Geography50 randomly selected Geography questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 29th December 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions? |
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Arctic Ocean | |
| 2. | Nouméa is the capital of what French territory? |
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New Caledonia | |
| 3. | Sharing most of its border with Chile to the west, what other four countries border Argentina? |
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Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay | |
| 4. | What is the name of the strait that separates Greenland and Nunavut, Canada? |
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Davis Strait | |
| 5. | Hungary borders seven countries: Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia are three. Name the other four. |
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Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania | |
| 6. | What island nation has two official languages, Sinhalese and Tamil? |
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Sri Lanka | |
| 7. | What is the name of the stone and turf fortification built by the Romans between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde in Scotland? |
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The Antonine Wall | |
| 8. | What Dutch city is famous for its tin-glazed blue and white pottery? |
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Delft (Delftware) | |
| 9. | The Gulf of Sidra lies off the coast of what North African country? |
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Libya | |
| 10. | After Nigeria, what is the second most populous country in Africa? |
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Ethiopia (followed by Egypt) | |
| 11. | What is the longest river in Ireland? |
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River Shannon | |
| 12. | What city is the provincial capital of Nova Scotia, Canada? |
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Halifax | |
| 13. | In the United States, the "Twin Cities" usually refers to what two cities? |
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Minneapolis–Saint Paul | |
| 14. | Measured by total area, what is the second largest country in the world? |
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Canada (Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil, Australia) | |
| 15. | Into what ocean does the Amazon river flow? |
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Atlantic | |
| 16. | What is the official language of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean? |
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French | |
| 17. | Including border regions, through how many countries does the Mekong River flow? |
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6 (China, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) | |
| 18. | The Azores comprise nine volcanic islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. To what country do they belong? |
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Portugal | |
| 19. | The Useless Islands are located between Anchor Island and Resolution Island, in what country? |
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New Zealand | |
| 20. | Among the hottest major cities in the world, of what African country is N'Djamena the capital? |
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Chad | |
| 21. | What is the longest river in North America? |
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Missouri River | |
| 22. | Up until 1935, what country was known as Persia? |
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Iran | |
| 23. | What is the capital of Sicily? |
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Palermo | |
| 24. | Afghanistan is bordered by six countries. Name any four of them. |
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Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China | |
| 25. | What European country has the world's shortest coastline? |
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Monaco (4.1 km) | |
| 26. | With all its airports combined, which city has the world's busiest airport system by passenger count? |
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London (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend) | |
| 27. | In what country might you visit Snæfellsjökull National Park? |
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Iceland | |
| 28. | The Great Bitter Lake and Small Bitter Lake are saltwater lakes in what African country? |
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Egypt (Suez Canal) | |
| 29. | Sarajevo is the capital of what European country? |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 30. | In what country does the river Douro flow into the Atlantic? |
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Portugal | |
| 31. | What northwest Italian region derives its name from the medieval Latin for "at the foot of the mountains"? |
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Piedmont (Medieval Latin: Pedemontium) | |
| 32. | What is the most populous city in New Zealand? |
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Auckland | |
| 33. | Cap-Vert or the Cape Verde Peninsula is the westernmost point of mainland Africa. In what country is it located? |
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Senegal | |
| 34. | Until the launch of the euro in 2001, what was the official currency of Greece? |
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Drachma (Δραχμή) | |
| 35. | 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) | |
| 36. | The Bikini Atoll is known for having served as a nuclear weapons testing site for the United States from 1946 to 1958. To which island nation does it belong? |
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Marshall Islands | |
| 37. | Sarajevo is the capital city of what modern day country? |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 38. | At 3,640m above sea level, what Bolivian city is the highest administrative capital in the world? |
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La Paz | |
| 39. | The Anatolia peninsula constitutes the major part of what modern-day country? |
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Turkey | |
| 40. | What's the only U.S. state divided into parishes rather than counties? |
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Louisiana | |
| 41. | The longest railway-line in the world, what is the name of the network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East? |
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Trans-Siberian Railway | |
| 42. | After World War II, to what was the Dutch East Indies renamed? |
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Indonesia | |
| 43. | What name is shared by mountain ranges in both Scotland and Victoria, Australia? |
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Grampians | |
| 44. | What is the most populous U.S. state? |
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California (38 million) | |
| 45. | With an average ground-level elevation of 1.5 metres above sea level, what archipelago state is the world's lowest-lying country? |
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Maldives | |
| 46. | Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the largest island of what archipelago on the border of the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea? |
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Orkney | |
| 47. | Alongside what Southeast Asian capital city does the Red River flow? |
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Hanoi (Vietnam) | |
| 48. | What city is served by Changi Airport? |
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Singapore | |
| 49. | Patagonia is a geographical region governed by what two countries? |
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Argentina & Chile | |
| 50. | What is the most populous country in Africa? |
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Nigeria (around 170 million) | |
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