Tuesday Travel Trivia (Week 26)

Welcome back to Tuesday Travel Trivia– just like your bar’s trivia night but without all the alcohol. (Get that disappointed look off your face; it’s 10:00 in the morning, for chrissakes.)

A heartfelt congratulations goes to last week‘s big winner, Zeta, who is hereby permitted to cast condescending glances at all those who were insufficiently intelligent to know that the city of Sapporo hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics. (That doesn’t include you, does it?)

If you’d like to become next week’s big winner, check out the following ten questions and submit your answers in the comments. Come back next Tuesday for the answers… And don’t use Google, ya cheaters!

  1. The world’s largest swimming pool (pictured above) is located in what South American country?
  2. Spain has one official language (Spanish, duh) and four co-official languages. Name two of them.
  3. Home to the Pilsner Urquell brewery, the town of Plzen is located in what European country?
  4. Which of the following airlines has had no “fatal events” (also known as deaths) since 1970? A) American Airlines B) US Airways C) Southwest Airlines D) Delta Airlines
  5. What Chinese philosopher famously wrote, “The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step”?
  6. In a recent contest between Ashton Kutcher and CNN to see who could be the first to acquire one million followers on Twitter, Kutcher promised that if he won, he would donate 10,000 of what item to families in Africa?
  7. The famed “Three Tenors” was a group composed of the Spanish vocalist Placido Domingo, the Italian Luciano Pavarotti, and… that other guy. Who was the other guy?
  8. What is the origin of the word “Sabbatical,” which refers to a rest from work which usually lasts several months?
  9. Ireland uses one currency, but Northern Ireland uses another. What do each use?
  10. Which US state is home to Badlands National Park and Custer State Park?

Check out last week’s questions and answers below the fold…

  1. What Willie Nelson song was recently voted by World Hum contributors as the top travel song of all time? Answer: “On the Road Again”
  2. What Persian word is used throughout the Middle East to describe tipping, charitable giving, and occasionally bribery? Answer: Baksheesh
  3. In the 2005 movie Hostel, three backpackers are told about an Eastern European city in which all the women are gorgeous and can’t resist American men. In what country do they find the (sadly fictional) city? Answer: Slovakia (though it was filmed in the Czech Republic)
  4. What disease often brought on by air travel is typically marked by blood clots in the leg or pelvis? Answer: The dreaded Deep Vein Thrombosis
  5. What Japanese city which hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics is also the name of a well-known beer maker? Answer: Sapporo
  6. In British English, an “elevator” is commonly called a “lift.” What is a “truck” known as? Answer: A lorry
  7. How many UNESCO World Heritage sites are there in the world? A. 878 B. 1151 C. 1596 D. 2347 Answer: A
  8. With over 4,200 hotels in 80 countries, what is the world’s largest hotel chain? Answer: Best Western
  9. Name a country whose name is also a past-tense sentence. (Hint: Add one space in the country’s name to separate a pronoun and verb.) Answer: Iran (get it?)
  10. Which country’s population density is the world’s lowest with only 1.9 people per square mile? Answer: Mongolia