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U International Quiz

U know there is a scarcity of U places on earth. But there are enough for a nice quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by janshannon. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
janshannon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,904

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3885

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Question 1 of 10

1. You could dance to the Blue Danube Waltz in Ulm. It's located on the Danube River in which country? Hint

Hungary

Austria

Slovakia

Germany

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Question 2 of 10

2. Upper Volta is no longer what it used to be. What is it called today? Hint

Guinea-Bissau

Sierra Leone

Burkina Faso

Malawi

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you drank Budels Meibock in Utrecht, you would be drinking what where? Hint

Beer in the Netherlands

Spring water in Liechtenstein

May Wine in Luxembourg

Buttermilk in Belgium

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Question 4 of 10

4. You're sure to know the name of this great city that was in Mesopotamia.

Answer: (One short word Must start with U.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Uranium City glows in which Canadian province? Hint

British Columbia

Saskatchewan

Alberta

Manitoba

6. An ancient rivalry between two sheikdoms was ended in 1999 when the Crown Prince of Dubai married the daughter of Abu Dhabi's sovereign, who, by the way, is the president of this U country. What's the country's name?

Answer: (3 words, the first starting with U or just 3 initials No punctuation)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Usk directions to the Usk River and you would most likely be in which U country? Hint

United States

Uruguay

Uganda

United Kingdom

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Question 8 of 10

8. Take a boat ride down the Rio Plata from Buenos Aires, and you could end up in the capital of this U country.

Answer: (One word, seven letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. A buttery chicken dish (Yum) is named for this capital of the Ukraine? Hint

Minsk

Chernobyl

Odessa

Kiev

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Question 10 of 10

10. ATMs are everywhere. Ulan Bator got one in 2002. Where is Ulan Bator? Hint

Sikkim

Nepal

Tibet

Mongolia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You could dance to the Blue Danube Waltz in Ulm. It's located on the Danube River in which country?

Answer: Germany

Ulm was the birthplace of Albert Einstein.

2. Upper Volta is no longer what it used to be. What is it called today?

Answer: Burkina Faso

Upper Volta gained its independence from France in 1960 and changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984.

3. If you drank Budels Meibock in Utrecht, you would be drinking what where?

Answer: Beer in the Netherlands

Budels Meibock is a pale seasonal beer available in The Netherlands only in the spring.

4. You're sure to know the name of this great city that was in Mesopotamia.

Answer: Ur

Circa 3500 B.C., the people of Mesopotamia built the famed city that was centered around a temple tower called a ziggurat, a kind of terraced pyramid.

5. Uranium City glows in which Canadian province?

Answer: Saskatchewan

Once a flourishing mining town, Uranium City now has about 200 residents enjoying life near Lake Athabasca.

Answer: United Arab Emirates

The UAE, a union of seven sovereign sheikdoms, was formed when the British withdrew in 1971. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are both part of the UAE.

7. Usk directions to the Usk River and you would most likely be in which U country?

Answer: United Kingdom

The Usk River is in Wales.

8. Take a boat ride down the Rio Plata from Buenos Aires, and you could end up in the capital of this U country.

Answer: Uruguay

You would have traveled from Argentina to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.

9. A buttery chicken dish (Yum) is named for this capital of the Ukraine?

Answer: Kiev

Chernobyl is the site of the 1986 nuclear, disaster. Odessa is the Ukraine's principal seaport.

My favorite chicken dish is called--in English--Chicken Kiev.

10. ATMs are everywhere. Ulan Bator got one in 2002. Where is Ulan Bator?

Answer: Mongolia

Should ANY OF you adventurous travelers need a cash infusion, Ulan Bator's ATM machine is located on Peace Avenue, close to Sukhbaatar Square.

Source: Author janshannon

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