Team Offsite Travel Light

Time Zones

1. 100 A time zone is an area observing what kind of time? Response: uniform standard time A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Source: Wikipedia, “Time zone”
2. 200 Expand the abbreviation UTC. Response: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Each time zone is defined by a standard offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Source: Wikipedia, “Time zone”
3. 300 What is the full range of time zone offsets from UTC? Response: UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00 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: Wikipedia, “Time zone”
4. 400 Moving clocks ahead during spring and summer is called what? Response: daylight saving time (DST) 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: Wikipedia, “Time zone”
5. 500 Which longitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees? Response: The Prime Meridian A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Source: Wikipedia, “Prime meridian”

Train Trip

1. 100 A train is defined as what series running along a railway track? Response: series of connected vehicles 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: Wikipedia, “Train”
2. 200 What two kinds of load do trains carry? Response: people or freight 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: Wikipedia, “Train”
3. 300 What usually pulls or pushes a train? Response: locomotives 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: Wikipedia, “Train”
4. 400 Railway gauge measures which distance? Response: distance between rails Trains are designed to a certain gauge, or distance between rails. Source: Wikipedia, “Train”
5. 500 Which track-and-wheel material pairing is typical? Response: steel tracks with steel wheels Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels, the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport. Source: Wikipedia, “Train”
6. 600 Which mountain range is commonly used in the boundary between Europe and Asia? Response: The Ural Mountains 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: Wikipedia, “Asia”

Hotel Basics

1. 100 What does a hotel provide in exchange for payment? Response: paid lodging A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Source: Wikipedia, “Hotel”
2. 200 Hotel lodging is generally offered on what basis? Response: short-term basis A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Source: Wikipedia, “Hotel”
3. 300 How are hotel rooms usually marked so guests can identify them? Response: numbered Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Source: Wikipedia, “Hotel”
4. 400 Which country contains the city of Tokyo? Response: Japan Tokyo is the capital of Japan and its biggest city. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Japan”

Map Table

1. 100 A map is what dimensional kind of representation? Response: two-dimensional representation In cartography, a map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface depicting the spatial layout of geographical features. Source: Wikipedia, “Map”
2. 200 Which surface does a geographic map depict? Response: Earth's surface In cartography, a map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface depicting the spatial layout of geographical features. Source: Wikipedia, “Map”
3. 300 What kind of maps portray a specific data type such as rainfall? Response: thematic maps 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: Wikipedia, “Map”
4. 400 Which part of a map explains the symbols shown on it? Response: The key or legend 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: Wikipedia, “Map layout”
5. 500 What map property compares drawn distance with actual distance? Response: Scale The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. Source: Wikipedia, “Scale (map)”
6. 600 Which latitude reference line is fixed at zero degrees? Response: The Equator 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: Wikipedia, “Equator”

Packing Logic

1. 100 Five travelers each pack two shirts. How many shirts are packed? Response: 10 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
2. 200 A train leaves at 09:40 and runs for 85 minutes. When does it arrive? Response: 11:05 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
3. 300 Three rooms each hold two guests. How many guests fit? Response: 6 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
4. 400 Take the first letters of Map, Key, and Ticket. Response: MKT Worked out from the words in the clue.

Final round: Arrival Board

A trip covers 180 kilometers in three equal stages. How long is each stage? Response: 60 kilometers Worked out from the numbers in the clue.