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Where on Earth? Trivia Quiz

You are a world traveler, and have seen many wonderful sights. Here are ten of them. What or where are they?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,812

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
73424

Awards
Editor's Choice

Last 3 plays: lemase (9/10), tie-dyed (10/10), October2002 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The sun is about to go down, you, along with a hundred or so other people, are in the Red Center of a vast country waiting to see the changes of color on a vast monolith. This large rock used to be called Ayers Rock, but now it is known by its aboriginal name. What is it? Hint

Wagga Wagga

Uluru

Woomera

Wollongong

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Question 2 of 10

2. You are about to attempt to climb Mount Everest. You are staying in Kathmandu, the capital of this small Himalayan country. Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) was born in this country. Where are you?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. You are on a shopping street known as the Ginza. This is in a city that was devastated by an earthquake and fire in 1923. It also suffered much in World War II. Which city are you in?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. You are crossing the 'blue' Danube, in a city where many great composers lived, among them Johann Strauss, jr., Beethoven and Mozart. Where are you? Hint

Salzburg

Vienna

Prague

Munich

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Question 5 of 10

5. You are beside the highest navigable lake in the world, watching the reed boats sailing on the water. It lies between Bolivia and Peru. What lake is it? Hint

Superior

Tanzania

Victoria

Titicaca

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Question 6 of 10

6. You are watching the Mardi Gras festivities in the French Quarter of a city whose main area lies between a large river and a lake. Where are you? Hint

Rio de Janeiro

Buenos Aires

Montevideo

New Orleans

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Question 7 of 10

7. You are in England looking at the home of the world's greatest playwright. It is a half timbered Tudor building. Nearby a modern theater stands beside the river that is part of the town's name. Where are you?

Answer: (Three words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. You are in a city that stands at the entrance to the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is a French speaking city, but you may spot some English signs. Expo 67 was held here and it is the home of McGill University. Where are you? Hint

Toronto

Mexico City

Quebec City

Montreal

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Question 9 of 10

9. You are in George Town, an international banking center. You arrived on this small island in the Caribbean by cruise ship. Soon you will be boarding a bus to take you to Stingray City, where you can snorkel amidst a lot of stingrays. Where are you? Hint

Aruba

Bermuda

Grand Cayman

Jamaica

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Question 10 of 10

10. You are in Africa, in the Serengeti National Park enjoying seeing all the animals: zebra, giraffe, elephants and even the black rhinoceros. Not too far away is the mountain that inspired one of Ernest Hemingway's short stories. What is this mountain? Hint

Kilimanjaro

Everest

Kenya

Nimba

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Uluru

Uluru, in Australia's Northern Territory, is a wonderful sight to see at sunset. Uluru is sacred to the aboriginal people and to respect them all nearby tourist accommodations have been removed.

2. You are about to attempt to climb Mount Everest. You are staying in Kathmandu, the capital of this small Himalayan country. Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) was born in this country. Where are you?

Answer: Nepal

Nepal lies between India and the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China.
Seven of the eight highest mountains in the world lie in, or partly in, Nepal

3. You are on a shopping street known as the Ginza. This is in a city that was devastated by an earthquake and fire in 1923. It also suffered much in World War II. Which city are you in?

Answer: Tokyo

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is on the island of Honshu. It was formerly known as Edo.

4. You are crossing the 'blue' Danube, in a city where many great composers lived, among them Johann Strauss, jr., Beethoven and Mozart. Where are you?

Answer: Vienna

Vienna, capital of Austria, was capital of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy from 1867 to 1918.

5. You are beside the highest navigable lake in the world, watching the reed boats sailing on the water. It lies between Bolivia and Peru. What lake is it?

Answer: Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is the second largest lake in South America. It is 122 miles long and over fifty miles wide, and is 12,507 feet above sea level.

6. You are watching the Mardi Gras festivities in the French Quarter of a city whose main area lies between a large river and a lake. Where are you?

Answer: New Orleans

The large river is, of course, the Mississippi, and the lake is Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, is situated one hundred miles up the Mississippi from the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer: Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is the probable birthplace of William Shakespeare. He was baptized there in 1564, but there is no record of his actual place and date of birth.

Answer: Montreal

Montreal, named for Mont Royal which rises 769 feet in the middle of the city, is the largest city in the province of Quebec. However, the capital of Quebec is Quebec City. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened in 1959. It is over 2,000 miles long in effect. Legally though, as per the statutes controlling the development and maintenance of the waterway, it only travels from Montreal to Lake Erie, a much shorter distance.

Answer: Grand Cayman

Yes. I did it. Quite an experience and no danger - just keep swimming and don't put your feet down. Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and is part of the British Commonwealth.

Answer: Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. It is located in northeast Tanzania. "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is Hemingway's story.
The movie version starred Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner.

Source: Author minch

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