The Travel Quiz Book
Puzzles, Brain Teasers and Trivia Questions for People Who Love to Travel
Published on 9. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-78477-794-4 (ISBN)
Description
From the world's most adventurous travel publisher, a unique collection of quizzes, puzzles and brain teasers for intrepid globetrotters and armchair travellers alike. Whether you're planning a family quiz night, looking to while away a long-haul flight or just keen to brush up on world facts, The Travel Quiz Book will have you scratching your head and dreaming about places far away. There are 2,200 questions to suit every level and age of traveller, from the deceptively simple to the downright diabolical. The flag of which country is neither square nor rectangular? What three US states have four-letter names? The name of which animal is Greek for 'horse of the river'? What number is considered unlucky in China as it sounds like the word for 'death'? Which European country produces more than half the world's supply of cork? Playful, inspirational and just occasionally fiendish, The Travel Quiz Book will put your global knowledge to the test.
Reviews / Votes
"The diversity of puzzle format and content is astonishing - this book is addictive"Perceptive Travel
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Person
Daniel Austin's obsession with puzzles and trivia stretches back to his early childhood, when he would draw endless mazes and invent cunning codes. Entirely for his own amusement, when the internet was still in its infancy back in the nineties, he created a website about wordplay and word games - and was flabbergasted when it unexpectedly became so popular that it generated enough advertising revenue to fund him through his university years. Nowadays Daniel continues to enjoy solving and setting puzzles, largely for recreation. His day job is as a travel writer and tour leader specialised in Madagascar, a country about which he has written multiple guidebooks and a wildlife guide for Bradt.
Content
CONTENTS Introduction
1. East is East
2. Food for thought
3. Rebranding
4. Streets ahead
5. Chart topper
6. Landmarks of the New World
7. The Seven Seas (and a dozen more) - word search
8. Peter Piper's pickled peppers
9. Bradt Travel Guides
10. Picture postcard
11. A rising star
12. Followed to the letter
13. Night at the museum
14. Jules Verne adventure - crossword
15. Fountains of fire
16. Water, water everywhere
17. Life down under
18. Unconventional safaris - logic grid2
19. She sells sea shells
20. Making a name for yourself
21. Treasure island
22. City lights - grid acrostic
23. Tunnel vision
24. At a loss for words
25. The call of the wild
26. You get the next round
27. Dr Livingstone, I presume
28. Chain reaction
29. Words of wisdom
30. Going round the twist - word spiral
31. A rose by any other name
32. By popular demand
33. Thirty-three three-word answers
34. Double Dutch
35. The Spanish Inquisition
36. Pigs might fly
37. Staying on track
38. Get your money's worth - crossword
39. Chalk and cheese
40. World literature
41. Landmarks of Western Europe
42. All shook up
43. A River Runs Through It - word search
44. Beside the seaside
45. Letter to the Editor - logic grid
46. No man is an island
47. Safety in numbers
48. Everybody needs good neighbours
49. In vino veritas
50. Wonders of the World - grid acrostic
51. Hiding in plain sight
52. Masai Mara - letter mosaic
53. In good faith
54. Flying the flag
55. Dressed to kill
56. Island in the Sun
57. Twist of fate - word spiral
58. Mental map
59. Know your onions
60. Pirates of the Caribbean
61. Go with the flow
62. A novel setting
63. All fun and games
64. Capital gains
65. World knowledge - crossword
66. Knocked for six
67. The American dream
68. Facts and figures
69. Tour.nado! - logic grid
70. Face the music
71. Endemic creatures
72. On the dot
73. Mind your language - grid acrostic
74. Industrial strength
75. A lot in common
76. Landmarks of the East
77. Right on the money
78. All roads lead to Rome
79. High and mighty - word search
80. Dear Old Blighty
81. Come rain or shine
82. Gone walkabout
83. Fair and square
84. Windmills of your mind - word spiral
85. Like herding cats
86. Irritable vowel syndrome
87. Joy to the World
88. Armchair traveller
89. Stan-ding out from the crowd - logic grid
90. Fickle finger of fate
91. A flying start
92. Movers and shakers
93. World leaders - crossword
94. A head for heights
95. I'll drink to that!
96. New World order
97. Barking up the wrong tree
98. Napa Valley - letter mosaic
99. Oddballs
100. Alphabet soup
101. Arabian nights
102. A Room with A View
103. Deep and meaningful
104. It's all Greek to me
105. From here to Timbuktu
106. Points of reference
107. Paint the town red
108. City skylines
109. Bones of contention
110. Every dog has his day
111. Screen test - grid
112. Where am I?
113. Straight and narrow
114. Tiny Tim's treasure trove
115. Megacities
116. Uncle Sam
117. In a spin - word spiral
118. A drop in the ocean
119. Tower of Babel
120. Flights of fancy
121. Brand loyalty
122. Mark my words
123. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
124. Walk on the Wild Side - word search
125. A pair of clues
126. Trip of a lifetime - logic grid
127. Rise and fall of the Roman Empire
128. Break the spell
129. In another world
130. Bitten by the travel bug - crossword
Answers
1. East is East
2. Food for thought
3. Rebranding
4. Streets ahead
5. Chart topper
6. Landmarks of the New World
7. The Seven Seas (and a dozen more) - word search
8. Peter Piper's pickled peppers
9. Bradt Travel Guides
10. Picture postcard
11. A rising star
12. Followed to the letter
13. Night at the museum
14. Jules Verne adventure - crossword
15. Fountains of fire
16. Water, water everywhere
17. Life down under
18. Unconventional safaris - logic grid2
19. She sells sea shells
20. Making a name for yourself
21. Treasure island
22. City lights - grid acrostic
23. Tunnel vision
24. At a loss for words
25. The call of the wild
26. You get the next round
27. Dr Livingstone, I presume
28. Chain reaction
29. Words of wisdom
30. Going round the twist - word spiral
31. A rose by any other name
32. By popular demand
33. Thirty-three three-word answers
34. Double Dutch
35. The Spanish Inquisition
36. Pigs might fly
37. Staying on track
38. Get your money's worth - crossword
39. Chalk and cheese
40. World literature
41. Landmarks of Western Europe
42. All shook up
43. A River Runs Through It - word search
44. Beside the seaside
45. Letter to the Editor - logic grid
46. No man is an island
47. Safety in numbers
48. Everybody needs good neighbours
49. In vino veritas
50. Wonders of the World - grid acrostic
51. Hiding in plain sight
52. Masai Mara - letter mosaic
53. In good faith
54. Flying the flag
55. Dressed to kill
56. Island in the Sun
57. Twist of fate - word spiral
58. Mental map
59. Know your onions
60. Pirates of the Caribbean
61. Go with the flow
62. A novel setting
63. All fun and games
64. Capital gains
65. World knowledge - crossword
66. Knocked for six
67. The American dream
68. Facts and figures
69. Tour.nado! - logic grid
70. Face the music
71. Endemic creatures
72. On the dot
73. Mind your language - grid acrostic
74. Industrial strength
75. A lot in common
76. Landmarks of the East
77. Right on the money
78. All roads lead to Rome
79. High and mighty - word search
80. Dear Old Blighty
81. Come rain or shine
82. Gone walkabout
83. Fair and square
84. Windmills of your mind - word spiral
85. Like herding cats
86. Irritable vowel syndrome
87. Joy to the World
88. Armchair traveller
89. Stan-ding out from the crowd - logic grid
90. Fickle finger of fate
91. A flying start
92. Movers and shakers
93. World leaders - crossword
94. A head for heights
95. I'll drink to that!
96. New World order
97. Barking up the wrong tree
98. Napa Valley - letter mosaic
99. Oddballs
100. Alphabet soup
101. Arabian nights
102. A Room with A View
103. Deep and meaningful
104. It's all Greek to me
105. From here to Timbuktu
106. Points of reference
107. Paint the town red
108. City skylines
109. Bones of contention
110. Every dog has his day
111. Screen test - grid
112. Where am I?
113. Straight and narrow
114. Tiny Tim's treasure trove
115. Megacities
116. Uncle Sam
117. In a spin - word spiral
118. A drop in the ocean
119. Tower of Babel
120. Flights of fancy
121. Brand loyalty
122. Mark my words
123. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
124. Walk on the Wild Side - word search
125. A pair of clues
126. Trip of a lifetime - logic grid
127. Rise and fall of the Roman Empire
128. Break the spell
129. In another world
130. Bitten by the travel bug - crossword
Answers