Around The World In 105 Geography Trivia Questions (and Answers)

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If you think you are the most knowledgeable geography nerd in your friend group, there’s only one way to find out! Scroll on and answer these trivia questions to determine who is the most worldly of them all:

1.What is the highest point on Earth: Mount Kilimanjaro, Denali, or Mount Everest?

A mountaintop with snow

Mount Everest

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2.Which ocean is between North America and Africa: Indian, Arctic, Pacific, or Atlantic?

Atlantic

3.Which river flows from Minneapolis to Memphis to New Orleans: the Missouri, Mississippi, or Nile?

Mississippi

4.How many countries are in North America: 3, 23, or 12?

23

(Besides Canada, the United States, and Mexico, North America also includes all the sovereign states in the Caribbean and Central America.)

5.What country lies roughly 90 miles southeast of Florida: Cuba, Mexico, or Panama?

Cuba

6.What is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above adjacent land on at least one side: plain, mountain, or plateau?

A cliffside

Plateau

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7.What's the correct postal abbreviation for Mississippi: MI or MS?

MS

8.Where is Guyana: South America, Africa, or Asia?

Flag of Guyana, or the Golden Arrowhead,  consisting of a green field incorporating a red hoist triangle and a central yellow arrowhead, separated by black and white borders.

South America

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9.What mountain range is along the east side of the United States: Appalachian, Rocky, or Sierra Nevada?

Appalachian

10.What's the capital of Tennessee: Nashville, Memphis, or Knoxville?

Nashville

11.Where is Malta: South America, Africa, or Europe?

Marine flag of Malta flying, a white-red flag with a George Cross

Europe

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12.What's the capital of Spain: Madrid, Valencia, or Barcelona?

Madrid

13.What country is this a photo of: Portugal, Finland, or Poland?

A harbor with boats, tents, and low-level buildings and a cathedral in the background

Finland

(Market Square is located in Helsinki, Finland's capital.)

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14.What state sits between California and Washington: Utah, Oregon, or Colorado?

Oregon

15.Which state was not one of the 13 original colonies: Maine, Georgia, or New Jersey?

Maine

16.What is this site called: Ring of Brodgar, Stonehenge, or Druid's Circle?

Stones of different sizes and heights surrounded by grass with sunlight behind them

Stonehenge

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17.Which of these cities has the largest population: Delhi, New York City, or Shanghai?

Delhi

(Delhi is the world's second most highly populated city, beaten only by Tokyo.)

18.What kind of map uses contour lines to connect points of equal elevation: political, topographical, or weather?

A map of Africa with relief features

Topographical

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19.What's the capital of New Hampshire: Concord, Manchester, or Derry?

Concord

20.The prime meridian is the line at 0º longitude or 0º latitude?

0º longitude

21.What's the capital of the United Kingdom: London, Bristol, or Manchester?

London

22.Where is Moldova: Europe, South America, or Asia?

Flag of Moldova, a vertical triband of blue, yellow, and red,  with the coat of arms of Moldova (an eagle holding a shield)

Europe

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23.What's the capital of Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Philadelphia, or Pittsburgh?

Harrisburg

24.What's the capital of Canada: Toronto, Ottawa, or Winnipeg?

Ottawa

25.Where are these cliffs located: Ireland, Costa Rica, or Madagascar?

High cliffs above the sea on a craggy coastline

Ireland

(The Cliffs of Moher are sea cliffs in the County Clare region of Ireland.)

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26.Which lake is not one of the Great Lakes: Superior, Huron, or Champlain?

Champlain

27.What's the capital of Italy: Venice, Milan, or Rome?

Rome

28.Where is Chile: South America, Asia, or Africa?

Flag of Chile, with a horizontal white stripe over a red stripe; a dark blue canton with a large white star in the upper hoist corner

South America

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29.Which North American city has a bigger population: Los Angeles or Mexico City?

Mexico City

30.What measures distance north or south of the equator: latitude or longitude?

Latitude

31.Where is Mongolia: Asia, Europe, or South America?

Flag of Mongolia, a vertical triband with a red stripe at each side and a blue stripe in the middle, with the Mongolian Soyombo symbol centered on the leftmost stripe

Asia

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32.What's the capital of France: Lyon, Paris, or Bordeaux?

Paris

33.What country is this monument located in: Switzerland, Norway, or Spain?

A large cathedral with steeples and spires

Spain

(It's the Basílica de la Sagrada Família, in Barcelona.)

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34.What's the capital of Ireland: Dublin, Belfast, or Galway?

Dublin

35.Which is the world's largest ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, or Indian?

The Pacific

36.What's the capital of Greece: Athens, Larissa, or Patras?

Pastel domed buildings on a mountainside by the sea

Athens

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37.Where is Indonesia: Asia, Africa, or Europe?

Asia

38.What's the capital of Germany: Hamburg, Frankfurt, or Berlin?

Berlin

39.Where can you find this capital city: Italy, Greece, or Malta?

Many buildings close together, including a church with a spire and a domed building, on an elevated area above a body of water

Malta

(Valletta is the coastal capital city of Malta.)

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40.What's the capital of Russia: St. Petersburg, Moscow, or Kazan?

Moscow

41.What is the name of this famous clock tower: Big Ben, Tom Tower, or Trafalgar Tower?

A spired building with a large clockface

Big Ben

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42.What's the capital of Romania: Craiova, Oradea, or Bucharest?

Bucharest

43.What's the capital of Portugal: Porto, Lisbon, or Braga?

Lisbon

44.Where can you find these marvelous fields: Bangladesh, Austria, or Vietnam?

Sculpted rows of grass on gently sloping hills

Vietnam

(Mù Cang Chải is also known as Vietnam's land of terraced rice fields.)

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45.Which of these countries has the smallest population: France, United Kingdom, or Spain?

Spain

(Spain has a population of 46.6 million people, compared with France, with 66.99 million, and the United Kingdom, with 68.7 million.)

46.What country is this lake in: Canada, Finland, or Iceland?

A lake with snowcapped mountains behind it

Canada

(Moraine Lake is located in the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Alberta.)

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47.What's the capital of Sweden: Stockholm, Malmö, or Gothenburg?

Stockholm

48.What's the capital of Belgium: Brussels, Bruges, or Ghent?

Brussels

49.What is this structure called: Burj Khalifa, Taj Mahal, or Humayun's Tomb?

A large domed building with four pillars alongside it

Taj Mahal

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50.What's the capital of Poland: Warsaw, Kraków, or Wrocław?

Warsaw

51.What's the capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, or Utrecht?

Amsterdam

52.What country should you visit to see this: Morocco, Bangladesh, or United Arab Emirates?

A very tall, thin, tapered building an in urban setting near a bridge over a body of water

United Arab Emirates

(The Burj Khalifa is located in Dubai, and at nearly 2,000 feet, it's the tallest structure in the world.)

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53.Which Canadian province is the smallest: Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick?

Prince Edward Island

54.Where are the Maldives: Europe, Asia, or South America?

Asia

55.Where is Chad: Europe, Africa, or South America?

Flag of Chad, a vertical tricolor consisting of a blue, gold, and red field

Africa

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56.What's the capital of Denmark: Copenhagen, Aarhus, or Odense?

Copenhagen

57.Where is Mexico: North America, Europe, or South America?

Flag of Mexico, a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red, with the national coat of arms featuring an eagle, a cactus, and a serpent in the center of the white stripe

North America

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58.What's the capital of Lithuania: Vilnius, Kaunas, or Trakai?

Vilnius

59.What's the capital of Hungary: Budapest, Győr, or Eger?

Budapest

60.What is this: the Parthenon, Taj Mahal, or Colosseum?

An amphitheater with some of two rows destroyed on one side

Colosseum

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61.Which river is longer: the Nile River, Yangtze River, or Congo River?

Nile River

62.Where can you find these caves: Chile, Greece, or Thailand?

Blue-green water amid caves with blue-and-white swirl marble

Chile

(Capillas de Mármol — also known as the Marble Caves — are natural caves with a mesmerizing white-and-blue swirl pattern.)

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63.What's the capital of Switzerland: Bern, Zürich, or Geneva?

Bern

64.What's the capital of Iceland: Akranes, Reykjavík, or Selfoss?

Reykjavík

65.Where can you visit this cathedral: Russia, Germany, or Spain?

Russia(It's the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg; elaborate Orthodox cathedrals are located throughout Russia.)

Russia

(It's the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg; elaborate Orthodox cathedrals are located throughout Russia.)

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66.Which city is the capital of Australia: Sydney, Canberra, or Melbourne?

Canberra

67.Where is Croatia: South America, Africa, or Europe?

Flag of Croatia, horizontally striped red, white, and blue with the national coat of arms in its center

Europe

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68.What country is this an image of: France, the Netherlands, or Portugal?

France(The Abbey of Sènanque is a church located among lavender fields in Provence.)

France

(The Abbey of Sènanque is a church located among lavender fields in Provence.)

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69.Australia is surrounded by all of the following bodies of water except the Timor Sea, Indian Ocean, or Philippine Sea?

Philippine Sea

70.What are these called: Alexandrian Pyramids, Tomb of Tutankhamun, or Pyramids of Giza?

Two large pyramids and smaller ones amid sand

Pyramids of Giza

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71.What's the capital of Slovakia: Bratislava, Trnava, or Bardejov?

Bratislava

72.What is the currency in India: rupee, dirham, or yen?

Rupee

73.Where are these towers located: Malaysia, Singapore, or South Africa?

Two very tall, tiered buildings with antenna spires and a walkway between them

Malaysia

(The Petronas Twin Towers are skyscrapers located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.)

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74.What's the capital of Albania: Tirana, Durrës, or Berat?

Tirana

75.The Hoover Dam was built over which river: the Mississippi River, Colorado River, or Phoenix River?

Colorado River

Colorado River

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76.What's the capital of Paraguay: Montevideo, Lima, or Asunción?

Asunción

(Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, and Lima is the capital of Peru.)

77.Where is this located: Japan, Myanmar, or Belize?

A golden barge on the water with a bow sculpture that's a golden-winged god bird, shaped as a pagoda

Myanmar

(Kandawgyi Lake is one of two major lakes located in the city of Burma.)

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78.What's the capital of Norway: Oslo, Bergen, or Trondheim?

Oslo

79.Where can you go to see this castle: Scotland, Romania, or Tanzania?

A castle with red spires on a hill

Romania

(Corvin Castle is one of the largest castles in Europe.)

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80.What's the capital of Ukraine: Odesa, Lviv, or Kyiv?

Kyiv

81.What's the capital of Colombia: Bogotá, Cali, or Medellín?

Bogotá

82.What country is this monument located in: Switzerland, Norway, or Albania?

A small building along a cobbled road with a mountain range behind it

Albania

(St. Theodore's Church became a monument in Albania in 1948.)

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83.What's the capital of Czechia: Brno, Prague, or Liberec?

Prague

84.What's the capital of Luxembourg: Ettelbruck, Luxembourg City, or Diekirch?

Luxembourg City

85.What is this landmark called: the Great Barricade, Great Wall of China, or Retaining Wall?

A winding series of steps, walls, and fortifications through a mountain

Great Wall of China

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86.What's the capital of Belarus: Minsk, Gomel, or Brest?

Minsk

87.What's the capital of Montenegro: Kotor, Podgorica, or Tivat?

Podgorica

88.Where can you find this bridge: the United States, Germany, or the Netherlands?

A cast-iron bridge crossing over a lake and used as a pedestrian walkway

The United States

(Bow Bridge is located in Central Park in New York City.)

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89.Where is Nepal: South America, Asia, or Africa?

Asia

90.What's the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo, Mostar, or Zenica?

Sarajevo

91.Where are these pools located: Iceland, Denmark, or Turkey?

A series of hot springs amid sedimentary rock

Turkey

(Pamukkale is a Turkish town known for its thermal waters that flow over white travertine terraces.)

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92.What's the capital of Austria: Vienna, Salzburg, or Klagenfurt?

Vienna

93.What's the capital of Estonia: Tallinn, Tartu, or Narva?

Tallinn

94.What's the capital of Serbia: Belgrade, Novi Sad, or Niš?

Belgrade

95.Where is Eritrea: Africa, Asia, Europe?

Flag of Eritrea, triangles of green, red, and blue and a yellow emblem off-center toward the hoist

Africa

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96.What's the capital of Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, or Yokohama?

Tokyo

97.What's the capital of Latvia: Riga, Daugavpils, or Valmiera?

Riga

98.What is this famous landmark called: the Eiffel Tower, Tower of London, or Paris Spire?

An open-lattice wrought-iron tower with an antenna at the top

Eiffel Tower

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99.What's the capital of Turkey: Ankara, Adana, or Istanbul?

Ankara

100.What's the capital of Slovenia: Maribor, Ljubljana, or Piran?

Ljubljana

101.What is this famous temple called: Angkor Wat, Hagia Sophia, or Petra?

A complex with five high central towers accessible by steep stairs

Angkor Wat

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102.What's the capital of Bulgaria: Varna, Sofia, or Plovdiv?

Sofia

103.What's the capital of Finland: Turku, Tampere, or Helsinki?

Helsinki

104.What's the capital of North Macedonia: Skopje, Ohrid, or Bitola?

Skopje

105.What's the name of this famous bridge in San Francisco: the Rouge Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, or Golden Gate Bridge?

A suspension bridge with a wide span between the two towers, with fog in the background

Golden Gate Bridge

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