Geography50 randomly selected Geography questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 6th April 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Florence is the capital city of what region of Italy? |
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Tuscany | |
| 2. | By what name was Burkina Faso known prior to being renamed in 1984? |
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Upper Volta (Republic of Upper Volta 1958-1984) | |
| 3. | What South American country is named after an Italian City? |
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Venezuela (after Venice) | |
| 4. | An island off the south coast of England, what is the county town of the Isle of Wight? |
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Newport | |
| 5. | Port of Spain is the capital of what Caribbean nation? |
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Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 6. | Luzon is the largest of more than 7,000 islands comprising what country? |
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Philippines | |
| 7. | Through what major city does the Parramatta River flow? |
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Sydney (Australia) | |
| 8. | In what country is the Suez Canal? |
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Egypt | |
| 9. | Due to its deadly ascent, what mountain in Asia is nicknamed the "Savage Mountain"? |
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K2 | |
| 10. | What is the only London Underground station with 'Avenue' in its name? |
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Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo Line) | |
| 11. | What Polynesian island nation generates around ten per cent of its government's total revenue from royalties from the use of its international domain suffix? |
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Tuvalu (.tv) | |
| 12. | When dividing the world into seven continents, which is the only one intersected by both the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn? |
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Africa | |
| 13. | What is the capital of Equador? |
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Quito (formally San Francisco de Quito) | |
| 14. | The Vedda are the indigenous people of what island country? |
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Sri Lanka | |
| 15. | What capital city is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers? |
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Belgrade (Serbia) | |
| 16. | What Canadian province has the postal abbreviation SK? |
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Saskatchewan | |
| 17. | How many stars are there in total on the flags of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Cuba? |
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61 (6+4+50+1) | |
| 18. | Between 1948 and 1976, Quezon City was the capital of what country? |
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The Philippines | |
| 19. | What is the largest of the five Great Lakes in North America? |
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Lake Superior | |
| 20. | Medellín is the second-largest city in what South American country? |
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Colombia | |
| 21. | Two large bodies of saltwater in northeastern Canada and a river in northeastern USA are all named after what 17th century English explorer? |
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Henry Hudson (Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay and Hudson River - also Hudson County, New Jersey, the Henry Hudson Bridge, and the town of Hudson, New York) | |
| 22. | Heraklion is the largest city and administrative capital of what Mediterranean island? |
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Crete | |
| 23. | Named in honour of Queen Victoria, what is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan? |
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Regina | |
| 24. | What 'P' is used to describe the single, unbroken land mass that Earth's continents were a part of between 200 and 300 million years ago? |
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Pangaea (Greek for "all earth") | |
| 25. | What island nation in the Caribbean was named by Columbus after the Latin word for Sunday, the day he discovered it? |
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Dominica (Latin: Dominica, the Day of God) | |
| 26. | Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is built on the banks of what river? |
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River Derwent | |
| 27. | What is the only U.S. state to border only one other U.S. state? |
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Maine (borders with New Hampshire) | |
| 28. | What three countries border Luxembourg? |
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Belgium, France, and Germany | |
| 29. | Until the launch of the euro in 2001, what was the official currency of Greece? |
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Drachma (Δραχμή) | |
| 30. | In the United States, the "Twin Cities" usually refers to what two cities? |
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Minneapolis–Saint Paul | |
| 31. | Medellín is the second-largest city in what South American country? |
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Columbia | |
| 32. | What Māori name is most commonly used to describe New Zealand's third largest island, Stewart Island? |
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Rakiura | |
| 33. | The Big Easy is a nickname for what American city? |
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New Orleans (Louisiana) | |
| 34. | On what continent are Mount Vinson, Mount Melbourne and Mount Elizabeth? |
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Antarctica | |
| 35. | In what country is the Taklamakan Desert? |
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China | |
| 36. | Andalusia is the southernmost mainland region of what European country? |
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Spain | |
| 37. | On what river does Washington D.C. stand ? |
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Potomac River | |
| 38. | On what island is the holiday resort of Kuta? |
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Bali (Indonesia) | |
| 39. | With a population of over 12 million, what is the most populous city in the Americas? |
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São Paulo (Brazil) | |
| 40. | What is the capital, and largest city, of the partially-recognised state of Kosovo? |
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Pristina | |
| 41. | The Gulf of Riga forms part of what sea? |
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Baltic | |
| 42. | In what modern-day capital city are the remains of the ancient city of Carthage? |
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Tunis (Tunisia) | |
| 43. | Which is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia? |
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Burma / Myanmar (678,500 km2) | |
| 44. | What U.S. state comes second to last alphabetically? |
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Wisconsin (followed by Wyoming) | |
| 45. | The caldera of a volcano on North Island, what is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand? |
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Lake Taupo | |
| 46. | What country's currency is represented by the ISO 4217 country code KHR? |
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Cambodia (Riel) | |
| 47. | What 'A' describes the mountain range in Central Asia where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together? |
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Altai | |
| 48. | What modern-day country was known as the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1885 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966? |
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Botswana | |
| 49. | Measured by surface area, what is the largest lake in Great Britain? |
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Loch Lomond (Loch Ness is the largest by volume - Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest in the British Isles) | |
| 50. | With the yuan as its basic unit, what "R" describes the official currency of the People's Republic of China? |
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Renminbi (Chinese: 人民币; pinyin: Rénmínbì; lit. 'People's Currency') | |
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