(133) Amazing Depression

Name the depression depicted above. Why is it so specific ?

ANSWER: The Racetrack Playa of Death Valley. It is famous for 'sailing stones', rocks that mysteriously move across its surface.

(114) The Dazzling Salted Vast

Name this giant salt flat. Where is it located ?

ANSWER: The Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - the world's largest salt flat

(85) A Major Shortcut

Each year over 15,000 ships use this canal to avoid one long and treacherous route. Which canal is in the picture? When was it built?

ANSWER: Panama Canal, completed in 1914.

(80) Fasten Your Seatbelts

This South American city was designed to resemble a specific shape. Can you name this city and the shape that is revealed when seen from above ?

ANSWER: Brasilia (bird/airplane shaped)

(67) Amazon Rain Forest Fertilizer

The majority of the natural fertilizer (500 million tons a year) for the Amazon rain forest originates from which part of the world?

ANSWER: Sahara desert

(53) For Imperial Eyes Only

What's in the picture and where is it located?

ANSWER: The Forbidden City, China

(31) Identify the bridge

Where is the bridge in the picture located ? What is it famous for?


ANSWER: Zavikon Island, St. Lawrence River; the shortest international bridge (Canada-USA)

(30) No phones, no cars.

What is the only country in the world where the private telephones and cars are forbidden ?

ANSWER: North Korea

(26) Lake with ocean animals

Which is the only freshwater lake in the world to contain ocean animals ?

ANSWER: Lake Nicaraqua / learn more...

(25) Atlantic's ocean main icebergs supplier

Which island is the biggest icebergs "supplier" for the Atlantic ocean ?

ANSWER: Greenland

(18) Windless areas near Equator

What's the name of the area along the Equator, where the wind is practically unknown ?

ANSWER: Doldrums :: learn more...

(12) Giant monolithic human figures

Where are these giant statues located ? What are they called ?

ANSWER: Easter Island, Moai

(10) False sphinx and the pyramids

Where are these false sphinx and the pyramids located?

ANSWER: Las Vegas

(2) What do the following countries have in common ?

What do Colombia, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Philippines and China have in common ?

ANSWER: They are all named after someone (Colombia - Christopher Columbus, Bolivia - Simón Bolívar, S. Arabia - house of Saud, Philippines - Prince Philip II of Spain, China - Jin (Chin) dynasty.