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101 of the Most Interesting US & World Geography Trivia Questions (with Answers!) Easy Geography Trivia Questions Trivia Question: What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world? Answer: Mount Everest Trivia Question: Which country has the largest population in the world? Answer: China Trivia Question: What are the names of the seven continents of the world? ‘Answer: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia Trivia Question: What are the names of the five oceans of the world? Answer: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic Trivia Question: What is the name of the longest river in Attica? Answer: The Nile River Trivia Question: What American city is the Golden Gate Bridge located in? Answer: San Francisco Trivia Question: What is the capital of Mexico? Answer: Mexico City Trivia Question: What is the name of the largest country in the world? Answer: Russia Trivia Question: What U.S. state is home to ne documented poisonous snakes? Answer: Alaska Related: Trivia Questions Trivia Question: Where is the Eiffel Tower located? Answer: Paris, France Trivia Question: What is the capital of Canada? Answer: Ottawa Trivia Question: What is the name of the largest ocean in the world? Answer: The Pacific Ocean Trivia Question: What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook? Answer: Naples Trivia Question: What country are the Great Pyramids of Giza located in? Answer: Egypt Trivia Question: What is the capital of Thailand? Answer: Bangkok Trivia Question: What is the name of the smallest country in the world? Answer: The Vatican City Trivia Question: What is the capital of the American State of California? Answer: Sacramento Trivia Question: What country has the most natural lakes? Answer: Canada Trivia Question: How many States does the United States consist of? Answer: 50) Trivia Question: What planet is closest to Earth? Answer: Venus Trivia Question: What is the name of the river that flows through the Brazil rainforest? Answer: The Amazon Trivia Question: Which country is also called The Netherlands? Answer: Holland Trivia Question: What is the coldest place on Earth? Answer: Antarctica Trivia Question: What isthe official currency of the United Kingdom? Answer: Pound sterling Trivia Question: What country lies above Mexico? Answer: The United States of America Hard Geography Trivia Questions Trivia Question: Where are the Spanish Steps located? Answer: Rome, taly Trivia Question: How many countries are there in the United Kingdom? Answer: 4 Trivia Question: What is the capital of Senegal? Answer: Dakar Trivia Question: How many time zones does Russia have? Answer: 11 Trivia Question: What is the name of the tallest mountain in Canada? Answer: Mount Logan Trivia Question: What country does the Rhine River run through? Answer: Germany Trivia Question: What two countries border directly north of Hungary? Answer: Slovakia and Ukraine Trivia Question: What is the name of the largest city in Australia? Answer: Brisbane Trivia Question: What is the name of the second tallest mountain in the world? Answer: K2 Trivia Question: What Cape sits atthe tip of Africa? Answer: Cape of Good Hope Trivia Question: What type of leaf is on the Canadian flag? Answer: Maple Trivia Question: What is the capital of Nova Scotia? Answer: Halifax Trivia Question: What country first used tinsel as a holiday tree decoration? Answer: German Trivia Question: What is the name of the only tropical rainforest in the United States? Answer: Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest Trivia Question: What season does Australia experience in December? Answer: Summer Trivia Question: What is the name of the driest continent on Earth? Answer: Antarctica Trivia Question: Peking Duck is the national dish of what country? Answer: China Trivia Question: In which European city was the first orsanized marathon held? Answer: Athens Trivia Question: What country formerly ruled Iceland? ‘Answer: Denmark Trivia Question: What is the name of the largest alrpor in the United States of America? Answer: Denver Intemational Airport Trivia Question: Which continent is Cambodia located in? Answer: Asia Trivia Question: What country is known to have the best quality tap water? Answer: Switzerland Trivia Question: In what ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located? Answer: Atlantic Ocean Trivia Question: What city is known as the Glass Capital of the World? Answer: Toledo Trivia Question: How many stars are on the Australian flag? Answer: 6 16, w7, 18, 19, 20, 30 Geography Quiz Questions with Answers (FreePubQuiz.co.uk) Which country is the largest landlocked country in the worid? ‘ANSWER: Kazakhstan (Mongolia was formerty the largest before the break-up of the Soviet Union} Mount Kosciuszko 's the highest mountain in which country? ANSWER: Australia Tobruk is port city in which country? ANSWER: Libya ‘Which country is the squarest country on earth? ‘ANSWER: Egypt (closest country to resemble a square on the map) Name the only two landlocked countries in South America? ‘ANSWER: Bolivia and Paraguay Name Scotland's fourth-largest city? undee Which British river's name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon language for "boundary river"? ‘ANSWER: Mersey How many countries in the world have names that start with ANSWER: Three (lamaica, Japan, and Jordan) ‘Antananarivo isthe largest city in which country? ANSWER: Madagascar Which motorway in the UK is the longest? ‘ANSWER: M6 (starts at M1 near Rugby and terminates at the A74(M) at Gretna) How many national parks are there in Wales? ‘ANSWER: Three (Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast and Brecon Beacons) ‘Tasmania is separated from mainland Australia by which strat? ‘ANSWER: Bass Straight How many stars were on the US flag in 1940? ANSWER: 48 (the stars for Hawaii and Alaska were not yet added) Name the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? ANSWER: Sardinia Aconcagua, the hi ANSWER: Argentina Three African countries have a population of ever 100 million ~ can you name them? ‘ANSWER: Nigeria (206M), Ethiopia (115M), and Egypt (102M) ‘What name is given to the area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns in Northern ireland? ‘ANSWER: The Giant's Causeway Which city has more French speakers than Paris? ANSWER: Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) The Aegean Sea is located between which two countries? ANSWER: Greece and Turkey letter? mountain in the Americas and the Andes is in which country? Which country is made up of 26 cantons? ANSWER: Switzerland The River Tamar farms most of the border between which two counties? ‘ANSWER: Devon and Cornwall Can you name the northernmost town on the Br ANSWER: Thurso Cape Cod is a geographic cape and peninsula in which American state? ‘ANSWER: Massachusetts The Danube flows through four capital cities - can you name all four? ANSWER: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade Name the third most populated US. state? ‘ANSWER: Florida (Callfornia is first, Texas is second) In geography, a cataract s a type of what? ANSWER: Waterfall Name the largest and most-populated island of the eight Canary islands? ANSWER: Tenerife Cordoba, Rosario, and Ushuaia are cities in which country? ANSWER: Argentina Which country has the highest p ANSWER: Wales mainland? ulation out of Albania, Malta, Slovenia, and Wales? World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS and SSC Examinations B oxtoaayins rant 1. Which of the following mountain ranges is not present in Europe? Correct Answer: C [ Sierra Nevada Mountain Range ] 2. Which of the following rocks have layered like structure? ‘Sedimentary Rocks] 3. Which among the following is the world’s northernmost capital of a sovereign state? Correet Answer: A [Reykjavik ] 4. Which country was earlier known as Formosa? Correct Answer: B [Taiwan] 5. Great Britain comprises the England, Wales , Scotland & Northern Ireland. How much area of the entire UK is covered by England? Correct Answer: C [60%] 6. On which of the following the weight of a person will be minimum ? Correet Answer: C [Moon] 7. Which among the following is the highest mountain in Europe? Correct Answer: A [Mount Elbrus] 8. Larsemann Hills region is located in? Correet Answer: C [Antarctica] 9. What is the total number of British overseas territories? Correct Answer: C [14] 10. When it is noon along 82° 30’ E longitude along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 am? Correct Answer: C[o° Eor W]

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