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  1. Which of these is the deepest?

    1. Antikythera wreck
    2. Lusitania wreck
    3. USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor
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    Answer: B. Lusitania wreck
    Antikythera wreck (50 m) · Lusitania wreck (93 m) · USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor (12 m)

    💡 A German submarine sank the liner off Ireland in 1915, which helped turn American opinion against Germany in World War I.

  2. Which of these is the furthest south?

    1. Wright Flyer, Kill Devil Hills
    2. Cliffs of Moher
    3. Bran Castle
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    Answer: A. Wright Flyer, Kill Devil Hills
    Wright Flyer, Kill Devil Hills (36°N) · Cliffs of Moher (53°N) · Bran Castle (45.5°N)

    💡 On 17 December 1903 the Wright brothers made the first powered airplane flight here; it lasted 12 seconds and covered about 37 m.

  3. Empire State Building: which country is it in?

    1. Mexico
    2. United States
    3. Nicaragua
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    Answer: B. United States

    💡 It took only 410 days to build.

  4. Which of these is the furthest south?

    1. The Kelpies
    2. Hollywood Sign
    3. Dubrovnik Old Town
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    Answer: B. Hollywood Sign
    The Kelpies (56°N) · Hollywood Sign (34.1°N) · Dubrovnik Old Town (42.6°N)

    💡 It originally read 'HOLLYWOODLAND' and advertised a housing development.

  5. Which of these is in Europe?

    1. Alcatraz Island
    2. Nazca Lines
    3. Tower of London
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    Answer: C. Tower of London

    💡 Legend says the kingdom will fall if the ravens ever leave the Tower.

  6. Which of these is a legend that has never been proven to exist?

    1. Red kangaroo
    2. Red fox
    3. Loch Ness Monster
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    Answer: C. Loch Ness Monster

    💡 Legend says a monster lives in Loch Ness, but the famous 1934 'surgeon's photograph' was later revealed as a hoax made with a toy submarine.

  7. Which of these is in Europe?

    1. Wawel Castle
    2. Tikal
    3. Area 51
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    Answer: A. Wawel Castle

    💡 Legend says the Wawel Dragon lived in a cave under the hill.

  8. Which of these is the deepest?

    1. Endurance (Shackleton's ship)
    2. Bismarck wreck
    3. Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater)
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    Answer: B. Bismarck wreck
    Endurance (Shackleton's ship) (3,008 m) · Bismarck wreck (4,790 m) · Meteor Crater (Barringer Crater) (170 m)

    💡 The battleship sank in 1941 and was found in 1989 by Robert Ballard, who had also found the Titanic.

  9. Petra – Al-Khazneh: which country is it in?

    1. Afghanistan
    2. Pakistan
    3. Jordan
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    Answer: C. Jordan

    💡 Al-Khazneh appears in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

  10. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Basilica Cistern
    2. Hotel del Coronado
    3. Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest)
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    Answer: A. Basilica Cistern
    Basilica Cistern (41°N) · Hotel del Coronado (32.7°N) · Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) (27.5°N)

    💡 It appeared in the 1963 James Bond film 'From Russia with Love'.

  11. Which of these is the deepest?

    1. San José galleon
    2. Titanic wreck
    3. Cave of the Crystals (Naica)
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    Answer: B. Titanic wreck
    San José galleon (600 m) · Titanic wreck (3,800 m) · Cave of the Crystals (Naica) (300 m)

    💡 The wreck lies about 3,800 m deep and was not found until 1985, 73 years after the ship sank.

  12. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Chernobyl plant & Exclusion Zone
    2. Plaza de España, Seville
    3. Galata Tower
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    Answer: A. Chernobyl plant & Exclusion Zone
    Chernobyl plant & Exclusion Zone (51.4°N) · Plaza de España, Seville (37.4°N) · Galata Tower (41°N)

    💡 After the 1986 accident people left the zone, and wildlife such as wolves, elk and rare Przewalski's horses now roam it.

  13. Monument Valley: which country is it in?

    1. Mexico
    2. Bahamas
    3. United States
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    Answer: C. United States

    💡 Director John Ford filmed many classic Westerns here, starting with Stagecoach (1939).

  14. Which of these is the deepest?

    1. Edmund Fitzgerald wreck
    2. Yonaguni Monument
    3. Lake Natron
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    Answer: A. Edmund Fitzgerald wreck
    Edmund Fitzgerald wreck (160 m) · Yonaguni Monument (25 m) · Lake Natron (3 m)

    💡 When launched in 1958 it was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes, and its 1975 sinking in Lake Superior inspired a famous Gordon Lightfoot song.

  15. Which of these is a legend that has never been proven to exist?

    1. Giant squid
    2. Hippopotamus
    3. Yeti (Abominable Snowman)
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    Answer: C. Yeti (Abominable Snowman)

    💡 In Himalayan folklore the yeti roams the snowy mountains, but DNA tests on supposed yeti hair and bones have mostly matched bears.

  16. Which of these is in Oceania?

    1. Roswell UFO crash site
    2. Winchester Mystery House
    3. Hobbiton Movie Set
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    Answer: C. Hobbiton Movie Set

    💡 The set has 44 hobbit holes.

  17. Which of these is the furthest south?

    1. Santa Monica Pier
    2. Lascaux
    3. Home Alone house
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    Answer: A. Santa Monica Pier
    Santa Monica Pier (34°N) · Lascaux (45.1°N) · Home Alone house (42.1°N)

    💡 It marks the symbolic western end of Route 66.

  18. Griffith Observatory: which country is it in?

    1. Panama
    2. United States
    3. Nicaragua
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    Answer: B. United States

    💡 Its Zeiss telescope is said to have been looked through by more people than any other telescope.

  19. Which of these is in North America?

    1. Palace of Knossos
    2. Aït Benhaddou
    3. Trinity test site
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    Answer: C. Trinity test site

    💡 The world's first nuclear explosion took place here on 16 July 1945; the site opens to visitors only on a few special days.

  20. Which of these is a legend that has never been proven to exist?

    1. Bigfoot (Sasquatch)
    2. Great white shark
    3. Scalloped hammerhead
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    Answer: A. Bigfoot (Sasquatch)

    💡 The name 'Bigfoot' caught on in 1958 after giant footprints were reported in California, but no body or bones have ever been found.

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