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7 fact-checked facts about travel, destinations and getting around the world, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

Which document is usually required to travel between countries?

AnswerPassport

A passport proves identity and citizenship at borders.

Which is the largest country by land area?

AnswerRussia

Russia covers more than 17 million square kilometers.

Going deeper

Which city does the airport code LHR belong to?

AnswerLondon (Heathrow)

LHR is London Heathrow.

Machu Picchu is in which country?

AnswerPeru

The Inca citadel sits in the Andes of southern Peru.

What does IATA stand for?

AnswerInternational Air Transport Association

IATA assigns the three-letter airport codes travelers see.

Expert level

The great 14th-century traveler Ibn Battuta came from which modern country?

AnswerMorocco

Ibn Battuta was born in Tangier.

Chicago O'Hare's code ORD comes from which former name?

AnswerOrchard Field

The airport was once Orchard Field, and the code stuck.

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