Do You Know ?

Haleemah · 09-26-2006, 02:48 PM

The ABC of Travel ?

How well do you know the ABC’s of travel -- especially when those ABC’s stand for Alaska, Botswana and cantons. Find out in the weekly excursion exam.

1. If you like animals, you know which zoo is the largest in the United States. With more than 6,000 animals as residents, which zoo is it?

Bronx Zoo

San Diego Zoo

Smithsonian National Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo

2. If you were visiting places such as Engineer's Castle, The Peter & Paul Fortress, The Admiralty and the General Staff Building, in what historical Russian city would you be?

Astrakhan

Chelyabinsk

Moscow

St. Petersburg

3. Despite that little cruise passenger tax it just approved, Alaska still offers a lot to see. One of the best sites is the Saxman Totem Park. In which Alaskan city could you blow through Saxman?

Anchorage

Ketchikan

Sitka

Sagway

4. Botswana offers a variety of interesting objects for tourists to purchase. What form of currency will you want to bring to Botswana?

Kyat

Lev

Pula

Reil

5. In which Australian National Park would you find Ayers Rock?

Fraser Island

Kakadu

Tasmanian Wilderness

Uluru-Kata Tjuta

6. If you would like to travel through cantons such as Jura, Uri and Zug, what would be your travel destination?

Bosnia and Herzegovina

France

Luxembourg

Switzerland

7. The Great Wall of China has long been a favorite spot to visit for world travelers. Which of the following materials was not used to construct parts of the wall?

Dirt

Limestone

Sandstone

Sticky Rice and egg whites

8. Ah, Antarctica, the perfect place to get away from it all -- and to make that Alaskan cruise seem like a Hawaiian vacation. If all the ice sheets in Antarctica melted, how much would the water cause the world's oceans to rise?

About 10 feet

About 50 feet

About 200 feet

About 500 feet

9. Which popular tourist spot was the first to officially be declared a national park in the United States in 1872?

Grand Canyon

Sequoia

Yellowstone

Yosemite

10. If you have a lot of time and aren’t really in a hurry to get anywhere, a river cruise might be just the thing for you. If you wanted to take a trip on the longest river in the United States, which waterway would you want?

Mississippi

Missouri

Rio Grande

Yukon

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Haleemah Born Into Excellence... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North America Posts: 8,883 Points: 409.00 Bank: 172,946.40 Total Points: 173,355.40 Donate Rep Power: 211718	Do You Know ? The ABC of Travel ? How well do you know the ABC’s of travel -- especially when those ABC’s stand for Alaska, Botswana and cantons. Find out in the weekly excursion exam. 1. If you like animals, you know which zoo is the largest in the United States. With more than 6,000 animals as residents, which zoo is it? Bronx Zoo San Diego Zoo Smithsonian National Zoo Woodland Park Zoo 2. If you were visiting places such as Engineer's Castle, The Peter & Paul Fortress, The Admiralty and the General Staff Building, in what historical Russian city would you be? Astrakhan Chelyabinsk Moscow St. Petersburg 3. Despite that little cruise passenger tax it just approved, Alaska still offers a lot to see. One of the best sites is the Saxman Totem Park. In which Alaskan city could you blow through Saxman? Anchorage Ketchikan Sitka Sagway 4. Botswana offers a variety of interesting objects for tourists to purchase. What form of currency will you want to bring to Botswana? Kyat Lev Pula Reil 5. In which Australian National Park would you find Ayers Rock? Fraser Island Kakadu Tasmanian Wilderness Uluru-Kata Tjuta 6. If you would like to travel through cantons such as Jura, Uri and Zug, what would be your travel destination? Bosnia and Herzegovina France Luxembourg Switzerland 7. The Great Wall of China has long been a favorite spot to visit for world travelers. Which of the following materials was not used to construct parts of the wall? Dirt Limestone Sandstone Sticky Rice and egg whites 8. Ah, Antarctica, the perfect place to get away from it all -- and to make that Alaskan cruise seem like a Hawaiian vacation. If all the ice sheets in Antarctica melted, how much would the water cause the world's oceans to rise? About 10 feet About 50 feet About 200 feet About 500 feet 9. Which popular tourist spot was the first to officially be declared a national park in the United States in 1872? Grand Canyon Sequoia Yellowstone Yosemite 10. If you have a lot of time and aren’t really in a hurry to get anywhere, a river cruise might be just the thing for you. If you wanted to take a trip on the longest river in the United States, which waterway would you want? Mississippi Missouri Rio Grande Yukon __________________ familiar stranger ...

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