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World Traveler Trivia Quiz

Let's see how good your knowledge of world traveling really is. This quiz should be fairly simple for anyone who knows basic geography, world landmarks and major cities. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by AbsolutEuphoria2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
AbsolutEuphoria2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
125,620

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3410

Last 3 plays: Geoff565 (10/10), emmal2000uk (1/10), Guest 104 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Upon walking along the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, along the Zambezi river, I come across a magnificent waterfall. What is it?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. I am in the only place on Earth where I can see the sunrise over the Pacific Ocean and sunset over the Caribbean. Where am I?

Answer: (One Word Name of a country.)

3. I have just left from the the city of Calais. I am headed towards the city of Folkestone. I should be there in 35 minutes. Several years ago my trip would have been impossible. Where am I?(The answers given are in their shortened, more popular form.) Hint

The Causeway

The Chunnel

The Concord

The Transcon

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Question 4 of 10

4. I am looking up at two of the world's highest buildings. They were the world's tallest when they were built in 1998. Where am I? Hint

Hong Kong

Tokyo

Toronto

Malaysia

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Question 5 of 10

5. I am at the world famous Sydney Opera House. What state of Australia am I in? Hint

South Australia

New South Wales

The Northern Territory

Queensland

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Question 6 of 10

6. I am traveling along the Rio de la Plata when I stop off for a little sight seeing at a famous capital city. I am on the south side of the river. Where am I?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. As I travel through Egypt via the Suez Canal I see a large body of water ahead of me. This will eventually take me to my destination of Mecca. What body of water is it? Hint

The Euphrates River

The Dead Sea

The Red Sea

The Persian Gulf

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Question 8 of 10

8. I have made my way here to the ol' Lone Star State. I have sat myself right down in the capital city for some good ol' fashion eggs and grits. Can ya'll guess where I am? Hint

Austin

Dallas

Houston

San Antonio

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Question 9 of 10

9. I have now traveled to a place that has one of the most diverse and unique species of animals. Here you can find the famous hissing cockroach and ring tailed lemur. It is said this place is a living laboratory of evolution. Where am I?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. After my long journey I have finally found myself wandering along the river Euphrates about 50km south of modern day Baghdad, Iraq. 2,600 years ago I would have been in a beautiful paradise oasis. where am I?

Answer: (One Word-the city as it were 600BC)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Upon walking along the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, along the Zambezi river, I come across a magnificent waterfall. What is it?

Answer: Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Livingstone, the first European to see the Falls, found them in 1855. It is the largest curtain of water falling in the world. At its flood peak, it pours 500,000 cubic meters of water per second into its gorge.

2. I am in the only place on Earth where I can see the sunrise over the Pacific Ocean and sunset over the Caribbean. Where am I?

Answer: Panama

The unusual shape of Panama makes it the only place in the world where this seemingly impossible feat is possible. If you do not believe this check out an atlas.

Answer: The Chunnel

Completed in 1994 the Eurotunnel(more popularly called 'The Chunnel') is the longest underseas tunnel in the world when it was built. It actually consists of three individual tunnels. The trains which carry passengers, as well as vehicles, travel at a speed of up to 140kph.

4. I am looking up at two of the world's highest buildings. They were the world's tallest when they were built in 1998. Where am I?

Answer: Malaysia

Located in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas Towers stand an impressive 1,483 feet. The towers were completed in 1998 at a cost of 1.6 billion dollars.
Note that a building is a structure that is for residential or business use.

5. I am at the world famous Sydney Opera House. What state of Australia am I in?

Answer: New South Wales

The famous Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973 and boasts an audience of two million people per year.

6. I am traveling along the Rio de la Plata when I stop off for a little sight seeing at a famous capital city. I am on the south side of the river. Where am I?

Answer: Buenos Aires

Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay is on the north bank.

7. As I travel through Egypt via the Suez Canal I see a large body of water ahead of me. This will eventually take me to my destination of Mecca. What body of water is it?

Answer: The Red Sea

The Red Sea actually appears red during certain times of the year due to a specific type of algae. When the blooms of the algae die, they turn the color of the sea into a reddish-brown.

8. I have made my way here to the ol' Lone Star State. I have sat myself right down in the capital city for some good ol' fashion eggs and grits. Can ya'll guess where I am?

Answer: Austin

No it's not Houston, Dallas or San Antonio. I have always found it surprising how many people can name nearly every capital city in the U.S. but get this one wrong.

Answer: Madagascar

Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world is home to a wide array of exotic and endangered animals. Included in this list are Lemurs, tortoises and chameleons.

Answer: Babylon

Known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the hanging gardens of Babylon were built around 600B.C. It is said that King Nebuchadnezzar built the magnificent gardens to please his wife. "The Hanging Garden has plants cultivated above ground level, and the roots of the trees are embedded in an upper terrace rather than in the earth. The whole mass is supported on stone columns... Streams of water emerging from elevated sources flow down sloping channels... These waters irrigate the whole garden saturating the roots of plants and keeping the whole area moist. Hence the grass is permanently green and the leaves of trees grow firmly attached to supple branches... This is a work of art of royal luxury and its most striking feature is that the labor of cultivation is suspended above the heads of the spectators."
-Kathleen Teller
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