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1) The Principality of MONACO borders which sea?
A — Caspian Sea
B — Mediterranean Sea
C — Sulu Sea
2) According to data in the year 2022, IRAN has an overall adult literacy rate of _________.
A — 23%
B — 61%
C — 89%
3) True or false: rainbows are very common in Antarctica.
4) While there are several San Juan counties in the Western UNITED STATES, one of these has the highest number of neighboring counties (14) in the U.S. It is also one of the largest counties with a 7,933 square-mile area. Which state is this county located in?
A — Washington
B — Colorado
C — New Mexico
D — Utah
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Mediterranean Sea
Question 2:
C . . . . . 89%
Question 3:
False: they are quite rare in Antarctica; colorless icy haloes are more frequent.
Question 4:
D . . . . . Utah (↗)
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First of all, I want to express my thoughts and well wishes for everyone in JAMAICA π―π², HAITI ππΉ, CUBA π¨πΊ, and other places in the Caribbean dealing with Hurricane Melissa and its destructive aftermath.
In the sixth episode of The Amazing Race Season 38 (U.S. Edition), teams drove a manual stick-shift vehicle northwest from Dubrovnik, CROATIA ππ· (HRVATSKA) to the town of Trsteno. Here, they visited the Trsteno Arboretum featuring trees that are over 500 years old. π³ Teams found a clue near the arboretum’s Neptune statue then drove further northwest along the Adriatic Sea coastline to the partially walled town of Ston. They encountered the “Bag It Up” versus “Pull It Up” Detour challenge. In “Bag It Up”, teams filled ten bags of local raw salt — each bag weighing slightly over 20 pounds each. In “Pull It Up”, teams visited a major oyster harvesting area known as Mali Ston Bay. They rowed a boat to find buoys with oysters attached; the teams then gave those oysters to a local restaurant known as Bota Sare. π¦ͺ
Overview map of Trsteno — a town northwest of Dubrovnik and known for its arboretum
Remaining in the town of Ston, teams visited Park Komarda for the “Who Knows Their Way Around Croatia?” Roadblock. π§ With the navigational help of a 3D relief map of Ston, a member of each team visited several locations throughout the town to find and remember Croatian (Hrvatskan) facts. These facts involve multiple topics: letters not featured in the Croatian alphabet (Q, W, X, and Y), one of the several mottoes of Croatia (“As long as there is heart, there is Croatia”), highest mountain in Croatia at 6,007 feet* (Dinara), famous poet in Croatia (Ivan GunduliΔ), original length of the Walls of Ston (22,965 feet*), the date when Parliament proclaimed independence from Yugoslavia (June 25th, 1991), first king of Croatia (King Tomislav) π, and Croatia’s coastline length (3,625 miles*). Amazing Race contestants arrived back at the map and were tested with three questions asked by a Croatian. Contestants who did not answer the questions correctly had to answer a different set of questions for their next attempt, so some of them went back to the locations to memorize all facts.
Overview map of Ston — the second town featured in this episode
Prapratno Cove was the Pit Stop for this episode. π Eric and Tucker arrived in first place and both won another trip — this time to various locations in EGYPT πͺπ¬ including Cairo, Alexandria, and the famous pyramids. Tucker excitedly mentioned that Egypt was always on his bucket list, so it is awesome that he can check that one off! ☑ Kristine and Rubina were the eighth and last team to arrive, so they were eliminated from The Amazing Race.
* 6,007 feet equals 1,831 meters, 22,965 feet equals 7,000 meters, and 3,625 miles equals 5,834 kilometers.
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