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Gardz Around the World

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Gardz Around the World game quiz
"The Avant-GardZ present our second team quiz. We hope you will take the time to participate. It features questions on the countries from which members of the team come. Good luck."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. What astonishing discovery was made at the Bay of Skaill on Orkney's west coast, Scotland, in 1850?
    Scottish crown jewels
    Wrecked Spanish galleons
    A Stone Age settlement
    Seven preserved mammoths


2. Who was the famous Canadian Mohawk Poetess who toured across Canada and the United States sixteen times and made three trips to England where she performed before royalty and entertained capacity crowds at Steinway Hall?
    Emily Pauline Johnson
    Lucy Maud Montgomery
    Margaret Atwood
    Elizabeth Smart


3. In which Canadian province would you be if you're participating in a ceremony where you kiss a fish, drink rum and need to recite the line "Long may your big jib draw"?
    Quebec
    Saskatchewan
    Yukon
    Newfoundland


4. What is the name of New Zealand's national men's rugby union team?
    Kiwis
    Black Sox
    Silver Ferns
    All Blacks


5. In what year did Wellington become the official capital city of New Zealand?
    1893
    1840
    1865
    1841


6. For three days each year, 1500 square miles of what state are not considered part of the USA?
    Colorado
    Louisiana
    Montana
    Texas


7. Known for housing the world's largest underground chamber, Gunung Mulu National Park is one of the main tourist attractions in Malaysia. Apart from its rich biodiversity and amazing limestone formations, this national park is also famous for its Abraham Lincoln rock profile. On which island is this famous national park located?
    Madagascar
    New Guinea
    Borneo
    Sumatra


8. Standing at 452m, the Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until the title was overtaken by Taipei 101 (509m) in 2004 and subsequently, Burj Khalifa (828m) in 2010. In which Federal Territory is this pride of Malaysia located?
    Labuan
    Sarawak
    Putrajaya
    Kuala Lumpur


9. Sarehole Mill in Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK, is one of only two working water-mills in the city but is more famous for which of these reasons?
    Founder members of Birmingham band Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi first met at Sarehole Mill whilst playing truant from school
    Sarehole Mill was the birthplace of "Peace in our time" British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
    JRR Tolkien lived close to Sarehole Mill as a young boy and it provided inspiration for settings in "The Lord of The Rings"
    The site of the first major battle in The English Civil War was at Sarehole Mill


10. While skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and once the longest skating rink in the world, it's customary to enjoy a Canadian treat of fried dough sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. What's this treat called?
    MooseTracks
    BeaverTail
    Flat Donut
    Skate Plate


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