Round the World with Team Red: Stage 8 Quiz

Answer: Egypt

Mount Catherine, or Jebel Katherin in Arabic in the Sinai Peninsula, is the country's highest point at 8,625 feet (2,629 metres) and takes its name from the legend that the body of St Catherine of Alexandria was transported here by angels after she was murdered for her Christian beliefs. Although Mount Catherine is the highest peak in Egypt, most tourists visit the nearby Mount Sinai, where Moses received the ten commandments.

Answer: Khufu

Khufu was a fourth dynasty (2613 BC - 2494 BC) pharaoh, who it is believed may have ruled for as long as 34 years. He is the pharaoh credited with commissioning the Great Pyramid of Giza and was buried with this huge ship which is acknowledged as the oldest intact ship in the world, still capable of sailing today and held together without a single nail.

Answer: Tana

The Tana river rises near Nyeri in the central highlands of Kenya and flows over 500 miles (800 kilometres) before entering the Indian Ocean near the town of Kipini. Along the way, it encounters five dams and reservoirs, which generate hydro electric power, supplying over 65% of the country's electrical needs.

Answer: Lowveld

The Lowveld is home to a variety of animals including plains zebra, lions, cheetahs and African elephants and includes the world famous Kruger National Park within its boundaries. Travellers beware though as this area is listed by the South African National Travel Health Network as a high risk area for malaria transmission. Being a group of sensible people, we at Team Red have ensured all precautions have been taken in order for us to continue our journey.

Answer: Eswatini

Eswatini was known as Swaziland until 2018 when King Mswati III announced that the name of the country had been officially changed to reflect the native name, in honour of the 50th anniversary of their independence from British rule. Eswatini has a border length of 332 miles (535 kilometres) and is surrounded to the north, west and south by South Africa with a border on the east with Mozambique.

Answer: Cape Town

South Africa has three capital cities, each with a very specific purpose. Cape Town is the legislative capital and seat of Parliament, Pretoria is the administrative capital and home to the President and cabinet, while Bloemfontein is the judicial capital and home to the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Incidentally, the largest city in South Africa, Johannesburg , is not a capital city, but is home to the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Robben Island was first used as a prison by 17th century Dutch settlers and is probably unique in that three of its former inmates have gone on to be president of their country, namely Nelson Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma.

Answer: Angola

Cabinda is separated from the rest of Angola by a 37 mile (60 kilometre) wide strip of the Democratic Republic of Congo and as home to some of the largest offshore oil fields in the world has been the subject of much dispute over ownership and several armed struggles with guerilla groups claiming Cabinda as a free state.

Answer: Zuma Rock

Zuma Rock is about a half hour journey from the capital and rises spectacularly above it to a height of 2,379 feet (725 metres), or twice as high as Australia's more famous Uluru. The native Gwari people believe that the rock is a passageway to the afterlife and it has featured on the Nigerian 100 naira banknote since 1999.

Answer: Marrakesh

To old hippies everywhere, Marrakesh is embedded in the memory due to the Crosby, Stills and Nash song from 1969, "Marrakesh Express" but it is also a fascinating city with a rich history. The area has been used by Berber tribespeople since Neolithic times and the city itself was founded as long ago as 1062, rapidly becoming a major trading point.

The Tombs of the Seven Saints in the walled medina quarter of the city are visited by pilgrims each year as an alternative to the pilgrimage to Mecca, and it is traditionally believed that the seven patron saints of Morocco are merely sleeping and will one day awake to continue their life of altruism.

Answer: Tunisia

In a time when conflict seems be on the news daily, I find the island of Djerba to be a heartening place as it here that a Jewish minority which can trace its roots on the island back to at least 11th century, lives in harmony with their Muslim neighbours, with the majority of residents saying that the only difference between the two peoples is the fact that they pray in different places. Don't you just love it when people are able to work together and forge new friendships, much like Team Red are doing on this worldwide trip.