Geography Trivia Questions
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What is the name of the South American lake located 12,500 feet above sea level, where local Indians use reeds to make boats?
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lake titicaca
In which country is the city of Bruges, which got its name from a bridge built there by the Romans, located?
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belgium
From which neighboring state can mountains be seen on a clear day from Boston's Hancock Tower?
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new hampshire
What is the capital of Sierra Leone, known for being established as a safe haven for freed slaves?
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freetown
In which U.S. state are the highest peaks in New England located, specifically in the White Mountains?
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new hampshire
At the eastern end of which Great Lake does the city of Buffalo lie, near the head of the Niagara River?
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lake erie
Which tiny Pyrenees country features the staff and hat of the Bishop of Urgel on its flag?
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andorra
What term, originating from French for 'hillock', describes a landform resembling a smaller mesa and is also the name of a city in Montana?
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butte
What is the name of the Russian port on the Pacific that translates to 'rule the east'?
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vladivostok
Which state did almost all of present-day Tennessee originally belong to, now serving as its eastern neighbor?
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north carolina
What island, located 140 miles northwest of Tahiti, did James Michener describe as the world's most beautiful?
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bora bora
Which country is home to Surtsey, an island that emerged from the Atlantic Ocean in 1963 and was named after a fire god?
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iceland
What small country has the world's second-largest oil reserve under its desert?
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kuwait
Which Florida city is divided into northern and southern areas by Flagler Street?
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miami
What is the leading industrial port city in West Germany?
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hamburg
In which modern country was the ancient land of Nubia primarily located, near the city of Khartoum?
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sudan
In which European country is the Algarve a major vacation area?
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portugal
Which organization should you write to in order to request a map of coal beds in eastern Kentucky?
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united states geological survey
Which of New York City's 5 boroughs is the only one that is not located on an island?
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bronx
In which country is Hiligaynon, a Bisayan language closely related to Tagalog, spoken?
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philippines
What are the falls located on the Brazil-Argentina border that are nearly four times the width of Niagara Falls?
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iguazu falls
Which river has the Ruhr, Moselle, and Neckar as its tributaries?
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rhine
On which island, a notable WWII battle site, is Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, located?
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guadalcanal
In which northeastern lake are the oldest black marble quarries in the U.S. located on Isle La Motte?
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lake champlain
On which French West Indian island is the volcanic Mt. Pelee located?
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martinique
What area located across Victoria Harbor from Hong Kong, whose name means 'Nine Dragons,' is known for its hills?
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kowloon
Which huge island did Martin Frobisher visit 40 years before it was named after another man?
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baffin island
What island is at the center of the area where about 700 Papuan languages are spoken?
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new guinea
On which desolate continent was the meteorite Alha 81005, the first proven to come from the moon, found?
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antarctica
What is the name of the U.S. territory in the Pacific that is the southernmost of the Mariana Islands?
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guam
Which Canadian province, bordering Maine, is known for being 90% forest?
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new brunswick
Which U.S. state located north of Colorado has the second highest average elevation in the country?
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wyoming
What is the capital of Uruguay, which has a sister city in Minnesota named after it?
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montevideo
On which northernmost island of Japan do most of the Ainu people, considered to be Japan's first inhabitants, live?
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hokkaido
Which country on the Arabian Peninsula is separated from Somalia by the Gulf of Aden?
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yemen
What is the name of the Hawaiian island historically known as 'The Island of Lepers'?
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molokai
Which city, located 5600 miles from Vladivostok, is connected by the world's longest railroad line?
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moscow
On which country's island would you be if you held your family reunion on Reunion?
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france
In which state did the Redoubt Volcano reawaken in late 1989 and early 1990 after being dormant for 25 years?
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alaska
What is the capital city in the west that is home to Willamette University?
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salem, oregon
Which country in South America was ruled by the Braganza royal family after Portugal?
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brazil
Which city in New Jersey is renowned for its Victorian houses and lighthouse?
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cape may
Which North Atlantic country is Europe's second largest island after Great Britain?
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iceland
In which mountain range is Table Rock Park located in South Carolina?
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blue ridge mountains
What color is found in the names of mountain ranges in both Australia and Virginia?
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blue
What Caribbean capital was called Ciudad Trujillo from 1936 to 1961 in honor of dictator Rafael Trujillo?
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santo domingo
What is the largest city on South Island in New Zealand?
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christchurch
In which state can you find the highest peaks east of the Mississippi, specifically in the Blue Ridge Range?
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north carolina
What is the largest loch in Scotland if Loch Ness is the second largest?
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loch lomond
Which city is famously associated with Kowloon?
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hong kong
Which Mediterranean island has a flag featuring a cross in its corner that is not named after the island itself?
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malta
In 1777, what state changed its name from New Connecticut to its current name?
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vermont
What is the name of the island nation located near India that is connected by a string of small islands known as Adam's Bridge?
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sri lanka
What is the name of the second-tallest African peak located about 70 miles from Nairobi?
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mount kenya
Pliny the Elder said, 'There is always something new out of' which continent, a sentiment shared by Isak Dinesen?
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africa
What river forms most of the boundary between the states of Georgia and South Carolina?
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savannah river
Which Muslim nation is the first alphabetically among Africa's countries?
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algeria
What river, the third-largest in Europe, has major ports in the cities of Smolensk, Mogilev, and Kiev?
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dnieper
Which Central American country has its only direct access to the Pacific Ocean through the Gulf of Fonseca?
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honduras
Which river has major cities including Ciudad Bolivar and Ciudad Guayana on its banks?
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orinoco