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These spectacular rice terraces cascade down to the banks of which river? A Yellow River B Black River C Red River These stunning rice terraces are stacked in layers, which flow down the slopes of the Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Red River. The correct answer is Red River.

The rice terraces became China’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013. How many does the country have now? A 49 B 56 C 62 China now has 56 World Heritage Sites, the second-highest number in the world after Italy, which has 58. Among the most famous are the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. … Read more

What crop is cultivated in the terraced fields of Yuanyang County? A Rice B Soybeans C Millet We’re looking at just a small part of the vast Honghe Hani Rice Terraces UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan province, China. Rice has been grown here for 1,300 years. The correct answer is Rice.

Iceland was settled during… A Prehistoric times B The Middle Ages C The Renaissance The first Icelanders set out around the year 870 from Europe to settle Iceland, which had no indigenous population. They brought small, sturdy horses to help them farm the land—ancestors of the present-day Icelandic horse. The correct answer is The Middle … Read more

What activity are Icelandic horses particularly adept at? A Swimming B Detecting volcanic activity C Climbing glaciers Icelandic horses are not only great swimmers but also thought to be very intuitive as they can gauge the depths of rivers. The correct answer is Swimming.

What breed of horse are these? A Polar palomino B Shetland pony C Icelandic horse The correct answer is Icelandic horse.