Quiz: Goodbye Procedures

Quiz Friday! Here we are, waving goodbye to Kira’s parents on New Years Eve. As most of you know, Kira’s parents visited us for Christmas. We spent 2 great weeks exploring Yucatan peninsula. Sadly (or not), the trip came to an end and we had to say goodbye. Question: How many minutes did the goodbye waving continue?
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries. Kira’s parents are excluded for taking part in this quiz.

Quiz: Wall Decorations

Quiz Friday! Last quiz of the year! Here is Kira sitting on the bed in a hotel room. During time we got used to crappy (and thus affordable) hotel rooms: no toilet door, no toilet, no space, sometimes no electricity. Heck, even no shower – just the bucket of rain water. So we stopped paying attention to the tiny details, like unpainted walls. Question: How many hours did it take for Kira to notice that one wall is not painted?
Hint 1: Sven noticed it at the first glance. Hint 2: We stayed there for two days. Write your guess in the comments.
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.
P.S. We miss sleeping in our tent and wish to be back there as soon as security situation will allow it!

Quiz: Drycleaners

Quiz Friday! Here is Sven putting our clothes on the line to dry. El Niño is still in full swing, so even though rain season is over for a while now, it still rains heavily and unpredictably and sometimes we get very wet very quickly. In order to speed up the drying process we sometimes use laundry service. Question: How much does it cost to wash and dry your clothes (5 kg) in laundry place in Nicaragua?
A 1,7 usd
B 7 usd
C 17 usd
Hint: It costs 2 usd to do that in Panama. Write your guess in the comments.
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: Tulkus Favourite Place

Quiz Friday! Here is Tulku sleeping in her favourite spot – Sven’s pillow. There was a 6-month-lenght war between these two for the pillow and after many lost battles Sven had to surrender. But now we are in hot climate and Tulku decided to sleep in cooler places. Question: What is Tulku’s second favourite sleeping spot?
A Under the bed
B Next to the toilet bowl
C On the pile of our dirty clothes
Write your guess in the comments. The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: Having a Dog With Us

Quiz Friday! Here are Sven and Tulku. Not many of you know this, but before our trip, Sven was terrified of dogs. All of them, big or small, including Tulku. It took some time for Sven to conquer his fear of dogs, but now he and Tulku are best buds. They even share one pillow at night. Question: What is Sven’s favourite part of having a dog (Tulku)?
A Sharing a pillow
B Tulku licking his feet
C Cuddling with Tulku
D Tulku making him laugh when things fail
E Playing with Tulku
Write your guess in the comments. The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: Color Changing

Quiz Friday! Sven bought a new helmet! He wanted it to match our team colours, but there was one tiny problem. Kira’s white helmet is no longer white due to long exposure to the sunlight. Kira’s helmet was purchased in Bolivia and at some point it turned yellow. Question: Please place your BETS on how long do you think it will take for Sven’s helmet to turn yellow and match Kira’s helmet!
Write your bets in the comments. The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced when Sven’s helmet turns yellow. The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: Material Strenght

Quiz Friday! Here are some screws from Sven’s bike. They are responsible for holding the stand of Sven’s bike. It’s not a vital part of the bike, but it could be very usefull. It could, but Sven’s bike is heavy, so it doesn’t take long to bend the screws…
Question: How long did it take to bend these screws?
Hint 1: We didn’t bend them on purpose. Hint 2: This happened more than once.
Write your guess in the comments. The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday(ish). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: Kiras Most Important Posession

Quiz Friday! Here is Kira doing daily chores. During long term journey we attach to some things: Tulku can’t live without her toy-rat, Sven can’t live without his phone. Some of us attach to weird things… Question: What is Kira’s most important possession (beside her passport):
A her diary
B her handkerchief
C her plastic cup
Write your guess in the comments. The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday. The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: As Planned

Quiz Friday! Obstacles, struggling and things that don’t go as planned – these are the things that happen to our team more often than we wish they would. So far we cycled 11500 kilometers. We divided them into 23 streches, with roughly 500 km each. Some of those segments were very smooth and successful – the things ran just the way we planned. And then things went awry (wrong), as usual. Question: How many successful segments did we have in total? Hint 1: These streches were not in a row. Hint 2: There were more unsuccessful segments than successful. Write your guess in the comments.
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday (we hope). The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.

Quiz: Big Cat

Quiz Friday! It’s been a while since our last ‘what is this’ quiz, so – Question: What is this? We found it at the zoo, it’s not a cub and it’s just a bit bigger than a house cat.
The winner will get a personal kilometer as well as a place in our Hall of Fame (http://on.fb.me/1JAdFTC). The quiz ends on Monday (00:00 GMT). The winner will be announced on Tuesday. The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries.