Geography Trivia Questions & Answers
A set of 106+ trivia questions and answers on Geography — hand-checked and ready for game nights with friends and family. Better yet, play them live in QOOL.
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
"Name them all" group questions
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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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