29 December 2023

The Wanderlust big travel quiz of the year 2023

Where will you find the UNESCO-listed Bale Mountains? What museum reopened in Belfast? Where does Eva Longoria search for in her TV series? It's time to test your travel knowledge from the past year...

3 mins

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The Reluctant Traveler image: Apple TV

1. Apple TV’s 'The Reluctant Traveler' saw which Canadian comic actor and Schitt’s Creek star visit some of the world’s most remarkable hotels?

Catherine O’Hara

Eugene Levy

Jim Carey

Mike Myers

2. Which Australian icon marked 50 years since it first opened in October?

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Parliament House

Eureka Tower

Sydney Opera House

3. This royal museum finally opened – 25 years after it was initially conceived – in which capital city in June?

Brussel

Madrid

Oslo

Stockholm

4. Which of the following cities wasn’t a European Capital of Culture in 2023?

Eleusis, Greece

Veszprém, Hungary

Timișoara, Romania

Bodø, Norway

5. Bale Mountains National Park was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in September. In which African country will you find it?

Gabon

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Malawi

6. This new national park (pictured) opened in October to protect a rare superbloom in the world’s driest desert. In which South American country can you find it?

Chile

Argentina

Peru

Uruguay

7. This year celebrated half a century since the launch of the successful conservation initiative Project Tiger. In which country is it found?

Malaysia

Nepal

Vietnam

India

8. Which Viennese landmark celebrated its 300th anniversary this year?

Belvedere Palace

Schönbrunn Palace

Hofburg Palace

Palais Schwarzenberg

9. Which South American city is home to Central, named the World’s Best Restaurant in June?

Rio de Janeiro

Buenos Aires

Lima

Bogota

10. The largest ever retrospective of which Dutch artist opened in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum back in February?

Rembrandt

Hieronymus Bosch

Vincent van Gogh

Johannes Vermeer

11. Which of the following practises was not recognised by UNESCO’s 2023 Intangible Cultural Heritage list in December?

Opera singing in Italy

Loincloth weaving in the Côte d’Ivoire

Rickshaw painting in Dhaka

Morris dancing in England

12. Which country halved the daily ‘sustainable development fee’ that visitors have to pay from 1 September 2023?

Japan

Malaysia

Bhutan

Laos

13. In 2024, actress Eva Longoria starred in a TV travel series in which she was ‘Searching for…’ which Latin American country?

Panama

Mexico

Brazil

Belize

14. A new direct train opened in Italy this summer between Rome and which ancient site?

Hadrian’s Villa

Pompeii

Ostia Antica

Neapolis Archeological Park

15. August celebrations marked 60 years since Martin Luther King uttered his famous ‘I have a dream…’ speech during a civil rights march on which US city?

New York

Montgomery

Washington, DC

Atlanta

16. From which of the following continents was 2023’s ‘Ring of Fire’ annular solar eclipse visible?

North & South America

Africa & Europe

Antarctica

Asia & Australia

17. Lava peepers flocked to which country in July and August following major volcanic eruptions?

Guatemala

Iceland

Hawaii

Italy

18. June saw the launch of the first direct flight between London and Kentucky, USA, home to the birthplace (and National Historical Park) of which US president?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

John F Kennedy

19. In August, which European country became the first to trial the use of digital passports among its citizens?

Finland

Spain

Estonia

Belgium

20. A major museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, reopened in March after a £4.5 million renovation. It explores the story of which famous ship?

Beagle

Endeavour

Titanic

Mayflower