Geography Trivia Questions & Answers

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Geography questions & answers

What is the largest continent in the world?

Answer Asia

What is the largest ocean in the world?

Answer The Pacific Ocean

What is the capital of France?

Answer Paris

What is the capital of Japan?

Answer Tokyo

What is the longest river in the world?

Answer The Nile

On which continent is Egypt located?

Answer Africa

What is the smallest country in the world?

Answer Vatican City

What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

Answer Riyadh

What is the capital of Australia?

Answer Canberra

How many continents are there in the world?

Answer 7 continents

What is the highest mountain peak in the world?

Answer Mount Everest

On which continent is Brazil located?

Answer South America

What is the largest sand desert in the world?

Answer The Sahara Desert

What is the capital of Canada?

Answer Ottawa

What is the capital of Brazil?

Answer Brasilia

What is the deepest lake in the world?

Answer Lake Baikal

What is the largest country by area?

Answer Russia

What is the capital of Germany?

Answer Berlin

On which continent is Nigeria?

Answer Africa

Which strait separates Europe from Africa?

Answer Strait of Gibraltar

What is the capital of China?

Answer Beijing

What is the longest mountain range in the world?

Answer The Andes

On which continent is Canada?

Answer North America

What is the capital of Italy?

Answer Rome

How many oceans are there in the world?

Answer 5 oceans

What is the capital of India?

Answer New Delhi

On which continent is Mount Kilimanjaro?

Answer Africa

What is the largest country in Africa by area?

Answer Algeria

What is the capital of Russia?

Answer Moscow

What is the capital of Denmark?

Answer Copenhagen

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer Mount Kilimanjaro

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Answer Off the coast of Australia

What is the capital of New Zealand?

Answer Wellington

What is the deepest point in the oceans?

Answer Mariana Trench

On which continent are the Andes mountains located?

Answer South America

Which Arab country is the largest by area?

Answer Algeria

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Name the GCC countries.

Answer Saudi Arabia — UAE — Qatar — Kuwait — Bahrain — Oman

Name the seven continents.

Answer Asia — Africa — North America — South America — Europe — Australia — Antarctica

Name the five oceans.

Answer Pacific — Atlantic — Indian — Arctic — Southern

Name countries bordering the Nile.

Answer Egypt — Sudan — Ethiopia — Uganda — Kenya — Tanzania — Rwanda — Burundi — DR Congo — Eritrea

Name the North African countries.

Answer Egypt — Libya — Tunisia — Algeria — Morocco — Mauritania — Sudan

Name the UN Security Council permanent members.

Answer USA — Russia — China — UK — France

Name the world's longest rivers.

Answer Nile — Amazon — Yangtze — Mississippi — Yenisei — Ob — Congo

Name countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

Answer Spain — France — Italy — Greece — Turkey — Lebanon — Syria — Palestine — Egypt — Libya — Tunisia — Algeria — Morocco

Name the countries of South America.

Answer Brazil — Argentina — Colombia — Chile — Peru — Venezuela — Ecuador — Bolivia — Paraguay — Uruguay — Guyana — Suriname

Name the world's highest mountain peaks.

Answer Everest — K2 — Kangchenjunga — Lhotse — Makalu — Cho Oyu — Dhaulagiri — Manaslu — Nanga Parbat — Annapurna

Name the Arabian Peninsula countries.

Answer Saudi Arabia — Yemen — Oman — UAE — Qatar — Bahrain — Kuwait

Name countries bordering the Arabian Gulf.

Answer Saudi Arabia — UAE — Qatar — Bahrain — Kuwait — Iraq — Iran — Oman

Name the largest countries by area.

Answer Russia — Canada — USA — China — Brazil — Australia — India — Argentina — Kazakhstan — Algeria

Name the most populous countries.

Answer India — China — USA — Indonesia — Pakistan — Brazil — Nigeria — Bangladesh — Russia — Ethiopia

Name countries bordering the Red Sea.

Answer Saudi Arabia — Egypt — Sudan — Eritrea — Djibouti — Yemen — Jordan — Palestine

Name the major Western European countries.

Answer France — Germany — Italy — Spain — Portugal — Belgium — Netherlands — Switzerland — Austria

Name the major rivers of Asia.

Answer Yangtze — Ganges — Mekong — Ob — Yenisei — Amur — Indus — Euphrates — Tigris

Name the Maghreb countries.

Answer Morocco — Algeria — Tunisia — Libya — Mauritania

Name the world's most famous deserts.

Answer Sahara — Arabian — Gobi — Antarctica — Australian — Atacama

Name countries bordering the Indian Ocean.

Answer India — Pakistan — Iran — Oman — Yemen — Mozambique — Tanzania — Kenya — Australia — Indonesia

Name the world's most famous lakes.

Answer Baikal — Victoria — Superior — Huron — Michigan — Tanganyika — Balkhash — Ladoga

Name NATO's founding countries.

Answer USA — UK — France — Canada — Italy — Belgium — Netherlands — Luxembourg — Denmark — Norway — Portugal — Iceland

Name the world's largest islands.

Answer Greenland — New Guinea — Borneo — Madagascar — Baffin — Sumatra — Honshu — Victoria

Name the countries crossed by the Andes.

Answer Colombia — Venezuela — Ecuador — Peru — Bolivia — Chile — Argentina

Name the world's most famous straits.

Answer Gibraltar — Hormuz — Malacca — Bab-el-Mandeb — Bosphorus — Dardanelles — Drake — Magellan

Name countries bordering the Caspian Sea.

Answer Russia — Kazakhstan — Turkmenistan — Azerbaijan — Iran

Name the Central American countries.

Answer Guatemala — Belize — Honduras — El Salvador — Nicaragua — Costa Rica — Panama

Name the world's most famous mountain ranges.

Answer Himalayas — Andes — Rockies — Alps — Urals — Atlas — Caucasus — Carpathians

Name countries through which the Amazon flows.

Answer Brazil — Peru — Colombia — Ecuador — Bolivia — Venezuela — Guyana

Name the East African countries.

Answer Kenya — Tanzania — Uganda — Rwanda — Burundi — Ethiopia — Somalia — Eritrea — Djibouti

Name the capital of a Gulf country.

Answer Riyadh — Abu Dhabi — Doha — Kuwait City — Manama — Muscat

Name the capital of an Arab country in North Africa.

Answer Cairo — Tripoli — Tunis — Algiers — Rabat — Nouakchott — Khartoum

Name a country bordering Saudi Arabia.

Answer Jordan — Iraq — Kuwait — Qatar — UAE — Oman — Yemen — Bahrain (via causeway) — Egypt (planned causeway)

Name a famous shipping canal in the world.

Answer Suez Canal — Panama Canal — Kiel Canal — Corinth Canal — Volga-Don Canal — Göta Canal — Chesapeake Canal

Name the capital of an Asian country.

Answer Tokyo — Beijing — Seoul — New Delhi — Islamabad — Kabul — Tehran — Baghdad — Ankara — Jakarta — Manila — Bangkok — Hanoi — Kuala Lumpur — Singapore — Astana — Tashkent — Yerevan — Tbilisi — Baku

Name the capital of a European country.

Answer London — Paris — Berlin — Rome — Madrid — Lisbon — Amsterdam — Brussels — Vienna — Bern — Copenhagen — Oslo — Stockholm — Helsinki — Warsaw — Prague — Budapest — Bucharest — Sofia — Athens — Dublin

Name the capital of an African country.

Answer Cairo — Abuja — Nairobi — Addis Ababa — Accra — Dakar — Kinshasa — Brazzaville — Tunis — Algiers — Rabat — Tripoli — Khartoum — Juba — Kampala — Kigali — Luanda — Antananarivo — Harare

Name the capital of a South American country.

Answer Brasília — Buenos Aires — Santiago — Bogotá — Lima — Quito — Caracas — La Paz — Asunción — Montevideo — Georgetown — Paramaribo

Name a member country of OPEC.

Answer Saudi Arabia — Iraq — UAE — Kuwait — Algeria — Libya — Nigeria — Angola — Venezuela — Iran — Equatorial Guinea — Congo — Gabon

Name a country in the Schengen Area.

Answer Germany — France — Spain — Italy — Netherlands — Belgium — Austria — Portugal — Greece — Poland — Sweden — Denmark — Norway — Finland — Iceland — Switzerland — Hungary — Czech Republic — Slovakia — Slovenia

Name the GCC member countries

Answer Saudi Arabia — UAE — Qatar — Kuwait — Bahrain — Oman

Name the world's continents

Answer Asia — Africa — Europe — North America — South America — Australia — Antarctica

Name capitals of Arab countries

Answer Riyadh — Abu Dhabi — Doha — Kuwait City — Manama — Muscat — Cairo — Khartoum — Amman — Beirut — Damascus — Baghdad — Sana'a — Tripoli — Tunis — Algiers — Rabat — Nouakchott — Mogadishu — Moroni — Djibouti

Name the countries of Southeast Asia

Answer Thailand — Vietnam — Indonesia — Malaysia — Philippines — Myanmar — Cambodia — Laos — Singapore — Brunei — East Timor

Name the countries of the Balkans

Answer Serbia — Croatia — Bosnia and Herzegovina — Albania — North Macedonia — Montenegro — Slovenia — Kosovo — Bulgaria — Greece — Romania

Name countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea

Answer Spain — France — Italy — Greece — Turkey — Lebanon — Syria — Palestine — Egypt — Libya — Tunisia — Algeria — Morocco — Croatia — Albania — Montenegro — Slovenia — Monaco — Malta — Cyprus

Name the world's longest rivers

Answer Nile — Amazon — Yangtze — Mississippi — Yenisei — Ob — Congo — Amur — Mekong

Name the countries of South America

Answer Brazil — Argentina — Colombia — Chile — Peru — Venezuela — Ecuador — Bolivia — Paraguay — Uruguay — Guyana — Suriname

Name the world's highest mountain peaks

Answer Everest — K2 — Kangchenjunga — Lhotse — Makalu — Cho Oyu — Dhaulagiri — Manaslu — Nanga Parbat — Annapurna

Name countries bordering the Red Sea

Answer Saudi Arabia — Egypt — Sudan — Eritrea — Djibouti — Yemen — Jordan — Palestine

Name the world's most famous deserts

Answer Sahara — Arabian — Gobi — Antarctica — Australian — Atacama — Kalahari — Thar

Name the major Western European countries

Answer France — Germany — Italy — Spain — Portugal — Belgium — Netherlands — Switzerland — Austria

Name the North African countries

Answer Egypt — Libya — Tunisia — Algeria — Morocco — Mauritania — Sudan

Name the East African countries

Answer Kenya — Tanzania — Uganda — Rwanda — Burundi — Ethiopia — Somalia — Eritrea — Djibouti

Name the world's most famous straits

Answer Gibraltar — Hormuz — Malacca — Bab-el-Mandeb — Bosphorus — Dardanelles — Drake — Magellan

Name countries bordering the Arabian Gulf

Answer Saudi Arabia — UAE — Qatar — Bahrain — Kuwait — Iraq — Iran — Oman

Name the largest countries by area

Answer Russia — Canada — USA — China — Brazil — Australia — India — Argentina — Kazakhstan — Algeria

Name the most populous countries

Answer India — China — USA — Indonesia — Pakistan — Brazil — Nigeria — Bangladesh — Russia — Ethiopia

Name the world's most famous lakes

Answer Baikal — Victoria — Superior — Huron — Michigan — Tanganyika — Balkhash — Ladoga

Name the world's largest islands

Answer Greenland — New Guinea — Borneo — Madagascar — Sumatra — Honshu — Great Britain — Java

Name famous tourist cities around the world

Answer Paris — Rome — London — Dubai — Istanbul — Tokyo — New York — Barcelona — Amsterdam — Singapore — Prague — Venice — Athens — Cairo — Marrakech — Bangkok — Machu Picchu

Name the Central American countries

Answer Guatemala — Belize — Honduras — El Salvador — Nicaragua — Costa Rica — Panama

Name landlocked countries

Answer Austria — Switzerland — Hungary — Czech Republic — Slovakia — Serbia — Afghanistan — Mongolia — Nepal — Bolivia — Paraguay — Kazakhstan — Ethiopia — Mali — Niger — Chad — Uganda — Rwanda — Burundi — Zambia — Zimbabwe

Name the world's most famous mountain ranges

Answer Himalayas — Andes — Rockies — Alps — Urals — Atlas — Caucasus — Carpathians

Name capitals of European countries

Answer London — Paris — Berlin — Madrid — Rome — Lisbon — Amsterdam — Brussels — Vienna — Bern — Athens — Stockholm — Oslo — Copenhagen — Helsinki — Warsaw — Prague — Budapest — Bucharest — Zagreb

Name famous Saudi cities

Answer Riyadh — Jeddah — Mecca — Medina — Dammam — Al Khobar — Jubail — Taif — Abha — Tabuk — Hail — Qatif — Najran — Jazan — Buraidah — Khamis Mushait — Arar

Name famous Arab cities that are not capitals

Answer Jeddah — Alexandria — Luxor — Aswan — Mecca — Medina — Marrakech — Casablanca — Oran — Constantine — Mosul — Basra — Aleppo — Homs — Fayoum — Ismailia — Tangier — Fes — Tripoli (Lebanon)

Name Asian capitals

Answer Tokyo — Beijing — Seoul — New Delhi — Bangkok — Jakarta — Manila — Kuala Lumpur — Singapore — Hanoi — Kabul — Islamabad — Tehran — Baghdad — Amman — Riyadh — Abu Dhabi — Dushanbe — Ankara

Name famous tourist islands

Answer Maldives — Bali — Hawaii — Santorini — Ibiza — Cyprus — Phuket — Seychelles — Zanzibar — Mauritius — Canary Islands — Mallorca — Sardinia — Palm Island — Crete — Madagascar

Name famous volcanoes

Answer Vesuvius — Etna — Krakatoa — Fuji — Popocatépetl — Pinatubo — Mount St. Helens — Kilauea — Stromboli — Cotopaxi — Mount Pelée — Villarrica

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