National Geographic Traveler USA - 08.2019 - 09.2019

(Darren Dugan) #1
NASA/GSFC/LARC/JPL, MISR TEAM

WORLD WISE


TRAVEL QUIZ


INDONESIA, WITH 167 OF THE WORLD’S BONES 4. ABU SIMBEL, EGYPT 5. PUERTO RICO 6. VARANASI 7. 1. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA 2. ROSEDALE, MISSISSIPPI 3. HUMAN

850 KNOWN ACTIVE VOLCANOES 8. THE NETHERLANDS 9. BRIXTON 10. A BELL TOWER 11. ESSAOUIRA

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(^11) Jimi Hendrix, Cat
Stevens, and Frank Zappa
traveled to what Moroccan
port city for inspiration?
(Hint: Read our Morocco
feature on page 56.)
(^2) According to legend,
blues musician Robert
Johnson sold his soul at the
crossroads for his talent.
Where is this fabled
crossroads believed to be?
(^6) Melodic tunes called
ragas can be heard
emanating from old
palaces along the Ganges
in what Indian holy city
also known as Kashi, a
Hindu name meaning
“city of light”?
7 Which country has more
volcanoes than any other?
(^8) In what nation do
50,000 glow-in-the-dark
stones light up a bike path
in a tribute to Starry Night?
(^9) If you were “gonna
rock down to Electric
Avenue,” where in London
should you go?
(^10) Before it became the
Leaning Tower of Pisa,
what was the original
purpose of the structure?
(^3) Portugal’s Church of
St. Francis in Évora has a
chapel decorated with
what unusual material?
(^4) Which archaeological
site has two temples
celebrating Ramses II and
Nefertari that were moved
due to flooding from the
Aswan High Dam?
(^5) Which island is home to
El Yunque—the only
tropical rain forest in the
U.S. national forest system?
1 Name the haven for more than 6,000 species
of flora and fauna (pictured) that’s also the largest
living structure on Earth and visible from space?
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