Geography Trivia Questions
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Which larger island, alongside the Pescadores, Quemoy, and Matsu, forms the Republic of China?
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taiwan
Which mountain was the tallest in the U.S.A. until Alaska became a state?
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mount whitney
What is the current capital city of Laos, replacing Louangphrabang as the royal capital?
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vientiane
Which country owns the eastern portion of the Baltic island of Usedom, while Germany owns the western portion?
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poland
In which U.S. state are the counties of Wood, Deaf Smith, Coke, and Pecos located?
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texas
Which country in Asia was once known as the 'Switzerland of the Middle East' and lost nearly half of its GNP between 1975 and 1977?
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lebanon
What is the name of the artsy area in Paris that has the highest elevation and is home to the church of Sacre Coeur?
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montmartre
What island was named by Viking explorers, not because of its color, but to attract settlers?
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greenland
Which continent is the world's largest wool producer, accounting for about 30% of the total?
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australia
What state, also known as the 'Magnolia State', has residents sometimes referred to as Mud-Cats?
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mississippi
Which Ohio city's international airport is actually located in Boone County, Kentucky?
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cincinnati
Which Canadian Maritime province is named after the native land of England's James I?
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nova scotia
In which European country would you find Lake Neuchatel, the largest lake entirely within that country's boundaries?
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switzerland
The flag of which Southeast Asian country features the temple Angkor Wat?
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cambodia
What is the country that was formerly known as Rhodesia, with its capital changing from Salisbury to Harare?
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zimbabwe
What is the crescent-shaped lake that German-speaking Swiss call the 'Genfersee'?
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lake geneva
Which country shares Bulgaria's southern border defined by the Rhodope Mountains?
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greece
Which state has a capital that was named after the village of Lansing, N.Y?
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michigan
In which region of Vietnam, famous for its gulf, are Hanoi and Haiphong located?
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tonkin
After it roars over the falls, into which Great Lake does the Niagara River flow?
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lake ontario
Which island, discovered by James Cook on December 24, 1777, became part of Kiribati in 1979?
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christmas island
In which U.S. state does Jimmy Swaggart usually preach via TV from his home?
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louisiana
In which country is soccer very popular, the capital is Caracas, and almost everyone speaks Spanish?
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venezuela
Which U.S. state contains the counties of Orange, Addison, and Bennington?
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vermont
White Mountain National Forest is located in Maine and which other state?
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new hampshire
Which Southeast state has an official seal that depicts an Indian girl strewing flowers?
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florida
What is the name of the waterfall on the Zambezi River that is known as 'Mosi oa Tunya' or 'Smoke that Thunders' by local natives?
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victoria falls
Which U.S. state is nicknamed the 'Granite State' and has the lowest unemployment rate in the country?
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new hampshire
Which island is home to the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, comprising about 6% of Malaysia's land area?
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borneo
What is the name of the sea in the North Atlantic that is defined solely by the floating plants on its surface?
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sargasso sea
Which river flows under Florence's Ponte Vecchio?
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arno
Which mountain range is often said to mark the beginning of Africa due to Spain's isolation from the rest of Europe?
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pyrenees
What mountain chain in southwestern Europe stretches 270 miles from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Biscay?
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pyrenees
What is New Hampshire's only major seaport that was originally called Strawberry Banke until the 1650s?
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portsmouth
Which state in the U.S. has its northern half covered by telephone area code 201?
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new jersey
In which U.S. state can you visit both Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park?
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utah
From which country did Singapore secede in 1965?
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malaysia
In which city would you find the hotels Santa Lucia, Mediterraneo, and Vesuvio?
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naples
Which country's two official languages are Spanish and Quechua, an indigenous language?
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peru
What peak on the French-Italian border was called 'The Monarch of Mountains' by Lord Byron?
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mont blanc
In exchange for what is now New York, which South American country did England give to the Dutch?
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suriname
In the 19th century, which Asian nation was divided into the regions of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China?
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vietnam
What is the largest city in Sicily that was known as Panormus in ancient times?
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palermo
What is the present Bulgarian capital that was called Triaditsa by the Byzantines?
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sofia
In which country can pre-Columbian cliff and cave dwellings be found in Mesa Verde National Park?
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united states
Which sea lies to the west of New Zealand, while the Pacific Ocean bounds it to the east?
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tasman sea
What U.S. state has a capital city name that is also a popular dance from the 1920s?
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west virginia
Which republic within Italy has a capital with a population of 2,300, making it one of the world's smallest?
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san marino
Which state's nickname is 'The Last Frontier'?
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alaska
What island off the east coast of Africa is known to be home to half the world's species of chameleons?
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madagascar
In which country does a small German-speaking minority reside in the eastern edge of the Wallonia region?
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belgium
Which U.S. state is the only one that has a larger total area than Texas?
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alaska
Which country is the origin of the Merino breed of sheep, known for producing one of the world's finest wools?
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spain
Toward which line do the trade winds blow from both the northeast and southeast?
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equator
What is the highest peak on the border of France, Italy, and Switzerland, known as the 'white mountain'?
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mont blanc
Which continent's volcanoes were named Erebus and Terror by explorer James Clark Ross after his ships?
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antarctica
Which central Italian river empties into the sea via the Fiumara Branch and the Fiumicino Canal?
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tiber
In which North American country can you find many fine fire opals from Queretaro?
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mexico
Which country, known for its glaciers and hot springs, is nicknamed the 'Land of Frost and Fire'?
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iceland
What is the New Zealand city where the Dominion Museum is a notable attraction?
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wellington