Geography Trivia Questions
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Which island, located in the Middle East and partially controlled by Turkey, is often considered to be part of the Middle East?
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cyprus
Which state has much of its boundary with Georgia defined by the Savannah River?
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south carolina
What river does Nebraska's Platte River join at Plattsmouth?
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missouri
Which state capital is the eastern terminus of the Erie Canal?
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albany, new york
In which country is the lace known as Nanduti, resembling spider webs, made in the town of Itaugua near Asuncion?
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paraguay
In which Uruguayan capital was the 26-story Palacio Salvo once the tallest building in South America?
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montevideo
Which country will you reach if you are on the road to its capital city, Rabat?
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morocco
In which U.S. state does the 'Extraterrestrial Highway' stretch for approximately 100 miles?
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nevada
Which Hawaiian island, though not the largest, has the highest population?
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oahu
Which Asian country has the capital cities of Sana and Aden?
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yemen
What body of water separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
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red sea
In which U.S. state is Cibola County located, where the Seven Cities of Cibola were believed to exist?
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new mexico
Which river's name, given by early explorers, means 'large river' in Spanish?
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rio grande
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia, commonly visited by Muslims on their way to Mecca?
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riyadh
What is the name of the sea where Inchon is a major port, known for its color due to sediments from the Huang Ho?
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yellow sea
What Danish island is home to Cape Morris Jesup, which was named after a president of the American Museum of Natural History?
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greenland
Which country has Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal as two of its provinces?
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south africa
Which Bohemian capital became a popular destination for thousands of young westerners in the 1990s?
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prague
What planned city, named for the main religion of Pakistan, became the capital of Pakistan in 1967?
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islamabad
Which country's flag features three stars representing Luzon, Mindanao, and the Visayan archipelago?
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philippines
Ashgabat is the capital of which country?
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turkmenistan
Which island is located 25 miles south of Barbuda?
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antigua
Which is the smallest of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom?
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northern ireland
What is the name of the 'Great' valley that extends from the Valley of the Jordan to Southern Africa?
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great rift valley
What UK division is known natively as Cymru and might be granted independence by a prince?
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wales
What country, formerly known as Dutch Guiana, has its population spread very thin, providing lots of elbow room?
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suriname
In which country is the cold, mineral-rich region of Siberia located?
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russia
Which country in the Middle East has Manama as its capital?
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bahrain
What country located on the island of Borneo has a sultan who also serves as the minister of defense?
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brunei
Which U.S. state includes the counties of Saluda, Spartanburg, and Sumter?
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south carolina
In which country is Cape Columbia, the northernmost point on Ellesmere Island, located?
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canada
What tropical sea has the Gulf of Papua on the coast of New Guinea as an inlet?
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coral sea
What Pacific Russian port has a harbor formed by Golden Horn Bay?
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vladivostok
Which island did Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discover on April 5, 1722, a date that coincides with a holiday?
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easter island
What is the name of the originally 4 feet deep waterway between Buffalo and Albany that had 83 locks?
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erie canal
Which country is located directly south of Andorra?
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spain
What is the name of the river that connects Lake Powell in Utah with the Gulf of California?
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colorado river
Which mountain is located near the town of Moshi in Tanzania?
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mount kilimanjaro
Which national park in Arkansas has waters that maintain a constant temperature of 143 degrees Fahrenheit?
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hot springs national park
In which state can the entire 840-mile-long Brazos River be found?
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texas
What is the name of the Portuguese group of islands that includes Flores and Corvo, both located at 40 degrees north latitude?
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azores
In which city can you visit the Stedelijk and Van Gogh Museums?
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amsterdam
Into which sea does the Danube River, which rises in Germany's Schwarzwald, empty?
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black sea
In which U.S. state are Acadia and Evangeline parishes located?
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louisiana
Which state's Green Mountains extend into Massachusetts and include the Berkshires, where the highest point is found?
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vermont
In which U.S. state is the resort community of Big Sky located?
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montana
In which country, south of Khartoum, are the Kordofanian languages spoken?
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sudan
What mountain range extends 270 miles along the French-Spanish border, from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean?
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pyrenees
In which Canadian province is St. Ann's, home to the Gaelic Mod, an annual festival celebrating Scottish culture?
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nova scotia
Which Soviet lake is deeper than Lake Tanganyika?
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lake baikal
What is the name of the Siberian lake that contains Olkhon, the largest island which is over 40 miles long?
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lake baikal
Which river, when considered alongside the Mississippi River, makes up the third longest river system in the world?
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missouri
What is the name of the desert in the south of Israel that comes from the Hebrew word for 'south'?
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negev
In which city are the Islamic University of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud and the Abdulaziz Military Academy located?
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riyadh
What river is Albuquerque located on, making it the seat of Bernalillo County?
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rio grande
What is the name of the lake located on the French-Swiss border, which shares its name with the Swiss city at its southern end?
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lake geneva
In which present-day Syrian capital is it said that Saint Paul lived on a street called Straight?
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damascus
Which country absorbed the Himalayan country of Sikkim in 1975?
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india
What famous waterfall is located on Auyan-Tepui Mountain in Venezuela?
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angel falls
What is the name of the land to the south of Ancient Egypt that may derive its name from the word nub, meaning 'gold,' or nob, meaning 'slave'?
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nubia