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Long Way Down

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Introduction:
"Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman began their second motorcycle adventure, "Long Way Down", in May 2007, travelling 15,000 miles from John O?Groats to Cape Town in 85 days. 1000+ hours of footage was edited into six one hour episodes broadcast on BBC2"


1. How many people in total undertook the "Long Way Down" journey from John O?Groats to Cape Town?
    Three
    Six
    Four
    Eight


2. Nine weeks before the team were due to depart Ewan broke his ankle, putting the whole trip in jeopardy. Where did this accident happen?
    Shepherds Bush Roundabout
    Shadow Hawk Survival Centre
    On a family skiing holiday
    Objective Hostile Training School


3. After travelling through Scotland, England, France, Italy and Sicily, covering over 3000 miles in just thirteen days, what was the first African country on the "Long Way Down" itinerary?
    Algeria
    Tunisia
    Morocco
    Libya


4. Which two members of the team were unable to travel through Libya?
    Dai Jones and Jim Foster
    David Alexanian and Jim Foster
    David Alexanian and Jimmy Simak
    Jimmy Simak and Dai Jones


5. The "Long Way Down" team was tied to a tight schedule during the first 5721 miles of their journey because they had to be in Aswan on day 24 in order to catch a ferry. Which country did the ferry take them to?
    Sudan
    Chad
    Ethiopia
    Kenya


6. After travelling 7471 miles, the "Long Way Down" team took three days off. Where did they spend their three day break?
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Kombolcha, Ethiopia
    Metema, Ethiopia
    Sashemene, Ethiopia


7. On day 46 of the trip, the "Long Way Down" team stayed at the Marsabit Lodge in Kenya. What wild animal did they see there?
    Gorillas
    Elephants
    Hippopotamus
    Zebra


8. In programme five, Charley and Ewan visited the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya and then headed off toward Uganda. What did they do shortly before leaving Kenya?
    Visited the Okavango Delta
    Visited a Fair Trade Coffee plantation
    Crossed the Equator
    Raced each other up Betty?s Hill


9. While in Uganda (and also while in Ethiopia and Malawi), the "Long Way Down" visited projects run by which organisation?
    Oxfam
    UNICEF
    Save The Children
    WHO


10. The "Long Way Down" employed a ?fixer? in each country that they travelled through. What was the name of their fixer in Rwanda?
    Daddy
    Peter
    Nikos
    Rick


11. On day 56 of the "Long Way Down", the team were at Parc National Des Volcans in Rwanda where they trekked for over an hour to see who or what?
    Rosette from Rwanda tourism
    Elephants
    Gorillas
    Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda


12. There was a two hour delay at the border between Rwanda and Tanzania because one of the "Long Way Down" team could not find his passport. Who was it?
    Ewan
    Dai
    Charley
    Jimmy


13. For one week of the trip, the "Long Way Down" gained another team member when they were joined by Ewan?s wife, Eve. Through which two countries did she ride with them?
    Tanzania and Malawi
    Malawi and Zambia
    Zambia and Botswana
    Malawi and Zimbabwe


14. On day 76, having travelled 12713 miles, the "Long Way Down" crossed the border from Botswana and arrived at a place called Dobe in which country?
    Namibia
    Zambia
    South Africa
    Angola


15. On day 85, Ewan and Charley were joined by a huge convoy of motorcycles for the last leg of their trip to Cape Town. What is the name of the southern most point of Africa where the convoy convened?
    Vioolsdrif
    The Skeleton Coast
    Port Elizabeth
    Cape Agulhas


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