Travel Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers About Travel Destinations
Is Scandinavia in the north or south of Europe?
A: North
Which Arctic country's Finnish name is Lapin Li?
A: Lapland
The Straight of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic
Ocean with which
Sea?
A: Mediterranean
Which country is also called the Hellenic Republic?
A: Greece
What is Europe's most mountainous country?
A: Switzerland
In Norway, a fjord is made up largely of what?
A: Water
The island of Rhodes belongs to which
Mediterranean country?
A: Greece
Euro tunnel links which two countries?
A: England and France
The Left Bank generally refers to the Left Bank of the Seine in
which city?
A: Paris
Okinawa is a volcano in which
country?
A: Japan
What is the largest country in
South America?
A: Brazil
What was the ancient city, carved out of red rock in
Jordan, that
was forgotten by Europeans until the 19th century?
A: Petra.
Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was at Ephesus?
A: The Temple of Artemis
What was the original purpose of the leaning tower of Pisa?
A: Bell Tower
What island in San Francisco Bay was the site of an almost
escape-proof prison?
A: Alcatraz.
What was the former site of the two temples celebrating Ramses II
and Nefertari, before they were moved because of
flooding by the
waters of the Aswan High Dam?
A: Abu Simbel
Where is the Valley of the Kings, the scene of a terrorist attack
in 1997?
A: Egypt.
What was Ho Chi Minh City before it was called Ho Chi Minh City?
A: Saigon
To the nearest thousand, how many islands does
Indonesia have?
A: 13
Which country contains the Biblical
rivers of the Tigris and the
Euphrates?
A: Iraq
What was St. Petersburg called for most of the 20th century?
A: Leningrad.
Which country lies to the north of Austria and to the south of
Poland?
A: Czech Republic
What name is given to the popular
holiday area between Marseille
and La Spezia?
A: Riviera
How tall is the
Eiffel Tower?
A: 984 feet.
Archaeologists believe they have located the burial site of
Boudicca, the British queen who led a bloody revolt against Roman rule
in the first century A.D. Where is it?
A: Under Platform 8 of the King's Cross Railway Station in
London.
What Middle Eastern country's name includes the name of it's first
ruler?
A: Saudi Arabia. Ruler Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud unified his dual kingdoms
of Hejaz and Nejd and their dependencies under the name Saudi Arabia
in 1932.
What is the name of Moscow's largest department store?
A: GUM
What country has more volcanoes than any other?
A: Indonesia. It has 167 of the 850 active volcanoes known in the
world.
What is Tivoli Gardens?
A: Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark.
When did Tivoli Gardens park open?
A: On 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, also in Denmark.
How many visitors did Tivoli have in
2017?
A: 4.6 million.
Tivoli is the second-most popular seasonal amusement park in the world after what?
A: Europa-Park.
Tivoli is the most-visited theme park in Scandinavia and the fifth most-visited theme park in Europe, only behind whom?
A: Disneyland Park, Europa-Park, Walt Disney Studios Park and Efteling.
The park is best known for it’s what?
A: Its wooden roller coaster, Rutschebanen, or as some people call it, Bjergbanen (The Mountain Coaster), built in 1914.
Another roller coaster, the Demon, features an Immelmann loop, a vertical loop, and a zero-G roll all during the ride time of just how long?
A: One minute and forty six seconds.
In 2017, Tivoli Gardens added an optional “what” to the ride?
A: Virtual reality experience, simulating a flight through ancient
China, along with encounters with dragons and demons.
When did the well-known swing ride, The Star Flyer, open in Tivoli?
A: In 2006.
How high is it?
A: 80 meters (260 feet) high.
It was built by the Australian company Funtime, and it offers what?
A: Panoramic views of the city.
On 1 May 2009, Tivoli Gardens opened what new ride?
A: The new ride Vertigo, a looping plane ride where the rider pilots the ride, able to control the plane.
