokolniki Park to find the next Pit Stop at the Veranda Tantsev. Here, Jaymes and James won their first leg of the race, narrowly defeating Trey and Lexi to the mat. For their win they received a trip for two to Costa Rica courtesy of Travelocity).

After a frustrating leg, James and Abba were only able to land on the Pit Stop mat with one of their passports. As such, they could not continue with the race; they were eliminated in sixth place.