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January 1, 2010... Actually, for this $500 Challenge, no one person submitted all five (5) correct answers so no one wins the $500. The first five submissions with the most correct answers are listed below. Each wins $100. 
 QUESTION #1
This large man-made object has been controversial since its conception, because (when finally finished) it replaced the natural homeland of many people.
(Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, USA) (Three towns located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation were lost due to the Garrison Dam, a dam that created this massive lake in 1956, and caused the forced relocation of parts of the local population. The dam itself produced the third largest man-made lake in the United States, after Lake Mead and Lake Powell) QUESTION #2
Because of the local topography it has a unique claim to fame, a claim that revolves around altitude and a familiar metallic element. (Potosi, Bolivia) (It is claimed to be the highest city in the world at 4,090 meters (13,420 feet) above sea level. It lies beneath the Cerro de Potosí — sometimes referred to as the Cerro Rico, or "rich mountain" — a mountain popularly conceived of as being made of silver ore, which has always dominated the city's economy and history) QUESTION #3
Located near the geographic center of a political entity, this city was the site of a heinous slaughter of innocent people, both young and old. (Erfurt, Germany) (The city sits near the center of Germany, and it was here on April 26, 2002, that a 19-year-old expelled university student shot and killed sixteen people; comprising 13 faculty members, 2 students, and one police officer, before committing suicide himself) QUESTION #4
With its port in operation since the mid-19th century, it still remains a nation's only river port. (East London, South Africa) (The city lies on the Indian Ocean coastline, and it covers an area between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River) QUESTION #5
A quick-to-flood body of water is located directly to its east, and from here you can visit an amazing structure that all of us should visit at least once in our lifetime. (Yinchuan, China) (From this large city on the west bank of the Yellow River you can visit parts of the Great Wall of China) The first 5 submissions with the most correct answers were submitted by: 
Aneta Borzecka, Wysoka, Poland (4 correct)
Nauman Aly, Karachi, Pakistan (4 correct)
Marshall Peterson, Orlando, Florida, USA (4 correct)
Jackie Perez, West Covina, California, USA (4 correct)
Marianne Stevens, Allen, Texas USA (3 correct)
Each of these people won $100. Copyrighted by the Woolwine-Moen group, d/b/a Graphic Maps. All Rights Reserved! Contact Us | Privacy Statement
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very busy travel schedule, we can not offer a new $500 Challenge at this time. We will start the contest again sometime later this year, but we just don't know when. Thanks very much for your patience! 
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