Geography Trivia Questions
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What is the name of the Canadian province whose capital city, Regina, was originally called Pile O'Bones?
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saskatchewan
In which country is the Ujung-Kulon Nature Reserve, a refuge for the Javan tiger and Javan rhino, located?
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indonesia
What city has the airport code MAN and is located 160 miles from Heathrow Airport (LHR)?
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manchester
Which Malaysian port should you visit to see St. Paul's Church, where St. Francis Xavier's body was once held before being moved to India?
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malacca
In which city would you find the Metropol, Rossiya, and Intourist hotels?
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moscow
Which street in London is famously associated with newspapers and rhymes with 'fleet'?
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fleet street
Which grand duchy shares part of its border with Germany along the Moselle River?
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luxembourg
In which state is the Drake Well Museum located, commemorating the first oil well in the U.S.?
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pennsylvania
Which state's border with Pennsylvania features a perfect circular arc centered in New Castle?
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delaware
On which Jamaican bay can you relax, have a rum, and enjoy the sun on Walter Fletcher Beach?
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montego bay
In which landlocked African country is Timbuktu a legendary out-of-the-way stop?
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mali
What is the nearest U.S. state to Bermuda, located approximately 570 miles to its west?
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north carolina
In which Arab capital do Christians predominantly reside on the east side and Muslims primarily on the west side?
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beirut
Which African country, once known as the Gold Coast, is adjacent to the Ivory Coast?
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ghana
In which Australian capital city can you find the 258-foot-tall Australian-American Memorial?
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canberra
In which Central American country is Quetzaltenango a major city, and the quetzal the national bird?
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guatemala
In which state is the geographic center of the lower 48 located just outside the town of Lebanon?
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kansas
What is the name of the Danish islands whose capital and principal port is Torshavn?
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faroe islands
Which country borders Armenia to the east and southwest?
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azerbaijan
Which nation in Polynesia is ruled by a king and has a 30-member legislative assembly?
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tonga
Which South American country is home to the world's largest soccer stadium that accommodates over 205,000 fans?
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brazil
Which city recently inaugurated a subway station at Hartsfield International Airport?
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atlanta
What is the name of the 19,549-foot mountain located in Canada's Yukon Territory?
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mount logan
Which small country on the Yucatan Peninsula is home to the world's second-longest barrier reef?
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belize
What mountain chain between Romania and Slovakia has both of its ends on the Danube River?
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carpathian mountains
Which city in Libya was formed from the merger of Oea, Leptis Magna, and Sabrata?
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tripoli
What is the name of the tiny republic located about 10 miles from Rimini, Italy?
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san marino
Which province is separated from New Brunswick by Chaleur Bay?
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quebec
Which former Soviet republic, in addition to Russia, extends from China to Europe?
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kazakhstan
Into which desert does the 'Great Man-Made River' in Libya extend?
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sahara
In which Venezuelan river was the real source discovered in 1951?
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orinoco
What is the capital of Argentina whose name translates to 'fair winds' or 'good air'?
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buenos aires
Which sea, referred to by Russians as Chernoye More, has no oxygen below 510 feet at its center?
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black sea
100 billion gallons of rain fall annually in the Caribbean National Forest, also known as El Yunque, on which American island?
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puerto rico
Which country, neighboring Mexico, has a name derived from the Mayan term meaning 'land of many trees'?
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guatemala
In which sea are St. Lawrence Island and the Pribilof Islands located?
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bering sea
In which country are the regions Ostergotland, Vasterbotten, and Uppsala located?
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sweden
Which sea is Botany Bay, located on the coast of New South Wales, Australia, an inlet of?
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tasman sea
Which continent's highest peaks are found in the Sentinel and Queen Alexandra ranges?
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antarctica
In 1904, a rail loop was completed around which Siberian lake on the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
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lake baikal
Which New York City borough, named for a Danish settler, is the only one located on the mainland?
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bronx
Which Eastern Bloc country contains in its name the names of its three official languages?
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czechoslovakia
What is the English name for the lake known in German as Vierwaldstatter See, or 'Lake of Four Forest Cantons'?
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lake lucerne
Which state is home to the Mesabi range, which produces about 60% of the iron ore in the U.S.?
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minnesota
Which U.S. state has only 9 places with 5,000 or more people, including Kenai, Ketchikan, and Sitka?
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alaska
Which northern port city in the Basque region is known as the 'Pittsburgh of Spain'?
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bilbao
Which U.S. state earned the nickname 'Badger State' due to miners digging into its hillsides in the 1820s?
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wisconsin
In which African country is the Mau Escarpment, a steep slope along the Great Rift Valley, located?
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kenya
From the top of Mount Washington, in which Pennsylvania city can you get a panoramic view of the Golden Triangle?
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pittsburgh
Which Canadian province was named after the father of Queen Victoria?
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prince edward island
What almost treeless region of Argentina is known as the agricultural and industrial heart of the nation?
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pampas
Belgium's seacoast, which is approximately 40 miles long, is on which sea?
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north sea
In which capital city is the Coptic museum located in the old section of Misr al-Qadimah?
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cairo
Which country completely surrounds Lesotho?
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south africa
Which world capital is located on Bushrod Island and Cape Mesurado in Liberia?
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monrovia
In which city does Bolivia's presidential palace face the Plaza Murillo?
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la paz
What artificial lake, created by the Aswan High Dam and named after an Egyptian president, is the world's 4th largest?
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lake nasser
In which country is Alexandria the second-largest city?
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egypt
In which country do some travelers hike the Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu?
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peru
Which artistic quarter is home to the Place Blanche, dominated by a red windmill?
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montmartre