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1. This destination is the city you travel to in order to see the only remaining example of the famous seven "Wonders of the World". Giza Rhodes Cairo Beijing

2. Many consider the African safari a must-see travel adventure. Hunters coined the term "Big Five" around the five most difficult animals to capture. These include the lion, leopard, cape buffalo, elephant, and what other animal? Gorilla Giraffe Rhino Hippo

3. The ruins of Machu Picchu can be found in which region of Peru (a region that shares its name with the capital city of the Inca Empire)? Madre de Dios Ayacucho Puno Cuzco

4. The Grand Canyon cuts across two US states. True False

5. Which low-lying nation in the Indian Ocean is made up of 1,190 coral islands, only 200 of which are inhabited? Mauritius Seychelles Maldives Tahiti

6. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on earth and it can be seen from space. True False

7. Which European city, an attraction famed for its fine food, shopping and romance, was first settled by the Gauls prior to the Roman era? Answer: (One Word)

8. Antarctica has some spectacular and breathtaking landscapes. Following the 1961 treaty of ownership, which country laid the largest claim on Antarctica and continued to hold this largest proportion for fifty years? Argentina Australia Brazil New Zealand

9. Angkor Wat, found in Cambodia, is the largest of what kind of temple complex in the world? Islam Christian Jewish Hindu

10. For a truly adventurous and energetic holiday, you can actually swim from one continent to another across the Bosphorus Strait. Which two continents are these? Europe and Africa North and South America Asia and Europe Australia and Antarctica