Geography Trivia Questions
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What country is called Liban in French?
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lebanon
In which city does the Francis Scott Key Bridge cross the Patapsco River?
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baltimore
The Almanac puts out 4 editions, three for the U.S. and one for which other country?
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canada
What is the name of the Venezuelan city founded in 1571 as Nueva Zamora that is known for oil production?
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maracaibo
What is the 2nd-largest Dutch city whose suburb, Pernice, has the largest oil refinery in northwestern Europe?
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rotterdam
What 'colorful' sea is located between the Sinai Peninsula and the tip of Arabia?
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red sea
In which state are the Pine Bluff Commercial and the Southwest Times Record newspapers published?
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arkansas
What is the largest city in Scandinavia that primarily lies on the island of Zealand?
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copenhagen
In which country is the St. Gotthard Road, known as the world's longest auto tunnel at 10.1 miles in length, located?
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switzerland
Which island along the Gulf Coast of Texas was designated a national seashore in 1962?
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padre island
Which province lies to the east of Alberta and contains 2/3 of Lake Athabasca, making it the largest lake in Alberta?
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saskatchewan
What are the two belts of calm air that extend around the Earth at approximately 30� north and south of the equator called?
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horse latitudes
Which country lies immediately west of Kenya and immediately north of Lake Victoria?
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uganda
Which region had a Muslim majority and a Hindu maharajah when India and Pakistan were separated?
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kashmir
In which state was the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the first U.S. Forest Reserve, established in 1891?
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wyoming
Which world capital has a majority of inhabitants who are Serbs?
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belgrade
What is the North African capital that was a stronghold for the Barbary pirates until it was conquered by the French in 1830?
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algiers
What gardens near Winter Haven can be viewed from Kodak's Island in the Sky revolving platform?
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cypress gardens
In which city can you find Lake Gardens, The Rubber Research Institute, and The National Museum of Malaysia?
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kuala lumpur
What is the second largest island after Greenland, which Greenland is more than 2 1/2 times larger than?
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new guinea
What continent has its lowest point at the shallow, saline Lake Eyre?
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australia
Which is the most massive mountain in the world that rises from the ocean floor and is located south of Mauna Kea?
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mauna loa
What is the largest body of fresh water entirely within the United States?
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lake michigan
Which country is comprised of 6 counties, including Londonderry and Down?
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northern ireland
The former Belgian Congo, which is 75 times the size of Belgium, is now known by what name?
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zaire
In which U.S. state are the Bottomless Lakes near Roswell located?
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new mexico
Which country, located south of Burundi, has a population that is approximately 90% Hutu and 9% Tutsi?
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rwanda
In which Spanish city, the capital of Catalonia, can you find the Museum of Catalan Art?
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barcelona
What is the next national capital after Tunis when traveling clockwise around the Mediterranean?
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algiers
Which island lies south of the Bass Strait that separates it from Victoria, Australia, and is named after a surgeon-explorer?
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tasmania
From which continent's mainland does Cape York Peninsula stretch northward?
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australia
In which large eastern area of Russia, covering 75% of the country, can temperatures plummet to minus 90 degrees?
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siberia
Which U.S. state has a seal that features a map of the state along with the bordering states of Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia?
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alabama
What continent contains the highest peak, Mt. Elbrus, according to World Book?
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europe
What capital city was the location of Indonesia's first high-rise building, the 14-story Sheraton?
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jakarta
Which German tributary of the Rhine has given its name to a major industrial region?
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ruhr
In which state did the temperature reach a record high of 125 degrees on June 29, 1994, specifically in the town of Laughlin?
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nevada
Which country in Africa is the leading producer of tea and is also known for its coffee plantations?
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kenya
On which bay is the city of Providence located?
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narragansett bay
In which state is Houma, home to an annual praline festival?
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louisiana
What is the name of the 2nd largest city in Saskatchewan that starts with the same 6 letters as the province?
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saskatoon
Which South American country is the 3rd largest in area and has the shortest name on that continent?
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peru
In which U.S. state do place names include Totowa, Piscataway, and Passaic, all derived from Indian tribes?
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new jersey
What sea is sometimes known as the 'American Mediterranean'?
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caribbean
Which island, now part of Tanzania, was the founding location of the country's present capital by its sultan?
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zanzibar
Which country, once called British Honduras, came under formal control of Great Britain in 1862?
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belize
What is the name of the French-Swiss lake that features a famous castle made notable by the poem 'The Prisoner of Chillon'?
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lake geneva
Which African island nation has Malagasy as one of its two official languages, which is of Indonesian origin?
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madagascar
Which is the only U.S. state that borders only one other state?
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maine
Which U.S. national park encompasses the southernmost land on the U.S. mainland?
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everglades
What is the name of the capital city of the Dominican Republic that hosts an annual merengue festival?
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santo domingo
In which country are sandals popular, many people speak Dinka, and the second largest city is Khartoum?
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sudan
What is the capital of Australia's Victoria state, founded in 1835 and named after England's prime minister?
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melbourne
In which country, with Addis Ababa as its capital, is the ancient language Ge'ez still used?
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ethiopia
Which country is home to the world's largest park, Wood Buffalo National Park, which is bigger than Belgium?
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canada
In which state can you find the Luray Caverns that feature a musical 'Stalacpipe Organ' located in the Shenandoah Valley?
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virginia
On which continent is the Mesabi Range located?
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north america
In which U.S. state is the University of this state located in Missoula?
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montana
In 1908, an earthquake killed more than 50,000 people on which largest Mediterranean island?
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sicily
What is the capital city of Uganda that was once the headquarters of the British East Africa Company?
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kampala