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[heartgirl99]

* fri dec 10 *
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Canada has at least one desert. This one is ===> at Osoyoos BC in the South Okanagan
The Theatre District in London is in ==> the West End
The waterway separating European from Asian parts of Istanbul is ===> the Bosphorus Strait

[heartgirl99]

* Sat Dec 11 *
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Machu Pichu is not big on oxygen because it is at an elevation of ===> Nine Thousand Feet
The only Seven Star Hotel in the world is in Dubai named ===> Burj al Arab
What Sports Hall of Fame is located in Downtown Hamilton? ===> Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum

[heartgirl99]

* sun dec 12 *
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Is Peru located South of the Equator? ===> Yes
What is the English translation of Beijing? ===> Northern Capital
What is the highest mountain in Turkey? ===> Mount Ararat

[heartgirl99]

* Dec 13 *

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Tiananmen Square is in Beijing. What does Tiananmen mean? ===> Gate of Friendly Peace

What British sport do you associate with the term Silly Mid On? ===> Cricket

When finished The Burj Dubai in Dubai will ===> be the tallest building in the world

[heartgirl99]

* Dec 14 *

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The Capital City of the United Arab Emirates is ===> Abu Dhabi
The old army base in San Francisco near Golden Gate Bridge is called ===> The Presidio
Where would you go to see the Screaming Heads? ===> Burks Falls Ontario

[philthethrill]

been goin' to burk's falls for years and never heard that one before

* Dec 14 *

http://www.tripcentral.ca/triptrivia/
The Capital City of the United Arab Emirates is ===> Abu Dhabi
The old army base in San Francisco near Golden Gate Bridge is called ===> The Presidio
Where would you go to see the Screaming Heads? ===> Burks Falls Ontario

[Argo53]

Ok - You got my interest piqued ..... found this:

http://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.co...amingheads.asp

I'd never heard of it either and after reading about it, it sounds like a Sweeny Todd-like Stone Henge!

[pateyface]

Thanks!

[Argo53]

December 15

The highest navigable lake in the world is
- Lake Titicaca

The site of a battle in Seventeen fifty nine at the Plains of Abraham is where?
- Quebec City

You can visit the Terra Cotta Warriers exhibit outside of China
- until January at the ROM in Toronto

[Argo53]

December 16

The huge Eden Project can be visited in Cornwall UK. It involves
- the study of relationships between plants and people

The Palace of the Chinese Emperor in Beijing is known as
- The Forbidden City

The Severn Bridge is over a mile long and links these two countries
- England and Wales

[Argo53]

December 17

Beijing is the Chinese Capital but it is second in size to
- Shanghai

If in British Cuisine you are offered Bubble and Squeak you eat
- leftover potatoes and cabbage

Scotland has highlands. Which is the highest highland?
- Ben Nevis

[BillyJack]

SATURDAY, December 18/10

How many countries border China? --- Fourteen

The original Speakers' Corner is --- in the north east corner of Hyde Park London

Which is further west? Glasgow or Edinburgh --- Glasgow

[heartgirl99]

* Dec 19 *
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If you attend Highland Games and witness Caber Tossing you see ===> throwing a large tree trunk
St Basil's Church and the GUM store are in this city ===> Moscow
The National Art Gallery containing works akin to the Emperors New Clothes is in ===> Ottawa

[6ffightr9]

* Dec 19 *
http://www.tripcentral.ca/triptrivia/
If you attend Highland Games and witness Caber Tossing you see ===> throwing a large tree trunk
St Basil's Church and the GUM store are in this city ===> Moscow
The National Art Gallery containing works akin to the Emperors New Clothes is in ===> Ottawa

Thanks

[Argo53]

December 20

Edinburgh has a larger population than Glasgow
- FALSE

In England should you encounter Spotted Dick you would
- eat this raisin filled custard topped sponge pudding

Some say that the biggest square in the world is
- Tiananmem Square