Around the World in 10 Questions [2] Quiz

Answer: Pakistan - China

At 15,397 feet, the Khunjerab Pass is the highest point on the Karakoram Highway which connects Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Xinjiang Province in China. The paved roadway through the pass was completed in 1982. The pass is open only during summer months, between the beginning of May and mid October.
The Karakoram Range, part of the Himalayas, straddles the border and contains many of the world's highest peaks, including the second highest mountain on the planet, Qogir Feng (aka K2). Most of the highest peaks in the Karakorams, including K2, lie on the Pakistan side of the border.

Answer: Hungary

Malév is based at Ferihegy International Airport in Budapest and is the national airline of Hungary. Founded as a joint Hungarian-Soviet company named Maszovlet in post-WWII 1946, Hungary bought up the Soviet shares in 1956 and renamed the airline Malév.
The alternatives are three more countries whose national carrier is not called 'country name Air'... The national airline of Lithuania is 'FlyLal', Bhutan is home to 'Drukair', and 'VARIG' carries the Brazilian flag.

Answer: Andorra

The average life expectancy at birth for residents of the tiny Principality of Andorra is 83.52, 80.62 for men and a whopping 86.23 for women. Sandwiched between France and Spain at the eastern end of the Pyrenees mountains, Andorra has an average elevation of over 6,500 feet. I guess there must be something healthy in that mountain air.
There are 195 countries/states that are larger than Andorra, but it is the largest country in the world without an international airport. At 468 sq.km it is smaller than the Isle of Man and only slightly larger than Barbados.
Of the alternatives, two of the three are in the world Top 20 -- Iceland (80.43) at #13 and Monaco (79.82) at #17. Lithuania has one of the lowest life expectancies in Europe at 74.44. In case you are thinking of emigrating, the rest of the Top 10 after Andorra are Macau and Japan (both over 82), San Marino, Singapore and Hong Kong (all over 81), Gibraltar, Sweden, Australia and Switzerland (all over 80.5).

Answer: On the planet Mars

The region known as Candor Chasma is a huge canyon located in the Valles Marineris, a 2,500-mile long, 125-mile wide system of canyons running along the Martian equator. As far as we know, it is the largest crevice in the solar system. Stretching almost a quarter of the way around the whole planet, the Grand Canyon would look like a child's toy by comparison.

In places, it is almost five miles deep. The Candor Chasma is one of three connected gorges, Candor, Melas and Ophir that are near the centre of Valles Marineris.

Answer: Bill Clinton

Born in Hope, Arkansas, William Blythe's father died in a motoring accident before he was born. Incidentally, he was the 11th President (out of only 42) who were named after their father, although he was the first 'Third' whereas all of the previous ten were 'Juniors'.

His mother married Roger Clinton when he was four and the family moved to Hot Springs AR. The 42nd President of the US, only Teddy Roosevelt and John Kennedy were younger when they took office. He was the first President born after the end of WWII, and the first Georgetown University alumni to fill the office. Like Gerald Ford before him he was also a graduate of Yale Law School. Comedian Chris Rock called him 'The First Black President' while neo-conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh dubbed him 'Count Taxula'.

He was the first Arkansas native to become President. He was the fourth President named William, but the first to serve two terms -- Harrison died after 30 days, McKinley was assassinated, and Taft was defeated by Woodrow Wilson when he stood for re-election after his first term.

He was the first former lawyer elected President since Richard Nixon. Hmmm!

Answer: Galapagos Islands

Archipiélago de Colón, or the Galapagos Islands as they are better known, are some 600 miles west of mainland South America. A province of Ecuador and part of that country's national park system, they are renowned worldwide as a wildlife sanctuary. It is here that Charles Darwin famously came aboard 'The Beagle' before writing 'On the Origin of Species'.
Of the alternatives, the main landmasses in Zealand's Tokelau Islands are Nukumonu, Fakeofo and Atafu; Tahiti is the principal island in the Society group; and the two main islands of Samoa are Savai'i and Upola.

Answer: Leeds

Located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, Leeds was first awarded city status in 1893. All three districts referred to in the question were mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book and thus date back more than 1000 years.
Beeston lies to the south of the city centre and encompasses Elland Road, home of Leeds United F.C. It also achieved notoriety as the home of the July 7 bombers.
Hunslet is the home of Leeds' most famous product -- it was here that the Tetley Brewing Company began in 1822. It is also famous for producing railway locomotives, including those now used in the Channel Tunnel.
Seacroft, to the east of the centre, is known primarily for high crime and illiteracy rates on one of England's largest council estates.

Answer: Fustat

Cairo, the second most populous city in Africa after Lagos, Nigeria, has been the capital of Egypt since 1168. The previous Egyptian capital, Fustat, is now a suburb of the growing metropolis that is Cairo. It is located is an area known simply as 'Old Cairo' although little remains from its days as the capital. Fustat fist became the capital in 641, following the Arab conquest of the country.

By the beginning of the 12th Century, the population was in excess of 200,000. Its vizier ordered the city burned to the ground to prevent it from falling to the invading Crusaders and power was relocated north to Cairo, where it has remained ever since.

Answer: Wales - Ireland

Known as Sianel San Siôr in Welsh and Muir Bhreatan in Irish, at its narrowest point St. George's Channel separates Saint David's Head in Pembrokeshire (Wales) and Carnsore Point in County Wexford (Ireland). At the northern end of the channel is the Irish Sea, at its southern end the Celtic Sea.
Of the alternatives, England and Northern Ireland are separated by 'The North Channel', Papua New Guinea and Australia are separated by 'Torres Strait', and the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland are split by 'The Fehmarn Belt'.

Answer: Prague

A 3rd-century Christian martyr originally from Sicily, Vitus is one of the most venerable saints in Roman Catholicism. The patron saint of actors and epileptics, his feast day is celebrated primarily on June 15, although the festival of Vidovdan is held in his Honor on June 28 in those parts of Eastern Europe still using the Julian calendar.
The bones of one hand of St. Vitus were given to the Duke of Bohemia as a gift in 925. Now a national treasure, the remains are kept today in the cathedral named for him in Prague. Located within the grounds of Prague Castle, its full name is 'The St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert Cathedral'. The largest church in the Czech Republic, the Gothic cathedral that is one of Prague's most visited sites dates back to 1344 and is the burial place for many Bohemian kings.