Where on Earth? Trivia

1. Located in Mali, this may be the original far-off exotic city.

From Quiz In a Far-Off Land

Answer: Timbuktu

Timbuktu likely had intermittent settlements as much as 3,000 years ago and became permanently settled in the 12th century. As part of the Mali Empire it accrued great wealth and became a center of higher learning in the 13th and 14th centuries. Shifting power structures and changes in trade routes took away some of its wealth and prestige. After a Moroccan invasion in 1591 the city went into serious decline. Even so, it achieved a reputation as a place of riches and mystery. In 1824, the Geographical Society of Paris offered a reward of 7,000 francs and a gold medal worth 2,000 francs to the first European to visit Timbuktu and report back. No one ever collected the reward because the natives had a tendency to kill outsiders. Alfred Tennyson added to its mystique with his 1829 poem "Timbuctoo", comparing it to El Dorado and Atlantis. Over time, though, with trade and resources declining, Timbuktu has become a poverty-stricken place.

From Quiz Traveling with the Vikings

Answer: Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital and the largest city of the Netherlands and it is colloquially called the "Venice of the North". The name of the city indicates its origin around a dam in the river Amstel. We spent a few days there to know the city well and to visit some landmarks. In addition to a boat trip through the canals, we visited the Rijksmuseum and the Anne Frank House. The Rijksmuseum museum was founded in The Hague in 1798; in 1808 it was transferred to Amsterdam and it is dedicated to arts and history. Its collection has more than 2,000 paintings from notable Dutch painters. It is the largest museum in the country and receives around 2.2 million visitors a year. Anne Frank House is a biographical museum dedicated to the Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. During World War II, Anne Frank hid from the Nazi persecutors with her family and four other people in the hidden rooms at the rear of the 17th-century canal house, known as the Secret Annex. She did not survive the war but her diary was published in 1947. Ten years later the Anne Frank Foundation was established and in 1960 the museum was opened.

From Quiz The Last Two

Answer: Bangladesh

Until 1947, the area which became Bangladesh was part of India. When India was made independent, two distinct areas of India were made into another country called Pakistan based on religious grounds. Pakistan was essentially a Muslim nation while India was Hindu. An ethnic war in 1971 led to the two distinct areas of Pakistan becoming two nations known as East and West Pakistan. Shortly after, East Pakistan became Bangladesh.

From Quiz Seeking Certain Seaside Settings

Answer: the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia

On January 13, 2012, the cruise ship "Costa Concordia" heeled over to starboard and partially sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea upon striking an underwater rock and shelf off the western Italian coast near Isola del Giglio. Thirty-two people were killed, and the ship was declared a total loss. An $800-million salvage operation was undertaken to remove the ship. It was righted in September, 2013, in preparation for towing to a yard for disassembly. Named for an Etruscan prince, the Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the larger Mediterranean Sea and extends down the front part of the "leg" of western Italy, from the "thigh" through the instep of the "boot." It is bounded by the Ligurian Sea to the north, the islands of Corsica and Sardinia to the west, and the island of Sicily to the south.

From Quiz Amazing Sites

Answer: Boiling Pot

The first gorge carries the whole of the Zambezi into Victoria Falls. From there it progresses into the second gorge and upon entering it, turns sharply to the right before arriving at the Boiling Pot. When the river is at high water the conditions here can be extremely treacherous, characterised by large swirls and some heavy turbulence. The bodies of a Mrs Moss and Mr Orchard were discovered there in 1910 after their canoes had been overturned by a hippopotamus and they were swept over the falls.

From Quiz Travel Guides for Teens' Short Attention Spans

Answer: South Dakota

Mount Rushmore is actually the largest sculpture in the world, in addition to being the patriotic monument it is. The Badlands are amazing rock formations formed from the sedimentary rocks in the soil combined with relatively flat land. The result are snow drift-like formations in the soil that go for miles. Wall Drug was a pharmacy that advertised to traveling cowpokes back in the 19th century that they had free water, which was a commodity in the Old West. It is now primarily a tourist trap on the way to Mount Rushmore if you are heading west.

From Quiz Pack your Passport

Answer: Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city on the South Island and the third largest in the whole of New Zealand. Its name, suggested by John Robert Godley who had attended Christ Church, Oxford, was decided on at the first meeting of the Canterbury Association in 1848. It became a city by Royal Charter in July, 1856. The picturesque River Avon runs slowly through the centre of what was a very attractive city. It is one of the four cities in the world that are built with a central square, four surrounding squares and then a parkland buffer around the city. My home town, Adelaide, is one of the others and it a sister city to Christchurch. A severe earthquake in 2010 led to massive destruction of buildings and considerable loss of life. Earthquakes and aftershocks have continued since then. The city is being rebuilt with lower buildings and more open areas.

From Quiz Walk in the Park

Answer: Manhattan

Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan, one of the five boroughs of New York City. When the park opened in 1857 it consisted of 843 acres (3.41 km2) of city owned land. This beautiful enclave has extensive walking tracks, bridle paths and two ice skating rinks. It also contains several man-made ponds, a wildlife sanctuary and a Conservatory Garden. This beautiful park is visited by over 35 million people every year and is the most visited urban park in the United States.

From Quiz This Bird's-Eye View

Answer: Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

The Grand Canyon is mainly situated in Arizona, USA. The town of Tusayan, Arizona is about fifteen miles from the Grand Canyon with lodging available for tourists. The width of the Grand Canyon ranges, of course, but we're soaring over the widest area which is eighteen miles wide. I can see for miles and I can tell you that this canyon goes on and on for two hundred and twenty-seven miles. The depth averages to around five thousand feet deep! The Pueblo Indians built adobe homes around this great canyon. The Hopi Indians believed that their spirits would come to rest at the Grand Canyon after they died. Some of the rocks here are 250,000 years old. The top layers are made of limestone and are called Kaibab limestone. Other layers are made from coconino sandstone, hermit shale, supai, redwall limestone, brown mauv limestone, green bright angel shale, tapeats limestone, Precambrian schists and gneisses. It's no wonder that the Grand Canyon is so colorful! Hell's Canyon is bordered by eastern Oregon and western Idaho. It is the deepest river gorge in all of North America and is nearly eight thousand feet deep. This canyon was carved by the Snake River. Horseshoe Bend, is a nearly circular shape and is located on the Colorado River. There is a thousand foot drop from the walls of this canyon down to the river below. Bryce Canyon has hundreds of geologic structures called "hoodoos". Some reach as high as two hundred feet. It looks like an amphitheater and is not a canyon at all.

From Quiz Can You Catch Carmen Sandiego?

Answer: Montreal

REVIEW OF CLUES: Montreal is a city in Canada and the local currency is the Canadian dollar. Montreal is located in the province of Quebec, as are the 84m high Montmorency Falls. The falls are actually closer to Quebec City, but Montreal is the only Canadian city included in the PC game which this quiz simulates. INTERPOL UPDATE: Although the game will tell you that Canada is divided into ten provinces and two territories, this is no longer true. As part of land claim negotiations between the Indigenous people of the area and the Canadian government, Nunavut was established, and the new territory was officially brought into existence in 1999. Canada now has ten provinces and three territories. SUSPECT: You now know you are chasing a female suspect. When you have enough information you will obtain a warrant.

From Quiz Sting's Geography Course

Answer: Florence, Italy

The city of Firenze (or Florence in English) rests in central Italy on the Arno and is the provincial capital of Tuscany, where Sting currently has a home. It was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

From Quiz Such & Such: Geography

Answer: Portugal and Spain

Although all of the countries are near one another, it is actually Portugal and Spain that share the peninsula. A peninsula is a land mass that is almost completely surrounded by water. For this reason, many peninsulas are mistaken as islands. Andorra and Gibraltar are also on the peninsula.

From Quiz Geographical Amnesia

Answer: Slovakia

A 1992 election saw opposing parties win in the two regions of Czechoslovakia, leading to a mutually agreed separation of the republic after 74 years. While Split is a city in Croatia, the word used in the question was not intended as a hidden clue, but to trick you.

From Quiz Spy Hunter: Mission 2

Answer: North America

North America, and the Americas in general, were named for Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Luckily, this broke the tradition of using last names to name places...the United States of Vespuccia just doesn't sound right.

From Quiz The Great Race

Answer: Liverpool

Out of the four answers given, Liverpool is the only city located in northwestern England. Middlesbrough is in the north east, while Southampton and London are located in the south.

From Quiz Geography Mix

Answer: Pakistan and Afghanistan

The Khyber Pass is very treacherous and the US will probably not choose to use it to send troops into Afghanistan.

From Quiz Interesting and Intriguing Places

Answer: Morocco

Good song, great movie.

From Quiz Traveling with the Vikings

Answer: Scotland

Shetland or Shetland Islands is a sub-arctic archipelago located in the Northern Atlantic Ocean between Grain Britain, the Faroe Islands and Norway. The islands are 170 km from the Scottish mainland and 300 km from Norway. The archipelago has been part of Scotland since the 15th century. Agriculture is traditionally practiced by small producers in a system called crofting. Fishing is an important sector of the economy. The discovery and exploration of North Sea oil had a major impact on the generation of jobs and income in the Shetland Islands.

From Quiz The Last Two

Answer: Thailand

Thailand is known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples dedicated to Buddha. Swaziland is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania. Bangladesh is a country between India and the Indochinese Peninsula which in strictness should be the former French Indochina: Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. However the term now also denotes "main land Southeast Asia" which also includes Burma, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.

From Quiz My Horrible Holiday

Answer: Venice, Italy

The city of Venice is built on over 100 different islands in the Adriatic sea off the north-east coast of Italy. Flooding occurs most often during November and December when there is a particularly high tide combined with other factors such as high rainfall and the wind blowing water into the lagoon Venice resides in. New measures are constantly being devised to protect this unique city from turning into the next Atlantis.

From Quiz Seeking Certain Seaside Settings

Answer: San Andreas Fault

The San Andreas Fault is the most famous among many geological faults in the U.S. state of California. Extending for over 1,300 km north-south through the state, the Fault forms the tectonic border between the Pacific and North American Plates. The San Andreas Fault has produced a number of notable earthquakes, including the 1906 and 1989 quakes that battered northern California generally and the San Francisco area specifically. The Salton Sea is located in Southern California near its borders with the state of Arizona and the country of Mexico. It was created in 1905 during a flood of the Colorado River, but the periodic flooding which fed the Sea was effectively stopped by the completion of the Hoover Dam in 1935. The Salton Sea has no outlet; and its increasing salinity (more salty than the Pacific Ocean, but not quite as salty as Utah's Great Salt Lake) makes it increasingly harder for it to support aquatic life. Massive fish dieoffs have occurred, and much of the area is noted for its offensive smell. The Sea supported the creation of some resort communities such as Bombay Beach, but many of these places have all but disappeared as the shape and toxicity of the Sea have fluctuated.

From Quiz Amazing World-Wide Holiday Tour

Answer: Vietnam

Vietnam (or Viet Nam) is an East Asian country, located in what is known as the Sinosphere. The Municipal Theatre is located in Ho Chi Minh City, the country's largest city (though not the capital - that would be Hanoi). Tet is celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month, which also happens to be the day when the Chinese New Year is also observed.

From Quiz Amazing Sites

Answer: Notre Dame de Paris

This magnificent cathedral was the setting for Victor Hugo's acclaimed "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Construction of the cathedral began (reportedly) in 1163 at the instruction of Bishop Maurice de Sully who had deemed that the existing cathedral, Saint-Etienne, was dishonourable to the church. The cathedral has five bells. The largest is called Emmanuel or the Bourbon Bell. It weighs thirteen tons and is housed in the South Tower. The North Tower boasts four smaller bells that are swing chimers set on wheels.

From Quiz Travel Guides for Teens' Short Attention Spans

Answer: Cairo, Egypt

Cairo is teeming with Egyptian history, being in close proximity to the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx. It is the largest populated area in Africa (2011 statistics). Much of actual Cairo was formed long after the Egyptian dynasty, but the residents over the years kept the history in existence by keeping "Old Cairo" separate.

From Quiz Pack your Passport

Answer: Singapore

The Republic of Singapore consists of 63 islands and is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor and from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait. As it is one degree north of the equator the climate is that of a tropical rainforest. Constant reclamation works means that the area of the main island is constantly increasing. It has been under the control of various empires since it was first settled in the second century AD. Established as an important trading post for the East Indian Company by Sir Stamford Raffles in the early 19th century it was taken over by the British government 1824. It was captured and occupied by the Japanese in WWII. There is an excellent museum on Sentosa Island which recalls that time. After the war Singapore reverted to British rule but became self-governing in 1959. As late as the 1960s it still retained its colonial atmosphere with gracious bungalows on Orchard Road and historic Chinese houses where the upstairs rooms had gratings in the floor through which the women of the house could observe visitors. There was an Arab quarter and Malays still carried on agricultural pursuits close to the capital. Now the island is very modern and multistorey buildings and modern infrastructure rule.

From Quiz Walk in the Park

Answer: Hyde Park

Hyde Park in London is divided by a man-made recreational lake known as the Serpentine. Hyde Park was created in 1637 and is over 350 acres (142 hectares). Speakers' Corner is an area of the park where open-air public speaking and debates are allowed. The park is also home to a beautiful rose garden, a Holocaust Memorial and a memorial commemorating the 7/7 terrorist attacks carried out by suicidal terrorist on the public transport system of London. Multiple visits to this park would be required to see everything that is offered.

From Quiz This Bird's-Eye View

Answer: The Parthenon

Athens is the capital city of Greece and is also the largest city in Greece. It has had inhabitants for at least seven thousand years. Athens is in the central plain of Attica, also known as the Athens Basin. The city is built around many hills, with one of the tallest hills named Lycabettus, which offers a wondrous view of the Attica Basin. The four familiar mountains, which border the Attica Basin, include Mount Aegaleo, Mount Parnitha, Mount Penteli and Mount Hymettus. The Parthenon's construction began in 449 BC with its completion in 438 BC. The Parthenon was actually used as a treasury to begin with and then it was converted into a Christian church in the 5th century AD. In 1460 the Ottoman Turk conquest resulted in the Parthenon being turned into a mosque with a minaret built in it. The Ottoman Turks stored ammunition inside the Parthenon and in 1687 the Venetians attacked and the Parthenon blew up because of the stored ammunition. The Parthenon was regarded as one of the finest Doric temples with beautiful Ionic constructed features. The Propylaia was the entrance to the Acropolis. It has undergone restoration since 1984 and is visited by thousands of tourists every year. The Erechtheum (Erechtheion), an ancient Greek temple, is located on the north side of the Acropolis. On the south side of this temple was the "Porch of Maidens" which had six female figures known as caryatids, who acted as supporting columns. Today, five remain and the sixth was removed and stands in the British Museum. The temple of Athena Nike was the first entirely Ionic temple situated on the Acropolis. In 410 BC a parapet was built around the temple to prevent people from falling down the cliffs.

From Quiz Lovers in Japan

Answer: The Philippines

The Chocolate Hills can be found in the province of Bohol, The Philippines. This is a formation of limestone hills. During the dry season, the grass on the hills turns brown and makes the hills look like a long row of "chocolate kisses". This is a type of chocolate candy, manufactured by the company Hershey. The hills are featured on the flag of the province of Bohol. The province of Bohol consists of Bohol Island and 75 other smaller islands. The province is in the central region of The Philippines. The region is a popular tourist destination, because of the many beaches and resorts.

From Quiz Say You'll Be There

Answer: South Korea

If sightseeing is your thing, then South Korea certainly has some spectacular sights (say that five times fast!). Wolchulsan National Park offers some great views, particularly while you are on a bridge suspended between two ridges high in the air. If you prefer the hustle and bustle of inner city life, then Seoul has a lot to offer. Markets all over the city present diverse shopping and eating opportunities, and the lush greenery coupled with the nearby Han River make this city, and indeed the country, a must-visit place for anyone.

From Quiz Earth: The Space Alien's Perspective

Answer: Pisa, Italy

Construction on Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa began in 1173. It took 177 years to complete! Some say that the building inspector in Pisa was very lenient.

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