Category "amazing-race"

On Amazing Race, do the teams know in advance what the penalty will be for giving up on a task?

On both Amazing Race and Amazing Race Canada, I've seen teams given time penalties for not finishing a roadblock. Do the teams know what those penalties are or

In "The Amazing Race 16, Leg 11", why did the show use the name "Garden Bridge" instead of "Waibaidu Bridge"?

In "The Amazing Race 16, Leg 11", the teams were in Shanghai, and they were told to go to the "Garden Bridge", in stead of the more common name "Waibaidu Bridge

Do the teams in The Amazing Race already know which countries they will be visiting prior to the production?

While watching The Amazing Race, it feels like that the teams don't know which country they will be visiting next and they finds out only while opening the clue