Easy Geography Trivia Questions
Start with these easy geography trivia questions. They suit younger kids and work as a warm-up round before the harder sets, whether you play on a rainy afternoon, on a long car trip or at the dinner table.
What is the capital of the United States of America?
RevealWashington, D.C.
What does the “D.C.” in Washington, D.C. stand for?
RevealDistrict of Columbia.
Which is the largest of the world’s oceans?
RevealThe Pacific Ocean.
How many continents are there?
RevealSeven.
Which is the world’s largest continent?
RevealAsia.
Which is the smallest continent?
RevealAustralia.
What country do kangaroos come from?
RevealAustralia.
In which continent is Italy?
RevealEurope.
What is the most northerly point on Earth?
RevealThe North Pole.
What is the only country that is also a continent?
RevealAustralia.
Which mountain range contains the world’s tallest peak?
RevealThe Himalayas.
What is the largest island in the world?
RevealGreenland.
What is the largest natural rainforest in the world?
RevealThe Amazon Rainforest.
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
RevealQueensland, Australia.
What is the imaginary line around the widest part of the Earth called?
RevealThe equator.
What are the lines that run north to south and divide the Earth into east and west called?
RevealMeridians, or lines of longitude.
Which is colder, the North Pole or the South Pole?
RevealThe South Pole.
Which is the hottest continent on Earth?
RevealAfrica.
What is a chain of mountains called?
RevealA range.
Which city is home to the Eiffel Tower?
RevealParis, France.
Which Italian city is famous for its canals?
RevealVenice.
In which country is the Taj Mahal?
RevealIndia.
Which city and country would you visit to see the Parthenon?
RevealAthens, Greece.
What is the longest wall in the world?
RevealThe Great Wall of China.
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
RevealRussia. It takes up 11% of the Earth’s total landmass.
Name the country whose flag has a red circle on a white background.
RevealJapan.
What is at the center of the Canadian flag?
RevealA maple leaf.
Which color appears most often on the world’s flags?
RevealRed.
What is the capital city of Spain?
RevealMadrid.
What is the official currency of Japan?
RevealThe Japanese yen.
What is the official currency of the United Kingdom?
RevealThe pound sterling.
What is the official currency of Mexico?
RevealThe Mexican peso.
What is the official language of Brazil?
RevealPortuguese.
Which country is known as the “Land of Fire and Ice”?
RevealIceland.
Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”?
RevealIreland.
Which U.S. state is shaped like a peninsula?
RevealFlorida.
Which volcano erupted in 79 AD and destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii?
RevealMount Vesuvius.
Name the three countries whose names begin with the letter F.
RevealFinland, Fiji and France.
Olympus Mons is the largest volcano known to humans. Where is it?
RevealOn Mars.
US Geography Trivia Questions
Think you know your states? This round covers U.S. states, cities, rivers, national parks and landmarks, from the Four Corners to Cape Sable.
How many states make up the United States?
RevealFifty.
What is the largest U.S. state by land area?
RevealAlaska.
What is the smallest state in the U.S. by land area?
RevealRhode Island.
Which state was the first to join the United States?
RevealDelaware.
Which two states don’t share a border with any other state?
RevealHawaii and Alaska.
Which is the least populated state?
RevealWyoming.
In which state would you find Fort Knox?
RevealKentucky.
Which two states have a population of more than 20 million people?
RevealCalifornia and Texas.
What is the only state whose name begins with the letter “P”?
RevealPennsylvania.
Which state comes first alphabetically?
RevealAlabama.
Which four states end with the letter O?
RevealOhio, Idaho, Colorado and New Mexico.
Which state is named after a French king?
RevealLouisiana.
Which state is nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?
RevealMinnesota.
Which state is the flattest?
RevealFlorida.
Which U.S. state has the most national parks?
RevealCalifornia.
After Alaska, which state has the longest coastline?
RevealFlorida.
Which state is the most southerly?
RevealHawaii.
How many main islands make up Hawaii?
RevealEight.
What is the highest point in the U.S.?
RevealDenali, Alaska (Mount McKinley).
What is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states, and in which state is it?
RevealMount Whitney, California.
What is the lowest point in the U.S.?
RevealDeath Valley. It lies about 80 miles from Mount Whitney.
What is the longest river in the U.S.?
RevealThe Missouri River. It is 2,341 miles long; the Mississippi is 2,340 miles.
The Mississippi River runs through 10 states. How many can you name?
RevealMinnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
What is the largest lake in the U.S.?
RevealLake Superior.
What are the five Great Lakes?
RevealLake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior.
How many U.S. states border Mexico?
RevealFour.
Which five states have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico?
RevealTexas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
How many U.S. states border the Pacific Ocean?
RevealFive: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.
There are fourteen states on the East Coast. How many can you name?
RevealFrom north to south: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Which states come together at the Four Corners?
RevealColorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
Which state is bordered by Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming?
RevealColorado.
Washington, D.C. is located between which two states?
RevealMaryland and Virginia.
What is the northernmost point in the continental U.S., and in which state is it?
RevealThe Northwest Angle in Minnesota.
What is the southernmost point in the continental U.S., and in which state is it?
RevealCape Sable in Florida.
The Bering Strait separates Russia from which U.S. state?
RevealAlaska.
How many time zones are there in the contiguous U.S.?
RevealFour: Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern.
The U.S. has five permanent territories. How many can you name?
RevealAmerican Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What is the capital of Arizona?
RevealPhoenix.
What is the capital of Washington State?
RevealOlympia.
What is the capital of New York State?
RevealAlbany.
What is the capital of Texas?
RevealAustin.
What is the capital of Minnesota?
RevealSaint Paul.
What is the capital of North Dakota?
RevealBismarck.
Which U.S. city is known as the Windy City?
RevealChicago.
Which U.S. city is known as the “City of Angels”?
RevealLos Angeles, California.
In which city is the Statue of Liberty?
RevealNew York City.
In which U.S. city is the Gateway Arch?
RevealSt. Louis.
In which U.S. city would you find the Space Needle?
RevealSeattle.
Which river separates Long Island from Manhattan and the mainland?
RevealThe East River.
In which city is the Liberty Bell kept?
RevealPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.
What is the address of the White House?
Reveal1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
What year did the Golden Gate Bridge officially open?
Reveal1937.
What city are you landing in if you fly into George Bush Intercontinental Airport?
RevealHouston.
What desert is Las Vegas located in?
RevealThe Mojave Desert.
What is the only cold desert in the U.S.?
RevealThe Great Basin Desert.
What flat region covers much of the interior of the U.S., including Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas?
RevealThe Great Plains.
What is the largest mountain range in the United States?
RevealThe Rocky Mountains.
In which state is the Grand Canyon?
RevealArizona.
What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
RevealThe Colorado River.
What is the deepest canyon in the U.S.?
RevealHells Canyon.
What national park spreads across Wyoming, Idaho and Montana?
RevealYellowstone National Park.
Which state would you visit to see Mount Rushmore?
RevealSouth Dakota.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is in which state?
RevealNew Mexico.
Which national park in Bar Harbor, Maine, is called the “Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic Coast”?
RevealAcadia National Park.
Which South Dakota national park has one of the highest concentrations of fossils in the world?
RevealBadlands National Park.
What is the largest national forest in the U.S.?
RevealTongass National Forest.
Which major fault line lies closest to San Francisco?
RevealThe San Andreas Fault.
Which volcano in Washington State erupted in 1980?
RevealMount St. Helens.
Named by French-Canadian trappers, which mountain range translates as “The Three Breasts”?
RevealThe Grand Tetons.
Which mountain range straddles the border between Tennessee and North Carolina?
RevealThe Great Smoky Mountains.
What popular hiking trail covers 14 U.S. states?
RevealThe Appalachian Trail.
Which Colorado canyon has the highest suspension bridge in the U.S.?
RevealThe Royal Gorge.
Which U.S. city is called the “Icebox of the Nation”?
RevealInternational Falls, Minnesota.
What storm, which occurs on the East Coast, is named for winds that blow in from the north?
RevealA nor’easter.
What is the tallest skyscraper in the U.S.?
RevealOne World Trade Center in New York City.
Which state is the only one without a flag in a shape with four edges?
RevealOhio.
What year is on the flag of Wisconsin?
Reveal1848.
How many countries does the United States share a land border with?
RevealTwo.
What are the closest Caribbean islands to the United States?
RevealBimini in The Bahamas. Miami is just 50 miles away.
What is the most populated city in the United States?
RevealNew York City, with more than 8.8 million people.
Excluding Alaska and Hawaii, name the three West Coast states.
RevealFrom north to south: Washington, Oregon and California.
Which states sit along the U.S. border with Canada?
RevealAlaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Which ocean is on the eastern side of the United States?
RevealThe Atlantic Ocean.
Which ocean is on the western side of the United States?
RevealThe Pacific Ocean.
Which sea lies to the southeast of the United States?
RevealThe Caribbean Sea.
Into which gulf does the Mississippi River flow?
RevealThe Gulf of Mexico.
Supai Village, where mail is still delivered by pack mule, sits at the base of which canyon?
RevealThe Grand Canyon.
Which Pacific Northwest inlet is part of the Salish Sea and is considered an estuary?
RevealPuget Sound.
I-90, the longest interstate highway in the U.S., runs from Boston to which West Coast city?
RevealSeattle.
Washington, D.C. divides itself into four regions called what?
RevealQuadrants.
World Geography Trivia by Continent
These world geography trivia questions go continent by continent, so you can run them as separate rounds or pick a region the group knows least.
Europe
How many countries make up the United Kingdom?
RevealFour: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What is the only country that borders the United Kingdom?
RevealIreland.
Which body of water separates the United Kingdom from France?
RevealThe English Channel.
Which river flows through Paris?
RevealThe Seine.
Which three colors are on the German flag?
RevealBlack, red and yellow.
How many federal states does Germany have?
Reveal16.
Which European country is home to the fjords and was home to the Vikings?
RevealNorway.
Which European country has the longest coastline?
RevealNorway.
In which country could you eat a dish of “escargots”?
RevealFrance. Escargots are snails.
Which country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal?
RevealSpain.
Which small country lies between France and Spain?
RevealAndorra.
Which country uses the abbreviation “CH”?
RevealSwitzerland.
In which city would you find the Spanish Steps?
RevealRome, Italy.
The Baltic States are made up of which three countries?
RevealEstonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
What is the Finnish word for “Finland”?
RevealSuomi.
What is the Polish city known to Germans as Danzig?
RevealGdańsk.
Which river flows through the most countries in the world?
RevealThe Danube, which flows through 10 countries.
What is the longest river in Europe?
RevealThe Volga.
What is the largest country in Europe?
RevealRussia.
Which Spanish city hosts the annual Running of the Bulls?
RevealPamplona.
In which European country is paella a national dish?
RevealSpain.
Which country would you visit to see the Alhambra?
RevealSpain.
What is the largest country in Scandinavia?
RevealSweden.
What is the official language of Liechtenstein?
RevealGerman.
What is the official language of Moldova?
RevealRomanian.
In which country are the Dolomites?
RevealItaly.
Which country would you visit to see Neuschwanstein Castle?
RevealGermany.
Which European city has more miles of canals than Venice?
RevealBirmingham, England.
Which European country is associated with tulips?
RevealThe Netherlands (Holland).
Which country is known as the “Land of a Thousand Lakes”?
RevealFinland.
“The Eternal City” is a nickname for which European capital?
RevealRome.
Which city was founded on seven hills, including the Palatine and the Capitoline?
RevealRome.
Lake Como and Lake Garda are in which country?
RevealItaly.
Which country in the European Union has the biggest population?
RevealGermany.
Which four countries border Greece?
RevealAlbania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Northern Ireland shares an island with which country?
RevealThe Republic of Ireland.
Asia
What is the highest mountain in Asia?
RevealMount Everest.
What is the largest country in Asia by area?
RevealRussia.
What is the smallest country in Asia by area?
RevealThe Maldives.
Which building is the tallest in the world?
RevealThe Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Sushi originated in which country?
RevealJapan.
Mount Fuji is the highest point in which country?
RevealJapan.
Which Asian country is called the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
RevealJapan.
What was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?
RevealKyoto.
What three colors are the stripes on the flag of India?
RevealOrange, white and green.
What is the only country whose flag is not rectangular?
RevealNepal.
How many time zones does China use officially?
RevealOne.
Through which country does the Yellow River (Huang He) flow?
RevealChina.
What is the longest river in Asia?
RevealThe Yangtze.
What is western Asia’s longest river?
RevealThe Euphrates.
Which desert stretches across parts of China and Mongolia?
RevealThe Gobi Desert.
The Petronas Towers are a landmark in which city?
RevealKuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In which country can you visit Angkor Wat?
RevealCambodia.
Bombay is the former name of which Indian city?
RevealMumbai.
The Banaue Rice Terraces are in which Asian country?
RevealThe Philippines.
The DMZ along the 38th parallel separates which two countries?
RevealNorth Korea and South Korea.
Which country is called the “Land of a Million Elephants”?
RevealLaos.
What animal appears on the flag of Sri Lanka?
RevealA lion.
The Taj Mahal was built to serve as what type of building?
RevealA mausoleum.
Which festival in China is known for giving mooncakes?
RevealThe Mid-Autumn Festival.
Which city in Rajasthan, known for the City Palace and the Lake Palace, is called the “Venice of the East”?
RevealUdaipur.
In which country is the holy city of Mecca?
RevealSaudi Arabia.
What is Japan called in Japanese?
RevealNippon (or Nihon).
The Kowloon peninsula is the mainland part of which territory of China?
RevealHong Kong.
Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea?
RevealJordan.
Africa
How many countries are there in Africa?
Reveal54.
Which is the biggest country in Africa by area?
RevealAlgeria.
What is the smallest country in Africa by area?
RevealThe Seychelles.
What is the northernmost country in Africa?
RevealTunisia.
What is Africa’s highest mountain, and in which country is it?
RevealMount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.
In which African country is the Serengeti National Park?
RevealTanzania.
In which African country are the Pyramids of Giza?
RevealEgypt.
Which African country has the most pyramids?
RevealSudan, with over 200, more than twice as many as Egypt.
Which famous cape lies near the southern tip of Africa?
RevealThe Cape of Good Hope.
In which country is Mount Toubkal, North Africa’s highest peak?
RevealMorocco.
Which mountain range stretches along northwest Africa, including Morocco and Algeria?
RevealThe Atlas Mountains.
The word “Sahara” comes from the Arabic word for what?
RevealDesert.
Which animal is famously adapted to travel across the Sahara?
RevealThe camel.
Which African country was formerly known as Rhodesia?
RevealZimbabwe.
Antananarivo is the capital of which country?
RevealMadagascar, the largest island in Africa.
Which African country lists Spanish as an official language?
RevealEquatorial Guinea.
Which African country has Portuguese as its official language?
RevealMozambique.
How many African countries end with the letters “bia”?
RevealThree: Gambia, Namibia and Zambia.
What can you find a million of at Lake Nakuru in the Great Rift Valley?
RevealFlamingos.
Which river flows into Victoria Falls?
RevealThe Zambezi.
Lampedusa, an island in the Mediterranean that is closer to Africa, belongs to which country?
RevealItaly.
By many estimates, which city is the most populous in Africa?
RevealLagos, Nigeria.
In which country is the historic city of Timbuktu?
RevealMali.
What color are the star and crescent on the flag of Algeria?
RevealRed.
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara make up which part of Africa?
RevealNorthern Africa.
What is the southernmost country in Africa?
RevealSouth Africa.
Which major South African city sits near the Cape of Good Hope?
RevealCape Town.
Which African country has the most miles of coastline?
RevealMadagascar.
South and Central America
How many countries make up South America?
RevealTwelve: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Which is the largest country in South America?
RevealBrazil.
What is the official language of Chile?
RevealSpanish.
What is the only country in South America whose official language is Dutch?
RevealSuriname.
What is the smallest country in South America by area?
RevealSuriname.
What is the southernmost country in South America?
RevealChile.
The longest mountain range in the world is in South America. Can you name it?
RevealThe Andes.
What is the longest river in South America?
RevealThe Amazon.
The headwaters of the Amazon are in which country?
RevealPeru.
Which two South American countries are landlocked?
RevealParaguay and Bolivia.
Which two South American countries do not border Brazil?
RevealEcuador and Chile.
Which South American country has two capitals, La Paz and Sucre?
RevealBolivia.
Which currency is used in Argentina?
RevealThe peso.
Which three colors are on the flag of Colombia?
RevealYellow, blue and red.
Which South American country’s flag has a sun in the top left-hand corner?
RevealUruguay.
In which country is Machu Picchu, and which empire is it associated with?
RevealPeru; the Inca Empire.
In which country is the statue Christ the Redeemer?
RevealBrazil, overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
The Galápagos Islands belong to which country?
RevealEcuador.
Which naturalist did research in the Galápagos Islands?
RevealCharles Darwin.
The Galápagos Islands are named after which animal?
RevealGiant tortoises.
How many countries make up Central America?
RevealSeven: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Brazil is one of the largest countries in the world. Where does it rank by size?
RevealFifth.
What is the official currency of Brazil?
RevealThe Brazilian real.
In which South American country is Madidi National Park, one of the largest protected areas in the world?
RevealBolivia.
Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses, home to huge sand dunes, is in which country?
RevealBrazil.
The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?
RevealThe Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan are provinces of which country?
RevealCanada.
What is the tallest mountain in Canada?
RevealMount Logan.
What is Canada’s largest island?
RevealBaffin Island.
How many time zones does Canada have?
RevealSix.
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
RevealCanada.
Which two countries share the longest international land border?
RevealCanada and the United States.
Which large waterfall does the United States share with Canada?
RevealNiagara Falls.
In which Canadian city is the Big Nickel?
RevealSudbury, Ontario.
What are the colors of the Mexican flag?
RevealGreen, white and red.
What is pictured in the center of the Mexican flag?
RevealThe Mexican coat of arms: an eagle on a cactus eating a snake, from an Aztec legend.
What great city did the Aztecs build, and what modern city stands on its site?
RevealTenochtitlan, now within Mexico City.
What is the most populous city in North America?
RevealMexico City.
Denali is the highest mountain on which continent?
RevealNorth America.
How many lakes are there in Canada?
RevealNearly 2 million.
An Algonquin or Ojibwe word meaning “where the river narrows” became the name of which Canadian province?
RevealQuébec.
Where is Barbados?
RevealIn the Caribbean.
Oceania and Antarctica
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
RevealWellington.
Which country has the larger population, Australia or New Zealand?
RevealAustralia, with about 26.6 million people; New Zealand has about 5.2 million.
In which hemisphere, eastern or western, is Australia?
RevealThe Eastern Hemisphere.
Which Australian city is named after the wife of the English king William IV?
RevealAdelaide.
Which body of water separates Australia and New Zealand?
RevealThe Tasman Sea.
The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
RevealQueensland.
Uluru, also called Ayers Rock, stands in which country?
RevealAustralia.
Which city, the capital of Western Australia, is over 1,300 miles from Adelaide and one of the most isolated major cities in the world?
RevealPerth.
Bora Bora is in which Pacific territory?
RevealFrench Polynesia.
Nouméa is the capital of which French overseas territory?
RevealNew Caledonia.
If you live in Tahiti, what country are you a citizen of?
RevealFrance.
Is Antarctica sea surrounded by land or land surrounded by sea?
RevealLand surrounded by sea.
What are the native people of Antarctica called?
RevealNothing. There are no native people of Antarctica.
Which continent contains the most fresh water?
RevealAntarctica. Its ice sheet is the largest solid ice mass on the planet, holding about 90 percent of the world’s ice and roughly 70 percent of its fresh water.
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World Capitals Geography Quiz
Capital cities are the classic way to round off a geography quiz. The list starts with the ones most people know and ends with capitals that stump even seasoned travelers.
What is the capital of Italy?
RevealRome.
What is the capital of Japan?
RevealTokyo.
Which capital city is home to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament?
RevealLondon.
What is the capital of Egypt?
RevealCairo.
What is the capital of Portugal?
RevealLisbon.
What is the capital of Mexico?
RevealMexico City.
What is the capital of Brazil?
RevealBrasília.
What is the capital of South Korea?
RevealSeoul.
What is the capital of Switzerland?
RevealBern.
What is the capital of India?
RevealNew Delhi.
What is the capital of Denmark?
RevealCopenhagen.
What is the capital of Austria?
RevealVienna.
What is the capital of Hungary?
RevealBudapest.
What is the capital of Romania?
RevealBucharest.
What is the capital of Scotland?
RevealEdinburgh.
What is the capital of Wales?
RevealCardiff.
Kabul is the capital of which country?
RevealAfghanistan.
Jakarta is the capital of which country?
RevealIndonesia.
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of which country?
RevealMalaysia.
Lima is the capital of which country?
RevealPeru.
Addis Ababa is the capital of which African country?
RevealEthiopia.
What is the capital of Senegal?
RevealDakar.
Which green vegetable shares its name with a European capital?
RevealBrussels.
What is the capital of Vietnam?
RevealHanoi.
What is the capital of Croatia?
RevealZagreb.
What is the capital of Estonia?
RevealTallinn.
What is the capital of Ghana?
RevealAccra.
What is the capital of Mali?
RevealBamako.
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
RevealManagua.
What is the capital of Paraguay?
RevealAsunción.
What is the capital of Suriname?
RevealParamaribo.
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
RevealAstana.
What is the capital of Mongolia?
RevealUlaanbaatar.
What is the capital of Djibouti?
RevealDjibouti City.
The administrative capital of South Africa is which city?
RevealPretoria.
Tegucigalpa is the capital of which Central American country?
RevealHonduras.
Which capital is the highest in the world, at 3,650 m (11,975 ft) above sea level?
RevealLa Paz.
Which city is the northernmost capital in the world?
RevealReykjavík.
Which city replaced Lagos as the capital of Nigeria in 1991?
RevealAbuja.
Which country moved its political capital from Bujumbura to Gitega in December 2018?
RevealBurundi.
Which capital was created in 1873 by the merger of three cities on the Danube?
RevealBudapest.
Which country announced in 2022 that its new capital on Borneo would be named Nusantara?
RevealIndonesia.
Which country measures “gross national happiness” and has Thimphu as its capital?
RevealBhutan.
Walter Burley Griffin from Chicago won the 1912 contest to design which world capital?
RevealCanberra.
What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
RevealDublin.
Which city is the capital of Andorra?
RevealAndorra la Vella.
What is the capital of Albania, home to Skanderbeg Square?
RevealTirana.
Name two capital cities that begin with the letter L.
RevealAny two of London, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lima, Lisbon, Ljubljana, Lomé, Luanda, Lusaka and Luxembourg.
Which capital is known as the “City of Love”?
RevealParis.
What is the most populated city in South America that is also its country’s capital?
RevealBuenos Aires.
Khartoum, where the White Nile and Blue Nile meet, is the capital of which country?
RevealSudan.
Yamoussoukro is the official capital and Abidjan the largest city of which West African country?
RevealCôte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
Which country added the name of its capital to its own name in the 1970s to avoid confusion with a neighbor?
RevealGuinea-Bissau.
Which national capital is closest to New Delhi?
RevealIslamabad.
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Famous Landmarks and Natural Wonders Quiz
A round of famous sights. Ask for the country, or the city for a harder version.
Which European capital does the Acropolis stand above?
RevealAthens, Greece.
In which Italian city would you find the Colosseum?
RevealRome.
Which city would you visit to see the Trevi Fountain?
RevealRome, Italy.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is in which country?
RevealItaly.
Which country would you visit to see the Palace of Versailles?
RevealFrance.
Stonehenge stands in which country?
RevealEngland, in Wiltshire.
In which country is the Hagia Sophia?
RevealTurkey.
Which country would you visit to see the historic city of Petra?
RevealJordan.
In which Indian city, on the banks of the Yamuna River, is the Taj Mahal?
RevealAgra.
Sugarloaf Mountain looms over which Brazilian city?
RevealRio de Janeiro.
Machu Picchu is about 50 miles from which former Inca capital?
RevealCusco.
In which city can you walk across the Golden Gate Bridge?
RevealSan Francisco.
In which U.S. city would you find Times Square?
RevealNew York City.
Mountains, Rivers, Oceans and Deserts
Physical geography questions for anyone who prefers peaks and coastlines to capital cities.
What is the tallest natural waterfall in the world?
RevealAngel Falls, in Venezuela.
What are the names of the five oceans?
RevealThe Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern Oceans.
What is the deepest point in the Earth’s oceans?
RevealThe Mariana Trench.
Which is the coldest ocean on Earth?
RevealThe Arctic Ocean.
The Seychelles are in which ocean?
RevealThe Indian Ocean.
Which ocean is Bermuda in?
RevealThe Atlantic.
Where is the area known as the Bermuda Triangle?
RevealIn the North Atlantic Ocean, between Florida and Puerto Rico.
After the Nile and the Amazon, what is the third-longest river in the world?
RevealThe Yangtze.
Which South American river drains the largest rainforest on Earth?
RevealThe Amazon.
What is the deepest lake in the world, and where is it?
RevealLake Baikal, in Siberia, Russia.
What landform marks the lowest elevation on Earth’s surface?
RevealThe Dead Sea.
What is the world’s largest coral reef?
RevealThe Great Barrier Reef.
What is the largest volcano in the world by mass and volume?
RevealMauna Loa, which covers more than half of the island of Hawaiʻi.
Which country has the highest number of active volcanoes?
RevealIndonesia.
What is the largest hot desert in the world?
RevealThe Sahara.
How little precipitation can a region get and still count as a desert?
Reveal10 inches or less a year, whether the desert is hot or cold.
What do you call land that has water on three sides?
RevealA peninsula.
What do you call smaller rivers that flow into another river?
RevealTributaries.
What is Sirocco?
RevealA type of wind.
What is the name of a mountain that erupts lava from its center?
RevealA volcano.
Which Italian city does Mount Vesuvius overlook?
RevealNaples.
What is the phenomenon “aurora borealis” more commonly called?
RevealThe Northern Lights.
The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is about two miles deeper than the Grand Canyon. Where is it?
RevealIn Tibet, China.
Tricky Geography Trivia With Surprising Answers
Twelve questions that sound easy but trip people up. Each one comes with the reason behind the answer, so the group learns something even when everyone gets it wrong.
What is the capital of Australia?
RevealCanberra, not Sydney or Melbourne. It was built as a compromise between the two rival cities. Washington, D.C. was likewise chosen over New York City, and Brazil moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília in 1960. Largest city does not mean capital city.
Which country has the most time zones?
RevealFrance, with 12, thanks to overseas territories such as French Polynesia and Réunion. Russia has the most contiguous time zones, 11, and the UK has about 9 through its overseas territories.
What is the only country that borders both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
RevealSouth Africa. Cape Agulhas is the official dividing point between the two oceans.
Which country had a flag of a single color?
RevealLibya, whose flag was plain green from 1977 to 2011. After 2011 it went back to a red, black and green tricolor.
What is the capital of Canada?
RevealOttawa, chosen by Queen Victoria in 1857 as a compromise between English-speaking Upper Canada and French-speaking Lower Canada. Quebec follows the same pattern: Montréal is its largest city, but Quebec City is the capital.
Which country lies in both Europe and Asia?
RevealTurkey: about 3% of its land is in Europe and 97% in Asia. Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are also transcontinental.
What is the largest desert in the world?
RevealThe Antarctic Polar Desert. A desert is defined by low precipitation, not heat. The Arctic Polar Desert is second, and the Sahara is the largest hot desert.
What is the smallest independent country?
RevealVatican City, about 44 hectares (110 acres) with around 800 people. Monaco, just over 2 square kilometers, is second, and San Marino, about 61 square kilometers, is another microstate surrounded by Italy.
What is the longest river in the world?
RevealThe Nile, about 4,130 miles (6,650 km). The Amazon carries more water than the next seven largest rivers combined, and the Yangtze is the longest river that flows entirely within one country, China.
Which country has the most islands?
RevealSweden by most counts, with between 221,800 and 267,570, though the answer depends on how you define an island. The Stockholm archipelago alone has around 30,000; Norway has about 239,057 and Canada over 52,000.
What is the highest mountain in the world?
RevealMount Everest, at 29,032 feet (8,849 m) above sea level. Mauna Kea is tallest from base to peak, about 33,500 feet (10,210 m), mostly under the Pacific, and Chimborazo’s summit is farthest from Earth’s center.
Which country is the most populous in the world?
RevealIndia, which passed China in 2023 with more than 1.4 billion people. Indonesia ranks fourth and Pakistan fifth; Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is sixth.
Hard Geography Trivia Questions and Answers
For the group that finds “name that capital” too easy. Many of these are pub quiz level, so give a point for a close guess on the number questions.
Name the two self-governing territories within the Kingdom of Denmark.
RevealThe Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Which country’s flag has a green cedar tree on a white background with red stripes?
RevealLebanon.
Which country’s national emblem features a double-headed eagle?
RevealAlbania.
How many stars are on the Chinese flag?
RevealFive.
What is the official currency of India?
RevealThe Indian rupee.
Which two countries’ flags are the only ones with an outline of the country?
RevealCyprus and Kosovo.
What does the Cantonese name of Hong Kong translate to in English?
RevealFragrant Harbor.
What letter is on the hot water tap in France?
RevealC.
The highest temperature ever recorded, 134°F, was in which country?
RevealThe United States.
By population, what is the largest city in South America?
RevealSão Paulo.
Łódź, Wrocław and Poznań are the third, fourth and fifth largest cities of which country?
RevealPoland.
Lesotho is completely surrounded by which country?
RevealSouth Africa.
Norway’s coastline is about 18,000 miles long, but only 1,600 miles if you leave out what?
RevealIts fjords.
Which city in northwest Morocco is known as the “blue city”?
RevealChefchaouen.
Which Australian opal mining town is so hot in summer that most of it is built underground?
RevealCoober Pedy.
Which Russian city, about 67 km from the Norwegian border, is the largest city above the Arctic Circle?
RevealMurmansk.
Seattle is one of two major U.S. cities on an isthmus. Which state capital is the other?
RevealMadison, Wisconsin.
The city of Hot Springs, New Mexico, was renamed in 1950 after a radio show. What is it called now?
RevealTruth or Consequences.
Route 66, established on November 11, 1926, is also known as what?
RevealThe Will Rogers Memorial Highway.
How many U.S. state capitals lie west of Los Angeles?
RevealSix.
What is the only U.S. state with four syllables in its name that borders no other four-syllable state?
RevealIndiana.
Which Texas city has a replica of the Eiffel Tower?
RevealParis.
The paper currency of Botswana is called “pula.” What does it mean?
RevealRain.
What is the term for measuring the depth of an ocean or lake?
RevealBathymetry.
Which mountain in Ecuador is closer to the Moon than Mount Everest, thanks to the Earth’s bulge at the equator?
RevealChimborazo.
Which country is often considered the only one to gain independence unwillingly, after it was expelled from Malaysia in 1965?
RevealSingapore.
“Hand of the Desert” is a giant sculpture in the Chilean part of which desert?
RevealThe Atacama.
Which lake, where Germany, Switzerland and Austria meet, is fed by the Rhine?
RevealLake Constance.
Which Peruvian city is the oldest continuously inhabited city in South America?
RevealCusco.
What is the approximate circumference of the Earth in miles?
RevealAbout 24,901 miles.
How many recognized countries are there in the world?
Reveal195.
How many countries in the world are landlocked?
Reveal44.
Roughly how many islands make up Indonesia?
RevealAbout 17,500.
What percentage of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere?
RevealAbout 90 percent.
What is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?
RevealAfrica.
Which continents does the equator cross?
RevealSouth America, Africa and Asia (through Indonesia and the Maldives, not the mainland), plus Oceania through Kiribati.
Which city is located on two continents?
RevealIstanbul, Turkey.
Which country was not part of the former Yugoslavia: Albania, Croatia or Serbia?
RevealAlbania.
How many countries border Kyrgyzstan?
RevealFour.
Russia borders fourteen countries. How many can you name?
RevealPoland, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea.
To which U.S. state does the world’s smallest inhabited island belong?
RevealNew York.
When was Washington, D.C. founded as a city?
Reveal1790.
In which country can it be 7 a.m. in one place and 5 p.m. in another at the same moment?
RevealRussia, because it has eleven time zones.
Name the five independent countries whose names have only one syllable.
RevealFrance, Chad, Laos, Greece and Spain.
Which is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing?
RevealThe Great Pyramid of Giza.
Which Mediterranean island is known for its historic city of Valletta and its role in World War II?
RevealMalta.
What is the narrow sea passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman called?
RevealThe Strait of Hormuz.
Which island is the fourth largest in the world and shares its name with an animated film starring Chris Rock?
RevealMadagascar.
Which Asian city has the highest population density?
RevealManila.
The first aerial photo was taken from a hot air balloon over which city?
RevealParis.
Where did the first Hard Rock Cafe open in 1971?
RevealLondon.
What are the five most populated countries in the world?
RevealIndia, China, the United States, Indonesia and Pakistan, from largest to smallest.
Which country or territory has the lowest population density?
RevealGreenland, a territory of Denmark. Among independent countries, it is Mongolia.
Which country is tied with Russia for the most neighbors, and how many can you name?
RevealChina, with fourteen: North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.
How long, in miles, is the Great Wall of China?
Reveal13,171 miles.
How many islands does Canada have?
Reveal52,455.
How many islands does Japan have?
Reveal120,729.
How many islands does the United States have?
Reveal18,617.
Which major world capital sits on the site of Lake Texcoco, drained by Spanish colonists in the 17th century?
RevealMexico City.
Qatar and which other independent state, whose capital shares its name, are emirates?
RevealKuwait.
The second-smallest Australian state, the capital of the Seychelles and the capital of British Columbia share what name?
RevealVictoria.
Which of these was not part of the Soviet Union: Romania, Latvia or Ukraine?
RevealRomania.
Multiple-choice round
In which country would you find Europe’s highest mountain? a) Albania, b) Ukraine, c) Russia, d) Switzerland
Revealc) Russia.
Which country has the westernmost point of mainland Europe? a) Spain, b) Portugal, c) France, d) Ireland
Revealb) Portugal.
What is the third tallest mountain in the world? a) Makalu, b) Lhotse, c) Kangchenjunga, d) K2
Revealc) Kangchenjunga.
What is Greece’s largest island? a) Crete, b) Corfu, c) Rhodes, d) Santorini
Reveala) Crete.
Which country has the highest population density in the world? a) Singapore, b) Bangladesh, c) Malta, d) Monaco
Reveald) Monaco.
In which European city is the International Criminal Court? a) Vienna, b) Geneva, c) Brussels, d) The Hague
Reveald) The Hague.
Which country shares the longest border with India? a) China, b) Pakistan, c) Nepal, d) Bangladesh
Reveald) Bangladesh.
How many rays does the sun on the flag of the Philippines have? a) Six, b) Eight, c) Ten, d) Twelve
Revealb) Eight.
Which country was named after the large number of prawns found in its rivers? a) Nigeria, b) Ghana, c) Cameroon, d) Senegal
Revealc) Cameroon.
Which country has the youngest median age in the world? a) Niger, b) Uganda, c) Angola, d) Mali
Reveala) Niger.
Which country has more bomb shelters per capita than any other? a) Sweden, b) Switzerland, c) Israel, d) Norway
Revealb) Switzerland.
True or False Geography Quiz
A fast round to break up the open questions: read the statement and everyone calls true or false at once.
True or false: Alaska is the largest state in the United States.
RevealTrue.
True or false: Japan drives on the left-hand side of the road.
RevealTrue.
True or false: Switzerland has four national languages, and English is one of them.
RevealFalse.
True or false: The Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere.
RevealTrue.
True or false: Australia has three main time zones.
RevealTrue.
True or false: Shanghai is farther north than Beijing.
RevealFalse.
True or false: New York State’s mammal is the beaver.
RevealTrue.
True or false: The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on a lion.
RevealTrue.
Geography Quiz Night Questions: How to Host
The questions above work as ready-made rounds for a game night at home, a team event, a pub quiz or a classroom. A few habits make a geography quiz night run smoothly.
Play short, themed rounds. Group the quiz by region (US, Europe, Asia and so on) or by difficulty. Mixing capitals, landmarks and odd map facts gives every team a little home turf, and short rounds keep people from drifting back to their phones. A mix works because everyone knows something different: map fans handle borders and continents, stats lovers take time zones and elevation, well-traveled friends shine when a question names a city they have visited, and the quiet kid who once did a school project on Peru suddenly becomes the hero.
Go from easy to hard. Open with an easy round as a warm-up, then move on to the harder sets, ranking the questions from easiest to hardest.
Pick a format. Read questions aloud for open answers, or give four options, as in the multiple-choice round at the end of the hard questions. You can work through the list in order or pick questions at random.
Accept a range on number questions. For questions like the circumference of the Earth or the number of islands in Indonesia, count any answer within about 5% as correct.
Explain the trick questions. A few rules settle most arguments: the largest city is not always the capital, a desert is defined by low precipitation rather than heat, overseas territories count when you add up time zones, and records like “highest mountain” depend on how you measure. Population rankings change, so check those answers before the night.
For a classroom, add a few questions to the end of a world geography quiz or ask the class one question every day.
Need more questions? JetPunk has challenging user-created quizzes, Seterra has custom map quizzes, Political Geography Now tracks up-to-date changes, and National Geographic Kids has quizzes made for children and families.
If the group is spread across a video call, see our guide to quiz games for Zoom, or let the RoomPlay Quiz keep score while everyone answers from their own phone.
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