Quiz: What's Your Travel IQ?

Approximately how long is a nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Dubai?

a) 13 1/2 hours
b) 16 hours
c) 19 hours
d) There are no nonstops between L.A. and Dubai

Previous Answer: 16 hours

Match the place to the food:

i) Cape Town
ii) Ubud
iii) São Paulo
iv) Reykjavík
v) Istanbul

a) Börek
b) Manioca
c) Skyr
d) Biltong
e) Nasi lemak

Previous Answers: Cape Town: Biltong; Ubud: Nasi lemak; São Paulo: Manioca; Reykjavík: Skyr; Istanbul: Börek

Which of these ships is the largest?

a) Queen Mary 2
b) Oasis of the Seas
c) Gargantua
d) Norwegian Epic

Previous Answer: Oasis of the Seas

What brand of beer did flight attendant Stephen Slater take down the JetBlue emergency slide?

a) Coors
b) Miller Lite
c) Peroni
d) Blue Moon

Previous Answer: Blue Moon

Which of these islands is not in the Caribbean?

a) Bequia
b) Saba
c) Parrot Cay
d) Boracay

Previous Answer: Boracay

The King Cole Bar is to New York City as the Polo Lounge is to ________

a) Washington, D.C.
b) London
c) Beverly Hills
d) Ralph Lauren

Previous Answer: Beverly Hills

The Quechua language is spoken in…

a) French Guiana
b) Australia’s outback
c) The Peruvian Andes
d) Arizona, by Native Americans

Previous Answer: The Peruvian Andes

Here’s the old name—what’s the current one?

i) Madras ___________________
ii) Danzig ___________________
iii) Canton ___________________
iv) South-West Africa __________
v) British Honduras ___________
vi) Tanganyika _______________

Previous Answers: Madras: Chennai; Danzig: Gdańsk; Canton: Guangzhou; South-West Africa: Namibia; British Honduras: Belize; Tanganyika: Tanzania

Match the anointed destination to its predecessor:

i) Ljubljana is the new ___
ii) Noma is the new ___
iii) Nevis is the new ___
iv) Macao is the new ___

a) Las Vegas
b) St. Bart’s
c) Prague
d) El Bulli

Previous Answers: Ljubljana: Prague; Noma: El Bulli; Nevis: St. Bart’s; Macao: Las Vegas

What will you pay to fill the 4-liter tank of the scooter you rented in Phnom Penh?

a) 12 khmer
b) 340 angkor
c) 21,200 riel
d) 2 million phnoms