Q 01/05

Which Paris landmark was built as the centrepiece of the 1889 World's Fair?

A) Arc de Triomphe

B) Eiffel Tower

C) Grand Palais

D) Sacré-Cœur Basilica

Answer · why

B) Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower went up in just over two years while artists and writers petitioned against it, calling it a 'hateful column of bolted sheet metal'; ...

Q 02/05

Which US airport covers the largest area?

A) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta

B) John F. Kennedy International

C) Dallas/Fort Worth International

D) Denver International

Answer · why

D) Denver International

Denver International, which replaced Stapleton in 1995, sits on about 53 square miles of prairie, twice the area of Manhattan, a site chosen to leave ...

Q 03/05

Which country received the most international tourist arrivals in 2019?

A) United States

B) France

C) Spain

D) Thailand

Answer · why

B) France

France drew about 91 million foreign visitors in 2019, far more people than actually live there, and stayed ahead of Spain on about 84 million and the...

Q 04/05

The ancient city of Machu Picchu is located in which country?

A) Bolivia

B) Ecuador

C) Peru

D) Colombia

Answer · why

C) Peru

Peru's Machu Picchu was abandoned only about a century after the Inca built it, around the time of the Spanish conquest, and went largely unnoticed by...

Q 05/05

Which airline is Dubai's government-owned flag carrier?

A) Qatar Airways

B) Emirates

C) Etihad Airways

D) Saudia

Answer · why

B) Emirates

Emirates began flying in 1985 with just two aircraft, provided by Pakistan International Airlines, and grew into one of the world's biggest long-haul ...