Travel Q&A

1. In 1652, the Dutch established which African port as a supply post for ships bound for Asia? a) Cape Town b) Algiers c) Alexandria

2. The art of making porcelain was first perfected by the people of which ancient civilization? a) Egyptian b) Chinese c) Andean

3. Which country does not contain part of the Kalahari Desert? a) Tanzania b) Namibia c) Botswana

4. To fly the shortest route from Santiago, Chile, to Perth, Australia, you would fly over which continent? a) Antarctica b) Europe c) Asia

5. Which city is located on a river delta? a) Oklahoma City b) New Orleans c) Austin

6. Ghana, Mali, Kanem-bornu and Songhai are names associated with which of the following? a) major religions in Africa b) early empires in West Africa c) Arab centers in East Africa

7. In July 2002, the U.S. Congress voted to authorize Yucca Mountain as a permanent repository for 77,000 tons of nuclear waste. Yucca Mountain is located in which state? a) New Mexico b) Nevada c) Kansas

8. The development of dictionaries in official languages like Xhosa, Tswana and Ndebele is taking place in which country? a) South Africa b) China c) Morocco

9. Many klongs, or canals, in the most populous city on the Indochina Peninsula have been filled in and replaced by streets. Name this city. a) Singapore b) Kolkata c) Bangkok

10. In January 1998, archeologists began restoring a temple on the Acropolis that had been damaged by pollution. This temple is in what city? a) Sofia b) Nicosia c) Athens

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