Thanks to all of you who played this week’s inaugural round of trivia. This week’s questions are now closed, and we have a winner: Tony Clemens. (He upped his odds by playing every day!) He’ll receive this week’s prize: the Putumayo Yoga CD. Here’s a recap of the week’s questions, along with the answers. January […]

What British dependency is known for its shorts, its rig, its triangle and an onion that the locals themselves are nicknamed for? Bahamas Bermuda Cayman Islands Pitcairn Island Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post. At the end of the week, I’ll draw one […]

Half the world’s vanilla comes from an African country best known for its lemurs. What country is this? Madagascar Nigeria Tunisia Yemen Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post. At the end of the week, I’ll draw one name from all the people who […]

In what city would you find the Royal Palace on Stads Island? Amsterdam Copenhagen Stockholm St. Petersburg Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post. At the end of the week, I’ll draw one name from all the people who answered correctly, and that person […]

A 100-foot statue of Christ sits atop Mount Corcovado, looking down on which major world city? Buenos Aires Mexico City Rio de Janeiro Santiago Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post. At the end of the week, I’ll draw one name from all the […]

What city, America’s Glass Capital, is home to baseball’s Mud Hens and to M*A*S*H’s Corporal Max Klinger? Kalamazoo, Michigan Portland, Maine Reading, Pennsylvania Toledo, Ohio Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post. At the end of the week, I’ll draw one name from all […]

Romansch is one of the four official languages of what European country? Belgium France Romania Switzerland Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post. At the end of the week, I’ll draw one name from all the people who answered correctly, and that person will […]

Because of time zones, which of these cities celebrates the new year earliest? Auckland, New Zealand Beijing, China Seoul, South Korea Sydney, Australia Appropriately, I’m kicking off the daily travel trivia question here at Facing the Street with a question about New Year’s Day. Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a […]