Geography Trivia Questions
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Which famous square in England is home to the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery?
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trafalgar square
In which country is Lake Nasser, one of the world's largest artificial lakes, located at 1550 square miles?
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egypt
Which continent's northernmost point is Cape York Peninsula, known for its extensive deposits of bauxite?
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australia
In what state is Moosehead Lake a popular destination for hunters and fishermen?
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maine
What is the name of the river that flows from the Alps to the North Sea and was made an international waterway by the 1815 Treaty of Vienna?
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rhine
What is the U.S. territory known by the abbreviation V.I.?
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virgin islands
In which country is the world's deepest gold mine, which is cooled by machinery outputting 51,000 tons of ice?
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south africa
Which 5-million-square-mile ice cap is known for producing huge icebergs, including one that was measured at 200 by 60 miles?
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antarctica
What sea may have been named after the father of Theseus?
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aegean sea
What Baltic nation has a population comprised of a little over half Letts?
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latvia
In which German region is the highest point, Zugspitze, located in the Alps?
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bavaria
Which Indonesian capital's name, dating back to 1527, signifies victory?
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jakarta
Which U.S. state's least populous county, Grand Isle, is mostly located within Lake Champlain?
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vermont
Puerto Rico is the smallest and easternmost of the islands in which 'greater' group?
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antilles
What is the capital city located 12 miles from the site where Napoleon met his Waterloo?
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brussels
What is the name of the largest artificial lake in the United States, located in the Southwest?
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lake mead
Which great lake do the Detroit, Huron, and Sandusky Rivers flow into?
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lake erie
What is the name shared by islands in Massachusetts, Washington state, Wisconsin, and Maine, with the largest being in New York?
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long island
In which country would a man in London find himself if he traveled to the district of Down?
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northern ireland
In which country is Ladin spoken in the northern sections of Venetia?
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italy
What is the name of the bridge that connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas?
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mackinac bridge
What river has Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Vientiane in Laos as its largest urban centers?
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mekong
In which North African country does Spain control the cities of Ceuta and Melilla?
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morocco
In which U.S. state is the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium located, also known as the 'Nutmeg State'?
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connecticut
In which country does Sugar Loaf Mountain rise above Guanabara Bay?
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brazil
Which seaport, whose name means 'The Haven,' is where the Seine flows into the English Channel?
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le havre
Cornish pasties, which often contain meat and potatoes, are named after which English county?
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cornwall
On which sea is Latakia, one of Syria's busiest ports, located?
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mediterranean sea
What is the name of the nearby mountain in Atlanta that is accessible by the Scenic Skylift cable-car service?
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stone mountain
What is the capital city that has the districts Karkh on the west bank of the Tigris and Rusafah on the east?
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baghdad
What is the capital city of Ecuador known for its renowned churches and convents with art treasures?
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quito
What 726-foot-tall structure is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River?
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hoover dam
In which country is the Kiel Canal, which connects the Baltic and North Seas, located?
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west germany
What is New Hampshire's largest port city, even though its naval shipyard is located in Maine?
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portsmouth
What city is known as the capital of the Highlands and also shares its name with a type of coat with a detachable cape worn there?
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inverness
Which country had the Adriatic Highway, known as the Jadranska Magistrala, running along its coast?
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yugoslavia
Which U.S. state's license plates feature a flag with the Big Dipper and the North Star?
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alaska
Which country's senate is called the Seanad Eireann?
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ireland
Which country in Africa has almost half of all the telephones on the continent?
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south africa
To which country does Big Diomede belong, given that Little Diomede belongs to the U.S.?
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soviet union
What colorful sea is connected to the Gulf of Aden by Bab El Mandeb, whose name translates in Arabic to 'Gate of Tears'?
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red sea
What city is the capital of Lombardy and the financial center of Italy?
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milan
Which Great Lake extends the farthest south in the United States?
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lake erie
In which country is the town of Ikorodu located near Lagos Lagoon?
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nigeria
Which country borders both Algeria and Libya?
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tunisia
Which country, bordering Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, and Sudan, is one of Africa's leading banana producers?
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uganda
Which U.S. Pacific territory celebrates Magellan Day on March 6 to honor a discovery made in 1521?
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guam
Which Italian city known for Il Duomo shares its name with a city in South Carolina that has the Pee Dee Experiment Station?
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florence
What is the directional name for the Miami area that is the home of the Art Deco District?
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south beach
What is the name of the principal city in South Australia that was named after the wife of Britain's King William IV?
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adelaide
What is the longest river west of the Rockies that enters Mexico near Yuma, Arizona?
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colorado
Which Atlantic province has had Fredericton as its capital since 1785?
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new brunswick
What larger bay is Mount Hope Bay in Rhode Island an arm of?
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narragansett bay
Which peninsula, along with the New Territories, forms Hong Kong's mainland areas?
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kowloon
In which state can you find the Winterthur Museum that offers the American Decorative Arts Tour?
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delaware
Which river flows 626 miles across the Iberian Peninsula before entering the Atlantic near Lisbon?
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tagus
What city on the English Channel is France's second busiest seaport after Marseille?
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le havre
Which river carved a 'water gap' in the Kittatinny Mountains between New Jersey and Pennsylvania?
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delaware river
What is the name of the Liberian capital that was founded in 1822 as Christopolis?
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monrovia
In which U.S. state can you visit Cumberland Caverns and ride the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway?
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tennessee