Geography Trivia Questions
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What country located on the island of Borneo has a sultan who also serves as the minister of defense?
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brunei
Which U.S. state includes the counties of Saluda, Spartanburg, and Sumter?
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south carolina
In which country is Cape Columbia, the northernmost point on Ellesmere Island, located?
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canada
What tropical sea has the Gulf of Papua on the coast of New Guinea as an inlet?
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coral sea
What Pacific Russian port has a harbor formed by Golden Horn Bay?
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vladivostok
Which island did Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discover on April 5, 1722, a date that coincides with a holiday?
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easter island
What is the name of the originally 4 feet deep waterway between Buffalo and Albany that had 83 locks?
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erie canal
Which country is located directly south of Andorra?
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spain
What is the name of the river that connects Lake Powell in Utah with the Gulf of California?
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colorado river
Which mountain is located near the town of Moshi in Tanzania?
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mount kilimanjaro
Which national park in Arkansas has waters that maintain a constant temperature of 143 degrees Fahrenheit?
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hot springs national park
In which state can the entire 840-mile-long Brazos River be found?
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texas
What is the name of the Portuguese group of islands that includes Flores and Corvo, both located at 40 degrees north latitude?
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azores
In which city can you visit the Stedelijk and Van Gogh Museums?
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amsterdam
Into which sea does the Danube River, which rises in Germany's Schwarzwald, empty?
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black sea
In which U.S. state are Acadia and Evangeline parishes located?
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louisiana
Which state's Green Mountains extend into Massachusetts and include the Berkshires, where the highest point is found?
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vermont
In which U.S. state is the resort community of Big Sky located?
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montana
In which country, south of Khartoum, are the Kordofanian languages spoken?
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sudan
What mountain range extends 270 miles along the French-Spanish border, from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean?
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pyrenees
In which Canadian province is St. Ann's, home to the Gaelic Mod, an annual festival celebrating Scottish culture?
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nova scotia
Which Soviet lake is deeper than Lake Tanganyika?
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lake baikal
What is the name of the Siberian lake that contains Olkhon, the largest island which is over 40 miles long?
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lake baikal
Which river, when considered alongside the Mississippi River, makes up the third longest river system in the world?
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missouri
What is the name of the desert in the south of Israel that comes from the Hebrew word for 'south'?
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negev
In which city are the Islamic University of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud and the Abdulaziz Military Academy located?
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riyadh
What river is Albuquerque located on, making it the seat of Bernalillo County?
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rio grande
What is the name of the lake located on the French-Swiss border, which shares its name with the Swiss city at its southern end?
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lake geneva
In which present-day Syrian capital is it said that Saint Paul lived on a street called Straight?
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damascus
Which country absorbed the Himalayan country of Sikkim in 1975?
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india
What famous waterfall is located on Auyan-Tepui Mountain in Venezuela?
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angel falls
What is the name of the land to the south of Ancient Egypt that may derive its name from the word nub, meaning 'gold,' or nob, meaning 'slave'?
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nubia
What is the landmass that is only 100 miles away from Australia and is considered the world's second-largest island?
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new guinea
In which state can you find a 333-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower at Kings Dominion?
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virginia
In which 'occupied' area is Hebron, one of the world's oldest cities, located?
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west bank
What mountain range gives its name to the northernmost national forest in Arkansas?
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ozarks
What river runs through Baghdad, Iraq, located in the Fertile Crescent?
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tigris
In which Ozark state is Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia located?
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arkansas
Which country owns the island groups known as the Pescadores, Quemoy, and Matsu?
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taiwan
What is the name of the river that bisects Portugal and has a warmer climate south of it than north of it?
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tagus
In which Canadian province is the annual Calgary Stampede, famous for its chuck wagon races, held?
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alberta
What Canadian province is abbreviated as PE in postal codes?
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prince edward island
Which nation is home to large lakes such as Lake Lanao on Mindanao Island and Laguna de Bay on Luzon Island?
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philippines
Which island country was known as the Malagasy Republic from its independence in 1960 until 1975?
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madagascar
What is the exotic island in the Lesser Sunda group of Indonesia that is Hindu rather than Muslim?
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bali
What is the current name of the capital of Jordan that was once called Philadelphia and adopted its new name in the 7th century?
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amman
Which country do tourists visit for Ambergris Caye, Mayan ruins, and the world's second-largest barrier reef?
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belize
What mountain range is Springfield, Missouri the largest city in?
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ozarks
Which river was once navigable from Fort Benton, Montana to St. Louis during high water?
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missouri
What is the name of the treeless region of the Arctic that covers about a tenth of the Earth's surface?
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tundra
Which country shares a border with Russia that is formed in part by the Amur River in Central Asia?
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china
Which state has counties named Choctaw, Cherokee, and Cimarron?
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oklahoma
Which Australian state was first settled by Europeans in 1803 at Risdon?
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tasmania
Which capital city is nicknamed 'The Roger Williams City'?
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providence, rhode island
Living mostly 'whey' up north, what is Iraq's largest ethnic minority?
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kurds
In which capital city is Roxas Boulevard, previously known as Dewey Boulevard, located?
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manila
In which country is the Gulf of Aqaba commonly referred to as the Gulf of Eilat?
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israel
On which continent is Mount Erebus, located on Ross Island, the largest active volcano?
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antarctica
In which country that borders Belize can you find the ruins of Mayan temples and palaces at Tikal?
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guatemala
What is the name of the granite monolith that rises 3,593 feet above Yosemite Valley, presenting a challenge to climbers?
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el capitan