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Where In The World? A Global Pop Quiz |
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From www.DailyCandy.com's Travel Newsletter
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 |
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[I always ace every geography quiz... except now. I only got one right! See if you can do any better....] Think you’re a jet-setting know-it-all? Fluent in the ways of the world, at ease in every bistro and bazaar? See if you can answer these questions. Without checking the Goog. - Where would locals serve you a lovely meal of brunost and spekemat?
- Eartha Kitt (may she rest in peace) sang a racy song whose title is the name of a language. What’s the song and where is the language spoken?
- In which country would it be useful to have a purse full of kips?
- The last remaining po’ouli live where?
- Where might you feel the khamsin on your face in April?
Answers1. Brunost (goat’s milk cheese) and spekemat (cured or dried meat) are eaten in Norway.2. "Waray Waray" is a language spoken in the Philippines.3. Kip is the currency of Laos.4. Po’ouli is a rare bird found in Maui, Hawaii.5. Khamsin is a wind that blows in Egypt in the spring and lasts for about 50 days.
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