1. How many countries border Germany?

   1. Six

   2. Seven

   3. Eight

   4. Nine

2. 

   Which country is Christmas Island an external territory of?

   1. Australia

   2. Canada

   3. New Zealand

   4. United Kingdom

3. In which modern-day country was St Nicholas born?

   1. Israel

   2. Lapland

   3. Syria

   4. Turkey

4. 

   How many countries border Brazil?

   1. 6

   2. 8

   3. 10

   4. 12

5. 

   Lilongwe is the capital of which African country?

   1. Eswatini

   2. Malawi

   3. Mozambique

   4. Zambia

6. 

   Which city would you be in if you’d landed at Louis Armstrong airport?

   1. Chicago

   2. Kansas City

   3. Nashville

   4. New Orleans

7. 

   Good King Wenceslas was a 10th-century ruler of Bohemia, which is in which modern-day country?

   1. Poland

   2. Slovakia

   3. Czech Republic

   4. Hungary

8. 

   In which country do they tuck into deep-fried Emperor moth caterpillars on Christmas Day?

   1. Colombia

   2. Australia

   3. Thailand

   4. South Africa

9. 

   In which country is eating KFC a Christmas tradition?

   1. Egypt

   2. Japan

   3. Mexico

   4. Taiwan

10. 

    What traditional food do the Portuguese eat with boiled vegetables on Christmas Eve?

    1. Alheira sausage

    2. Bacalão, or salt cod

    3. Clams

    4. Tripe

11. Which country gobbles up the most turkey per head in a year?

    1. Israel

    2. Mexico

    3. United Kingdom

    4. United States

12. 

    Which is Canada’s largest province by area – and second by population?

    1. British Columbia

    2. Ontario

    3. Northwest territories

    4. Quebec

13. 

    The world’s oldest national park opened in 1872. Where is it?

    1. The Lake District, Cumbria

    2. Royal National Park, New South Wales

    3. Yosemite, California

    4. Yellowstone, mostly in Wyoming

14. 

    Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is known for being?

    1. The furthest point from the centre of the planet

    2. The highest mountain in the Americas north of Peru

    3. A double volcano, one on top of the other

    4. All of the above

15. 

    The world’s largest iceberg (known as A68a) is currently on a collision course with which island?

    1. Newfoundland

    2. South Georgia

    3. Tasmania

    4. Tierra del Fuego

16. 

    On which actual island is Love Island filmed?

    1. Corfu

    2. Ibiza

    3. Lanzarote

    4. Mallorca

17. Which country has been the largest in Africa by territory since 2011?

    1. Algeria

    2. Chad

    3. Libya

    4. Sudan

18. 

    Altitude sickness-inducing La Paz (pictured) is well known as the world's highest-altitude capital. But which is the lowest?

    1. Amsterdam

    2. Baku, Azerbaijan

    3. Tunis

    4. Victoria, Seychelles

19. 

    The Caspian Sea is officially the world's largest lake, but its waters are slightly salty. Which is the largest freshwater lake by volume?

    1. Lake Baikal

    2. Lake Michigan

    3. Lake Superior

    4. Lake Victoria

20. 

    Kazakhstan (pictured) is the largest of the Central Asia ’stans – and eighth largest country in the world. But which is the smallest ’stan?

    1. Turkmenistan

    2. Uzbekistan

    3. Tajikistan

    4. Kyrgyzstan

Solutions

1:D - Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, 2:A, 3:D - in Patara, Lycia, 4:C - Brazil has borders with Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela, 5:B, 6:D - He was born in Nola in 1901, 7:C, 8:D, 9:B - An estimated 3.6 million Japanese families treat themselves to KFC every Christmas, a tradition that began with a "Kentucky for Christmas" marketing campaign in 1974, 10:B, 11:A - The average Israeli eats about 13kg of turkey annually. Israel is an innovator in the use of turkey in processed foods such as “turkey pastrami”, 12:D, 13:D - Thanks to controversy over the creation of Yosemite in the 1860s, Yellowstone beat it to be the first park under national control., 14:D, 15:B - Scientists worry that the iceberg, which broke up into three large chunks this week, could grind into the seabed of the wildlife-rich island, disrupt underwater ecosystems and block penguins making their way into the sea for food, 16:D, 17:A - Sudan was the largest until the spilt with South Sudan in 2011, 18:B - Baku, on the Caspian Sea, is 28 metres below the Earth's normal sea level, 19:A - With 23,615.39 cubic kilometres, Lake Baikal contains almost 23% of the world's fresh surface water., 20:C - The smallest of the 'stans, it is also the most mountainous: most of the country is over 3,000 metres above sea level, 21:, 22:, 23:, 24:, 25:, 26:, 27:, 28:, 29:, 30:, 31:, 32:, 33:, 34:, 35:, 36:, 37:, 38:, 39:

Scores

1. 17 and above.

   Behold globetrotter, you have reached the top of travel mountain!

2. 13 and above.

   Impressive … but a little shy of jet-setter status

3. 7 and above.

   Hmm, not terrible, but more wanderlust needed

4. 0 and above.

   Well now, this is awkward. Better luck next time.