Where Do You Go For Fun? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Azores

The Flores island in the Azores is a little over 140 square kilometers in area, and has a population of around 4000 people. It was first inhabited (by sheep!) in the mid-fifteenth century, and permanent human settlement began in 1480.

As well as the Azores, the Sunda Island group in Indonesia has a Flores Island, and the city of Flores is one of the departmental capitals of Guatemala. The word Flores means "flowers" in Portuguese.

Answer: England

Formby lies just outside the major city conurbation of Liverpool, on Merseyside, in England.
The earliest known permanent settlement of the area dates back to the Vikings in the ninth century, but traces of human activity have been found which date back to around 4000 BC.

The first entertainer to use the name was born James Lawler Booth, and according to popular belief he chose the name George Formby after he saw a train heading to the town and liked the sound of it. His son, born George Hoy Booth, followed in his father's footsteps and became more famous, mainly due to his comic songs, which he accompanied on his trademark ukulele.

Answer: Britton Hill

At just 105m elevation, there are actually skyscrapers in Florida that are taller than Britton Hill. The tallest of these in the early 21st century, a hotel in Miami, is over twice as high, at 240 metres!

Tallahassee in Leon County, in the northern part of the state, has been the capital of Florida since 1824, when the area was still "The Florida Territory" rather than a State.

Answer: Espalmador

Espalmador has become a popular destination for tourists visiting Formentera, and among the yachting fraternity in the Mediterranean. It lies directly north of Formentera, and is only truly separate when high tide covers the sandbank connecting the two islands.

Answer: Taiwan

The name came from the Portuguese "Ilha Formosa" which means "beautiful island". It is separated from China by the Taiwan Strait, which is a little over one hundred miles across at the widest point.

Answer: It is the site of the greatest tidal range in the world

According to the "Guinness World Records", the mean tidal range at Burncoat Head, within the Bay of Fundy, is between 47.5 and 53.5 feet, with the maximum ever recorded tide rising a little over seventy feet.

Burncoat Head is in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia, with the Bay of Fundy separating Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Burncoat Head is also known as Burntcoat Head.

Answer: Pico Jandia

Mount Jandia is also known as Pico de la Zarza, and is a little over 800m high.
The Canary Islands, of which Fuertaventua is part, were formed around twenty million years ago via volcanic activity.

Answer: Tuscany

The earliest records of the city date from around 80 BC when a settlement named Fluentia was established to provide a home for retired and invalid soldiers from the Roman army.
In 1982, Florence was made a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Answer: Castillo Sohail

Sohail Castle was built by Abd-ar-Rahman III in the 950s, to help defend the coast from marauders. Since 2000, it has been extensively restored to its former glory and is now a popular tourist attraction.

During the renovation works, ruins dating back as far as 300BC were also discovered.
Fuengirola is part of the province of Malaga, in the Andalusia region of Spain.

Answer: Portugal

Funchal is the capital city of the islands of Madeira. Along with the Azores, it is an autonomous overseas region of Portugal, and has been settled since the early fifteenth century.
The island's motto translates into English as "Of all islands, the most beautiful and free".