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E: 12/01 Sunday Times Travle Quiz - Nikon Camera £1500 vouchers
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yet another quiz! did a search but nothing come up so this is hopefully new post
quiz here - you have to log on for the link -
t+c here
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article5393932.ece
i'll start the ball rolling and say 1 is SURIN
http://www.godifferently.com/thailand/surin_elephant_festival.asp
2a is paris +
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1655703-Gargoyle_on_Notre_Dame-Paris.jpg
other questions are
3. According to mariners, what won't you find below 40 and 50 degrees respectively?
Answer: NO LAW NO GOD
4. How long is a first-class passenger allowed to have the water on in the new Emirates A380 in-flight shower?
a) 5 minutes ***
b) 8 minutes
c) 25 minutes
d) Three hours
5. The Java Sea is surrounded by islands that are part of which country?
a) Malaysia
b) Indonesia ***
c) Micronesia
d) Philippines
6. What distinguishes Hells Canyon?
a) Windiest place in Idaho
b) The most species of cactus of any American national park
c) Most missing walkers per mile in one year in American records
d) Deepest river gorge in North America
7. What is the largest country in mainland Africa?
Answer:
8. And the smallest?
Answer:
9. What in heaven's name is an arepa?
a) A cornmeal snack, usually fried, often served with cheese ***
b) A fish that swims up your urethra
c) A fish that doesn’t swim up your urethra
d) A Venezuelan hat
10. Which port city in the UK has both the time and the inclination?
Answer:
11. What connects the York Hotel in San Francisco, the Plaza in New York, the Hyde Park Hilton and the Carlton in Cannes?
Answer:
12. Where would making an okay sign with your thumb and forefinger in the style of a deep-sea diver not be considered okay?
a) Botswana
b) Canada
c) Brazil
d) France
13. Which commercial airliner has the fastest cruise speed?
a) Boeing 777
b) Airbus A320
c) Embraer 195
d) Vickers VC10
14. Oasis of the Seas is the largest cruise ship afloat - but what's so special about its funnel?
a) It spins round and round
b) It goes up and down
c) It has a helter-skelter around it
d) It's a sailing ship. It doesn't have one
15. Which of the following cities can Ryanair most accurately be described as flying to?
a) Oslo
b) Rome
c) Milan
d) Stockholm
16. You are flying LHR - CAI - BOM - SIN - SYD - SCL - EZE - GRU - LHR. Which city will you be sightseeing in after the sixth flight?
Answer:
17. You're standing on the harbour of St George. You might be dipping your toe in the warm Caribbean sea. Later, you'll snack on roti and maybe snooze away the afternoon. Name the island?
Answer:
18. That dream has evaporated. You're about to get knocked down by one of six lanes of traffic at a junction in one of the world's great capital cities. Hopping deftly out of the way, you decide you need an onsen or a Sapporo to recover. Name the city?
Answer:
19. And now you've been bitten by a snake. What would be a good thing to do?
a) Cut and suck the wound like you're in a Barclaycard ad
b) Keep the bite site higher than the heart
c) Keep the bite site lower than the heart
d) Bite the snake back
20. It's not your lucky day. You've found yourself face to face with a stroppy-looking elephant. If he charges, should you...?
a) Take three quick steps to the left
b) Run up the nearest tree. Speed is of the essence
c) Run up the nearest tree that has a trunk bigger than you can stretch your arms around
d) Charge back waving your arm around like an angry trunk
21. In which country would you be most likely to listen to the saz?
Answer:
22. Protesters closed down Bangkok's new airport this year. What's it called?
a) Suvarnabhumi
b) Don Mueang
c) Krung Thep
d) Shinawatra
23. Atlantis opened with a bang in November - 2,000 guests, the world's biggest fireworks display, Kylie on stage. How much did the party cost?
a) £350,000
b) £3,500,000
c) £13,500,000
24. Atlantis is the first-ever hotel on the site. Why?
a) It's on a sacred burial ground, which had to be deconsecrated
b) It's on quicksand, which had to be excavated
c) It's on a man-made island, which had to be built
d) It's on the remains of a mountain, which had to be levelled
25. On which continent can you swim in a lake of tea tree oil?
a) South America
b) India
c) Australia
d) Africa
26. Hawaii consists of a chain of how many islands?
a) 3
b) 137 *** this one
c) 311
d) 312
27. What is not commonly touted as a cure for jet lag?
a) Garlic
b) Ginger
c) Carrot
d) Marmite
28. With apologies for our pronunciation, match the following greetings with the countries in which you would hear them:
a) Sawatdi THAILAND
b) Paivaa FINLAND
c) Gnunha yinda murdi AUSTRALIA Gunggari
d) Sveiki LATVIA/LITHUANIA
29. Who said the following?
a) "Travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind."
b) "A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it."
c) "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."
d) "I swims in the Tagus all across at once, and I rides on an !!! or a mule, and swears Portuguese, and have got a diarrhea and bites from the mosquitoes. But what of that? Comfort must not be expected by folks that go a pleasuring."
30. Who said the following, and about which town? "I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous, mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless tourists."
Answer:
31. Which country has a machinegun on its national flag?
Answer:
32. Which Native American tribe live in villages hidden at the top of desert mesas, wear spirit masks and refuse to be photographed?
a) Iroquois
b) Blackfeet
c) Hopi
d) Comanche
33. In the Chilean Andes, where it grows to about 100ft tall, they call it the parasol tree. What common name do Brits know it better by?
a) Firethorn
b) Monkey puzzle
c) Porcupine tree
d) Scots pine
34. In which country is a fish with a poison 1,200 times as potent as cyanide considered a delicacy?
Answer: JAPAN
35. And in which country did 15 people die last year after unscrupulous traders dyed the fish pink and pretended it was salmon?
Answer: THAILAND http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22294828-5006003,00.html
quiz here - you have to log on for the link -
t+c here
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article5393932.ece
i'll start the ball rolling and say 1 is SURIN
http://www.godifferently.com/thailand/surin_elephant_festival.asp
2a is paris +
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1655703-Gargoyle_on_Notre_Dame-Paris.jpg
other questions are
3. According to mariners, what won't you find below 40 and 50 degrees respectively?
Answer: NO LAW NO GOD
4. How long is a first-class passenger allowed to have the water on in the new Emirates A380 in-flight shower?
a) 5 minutes ***
b) 8 minutes
c) 25 minutes
d) Three hours
5. The Java Sea is surrounded by islands that are part of which country?
a) Malaysia
b) Indonesia ***
c) Micronesia
d) Philippines
6. What distinguishes Hells Canyon?
a) Windiest place in Idaho
b) The most species of cactus of any American national park
c) Most missing walkers per mile in one year in American records
d) Deepest river gorge in North America
7. What is the largest country in mainland Africa?
Answer:
8. And the smallest?
Answer:
9. What in heaven's name is an arepa?
a) A cornmeal snack, usually fried, often served with cheese ***
b) A fish that swims up your urethra
c) A fish that doesn’t swim up your urethra
d) A Venezuelan hat
10. Which port city in the UK has both the time and the inclination?
Answer:
11. What connects the York Hotel in San Francisco, the Plaza in New York, the Hyde Park Hilton and the Carlton in Cannes?
Answer:
12. Where would making an okay sign with your thumb and forefinger in the style of a deep-sea diver not be considered okay?
a) Botswana
b) Canada
c) Brazil
d) France
13. Which commercial airliner has the fastest cruise speed?
a) Boeing 777
b) Airbus A320
c) Embraer 195
d) Vickers VC10
14. Oasis of the Seas is the largest cruise ship afloat - but what's so special about its funnel?
a) It spins round and round
b) It goes up and down
c) It has a helter-skelter around it
d) It's a sailing ship. It doesn't have one
15. Which of the following cities can Ryanair most accurately be described as flying to?
a) Oslo
b) Rome
c) Milan
d) Stockholm
16. You are flying LHR - CAI - BOM - SIN - SYD - SCL - EZE - GRU - LHR. Which city will you be sightseeing in after the sixth flight?
Answer:
17. You're standing on the harbour of St George. You might be dipping your toe in the warm Caribbean sea. Later, you'll snack on roti and maybe snooze away the afternoon. Name the island?
Answer:
18. That dream has evaporated. You're about to get knocked down by one of six lanes of traffic at a junction in one of the world's great capital cities. Hopping deftly out of the way, you decide you need an onsen or a Sapporo to recover. Name the city?
Answer:
19. And now you've been bitten by a snake. What would be a good thing to do?
a) Cut and suck the wound like you're in a Barclaycard ad
b) Keep the bite site higher than the heart
c) Keep the bite site lower than the heart
d) Bite the snake back
20. It's not your lucky day. You've found yourself face to face with a stroppy-looking elephant. If he charges, should you...?
a) Take three quick steps to the left
b) Run up the nearest tree. Speed is of the essence
c) Run up the nearest tree that has a trunk bigger than you can stretch your arms around
d) Charge back waving your arm around like an angry trunk
21. In which country would you be most likely to listen to the saz?
Answer:
22. Protesters closed down Bangkok's new airport this year. What's it called?
a) Suvarnabhumi
b) Don Mueang
c) Krung Thep
d) Shinawatra
23. Atlantis opened with a bang in November - 2,000 guests, the world's biggest fireworks display, Kylie on stage. How much did the party cost?
a) £350,000
b) £3,500,000
c) £13,500,000
24. Atlantis is the first-ever hotel on the site. Why?
a) It's on a sacred burial ground, which had to be deconsecrated
b) It's on quicksand, which had to be excavated
c) It's on a man-made island, which had to be built
d) It's on the remains of a mountain, which had to be levelled
25. On which continent can you swim in a lake of tea tree oil?
a) South America
b) India
c) Australia
d) Africa
26. Hawaii consists of a chain of how many islands?
a) 3
b) 137 *** this one
c) 311
d) 312
27. What is not commonly touted as a cure for jet lag?
a) Garlic
b) Ginger
c) Carrot
d) Marmite
28. With apologies for our pronunciation, match the following greetings with the countries in which you would hear them:
a) Sawatdi THAILAND
b) Paivaa FINLAND
c) Gnunha yinda murdi AUSTRALIA Gunggari
d) Sveiki LATVIA/LITHUANIA
29. Who said the following?
a) "Travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind."
b) "A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it."
c) "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."
d) "I swims in the Tagus all across at once, and I rides on an !!! or a mule, and swears Portuguese, and have got a diarrhea and bites from the mosquitoes. But what of that? Comfort must not be expected by folks that go a pleasuring."
30. Who said the following, and about which town? "I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous, mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless tourists."
Answer:
31. Which country has a machinegun on its national flag?
Answer:
32. Which Native American tribe live in villages hidden at the top of desert mesas, wear spirit masks and refuse to be photographed?
a) Iroquois
b) Blackfeet
c) Hopi
d) Comanche
33. In the Chilean Andes, where it grows to about 100ft tall, they call it the parasol tree. What common name do Brits know it better by?
a) Firethorn
b) Monkey puzzle
c) Porcupine tree
d) Scots pine
34. In which country is a fish with a poison 1,200 times as potent as cyanide considered a delicacy?
Answer: JAPAN
35. And in which country did 15 people die last year after unscrupulous traders dyed the fish pink and pretended it was salmon?
Answer: THAILAND http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22294828-5006003,00.html
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2. France, Spain, Russia (Spain??)
3. Law and god
4. 5 minutes
5. Indonesia
6. d) deepest gorge in North America
7. Sudan
8. The Gambia **********updated 050109
9. a) A cornmeal snack, usually fried, often served with cheese
10. Which port city in the UK has both the time and the inclination? London? Greenwich?
11. All were used in Hitchcock movies
12. Brazil
13. Boeing 777 ?
14. it goes up and down
15. Rome
16. Buenos Aires (EZE)
17. Grenada ??
18. Tokyo
19. c) Keep the bite lower than the heart
20. c) Run up the nearest tree that has a trunk bigger than you can stretch your arms around
21. Turkey ??
22. Suvarnabhumi
23. c, £13.5 M
24. c) It's on a man-made island, which had to be built
25. c) Australia
26. b) 137
27. b) ginger ?
28. Thailand, Finland, Australia, Latvia (or Lithuania)
29. Paul Theroux, John Steinbeck, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lord Byron
30. Brigette Bardot
31. Mozambique
32. c) Hopi
33. b) Monkey puzzle
34. Japan
35. Thailand0 -
9 = A cornmeal snack
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5 - Indonesia
from Wiki "The Java Sea lies between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south; Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east. Karimata Strait to its northwest, links it to the South China Sea."Comping since Sept 08 - Clothes Show Tickets|Tigi Goody Bag|Cosmo Wins|U2 Goody Bag and Ipod Nano|Top Gear Goody Bag|Galaxy Book - Marian Keyes|Bourjois eyeshadow|Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish|£35 Next Giftcard|£100 Debenhams Giftcard|Kasabian Tickets (thanks to the very kind Shjo558)|2x Ipod Shuffle|Sony mp3 Player|20,000 Nectar Points|0 -
23. £13,500,000 ? ( can only find ref to £15,000,000 cost )
25. Austrailia from here
26. 137 ? ( can only find refrences to 132 islands!)
27. Marmite
28.a. Thailand
b. Finland
c. Australia
d. Lithuania ?
29.a. Paul Theroux
b. John Steinbeck
c. Robert Louis Stevenson
d. Lord Byron
30. Brigitte Bardot , Saint Tropez from here
31. Mozambique from here
33. b) the monkey puzzle from here
34. The puffer fish , Japan
35. Thailand from hereWins 2008 £1273.40 :T
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thanks to everyone who takes the time to post the
competitions
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19. C
from Wiki
Make sure to keep the bitten limb in a functional position and below the victim's heart level so as to minimize blood returning to the heart and other organs of the bodyComping since Sept 08 - Clothes Show Tickets|Tigi Goody Bag|Cosmo Wins|U2 Goody Bag and Ipod Nano|Top Gear Goody Bag|Galaxy Book - Marian Keyes|Bourjois eyeshadow|Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish|£35 Next Giftcard|£100 Debenhams Giftcard|Kasabian Tickets (thanks to the very kind Shjo558)|2x Ipod Shuffle|Sony mp3 Player|20,000 Nectar Points|0 -
19. C Keep the bite lower than the heart
Evidence is here http://www.atmagazine.co.uk/content/view/866/94/0 -
I think 32 is also C Hopi but let me check
Yep, looks like it is Hopi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopi_Reservation0 -
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11. All were used in Hitchcock movies
Vertigo, North by northwest, Frenzy and To Catch a Thief0 -
I think 2 is
Paris, Bilbao, Moscow
Bilbao being the Guggenheim Museum
edit: France, Spain, Russia
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