Saturday, December 26, 2020

The bumper Boxing Day travel quiz

Panto trip this year? Oh, no there isn’t. Instead, charge everyone’s glass and take a whirl around the world with our fiendish quiz? How many countries border Germany? Six Seven Eight Nine Which country is Christmas Island an external territory of? Australia Canada New Zealand United Kingdom In which modern-day country was St Nicholas born? Israel Lapland Syria Turkey How many countries border Brazil? 6 8 10 12 Lilongwe is the capital of which African country? Zaire Malawi Eswatini Mozambique Which city would you be in if you’d landed at Louis Armstrong airport? New Orleans Chicago Nashville Kansas City Good King Wenceslas was a 10th-century ruler of Bohemia, which is in which modern-day country? Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Hungary In which country do they tuck into deep-fried Emperor moth caterpillars on Christmas Day? Colombia Australia Thailand South Africa In which country is eating KFC a Christmas tradition? Japan Mexico Egypt Taiwan What traditional food do the Portuguese eat with boiled vegetables on Christmas Eve? Clams Alheira sausage Bacalão, or salt cod Tripe Which country gobbles up the most turkey per head in a year? United States Israel Mexico United Kingdom Which is Canada’s largest province by area – and second by population? British Columbia Ontario Northwest territories Quebec The world’s oldest national park opened in 1872. Where is it? The Lake District, called by William Wordsworth a "sort of national property, in which every man has a right and interest". Yosemite, California Yellowstone, mostly in Wyoming Royal National Park, New South Wales Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is known for being? The furthest point from the centre of the planet The highest mountain in the Americas north of Peru A double volcano, one on top of the other All of the above The world’s largest iceberg (known as A68a) is currently on a collison course with which island? Tierra del Fuego South Georgia Tasmania Newfoundland On which actual island is Love Island filmed? Corfu Ibiza Lanzarote Mallorca Which is the largest country in Africa by territory? Sudan Algeria Chad Libya Altitude sickness-inducing La Paz is well known as the world's highest-altitude capital. But which is the lowest? Baku, Azerbaijan Amsterdam Tunis Victoria, Seychelles The Caspian Sea is officially the world's largest lake, but its waters are slightly salty. Which is the largest freshwater lake by volume? Lake Superior Lake Victoria Lake Michigan Lake Baikal Kazakhstan is the largest of the Central Asia 'stans (and eighth largest country in the world). But which is the smallest 'stan? Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan 18 and above. Behold you have reached the top of travel mountain! Astonishing work 13 and above. Impressive … but a little shy of travel greatness 7 and above. Hmm, not terrible, but more travel knowledge is needed 0 and above. Well now, this is awkward. Better luck next time. Continue reading...