Geography Trivia Questions
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What is the name of the former Dutch colony that became the most recent South American country to join the U.N. in 1975?
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suriname
Which unincorporated U.S. territory includes the islands of Olosega, Ofu, and Tutuila?
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american samoa
In which country is Port Said a principal seaport?
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egypt
Which island country has the Sinhalese and the Tamils as its largest ethnic groups?
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sri lanka
In which West African nation are Lagos, Ibadan, and Ogbomosho the largest cities?
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nigeria
Inhabitants of which African country are known as Burkinabe?
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burkina faso
Which country has the national anthem titled 'Himnusz'?
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hungary
Which Scandinavian country is the smallest by area, covering 16,633 square miles?
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denmark
Which country is listed first alphabetically in the world?
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afghanistan
What country's tallest peak is the 1,644-foot-high Mirador Nacional, located about 50 miles east of Montevideo?
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uruguay
In which state does the city of Bemidji celebrate Brrr Midji Polar Days during winter?
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minnesota
In which city can you find the Magyar Nemzeti Muzeum displaying Franz Liszt's gold baton and St. Stephen's crown?
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budapest
What island located south of the equator is second in size only to Greenland and has some of the world's largest gold and copper reserves?
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new guinea
Which island nation is located approximately 95 miles south of Cuba and is well-known for its reggae culture?
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jamaica
In which desert, located in Algeria, can you find the world's highest sand dunes that reach over 1500 feet high?
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sahara
On which island, starting with 'A' and part of the ABC Islands, can you find Palm Beach, one of the world's best?
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aruba
What is the most densely populated island nation in the Persian Gulf region?
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bahrain
What country, situated between Libya and Israel, is known in Arabic as Misr?
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egypt
In which country is Javanese spoken by about 60 million people on the island of Java?
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indonesia
What is the Arabic meaning of the largest city in Africa, which is also its capital?
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cairo
What is the name of Scotland's largest lake that contains numerous islands?
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loch lomond
What type of 'valley' is characterized by an elongated fault zone and includes the 'Great' one in Asia and Africa?
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rift
Which river does South Dakota's southern border follow after initially being straight from west to east?
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missouri river
Which Canadian province, alongside Saskatchewan and Alberta, borders the state of Montana?
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british columbia
In which world capital is Dentsu, Asia's largest advertising agency, located?
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tokyo
Which is the most populous city in Missouri, with over twice as many residents as its namesake city in another state?
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kansas city, missouri
Which city in Japan, once a small fishing village, is now the country's second-largest city?
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yokohama
On which island is Ajaccio, the capital of France's Corse-de-Sud department, located?
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corsica
Which Atlantic province's northeastern tip is formed by Cape Breton Island?
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nova scotia
In which northern African mountain range does the wild horned aoudad, also known as the Barbary sheep, live?
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atlas mountains
Which country has two capitals named La Paz and Sucre?
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bolivia
What is the name of the hills on the Scottish border that share their name with a breed of sheep that graze there?
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cheviot hills
Which mountain did Johann Jacob von Parrot climb in 1829 but did not find Noah's Ark?
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mount ararat
What country do you reach when you cross the southern border of Andorra?
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spain
In which state can visitors to Crater of Diamonds State Park keep any precious or semiprecious stones they find?
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arkansas
Which river forms the entire western border of Liechtenstein?
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rhine
In which country's capital city would 'Baywatch' be if it moved to the beach in Beirut?
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lebanon
In which South Korean capital can you find the Kyongbok Palace at the foot of Mount Pugak?
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seoul
What is the name of Africa's highest volcano, currently inactive and standing at 19,340 feet?
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mount kilimanjaro
Which lake in the Andes is divided into two bodies of water that are connected by the Tiquina Strait?
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lake titicaca
What animal is celebrated at the International Museum located in Lexington, Kentucky?
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horse
Which country is associated with the Order of the Dannebrog?
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denmark
Which state shares much of its border with Oregon through the Snake River?
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idaho
Which New England state, in terms of area, is approximately equivalent to the combined size of Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts?
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maine
What country lies directly south of Egypt and just west of the Red Sea?
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sudan
What city in Georgia is home to the University of Georgia and is known for its many Greek revival buildings?
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athens
What sea between Asia and Europe is known as Chernoye More in Russian?
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black sea
Which country, an eastern neighbor of the Czech Republic, has Bratislava as its capital, which was known as Pressburg until 1919?
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slovakia
Antigua is part of which island group that is named for its position sheltered from the trade winds?
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leeward islands
Which sea is bounded by Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Siberia, and the Kamchatka Peninsula?
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bering sea
In which country are the cowboys called huasos, the national congress is located in Valparaiso, and the conger eel is considered a culinary delicacy?
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chile
What is the most populous black community in South Africa, with over a million residents?
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soweto
Which Danish province is separated from Canada's Baffin Island by Baffin Bay?
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greenland
What European capital lies on a plain at the south end of Attica, a peninsula extending into the Aegean Sea?
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athens
What Persian Gulf country is made up of 7 states, with Abu Dhabi being the largest?
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united arab emirates
In New York City, what is the name of the 'river' that is actually a strait where Riker's Island is located?
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east river
On which Alpine peak is the popular ski resort Chamonix in France located?
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mont blanc
What is the name of the Iraqi capital that is derived from the Persian term meaning 'God-given'?
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baghdad
What sea does the Indus River flow into?
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arabian sea
Which U.S. state is nicknamed 'The Old Man of the Mountain State'?
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new hampshire