Passport to knowledge
TEST YOUR GLOBAL GETAWAY EXPERTISE WITH OUR CHALLENGING TRAVEL QUIZ.
GOOD OLD US OF A
1) What is the largest state by area at 663,268 square miles?
2) What is the most populous state with more than 39,500,000 chilled out people?
3) Which is the only Great Lake that is wholly within the USA?
4) How long was Route 66, the Mother Road?
5) WD-40 was invented in San Diego, California. But what does WD-40 stand for?
ISLAND LIFE
6) What is the world’s most populous island, with 141 million inhabitants? Clue: it’s in the southern hemisphere.
7) French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was born on which holiday island? 8) Rottnest Island in Western Australia is home to which creature, known as ‘the world’s happiest animal’? 9) The island of Hispaniola is shared between which two countries? 10) Which European nation has over 40,000 coastal islands?
CASH IS KING
11) Who is on the front of a US $50 bill?
12) What is unusual about the design of the Canadian $10 note? 13) The ouguiya is the currency of which African country?
14) Along with the US dollar, what is the currency of Panama?
15) The currency of Ecuador is the US dollar, but what was it up until 2000?
TASTER TRIPS
16) In which tropical country are the Chocolate Hills?
17) Where is Sugarloaf Mountain? 18) What sauce is said to be named after Mahon, the capital of Menorca?
19) What is Bombay Duck?
20) Which Japanese city is famed for its world class beef? 21) What country’s flag is pictured right? 22) What holiday island nation’s flag features a purple parrot? 23) Only two countries in the world have square flags. Name them. Clue: neither are that far away from the UK. 24) This holiday island flag (right) is the only one in the world to show a shipwreck. Can you name it? 25) How many stars are there on the flag of Brazil? 7, 27, or 47?
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
26) Only two countries have their official name beginning with ‘The’. Both B are holiday hotspots, but what are they?
27) Which four countries have only one vowel in their name?
28) Which country has the longest name?
29) Complete the formal name of this South American country. Bolivarian Republic of…?
30) Is Montequinto a real or fake country?
CAPITAL IDEAS
31) Which capital city and 2022 global sporting venue is this (pictured above)?
32) What is the world’s most populous capital?
33) What is Europe’s most populous capital? 34) Say G’day to the capital city pictured above. What’s it called? 35) What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
UP IN THE AIR
36) Which famous pizza-loving city has the airport code ORD?
37) Manchester Airport was previously known as what?
38) Which major southern hemisphere city’s airport is informally known as Tullamarine? 39) Which Scottish island has its runway on a beach?
40) Which popular ‘Queen of the Skies’ aircraft did British Airways retire early in 2020 because of the pandemic?
WATERWAY TO GO
41) What is the longest river in Asia?
42) The Norfolk Broads are thought to be ancient what…? 43) Which British river has a famous tidal Bore?
44) In which continent is the 1,400-mile River Orinoco? 45) What famous, football-mad city lies on the south shore of the River Plate estuary?
WEIRD WORLD
46) Which of these cities is furthest
south – New York City or Rome? 47) Where is the town called A? 48) What percentage of the world’s lakes are in Canada? 6%, 16%, or 60%?
49) Which country has around twice as many ancient pyramids as Egypt? 50) What do we usually call this capital city – Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok
Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon
Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit?
HOME FRONT
51) How many main rivers flow through Sheffield?
52) In which county is Leeds Castle? 53) How many trains pass over the Forth Road Bridge daily? 2, 20, or 200?
54) In which historic UK city is Portobello Beach?
55) How many overseas tourists visited the UK in 2019 (ie before the effects of the pandemic)?
MAGMA MIA
56) What is the name of the ancient volcano in the centre of Edinburgh? 57) In which country is the 17,802ft high active volcano Popocatépetl? 58) Pompeii was famously destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius, near Naples, in AD 79. What other town nearby was buried by 60ft of ash? 59) Ash clouds from a volcano with a near unpronounceable name caused air travel chaos in 2010. Where was it?
60) A volcano on the Italian island of Sicily is a popular tourist attraction. What’s its name?
TIME TRAVEL
61) If it’s midnight in Perth, Scotland, what time is it in Perth, Australia?
62) How many time zones does the USA have?
63) In which popular tourist city would you find the Gastown Steam Clock?
64) Why is Portugal on UK time but neighbouring Spain is an hour ahead? 65) Big Ben’s refurbished clock face has been returned from black to its original 1859 colour. What is it?