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Home / Quizzes / A Worldly Quiz: 107 Globe-Trotting Trivia Questions

A Worldly Quiz: 107 Globe-Trotting Trivia Questions

September 11, 2023 By Anastasia Voloshina Leave a Comment

Hey there, jet-setters and trivia trekkers! Ready for a journey that won’t cost you a dime, but might earn you some bragging rights? Welcome to ‘Where in the World is Your Knowledge?’ – the quiz that’ll take you from Timbuktu to Kalamazoo without ever leaving your seat. Get ready to passport your way through some of the most interesting, fascinating, and downright quirky facts about traveling. Buckle up, and may the facts be ever in your itinerary!

1. What’s the longest commercial flight route in the world?

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Singapore to New York City

2. Where is the world’s highest-altitude airport located?

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Daocheng Yading Airport, China

3. What is the fastest land speed ever recorded by a commercial train?

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357.2 mph by the Maglev train in Japan

4. Which country was the first to introduce the concept of the passport?

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England

5. What’s the name of the largest cruise ship in the world?

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Symphony of the Seas

6. Which country has the most number of time zones, including its overseas territories?

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France

7. What is the smallest independent country by land area?

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Vatican City

8. What’s the most-visited museum in the world?

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The Louvre, Paris

9. How long did it take to build the Panama Canal?

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10 years

10. Which is the only city located on two continents?

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Istanbul

11. What’s the world’s busiest airport by passenger traffic?

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

12. What’s the longest river in the world?

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The Nile

13. What is the oldest continually inhabited city in the world?

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Damascus, Syria

14. What’s the most expensive hotel room in the world?

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The Empathy Suite at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas

15. What is the name of the world’s fastest roller coaster?

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Formula Rossa, Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi

16. Which country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

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Italy

17. What’s the world’s highest waterfall?

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Angel Falls, Venezuela

18. Which airport has the world’s largest terminal?

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King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

19. How many official languages does the United Nations have?

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6

20. What’s the world’s most visited theme park?

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Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida

21. Which country has the most islands?

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Sweden

22. What is the currency of Switzerland?

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Swiss Franc

23. What’s the northernmost capital city in the world?

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Reykjavik, Iceland

24. Which country is known for having the world’s steepest cogwheel railway?

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Switzerland

25. Where is the world’s oldest university?

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University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco

26. What famous historical travel route was used for trading silk between the East and the West?

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The Silk Road

27. Which city is known as the “Eternal City”?

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Rome

28. What’s the largest cave in the world?

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Son Doong Cave, Vietnam

29. What’s the world’s smallest ocean?

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The Arctic Ocean

30. Which country has the highest number of active volcanoes?

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Indonesia

31. Which airport has the world’s longest runway?

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Qamdo Bamda Airport, Tibet

32. What’s the southernmost city in the world?

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Ushuaia, Argentina

33. What is the least visited country in the world?

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Tuvalu

34. What is the oldest active hotel in the world?

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Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Japan

35. In which country can you find the ancient city of Petra?

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Jordan

36. Which Asian country is known as the “Land of White Elephants”?

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Thailand

37. What is the longest river cruise in the world?

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Viking Ultimate World Cruise

38. Which island is the most remote inhabited place on Earth?

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Tristan da Cunha

39. What’s the world’s deepest underwater cave?

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Hranice Abyss, Czech Republic

40. Which city has the most Michelin-starred restaurants?

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Tokyo, Japan

41. What’s the largest desert in the world?

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Antarctica

42. What was the first city to reach a population of 1 million?

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Rome

43. Which European country has 158 verses in its national anthem?

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Greece

44. What is the tallest waterfall in the world?

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Angel Falls, Venezuela

45. Which city has the world’s longest metro system?

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Shanghai

46. What is the oldest airline in the world?

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KLM

47. What is the busiest air route in the world?

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Jeju to Seoul, South Korea

48. Which country has the most languages spoken?

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Papua New Guinea

49. What is the world’s largest salt flat?

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

50. Which city has the most bridges in the world?

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Hamburg, Germany

51. Which country has the longest coastline?

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Canada

52. What is the most-visited city in the world?

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Bangkok, Thailand

53. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

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Japan

54. What is the most expensive city to live in?

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Zurich, Switzerland

55. What is the longest river in Europe?

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Volga River

56. Which country is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?

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Norway

57. What’s the deepest point in the ocean?

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Mariana Trench

58. Which island is known as the Island of the Gods?

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Bali

59. Which U.S. state is known for its volcanoes and beaches?

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Hawaii

60. What’s the world’s most dangerous road, often called “Death Road”?

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North Yungas Road, Bolivia

61. What city is known as the City of Love?

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Paris

62. Which continent has the least populated country?

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Antarctica (technically it has no countries, but also the least population)

63. What is the most popular street food in Vietnam?

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Pho

64. Which island in the Caribbean has the world’s shortest commercial runway?

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Saba

65. Which city is known for its elaborate system of underground tunnels called “catacombs”?

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Paris

66. What’s the currency of Denmark?

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Danish Krone

67. Which airport is the world’s busiest by international passenger traffic?

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Dubai International Airport

68. Which country is known for having the world’s cleanest air?

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Iceland

69. What is the most commonly spoken language in South America?

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Spanish

70. Which country is known for its Maori culture?

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New Zealand

71. Which European city has the most bridges?

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Venice, Italy

72. What is the highest navigable lake in the world?

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Lake Titicaca

73. Which Asian country was never colonized by a European power?

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Thailand

74. What is the most isolated inhabited place on Earth?

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Tristan da Cunha

75. Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?

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Sahara

76. What is the national flower of Japan?

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Cherry Blossom

77. Which country is the largest in the world by land area?

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Russia

78. What’s the capital of South Africa?

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It has three capitals: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town

79. Which mountain has the highest fatality rate among the climbers who attempt to scale it?

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Annapurna I Main

80. What’s the capital city of Australia?

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Canberra

81. Which is the world’s second-largest continent by land area?

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Africa

82. Where is the world’s highest railway station located?

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Tanggula Mountain, China

83. Which African country is famous for its wildlife reserves and national parks?

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Kenya

84. Which ocean is the world’s shallowest?

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Arctic Ocean

85. What is the name of the world’s largest coral reef?

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Great Barrier Reef

86. In what year did the Titanic sink?

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1912

87. What is the most-visited national park in the United States?

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

88. What is the oldest city in Europe?

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Plovdiv, Bulgaria

89. What is the driest place on Earth?

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Atacama Desert

90. Which city is famously known as the City of Canals?

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Venice, Italy

91. What famous desert covers much of northern Africa?

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Sahara

92. In which city is the headquarters of the United Nations?

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New York City

93. Which is the only country that’s also a continent?

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Australia

94. Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?

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Alaska

95. What is the most isolated city in the world?

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Perth, Australia

96. In which country can you find the world’s oldest active volcano?

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Italy (Mount Etna)

97. What’s the largest lake in Africa?

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Lake Victoria

98. Which island is the world’s largest island that’s not a continent?

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Greenland

99. What’s the currency of Japan?

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Japanese Yen

100. What is the largest sand island in the world?

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Fraser Island, Australia

101. What’s the official language of Brazil?

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Portuguese

102. What country is home to the world’s highest navigable lake?

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Peru (Lake Titicaca)

103. Which U.S. city is known as “The Windy City”?

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Chicago

104. What U.S. state is known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?

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Minnesota

105. What city is home to the world’s largest natural harbor?

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Sydney, Australia

106. Which African country is known for its ancient pyramids?

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Egypt

107. What is the world’s deepest lake?

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Lake Baikal

And that’s a wrap, or should we say, a travel wrap! If this quiz has you craving more tidbits to tickle your trivia fancy, don’t forget to check out the rest of Trivia Bliss’s quizzes! Safe travels and happy quizzing!

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About Anastasia Voloshina

Anastasia Voloshina is a professional writer, editor, and trivia enthusiast. With an extensive background in trivia writing, Anastasia has developed a deep understanding of what it takes to run a successful game night. Anastasia got her Marketing degree in a university in Prague, where she also took writing classes.

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