Geography trivia questions and answers
Twenty questions from the Geography pack, the answers a tap away. Capitals, rivers, mountains, flags and where things are.
Twenty questions
In which city does the Eiffel Tower stand?
- A Paris
- B Marseille
- C Brussels
- D Lyon
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A: Paris (wikipedia.org)
What is the capital of Greece?
- A Thessaloniki
- B Sparta
- C Athens
- D Patras
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C: Athens (wikipedia.org)
Mont Blanc is the highest peak of which mountain range?
- A Pyrenees
- B Apennines
- C Carpathians
- D Alps
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D: Alps (wikipedia.org)
Which country has the only national flag that is not a rectangle or square?
- A Kazakhstan
- B Bhutan
- C Mongolia
- D Nepal
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D: Nepal (wikipedia.org)
The Nile flows in which general direction to reach the Mediterranean?
- A South
- B North
- C West
- D East
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B: North (wikipedia.org)
What is the capital of Ghana?
- A Lagos
- B Dakar
- C Kumasi
- D Accra
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D: Accra (wikipedia.org)
What is the capital of Brazil?
- A São Paulo
- B Brasília
- C Salvador
- D Rio de Janeiro
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B: Brasília (wikipedia.org)
What is the capital of Vietnam?
- A Hue
- B Hanoi
- C Ho Chi Minh City
- D Da Nang
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B: Hanoi (wikipedia.org)
Into which ocean does the Amazon River empty?
- A Southern Ocean
- B Indian Ocean
- C Atlantic Ocean
- D Pacific Ocean
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C: Atlantic Ocean (wikipedia.org)
Victoria Falls lies on the border of Zimbabwe and which other country?
- A Tanzania
- B Zambia
- C Mozambique
- D Botswana
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B: Zambia (wikipedia.org)
The Great Barrier Reef is in which sea?
- A Tasman Sea
- B Coral Sea
- C Arafura Sea
- D Timor Sea
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B: Coral Sea (wikipedia.org)
The Lewis and Clark expedition set out to explore land bought in which 1803 deal?
- A The Texas Annexation
- B The Gadsden Purchase
- C The Louisiana Purchase
- D The Alaska Purchase
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C: The Louisiana Purchase (wikipedia.org)
The Ganges empties into which bay?
- A Bay of Bengal
- B Bay of Biscay
- C Bay of Fundy
- D Hudson Bay
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A: Bay of Bengal (wikipedia.org)
The Maldives is the world's lowest-lying country. Which ocean is it in?
- A Arctic Ocean
- B Atlantic Ocean
- C Indian Ocean
- D Pacific Ocean
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C: Indian Ocean (wikipedia.org)
Istanbul spans which two continents?
- A Asia and Africa
- B Europe and Asia
- C Asia and Australia
- D Europe and Africa
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B: Europe and Asia (wikipedia.org)
Columbus's first voyage reached the Americas in which year?
- A 1492
- B 1519
- C 1607
- D 1066
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A: 1492 (wikipedia.org)
The Great Lakes are commonly remembered by the mnemonic HOMES. What does the M stand for?
- A Mead
- B Michigan
- C Maracaibo
- D Manitoba
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B: Michigan (wikipedia.org)
What is the capital of Australia?
- A Sydney
- B Canberra
- C Perth
- D Melbourne
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B: Canberra (wikipedia.org)
The Taj Mahal stands in which Indian city, beside the Yamuna River?
- A Agra
- B Jaipur
- C Mumbai
- D Delhi
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A: Agra (wikipedia.org)
Which is the largest hot desert in the world?
- A Sahara
- B Kalahari
- C Arabian Desert
- D Gobi
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A: Sahara (wikipedia.org)
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