Geography Trivia Questions
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Where is the Amundsen-Scott research base located in Antarctica?
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south pole
Which country has Hungarians in Transylvania as its largest minority group?
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romania
In which country is Lake Toba, the largest lake on Sumatra, located?
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indonesia
What is the name of the Romanian region whose name means 'beyond the forest'?
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transylvania
On which river, sharing its name with the country, is the city of Asuncion a port?
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paraguay river
Which country, once known as the Malagasy Republic, has Malagasy as an official language?
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madagascar
Which European grand duchy is smaller than the Belgian province with the same name that it borders?
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luxembourg
On which continent is the Berber language Rif primarily spoken in the northern part?
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africa
Which sultanate is completely surrounded on its landward side by the Malaysian state of Sarawak?
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brunei
Which country's three largest cities are Jiddah, Riyadh, and Mecca?
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saudi arabia
Which country is named after a Genoese explorer?
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colombia
In which city would you find the Carnegie Science Center, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and the Carnegie Museum of Art?
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pittsburgh
In which country is Hammerfest, the northernmost city in Europe, located?
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norway
Which fuel resource is primarily produced in Germany's Ruhr Valley?
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coal
What river is located on the East Bank of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Nineveh?
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tigris
Which country has Christmas Island as one of its external territories?
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australia
Bialowieza National Park spans the border of Belarus and which country to its west?
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poland
What cattle-breeding region is paired with Schleswig in Germany's northernmost state?
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holstein
What European capital city's highest hill, standing at almost 400 feet, was constructed from rubble gathered after World War II?
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berlin
Which letter of the alphabet is not used in the spelling of any of the 50 U.S. state names?
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q
In which African country, that is alphabetically last among U.N. members, is Shona a major language?
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zimbabwe
In what southwestern state capital is Sky Harbor International Airport located?
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phoenix, arizona
Which is the most populous Canadian province that includes the Sudbury district, known for supplying much of the world's nickel?
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ontario
Which country should you visit if a travel guide suggests Bali as the must-see island?
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indonesia
In which sea is the Swedish island of Gotland the largest island?
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baltic sea
Which island is the world's third-largest and is occupied by Brunei and parts of two other countries?
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borneo
In which English county would you find someone referred to as a Cornish person?
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cornwall
Which country's name in Urdu means 'land of the pure'?
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pakistan
What sea lies between the Scandinavian Peninsula and the rest of continental Europe?
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baltic sea
Which body of freshwater, located in Siberia, is the largest in surface area in Eurasia?
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lake baikal
What is the third largest island in the Caribbean besides Cuba and Hispaniola?
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jamaica
What group of lakes in New York includes Seneca Lake, which is over 600 feet deep?
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finger lakes
Which island, located in the Middle East and partially controlled by Turkey, is often considered to be part of the Middle East?
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cyprus
Which state has much of its boundary with Georgia defined by the Savannah River?
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south carolina
What river does Nebraska's Platte River join at Plattsmouth?
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missouri
Which state capital is the eastern terminus of the Erie Canal?
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albany, new york
In which country is the lace known as Nanduti, resembling spider webs, made in the town of Itaugua near Asuncion?
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paraguay
In which Uruguayan capital was the 26-story Palacio Salvo once the tallest building in South America?
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montevideo
Which country will you reach if you are on the road to its capital city, Rabat?
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morocco
In which U.S. state does the 'Extraterrestrial Highway' stretch for approximately 100 miles?
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nevada
Which Hawaiian island, though not the largest, has the highest population?
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oahu
Which Asian country has the capital cities of Sana and Aden?
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yemen
What body of water separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
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red sea
In which U.S. state is Cibola County located, where the Seven Cities of Cibola were believed to exist?
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new mexico
Which river's name, given by early explorers, means 'large river' in Spanish?
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rio grande
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia, commonly visited by Muslims on their way to Mecca?
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riyadh
What is the name of the sea where Inchon is a major port, known for its color due to sediments from the Huang Ho?
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yellow sea
What Danish island is home to Cape Morris Jesup, which was named after a president of the American Museum of Natural History?
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greenland
Which country has Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal as two of its provinces?
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south africa
Which Bohemian capital became a popular destination for thousands of young westerners in the 1990s?
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prague
What planned city, named for the main religion of Pakistan, became the capital of Pakistan in 1967?
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islamabad
Which country's flag features three stars representing Luzon, Mindanao, and the Visayan archipelago?
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philippines
Ashgabat is the capital of which country?
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turkmenistan
Which island is located 25 miles south of Barbuda?
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antigua
Which is the smallest of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom?
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northern ireland
What is the name of the 'Great' valley that extends from the Valley of the Jordan to Southern Africa?
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great rift valley
What UK division is known natively as Cymru and might be granted independence by a prince?
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wales
What country, formerly known as Dutch Guiana, has its population spread very thin, providing lots of elbow room?
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suriname
In which country is the cold, mineral-rich region of Siberia located?
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russia
Which country in the Middle East has Manama as its capital?
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bahrain