Did you know that Angola has its own version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Well, it does. Called Quem quer ser milionário, it began airing in 2009 on TV Zimbo, the country’s first private TV station, which opened the previous year. Contestants compete to win 3 million kwanzas (about US$34,400). Here’s the set. […]

Once a trendy place to enjoy la dolce vita, where is Via Veneto? Florence Milan Rome Venice Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post (one answer per contestant, please!). At the end of the week, I’ll draw one name from among all the people […]

I can’t promise I’ll do this every week, but most weeks when time permits, I’ll post links to my favourite recent newspaper travel stories. They’ll generally be stories where people get under the skin of a place, do something offbeat or go off the beaten track. You know: travel like locals. Here are my votes […]

Famous for its golf, the 60-mile Myrtle Beach section of the Grand Strand is found in what state? California Florida Massachusetts South Carolina Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post (one answer per contestant, please!). At the end of the week, I’ll draw one […]

No, Andorra was not Darrin’s eccentric mother-in-law on Bewitched. (That was Endora, for all of you under 40.) Andorra is a tiny country wedged into the Pyrenees between France and Spain. How small? Check out the map. See that little green area just northwest of Barcelona? That’s Andorra. Its capital is Andorra la Vella, often […]

What cinematic city has a famous beachside promenade called the Croisette? Atlantic City Barcelona Cannes Miami Think you know the answer? Send it to me as a comment at the bottom of this post (one answer per contestant, please!). At the end of the week, I’ll draw one name from among all the people who […]

Thanks to all of you who played this week’s round of trivia. This week’s questions are now closed, and we have a winner: Gintare! Gintare, who won for the correct answer to the Sarajevo question, will receive this week’s prize: the New Brunswick water bottle. Congratulations! Here’s a recap of the week’s questions, along with […]

Brazil borders all but two South American countries. One is Chile. What is the other? Colombia Ecuador Peru Venezuela 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 […]

Unfortunately, Algeria is going through a bit of a rough patch this week, as riots have broken out to protest the soaring prices of food staples such as sugar. However, as I plan to do in the Year of Geography, I’m going to focus less on news and more on history and culture. And when […]

Originally a railway settlement, what Kenyan capital gets its name from the “cold water” the Masai people found there? Harare Kampala Khartoum Nairobi 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 […]