Travel Guides for Teens' Short Attention Spans Quiz

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1. "See Mt. Rushmore. It's huge. The Badlands are pretty wild. And Wall Drug's there, too." What U.S. state are they checking out?

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.

2. "There's big geometric shapes near Giza. They're pretty old. You should see the Sphinx, too. It's part lion and part dude. The longest river in the world goes through here too. You don't see that every day." What city are we checking out today?

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.

3. "You better go Tubin' to see a big clock tower they called Ben, and check out Buckingham Palace. Watch out for the red buses." What city are they suggesting sites in?

Answer: London, England

London has way more history than Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, but no vacation there would be complete without a stop at both. The Tube is the name for the subway system permeating much of London. And the bus system in London is marked by a power shade of red on each bus.

The tower informally and incorrectly known as Big Ben is now known as the Elizabeth Tower, changed in honour of Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee in 2012. Big Ben is actually the bell inside the clock tower.

4. "Dude, see the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the Arc de Triomphe. They're cool." Where are we?

Answer: Paris, France

Paris at one time held the honor for tallest manmade structure, that being the Eiffel Tower. It held that honor for 41 years until being passed by New York's Chrysler building. The Louvre is arguably the most famous art museum in the world, housing DaVinci's "Mona Lisa" and some of Vermeer's works, among many others.

The Arc de Triomphe was a monument built for the purposes of honoring Napoleon Bonaparte.

5. "Better see the Hippodrome. They used to run horses there. And the Hagia Sophia. It's a really old church. And check out the Bosphorus Strait. You can see Europe from there. Awesome." What city does this description come from?

Answer: Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, previously Constantinople, and before that, Byzantium, has had a hippodrome since the Byzantine Empire back in times 600 BC. It no longer has the track for horses, but still has hints of where it sat. Hagia Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Basilica built in the 6th century.

It now stands as a museum. And the Bosphorus Strait is a dividing line between Asia and Europe. Its shortest width hovers around half a mile.

6. "You can go see the temples of Heaven, Earth, Sun and Moon here, along with Tiananmen Square. And the Forbidden City was where some emperors lived a long time ago." What city are we looking at now?

Answer: Beijing, China

The Forbidden City was the sprawling area where the emperors of the early dynasties of China lived. The four temples take up residence in each directional edges of the city, north, south, east and west. And Tiananmen Square became world known when the standoff between a single protestor and a string of four military tanks. It is the third largest city square in the world today.

7. "Sweet looking Opera House here. And there's a big bridge that looks like a coathanger. They shoot off a bunch of fireworks from it on New Year's Day. It's pretty cool." Where is this entry from?

Answer: Sydney, Australia

J�rn Utzon was the architect of the Sydney Opera House, an accomplishment that earned him architecture's highest honor. The Sydney Harbor Bridge spans 3000 feet across the Sydney Harbour, and rises 400 feet above the water. The structure from the side resembles a coathanger, hence the nickname.

It is the tallest steel arch bridge in the world, which makes it a perfect location to shoot fireworks off of during the New Year celebration, as the city's proximity to the International Date Line makes the first major city to celebrate the new year.

8. "There's a big red square here, right next to a weird looking church, apparently it belongs to someone named Basil. And you see a dead guy, someone named Lenin. If that's what you're into." What city does this description put us in?

Answer: Moscow, Russia

Moscow is home to the famous St. Basil's Cathedral, famed for its colorful spires. It sits just outside of Red Square, the sprawling area adjacent to many of Moscow's communist landmarks. One of which is the Tomb of Vladimir Lenin. He is viewable by the public on select hours during the work week.

9. "There's a big statue of Christ up on a mountain. And the beaches here are awesome, especially Ipanema. They have a big party here every year, too, it's like a big carnival." What location are we touring this time?

Answer: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio is home to the world famous Carnaval, a celebration just before the Catholic Lenten season. The statue of Christ the Redeemer towers 2,300 feet above the city on top of Corcovado Mountain. The beaches of Brazil are legendary; perhaps you may meet your 'girl from Ipanema' on your visit there.

10. "You can see famous people's handprints in front of a place that belonged to a dude named Grauman. You got Disneyland you can go to, if you like that kind of thing. And a rich dude named Getty put together a museum, lots of old art there." What metropolitan area can you find all of these in?

Answer: Los Angeles, California

L.A., the City of Angels, is home to Grauman's Chinese Theatre. One of the main features are the hand and footprints of many of Hollywood's famous. Disneyland has been around for many years, nestled in the suburb of Anaheim. J. Paul Getty used much of his riches to form a museum with many Greek artifacts, among other artistic treasures.

Source: Author Spaudrey

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