Lonely_Planet_Asia_February_2017

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Travel Quiz

What on Earth?

Which African country,

50 years independent on

30 September, is the

main setting for The No. 1

Ladies’ Detective Agency

novels?

1 2

9

In which two

countries do

orangutans

live in the

wild?

Which of these

cities welcomed

2017 last:

Buenos Aires,

Honolulu,

Mexico City or

San Francisco?

6

Off which country did

the volcanic island of

Surtsey emerge from

the sea in the 1960s?

In which region

of Europe is it

traditional to

have a figure of a

defecating man

concealed in a

nativity scene?

3

Which Eastern

European

country

produces

Black Balsam

• a drink said
  to cure colds?

Which Asian

country has

more than

65,000 people

over the age of

100 – around

one in every

1,937 citizens?

5

2

7

Which country

is represented by

the letters CH on

car registration

stickers?

Mauritania has a rare

national flag with no red,

white or blue in it. Which country

has the only other such flag?

8

4

Which city is the

main home of the

Reuben sandwich?

YOU WANT ANSWERS?

1) CATALONIA, SPAIN. 2) ICELAND. 3) LATVIA. 4) NEW YORK. 5) JAPAN. 6) HONOLULU.

7) SWITZERLAND (ITS FORMAL LATIN NAME, CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA, IS USED TO GIVE A LANGUAGE-NEUTRAL ABBREVIATION). 8) JAMAICA. 9) INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA.