A VIRTUAL ROAD TRIP
It doesn’t matter if you’re in a ‘Green, Amber or Red’ country, this year is still going to be bad for those folk who love to travel. So what better way to see the world than to try and remember all of those wonderful places you have been, and some of those that are still on your bucket list. Let’s see if you can work out where in the world each question is set.
QUESTIONS 1. The Real de Manzaneres (Manzaneres River) runs through which Spanish city before emptying into the Jarama River and later, the Targus? 2. Grozny (meaning terrible or fearsome in Russian) is the capital city of which Russian Republic of Eastern Europe? 3. In which English county is Dartmoor found? 4. The Hindu Kush is an 800 kilometre mountain range that runs through which country and just into Pakistan and Tajikistan on its Eastern edges? 5. The US city of Chicago stands on the shores of which lake? 6. Which Scandinavian capital city is translated into English to mean, ‘Merchants Haven’ or ‘Merchants Harbour’? 7. If you wanted to climb the single highest peak of England and Wales, where which peak would you head to? 8. Which archipelagic state has the capital of Male? 9. Which pacific nation gained its independence from New Zealand in 1962 and its capital city is called Apia on the island of Upolu? 10. Which three countries all have borders with Luxembourg? (One point for each) ................................................ANSWERS BELOW.............................. .................................................................. ......................................... ..................... ANSWERS 1. The Real de Manzaneres (Mazanares River) runs through which Spanish city before emptying into the Jarama River and later, the Targus? MADRID 2. Grozny (meaning terrible or fearsome in Russian) is the capital city of which Russian Republic of Eastern Europe? CHECHNYA (Officially the Chechen Republic) 3. In which English county is Dartmoor found? DEVON 4. The Hindu Kush is an 800 kilometre mountain range that runs through which country and just into Pakistan and Tajikistan on its Eastern edges? AFGHANISTAN (OK, maybe not on everyone’s bucket list to visit, but having been there back in 2010 I can safely say it is a beautiful, if somewhat harsh landscape!) 5. The US city of Chicago stands on the shores of which lake? MICHIGAN 6. Which Scandinavian capital city is translated into English to mean, ‘Merchants Haven’ or ‘Merchants Harbour’? COPENHAGEN 7. If you wanted to climb the single highest peak of England and Wales, where which peak would you head to? MOUNT SNOWDEN (1085m) (If you said Scafell Pike it is only 978m) 8. Which archipelagic state has the capital of Male? THE MALDIVES 9. Which pacific nation gained its independence from New Zealand in 1962 and its capital city is called Apia on the island of Upolu? SAMOA (In 1962 it was still called Western Samoa, so give yourself a point if you said that. It changed to SAMOA in 1997) 10. Which three countries all have borders with Luxembourg? (One point for each) BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY If you liked this quiz why not check out the Daily Quiz Questions Facebook page or contact us by email with your thoughts |
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