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Trivia Quiz 140

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Posted by: clifton

Quiz 140

Clue 1

I am a dangerous place.


Posted by: jojomataketa

Zimbabwe

It is possibly the most dangerous place on earth, especially if you live there. Almost half of the population is HIV+, with a life expectancy of 34 years for women and 37 years for men, and those numbers are getting worse, according to the WHO.

Madman dictator Robert Mugabe blames the crisis on his two favorite bogeymen, homosexuals and the British government, and also, in a charming act of synthesis, on homosexuals in the British government.

The country was racked by famine, and Mugabe's response was to order the white farmers to stop growing food and leave. Mugabe capitulated to extortion from marauding thugs claiming to be war veterens and got the payoff money by turning on the printing presses, causing hyper-inflation. "He seems to have gone bonkers in a big way," admitted Archbishop Desmond Tutu.


Posted by: clifton

Sorry, Jojo - Mr. Mugabe really did a lot to turn the beautiful Zimbabwe into a dangerous place, but it is not the one I am looking for


Posted by: NelsonN

Colombia


Posted by: golddust

Death Valley


Posted by: jmrenterprises

iraq


Posted by: clifton

Sorry, folks, I did not see the correct answer

Quiz 140

Clue 2

I am located in South America


Posted by: bigwoo

Yungas Road

It is legendary for its extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road".
One estimate is that 200-300 travellers are killed yearly along the road.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:..._Yunga_Road.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Yunga_Road.jpg


Posted by: golddust

Darian Gap


Posted by: clifton

Sorry, Golddust, not Darian Gap

Wow, this time we have a fast winner however. Bigwoo, the answer is exactly Yungas Road in Bolivia.

Quote:
Bolivia's Yungas Road is officially the most hazardous on earth. Local people pray before using it and the nearest hospital is a two-hour drive away. But none of this deters foreign tourists from biking over its bumps at 40mph. And, as Michael Liebreich discovered, cheap thrills in risky environments can come at a price.


http://www.liebreich.com/LDC/Images.../YungasRoad.jpg

http://www.liebreich.com/LDC/HTML/C...ng_Bolivia.html

Congrats, Bigwoo for reading my thoughts and thanks to the others who tried to do it


Posted by: golddust

Congrats Big Woo.

I saw a program on the Nat'l Geographic Channel (I think), recently about this road. Some pretty scary video.


Posted by: Old_Cat

Congrats, Big Woo.


Posted by: jojomataketa

Big win, big woo. Well done!
http://www.liebreich.com/LDC/Images...s/movingeye.gif


Posted by: bigwoo

Wow, That was the first thing I found while looking for the answer!!

Thanks all!





Posted by: forwardone

Well done bigwoo.

Quote:
One estimate is that 200-300 travellers are killed yearly along the road.


That`s amazing! Remind me on my next trip to Bolivia to avoid Yungas Road.


Posted by: nunulka

Congrats, bigwoo!



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