Geography Trivia Questions
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What is the name of the national memorial in South Dakota that is also referred to as the 'Shrine of Democracy'?
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mount rushmore
What country's first planned city, Abuja, was built in the Chukuku Hills to replace Lagos as its capital?
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nigeria
What sea does the Yukon River empty into at Norton Sound?
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bering sea
What is the 5-letter capital of Jordan that the ancient Greeks called Philadelphia?
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amman
Which country had Kampala replace Entebbe as its capital in 1962?
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uganda
What sea must you cross to travel from Africa to Arabia, known for its colorful name?
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red sea
Which region is known as 'The Roof of the World'?
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tibet
Which state in the U.S. has parishes in the East Gulf Coastal Plain that are known as the 'Florida Parishes'?
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louisiana
Which South American country has its capital city closest to the equator?
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ecuador
In which country is Lake Van, the largest lake in Anatolia, located?
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turkey
In which state is Panama City Beach, located on the Panhandle?
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florida
What is the name of the 14,494-foot peak in California that was named for a California state geologist?
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mount whitney
In which country is Cockatoo Island, a former prison, located?
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australia
What city replaced Auckland as the capital of New Zealand?
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wellington
Which South American country was discovered by Portuguese explorer Pedro Cabral?
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brazil
What sea does the Kerch Strait connect to the Sea of Azov?
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black sea
In which country is the resort area of Liguria located on its Riviera?
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italy
In which city are landmarks such as Rittenhouse Square, Society Hill, and The Franklin Institute located?
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philadelphia
Which Danish peninsula is separated from Sweden by the Kattegat Strait?
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jutland
In which country is Cape Horn National Park, the most southerly park in the Western Hemisphere, located?
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chile
Which large island includes the towns of Holsteinsborg (also known as Sisimiut) and Julianehab (also known as Qaqortoq)?
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greenland
In which state is the Isle Royale National Park, where the longest continuing study of the eastern timber wolf is conducted?
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michigan
On which sea is Odessa the largest Soviet port?
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black sea
What peninsula separates the Yellow Sea from the Sea of Japan?
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korea
Which bay, located between Greenland and northeastern Canada, is largely unnavigable for most of the year due to ice floes and icebergs?
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baffin bay
Which country does the Pentland Firth channel separate from the Orkney Islands?
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scotland
On which islands off the coast of Ecuador can some of the largest land turtles be found?
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galápagos islands
What Pennsylvania city is known as the 'Christmas City' and is famous for its steel production?
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bethlehem
Which famous square in England is home to the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery?
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trafalgar square
In which country is Lake Nasser, one of the world's largest artificial lakes, located at 1550 square miles?
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egypt
Which continent's northernmost point is Cape York Peninsula, known for its extensive deposits of bauxite?
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australia
In what state is Moosehead Lake a popular destination for hunters and fishermen?
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maine
What is the name of the river that flows from the Alps to the North Sea and was made an international waterway by the 1815 Treaty of Vienna?
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rhine
What is the U.S. territory known by the abbreviation V.I.?
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virgin islands
In which country is the world's deepest gold mine, which is cooled by machinery outputting 51,000 tons of ice?
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south africa
Which 5-million-square-mile ice cap is known for producing huge icebergs, including one that was measured at 200 by 60 miles?
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antarctica
What sea may have been named after the father of Theseus?
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aegean sea
What Baltic nation has a population comprised of a little over half Letts?
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latvia
In which German region is the highest point, Zugspitze, located in the Alps?
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bavaria
Which Indonesian capital's name, dating back to 1527, signifies victory?
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jakarta
Which U.S. state's least populous county, Grand Isle, is mostly located within Lake Champlain?
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vermont
Puerto Rico is the smallest and easternmost of the islands in which 'greater' group?
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antilles
What is the capital city located 12 miles from the site where Napoleon met his Waterloo?
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brussels
What is the name of the largest artificial lake in the United States, located in the Southwest?
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lake mead
Which great lake do the Detroit, Huron, and Sandusky Rivers flow into?
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lake erie
What is the name shared by islands in Massachusetts, Washington state, Wisconsin, and Maine, with the largest being in New York?
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long island
In which country would a man in London find himself if he traveled to the district of Down?
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northern ireland
In which country is Ladin spoken in the northern sections of Venetia?
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italy
What is the name of the bridge that connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas?
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mackinac bridge
What river has Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Vientiane in Laos as its largest urban centers?
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mekong
In which North African country does Spain control the cities of Ceuta and Melilla?
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morocco
In which U.S. state is the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium located, also known as the 'Nutmeg State'?
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connecticut
In which country does Sugar Loaf Mountain rise above Guanabara Bay?
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brazil
Which seaport, whose name means 'The Haven,' is where the Seine flows into the English Channel?
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le havre
Cornish pasties, which often contain meat and potatoes, are named after which English county?
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cornwall
On which sea is Latakia, one of Syria's busiest ports, located?
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mediterranean sea
What is the name of the nearby mountain in Atlanta that is accessible by the Scenic Skylift cable-car service?
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stone mountain
What is the capital city that has the districts Karkh on the west bank of the Tigris and Rusafah on the east?
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baghdad
What is the capital city of Ecuador known for its renowned churches and convents with art treasures?
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quito
What 726-foot-tall structure is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River?
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hoover dam