Are You A Traveller In The Know?
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An innovative bus company in Bath, England unveiled its first what this week?
- A.
Driverless bus
- B.
Triple-decker bus
- C.
Solar powered bus
- D.
Poo powered bus
Correct Answer
D. Poo powered busExplanation
It’s poo. The Bath Bus Company lifted the lid on a new service powered by human waste.Rate this question:
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- 2.
A museum in London has launched an exhibition dedicated to the history of what?
- A.
Sex
- B.
Moustaches
- C.
Michael Caine
- D.
Eastenders
Correct Answer
A. SexExplanation
The Wellcome Collection has unveiled an exhibition dedicated to the history of sex, which apparently also happened in olden times.Rate this question:
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- 3.
The new Paddington movie is set for release next week, but where is the marmalade-loving bear originally from?
- A.
Ecuador
- B.
Peru
- C.
Brazil
- D.
Costa Rica
Correct Answer
B. PeruExplanation
The invention of author, Michael Bond, Paddington Bear comes from deepest, darkest Peru.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Blackpool’s Broadway Hotel has fined a couple for posting negative online reviews. How did they describe the hotel?
- A.
Like sleeping in a skip
- B.
The a***hole of Blackpool
- C.
A place of unremitting despair
- D.
A rotten, stinking hovel
Correct Answer
D. A rotten, stinking hovelExplanation
The tirade cost Tony and Jan Jenkinson £100, but the ensuing controversy will prove much more expensive for the hotel.Rate this question:
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India’s ubiquitous auto-rickshaws – a feature of any trip to the subcontinent – are under threat from what?
- A.
An obesity epidemic
- B.
Tough new MOT laws
- C.
New emissions legislation
- D.
The Uber app
Correct Answer
D. The Uber appExplanation
The US brand now has its sights set on India’s auto rickshaw drivers, many of whom live below the bread line.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Not renowned for their humility, Parisians overwhelmingly rejected proposals to do what this week?
- A.
Paint the Eiffel Tower blue
- B.
Send the Mona Lisa on tour
- C.
Construct a high rise office block
- D.
Levy a tax on baguettes
Correct Answer
C. Construct a high rise office blockExplanation
Critics claimed the glass and steel pyramids, which had the support of local authorities, would be a blight on Paris.Rate this question:
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Our man Mark Eveleigh walked with Komodo dragons in Indonesia last week. Why are they so feared by locals?
- A.
Because they can consume a man in minutes
- B.
Because they are “possessed by the devil”
- C.
Because they are highly poisonous
- D.
Because they can walk on water
Correct Answer
C. Because they are highly poisonousExplanation
It’s their poison. Administered to victims via a bite, it can kill a grown man in a matter of minutes.Rate this question:
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