2,100+ Geography Trivia Questions and Answers

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How well do you know the world? Browse over 2,100 geography trivia questions, make your best guesses and follow the links to the full quizzes to check your answers.

Geography Trivia Questions and Answers

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  1. The velocity of rotation of the Earth is:
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    • Slowing down
    • Always steady
    • Speeding up
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  2. The Venera series space probes to gather data from Venus were launched by:
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    • France-Germany
    • The United States
    • The Soviet Union
    • Japan
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  3. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves are found in which country:
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    • Tanzania
    • Mongolia
    • Madagascar
    • New Zealand
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  4. The Wild Dog Barrier Fence, the longest in the world, is located in what country?
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    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • Canada
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  5. The Wisconsin peace treaty ended the Thousand Day War: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  6. The world's glaciers hold over 75% of the world's fresh water: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  7. The world's largest geyser, whose name is Steamboat Geyser, is located at:
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    • Antofagasta (Chile).
    • Yellowstone National Park (USA).
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  8. The world's largest lake is:
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    • Lake Victoria
    • Lake Superior
    • Caspian Sea
    • Black Sea
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  9. The world’s largest Dam is situated on which river?
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    • Colorado River
    • Nile River
    • Volga River
    • Yangtze River
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  10. The world’s longest river is:
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    • the Amazon
    • the Ganges
    • the Mississippi
    • the Nile
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  11. The Yalu River is a border river between:
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    • India and Nepal
    • China and North Korea
    • North Korea and South Korea
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  12. The Yangtze River runs only in what country’s territory?
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    • Vietnam
    • Laos
    • China
    • Thailand
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  13. The Yellow Sea is located between two countries:
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    • China and Japan.
    • Japan and Korea.
    • Korea and China.
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  14. There are no elks present in the European continent: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  15. There are only two planets in our Solar System that rotate clockwise. Which ones?
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    • Venus and Uranus
    • Mercury and Mars
    • Earth and Saturn
    • Jupiter and Neptune
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  16. There is a country in the world where folk tradition used to prescribe owl raw eggs to cure alcoholism. Which one?
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    • Jamaica
    • Kenya
    • England
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  17. There is a dormant volcano that happens to be the largest in all Solar System. In which planet is it?
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    • Earth
    • Venus
    • Mars
    • Mercury
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  18. There is a sovereign state whose territory is entirely engulfed by another country. Which one is it?
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    • Yemen
    • Lesotho
    • Liechtenstein
    • North Korea
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  19. There's a side of the moon that's always dark
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    • True
    • Myth
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  20. There's no wind or sound on the moon
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    • True
    • Myth
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  21. There’s a city whose real Spanish name in English is “The town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the River Porciúncula”. Which one?
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    • Cartago (Costa Rica)
    • Arequipa (Peru)
    • Bogotá (Colombia)
    • Los Angeles (U.S.)
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  22. There’s a day in the year in which military veterans and Boy Scouts destroy US flags in a dignified way (by burning), when they are in bad condition. What day is it?
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    • September 11th.
    • April 25th.
    • July 4th.
    • June 14th.
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  23. There’s a dish called “mole poblano” traditional in what country?
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    • Ecuador
    • Italy
    • Cuba
    • Mexico
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  24. There’s a dish made with mashed durum wheat, very common in Northwestern African countries. How’s it called?
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    • Tagine
    • Moroccan chickpea stew
    • Bulgur bowl
    • Couscous
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  25. There’s a dish made with mashed durum wheat, very common in Northwestern African countries. How’s it called?
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    • Tagine
    • Moroccan chickpea stew
    • Bulgur bowl
    • Couscous

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  26. There’s a parallel river flowing 4 Km beneath Amazon and it’s just as long as the Amazon River. True or False?
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    • True
    • False
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  27. Thessaloniki is a city of:
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    • Syria
    • Greece
    • Turkey
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  28. This is an easy one… What fruit do people throw each other in the Spanish town of Buñol at its annual food fight festival?
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    • Grapes
    • Watermelons
    • Tomatoes
    • Cabbages
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  29. This is an easy one… What’s the name of the galaxy where our Solar System is located?
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    • Milky Way
    • Great Magellan Cloud
    • Andromeda
    • Sombrero
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  30. This is an easy one… Which planet has a distinctive red spot on its surface revealing a huge storm?
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    • Saturn
    • Venus
    • Mars
    • Jupiter
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  31. This is for chocolate lovers… What country is considered the producer of world's best cocoa beans for chocolate?
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    • Benin
    • Venezuela
    • French Guiana
    • Madagascar
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  32. This is rated as an easy one… How are small objects falling from outer space that survive entry in Earth’s atmosphere called?
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    • Asteroids
    • Meteorites
    • Interplanetary dust
    • Dark matter
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  33. This is the tricky one… What’s the biggest object in outer space that can be seen to the naked eye from Earth?
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    • The Moon
    • Orion Nebula
    • Andromeda Galaxy
    • Halley’s Comet
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  34. This one is harder… The Eagle Nebulae, famous for its distinctive shape, is located in which constellation?
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    • Coma Berenices
    • Orion
    • Hercules
    • Serpens
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  35. This one probably comes easy to you, which is the planet Mars?
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    • YesYes
    • NoNo
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  36. This you must know, in which continent is the Kingdom of Cambodia?
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    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Oceania
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  37. Three Caribbean countries located in the Caribbean Sea.
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    • Mexico, Cuba, Bolivia
    • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
    • Trinidad, Tobago, Cuba
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  38. Throughout which conflict did the Battle of the Bulge take place?
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    • World War I.
    • World War II.
    • Vietnam War.
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  39. Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of:
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    • the movement of Moon in relation to Earth
    • Uneven distribution of water over the globe
    • irregularities in the configuration of oceans
    • all of the above
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  40. Tides in oceans happen due to what phenomenon?
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    • Winds rippling water surface
    • Earth’s tectonic plates movement
    • Moon’s gravitational pull
    • Weather changes in the atmosphere
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  41. Tides in the sea have stored in them:
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    • hydraulic energy
    • kinetic energy
    • gravitational potential energy
    • a combination of all the above three forms of energy
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  42. Time when the Sun is in one of the two tropics (Cancer or Capricorn):
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    • Equinox
    • Solstice
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  43. Titan was the first known satellite of Saturn: True or false?
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    • True
    • False
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  44. Titania is the name of the satellite that orbits around which planet of the Solar System?
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    • Jupiter
    • Mars
    • Saturn
    • Uranus
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  45. To which country does the archipelago known as "Las Islas Chafarinas" belong?
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    • Morocco
    • Spain
    • France
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  46. To which municipality do the Corales del Rosario islands belong?
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    • Medellín
    • Cartagena de Indias
    • Bogotá
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  47. Tokyo, the de facto capital of Japan, is located in the central-eastern part of which island?
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    • Kyushu.
    • Honshu.
    • Hokkaido.
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  48. Tom Yum Goong is a dish from which cuisine?
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    • Vietnamese
    • Chinese
    • Japanese
    • Thai
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  49. Torres del Paine National Park is located in...
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    • Honduras
    • Paraguay
    • Chile
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  50. Tórshavn is the capital of:
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    • Togo.
    • Estonia.
    • Faroe Islands.
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