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Team Offsite Travel Light

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Team Offsite Travel Light
Time ZonesTrain TripHotel BasicsMap TablePacking Logic
100A time zone is an area observing what kind of time?100A train is defined as what series running along a railway track?100What does a hotel provide in exchange for payment?100A map is what dimensional kind of representation?100Five travelers each pack two shirts. How many shirts are packed?
200Expand the abbreviation UTC.200Name the two broad things trains transport.200Hotel lodging is generally offered on what basis?200Which surface does a geographic map depict?200A train leaves at 09:40 and runs for 85 minutes. When does it arrive?
300State the full offset range named by the source.300What usually pulls or pushes a train?300How are hotel rooms usually marked so guests can identify them?300What kind of maps portray a specific data type such as rainfall?300Three rooms each hold two guests. How many guests fit?
400Moving clocks ahead during spring and summer is called what?400Railway gauge measures which distance?400Which country contains the city of Tokyo?400Which part of a map explains the symbols shown on it?400Take the first letters of Map, Key, and Ticket.
500Which longitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees?500Which track-and-wheel material pairing is typical?500What map property compares drawn distance with actual distance?
600Which mountain range is commonly used in the boundary between Europe and Asia?600Which latitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees?

Adults · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes

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21 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against · 5 make no factual claim

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Player sheet

Team Offsite Travel Light · Adults · answers are on the host key

Time Zones

  1. 100 A time zone is an area observing what kind of time?
  2. 200 Expand the abbreviation UTC.
  3. 300 State the full offset range named by the source.
  4. 400 Moving clocks ahead during spring and summer is called what?
  5. 500 Which longitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees?

Train Trip

  1. 100 A train is defined as what series running along a railway track?
  2. 200 Name the two broad things trains transport.
  3. 300 What usually pulls or pushes a train?
  4. 400 Railway gauge measures which distance?
  5. 500 Which track-and-wheel material pairing is typical?
  6. 600 Which mountain range is commonly used in the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Hotel Basics

  1. 100 What does a hotel provide in exchange for payment?
  2. 200 Hotel lodging is generally offered on what basis?
  3. 300 How are hotel rooms usually marked so guests can identify them?
  4. 400 Which country contains the city of Tokyo?

Map Table

  1. 100 A map is what dimensional kind of representation?
  2. 200 Which surface does a geographic map depict?
  3. 300 What kind of maps portray a specific data type such as rainfall?
  4. 400 Which part of a map explains the symbols shown on it?
  5. 500 What map property compares drawn distance with actual distance?
  6. 600 Which latitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees?

Packing Logic

  1. 100 Five travelers each pack two shirts. How many shirts are packed?
  2. 200 A train leaves at 09:40 and runs for 85 minutes. When does it arrive?
  3. 300 Three rooms each hold two guests. How many guests fit?
  4. 400 Take the first letters of Map, Key, and Ticket.

Final round: Arrival Board

A trip covers 180 kilometers in three equal stages. How long is each stage?

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Time Zones

  1. 100 A time zone is an area observing what kind of time? Response: uniform standard timeChecked against: A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_zone&oldid=1364881042
  2. 200 Expand the abbreviation UTC. Response: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)Checked against: Each time zone is defined by a standard offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_zone&oldid=1364881042
  3. 300 State the full offset range named by the source. Response: UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00Checked against: The offsets range from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00, and are usually a whole number of hours, but a few zones are offset by an additional 30 or 45 minutes, such as in India and Nepal.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_zone&oldid=1364881042
  4. 400 Moving clocks ahead during spring and summer is called what? Response: daylight saving time (DST)Checked against: Some areas in a time zone may use a different offset for part of the year, typically one hour ahead during spring and summer, a practice known as daylight saving time (DST).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_zone&oldid=1364881042
  5. 500 Which longitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees? Response: The Prime MeridianChecked against: A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prime_meridian&oldid=1361215580

Train Trip

  1. 100 A train is defined as what series running along a railway track? Response: series of connected vehiclesChecked against: A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Train&oldid=1365328174
  2. 200 Name the two broad things trains transport. Response: people or freightChecked against: A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Train&oldid=1365328174
  3. 300 What usually pulls or pushes a train? Response: locomotivesChecked against: Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units or railcars.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Train&oldid=1365328174
  4. 400 Railway gauge measures which distance? Response: distance between railsChecked against: Trains are designed to a certain gauge, or distance between rails.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Train&oldid=1365328174
  5. 500 Which track-and-wheel material pairing is typical? Response: steel tracks with steel wheelsChecked against: Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels, the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Train&oldid=1365328174
  6. 600 Which mountain range is commonly used in the boundary between Europe and Asia? Response: The Ural MountainsChecked against: A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east of the Turkish straits, the Ural Mountains and Ural River, and to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black seas, separating it from Europe.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asia&oldid=1364453913

Hotel Basics

  1. 100 What does a hotel provide in exchange for payment? Response: paid lodgingChecked against: A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hotel&oldid=1365661582
  2. 200 Hotel lodging is generally offered on what basis? Response: short-term basisChecked against: A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hotel&oldid=1365661582
  3. 300 How are hotel rooms usually marked so guests can identify them? Response: numberedChecked against: Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hotel&oldid=1365661582
  4. 400 Which country contains the city of Tokyo? Response: JapanChecked against: Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its biggest city.Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Japan&oldid=10899959

Map Table

  1. 100 A map is what dimensional kind of representation? Response: two-dimensional representationChecked against: In cartography, a map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface depicting the spatial layout of geographical features.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Map&oldid=1366076856
  2. 200 Which surface does a geographic map depict? Response: Earth's surfaceChecked against: In cartography, a map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface depicting the spatial layout of geographical features.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Map&oldid=1366076856
  3. 300 What kind of maps portray a specific data type such as rainfall? Response: thematic mapsChecked against: The applications of cartography expanded in the late 17th century with the invention of thematic maps which portrayed a specific kind of data—such as rainfall or population density—in contrast to simply portraying major geographic features such as rivers, mountains, and cities.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Map&oldid=1366076856
  4. 400 Which part of a map explains the symbols shown on it? Response: The key or legendChecked against: Examples of this include designing a map title so that it clearly conveys the map purpose and is noticed at the beginning of the process, and designing legends so that the symbols explained therein can be quickly and easily compared to the corresponding symbols in the map.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Map_layout&oldid=1315237545
  5. 500 What map property compares drawn distance with actual distance? Response: ScaleChecked against: The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scale_(map)&oldid=1364316802
  6. 600 Which latitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees? Response: The EquatorChecked against: In spatial (3D) geometry, as applied in astronomy, the equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is the parallel (circle of latitude) at which latitude is defined to be 0°.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equator&oldid=1364542125

Packing Logic

  1. 100 Five travelers each pack two shirts. How many shirts are packed? Response: 10Self-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.
  2. 200 A train leaves at 09:40 and runs for 85 minutes. When does it arrive? Response: 11:05Self-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.
  3. 300 Three rooms each hold two guests. How many guests fit? Response: 6Self-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.
  4. 400 Take the first letters of Map, Key, and Ticket. Response: MKTSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.

Final round: Arrival Board

A trip covers 180 kilometers in three equal stages. How long is each stage? Response: 60 kilometersSelf-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.

Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against

This is what prints on the host key.

Time Zones

  1. A time zone is an area observing what kind of time? 100

    uniform standard timeChecked against: A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes.Source, pinned revision

  2. Expand the abbreviation UTC. 200

    Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)Checked against: Each time zone is defined by a standard offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).Source, pinned revision

  3. State the full offset range named by the source. 300

    UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00Checked against: The offsets range from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00, and are usually a whole number of hours, but a few zones are offset by an additional 30 or 45 minutes, such as in India and Nepal.Source, pinned revision

  4. Moving clocks ahead during spring and summer is called what? 400

    daylight saving time (DST)Checked against: Some areas in a time zone may use a different offset for part of the year, typically one hour ahead during spring and summer, a practice known as daylight saving time (DST).Source, pinned revision

  5. Which longitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees? 500

    The Prime MeridianChecked against: A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.Source, pinned revision

Train Trip

  1. A train is defined as what series running along a railway track? 100

    series of connected vehiclesChecked against: A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight.Source, pinned revision

  2. Name the two broad things trains transport. 200

    people or freightChecked against: A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight.Source, pinned revision

  3. What usually pulls or pushes a train? 300

    locomotivesChecked against: Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units or railcars.Source, pinned revision

  4. Railway gauge measures which distance? 400

    distance between railsChecked against: Trains are designed to a certain gauge, or distance between rails.Source, pinned revision

  5. Which track-and-wheel material pairing is typical? 500

    steel tracks with steel wheelsChecked against: Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels, the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport.Source, pinned revision

  6. Which mountain range is commonly used in the boundary between Europe and Asia? 600

    The Ural MountainsChecked against: A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east of the Turkish straits, the Ural Mountains and Ural River, and to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black seas, separating it from Europe.Source, pinned revision

Hotel Basics

  1. What does a hotel provide in exchange for payment? 100

    paid lodgingChecked against: A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.Source, pinned revision

  2. Hotel lodging is generally offered on what basis? 200

    short-term basisChecked against: A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.Source, pinned revision

  3. How are hotel rooms usually marked so guests can identify them? 300

    numberedChecked against: Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which country contains the city of Tokyo? 400

    JapanChecked against: Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its biggest city.Source, pinned revision

Map Table

  1. A map is what dimensional kind of representation? 100

    two-dimensional representationChecked against: In cartography, a map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface depicting the spatial layout of geographical features.Source, pinned revision

  2. Which surface does a geographic map depict? 200

    Earth's surfaceChecked against: In cartography, a map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface depicting the spatial layout of geographical features.Source, pinned revision

  3. What kind of maps portray a specific data type such as rainfall? 300

    thematic mapsChecked against: The applications of cartography expanded in the late 17th century with the invention of thematic maps which portrayed a specific kind of data—such as rainfall or population density—in contrast to simply portraying major geographic features such as rivers, mountains, and cities.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which part of a map explains the symbols shown on it? 400

    The key or legendChecked against: Examples of this include designing a map title so that it clearly conveys the map purpose and is noticed at the beginning of the process, and designing legends so that the symbols explained therein can be quickly and easily compared to the corresponding symbols in the map.Source, pinned revision

  5. What map property compares drawn distance with actual distance? 500

    ScaleChecked against: The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.Source, pinned revision

  6. Which latitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees? 600

    The EquatorChecked against: In spatial (3D) geometry, as applied in astronomy, the equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is the parallel (circle of latitude) at which latitude is defined to be 0°.Source, pinned revision

Packing Logic

  1. Five travelers each pack two shirts. How many shirts are packed? 100

    10Self-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.

  2. A train leaves at 09:40 and runs for 85 minutes. When does it arrive? 200

    11:05Self-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.

  3. Three rooms each hold two guests. How many guests fit? 300

    6Self-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.

  4. Take the first letters of Map, Key, and Ticket. 400

    MKTSelf-contained wordplay; no factual claim is made.

Final round

  1. A trip covers 180 kilometers in three equal stages. How long is each stage?

    60 kilometersSelf-contained arithmetic; no factual claim is made.

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