Are You A Travel Whizz?
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What bizarre item was found in a passenger's hand-luggage as he boarded a flight in Moscow this week?
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A bag of his own hair
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A mini figurine of Vladimir Putin
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Five Russian falcon chicks
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C. Five Russian falcon chicksExplanation
It was the falcon chicks! The endangered birds, worth over £80,000, were seized by security. The offender could now face up to five years in prison.Rate this question:
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Who was chosen this week as New York’s Global Welcome Ambassador?
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Joey from TV sitcom Friends
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New York-born award-winning actor Robert De Niro
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Pennsylvania-born, Nashville-raised pop princess Taylor Swift
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C. Pennsylvania-born, Nashville-raised pop princess Taylor SwiftExplanation
It's Swifty. The decision, made this week, has upset many locals. 'I'm incensed! It's insulting,' said Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider, who was born in Queens.Rate this question:
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In the 1930s, which Scottish tourist attraction did England reportedly plan to steal?
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Edinburgh Castle
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The rights to the deep-fried Mars bar
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The Loch Ness Monster
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C. The Loch Ness MonsterExplanation
Incredibly, it was the mythical monster Nessie. According to recently discovered documents England wanted to capture, kill and then display the mythical beast’s carcass at London’s Natural History Museum.Rate this question:
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After visiting Helsinki this week, our deputy editor Gavin Haines discovered plans were in place to develop a sauna powered by what?
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Human waste
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Whisky fumes
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Mice on treadmills
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B. Whisky fumesExplanation
Thankfully the answer is whisky fumes. There are plans to create a sauna in a disused abattoir-cum-whisky distillery using the wasted heat from the whisky production process. Read more about Gavin's time in Helsinki, discovering the city's restaurant revolution.Rate this question:
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Known for its quirky attractions, a new spa has opened in Prague that encourages visitors to bathe in what?
- A.
Human waste
- B.
Beer
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Custard
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B. BeerExplanation
It's beer! At the Beer spa Bernard Prague, visitors can bathe in beer while topping up their glasses with as much of the home-brewed Beer Bernard as they can manage. It's said the spa can cure all ale-ments (Sorry).Rate this question:
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Back to Russia, and what have the authorities warned could be a side effect of tourists (and citizens) taking ‘selfies’?
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Blindness
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Headlice
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Sexually transmitted infections
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B. HeadliceExplanation
Selfies allow lice to jump from one head to another, aiding the spread of the parasite, claim Russian government officials. Don't say you weren't warned.Rate this question:
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And finally, what left Danish Tourist Ministers blushing this week?
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The new marketing slogan is a rude word in English
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Rumours Taylor Swift snubbed the role of Copenhagen’s Global Welcome Ambassador
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Claims that Denmark was once a centre for ‘bestiality-based tourism’
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C. Claims that Denmark was once a centre for ‘bestiality-based tourism’Explanation
It's bestiality-based tourism. The practice is still an issue in the country today, prompting the government to bring in a law that will make the act a criminal offence.Rate this question:
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