Geography Trivia Questions
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What country, which gained independence in 1962, has Kigali as its capital?
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rwanda
Which city's Logan International Airport is approximately 180 miles closer to Europe than New York City?
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boston
What is the largest city and manufacturing center in Wyoming?
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cheyenne
Which island nation has more than 100 active volcanoes, including Krakatoa?
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indonesia
How many U.S. states border the Pacific Ocean?
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5
On which island are Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, the three largest cities in Indonesia, located?
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java
What New England state has an uncertain name origin and was not named by the Indians?
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maine
What Hawaiian island's name means 'the gathering place' and is where most people in the islands are gathered?
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oahu
What is the capital city of the country known for its name meaning 'red hero' in English?
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mongolia
Which country has Malay as its official language, Bandar Seri Begawan as its capital, and is ruled by a sultan?
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brunei
In 1616, Jacob Lemaire became the first European to see what Pacific island kingdom?
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tonga
Which South American country has a flag with different designs on each side, and has its capital as Asuncion?
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paraguay
What is the only Mexican state bordering Arizona that is named after the desert it shares with Arizona and California?
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sonora
What country's largest coastal city is Split?
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yugoslavia
Mombasa, located on an island in the Indian Ocean, serves as the main port of which East African country?
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kenya
Which city, covering 3,108 square miles, is the largest state capital in area in the United States?
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juneau, alaska
What is the largest former Soviet Socialist Republic after Russia, with a population of 15 million people, named with 'Stan' in its name?
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kazakhstan
Which continent contains Polyus Nedostupnosti, a location recognized by Guinness as the coldest place?
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antarctica
On which east African island did the extinct elephant bird, which weighed 1,000 pounds, live?
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madagascar
Which British city is connected to the Wirral Peninsula by a railroad tunnel under the Mersey River?
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liverpool
What is the largest and southernmost U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands?
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guam
Which Persian Gulf island nation is connected to Saudi Arabia by a 15-mile causeway?
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bahrain
In which location was a famous waterfall discovered from the air in 1935?
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angel falls
Which Russian Pacific port, located on Peter-the-Great Bay, was established as a military outpost in 1860?
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vladivostok
Which country is home to a chief seaport named after the Indian chief Guaya and his wife Quila?
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ecuador
Which country hosts the annual Bula Festival in Nadi and the Hibiscus Festival in Suva?
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fiji
What is the capital city of American Samoa?
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pago pago
Which U.S. state is home to a national forest that was renamed in honor of T. Bankhead's father, previously known as Black Warrior National Forest?
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alabama
Which country is known as The Birthplace of Democracy?
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greece
Which country has a territory on Borneo that is more than 50% larger than its territory on the Asian mainland?
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malaysia
What is the capital city located on the Attic Plain?
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athens
What is the name of the river that originates in Tibet and flows into the South China Sea near Ho Chi Minh City?
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mekong
Which sea is virtually devoid of islands except for Zmeiny off the Danube delta?
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black sea
What is the largest freshwater lake in the southern United States, fed by the Kissimmee River?
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lake okeechobee
What is the only European possession on the mainland of South America?
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french guiana
What is the island country whose capital, Valletta, is named after a grandmaster who led the knights in 1565?
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malta
What country, formerly known as Dutch Guiana, gained its independence in 1975?
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suriname
In which country can you find Kruger National Park, where zebras and leopards roam?
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south africa
In which Great Lake can you find Canada's southernmost point, Middle Island?
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lake erie
In which U.S. state is Acadia National Park, the oldest national park located east of the Mississippi?
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maine
Which northernmost island among Japan's 4 main islands produces about 80% of the country's butter and cheese?
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hokkaido
Which U.S. state capital is named after a British city located on the English Channel?
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dover, delaware
Which bay are all 5 of Rhode Island's counties located on?
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narragansett bay
What is the country located on the Horn of Africa that is the easternmost extension of the continent?
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somalia
What European country has Tirane as its capital, where most of the inhabitants are of Muslim descent?
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albania
On which African island, the world's 4th largest, is the fossa, a type of civet, the dominant carnivore?
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madagascar
Which island is divided among Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia?
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borneo
What state is home to Astoria, the first American settlement west of the Rockies, named after John Jacob Astor?
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oregon
Which island group is owned partly by Britain and partly by the U.S.?
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virgin islands
In which Central American country is the national currency named after the quetzal, its national bird?
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guatemala
In which country can you find the April 25 Bridge that spans the Tagus River and was originally named the Salazar Bridge when it opened in 1966?
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portugal
Which continent is responsible for over 90% of the world's supply of natural rubber?
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asia
What name, given by the Portuguese to the Congo River, is still used for much of it today?
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zaire
Which southeastern U.S. state is bordered by a series of sandbars known as the Outer Banks?
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north carolina
What island off the coast of Syria has Mount Olympus as its highest mountain?
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cyprus
What is the name of the artificial lake located 15 miles east of Las Vegas that has a capacity of 38.3 billion cubic meters?
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lake mead
In which South American country on the Pacific coast do more American Indians live than any other?
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peru
Kyrenia, known as Girne in Turkish, is a seaport and resort city on which island's Turkish part?
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cyprus
Which region is referred to as the 'Vale of' by the Valley of the Jhelum River in India?
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kashmir
What Massachusetts cape, located about 30 miles northeast of Boston, includes the main towns of Gloucester and Rockport?
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cape ann