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This isn’t the easiest quiz, but I wanted to put make sure to keep you guessing and thinking of the answers.
1. What are the famous warriors of Xi’an in China made from?
2. What is the main Chinese dialect called? (clue: there’s a fruit with the same name, although there’s no connection).
3. Which mountain range (which includes all the world’s highest peaks) stretches the length of Nepal?
4. Chitwan National Park is an important refuge for the Asian rhino. How many horns does this endangered animal have?
5. The Indian film industry produces more than 1000 feature movies each year. By what name, reminiscent of its Californian counterpart, is it usually known?
6. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum. But for whom?
7. Most of the elephants in Sri Lanka are domesticated, used for transport and heavy lifting. What’s the easiest way to tell them apart from their African relatives?
8. By what name was Sri Lanka known when it was a British colony?
9. Which famous bridge was constructed by prisoners during World War II?
10. What is Thailand’s main religion?
11. Who was Vietnam’s famous nationalist leader who first called for independence from the French and later led his people against the Americans?
12. In Vietnam you can travel on a junk. What is a junk?
13. Borneo is the third largest island in the world. The oil-rich sultanate of Brunei is located on the north coast. Which two other countries share the rest of the island?
14. Which large, endangered ape can easily be seen on Borneo?
15. Which lake, named after a British monarch, is the main source of the Nile?
16. In Uganda, we take a day trip to visit an island refuge for a primate that is the closest relative of humans. What animal are we talking about?
17. Which waterfall on the Zambezi river straddles the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
18. The Zambian town closest to these falls is named after the famous Scottish explorer who ‘discovered’ the falls. Do you know his name?
19. What is the traditional mode of transport in the Okavango delta?
20. Most of our safari drives are taken in 4×4 vehicles. What does 4×4 mean?
21. Which national park on the border of Mozambique is South Africa’s largest?
22. Which is South Africa’s largest city?
23. What is the name of Egypt’s traditional, Nile sailing vessel?
24. We visit the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, for beaches, diving and snorkelling. In the Bible story, which prophet parted the waters of the Red Sea?
25. What does the Spanish name Ecuador mean?
26. While in Ecuador, we go trekking on Cotopaxi. What is Cotopaxi?
27. Which civilisation created a vast empire centred on Peru that lasted until the 16th century?
28. Which great South American river has its source in Peru?
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