Gavin McOwan 

2016 travel quiz: that was the year that was

From Bowie to Brexit and Castro to Trump, it has been an unbelievably mad, bad, often sad year. See if you can remember what’s gone on in the world
  
  


  1. Croatia, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Travertine cascades on Korana River<br>GettyImages-595351175 Plitvice Lakes Croatia

    Analysis of Google data in 2016 revealed which country to be the most desirable destination in the world?

    1. Cuba

    2. Croatia

    3. Greece

    4. Italy

  2. concept for a positive attitude with small office notes with multiple faces and one that stands out with a smile<br>EFW1XP concept for a positive attitude with small office notes with multiple faces and one that stands out with a smile

    Which country is the happiest in the world, according to the UN’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network?

    1. Bhutan

    2. Iceland

    3. Brazil

    4. Denmark

  3. Programme Name: The Great American Thaw - TX: n/a - Episode: n/a (No. 1) - Picture Shows: Bald eagle pair resting in fir tree in Yellowstone National Park. - (C) Shutterstock - Photographer: Shutterstock

    This year marked the centenary of the US National Park Service. Which was the first park?

    1. Yellowstone

    2. Mackinac

    3. Yosemite

    4. The Grand Canyon

  4. Tachai Beach, Thailand

    Which country banned tourists completely from one of its most fragile islands this year?

    1. Indonesia

    2. Thailand

    3. Solomon Islands

    4. Greece

  5. B4WYTT Modern Architecture at Dublin s Grand Canal Docks Area

    Which city this year marked the 100th anniversary of an armed insurrection?

    1. Poznan

    2. Dublin

    3. Helsinki

    4. Mexico City

  6. SkyScanner

    Skyscanner, the travel website sold to China’s Ctrip in a £1.4bn deal last month, is based in which UK city?

    1. Manchester

    2. Cardiff

    3. Bath

    4. Edinburgh

  7. Desert Trip - Weekend 2 - Day 1<br>INDIO, CA - OCTOBER 14: (L-R) Musician Ronnie Wood, singer Mick Jagger, musicians Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform during Desert Trip at the Empire Polo Field on October 14, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

    The Rolling Stones played a historic gig to 500,000 people in which city?

    1. Rio de Janeiro

    2. Havana

    3. Mexico City

    4. Santiago

  8. Film Title: Mamma Mia! CHRISTINE BARANSKI (Tanya), MERYL STREEP (Donna) and JULIE WALTERS (Rosie) star in Mamma Mia! directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

    Mamma Mia! The Party, described as “Dinner entertainment in several acts” opened in which city this year?

    1. Sydney

    2. London

    3. Athens

    4. Stockholm

  9. 2016, THE JUNGLE BOOK<br>BAGHEERA & NEEL SETHI Character(s): Mowgli Film 'THE JUNGLE BOOK' (2016) Directed By JON FAVREAU 04 April 2016 SAP63838 Allstar/DISNEY (USA 2016) **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of DISNEY and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To DISNEY is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    Disney remade its classic Jungle Book film this year, with the voices of Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and Idris Elba. In which Indian state were Rudyard Kipling’s original Mowgli stories set?

    1. Himachal Pradesh

    2. Madhya Pradesh

    3. Uttar Pradesh

    4. Andhra Pradesh

  10. A UNITED KINGDOM<br>Rosamund Pike (Ruth) and David Oyelowo (Seretse) in A UNITED KINGDOM

    The film A United Kingdom co-starred David Oyelowo as Prince of Bechuanaland, a UK protectorate in Africa that is today known as what?

    1. Kenya

    2. Gambia

    3. Botswana

    4. Zimbabwe

  11. 2015, THE REVENANT<br>LEONARDO DICAPRIO Character(s): Hugh Glass Film 'THE REVENANT' (2015) Directed By ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU 16 December 2015 SAP61049 Allstar/20TH CENTURY FOX (USA 2015) **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of 20TH CENTURY FOX and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To 20TH CENTURY FOX is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    Which of these countries was not used as a location for the Oscar-winning The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio?

    1. Argentina

    2. Chile

    3. Canada

    4. USA

  12. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Donnie Yen) Ph: Film Frame ©Lucasfilm LFL

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was partly shot in which idyllic island nation?

    1. Maldives

    2. Seychelles

    3. Mauritius

    4. Madagascar

  13. The Switch House extension to Tate Modern, London, Britain - 06 Jun 2016<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Blackler/REX/Shutterstock (5707190h) The Switch House extension to Tate Modern, London, Britain The Switch House extension to Tate Modern, London, Britain - 06 Jun 2016 The GBP 260 million extension to the Tate Modern in London is almost ready to open. On June 17th the Switch House, as the new building is known, will massively increase the gallery?s exhibition space. Designed by the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron, who also oversaw the conversion of the former Bankside power station, is thought to be one of the most important new cultural buildings in London. The Tate Modern quickly established itself as one of the most-visited galleries in the world.

    This is a new extension to which famous London building?

    1. Hayward Gallery

    2. Tate Modern

    3. V&A

    4. Tower of London

  14. Taking the Trans Siberian railway through Mongolia and Russia<br>B6G56F Taking the Trans Siberian railway through Mongolia and Russia

    Which iconic railway line was, surprisingly given everything that was happening at the time, opened 100 years ago this year?

    1. Hershey Electric Railway, Cuba

    2. The Blue Train, South Africa

    3. The Orient Express, Europe

    4. Trans-Siberian, Russia

  15. Opening of the Cite du Vin, Bordeaux, France - 31 May 2016<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ugo Amez/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock (5697520f) Opening of the Cite du Vin, Bordeaux, France Opening of the Cite du Vin, Bordeaux, France - 31 May 2016 Cité du Vin is a museum and exhibition space dedicated to wine. The 14,000 m2 building was designed by the architects Nicolas Desmazieres and Anouk Legendre from X-TU agency.

    The striking City of Wine museum opened in which city in June?

    1. Beaune

    2. Lyon

    3. Bordeaux

    4. Paris

  16. Glass Skywalk Overlooking Road Of 99 Turns 0pens In Zhangjiajie<br>ZHANGJIAJIE, CHINA - AUGUST 01: Aerial view of tourists walking on the 100-meter-long and 1.6-meter-wide glass skywalk clung the cliff of Tianmen Mountain (or Tianmenshan Mountain) in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park on August 1, 2016 in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province of China. The Coiling Dragon Cliff skywalk, featuring a total of 99 road turns, layers after another, is the third glass skywalk on the Tianmen Mountain (or Tianmenshan Mountain). (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

    Which country opened a spate of glass walkways, including this one strictly not for vertigo sufferers?

    1. Thailand

    2. Chile

    3. China

    4. New Zealand

  17. EU Referendum - Signage And Symbols<br>SOUTHPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 09: In this photo illustration the flag of the European Union and the Union flag sit on top of a sand castle on a beach on May 09, 2016 in Southport, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom will hold a referendum on June 23, 2016 to decide whether or not to remain a member of the European Union (EU), an economic and political partnership involving 28 European countries which allows members to trade together in a single market and free movement across it's borders for cirtizens. (Photo by illustration by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

    Which area of the UK voted most overwhelmingly to remain in the EU?

    1. Scotland

    2. Northern Ireland

    3. Cornwall

    4. Gibraltar

  18. Brexit dominated the news this year, but what was the first – and until now, only – country to leave the EU, or EEC as it was then called?

    1. Norway

    2. Greenland

    3. Saint Martin

    4. Switzerland

  19. Which country is the newest member of the EU?

    1. Croatia

    2. Slovenia

    3. Albania

    4. Serbia

  20. Which country is the smallest EU member, in both population and area?

    1. Luxembourg

    2. Malta

    3. Estonia

    4. Cyprus

Solutions

1:B, 2:D, 3:A, 4:B, 5:B, 6:D, 7:B, 8:D, 9:B, 10:C, 11:B, 12:A, 13:B, 14:D, 15:C, 16:C, 17:D, 18:B, 19:A, 20:B

Scores

  1. 16 and above.

    Excellent: are you Alan Whicker in disguise?

  2. 12 and above.

    Good effort: you've obviously been paying attention this year.

  3. 8 and above.

    Could do better: it's been quite a year - where have you been?

  4. 0 and above.

    Oh dear! I'm afraid we'll have to confiscate you passport.
 

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