TRAVELTRIVIA
Test your Michigan Geography IQ
(© 2006 Randy Karr)

Since I am returning home from China late in July, I will not be able to announce the July Travel Trivia winner this month. I'll do so in September. TravelTrivia winners will receive a free, one-year subscription to The Lakeshore Guardian or a Lakeshore Guardian T-shirt. July answers are below. Now, let's see how you do with these Travel Trivia Questions. Answers due August 15.

1. True or False: During their Gateways to China tour, Michigan Student Ambassadors will visit all of the following destinations: (a) The Great Wall of China and Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the largest open public square in the world. (b) The Terracotta Warriors, one of the world's most astonishing archaeological finds and Xi'an, the only city in China still surrounded by a complete city wall system. (c) Hong Kong's Victoria Peak, rising precipitously above Victoria Harbor, and Star Boulevard, for some stunning nighttime views of Hong Kong. (d) The Jade Buddha Temple, one of the few Buddhist temples in Shanghai, and the Bund, a wide street along the Huangpu River, known as the Wall Street of the Orient. (Answer in Sightseers)
   
   
2. This Michigan "city" was once the grindstone manufacturing capital of the world, shipping finished grindstones to a global market. Unfortunately, with the advent of carborundum abrasives and emery cloth, sharpening technology changed, and grindstones went the way of black-powder muskets and horse and buggies. Name this unique location where visitors today can still see scores of discarded grindstones scattered along the shoreline.
   
   
3. At about the same time that Isaac Newton was inventing a reflecting telescope in England, this French Jesuit missionary-explorer was establishing Michigan's earliest European settlements at Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace in 1668 and 1671. During the nine years he lived among the Indians, he mastered several native languages. He also helped Louis Jolliet map the Mississippi River. A National Memorial, located in Straits State Park, honors his work. Name this Jesuit missionary.
   
   
4. This Michigan Island is the most remote inhabited island in the Great Lakes, and the only place in the United States ever ruled by a king. On this island, King James Strang set up a Mormon settlement that was ruled by a despot - himself. Not a great fan of the "golden rule", he made bitter enemies, and in 1856, was assassinated. Name the island and the Island's only town.
   
   
5. Known as the St. Andrews of Michigan, this nine-hole golf course is the oldest golf course in Michigan. Those spending the night at this historic resort can watch the sun rise and set, all from the same chair on Thumbnail Rock. Where is this golf course located?

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July Answers (1) Answer a,b,c,d (2) Huron Mountains (3) US-12 (4) Lake Superior (5) True