25 December 2020

The Wanderlust Quiz of Quizzes 2020

2020 was the year of the Quiz! While stuck at home on the sofa, many thousands of you battled the Wanderlust quizzes. But how many answers do you remember? Test yourself in the Wanderlust Quiz of Quizzes

4 mins

Hemingway said “My mojito in the Bodequito del Medio and my daquiri in the …” which Cuban bar?

El Chanchullero

Old Havana

El Floridita

Buena Vista

These picturesque rice terraces have UNESCO World Heritage status. Which ones are they?

Tegallalang Rice Terrace in Bali, Indonesia

Long Sheng Rice Terrace in Guangxi, China

Terraced Rice Fields of Hamanoura in Kyushu, Japan

Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras in Banaue, Philippines

What is the capital of Azerbaijan?

Tehran

Garni

Baku

Sheki

What's special about the Marmore waterfall in Italy?

It's a manmade waterfall

It's the tallest waterfall in Europe

It's the widest waterfall in Europe?

It's the deepest waterfall in Europe

Which island holds the ‘Remotest Island’ title from The Guinness Book of World Records?

Sable, Netherlands Antilles

Ascension, South Atlantic

South Georgia, South Atlantic

Bouvet, Norway

Which was the first river in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a human being?

The Whanganui, New Zealand, In 2017

The Nile, Egypt, in 2002

Nice try! I’m confident this could never, ever happen

The Fly, Papua New Guinea, in 2014

In which world national park would you find this iconic emerald lake?

Haleakala, Hawaii

Tongariro, New Zealand

Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

Simien Mountains, Ethiopia

Where is Vilnius the capital of?

Ukraine

Lithuania

Belarus

Estonia

Also known as Holy Island, this isle is home to famous castle and a 1,400-year-old priory. Which is it?

Caldey

Iona

Jura

Lindisfarne

Can you name this famous European bridge?

Bridge of Sighs

Bridge of Cries

Bridge of Sorrow

Bridge of Signs

Can you identify this striking grey wild cat, found in the steppes of Central Asia?

Pallas’s cat

Kodkod

Asian bobcat

Sand cat

This jaw-dropping cliff lives in a UNESCO-listed Latin American national park. Can you name the park?

Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil

Manu, Peru

Sangay, Ecuador

Canaima, Venezuela

Can you identify this desert from just one photo?

Kalahari, Africa

Great Sandy, Australia

Great Victoria, Australia

Namib, Africa

Boston is one of the best-loved cities in the USA. But do you know which state it’s in?

Pennsylvania

Maryland

Massachusetts

Illinois

Males of this colourful bird display in noisy groups in the cloud forests of Ecuador and Peru. Which bird is it?

Andean cock-of-the-rock

Scarlet-and-white tanager

Scarlet macaw

Red-crested finch

Pag, Mljet and Lopud are all islands in which sea?

Aegean

Baltic

Ionian

Adriatic

This is the last remaining Inca rope bridge in the world. What's it called?

Apurimac

Q'eswachaka

Coricancha

Machu Picchu

To which island is the completely unique Dragon’s Blood Tree native?

Socotra, Yemen

Bubiyan, Kuwait

Madagascar

Luzon, Philippines