Places You Can't Go Trivia Quiz

Answer: Area 51

Known as Groom Lake, this location is also known as Area 51. About 83 miles of Las Vegas, the secretive base sits in the middle of the desert. Some believe the base is used to develop and test secret aircraft, while conspiracy theorists will tell you it's where the government is hiding crashed UFOs. Chances are, you will not get in here.

Answer: France

The Lascaux Cave in France was found in 1940 by four boys looking for their dog. It contains hundreds of prehistoric cave paintings, depicting animals such as horses,deer, aurochs, ibex, bison, and cats. Sadly, the cave is no longer open to the general public, having been closed in 1963 when fungus and algae growing on the walls caused by human visitors were seen to be damaging the irreplaceable paintings.

A replica cave has been created nearby, enabling visitors to pretend that they have seen the real thing.

Answer: Ilha da Queimada Grande

About 90 miles from the city of São Paulo lies Ilha de Queimada Grande, or "Snake Island". It is a place so filled with venomous serpents that it's been called one of the "world's deadliest islands". It is closed to the public and only occasional scientists and the Navy are allowed to make rare visits.

Answer: Blue Ridge Mountains

The Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center is in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. It consists of two parts: the above-ground FEMA complex, and a 600,000-square-foot underground facility, which is designed to withstand widespread above-ground annihilation. The facility is so secretive not even regular authorities can enter, and it has its own police and fire departments.

Answer: In a vault

Coca-Cola is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Since its creation they have kept their recipe a jealously guarded trade secret. It is in a purpose-built vault at the company's World of Coca-Cola exhibit. This vault is never opened and is protected by a barrier that keeps the viewing public several feet away.

Answer: Ise Shrine

The Ise Shrine is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. It is home to a Sacred Mirror and entry to this place is forbidden to the common people. You can walk through the woods which surround the Shrine and walk on an ornamental walkway.

Answer: An island near Iceland

Located just south of Iceland, Surtsey is an island that was born from a volcano in 1963. No one is allowed on the island as it is being studied for its plant and animal formation. So far moss, lichens and birds make their home there.

Answer: False

Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station located in North Yorkshire, England. The purpose of this facility is not exactly known except that it is a large electronic monitoring station. The large white radomes are used to receive information sent to them from satellites. The only people allowed on this site are those who work there.

Answer: False

North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal has an indigenous population of Sentinelese, one of the last groups to have resisted contact with the modern world. Extremely protective of their isolation and privacy, any attempt by outsiders to land on the island is likely to result in a hail of arrows. No one is allowed on this island of 28 square miles.

Answer: Pripyat

Pripyat is an abandoned city that was built to house the workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The explosion of the Power Plant and subsequent fallout led to this city of 50,000 being abandoned on the afternoon of 27 April 1986.No one was allowed there for decades and still no one lives there legally, but day tours are available for the interested.