Geography Trivia Questions #30Printable Geography Trivia Quiz Quiz
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One of the city's 44 hills, "Nob Hill" can be found in what US city?
a. San Francisco
b. Los Angeles
c. Philadelphia
d. New Orleans
San Francisco - Nob Hill was originally called California Hill.
Most of this country is covered by the Bengal delta, the largest delta on Earth.
a. Libya
b. Canada
c. Bangladesh
d. Russia
Bangladesh - Bangladesh shares land borders with India and Myanmar (Burma).
In what US state would you find the Army post "Fort Knox"?
a. Seattle
b. Philadelphia
c. Boston
d. Kentucky
Kentucky - Fort Knox is used to house a portion of the United States' gold reserves.
At 202,080 km, what country has the world's longest coastline?
a. Russia
b. Canada
c. Australia
d. Greenland
Canada - Indonesia has the second longest coastline at 54,716 km.
What strait separates Alaska and Russia?
a. Palk Strait
b. Bering Strait
c. Davis Strait
d. Bass Strait
Bering Strait - The Bering Strait is about 51 miles wide at its narrowest point.
What three colors do you find on the Italian flag?
a. Red, White, Green
b. Red, White, Yellow
c. Red, White, Blue
d. Red, White, Black
Red, White, Green - The flag was adopted in June of 1946.
The Nile is the world's longest river. Do you know what the second longest river in the world is?
a. Amazon River
b. Mississippi River
c. Yangtze River
d. Yenisei River
Amazon River - The Nile is 41, 390 miles long and runs through ten countries.
Which of the following islands forms part of Nova Scotia, Canada?
a. Devon Island
b. Cape Breton Island
c. Vancouver Island
d. Baffin Island
Cape Breton Island - The island accounts for almost 19 percent of Nova Scotia's total area.
The city of "Rabat" is the capital of which country?
a. Spain
b. Morocco
c. Madagascar
d. Algeria
Morocco - Rabat is Morocco's second largest city.
The famous "Leaning Tower of Pisa" is found in what country?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. Spain
Italy - The tower leans at about 3.99 degrees.
Name the South American country that has both an Atlantic and Pacific coastline.
a. Brazil
b. Peru
c. Paraguay
d. Columbia
Columbia - Bogota is the capital and largest city of Columbia.
Name the sea in which the "Volga River" flows into.
a. Caspian Sea
b. Mediterranean Sea
c. Black Sea
d. Red Sea
Caspian Sea - The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area.
Can you name the country that has the "Gulf of Carpentaria" on its coast?
a. Australia
b. South Africa
c. France
d. Italy
Australia - The Gulf is 590 km wide at its mouth.
What two bodies of water are connected by the "Suez Canal"?
a. Yellow Sea and Mediterranean Sea
b. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
c. Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
d. Caspian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea - An artificial sea-level waterway, the Suez Canal was constructed between 1859 and 1869.
What mountain range can be found in "North Africa"?
a. Zagros Mountains
b. Rwenzori Mountains
c. Atlas Mountains
d. Appalachian Mountains
Atlas Mountains - The Atlas Mountains stretch for about 1,600 miles through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Which European country is the most sparsely populated country in Europe?
a. Iceland
b. Malta
c. Finland
d. Norway
Iceland - Iceland has a population of 332,529.
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