Travel quiz of the year answers
1. In which countries would you find these national parks?
a) Volcanoes – home to a 40-strong group of primates Rwandab) Yala – reopened to travellers earlier this year Sri Lanka
c) Chapada Diamantina – site of one of the world’s best day walks Brazil
2. Earlier this year, Wanderlust reader Helen Jackson trekked 483km from Lüderitz to Walvis Bay with no fresh water. In which country was she?
A: Namibia
3. Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner described it as “that little hill that defeated me”. Which 5,671m summit (pictured) was he describing?
A: Mt Damavand in Iran
4. A hanami requires a blue tarpaulin, a bento box and no shoes. What is it?
A: Japanese cherry blossom picnic
5. Match the Thai hilltribes below to their names.
From left to right:
a) Hmong
b) Akha
c) Karen
6. Which 25km x 12km mini nation is Europe’s last absolute monarchy? And – for an extra point – which item of clothing is its Head of State known for neglecting to wear?
A: Liechtenstein
Prince Hans-Adam II is fond of hiking without shoes
7. At any one time, what percentage of the world’s population is estimated to be itching – 2%, 9% or 20%?
A: 9%
8. Which British island, whose inhabitants subsisted largely on seabirds, was finally evacuated in 1930?
A: St Kilda
9. Hyoscine, cinnarizine and – allegedly – jam sandwiches are all remedies for what?
A: Sea sickness
10. Who is this writer (pictured), whose classic desert travels were reissued in paperback in August?
A: Paul Bowles
11. Which here-today, gone-tomorrow lake – with a sporadically active yacht club – is this?
A: Lake Eyre, South Australia
12. Which highly endangered creature, showing off to Wanderlust, is pictured to the left?
A: Lion-tailed macaque
13. Where would you find the Bolaven Plateau and the Plain of Jars?
A: Laos
14. What is the more common name for the 650,000 sq km Rub’ al Khali?
A: The Empty Quarter
The desert expanse that dominates the southern Gulf
15. In which country would you find the tunnelled town of Moose Jaw?
A: Canada
16. You spot this sign. Which country are you in?
A: Burkina Faso, West Africa
17. Which world landmark is designed to resemble a pile of seashells?
A: The Sydney Opera House
It was designed to resemble an Aboriginal midden
18. Name three species of whale that can be spotted (at various times of the year) from Scotland’s coastline.
A: Take your pick from:
sperm, minke, fin, humpback & orca (killer whale
19. In which West African country can you purchase a built-to-order ‘fantasy coffin’?
A: Ghana
20. These brightly coloured public buses are a standard mode of transport throughout the Philippines. What are they called?
A: Jeepneys