Geography Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 673
What is the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states, located in California's High Sierra?
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mount whitney
Which large vulture is featured on Bolivia's coat of arms along with an alpaca?
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condor
What is the name of the very small place in Ohio that was named after P.T. Barnum's very big elephant?
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jumbo
Which Colorado peak inspired the words to 'America The Beautiful'?
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pikes peak
Which sea, sharing its name with a coast-related meaning, would be associated with all the Pope Adrians?
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adriatic sea
What sea has the only cliffs on its northern coast formed by the Crimean Mountains?
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black sea
Which body of water's shore is the lowest land point on Earth?
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dead sea
Which country comprises the states of Bahia, Parana, and Sao Paulo?
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brazil
Which grand duchy's national anthem is titled 'Ons Hemecht', translating to 'our homeland'?
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luxembourg
Which Italian city's name originates from the Greek word Neapolis, meaning 'new city'?
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naples
Which English Channel Island is the last in the list of the main four, along with Sark, Alderney, and Guernsey?
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jersey
What is the name of the Chilean cape in the Drake Passage that rises to 1,391 feet?
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cape horn
What is the current name of the city that was formerly known as Saigon?
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ho chi minh city
Which country is home to the Douro Valley, known for being an important producer of port wine?
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portugal
In which Canadian province does the Pacific Rim Whale Festival, celebrating the migration of whales, take place in Tofino?
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british columbia
Which country has its nearest international airport located about 15 miles away in Nice, France?
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monaco
Which country in North Africa has a hot and dry summer climate and has Tunis as its largest city?
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tunisia
Which canal is partially supplied with water by the Chagres River to operate its locks?
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panama canal
In which city is the University of British Columbia located, which is also the largest city in British Columbia?
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vancouver
Which Chilean cape is the closest point on any continent to Antarctica?
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cape horn
Which country's Queen Charlotte Islands are located south of the USA's Prince of Wales Island?
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canada
In which country are Lvov, Kharkov, and Kiev the locations for its largest state universities?
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ukraine
What is the name of the colorful sea you find when you visit the port of Inchon?
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yellow sea
Which sea provides most of the northern border of Turkey?
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black sea
From which country was the Washington navel orange, initially known as the Bahia, imported?
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brazil
What modern-day country includes the ancient region of Bithynia located on the Bosporus Strait?
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turkey
Traveling from Monroe to Shreveport, you might see which state's highest peak, the 535-foot Mt. Driskill?
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louisiana
What is the name of the group of about 600 islets and islands located between Grenada and St. Vincent?
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grenadines
What is the name of the lake created by the Aswan High Dam and also known as High Dam Lake?
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lake nasser
At 5,305 feet, what is the highest point on a 'devilish' island in Australia?
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tasmania
What sea borders New Zealand to the west?
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tasman sea
What is the name of the strait that now covers the land bridge which once connected Asia and North America?
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bering strait
What is the term for a ring of coral islands, such as Bikini in the Pacific?
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atoll
Which country is home to the Negev Desert, one of its driest regions with an annual rainfall of usually less than 10 inches?
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israel
What is the second-most populous U.S. city that is located in the most populous U.S. county?
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los angeles
Which Canadian city is renowned for its extensive parks and lush landscapes, often referred to as the 'Garden City'?
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victoria, british columbia
In which country were the ruins of a pre-Columbian city discovered on the island of Cozumel in 1972?
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mexico
What landmark on the Shizuoka-Yamanashi border in Japan is still classified as active, though it has been dormant since 1707?
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mount fuji
In which South American mountain range are the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, named for a nearby peak, located?
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andes
In which state is John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the nation's first undersea park, located?
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florida
What is the name of the strategic gulf that includes the chief islands of Qishm and Bahrain?
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persian gulf
What is the 3,200-square-mile lake that Peru shares with Bolivia?
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lake titicaca
What is the only country that begins with 'Gh'?
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ghana
In which state is Kenosha County located, which is part of Greater Chicago along with Lake & Porter Counties in Indiana?
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wisconsin
Which small nation, surrounded by Italy, includes Mount Titano within its territory?
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san marino
What is the name of the Malaysian capital where over half the population is of Chinese ethnicity?
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kuala lumpur
If you walk 2 miles north across Maryland from West Virginia, which state will you enter?
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pennsylvania
On which large Danish island is cryolite, once used in making aluminum, found in large quantities?
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greenland
What is the largest and most westernmost island in the West Indies, known for being the world's largest sugar exporter?
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cuba
What is the name of the 350-foot waterfall located on the Zambezi River, marking the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia?
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victoria falls
Which Venezuelan capital saw its population triple between 1961 and 1981 due to an oil boom?
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caracas
What Australian city is home to the white-shelled opera house located on Bennelong Point, which took 14 years to build?
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sydney
Which country had a part historically known as the Kingdom of Fez?
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morocco
What country is home to Rio de Janeiro, its second-largest city?
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brazil
In which gulf are Qeshm and Bahrain the largest inhabited islands?
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persian gulf
Which Virginia port city serves as the headquarters for the Navy's Atlantic fleet?
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norfolk
Which continent has a peninsula at its northwestern edge that has been claimed by England, Chile, and Argentina?
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antarctica
Which country is associated with the Spartan and Aegean regions?
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greece
What country, located between Spain and France, has a tricolor flag with yellow between blue and red?
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andorra
Which Himalayan country, situated between India and Tibet, is ruled by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck?
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bhutan
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