Around the World

1 Which value of dollar bill is known as a Benjamin?

2 Which country is home to the headquarters of the Fairy Investigation Society?

3 Which building in the USA was named after the USA’s first Secretary of War?

4 What is the Spanish word for Spanish?

5 In which country did tarot cards originate?

6 The 2005 French leg of the Live 8 concert was held in the courtyard of which building?

7 Which 61 mile long canal links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea?

8 The daiquiri cocktail was named after a town in which country?

9 Which inland sea divides Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?

10 Which Swiss cheese was named after a valley near the city of Berne?

11 Which Californian valley is known as America’s salad bowl?

12 Which city is known as the Paris of South America?

13 Which West Sussex coastal resort acquired its royal suffix in 1927 following a visit by King George VI?

14 What is the London counterpart of the Grevin Museum in Paris?

15 Which resort is home to the Great Orme tramway?

16 What connects the flags of Mexico, Albania and Moldova?

17 What is Europe’s largest inland port?

18 Which 36 mile long waterway is known as the Big Ditch?

19 On March 29, 1867 what did Russia sell to the USA?

20 Grand Duke Henry I is the current (2007) ruler of which country?

Answers

1 One hundred dollar

2 Ireland

3 Fort Knox after Henry Knox

4 Espanyol

5 Italy

6 Palace of Versailles

7 Kiel Canal

8 Cuba

9 Aral Sea

10 Emmenthal

11 Salinas Valley

12 Buenos Aires

13 Bognor Regis

14 Madame Tussauds

15 Llandudno

16 All depict an eagle

17 Hamburg

18 Manchester Ship Canal

19 Alaska

20 Luxembourg