Global IQ Quiz - Traveling Around the World

1. To buy fine chocolates in Geneva and to visit scenic ski resorts, you would travel to what country?

a. Germany
b. Austria
c. Switzerland
d. France

2. To explore the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu and to study the Nazca lines on the desert plains, you would travel to what country?

a. Ecuador
b. Peru
c. Bolivia
d. Chile

3. To go on a safari in the Masai Mara Nature Reserve and to shop in Nairobi, you would travel to what country?

a. Kenya
b. Zambia
c. Tanzania
d. Mozambique

4. To visit the home of Mozart and to explore salt mines that are hundreds of years old, you would travel to what country?

a. Denmark
b. Austria
c. Germany
d. Czech Republic

5. To see the Ganges River and to explore the crowded streets of Calcutta, you would travel to what country?

a. Burma
b. Nepal
c. Sri Lanka
d. India

6. To visit the ruins of the ancient city of Petra and to see marble buildings in the city of Amman, you would travel to what country?

a. Jordan
b. Oman
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Syria

7. To visit a mosque in the country with the largest Muslim population and to stay at a luxurious resort on the island of Bali, you would travel to what country?

a. Malaysia
b. Egypt
c. United Arab Emirates
d. Indonesia

8. To barter with a vendor in Bangkok’s floating markets and to see a teak forest, you would travel to what country?

a. Vietnam
b. Cambodia
c. Thailand
d. Laos

9. To visit Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for nearly a quarter of a century, you would travel to what country?

a. Ghana
b. Malawi
c. Tanzania
d. South Africa

10. Final Question: To float down the Amazon River and to dance at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebration, you would travel to what country?

a. Argentina
b. Brazil
c. Chile
d. Peru

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