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Rocking Around the World Trivia Quiz

Rock the Clock Team members live in many different parts of the world. This is a quiz about the places each of us calls home.

A multiple-choice quiz by Team Rock the Clock. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
tezza1551

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,797

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
727

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (6/10), matthewpokemon (3/10), Guest 146 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Team leader redwaldo lives and works in this town, located on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Its name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "windy". The town's main industries are steel-making, tourism and education. What town is it?
Hint

Dimboola

Port Lincoln

Whyalla

Port Augusta

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Question 2 of 10

2. Tezza1551's hometown is located in the southern corner of Western Australia and has a name that means "place of the stone axe" in the Noongar (local Indigenous) language. Which of the following is it? Hint

Gnowangerup

Nornalup

Kojonup

Jerramungup

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Question 3 of 10

3. Born and raised in Los Angeles, iCaramba now lives in the Sherman Oaks section of the city. Sherman Oaks is part of which greater geographical area, made famous by a 1982 Frank Zappa song, among others? Hint

Laurel Canyon

Silver Lake

Hollywood Hills

San Fernando Valley

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rio de Janeiro is Gloriabrazil's home. It has a unique landscape. Tourists have many places to enjoy: beaches, mountains, lakes, and forests. When visiting colorful Rio de Janeiro, especially on a hot day, you must go to one of our most striking natural attractions with about 5000 species of plants from all over the world. In the gardens are ponds with rare species of fish, Victoria amazonica water-lilies, and other plants from the Amazon region. This place is called: Hint

Jardim Bot�nico (Botanical Garden)

Tijuca Forest (Floresta da Tijuca)

Guanabara Bay (Ba�a de Gunabara)

Corcovado Mountain (Morro do Corcovado)

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of our members is kufan888, who calls the sunflower state of Kansas her home. Her city, in the northeastern portion of the state, is situated along the banks of the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers. In which of the following US cities do kufan888 and her beloved Kansas University Jayhawks reside? Hint

Kansas City

Lawrence

Wichita

Topeka

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Question 6 of 10

6. Marylander wyambezi lives between the Gettysburg and Antietam battlefields. The area is not only rich in Civil War history but is at the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. At the crest of the mountains is a hiking trail that follows a multi-state path. What's the name of this national treasure? Hint

Appalachian Trail

Uwharrie National Forest Trail

Breakneck Ridge Trail

Havasu Canyon Trail

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of our members lives in a Sydney suburb that takes its name from a well-known inner London borough with global co-ordinates at approximately N 51.28 and E 0.0. With that clue, can you name the suburb? Hint

Greenwich

Woolwich

Putney

Henley

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Question 8 of 10

8. Our team member Holkham16 was born in the northwest of England, and for many years has been a resident of the ancient city of Chester. Chester is a very popular destination for tourists from all over the world who enjoy walking the Roman Walls and viewing the black and white timbered shops and houses. Another popular visitor activity is to take a river cruise. What river would you be cruising on? Hint

River Mersey

River Dee

River Dane

River Weaver

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Question 9 of 10

9. Elvislennon was born and grew up in this New Zealand city. It is the country's largest and is situated on an isthmus between two harbours, the Waitemata and the Manukau. It is sometimes referred to as "The City of Sails". Hint

Wellington

Dunedin

Christchurch

Auckland

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Question 10 of 10

10. Player jolana lives in the small town of Hodon�n in the south-east of the Czech Republic. The town is known for two things: its production of wine and being the birthplace of the first president of independent Czechoslovakia. Who was this famous man? Hint

V�clav Havel

Tom�s Garrigue Masaryk

Klement Gottwald

Emil Z�topek

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Whyalla

Whyalla is the main breeding ground for cuttlefish in the Southern Hemisphere. The town was established in 1920.

Answer: Kojonup

All the towns mentioned have Noongar names, but Kojonup is the place of the "kodj", or stone axe. The suffix "up" usually means "place of" or "water", so Nornalup is the place of "norn" or snakes, Gnowangerup is home to the "gnow" or mallee fowl, while Jerramungup is the "place of tall yate trees" (yate being a species of eucalyptus).

Answer: San Fernando Valley

Yes, ever since 2002. I have been a Valley Girl (California, USA). "Like, ohmigawd!" Actually, the Valley's not such a bad place to live. It's much less crowded than my old neighborhood of West Hollywood... at least I can always find a parking spot at the local Starbucks!

Answer: Jardim Bot�nico (Botanical Garden)

Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil. In half of the Botanical Garden park's area, the original vegetation has been preserved. It was founded by Dom Jo�o VI (1808) for the acclimatization of tropical plants. There is also a specialist library, two museums, the Botanical Museum, a theater, a coffee shop and the Museum de Plantas Secas (Herbatarium), which is used for research purposes.

Answer: Lawrence

Lawrence, Kansas has a lot of rich history. Confederate guerrillas led by William Quantrill raided the city during the 'Bleeding Kansas' era of the Civil War. Much of the city was burnt down, and as many as 200 men were killed in what would later be called the Lawrence Massacre.

This profoundly liberal city is also where the sport of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith who was the first coach for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Answer: Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail is the longest marked trail in the U.S.A. Located between Georgia and Maine, it is 2,174mi/3500km long, crossing 14 states, and is maintained by volunteer groups. The Maryland section spans the distance between the Potomac River and the Pennsylvania border (Mason-Dixon Line).

It's considered one of the easier sections to traverse and is perfect for families and day hikers.

Answer: Greenwich

It is pronounced Gren-itch. Several Sydney, Australia suburbs (including the above) around the harbour and along the Parramatta River have place names identical to those on/around the Thames (London, England). Greenwich in both London and Sydney are approximately five miles (8klm) from the respective 'centres' of their cities.

Answer: River Dee

The River Dee runs through Chester from the Dee Estuary, and in places forms the border with North Wales. The river area is very busy with visitor cruises, local anglers, local rowing teams and, of course, the charity raft race held annually.

Answer: Auckland

Auckland is a very volcanic area. Some of the extinct volcanoes in Auckland city include: Mt Roskill, Mt Eden, Mt Albert and One Tree Hill, made famous by U2. Rangitoto, which is situated in Waitemata Harbour, rose out of the ocean as recently as 700 years ago.

Answer: Tom�s Garrigue Masaryk

V�clav Havel was the first president of Czechoslovakia after the fall of the Communist regime in 1989. Klement Gottwald was the first so-called "working class President" after the Communist putsch in 1948. Emil Z�topek was a famous sportsman.

Source: Author tezza1551

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