Geography Trivia Questions
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Which state in Australia, named after a monarch, is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
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queensland
Which Alpine country manages Liechtenstein's postal system and shares a currency named the franc?
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switzerland
Which country, home to Mecca, has no permanent lakes?
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saudi arabia
Which country, known for Monte Carlo, spans an area of approximately half a square mile?
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monaco
What city in the Netherlands has a name that translates to 'the count's hedge' in Dutch?
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hague
In which state is the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, known for being the site of the Hindenburg explosion, located?
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new jersey
What country was formerly known as Helvetia?
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switzerland
From which continent do the origins of the Brazilian samba dance trace back to?
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africa
In which U.S. state is the city of Waterloo, home to the Hawkeye Institute of Technology, located?
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iowa
In which state is Breaux Bridge, known as the crawfish capital of the world, located?
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louisiana
What is the capital city known for Via del Corso, a main street that was historically known for horse races?
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rome
Which West African nation's flag features blue to represent the harbor at its capital, Freetown?
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sierra leone
What is the name of the peak that Encyclopedia Americana calls the 'most photographed peak in Europe'?
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matterhorn
Which country lies to the south of Botswana, which has prospered since opening 3 diamond mines since 1971?
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south africa
In which Saudi Arabian city is the well of ZamZam located?
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mecca
In which country, a neighbor of the U.S., is the Chihuahua Desert located?
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mexico
What peninsula connected to southern Spain was declared a British crown colony in 1830?
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gibraltar
Which country has its northern regions named Thrace, Macedonia, and Epirus?
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greece
What island contains Peary Land, one of the world's northernmost ice-free land regions?
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greenland
What country has Luzon as its largest island, covering an area of 40,420 square miles?
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philippines
Which Alabama city is overlooked by Vulcan Park on Red Mountain?
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birmingham
Which Canadian province has Lake Winnipeg as its largest lake?
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manitoba
Which U.S. state capital is located at the southern end of Puget Sound on Budd Inlet and Capitol Lake?
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olympia, washington
What U.S. commonwealth's flag is patterned after the flag of Cuba?
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puerto rico
Which country has Aer Lingus as its national airline?
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ireland
Which continent was first designated by U.S. explorer Charles Wilkes, who also has a land there named after him?
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antarctica
Which island off the coast of Africa has Malagasy and French as its languages?
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madagascar
Which South American capital was named by Spanish colonists for the 'good winds' that brought them there?
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buenos aires
Which country is home to one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries located in Worms?
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germany
Which is one of the four independent island countries of Africa located in the Indian Ocean?
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madagascar
In which sea was oil discovered in Norway's Efofisk Field in 1969?
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north sea
Which country has a majority of people known as Basotho, with English and Sesotho as official languages?
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lesotho
Which Austrian capital is known for being home to the Strausses, the Sachertorte, and Sch�nbrunn Palace?
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vienna
What is the English name of the city that the Dutch call Den Haag?
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hague
What is the 2nd largest city in Western Germany, whose state senate is headed by a burgermeister?
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hamburg
Which African nation has Abuja as its capital, having succeeded Lagos?
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nigeria
What is the European capital city closest to the Prime Meridian (00 longitude)?
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london
Which independent European country covers 109 acres?
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vatican city
The Guadalquivir River in this European country gets its name from the Arabic 'Wadi al-Kabir,' which means Great River. What country is it?
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spain
Which city-state, about 1,000 square miles and twice as big as L.A., was the largest in ancient Greece?
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athens
In which U.S. state is the lowest point at an elevation of 320 feet, located at the junction of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers?
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indiana
What city, known for its famous mustard, is near the Plateau of Langres where the Seine River rises?
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dijon
Which lowest area of the U.S. remains hot and dry due to the wind-blocking Panamint Range?
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death valley
In which U.S. state is Dallas County, where Selma is the county seat?
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alabama
What is the capital city of Cambodia that is located at the meeting point of the Bassac, Tonle Sap, and Mekong rivers?
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phnom penh
What is the name of the lake on the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border that sounds like a watering hole for Santa's sleigh team?
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reindeer lake
Which state's nickname is 'The State Where Man & Nature Gamble'?
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nevada
Which European country, that shares a border with Sweden, is covered by forests on over 2/3 of its land?
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finland
In which state is a city named for Oshkosh, an American ally in the Black Hawk War, located on Lake Winnebago?
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wisconsin
What is the largest country in area in the Americas that is not a member of the Organization of American States?
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canada
In which state is Jackson Hole, a valley located 7,000 feet above sea level, found in Teton County?
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wyoming
In which country of the United Kingdom is the Tay River, known for its salmon fishing, the longest river?
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scotland
Which mountain system in northwestern Africa is an extension of Europe's Alpine system?
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atlas mountains
Which country completely surrounds the kingdom of Lesotho and is vital to its economy?
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south africa
In which country can you find the Natal province with its capital at Pietermaritzburg?
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south africa
In which country is the highest mountain, Ponta do Pico, located in the Azores?
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portugal
What is the capital of Uruguay that derives its name from the Portuguese phrase meaning 'I see a hill'?
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montevideo
In which New Zealand city is one of the world's largest wooden buildings located?
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wellington
Which country's Great Victoria Desert was first crossed in 1875 by Ernest Giles, who named it?
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australia
What is the snowy eastern region of Russia that constitutes about 75% of the country's area?
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siberia