[猜謎] WorldWise：Wheels & More Wheels

December 15th, 2006 · No Comments · [閒聊]

這是前兩天看到雜誌最後面的一小段小猜謎，一共有十題。

主題是輪子，答案就是跟地理有關，

大家可以來玩玩看。

註：因為我是直接從雜誌上抄來的，我又不太會翻譯，
　　所以下面的謎題是英文的，大家就將就著看吧！

答案過幾天再公布～

第一題：

Noisy, three-wheeled vehicles called tuktuks, named for the sound they make, are ubiquitous in what Southeast Asian country?

第二題：

Name the European nation where the old custom of cheese rolling takes place.
In this popular event, crowds gather to watch people race down steep Cooper’s Hill chasing after a seven-pound wheel of cheese.

第三題：

In what West African country do converted pickup trucks or minibuses know as tro-tros make runs to the neighboring nations of Togo, Burkina Faso, and Cote d’Ivoire?

第四題：

With some 19,000 buses, India’s Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has the world’s largest bus fleet. What is the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh?

第五題：

The three-week-long Tour de France bicycle race, in existence for more than 100 years, ends on What Paris avenue?

第六題：

The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant is a fleet of converted early-20th-century trams. The restaurant trams cruise the streets of what Australian city while patrons dine?

第七題：

Name the country where the wheelbarrow was invented sometime after A.D. 220.

第八題：

Two old bicycles hang on the facade of the Bicycle Hotel. Name the freewheeling European capital where you’ll find this bike-friendly lodging establishment.

第九題：

The Wheels Through Time All-American Transportation Museum features more than 250 antique motorcycles and cars. Name the U.S State where the museum is located.

第十題：

Europe’s largest observation wheel is the London Eye. In what Middle Eastern city is a bigger wheel slated to open in 2008, as a part of a huge entertainment complex twice the size of Walt Disney World?

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