Geography Trivia Questions
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Which mountain did Johann Jacob von Parrot climb in 1829 but did not find Noah's Ark?
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mount ararat
What country do you reach when you cross the southern border of Andorra?
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spain
In which state can visitors to Crater of Diamonds State Park keep any precious or semiprecious stones they find?
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arkansas
Which river forms the entire western border of Liechtenstein?
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rhine
In which country's capital city would 'Baywatch' be if it moved to the beach in Beirut?
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lebanon
In which South Korean capital can you find the Kyongbok Palace at the foot of Mount Pugak?
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seoul
What is the name of Africa's highest volcano, currently inactive and standing at 19,340 feet?
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mount kilimanjaro
Which lake in the Andes is divided into two bodies of water that are connected by the Tiquina Strait?
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lake titicaca
What animal is celebrated at the International Museum located in Lexington, Kentucky?
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horse
Which country is associated with the Order of the Dannebrog?
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denmark
Which state shares much of its border with Oregon through the Snake River?
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idaho
Which New England state, in terms of area, is approximately equivalent to the combined size of Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts?
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maine
What country lies directly south of Egypt and just west of the Red Sea?
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sudan
What city in Georgia is home to the University of Georgia and is known for its many Greek revival buildings?
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athens
What sea between Asia and Europe is known as Chernoye More in Russian?
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black sea
Which country, an eastern neighbor of the Czech Republic, has Bratislava as its capital, which was known as Pressburg until 1919?
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slovakia
Antigua is part of which island group that is named for its position sheltered from the trade winds?
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leeward islands
Which sea is bounded by Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Siberia, and the Kamchatka Peninsula?
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bering sea
In which country are the cowboys called huasos, the national congress is located in Valparaiso, and the conger eel is considered a culinary delicacy?
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chile
What is the most populous black community in South Africa, with over a million residents?
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soweto
Which Danish province is separated from Canada's Baffin Island by Baffin Bay?
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greenland
What European capital lies on a plain at the south end of Attica, a peninsula extending into the Aegean Sea?
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athens
What Persian Gulf country is made up of 7 states, with Abu Dhabi being the largest?
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united arab emirates
In New York City, what is the name of the 'river' that is actually a strait where Riker's Island is located?
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east river
On which Alpine peak is the popular ski resort Chamonix in France located?
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mont blanc
What is the name of the Iraqi capital that is derived from the Persian term meaning 'God-given'?
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baghdad
What sea does the Indus River flow into?
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arabian sea
Which U.S. state is nicknamed 'The Old Man of the Mountain State'?
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new hampshire
Where is the Amundsen-Scott research base located in Antarctica?
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south pole
Which country has Hungarians in Transylvania as its largest minority group?
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romania
In which country is Lake Toba, the largest lake on Sumatra, located?
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indonesia
What is the name of the Romanian region whose name means 'beyond the forest'?
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transylvania
On which river, sharing its name with the country, is the city of Asuncion a port?
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paraguay river
Which country, once known as the Malagasy Republic, has Malagasy as an official language?
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madagascar
Which European grand duchy is smaller than the Belgian province with the same name that it borders?
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luxembourg
On which continent is the Berber language Rif primarily spoken in the northern part?
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africa
Which sultanate is completely surrounded on its landward side by the Malaysian state of Sarawak?
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brunei
Which country's three largest cities are Jiddah, Riyadh, and Mecca?
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saudi arabia
Which country is named after a Genoese explorer?
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colombia
In which city would you find the Carnegie Science Center, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and the Carnegie Museum of Art?
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pittsburgh
In which country is Hammerfest, the northernmost city in Europe, located?
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norway
Which fuel resource is primarily produced in Germany's Ruhr Valley?
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coal
What river is located on the East Bank of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Nineveh?
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tigris
Which country has Christmas Island as one of its external territories?
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australia
Bialowieza National Park spans the border of Belarus and which country to its west?
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poland
What cattle-breeding region is paired with Schleswig in Germany's northernmost state?
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holstein
What European capital city's highest hill, standing at almost 400 feet, was constructed from rubble gathered after World War II?
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berlin
Which letter of the alphabet is not used in the spelling of any of the 50 U.S. state names?
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In which African country, that is alphabetically last among U.N. members, is Shona a major language?
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zimbabwe
In what southwestern state capital is Sky Harbor International Airport located?
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phoenix, arizona
Which is the most populous Canadian province that includes the Sudbury district, known for supplying much of the world's nickel?
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ontario
Which country should you visit if a travel guide suggests Bali as the must-see island?
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indonesia
In which sea is the Swedish island of Gotland the largest island?
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baltic sea
Which island is the world's third-largest and is occupied by Brunei and parts of two other countries?
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borneo
In which English county would you find someone referred to as a Cornish person?
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cornwall
Which country's name in Urdu means 'land of the pure'?
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pakistan
What sea lies between the Scandinavian Peninsula and the rest of continental Europe?
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baltic sea
Which body of freshwater, located in Siberia, is the largest in surface area in Eurasia?
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lake baikal
What is the third largest island in the Caribbean besides Cuba and Hispaniola?
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jamaica
What group of lakes in New York includes Seneca Lake, which is over 600 feet deep?
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finger lakes