31 December 2021

Big travel quiz of the year 2021

It's been another whirlwind year for travel. Have you kept up with all the news around the world in 2021? Test your knowledge with our big travel quiz of the year

3 mins

1. Which city was awarded the title of European Green Capital 2021?

Lahti

Ottawa

Helsinki

Lisbon

2. In which month was a traffic light system introduced for UK travel?

March

April

May

June

3. What is the name of ancient road which reopened in Luxor, Egypt, after an extensive period of restoration?

Avenue of Lions

Avenue of Sphinxes

Avenue of Goats

Avenue of Pyramids

4. Which country won Most Desirable Long Haul Country at the Wanderlust Readers Travel Awards?

New Zealand

Fiji

Indonesia

Australia

5. A new budget railway line called Lumo launched in the UK in October. It travels from London to which destination?

Glagow

Edinburgh

Inverness

Blackpool

6. In October, the new MUNCH museum opened, displaying the world's largest collection of art by Edvard Munch. Where is it?

Oslo

Warsaw

Berlin

Tallinn

7. What is the name of the new Icelandic airline which launched in June?

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8. Which English city was given its second UNESCO listing as one of the Great Spa Towns of Europe?

Basildon

Bournemouth

Bath

Buxton

9. Which social media star travelled to every country in the world, landing in their final country, Saudi Arabia on 29 October?

Drew Binsky

Chris Burkard

Jon Olsson

Callum Snape

10. Which Italian destination starred in the latest Bond movie, No Time to Die, released in September?

Alberobello

Verona

Turin

Matera

11. Which Australian city was awarded National Park City Status? It's only the second city to have this title after London.

Perth

Sydney

Adelaide

Melbourne

12. In July, the world's longest tree top walk opened. Where is it?

Laax, Switzerland

Thiemsburg, Germany

Cape coast, Ghana

Lipno, Czech Republic

13. What is the name of Simon Reeve's new book, released in October?

Journeys to Unusual Places

Journeys to Undiscovered Places

Journey to the End of the World

Journeys to Impossible Places

14. Which country is currently hosting Expo 2020? (Delayed a year due to coronavirus)

Saudi Arabia

China

Oman

United Arab Emirates

15. Which railway line did UNESCO inscribe onto their World Heritage list?

Copper Canyon Railway

Trans-Iranian Railway

Northern Explorer

Konkan Railway

16. Which country did Ray Mears explore the wilder side of for his 2021 TV series?

Canada

Russia

Kazakhstan

China

17. In which US State will you find the newly opened Mermaid Museum?

Maryland

Massachusetts

Oregon

Florida

18. In TV series Treasures of the World, Bettany Hughes showed us the Neanderthal discoveries from where?

Gibraltar

Malta

Greece

Cyprus

19. The K66 launched as a driving route in which country in 2021?

Korea

Canada

Scotland

Kosovo

20. What anniversary did Wanderlust just celebrate?

24

28

32

36

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