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Tuariki
Bhutan
Tuariki
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mump boy
Daisy wrote: catson52 wrote: gh wrote: 7. Where can you ride the narrow-gauge "toy train" past tea plantations with views of Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain?
One terminus of the train is Darjeeling, India. Rode the train in 2004.
So Darjeeling and/or India must be correct.
I am heading to Wales this summer and I'm excited to ride their new (to me) narrow gauge railway from Porthmadog to Caernarfon.
I've been on that train, i think it was really interesting but i was SO hung over (or maybe still drunk) so i don't remember very much
mump boy
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gh
not Bhutan
gh
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dj
Tibet? Does a government in exile have currency?
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mcgato
I'm guessing that Daisy's guess of Nepal is correct.
mcgato
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catson52
gh wrote: not Bhutan
Everest lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet, it should be one of those two countries. Does Tibet issue its own currency? - I do not think so. But, the Chinese claim the northern face of Mt Everest as part of their territory.
catson52
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gh
yes, I didn't catch his post as the last on an old page.
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gh
10. Officially called "Liberty Enlightening the World," this French-built monument grew out of a plan for a lighthouse at the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal. After the Egyptian sultan balked at the notion, where did it end up?
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mcgato
USA as the Statue of Liberty?
mcgato
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mump boy
New York
mump boy
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gh
<<10. In New York Harbor, where it is more commonly known as the Statue of Liberty.>>
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gh
11. Where can you find the only North American walled city north of Mexico?
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Conor Dary
Montreal?
Conor Dary
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Daisy
Conor Dary wrote: Montreal?
Or Quebec City?
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Conor Dary
Daisy wrote: Conor Dary wrote: Montreal?
Or Quebec City?
My second guess.
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Daisy
Conor Dary wrote: Daisy wrote: Conor Dary wrote: Montreal?
Or Quebec City?
My second guess.
I remember a gate in a wall there, but I don't recall if it is a 'walled city'.
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mcgato
Definitely Quebec City. I had a great time there with my family a few years ago. I would highly recommend it, along with Montreal.
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gh
<<12. What freshly minted country joined the United Nations last year?>>
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Pego
South Sudan?
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mump boy
Pego wrote: South Sudan?
My friends dad is a minister in the govt of South Sudan and she invited me to the independence celebrations. For some reason which is unfathomable to me now, i didn't go
but i'm certainly going for a visit one day
mump boy
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gh
<<12. South Sudan, which split off from Sudan in July 2011.>>
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gh
13. Through what capital city does the River Liffey flow?
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Per Andersen
gh wrote: 13. Through what capital city does the River Liffey flow?
That would be Dublin
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gh
<<13. Dublin, Ireland.>>
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gh
14. Does any part of the continental U.S. extend south of the Tropic of Cancer?
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mcgato
I think that Key West is the southernmost point of the continental US, but I'm not sure where the Tropic of Cancer ends. I'll guess, yes, Key West is south of that.
mcgato
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Daisy
mcgato wrote: I think that Key West is the southernmost point of the continental US, but I'm not sure where the Tropic of Cancer ends. I'll guess, yes, Key West is south of that.
May be this is a trick question? Does Key West go that far south?
EDIT, I just realised this is a yes/no answer. So I'm going with a no.
Daisy
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Conor Dary
The Tropic of Cancer is 23 degrees N, so I say no.
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gh
<<14. No. The Tropic of Cancer runs a few miles north of Havana and Cabo San Lucas.>>
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15. Alaska and Hawaii were the last states to join the Union, but they didn't join at the same time. In fact, they joined 7 1/2 months apart. So which one was actually last?
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mcgato
Oh, come on, it is Hawaii Five-O for a reason.
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Daisy
mcgato wrote: Oh, come on, it is Hawaii Five-O for a reason.
Cool, I never knew that.
Daisy
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tandfman
I never knew, until I went to Hawai'i for the first time, that Hawaii Five-0 is not what the local police call themselves. It is strictly the name of a tv show.
tandfman
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gh
<<15. Hawaii, on Aug. 21, 1959.>>
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gh
16. Sixty percent of the world's active geysers are located in one place. Where?
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