Geography
233 questionsExplore the world through geography! Answer questions about countries, cities, landmarks, capitals, geographical features, world maps, and the fascinating places that make up our planet.
Easy Questions
61How many countries does Mexico border?
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C. 3
What is the nickname for the US state Delaware?
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B. The First State
What is the capital of India?
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C. New Delhi
Greenland is a part of which kingdom?
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A. Denmark
Which of the following countries has a flag featuring a yellow lion wielding a sword on a dark red background?
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D. Sri Lanka
What country has a horizontal bicolor red and white flag?
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D. Monaco
The Space Needle is located in which city?
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B. Seattle
Which nation claims ownership of Antarctica?
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B. No one, but there are claims.
Which of the following Arab countries does NOT have a flag containing only Pan-Arab colours?
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C. Qatar
Which of these is the name of the largest city in the US state Tennessee?
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C. Memphis
What is the only state in the United States that does not have a flag in a shape with 4 edges?
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D. Ohio
Which of these is NOT an Australian state or territory?
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A. Alberta
What is the Polish city known to Germans as Danzig?
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A. Gdańsk
What is the largest country in the world ?
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D. Russian Federation
Which country does Austria not border?
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A. France
All of the following are classified as Finno-Ugric languages EXCEPT:
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D. Samoyedic
What is the capital of Denmark?
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C. Copenhagen
What colour is the circle on the Japanese flag?
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B. Red
How many time zones does China have?
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A. 1
Which Russian oblast forms a border with Poland?
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A. Kaliningrad
What is the name of New Zealand's indigenous people?
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A. Maori
What is the name of the peninsula containing Spain and Portugal?
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B. Iberian Peninsula
Where would you find the "Spanish Steps"?
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D. Rome, Italy
How many countries does the United States share a land border with?
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B. 2
What name was historically used for the Turkish city currently known as Istanbul?
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B. Constantinople
What is the capital of Spain?
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B. Madrid
What is the capital of Scotland?
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B. Edinburgh
What is the capital of Indonesia?
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B. Jakarta
What is the smallest country in the world?
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D. Vatican City
What is the capital of the American state of Arizona?
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B. Phoenix
How many federal states does Germany have?
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B. 16
Which of the following languages does NOT use the Latin alphabet?
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A. Georgian
Which of the following Japanese islands is the biggest?
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B. Honshu
What is Canada's smallest province?
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C. Prince Edward Island
What is the capital of South Korea?
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C. Seoul
Which country was NOT part of the Soviet Union?
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B. Romania
Which small country is located between the borders of France and Spain?
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A. Andorra
The Alps are a mountain range on which continent?
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C. Europe
Which of the following former Yugoslavian states is landlocked?
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D. Serbia
Which US state has the highest population?
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A. California
Harvard University is located in which city?
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A. Cambridge
The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?
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D. Lion
What state is the largest state of the United States of America?
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A. Alaska
Which ocean borders the west coast of the United States?
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D. Pacific
Which of these African countries list "Spanish" as an official language?
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C. Equatorial Guinea
What country is the second largest in the world by area?
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A. Canada
How many stars are featured on New Zealand's flag?
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C. 4
Which city is the capital of the United States of America?
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D. Washington D.C
The longest shared border in the world can be found between which two nations?
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A. Canada and the United States
Which of the following European languages is classified as a "language isolate?"
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A. Basque
What is the Capital of the United States?
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D. Washington, D.C.
What is the capital of Jamaica?
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B. Kingston
What is the capital of the US State of New York?
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A. Albany
If soccer is called football in England, what is American football called in England?
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A. American football
What is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet?
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B. Omicron (Ο)
What is the largest country in the world?
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C. Russia
What is Laos?
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B. Country
The derisive acronym "PIIGS" refers to which of the following European countries and their economic statuses?
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D. Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain
Which country is the home of the largest Japanese population outside of Japan?
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A. Brazil
What is the official language of Costa Rica?
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D. Spanish
Which UK country features a dragon on their flag?
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D. Wales
Medium Questions
119How many countries does Spain have a land border with?
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D. 5
What is the capital of Senegal?
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B. Dakar
What is the largest lake in the African continent?
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D. Lake Victoria
What is the right way to spell the capital of Hungary?
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D. Budapest
What tiny principality lies between Spain and France?
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A. Andorra
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of which country?
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B. Malaysia
How many timezones does Russia have?
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A. 11
All of the following countries have official claims to territory in Antartica EXCEPT:
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D. United States
The Japanese district Akihabara is also known by what nickname?
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B. Electric Town
Which country has the abbreviation "CH"?
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D. Switzerland
Gibraltar, located just south of the Iberian peninsula, is a territory of which West Europe country?
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D. United Kingdom
All of the following are towns/villages in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati EXCEPT:
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C. Urutora
What mountain range lines the border between Spain and France?
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C. Pyrenees
Where is the world's oldest still operational space launch facility located?
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B. Kazakhstan
How many time zones are in Russia?
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A. 11
What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
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D. Victoria
Which of these American cities has fewer than 1,000,000 people?
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D. San Francisco, California
Lake Titicaca is located between which two nations?
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D. Peru and Bolivia
What European country is not a part of the EU?
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D. Norway
What is the name of the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world ?
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C. Luxembourg
The formerly East-Prussian city of Königsberg is known as which Russian City today?
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A. Kaliningrad
Where is Hadrian's Wall located?
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B. Carlisle, England
The land mass of modern day Turkey is called what?
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A. Anatolia
What is the northernmost human settlement with year round inhabitants?
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A. Alert, Canada
What is the highest mountain in the world?
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D. Mt. Everest
What is the busiest port in Europe?
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D. Port of Rotterdam
Which of these country's capitals starts with the letter B?
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C. Lebanon
What event led to Liechenstein adding a crown to its flag?
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D. The 1936 Olympics
How many countries share a land border with Luxembourg?
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B. 3
How many sovereign states are members of the United Nations?
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C. 195
What is the smallest country in South America by area?
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C. Suriname
Which country has three capital cities?
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C. South Africa
Which country inside the United Kingdom does NOT appear on its flag, the Union Jack?
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D. Wales
What is the largest Muslim country in the world?
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A. Indonesia
Colchester Overpass, otherwise known as "Bunny Man Bridge", is located where?
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B. Fairfax County, Virginia
What is the capital of the US state Nevada?
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A. Carson City
What is the capital of Australia?
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B. Canberra
On a London Underground map, what colour is the Circle Line?
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D. Yellow
In the 2016 Global Peace Index poll, out of 163 countries, what was the United States of America ranked?
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B. 103
What is the capital of Peru?
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B. Lima
What's the first National Park designated in the United States?
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C. Yellowstone
The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized micronation off the coast of what country?
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D. The United Kingdom
Which of the following countries does NOT recognize Armenia as an independent country?
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C. Pakistan
The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border of which two countries?
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A. France and Spain
Which Canadian province has Charlottetown as its capital?
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C. Prince Edward Island
What is the largest non-continental island in the world?
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B. Greenland
The land of Gotland is located in which European country?
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D. Sweden
What is the capital of Seychelles?
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D. Victoria
What is the region conjoining Pakistan, India, and China with unknown leadership called?
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C. Kashmir
Which European city has the highest mileage of canals in the world?
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C. Birmingham
Where is the area commonly known as the Bermuda Triangle?
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B. North Atlantic Ocean, between Florida and Puerto Rico
Which of the following language families is the most controversial amongst modern linguists?
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A. Altaic
How many provinces are in the Netherlands?
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B. 12
What is the capital of Chile?
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C. Santiago
Which of these is NOT an island that is part of the Philippines?
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A. Java
Bridgetown is the capital of which island country in the Carribean?
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A. Barbados
Which of the following countries banned the use of personal genetic ancestry tests?
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C. Germany
What continent is the country Lesotho in?
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A. Africa
Which of these Japanese islands is the largest by area?
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D. Shikoku
Broome is a town in which state of Australia?
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D. Western Australia
How many countries are larger than Australia?
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C. 5
Where are the Nazca Lines located?
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D. Peru
How many rivers are in Saudi Arabia?
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A. 0
Which country claims ownership of the disputed state Kosovo?
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D. Serbia
How many states are in Australia?
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B. 6
What are the four corner states of the US?
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D. Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
What is the capital of Estonia?
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C. Tallinn
How tall is One World Trade Center in New York City?
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B. 1,776 ft
Which of these countries is located the FURTHEST away from the South China Sea?
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A. Bangladesh
What is the only country in the world with a flag that doesn't have four right angles?
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C. Nepal
What was the most populous city in the Americas in 2015?
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D. São Paulo
Which of these countries is NOT located in Africa?
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D. Suriname
What city is the Terracotta Army located in?
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D. Xi'an
What is the official national language of Pakistan?
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D. Urdu
Which of the following countries is within the Eurozone but outside of the Schengen Area?
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A. Cyprus
Which of these countries is the smallest by population?
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C. Norway
What is the capital of Greenland?
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C. Nuuk
On which continent is the country of Angola located?
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A. Africa
Which is the world's longest river?
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C. Nile
Which of these countries is "doubly landlocked" (surrounded entirely by one or more landlocked countries)?
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D. Uzbekistan
Which of the following is not a megadiverse country - one that harbors a high number of the earth's endemic species?
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D. Thailand
Which of these countries is not a United Nations member state?
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B. Niue
Which state of the United States is the smallest?
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C. Rhode Island
What city has the busiest airport in the world?
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A. Atlanta, Georgia USA
The towns of Brugelette, Arlon and Ath are located in which country?
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B. Belgium
In which English county is Stonehenge?
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D. Wiltshire
Where is the "Sonoran Desert" located?
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C. North America
The World Health Organization headquarters is located in which European country?
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C. Switzerland
How many countries are inside the United Kingdom?
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A. Four
What is the fifth largest country by area?
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B. Brazil
Which is the largest city in Morocco?
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A. Casablanca
What is the capital of Lithuania?
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D. Vilnius
Which of the following is NOT a capital city?
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D. Sydney
Which city is the capital of Switzerland?
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A. Bern
What is the name of the capital of Turkey?
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A. Ankara
What is the longest river in Europe?
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D. Volga
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
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D. Wellington
Which two modern-day countries used to be known as the region of Rhodesia between the 1890s and 1980?
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D. Zambia & Zimbabwe
What is the name of the former country that was succeeded by countries such as Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia?
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D. Yugoslavia
What is the capital city of Slovenia?
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A. Ljubljana
In which English county is the city of Portsmouth?
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B. Hampshire
What African country has Portuguese as its official language?
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C. Mozambique
Which of the following is the longest river in Europe?
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D. Volga
Which one of these countries borders with Poland?
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B. Lithuania
How many independent countries are there within the continent of South America?
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B. 12
What is the capital of Slovakia?
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A. Bratislava
Montreal is in which Canadian province?
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D. Quebec
What island in the Canary Islands was the scene of one of the worst air disasters in history with the collision of two jumbo jets?
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D. Tenerife
What is the capital of the State of Washington, United States?
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A. Olympia
Which English county will you find the University of East Anglia?
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C. Norfolk
Which of these is NOT a city in Saudi Arabia?
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A. Dubai
The following Spanish provinces are located in the northern area of Spain except:
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C. Murcia
Which German city is located on the River Isar?
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D. Munich
What was the African nation of Zimbabwe formerly known as?
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C. Rhodesia
The historical city Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
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B. Mali
What is the official language of Bhutan?
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A. Dzongkha
How many counties in the Republic of Ireland.
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A. 26
Frankenmuth, a US city nicknamed "Little Bavaria", is located in what state?
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B. Michigan
What is the capital of Belarus?
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B. Minsk
Hard Questions
53Which of these countries is NOT a part of the Asian continent?
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D. Suriname
What is the second-largest city in Lithuania?
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A. Kaunas
What is Canada's largest island?
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A. Baffin Island
Where is the fast food chain "Panda Express" headquartered?
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B. Rosemead, California
How many stations does the Central Line have on the London Underground?
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C. 49
Into which basin does the Jordan River flow into?
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C. Dead Sea
What is the official German name of the Swiss Federal Railways?
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B. Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
What is the capital of Wisconsin, USA?
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B. Madison
What is the name of one of the Neo-Aramaic languages spoken by the Jewish population from Northwestern Iraq?
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D. Lishana Deni
Which of the following Inuit languages was the FIRST to use a unique writing system not based on the Latin alphabet?
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C. Inuktitut
Which of these cities has a 4° East longitude.
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A. Amsterdam
What is the capital of Mauritius?
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A. Port Louis
The prefix Sino- (As in Sino-American) is used to refer to what nationality?
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A. Chinese
Bir Tawil, an uninhabited track of land claimed by no country, is located along the border of which two countries?
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B. Egypt and Sudan
Which country was NOT formerly part of Yugoslavia?
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A. Albania
What is the land connecting North America and South America?
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B. Isthmus of Panama
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in South East Asia are controlled by which country?
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A. India
What is the most common climbing route for the second highest mountain in the world, K2?
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A. Abruzzi Spur
Which of these cities is NOT in England?
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A. Edinburgh
When does Finland celebrate their independence day?
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A. December 6th
How many countries border Kyrgyzstan?
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C. 4
Which of these is NOT a province in China?
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D. Yangtze
Which of these is NOT a city in India?
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D. Islamabad
Which is not a country in Africa?
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A. Guyana
What is the name of the Canadian national anthem?
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C. O Canada
What city is known as the Rose Capital of the World?
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D. Tyler, Texas
What is the county seat of King County, Washington?
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C. Seattle
What is the area of Vatican City?
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B. 0.44km^2
The Maluku islands (informally known as the Spice Islands) belong to which country?
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C. Indonesia
Which country is completely landlocked by South Africa?
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B. Lesotho
What is the largest freshwater lake by volume?
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A. Lake Baikal
The mountainous Khyber Pass connects which of the two following countries?
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A. Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Hunua Ranges is located in...
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D. New Zealand
Which of these island countries is located in the Caribbean?
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A. Barbados
In which city, is the Big Nickel located in Canada?
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C. Sudbury, Ontario
What is the tallest mountain in Canada?
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C. Mount Logan
What year is on the flag of the US state Wisconsin?
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C. 1848
In which country is Tallinn located?
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A. Estonia
What national museum will you find in Cooperstown, New York?
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C. National Baseball Hall of Fame
Which country is the Taedong River in?
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C. North Korea
What is the most populous Muslim-majority nation in 2010?
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A. Indonesia
What is the capital city of Bermuda?
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A. Hamilton
Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
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D. Lake Superior
What is the name of the formerly rich fishing grounds off the island of Newfoundland, Canada?
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A. Grand Banks
In 2012 the German-speaking microstate "Liechtenstein" in Central Europe had a population of how many inhabitants?
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C. 36,600
What is the name of rocky region that spans most of eastern Canada?
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B. Canadian Shield
What is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka?
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A. Colombo
What country is not a part of Scandinavia?
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B. Finland
The emblem on the flag of the Republic of Tajikistan features a sunrise over mountains below what symbol?
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B. Crown
What is the Finnish word for "Finland"?
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C. Suomi
Which of these is NOT a real tectonic plate?
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A. Atlantic Plate
What North American tourist attraction is served by the "Maid of the Mist" tour company?
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B. Niagara Falls
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is located on which Welsh island?
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A. Anglesey