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or a change of pace, this month we'll test your brainpower with our annual history and culture quiz about charter destinations around the world.
1) This popular European chartering destination is now an independent nation. It was once part of the AustroHungarian Empire, and later part of a There's little to no nightlife or other shoreside development in much of the Sea of Cortez, but marine life abounds.
communist state of the Soviet Union. a) Malta b) Croatia c) Corsica d) Denmark
3) In what country will you find a popular chartering area called the Turquoise Coast? a) New Caledonia b) The Seychelles c) Antigua d) Turkey 4) Nearly 300 years before Christ, a 110-ft-high statue of the god Helios straddled the mouth of this island's harbor. At the time it was considered to be one of the "seven wonders of the ancient world." a) Corsica b) Bali c) San Salvador d) Rhodes 5) This popular tropical chartering
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2) Grenada earned the nickname "Island of Spice" due to its prolific cultivation of which spices? a) cardamon and sage b) nutmeg and mace c) rosemary and thyme d) salt and pepper
MARYLAND TOURISM
Test Your Worldliness with Our Worldwide Charter Quiz Friends who've never sampled the magic of a sailing vacation far from home might be baffled about why you'd hassle flying thousands of miles away just to sail through some famous, far-flung cruising venue, when there's plenty of wind and water closer to home. No doubt, most charter addicts would tell you they're at least partly motivated by the pleasures of becoming immersed in foreign cultures that are dramatically different from our own. And to our way of thinking, the more you learn about a place in advance of vacationing there, the more rewarding your overall experience will probably be. That's why we take a break from our usual format once a year to test your travel savvy via our Worldwide Charter Quiz. Some questions will test your general knowledge of history and geography, while others are admittedly a bit more obscure. But hey, it's multiple choice, so you've got at least a fighting chance at success. And, even if you fail miserably, you'll probably learn a thing or two when you check your answers (at at the end end). So power up your gray cells and let's get started:
destination was once part of the Mayan civilization. After a long turf war between the Spanish and British, it became a British colony in 1854. a) Belize b) Jamaica c) Panama d) St. Croix 6) Which Greek island in the Cyclades is said to have been the birthplace of Apollo, son of Zeus? a) Mykonos b) Rhodes c) Delos d) Lesvos
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7) At what charter venue could you expect to be served lobster baked in a hole in the ground, under a pile of seaweed? a) Tortola, BVI b) Downeast Maine c) Mexico's Sea of Cortez d) Guadeloupe's Pigeon Island 8) Which South Pacific charter venue was never colonized by a European power? a) New Zealand b) Tahiti
