Around the World in Eighty Days Quiz

Answer:

"Around the World in Eighty Days" is a novel written by Jules Verne. It was first published in 1872. In the narrative, Phileas Fogg, a London gentleman, along with his recently hired French valet Passepartout, attempts to travel around the world in 80 days, motivated by a £20,000 bet made by his associates at the Reform Club.

Phileas Fogg and Passepartout embark on a journey that takes them through numerous countries and cities. They utilise a range of transportation methods, such as steamboats, trains, elephants, and even wind-driven sledges in certain areas of the United States. The adventure commences and concludes in London. The first leg of their route involves travelling to France, followed by visits to Brindisi and Turin in Italy. They then board a steamer to reach Suez, subsequently proceeding to Aden, Bombay, Allahabad, and Calcutta.

They boarded the "Rangoon" steamer from Calcutta and travelled to Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Yokohama, where they boarded the "General Grant" to go across the Pacific to San Francisco.

The following overland journey began in San Francisco and continued to Salt Lake City, Medicine Bow, Fort Kearny, Omaha, and Chicago, ultimately reaching New York as the final destination in America. The next part of the journey involved travel from New York to Ireland, with stops in Queenstown and Dublin. In Dublin, they boarded a steamer to Liverpool and then completed their trip from Liverpool to London.

At the conclusion of their journey, Fogg believed he had forfeited the wager, as he thought he had arrived a few minutes late. However, he had actually gained an entire day by travelling eastward across the International Date Line, which enabled him to arrive at the Reform Club precisely on time

Pakistan, Vietnam, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Australia were not part of journey. I think it's safe to say if you took up this challenge today you'd beat this record by several days. I wonder how many days it would take?