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7 questions on sat-nav mistakes | 7 questions on sat-nav mistakes |
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Sat-Nav Quiz | Sat-Nav Quiz |
What happened to good old-fashioned map-reading? A Swedish couple in search of the isle of Capri drove to Carpi, an industrial town in northern Italy, because they misspelt the name in their car's sat-nav. Other GPS blunders have made the news. Do you remember? | What happened to good old-fashioned map-reading? A Swedish couple in search of the isle of Capri drove to Carpi, an industrial town in northern Italy, because they misspelt the name in their car's sat-nav. Other GPS blunders have made the news. Do you remember? |
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What did a US demolition company flatten after a sat-nav blunder sent them to the wrong address? | What did a US demolition company flatten after a sat-nav blunder sent them to the wrong address? |
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2.) Multiple choice question | 2.) Multiple choice question |
How far out of their way did a sat-nav blunder send paramedics who were transferring a patient between Essex hospitals just 7.8 miles (12.5km) apart? | How far out of their way did a sat-nav blunder send paramedics who were transferring a patient between Essex hospitals just 7.8 miles (12.5km) apart? |
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3.) Multiple choice question | 3.) Multiple choice question |
A motorist had to be rescued after being misdirected where? | A motorist had to be rescued after being misdirected where? |
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4.) Multiple choice question | 4.) Multiple choice question |
Residents in a picturesque hamlet in Shropshire complained when a sat-nav error resulted in them being overrun by what? | Residents in a picturesque hamlet in Shropshire complained when a sat-nav error resulted in them being overrun by what? |
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Where did a driver take a coach full of schoolchildren after entering "Hampton Court" into his sat-nav? | Where did a driver take a coach full of schoolchildren after entering "Hampton Court" into his sat-nav? |
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6.) Multiple choice question | 6.) Multiple choice question |
Britons on a Christmas trip were directed to the wrong country. How? | Britons on a Christmas trip were directed to the wrong country. How? |
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They eventually arrived in the right Lille so they could fulfil the purpose of their visit - shopping. But the shops were only open for another two hours.Click NEXT to continue. | They eventually arrived in the right Lille so they could fulfil the purpose of their visit - shopping. But the shops were only open for another two hours.Click NEXT to continue. |
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When Earl Spencer's daughter went to a football match by taxi, she ended up 230 miles (370 km) away. Which team had she hoped to watch? | When Earl Spencer's daughter went to a football match by taxi, she ended up 230 miles (370 km) away. Which team had she hoped to watch? |
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Kitty Spencer's journey should have been a straightforward 85-mile (137km) drive south down the M1. But the sat-nav took them 146 miles (235 km) north to the village of Stamford Bridge near York.Click NEXT for your score. | Kitty Spencer's journey should have been a straightforward 85-mile (137km) drive south down the M1. But the sat-nav took them 146 miles (235 km) north to the village of Stamford Bridge near York.Click NEXT for your score. |
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Multiple choice question | Multiple choice question |
0 - 3 : Dead end | 0 - 3 : Dead end |
4 - 6 : Right direction | 4 - 6 : Right direction |
7 - 7 : Pinpoint accuracy | 7 - 7 : Pinpoint accuracy |
For a complete archive of past quizzes, including the Curriculum tests and our weekly news quiz 7 days 7 questions, visit the Magazine index and scroll down the page. | For a complete archive of past quizzes, including the Curriculum tests and our weekly news quiz 7 days 7 questions, visit the Magazine index and scroll down the page. |