Travel Trivia Quiz

Great guess! You will find the Alps in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia, and Switzerland. However, you will not find the Alps in Belgium.

Great guess! The world’s largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, which contains more than half of the Earth’s water. The Pacific Ocean is followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean, respectively.

So close! The Dolomites are found in northeastern Italy. In 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Great try! The Great Victoria Desert is the largest desert in Australia. Deserts cover 18% of the Australian mainland.

Great guess! The Bering Strait connects the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia with the Seward Peninsula in the US state of Alaska. This strait serves as a hypothetical bridge connecting North America and Eurasia.

Great try! Panama is the southernmost country in Central America. It borders Costa Rica to the north and Colombia to the south.

Great try! Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. This kingdom also includes the Faroe Islands.

Great try! Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan at 12,389 feet (3,776 meters). On a clear day, it can be seen from Tokyo, which is located 60 miles (100 km) away. Mount Fuji is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as it has “inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries.”

So close! Algeria is the largest country in Africa by size, covering 919,595 square miles. The next largest countries in Africa are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Libya, respectively.

Great try! Indonesia shares a landmass with Papua New Guinea. The eastern half of the island is Papua New Guinea, while the western half of the island is Indonesia.

Great guess! The Volga River flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea. It’s considered the longest river in Europe.

Great guess! The Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel, connects southern England with northern France. This underground tunnel is 31 miles (50 km) long.

Great guess! Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.

Great guess! You would not find South Dakota along the Oregon Trail. Instead, you would pass through Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon.

Great guess! The equator passes through 13 countries, and Mexico is not one of them. The following countries lie along the equator: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.

Great guess! Berlin is the capital of Germany. Bonn was the former capital of West Germany from 1949-1990.

Great guess! The capital of Brazil is Brasilia. This “planned city” was built in 1960, and today has a population of 2.5 million people.

So close! The capital of Australia is Canberra. Though it’s the official capital, Canberra is relatively small in size with a population of only 410,000 people.

Great try! Ankara is the capital of Turkey. With over 15 million people, Istanbul is often mistaken as the capital.

Great guess! Valletta is the capital of Malta. With a population of only 6,000 people, Valletta is one of the smallest capital cities in the world. Fun fact: it’s only 1 km long and 600 meters wide.

Great try! Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. It’s one of the largest cities in the world. When taking into account the metropolitan area, Mexico City has over 20 million people.

Great try! Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. Glasgow is sometimes mistaken as the capital, as it’s the largest city in Scotland.

Great try! Seoul is the capital of South Korea. This city has a population of nearly 10 million people.

So close! Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. This city is also the administrative capital of the African Union (AU).

Great try! Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. Founded in 1857 by Chinese tin miners, Kuala Lumpur is now the largest city in Malaysia.

Great guess! Minsk is the capital of Belarus. Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

Great guess! Oslo is the capital of Norway. Oslo is one of the northernmost capitals in Europe and the world.

Great guess! Managua is the capital of Nicaragua. It’s the largest city in the country by size and population.

Great guess! New Delhi is the capital of India. New Delhi is located in the north-central part of the country.

Great guess! Rabat is the capital of Morocco. This city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Great guess! The ancient society of Mesopotamia began between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in 5,000 BC.

So close! The correct answer is the Australian Aboriginals, who arrived from Asia over 30,000 years ago.

Great try! The correct answer is the Qin Dynasty, which unified China as a centralized state in 221 BC.

Great guess! The correct answer is Mount Vesuvius, which is located southeast of present-day Naples, Italy.

Great try! The correct answer is Simón Bolívar, who was known as El Libertador, or The Liberator.

Great try! The answer is Charles Lindbergh, who was 25 years old when he completed the journey from New York to Paris. The flight took 33 hours and 30 minutes.

Great try! The correct answer is Cusco, which was the capital city of the Inca Empire from 1400-1535.

So close! The correct answer is Ethiopia. These churches were inscribed on the first UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1978.

Great try! The correct answer is Saint Helena. Napoleon was initially exiled to Elba (off the coast of Tuscany), where he subsequently escaped. After his second major defeat at Waterloo in 1815, Napoleon was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena.

Great guess!  The correct answer is Florence, Italy. The Renaissance was a cultural, artistic, and political “rebirth” that began in Florence in the 14th century.

Great guess! The correct answer is Hawaii, which was the last territory to become a US state. In January of that same year, Alaska became the 49th state.

Great guess! Leif Eriksson was from Iceland. Leif Eriksson was the first known European to set foot on North America before Christopher Columbus.

Great guess! The correct answer is the Dutch East India Company, which was richer than Apple, Google, and Facebook combined.

Great guess! The correct answer is 1989. At midnight on November 9, 1989, citizens from East Berlin were finally able to cross into West Berlin after more than 28 years. The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961.

Great guess! The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife.

Great try! The correct answer is Beijing, which has a population of 21 million people. This is nearly three times the size of NYC!

This is a contentious subject, as the correct answer depends on who you ask. In many of our history classes, the Nile was traditionally considered the longest river. However, recent studies now suggest that the Amazon is the longest river (when taking into account the “Para” estuary that connects to it).

Great try! Mecca, Saudi Arabia is the holiest city for people of the Muslim faith.

Great try! Constantinople was the capital of the Roman Empire (330-395 AD) and Byzantine Empire (395-1453 AD).

Great try! Austrians speak German. And last time I checked, kangaroos didn’t live there either 😉

So close! The correct answer is Dubrovnik. With its historic city walls and sweeping coastal views, Dubrovnik definitely deserves that nickname.

So close! Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with over 190 million people!

Great try! The Andes in South America is the longest mountain range in the world. It spans over 4,300 miles (7,000 km).

Great guess! Yellowstone National Park first opened in 1872, making it the oldest national park in the US.

Great guess! In Haiti, people speak Haitian Creole and Haitian French as their official languages.

Great guess! Edinburgh has the highest latitude at 55.95 degrees North. Copenhagen is a close second.

So close! Spain, Italy, and France produce the most wine in the world.

Great guess! The first Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia on December 18, 2010. The uprisings later spread to other parts of North Africa and the Middle East.

Great guess! Though the Dalai Lama is originally from Tibet, he now lives as a refugee in India. During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama fled to India and has been living there ever since.

Great guess! Norway has the highest HDI on this list, but the other countries aren’t far behind!