What is the ski lift with seats hanging from a moving cable called?
AnswerChairlift
A chairlift carries skiers uphill on chairs attached to a continuously moving cable.
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The basics
On North American ski trail signs, which symbol marks the easiest runs?
AnswerGreen circle
Green circles mark easier runs, blue squares intermediate, and black diamonds difficult.
Going deeper
The word 'spa' comes from the name of a town in which country?
AnswerBelgium
The mineral springs of Spa, Belgium, were so famous that the town's name came to mean any health resort.
How do ski resorts make artificial snow?
AnswerBy spraying tiny water droplets into cold air
Snow guns spray fine water droplets into cold air, where they freeze into snow.
In many European ski resorts, which color marks the most difficult standard runs?
AnswerBlack
European pistes are commonly marked blue, red and black in rising difficulty.
Expert level
The first chairlift used for skiing was built in 1936 at which US resort?
AnswerSun Valley, Idaho
Sun Valley in Idaho opened the first ski chairlifts in 1936.
Blackpool Tower at the English seaside resort was inspired by which landmark?
AnswerEiffel Tower
Blackpool Tower, opened in 1894, was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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