10 questions with answers about Geography & travel, from the free QuizBoards pack – the full theme holds 40. Each category holds five questions of rising difficulty and point value.
100. The country shaped like a boot, split lengthwise by the Apennine mountains
Answer: Italy
200. The peninsula in south-western Europe that Spain and Portugal share
Answer: The Iberian Peninsula
300. The desert city in Mali that grew rich on the gold and salt trade in the Middle Ages, a symbol of "the end of the world"
Answer: Timbuktu
400. The largest country by area with no coastline to the sea at all
Answer: Kazakhstan
500. Myanmar built this capital in secret and had it officially replace Yangon in 2006.
Answer: Naypyidaw
100. The Bavarian fairy-tale castle King Ludwig II built, said to have inspired Disney
Answer: Neuschwanstein
200. The palace outside Paris with its Hall of Mirrors, expanded by Louis XIV into the centre of power
Answer: Versailles
300. The Moorish rulers' fortified residence in Granada, famous for its ornate courtyards
Answer: The Alhambra
400. The mountain palace above Lhasa that was the Dalai Lama's winter residence until 1959
Answer: The Potala Palace
500. King Ferdinand II's romantic castle on a hilltop above Sintra, painted bright yellow and red
Answer: The Pena Palace