Geography50 randomly selected Geography questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 10th November 2025 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What large desert covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa? |
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Kalahari | |
| 2. | Troms, Finnmark and Oppland are three of the nineteen counties of what country? |
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Norway | |
| 3. | Founded in 1565, St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, is in what modern U.S. state? |
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Florida | |
| 4. | What two countries lie on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola? |
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Haiti and Dominican Republic | |
| 5. | Originally made from U.S. military jeeps left over from World War II, Jeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in what country? |
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The Philippines | |
| 6. | Cusco was once the capital of the Inca Empire. In what modern-day country is it? |
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Peru | |
| 7. | What is the longest river in North America? |
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Missouri River | |
| 8. | The longest man made canal in the world is in China. What is its English language name? |
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Grand Canal | |
| 9. | Mainland, South Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, and Hoy are the most populous of what group of islands? |
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Orkney Islands (Scotland) | |
| 10. | Until the introduction of the euro on 1st January 2007, the tolar was the currency of what country? |
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Slovenia | |
| 11. | Of what mountain range is Mount Elbert the highest summit? |
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Rocky Mountains (Colorado - 4,401 m) | |
| 12. | Measured by area, what is the smallest country on mainland Africa? |
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Gambia (11,295 km2) | |
| 13. | On what continent are the Atlas Mountains? |
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Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) | |
| 14. | Eighty miles southwest of Adelaide, what is Australia's third-largest offshore island? |
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Kangaroo Island | |
| 15. | What Australian state capital lies on the banks of the River Torrens? |
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Adelaide | |
| 16. | Pashto is an official language of what country? |
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Afghanistan | |
| 17. | What European country's capital city lies on the River Aare? |
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Switzerland (Bern) | |
| 18. | What is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh water? |
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Lake Superior | |
| 19. | Accra is the capital of what African country? |
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Ghana | |
| 20. | What is the U.S. state capital of Rhode Island? |
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Providence | |
| 21. | After Kilimanjaro, what is the second highest mountain in Africa? |
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Mount Kenya | |
| 22. | The Alps span across eight countries: Austria and Slovenia in the east, Italy and Monaco in the south. What four countries are to the north and west? |
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France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany | |
| 23. | In what major city might you land at Tullamarine Airport? |
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Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) | |
| 24. | What U.S. state capital is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level? |
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Denver (Colorado) | |
| 25. | Funchal is the capital of what Atlantic archipelago? |
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Madeira | |
| 26. | What city, the largest in all of Africa, ceased to be Nigeria's capital in 1991? |
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Lagos | |
| 27. | What Australian state completely surrounds the city of Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory? |
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New South Wales | |
| 28. | Mahón is the largest city and capital of what Mediterranean island? |
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Menorca / Minorca | |
| 29. | From what country did Iceland gain independence in 1944? |
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Denmark | |
| 30. | What sea lies between Italy and Croatia? |
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Adriatic Sea | |
| 31. | In which country is the Crimea peninsula? |
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Ukraine | |
| 32. | JFK and LaGuardia airports are both located in which New York borough? |
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Queens | |
| 33. | The Weddell Sea is located off the coast of what continent? |
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Antarctica | |
| 34. | What is the name of the constellation represented on the flags of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa? |
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Southern Cross / Crux | |
| 35. | What 'S' is the strait running between the southeast coast of Norway, the west coast of Sweden, and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark? |
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Skagerrak | |
| 36. | What US state is nicknamed the Ocean State? |
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Rhode Island | |
| 37. | Including those sitting on borders, eight of the ten highest mountains in the world are found in what country? |
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Nepal | |
| 38. | What is the capital of Uruguay? |
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Montevideo | |
| 39. | What country's official name is the Hellenic Republic? |
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Greece (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία) | |
| 40. | Tegucigalpa, commonly referred to as Tegus, is the capital and largest city of what Central American country? |
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Honduras | |
| 41. | What 'T' was named the Friendly Islands by Captain James Cook on his first visit there in 1773? |
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Tonga | |
| 42. | What is the name of the strait between Mexico and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Caribbean Sea? |
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Yucatán | |
| 43. | What sea lies between Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine? |
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The Black Sea | |
| 44. | After World War II, to what was the Dutch East Indies renamed? |
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Indonesia | |
| 45. | In what country would you find the Bay of Plenty? |
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New Zealand (North Island) | |
| 46. | What is the official currency of Tunisia? |
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Dinar | |
| 47. | If you travelled due east from Honolulu, Hawaii, what country would you come across first? |
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Mexico | |
| 48. | The volcanic island of Surtsey surfaced in 1963 attracting worldwide scientific attention, becoming the southernmost point of what country? |
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Iceland | |
| 49. | Which Spanish city is served by El Prat Airport? |
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Barcelona | |
| 50. | Walloons are an ethnic group native to what country? |
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Belgium (Wallonia) | |
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