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Answers to the exQUIZite Earth Quiz

Read on McDuff, if you've had a go at the quiz and are ready to see how clever you are...

Answers

Cities, countries and continents

1. Egypt

2. Cambodia

3. Arctic

4. Kathmandu

5. Antarctica

6. Estonia (Ls are Latvia and Lithuania)

7. Belgium

8. Port Elizabeth

9. Ethiopia

10. Dunedin and Melbourne

Animal world

1. Desert

2. Yes (Adder)

3. Democratic Republic of the Congo

4. The unicorn

5. Indonesia

6. Sir David Attenborough

Musical world

1. West Africa

2. Ukulele

3. Ireland

4. Nashville

5. Salzburg

6. Kabuki

Culinary world

1d. Hainanese chicken rice, Singapore

2e. Wiener schnitzel, Austria

3g. Hákarl, Iceland

4b. Laplap, Vanuatu

5i. Bibimbap, Republic of Korea

6j. Poutine, Canada

7f. Doro wat with injera, Ethiopia

8h. Ceviche, Peru

9c. Smørrebrød, Denmark

10a. Seswaa, Botswana

World heritage sites

1f. Iguazu National Park, Argentina

2a. Old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia

3h. Robben Island, South Africa

4i. Fijisan, Japan

5g. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

6b. Mont-Saint-Michel, France

7j. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United States

8c. Angkor, Cambodia

9d. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

10e. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador


Sources (all available from Dunedin Public Libraries)

The Excellent Quiz Night Book

The Ultimate Pub Quiz Book

Also useful this time around were Wikipedia and UNESCO websites.