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World Travel – True or False 10 quick questions from around the world

#1. In Thailand, New Year is celebrated with a three day water fight.

True

At the festival of Songkran, held in mid-April, people pour water over each other to symbolise the washing away of one’s sins and bad luck. Tourists are welcome to take part.

Thailand holidays >

#2. South Africa has two official capital cities

False

It has three! Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital.

South Africa holidays >

#3. A kiwi has better night vision than an owl.

False

Kiwis have very poor night vision, but an incredible sense of touch and smell, allowing them to detect worms and other insects 3 cm below the soil surface.

New Zealand holidays > | Kiwi encounter >

#4. Selling chewing gum in Singapore could land you a two year prison sentence.

True

It is also illegal not to flush a public toilet after use. Unsurprisingly, Singapore is one of the cleanest cities in the world.

Singapore holidays >  Please don’t take any gum!

#5. The Great Barrier Reef is approximately the same size as the United Kingdom.

False

It is bigger! It is around the same size as the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the Netherlands combined. It makes up 10% of the world’s coral reef ecosystems.

Visit North Queensland >

#6. Each year, over 1.5 million wildebeest complete a 480 km lap of the Serengeti.

True

Accompanied by around 200,000 zebra they follow the rain to find fresh grass. Thousands of wildebeest crossing the Mara River is a spectacle to behold.

Tanzania holidays > | Serengeti safaris >

#7. Canada has the longest coastline in the world.

True

Including the mainland and islands, Canada’s coastline is 243,042 km, which is over two thirds of the distance to the moon!

Canada holidays >

#8. The capital of the US state of Alaska can only be reached by boat or plane.

True

Despite being on the mainland, the mountains surrounding Juneau have prevented the construction of a road to connect it to the rest of the state and to North America.

Alaska holidays & cruises >

#9. The Malaysian government plans to move its capital city to the island of Borneo as Kuala Lumpur is sinking.

False

However, the Indonesian government plans to relocate its capital from Jakarta, on Java, to a new city on East Borneo, partly due to mass subsidence caused by large scale water extraction.

Visit Borneo > | 12 day Indonesia tour >

#10. The US Library of Congress archives every tweet ever tweeted.

False

However, it only stopped at the end of 2017. Presidential pressure maybe?

East USA holidays >

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Results

How did you do?

1 to 3 – Like a quokka, keep smiling and carry on!

4 to 7 – Like a red kangaroo, you’re hopping along nicely

8 to 10 – Like a laughing kookaburra, you’ve got this sussed!

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How did you do?

1 to 3 – Like a quokka, keep smiling and carry on!

4 to 7 – Like a red kangaroo, you’re hopping along nicely

8 to 10 – Like a laughing kookaburra, you’ve got this sussed!

Would you like to try another quiz? Return to our quiz page

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