Ultimate traveller quiz – Part 17

Time for another round of the general knowledge travel quiz, with questions ranging from famous planes through to Australia’s longest jetty. There are 20 questions designed to challenge your general travel knowledge. We think 14/20 would be the score to beat. Good luck

First opened in 1919, in what year was Sydney Airport renamed after Kingsford Smith?

1. 1936
2. 1988
3. 1960

What was the first aircraft ever flown by Qantas, a replica of which can be seen at Sydney's domestic terminal?

1. de Havilland DH.50
2. Boeing 707-138
3. Avro 504K

What is a draniki?

1. Czech toastie
2. Belarusian potato pancake
3. Russian meatball

What two colours make up the Swedish flag?

1. Blue and White
2. Yellow and blue
3. Blue and Red

What is the airport code for Ballina Byron Gateway Airport?

1. BNK
2. BBG
3. BAL

The landscape in the blockbuster film Avatar was partly based on Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Where is it?

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1. Vietnam
2. China
3. Mongolia

Barcelona's colourful Park Guell was designed by which architect?

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1. Jorn Guell
2. Frank Gehry
3. Antoni Gaudi

Home to a lagoon rated one of the world's most beautiful, the island Aitutaki belongs to which group?

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1. Maldives
2. Cook Islands
3. French Polynesia

At more than 1.8 kilometres long, in which city would you find Australia's longest wooden jetty?

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1. Busselton, WA
2. Portsea, Vic
3. Eden, NSW

The Virunga mountains, home to the critically endangered mountain gorilla, border Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and which other country?

1. South Sudan
2. Kenya
3. Rwanda

Approximately how many statues are in the Terracotta Army, discovered near Xi'an, China in 1974?

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1. 8,000
2. 80,000
3. 800

In which year did the British Museum open its doors?

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1. 1959
2. 1859
3. 1759

What is the world's fourth largest continent?

1. South America
2. Europe
3. North America

What colour is a New Zealand passport?

1. Green
2. Black
3. Blue

The recently opened Oval Hotel is located within which sporting stadium?

1. Adelaide Oval
2. Optus Stadium
3. Melbourne Cricket Ground

In which US city would you find Paisley Park, the home and recording studio of late singer Prince, now open for tours?

1. Chicago
2. Detroit
3. Minneapolis

Which of the following countries does NOT feature the colour red on its flag?

1. Vietnam
2. Argentina
3. Singapore

In which country did the style of cooking meat known as "jerk" originate?

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1. Jamaica
2. Spain
3. Sri Lanka

Where is the only place in the world you can find a Louvre museum outside France?

1. Montreal, Canada
2. New York, USA
3. Abu Dhabi, UAE

At close to 20,000 square kilometres, what is the largest national park in Australia?

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1. Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
2. Kakadu
3. Uluru-Kata Tjuta

All 20 questions completed!


Ultimate traveller quiz – Part 17

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