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"What If" Quiz 4

What if I had a 4WD and...these would be my stopping points on a journey criss-crossing the Americas. How many can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,953

Updated
Jun 27 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
2582

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Question 1 of 15

1. I am in Deadhorse filling my 4WD(from now on called Fred), with fuel. Are we north or south of the Arctic Circle?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 15

2. I abandon Fred, (forgive me),for a detour to travel on the WP&YR. What railway do these letters represent? Hint

White Pass&Yukon

Woodstock &Yellowhead

Winnipeg&Yukon

White Pass&Yellowhead

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Question 3 of 15

3. Back to Fred and a long drive to The Waterton Glacier International Peace Park. When did it become the world's first peace park? Hint

1919

1953

1945

1932

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Question 4 of 15

4. Another long drive, a new set of wheels and a tune up (for Fred), our next stop is Cahokia Mounds. In which US state are these found? Hint

Illinois

Michigan

North Dakota

Wisconsin

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Question 5 of 15

5. Fred and I are criss-crossing the US as my next stop takes us to another World Heritage site on the Mesa Verde Plateau. What is this legacy from the Pueblo Indians? Hint

Pyramid

Temple

Cave Painting

Cliff Dwellings

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Question 6 of 15

6. Our last stop in the US is Salinas, California, the birth place of one of my favourite American authors. He was born here in 1902 and he is ___? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

John Steinbeck

John Fletcher

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Question 7 of 15

7. I need some R&R. Fred needs another tune up. It's time for some lazing around, sun and fishing in a very popular Mexican resort on the Gulf of Mexico. Can you name it? Hint

Durango

Guadalajara

Acapulco

Tampico

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Question 8 of 15

8. In which Central American country will we find the ruins of Quirigua? Hint

Nicaragua

Guatemala

Panama

Costa Rica

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Question 9 of 15

9. Again, I abandon Fred, I could not leave Central America without diving to explore the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere. Where can that reef be found? Hint

Belize

Panama

El Salvador

Honduras

10. It takes two weeks travel to reach our next destination. Fred cannot manage the climb so, the final leg of the journey is completed on horseback to see the condors fly in the Colca Canyon. What South American country have I now reached? Hint

Ecuador

Colombia

Peru

Chile

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Question 11 of 15

11. Time for some more rest for us. South America is famous for its festivals. Which festival is celebrated on June 24th in Cuzco? Hint

Mardi Gras

Inti Raymi

Semana Santa

El Paseo de Los Ninos

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Question 12 of 15

12. A long drive through the Atacama Desert takes us to Pablo Neruda's last home, which later became a museum. Neruda lived here from 1939-1973. Where are we now? Hint

Santiago

Isla Negra

Valparaiso

Puerto Montt

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Question 13 of 15

13. We have to visit the southernmost city in the world, Fred gets a rest as we have to travel by boat to Tierra Del Fuego. Can you name its capital? Hint

Ushuaia

Puerto Montt

Mount Castor

Islas Negra

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Question 14 of 15

14. Fred never complains, even as we travel through Patagonia. Our next stop is a capital city with two famous football clubs, Boca and River Plate. Name it. Hint

Sao Paulo

Asuncion

Montevideo

Buenos Aires

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Question 15 of 15

15. One final excursion before returning to routine and humdrum existence. I must see the Iguazu Falls on the borders of ___. Hint

Uruguay , Brazil and Paraguay

Brazil , Argentina and Paraguay

Paraguay , Argentina and Uruguay

Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I am in Deadhorse filling my 4WD(from now on called Fred), with fuel. Are we north or south of the Arctic Circle?

Answer: North

Deadhorse is 265 miles inside the Arctic Circle, on the Beaufort Sea. The highway south to Fairbanks is officially called the Dalton Highway, but is frequently called the "haul road". Fred and I begin our journey.

2. I abandon Fred, (forgive me),for a detour to travel on the WP&YR. What railway do these letters represent?

Answer: White Pass&Yukon

This is a narrow gauge railway built during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush. Nowadays, it only travels 40 of the original 110 mile journey. But Wow! Wow!Wow! what scenery from Skagway in Alaska to Bennett in British Columbia.

3. Back to Fred and a long drive to The Waterton Glacier International Peace Park. When did it become the world's first peace park?

Answer: 1932

This is a World Heritage Site, made from Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada and Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. It is a photographer's heaven.

4. Another long drive, a new set of wheels and a tune up (for Fred), our next stop is Cahokia Mounds. In which US state are these found?

Answer: Illinois

These are found 13 km north-east of St. Louis, Missouri. They are the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. The tallest mound is called Monks Mound.

5. Fred and I are criss-crossing the US as my next stop takes us to another World Heritage site on the Mesa Verde Plateau. What is this legacy from the Pueblo Indians?

Answer: Cliff Dwellings

These dwellings were built from the 6th to the 12th century at an altitude of 2,600m. They have always fascinated me.

6. Our last stop in the US is Salinas, California, the birth place of one of my favourite American authors. He was born here in 1902 and he is ___?

Answer: John Steinbeck

The National Steinbeck Centre is in Old Salinas. There is also a programme to refurbish Main Street in Old Salinas, to replicate days gone by.

7. I need some R&R. Fred needs another tune up. It's time for some lazing around, sun and fishing in a very popular Mexican resort on the Gulf of Mexico. Can you name it?

Answer: Tampico

Just the thing for me fishing, golf, tennis, swimming and gorgeous Mexican cuisine. Fred looks like new as we begin our journey southwards.

8. In which Central American country will we find the ruins of Quirigua?

Answer: Guatemala

These ruins date from Mayan civilisation. They include monuments, carved stellae and sculpted calendars.

9. Again, I abandon Fred, I could not leave Central America without diving to explore the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere. Where can that reef be found?

Answer: Belize

This is home to marine turtles, manatees and the American marine crocodile.

Answer: Peru

Thin air, and dizzying heights are the reward for reaching the original Condor Pass. Here the condors are protected. The canyon is deeper than the Grand Canyon but is terraced on the sides as the Incas cultivated the land.

11. Time for some more rest for us. South America is famous for its festivals. Which festival is celebrated on June 24th in Cuzco?

Answer: Inti Raymi

This is the Inca new year celebrated at the Winter solstice. Festivities begin outside the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in Cuzco and last for a week.

12. A long drive through the Atacama Desert takes us to Pablo Neruda's last home, which later became a museum. Neruda lived here from 1939-1973. Where are we now?

Answer: Isla Negra

Pablo Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. His love poetry is simply inspiring. Fred does not appreciate it, he has no soul.

13. We have to visit the southernmost city in the world, Fred gets a rest as we have to travel by boat to Tierra Del Fuego. Can you name its capital?

Answer: Ushuaia

This is a tax free shoppers heaven.

14. Fred never complains, even as we travel through Patagonia. Our next stop is a capital city with two famous football clubs, Boca and River Plate. Name it.

Answer: Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires has the widest avenue in the world, is passionate about football, but best of all is famous for the tango. Another set of wheels, but Fred has deserved them!

15. One final excursion before returning to routine and humdrum existence. I must see the Iguazu Falls on the borders of ___.

Answer: Brazil , Argentina and Paraguay

A helicopter ride over the falls is terrifying but thrilling. A few more days in the Iguazu National Park filming jaguars, ocelots , tapirs, howler monkeys, caymans, giant anteaters would be super. Wow! what a great way to end a dream holiday.
Anyone want to buy a 4WD, only one careful owner?

Source: Author Fiachra

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