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Totally Concerned with Length

Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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I was just reading about how the Nile River may not be the world’s longest river, a geographical fact we all had hammered into our heads in grade school. The Nile has been measured at 6,693 kilometres (4,160 miles), making it slightly longer than the Amazon, which is 6,436 kilometres (4,000 miles) long. But researchers in Brazil are now reporting that the Amazon is actually longer. [...]

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Travel Trivia Challenge

Posted on 22. Sep, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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1. The 1974 James Bond film “The Man With the Golden Gun” made the strangely shaped limestone islands of Phang Nga Bay world famous. Where is this bay located?
A. Thailand
B. Hawaii
C. Malaysia
D. Vietnam
2. According to a recent international survey of hotel employees, which nation has the most obnoxious tourists?
A. Germany
B. China
C. France
D. The United States

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Around the World in 15 Questions

Posted on 28. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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1. In which U.S. city can you find the Monopoly properties of Boardwalk, Park Place, Baltic Avenue and Marvin Gardens?
A. Baltimore
B. New York
C. Chicago
D. Atlantic City
2. A small bronze statue known as “The Little Mermaid” is a major tourist attraction in which city’s harbour?
A. Amsterdam
B. Budapest
C. Copenhagen
D. Helsinki

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World Travel Quiz

Posted on 12. Apr, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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1. What is the world’s oldest airline?
A. British Airways
B. Pan-American
C. KLM
D. Lufthansa
2. The fabled Orient Express originally began its rail journey in which European city?
A. Paris
B. Vienna
C. London
D. Prague