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Travel Quiz

What on Earth?

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1) GREECE. 2) BOTSWANA. 3) A TAPIR. 4) ARGENTINA. 5) NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW MEXICO. 6) ARMENIA.

7) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 8) SWEDEN. 9) NINE (ABOUT 89 PER CENT OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION, INCLUDING ALL OF CHINA AND INDIA).

Four species of this

mammal are found in the

Americas, while the fifth

lives in Southeast Asia.

What is it?

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Malbec

grapes

originated in

France, but in

which New World wine-

producing country are they now

most commonly grown?

Which African country,

50 years independent on

30 September, is the

main setting for

The No. 1 Ladies’

Detective

Agency

novels?

Out of every 10 people

on Earth, roughly how

many live in the northern

hemisphere: one, three,

five, seven or nine?

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Rearrange ‘I am near’ to get the

name of a country that’s more

than 2,000 miles from the UK.

In which

country was

the original

marathon run?

International Day of

Peace is marked on

21 September. Which

European country has

been at peace the longest, having

avoided war or foreign occupation

for 202 years?

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Which four US states
have names that begin
with New?
5
Four species of this
mammal are found in the
Americas, while the fifth
lives inSoutheastAsia.
What is it?
). F CHINA AND INDIAO
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Which Caribbean island country
counts merengue as its most
famous musical export?