Are You A Traveller In The Know?

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    The new Paddington movie is set for release next week, but where is the marmalade-loving bear originally from? - ProProfs

    The new Paddington movie is set for release next week, but where is the marmalade-loving bear originally from?

    • Ecuador
    • Peru
    • Brazil
    • Costa Rica
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    Blackpool’s Broadway Hotel has fined a couple for posting negative online reviews. How did they describe the hotel?  - ProProfs

    Blackpool’s Broadway Hotel has fined a couple for posting negative online reviews. How did they describe the hotel? 

    • Like sleeping in a skip

    • The a***hole of Blackpool

    • A place of unremitting despair

    • A rotten, stinking hovel

    Correct Answer
    A. A rotten, stinking hovel
    Explanation
    The tirade cost Tony and Jan Jenkinson £100, but the ensuing controversy will prove much more expensive for the hotel.

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  • 3. 
    Our man Mark Eveleigh walked with Komodo dragons in Indonesia last week. Why are they so feared by locals?  - ProProfs

    Our man Mark Eveleigh walked with Komodo dragons in Indonesia last week. Why are they so feared by locals? 

    • Because they can consume a man in minutes

    • Because they are “possessed by the devil”

    • Because they are highly poisonous

    • Because they can walk on water

    Correct Answer
    A. Because they are highly poisonous
    Explanation
    It’s their poison. Administered to victims via a bite, it can kill a grown man in a matter of minutes.

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    An innovative bus company in Bath, England unveiled its first what this week?    - ProProfs

    An innovative bus company in Bath, England unveiled its first what this week?   

    • Driverless bus

    • Triple-decker bus

    • Solar powered bus

    • Poo powered bus

    Correct Answer
    A. Poo powered bus
    Explanation
    It’s poo. The Bath Bus Company lifted the lid on a new service powered by human waste.

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  • 5. 
    A museum in London has launched an exhibition dedicated to the history of what? - ProProfs

    A museum in London has launched an exhibition dedicated to the history of what?

    • Sex

    • Moustaches

    • Michael Caine

    • Eastenders

    Correct Answer
    A. Sex
    Explanation
    The Wellcome Collection has unveiled an exhibition dedicated to the history of sex, which apparently also happened in olden times.

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    India’s ubiquitous auto-rickshaws – a feature of any trip to the subcontinent – are under threat from what? - ProProfs

    India’s ubiquitous auto-rickshaws – a feature of any trip to the subcontinent – are under threat from what?

    • An obesity epidemic

    • Tough new MOT laws

    • New emissions legislation

    • The Uber app

    Correct Answer
    A. The Uber app
    Explanation
    The US brand now has its sights set on India’s auto rickshaw drivers, many of whom live below the bread line.

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    Not renowned for their humility, Parisians overwhelmingly rejected proposals to do what this week?   - ProProfs

    Not renowned for their humility, Parisians overwhelmingly rejected proposals to do what this week?  

    • Paint the Eiffel Tower blue

    • Send the Mona Lisa on tour

    • Construct a high rise office block

    • Levy a tax on baguettes

    Correct Answer
    A. Construct a high rise office block
    Explanation
    Critics claimed the glass and steel pyramids, which had the support of local authorities, would be a blight on Paris.

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