45 geography trivia questions and answers
Capitals and countries, oceans and rivers, mountains and deserts, borders and a few surprising map facts.
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Questions 1–20
- 1
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
easy
AnswerThe Pacific Ocean
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean?oldid=1365892953
- 2
Which continent contains the Sahara Desert?
easy
- 3
Which South American river’s status as the world’s longest river system is disputed with the Nile?
easy
- 4
How many regions constitute Italy?
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Answer20 regions
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy?oldid=1365858575#Administrative_divisions
- 5
What imaginary line divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
easy
- 6
Which continent is also a country?
easy
- 7
Which three continents border the Indian Ocean to the north, west and east?
medium
AnswerAsia, Africa and Australia
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean?oldid=1366030736
- 8
Which mountain is the highest above sea level?
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- 9
True or false: the Nile flows north, into the Mediterranean Sea.
medium
AnswerTrue: the Nile flows north
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile?oldid=1366006663
- 10
Which country contains the city of Barcelona?
easy
- 11
With 200,000 people in 1328, which city was the most populous in Europe?
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AnswerParis
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris?oldid=1365435157#High_and_Late_Middle_Ages_to_Louis_XIV
- 12
Which European country contains the city of Rome?
easy
- 13
Which Japanese city is officially called the Tokyo Metropolis?
medium
- 14
Which nation has a maple leaf on its flag?
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- 15
Which Australian capital city was formally named in 1913?
medium
- 16
The world's prime meridian, longitude 0°, runs through which London district?
medium
AnswerGreenwich
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_meridian?oldid=1361215580#History
- 17
What is the capital and largest city of Egypt?
easy
- 18
Which river runs through London?
easy
- 19
What is the capital of Brazil?
medium
- 20
As you travel toward the poles, what happens to the length of a degree of longitude?
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AnswerDecreases (shrinking to nothing at the poles)
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude?oldid=1365130151#Length_of_a_degree_of_longitude
Questions 21–40
- 21
Which country has coastlines on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans?
medium
- 22
Which quarter of the Pacific Ocean lies off the coast of South America?
medium
AnswerThe Southeast Pacific
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean?oldid=1365892953
- 23
What is the capital of Kenya?
medium
- 24
How many countries does the Danube flow through or border?
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- 25
Which sea has no land coastline and is bounded by ocean currents?
hard
- 26
What is the capital of Thailand?
medium
- 27
Which two countries have traditionally used the 1,668 mm Iberian railway gauge?
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AnswerSpain and Portugal
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula?oldid=1364035765#Transportation
- 28
What is the capital of Canada?
medium
AnswerOttawa
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa?oldid=1366046499#Selection_as_capital
- 29
Which country is home to the ancient city of Petra?
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- 30
Why does the International Date Line zigzag instead of following the 180° line exactly?
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AnswerTo pass around some territories and island groups
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Date_Line?oldid=1365900798
- 31
Which strait separates Asia from North America?
medium
AnswerThe Bering Strait
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait?oldid=1365907769#Geography_and_science
- 32
What is the capital of Argentina?
medium
- 33
Which continent contains the geographic South Pole?
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- 34
From which great African lake does the White Nile flow?
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AnswerLake Victoria
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Nile?oldid=1360314011#In_Uganda
- 35
What is the capital of New Zealand?
medium
- 36
How does a fjord form?
medium
AnswerA glacier cuts a U-shaped valley
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord?oldid=1364094600#Formation
- 37
Which country completely surrounds Lesotho?
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- 38
What is the largest island that is not considered a continent?
easy
- 39
Which river passes through Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade?
medium
- 40
What is a piece of a country called when foreign territory cuts it off from the rest?
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AnswerAn exclave
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave?oldid=1361617927
Questions 41–45
- 41
Which point on Earth is farthest from its center because of the equatorial bulge?
hard
AnswerThe summit of Chimborazo
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo?oldid=1363739878#Farthest_point_from_Earth's_center
- 42
How many countries are landlocked by a single country?
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AnswerThree countries
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlocked_country?oldid=1365690789#Landlocked_by_a_single_country
- 43
Which desert is the driest non-polar desert on Earth?
medium
- 44
A coral reef around a sinking volcanic island can leave which ring-shaped island?
hard
- 45
The Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles link the Mediterranean to which sea?
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