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1
In what town, is the home of Bells Beach and Surf World Surfing Museum, located at 1 Great Ocean Road?
Torquay
Port Fairy
Lorne
Anglesea
2
In which US state can you ski at Vail, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Aspen?
Utah
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
3
Halo halo (a frozen dessert) and adobo ( marinated meat) are signature dishes of which South-East Asian country?
Laos
Malaysia
The Philippines
Vietnam
4
Located at the confluence of the Gombak River and the Klang River, what Asian capital’s name means ‘muddy estuary’?
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Jakarta, Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bangkok, Thailand
5
The native blue duck – commonly known as the whio – features on which country’s $10 note?
Fiji
Barbados
New Zealand
Canada
6
Continents move over time. These land masses move at about the same rate as your toenails grow
True
False
7
Raffles hotel chain recently opened its first hotel in the U.S But where is the original Raffles hotel, opened in 1887?
London
Milan
Dubai
Singapore
8
The Special Region of Macau has become China’s version of Las Vegas. Macau was a colony of which European country?
France
Portugal
The United Kingdom
Spain
9
Paris is further north than Toronto
True
False
10
Which pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is Sydney's harbourside Luna Park amusement park closest to?
South-East Pylon
South-West Pylon
North-West Pylon
North-East Pylon
11
There is at least one country whose name begins with each letter of the alphabet
False
True
12
The island of Réunion, Mauritius, is closest to which other country to its west?
Sri Lanka
Madagascar
The Philippines
Brazil
13
One of Australia’s best-known bush foods, quandong is a type of what?
Eel
Nut
Fruit
Insect
14
Of the four main Japanese islands, which is furthest north?
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
15
What is (roughly) one mile deep, 18 miles wide and 277 miles long?
Panama Canal
Great Barrier Reef
Red Sea
Grand Canyon
16
The Galapagos Islands belong to which country?
Mexico
Ecuador
Argentina
Spain
17
Aside from Ecuador, which is the only other South American country to not share a land border with Brazil?
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Colombia
18
The largest lake in the world is Lake Superior
False
True
19
Where are you if you fly into Incheon International Airport?
Argentina
Germany
USA
South Korea
20
What is the Silver Fissure in Iceland known for?
Mountaineering
Unique indigenous goat species
Diving
Abundance of uranium ore
21
What is the world’s southernmost landlocked country?
Paraguay
eSwatini
Zambia
Lesotho
22
What is the more common term for the air traveller’s affliction known medically as desynchronosis?
Air sickness
Deep vein thrombosis
Radiation exposure
Jet lag
23
What stretch of water is named for the chunks of ice that drift along the coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland in Canada?
Glacier Boulevard
Frozen Highway
Winter Avenue
Iceberg Alley
24
The Antarctic Circle is north of the equator
False
True
25
What are the only two colours on the flags of Bahrain, Indonesia, Singapore and Turkiye?
Red and yellow
Green and white
Black and yellow
Red and white
26
Derived from words meaning “human-powered vehicle”, in which country did the rickshaw originate?
Thailand
India
Japan
Indonesia
27
In which country can you dive on WWII wrecks at ‘Ironbottom Sound’ between Guadalcanal and Florida Island?
USA (Hawaii)
Philippines
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
28
In which European capital city – alphabetically, the last in the world hosts the Museum of Broken Relationships?
Warsaw
Zagreb
Zaragoza
Vaduz
29
Latitudes run parallel to the equator
False
True
30
France and Portugal take up the majority of the Iberian Peninsula
False
True
31
In Africa, by which name is Mosi-oa-Tunya (“Thundering Smoke” in the local Lozi language) also known?
Nile River
Mount Kilimanjaro
Victoria Falls
Okavango Delta
32
A river cruise from Budapest in Hungary begins on which major European waterway?
Main
Rhine
Danube
Rhone
33
What European capital is home to the Museum of Communism, detailing the Soviet oppression from 1948 until 1989?
Bucharest, Romania
Belgrade, Serbia
Warsaw, Poland
Prague, Czech Republic
34
Tiramisu is often described as the national dessert of which country?
Greece
Mexico
Japan
Italy
35
Where might you see the Temple of Aphrodite Urania, the Stoa of Attalos and the Altar of the Twelve Gods?
Rome
Athens
Cadiz
Sofia
36
What is the name of the reef near Exmouth in Western Australia where visitors snorkel with whale sharks?
Murchison Reef
Gascoyne Reef
Ningaloo Reef
Rowley Shoals
37
Which South American country has land borders with ten other countries?
Peru
Antarctica
Brazil
Ecuador
38
In Japan, what are saikeirei, keirei and eshaku?
Bathhouse robes
Tea ceremonies
Autumn leaves
Degrees of bowing
39
Which Australian island, famous for its wildlife, can you reach by ferry from Cape Jervis?
Kangaroo Island
Rottnest Island
Magnetic Island
French Island
40
Where would a 20 minute drive from Nadi International Airport take you to resort-packed Denarau Island?
Vanuatu
Samoa
Palau
Fiji
41
The Bering Strait connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in Chile
True
False
42
In Journey to the Centre of the Earth, where does Professor Otto Lidenbrock abseil into the Snaefellsjökull volcano?
Norway
Alaska
Germany
Iceland
43
Near which Japanese city, a former host of the Winter Olympics, can you see snow monkeys bathing in hot springs?
Kobe
Nagano
Saitama
Akita
44
Which American state is abbreviated to MI?
Missouri
Mississippi
Michigan
Minnesota
45
The second longest river in China, the Yellow River, is known locally as what?
Hough Ho Ho
Gung Ho
Westward Ho
Huang Ho
46
Disneyland is home to which fictional rodent character?
Danger Mouse
Housey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mousey Mouse
47
Where would you find the Neon Museum, which shows off old neon signs from hotels and casinos?
Miami
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
New Orleans
48
The longest above-water mountain range in the world is the Andes
False
True
49
Urdu and English are the two official languages of which country?
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Bhutan
Afghanistan
50
Visitors to the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef in WA can swim with the world’s biggest fish, called what?
Ocean sunfish
Humpback whale
Whale shark
Manta ray
51
What are the key factors that determine the climate of an area?
Latitude, Altitude, and Rainfall
Rude, Very Rude, Extremely Rude
Longitude, Altitude, and Rainfall
Attitude, Altitude, and Rainfall
52
At 400 km in length, what is the world's longest glacier?
Aconcagua, Argentina
Lambert Glacier, Antarctica
Fox Glacier, New Zealand
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
53
What sort of beans did the Yemeni city of Mokha historically source from Ethiopia and trade with the rest of the world?
Coffee beans
Jelly beans
Beanie Babies
Baked beans
54
Which country is the leading egg producer in the world?
Malta
Fiji
China
Russia
55
Which notoriously playful and intelligent animal did primatologist Jane Goodall begin studying in Tanzania in 1960?
Gibbons
Macaques
Chimpanzees
Mountain gorillas
56
In which country can you visit La Capilla del Hombre art museum in the capital, Quito?
Bolivia
Peru
Colombia
Ecuador
57
One of Australia’s most famous ‘big things’, in which NSW town can you take a selfie with Rambo, the Big Merino?
Broken Hill
Deniliquin
Goulburn
Armidale
58
One mile is longer than one kilometre?
True
False
59
According to tune, the Chattanooga Choo Choo departed Penn Station in New York bound for Chattanooga, in which state?
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Florida
60
Where could you do a road trip around the Kii Peninsula, visiting the deer in Nara, and admiring Mount Koya?
China
Japan
The Philippines
South Korea
61
In Hawaii, what food is so popular that it has its own holiday, and is the subject of a two-week festival in Waikiki
Taco
Big Mac
Spam
Pineapple
62
Siderodromophobia is the fear of what form of travel?
Helicopters
Ships
Trains
Buses
63
Which other country’s flag is in the top left corner of Fiji’s flag?
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States of America
64
How is present "sea level", the base level for measuring elevation and depth, determined?
The highest measured resting sea level in the area in the previous 10 years
The lowest measured resting sea level in the area in the previous 20 years
The average of low and high tide levels
The average of hourly measurements of sea level over a period of 19 years
65
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain, but it could fit inside the Mariana Trench
True
False
66
What gas is usually burned to heat the air inside the envelope of a hot air balloon?
Propane
Helium
Butane
Isobutylene
67
Which of these countries has a border with the Republic of Yemen?
Ethiopia
Iran
Oman
Egypt
68
Bridgetown, where can you sip Mount Gay Rum while listening to Rihanna tunes, is the capital of which Caribbean country?
Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Barbados
69
Which of these is NOT a type of coral?
Organ pipe
Dye
Staghorn
Brain
70
Mexico is south of the Equator
False
True