MyNext EscapeTime for another round of the general knowledge travel quiz, with questions ranging from famous artificial canals through to which European city is home to the world’s oldest zoo. There are 25 Questions designed to challenge your general travel knowledge. We think 18/25 will be a good score. Good luck
The Seychelles are an island nation in which ocean?
1. The Pacific Ocean
2. The Indian Ocean
3. The Atlantic Ocean
In which country could you visit Tongariro National Park?
1. New Zealand
2. England
3. Zambia
The Oktoberfest beer festival is held every year in which German city?
1. Munich
2. Frankfurt
3. Hamburg
The Straits of Magellan is a sea passage through which continent?
1. Asia
2. South America
3. Europe
Roughly how many Caribbean islands are there?
1. Around 70
2. Around 700
3. Around 7,000
In what part of the world did bananas originate?
1. South East Asia
2. Europe
3. South America
Built by the pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century BCE, what happened to the Abu Simbel temple complex in 1968?
1. It was destroyed by an earthquake
2. It was relocated, to make way for a water reservoir
3. It was buried by a sandstorm
What sport is played at Lords in London?
1. Golf
2. Tennis
3. Cricket
Which European capital city is home to the world's oldest zoo?
1. London
2. Paris
3. Vienna
The Don Juan Pond, the most salty body of water on earth, is located on which continent?
1. Asia
2. Australia
3. Antarctica
How many years did it take to build New York's Brooklyn Bridge?
1. 27
2. 7
3. 14
How many countries does China share a land border with?
1. 9
2. 4
3. 14
Which city has the most sky scrappers? A skyscraper is a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft).
1. Hong Kong
2. Dubai
3. New York
Which of these animals can only be found in Africa?
1. Zebra
2. Elephant
3. Leopard
Used widely in Indian cooking, what is a Tandoor?
1. A spice
2. A utensil for stirring
3. An oven
Which iconic Italian structure was completed in 1372, 199 years after it begun?
1. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
2. Florence Cathedral
3. The Colosseum
What is a gaucho?
1. A cold Spanish soup
2. A cloak worn in North Africa
3. A South American horsemen
What is the official language of Brazil?
1. Portuguese
2. Spanish
3. English
The French capital, Paris, is situated on which river?
1. Rhine
2. Seine
3. Thames
Roughly how much of the earth's surface is covered in water?
1. 71%
2. 91%
3. 51%
Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting (1993) is set in which UK city?
1. London
2. Cardiff
3. Edinburgh
What artificial waterway links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
1. The Suez Canal
2. The Cape May Canal
3. Panama Canal
Tabasco sauce was created and is still produced in which country?
1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. United States of America
The Virgin Islands in the Caribbean are split between which two countries?
1. Netherlands and France
2. France and the USA
3. The USA and UK
Nairobi is that capital of which African country?
1. Kenya
2. Morocco
3. Ethiopia
