Test your Costa Rica AQ (Adventure Quotient) and enter our contest for a Mountain Travel Sobek duffel bag (made by Eagle Creek). There aren’t any fancy entry forms for the contest - just email your answers to the seven easy questions below (please use this format: 1=A, 2=C etc.) together with your name and address to contest@mtsobek.com. All the answers to the quiz can be found in this newsletter on Costa Rica. We must receive your entry by Friday, November 30, 2001, at 12:00 p.m. (PST). Only one entry per person. Random drawing will take place on December 5, 2001. The winner will be notified directly and announced (together with the correct answers to the quiz) in What's New on our website in December 2001. If you prefer, you can mail your entry to: Attn: Costa Rica Contest, Mountain Travel Sobek, 6420 Fairmount Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530. Good luck! It’s a fun quiz (and a great duffel bag!) 1. The proportion of land in Costa Rica, protected in national parks, protected zones, forest and Indian reserves, and wildlife refuges, is more than: A. 10% B. 15% C. 25% 2. Monteverde is one of the best places in Costa Rica to go hiking and view wildlife. Another great attraction in this area is: A. A fascinating Costa Rican reptile exhibit B. A beautiful butterfly garden with hundreds of Costa Rican butterflies C. An amusement park with one of the world’s wildest roller coaster rides 3. The newly hatched green marine turtles will cross the beach (from their nests to the sea) in the middle of the night to avoid: A. The heat and bright light from the sun B. People sun-bathing on the beach C. Shoreline predators 4. The basilisk lizard is also known as the "Jesus Christ lizard" because of: A. Its ability to run across water surfaces without sinking in B. The pattern on its back which looks like a large cross C. This was the only animal which was almost forgotten when all animals were boarding Noah’s Ark. 5. Costa Rica is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world (and a Nirvana for people with an interest in birds), with at least: A. 600 species of birds B. 725 species of birds C. 850 species of birds 6. Gallo pinto is: A. The name of a village just outside Tortuguero National Park – famous for its red trees B. The national Costa Rican rice and black beans dish that is usually served for breakfast C. The name of one of the delicious cheeses produced by the local Quakers in Monteverde 7. On our Adventures in Costa Rica trip you’ll enjoy two days of rafting on the Pacuare River - one of the world’s "classic" whitewater rivers - with thrilling: A. Class I-II rapids B. Class III-IV rapids C. Class V rapids For more information and reservations, please contact: Mountain Travel Sobek 1266 66th Street, Suite 4 Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Toll Free (USA and Canada): 1-888-831-7526 Phone: +1-510-594-6000 Fax: + 1-510-594-6001 Email: info@mtsobek.com