Geography Trivia Questions
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What is the largest island in the world that also contains the northernmost land in the world?
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greenland
Which African country is home to the dry tablelands known as the Great Karroo and the Little Karroo in the Cape Mountains region?
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south africa
Which U.S. state is nearly double the size of the entire region of Scandinavia?
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alaska
What strait did the Soviet Union and the U.S. urge for the creation of an international park along in 1990?
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bering strait
In which country, that the pilgrims left, is the world's largest turkey farm located?
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england
In which country can you find the Gibson, Great Victoria, and Great Sandy deserts?
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australia
What is the name of the principality located on the French Riviera that covers only about 3/4 of a square mile?
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monaco
What capital city of Peru shares its name with a type of bean and an Ohio city, although they are pronounced differently?
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lima
Which mountain range includes Ecuador's Mt. Chimborazo, a 20,561-foot volcano depicted on the country's coat of arms?
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andes
What is the capital city of Cuba, which is home to the lighthouse at the Castillo del Morro?
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havana
Which river was dammed to create Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border?
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colorado
In which U.S. state is Dauphin Island, the largest coastal island, located at the entrance to Mobile Bay?
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alabama
Which river does the Ohio River join at Cairo, Illinois, effectively doubling the water volume?
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mississippi
What country has the Shelikhova Gulf as an extension of its Sea of Okhotsk?
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russia
Which South American country grows twice as much coffee as Colombia?
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brazil
Along the shores of which sea does the Tayelet, or Promenade, run, starting at Gordon Street in Tel Aviv?
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mediterranean sea
Which desert, covering an area larger than Australia at over 3,500,000 square miles, is the largest in the world?
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sahara
What natural formation can move about 65 feet per day and includes the Columbia between Valdez and Anchorage, Alaska?
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glacier
Which national park in Florida contains the southernmost point on the U.S. mainland?
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everglades national park
What is the largest city in South Africa that is often referred to as the Golden City due to its proximity to gold mines?
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johannesburg
What imaginary line measures 24,902 miles around the Earth?
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equator
Which state's unofficial nickname is the 'Land of the Mormons'?
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utah
In which Asian city is the name Hsiang-Kang used in Mandarin?
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hong kong
What is the name of the lake along Chicago's Lakeshore?
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lake michigan
What is the name of the second-highest mountain in the world administered by Pakistan?
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k2
What British dependency is located about 90 miles southeast of Canton?
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hong kong
In which country do most people who read the Cork Examiner live in the province of Munster?
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ireland
Which Alaskan island group has the largest number of active volcanoes in the U.S.?
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aleutian islands
What is the name of the world's largest desert that translates to 'desert' in English?
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sahara
What is the desert located on the edge of which the Sahel, a zone of sparse, grassy vegetation, is found?
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sahara
Which country in the Western Hemisphere has the largest area?
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canada
What line must you be within 20 degrees of in order to grow the tree from which chocolate is derived?
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equator
What is the name of the largest lake in Utah that is a remnant of the ancient freshwater Lake Bonneville?
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great salt lake
In which country is Aleppo the second-largest city, with Damascus being the largest?
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syria
Which U.S. state is home to the largest national seashore that is entirely within one state, known as Padre Island?
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texas
Which country is the largest in area, spanning both Europe and Asia?
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russia
In which country did it take from 1904 to 1914 to build a canal?
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panama
What is the most modern and largest city in Peru?
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lima
In which country are the oil wells primarily located in the states of Tabasco, Campeche, and Veracruz?
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mexico
Which capital city has the Kremlin located on Borovitsky Hill?
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moscow
Which mountain range's highlands occupy about one-third of Peru's land?
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andes
What mountain range includes important mining centers such as Leadville, Colorado, and Kimberley, British Columbia?
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rocky mountains
In which country, once known as Persia, is Farsi (also called Persian) spoken?
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iran
What is the coastal resort area in Italy that extends from the French border to Tuscany?
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riviera
Which country moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to another city in April 1960?
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brazil
Which Peruvian capital is served by an airport in the coastal city of Callao?
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lima
Which country has the island of Luzon, which contains more than one-third of its area and almost half of its population?
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philippines
What country is home to its largest lake, Chapala, located near Guadalajara?
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mexico
Which country in Africa is named after the Zambezi River that forms part of its southern boundary?
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zambia
In which group of islands is New Providence, the site of the capital Nassau, located?
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bahamas
What is the common name in English for the world capital also known as Peking?
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beijing
What is the only country with which Scotland shares a land border?
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england
On which continent can you find the Grampians, known by its Aboriginal name, Gariwerd, as part of the Great Dividing Range?
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australia
Which continent's name may originate from the word Ereb, meaning 'land of the setting sun'?
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europe
Which country is located directly south of Mongolia?
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china
Which country is known as 'the land of the kookaburras, Drizabones, billabongs, and contraltos'?
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australia
Which French capital city has Ile de la Cite as an island in the Seine River and is considered its heart?
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paris
Which Caribbean island is home to the resort of Montego Bay, which was once a lard-processing center?
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jamaica
Which national park is located near Arizona's Kaibab National Forest?
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grand canyon
What is the Japanese term for a giant sea wave that can form a wall of water over 100 feet long?
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tsunami