144 Printable Travel Trivia Questions and Answers

Discover the ultimate collection of 144 travel trivia questions and answers that will challenge and entertain both young and old; avid adventurers and armchair travellers!

Going on a family trip can be a lot of fun, at least as long as no one is too bored while getting to the final destination! With the advance of electronics, it’s pretty easy to have a high level of entertainment with a minimum of packing, but after a while, even staring at a screen can get old. One of the best screen-free ways to break the monotony of long trips for my kids turned out to be playing car trivia games.

They love a bit of friendly competition on the go, and we can all play, even the driver. I started making printable trivia games with family-friendly questions for them. We’ve got Animal Trivia Game, Nature Trivia Game, Earth Trivia Game, and even the seasonal Christmas Trivia Game.

Eventually, we started giving the trivia games as gifts. Printing another copy or two is always easy, and they make for a fun creative gift with a one-of-a-kind homemade vibe. It has worked especially well if someone comes for a visit from afar and faces a long trip back. One of my friends sent me a thank-you message and said they played my trivia game several times in a row, memorizing all the answers by the end of their trip (it was 19 hours long!).

That’s when I had an idea. If we use these games most while travelling and give them to friends who are travelling, wouldn’t it be fun to make a trivia game about travelling? I thought it would be!

Printable Travel Trivia game will make a great present!

So, this travel trivia game came from my desire to create a perfect game about travelling to play while travelling. It is about exotic destinations and iconic landmarks, but it is also about cars, planes, trains, and other modes of transportation. The Travel Trivia game covers world cultures, languages, and currencies, as well as cuisines, clothes, and festivals from around the world.

Whether you’re a seasoned traveller, a geography enthusiast, or simply love to discover new facts about the world, this Travel Trivia with 144 questions and answers is sure to captivate and entertain you and rekindle your passion for travel. So, gather your family and friends, and let the adventure begin!

Travel Trivia Game In a Nutshell

24 double-sided cards with photographs and six questions each (144 questions total) on a variety of travel-related topics
a print-and-fold template for a special die (optional)
printable templates for a game cover and rule booklet so that it can be easily made into a packable gift

The game includes 144 travel trivia questions on a variety of topics such as famous landmarks, museums, natural wonders, flags, world currencies, world languages, cultural traditions, cuisine, music, dances, clothes, festivals, famous explorers, cars, airplanes, trains, ships, bicycles, hiking, and travel in books.

You can see half of the cards here.

72 Travel Trivia Game Questions and Answers

Here is another half.

How to Play Travel Trivia

Each Travel Trivia card comes with six questions – three easy and three hard. Players can choose whether they want to answer an easy or a hard question. The easy questions come with multiple-choice answers and are worth one point; the hard questions are open-ended and are worth two points. Rolling the die determines which of the three questions of that difficulty gets asked.

A die template is included. It is also possible to use a standard d6 die and substitute rolls of 4, 5, and 6 as 1, 2, and 3. Another alternative would be to use a random number generator. Yet another alternative is to ask a player to choose a random number from 1 to 3.

If the player answers their question correctly, they keep the card for scorekeeping. If not, the card goes back to the bottom of the pile, so someone else will have to answer a question from it in the future. The game ends when all the cards are gone, and the player with the most points wins.

You can easily adapt the Travel Trivia game for the classroom. One possible variant would be eliminating taking turns. The teacher would have to read all the cards, and the students would have to venture guesses. Another variant would be playing in small groups.

Travel Trivia Questions and Answer Example

There are 144 questions and answers in Travel Trivia. Here are just a few of them:

Which country has the longest coastline in the world, stretching over 202,080 kilometres (125566 miles)? (From the card Countries I; the answer is Canada)
Escamoles, known as Mexican caviar and used in Mexican gourmet dishes, are: a) mahi mahi’s eggs b) miniature pinto beans c) ant larvae (From the card Cuisine; the answer is c)
What is the most popular colour on a national flag? a) Blue b) Red c) White d) Pink (From the card Flags; the answer is b)
Which is the only surviving landmark that was a part of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? (From the card Famous Landmarks; the answer is the Great Pyramid of Giza)
Which isolated islands with their unique biodiversity inspired Charles Darwin to develop the theory of evolution? (From the card Natural Wonders; the answer is Galapagos)
Tinikling is a traditional Philippine dance performed with: a) paper fans b) rice bowls c) bamboo poles (From the card Dances; the answer is c)
True or False: All European Union countries use euros as their currency. (From the card World Currencies; the answer is false)
True or false: Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world—over 800! (From the card World Languages; the answer is true)
Which Indian festival celebrates the victory of light over darkness and involves fireworks, oil lamps, and feasts with gifts? (From the card Festivals; the answer is Diwali)
What is the name of a cylindrical hat traditionally made of red felt with a tassel and worn by men in Morocco and other North African countries? (From the card Clothes; the answer is fez)
“My Family and Other Animals” is a humorous memoir about naturalist Gerald Durrell’s childhood adventures on the island of: a) Cyprus b) Corfu c) Capri (From the card Travel in Books; the answer is b)
What was the name of the first expedition to the surface of the Moon, undertaken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin? (From the card Famous Explorers; the answer is Apollo 11)
Each day worldwide, this number of flights happens: a) 1,000 b) 10,000 c) 100,000 d) 1,000,000 (From the card Airplanes; the answer is c)
True or false: The Autobahn is a German highway system, more than half of which has no speed limits. (From the card Cars; the answer is true)
What was the name of a luxury train service that connected Paris to Istanbul and was known for its glamorous travel experience, inspiring many books and movies? (From the card Trains; the answer is Orient Express)
What is the name of the canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, saving ships a trip around South America? (From the card Ships; the answer is Panama)
Which country has the most bicycles per capita? According to polls, 36% of its people use bicycles as their most common mode of transportation. (From the card Bicycles; the answer is Netherlands)