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June 28, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: World Cup Soccer Hosts Packing Round 1. All of these are among the 15 countries that have hosted the FIFA World Cup except COSTA RICA . 2. Only 15 nations took part in the first World Cup series held in URAGUAY in 1930. 3 These are all famous square in Paris, site of the 1998 World Cup Final except PLACE DE NAPOLEON . 4. The monetary unit of Brazil is the REAL . 5. How many of the 17 World Cup Series has to date won by host countries? SIX 6. This is a famous shopping area in Rome, site of the 1934 and 1990 World Cup Final. VIA DEL CORSO Picture: old building with a large clock Departure Round 1. Order this if you want pickled herring in Sweden, host of the 1958 World Cup. SILL 2. The 2006 World Cup Final will be played in this German city on July 9. BERLIN 3. "Appenzeller Echo" is a popular band in this host country of the 1954 World Cup. SWITZERLAND 4. At 6,400 feet, this is the highest peak in South Korea, co-host of the 2002 World Cup. HALLA 5. He was the winner of the 2005 winner of the La Mans 24-hour race, France's other big sports event. TOM KRISTENSEN Picture: very modern building built on a slant On Tour 1. This popularly elected president of Chile was overthrown in 1973 by a military junta. SALVADOR ALLENDE GOSSENS 2 This U.S. stadium was the site of the 1994 World Cup Final. ROSE BOWL 3. Attendees at the 1982 World Cup in Spain could enjoy the famous Del Prado Museum in MADRID . 4. Manchester, England, a 1966 World Cup venue, was once a world center for the TEXTILE industry. 5. Carrsco and Pokitos are in Montevideo, Uruguay, site of the first World Cup in 1930. BEACHES 6. The MARACANA Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was built for the 1950 World Cup of Football. 7. Which of these famous places in Mexico City is located on Zocolo Square? NATIONAL PALACE Picture: very tall modern building 8. Residents of Buenos Aries, a 1978 World Cup host city, are called PORTENOS . 9. The cities of Bari, Cagliari, and Undine were World Cup venues in this country. ITALY 10. Which of these 1982 World Cup cities in Spain is on the Mediterranean Sea? VALENCIA 11. The PONTIAC Silverdome was the scene of 1994 World Cup games in the United States. 12. The National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, was used as a DETENTION CAMP in the 1973 coup. Bonus Question One The Church of OUR LADY is a landmark in Munich, Germany, site of 1974 World Cup matches. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Germany is Munich found? Area 5 Picture: red brick building with tower with water in front Slide Show 1. The famous " ZYTGLOGGE " is in Bern, Switzerland, site of the 1954 World Cup Finals. 2. This architect designed the new city hall in Dallas, Texas, a 1994 World Cup venue. I.M. PEI 3. This tallest building in Japan is in Yokohama City, site of the 2002 World Cup Final. LANDMARK TOWER 4. In 1958, World Cup fans saw the new city hall that faces Lake MALAREN , in Stockholm, Sweden. Clues for next destination: Colonial Williamsburg Capitals |