Geography Trivia Questions
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Which lake, located on the border of Peru and Bolivia, is reported by World Book to have 3-foot-long trout among its fish?
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lake titicaca
Which 2,000-mile river served as the principal transportation route during the early mining days of Alaska?
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yukon river
What is the country where Bavaria is the largest state in terms of area and is located in the south?
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germany
In which country would you shake your maracas if you were in Caracas?
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venezuela
In which German capital can you find the Grunewald Forest covering much of its southwestern area?
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berlin
What country is home to the island of Hong Kong?
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china
What sea is home to the dangerous reef known as Inchcape Rock off the coast of Scotland?
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north sea
Which U.S. state's license plates feature the Rockies outlined and have the format XXX 0000?
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colorado
In which country is Windermere the largest lake in the Lake District?
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england
Which country lies along the southern shore of Lake Geneva, with most of the lake being in Switzerland?
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france
Which country has Istanbul as its most populous province?
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turkey
What island is known as Gronland in Danish?
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greenland
Which mountain's summit was reached by Edmund Hillary during an expedition led by John Hunt who was later made a baron?
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mount everest
What type of body of water is Canada's 'Great Bear', which spans over 12,000 square miles?
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lake
In which U.S. state do alligators and crocodiles co-exist only at its southern tip?
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florida
Which river has a 'blue' branch that rises in the Ethiopian highlands?
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nile
In which country is the Outback located?
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australia
On which continent is the Gibson Desert, located between the Great Sandy Desert and the Great Victoria Desert?
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australia
In which large, cold eastern region of Russia does the Lena River flow?
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siberia
Which Middle Eastern country possesses approximately one-quarter of the Earth's total oil reserves?
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saudi arabia
Which U.S. state has dog mushing as its state sport?
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alaska
What dormant natural feature erupted on the island of Heimaey in 1973?
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volcano
What is the name of the former capital of West Germany that originates from a Celtic word meaning 'town'?
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bonn
In which U.S. state are Jackson Lake and Yellowstone Lake the largest natural lakes?
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wyoming
Which gulf borders the emirate of Qatar along with the Gulf of Bahrain?
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persian gulf
Which U.S. state capital was named after a town in Hertford, England?
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hartford, connecticut
Which is the only continent that is occupied by a single nation?
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australia
On which country's Hokkaido island can you find the largest lowland, the Ishikari Plain?
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japan
What precious metal is South Africa the world's leading supplier of?
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gold
Which river is still working at deepening the Grand Canyon?
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colorado river
What country has about 3% of its population living on collective settlements called kibbutzim?
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israel
In which Scottish city does the queen often stay at the luxurious palace of Holyroodhouse?
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edinburgh
In which country can you find the regions of Walachia and Transylvania?
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romania
Which Canadian province's largest lake, Lake Mistassini, is located about 350 miles north of Montreal?
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quebec
Which Spanish city is home to the Saint Jordi Sports Palace, built for the 1992 Summer Olympics?
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barcelona
In which country can most of the Amazon River's 4,000-mile course be found?
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brazil
Which country has its capital in Addis Ababa?
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ethiopia
What is the region called that forms the southern part of Africa and covers approximately 3.5 million square miles?
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sahara
In which state does the name mean 'mainland' to an Aleutian?
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alaska
Which city in England was supposedly named for a mythical creature called the liver bird?
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liverpool
What is the name of the English forest whose outlying areas have been extensively developed by the Nottinghamshire coal fields?
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sherwood forest
Which state, currently ranked No. 2 in butter production, leads the nation in cheese production?
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wisconsin
In which city is the Le Meridien Hotel, featuring the gourmet restaurant Le Champollion, located on an island in the Nile?
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cairo
Which capital city of Spain is situated over 2,100 feet above sea level, making it one of the highest capitals in Europe?
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madrid
What is the Indiana capital where over 10 interstate and U.S. highways converge, earning it the nickname 'Crossroads of America'?
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indianapolis
In which country is Mount Haltia, its highest point, located near the borders with Norway and Sweden?
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finland
Which state shares the Black Hills National Forest with Wyoming?
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south dakota
Which river was dammed in the 1960s to create Lake Nasser?
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nile
What Arizona park has a south rim that averages over 6,000 feet in elevation and a north rim that averages over 8,000 feet?
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grand canyon
In which country are the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science, Braunschweig Tech, and the University of Augsburg located?
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germany
In which country is the plain of Thessaly, bordered by Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion along the Aegean coast, located?
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greece
Which national capital's dialect forms the basis for the standard version of Portuguese?
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lisbon
Which country's Darien province is the least populated in Central America?
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panama
Which city, already served by Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports, might see the construction of another airport by French authorities?
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paris
Which continent is home to the world's largest tropical rain forest?
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south america
Which country did the Greek historian Herodotus describe as 'The Gift of the Nile'?
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egypt
Which Swedish capital, known for being built on 14 islands connected by about 50 bridges, is also Sweden's largest city?
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stockholm
What city is now the capital of Poland and was the capital of the duchy of Mazovia in the 15th century?
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warsaw
Which continent is home to the Cape Horn named by Willem Schouten after his Dutch hometown?
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south america
Which island's shore is indented by numerous bays, including Donegal Bay and Belfast Lough?
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ireland
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