Euro Travel & Trivia Quiz #4012
Jun 6th, 2017, 09:32 AM
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Euro Travel & Trivia Quiz #4012
1- The Eurostar train goes between London-Paris/Brussels-what are the stations Eurostar trains serve besides those in London, Paris and Brussels.
2- The imposing Peace Palace in The Hague was a paid for by what wealthy American?
3- Next to the Pantheon in Paris is a church devoted to Paris' Patron Saint - her name?
4- This Paris water park is called ther largest such park in any urban area of Europe.
5- Name 5 people en tombed in Paris' Pantheon?
6- Where did the word Chartreuse come from?
7- In 1990 this famous rope walker made quite a show in Paris one evening - who was he and where did he do his rope walk? (I was there!)
8- ALDI discount groceries are all over Europe - what did the word ALDI come from (what two words)?
9- Repeat Question - What does Lubenau, south of Berlin, and Cambridge have in common? What rather unique thing can you do in each place?
10- Why would one want to go to the La Mer de Sable near CDG Airport?
2- The imposing Peace Palace in The Hague was a paid for by what wealthy American?
3- Next to the Pantheon in Paris is a church devoted to Paris' Patron Saint - her name?
4- This Paris water park is called ther largest such park in any urban area of Europe.
5- Name 5 people en tombed in Paris' Pantheon?
6- Where did the word Chartreuse come from?
7- In 1990 this famous rope walker made quite a show in Paris one evening - who was he and where did he do his rope walk? (I was there!)
8- ALDI discount groceries are all over Europe - what did the word ALDI come from (what two words)?
9- Repeat Question - What does Lubenau, south of Berlin, and Cambridge have in common? What rather unique thing can you do in each place?
10- Why would one want to go to the La Mer de Sable near CDG Airport?
Jun 6th, 2017, 03:06 PM
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OK 3 are now answered! Thanks Dukey!
ALDI has an interesting history - yes first real discount grocery in Europe I think - at least one with many stores all over Germany - the company was onwed by two brothers - Albrecht Bros I believe - and they split the company in Aldi Sud and Aldi North -splitting up Europe and even U S - one Adli branch operates Aldis here and the other branch Trader Joe's - they are not all at related businessI believe.
ALDI has an interesting history - yes first real discount grocery in Europe I think - at least one with many stores all over Germany - the company was onwed by two brothers - Albrecht Bros I believe - and they split the company in Aldi Sud and Aldi North -splitting up Europe and even U S - one Adli branch operates Aldis here and the other branch Trader Joe's - they are not all at related businessI believe.
Jun 8th, 2017, 11:13 AM
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10 - It must be 60 years since I was taken to see it, but the only conceivable answer to the question is "Because it's there".>
Hint:
https://www.google.com/search?q=mer+...w=1908&bih=950
Hint:
https://www.google.com/search?q=mer+...w=1908&bih=950
Jun 8th, 2017, 01:03 PM
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6. As far as I know, it's the other way round, the mountain range had the name first: The Carthusian monks named their order after the location of the first monastery, La Grande Chartreuse, in the Chartreuse mountains.
8. ALbrecht DIscount - Albrecht is the surname of the founders and owners.
8. ALbrecht DIscount - Albrecht is the surname of the founders and owners.
Jun 8th, 2017, 01:10 PM
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yes quokka - that makes sense for the exact word origin but I was thinking the potent brew the monks concocter popularized the name -but seems you are right as question was phrased. Thanks.
