Geography Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 673
What is the name of the peak called Oros Olimbos in Greek?
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mount olympus
Which Great Lake is the only one that borders Ohio?
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lake erie
In the 1830s, Alajuela, located northwest of San Jose, briefly served as the capital of which Central American country?
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costa rica
If you travel due west from S�o Paulo, which country will you reach next?
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paraguay
In which ocean is Cape Verde, an island country located about 400 miles from Dakar, Senegal?
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atlantic
Which country includes the regions of Roraima, Maranhao, and Amazonas?
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brazil
In which country is Ulm, the city that has the cathedral with the tallest spire in the world, located?
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germany
In which wooded region of Germany is the famous spa town of Baden-Baden located?
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black forest
In which state is the L.L. Nunn House, an architectural highlight of Telluride, located?
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colorado
What material primarily composes atoll islands?
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coral
If you climb out of the Caspian Sea, towel off, and march due west through Georgia, in which sea will you end up taking a dip?
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black sea
Cities on which Swiss lake include Montreux and Lausanne?
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lake geneva
What sea is much saltier than the Atlantic due to its narrow outlet at the Strait of Gibraltar?
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mediterranean sea
What is the most populous city in Ireland, which covers an area of only 45 square miles?
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dublin
What is the name of the 300,000-square-mile plain that serves as the home to the Argentinian gaucho?
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pampas
Which country has the Krishna and Godavari rivers located on the Deccan plateau?
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india
In which capital city is the Norsk Folkemuseum, which features 150 rebuilt structures from various parts of the country, located?
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oslo
Which waterfall on Africa's Zambezi River was named for an English queen?
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victoria falls
What is the name of the Hawaiian mountain that stretches 33,476 feet from its base on the Pacific Ocean floor to its peak?
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mauna kea
Which U.S. state is known as the 'Hawkeye State' and has the highest literacy rate in the nation?
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iowa
In which country is the Transvaal Museum that is noted for fossilized remains such as Australopithecus Africanus located?
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south africa
Norton Sound and Kuskokwim Bay, which indent the coastline of Alaska, are inlets of what sea?
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bering sea
Which peninsula did Bertram Thomas become the first European to cross, known for its desert region called the Rub Al-Khali or the 'Empty Quarter'?
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arabian peninsula
What is the European mountain chain inhabited by Catalans, Bearnais, and Andorrans?
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pyrenees
Which country is divided into two uneven parts by the Gulf of Corinth?
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greece
Which island next to Java, in Indonesia, is known for maintaining Hindu rituals, music, and dance in a predominantly Muslim nation?
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bali
Which country is home to the Gallipoli Peninsula National Park?
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turkey
What Midwest city is represented by the airport code MKE?
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milwaukee
What is the largest island on the Pacific Coast of Canada?
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vancouver
In which country is the island whose name is also spelled Djawa located?
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indonesia
Which Baltic country has major cities including Kaunas, Klaipeda, and Vilnius?
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lithuania
In which state, known for its Victorian homes, does Cape May celebrate Victorian Week every October?
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new jersey
In which lake would you find Pelee Island, Ontario, and Kelleys Island, Ohio?
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lake erie
In which country is Lake Bracciano located?
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italy
What is the name of the Italian island whose southwest coast is only about 90 miles from Cape Bon in Tunisia?
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sicily
Which sea reaches its greatest depths of about 13,500 feet at the western end of the Aleutian Islands?
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bering sea
In which city is the famous Rialto Bridge that was the only bridge over the Grand Canal until modern times?
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venice
Which South American country has part of its city of La Paz located in a canyon carved by the La Paz River?
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bolivia
On which continent does the Parana River rank as the second-longest river, measuring 2,485 miles?
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south america
Which sea is divided into the gulfs of Aqaba and Suez by the Sinai Peninsula?
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red sea
Which country is home to Battambang, the 2nd-largest urban area containing 10th century ruins of the Khmer Empire?
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cambodia
Which London square is home to Nelson's Column?
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trafalgar square
In which Himalayan country is the Royal Chitwan National Park, a safe haven for tigers, located?
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nepal
Which country's national emblem includes Sanskrit words meaning 'truth alone triumphs'?
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india
What is the name of the river that starts in Turkey's eastern Anatolian Highlands and flows through Baghdad before reaching the Persian Gulf?
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tigris
In which country does the Knesset serve as the legislative body?
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israel
In which mountain range in India are the foothills where Darjeeling tea is grown?
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himalayas
What city on the Yamuna River is home to both the Taj Mahal and the marble tomb of Itmad-Ud-Daulah?
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agra
Which Great Lake has about 50 miles of Pennsylvania's border?
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lake erie
Which U.S. state, near Padre Island, shares the name of a bay with a Canadian location?
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texas
In which city would you find the Dorchester, Connaught, and Cadogan hotels?
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london
Bern, a city in Switzerland, is associated with which animal?
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bear
Which country is associated with the Po River in the way Germany is with the Rhineland?
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italy
Which state includes the counties of Orange, Citrus, and Manatee?
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florida
Which continent was first sighted by Dutchman Willem Jansz around 1605?
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australia
What is the Syrian capital known in Arabic as ash-Sham?
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damascus
In which U.S. state is the Muscle Shoals area that includes the cities of Sheffield and Tuscumbia located?
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alabama
What is the name of New Mexico's largest and longest river?
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rio grande
Which Spanish city, once called Hispalis, is home to an operatic barber?
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seville
What Chilean island in the South Pacific is known as Rapa Nui by the Polynesians who inhabit it?
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easter island