Geography50 randomly selected Geography questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 8th September 2025 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Sarajevo is the capital city of what modern day country? |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 2. | What is the second most populous city in Switzerland? |
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Geneva (1. Zurich 2. Geneva 3. Basel) | |
| 3. | In terms of geographical area, after Russia and the Ukraine, what is the third largest country in Europe? |
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France | |
| 4. | In what country might you visit Snæfellsjökull National Park? |
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Iceland | |
| 5. | What is the capital of Pakistan? |
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Islamabad | |
| 6. | In what European country are the Vosges Mountains? |
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France | |
| 7. | After Asia, what continent has the second largest population? |
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Africa | |
| 8. | What country is known in French as le Pays-Bas? |
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Netherlands / Holland (Lit. the Low Country, same as the Dutch, Nederland) | |
| 9. | On which river does New Orleans stand? |
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Mississippi | |
| 10. | Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point on the mainland of what continent? |
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Africa | |
| 11. | New Britain is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago. Of what country is it also the largest island? |
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Papua New Guinea | |
| 12. | What Canadian province is bordered by Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west? |
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Manitoba | |
| 13. | What country has the international vehicle registration code RA? |
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Argentina (Spanish: República Argentina) | |
| 14. | 30th Street Station is the main railroad station in what U.S. city? |
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Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) | |
| 15. | The largest river in Myanmar, what is believed to derive its name from a Sanskrit word meaning "elephant river"? |
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Irrawaddy / Ayeyarwady | |
| 16. | Derived from the long-established presence of the Boeing Company, what U.S. city is nicknamed Jet City? |
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Seattle (Washington) | |
| 17. | What is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines? |
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Luzon | |
| 18. | According to the United Nations' Human Development Index, what is the poorest nation in the Americas? |
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Haiti | |
| 19. | What is the capital of Croatia? |
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Zagreb | |
| 20. | The Thar Desert covers an area of 200,000 km2 and forms a natural boundary between what two countries? |
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India & Pakistan | |
| 21. | In what country is the Indus River Delta? |
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Pakistan | |
| 22. | In what South American country would you find the port city of Fray Bentos? |
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Uruguay | |
| 23. | Muscat is the capital of what Middle East country? |
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Oman | |
| 24. | What city was designed from scratch by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956 and became a capital city in 1960? |
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Brasília | |
| 25. | Made up of over 1,000 islands, what geographical region gets its name from the Greek for "many islands"? |
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Polynesia (Greek: πολύς "poly" many + νῆσος "nēsos" island) | |
| 26. | Of the 10 highest mountains in the United States, how many are in Alaska? |
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10 | |
| 27. | Which of New York City's five boroughs is the third-largest in land area but the least populated? |
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Staten Island | |
| 28. | Now an independent nation, what was the southernmost of the former Yugoslavian republics? |
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Macedonia | |
| 29. | What island nation is the smallest Asian country by land area and population? |
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The Maldives (298 km2 / 115 sq mi) | |
| 30. | What Canadian province has the postal abbreviation SK? |
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Saskatchewan | |
| 31. | On what Greek island might you visit the largest archaeological sites of the Minoan civilisation? |
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Crete | |
| 32. | What city in Iran, one of the oldest in Persia, shares its name with a dark-skinned grape variety? |
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Shiraz | |
| 33. | Named in honour of Queen Victoria, what is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan? |
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Regina | |
| 34. | A former Soviet state, what is the official language of Moldova? |
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Romanian | |
| 35. | What city is home to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)? |
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Pasadena | |
| 36. | What country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined? |
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Canada | |
| 37. | What is the highest mountain in Thailand? |
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Doi Inthanon / | |
| 38. | What common name is shared by the currencies of Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon? |
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Pound | |
| 39. | Measured by area, what is the second largest country, after Russia, amongst the former Soviet states? |
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Kazakhstan | |
| 40. | What name is given to the major fault that extends roughly 750 miles through California? |
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San Andreas Fault | |
| 41. | The northernmost point in the 48 contiguous states, in what U.S. state is the Northwest Angle? |
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Minnesota | |
| 42. | What region of New Zealand is officially named |
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South Island | |
| 43. | What is the 48th state, the last of the contiguous United States to be admitted to the Union on 14th February 1912? |
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Arizona | |
| 44. | What two capital cities are located on the estuary of the Río de la Plata? |
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Buenos Aires and Montevideo (Argentina and Uruguay) | |
| 45. | Measured by area, what is the smallest country in Central America? |
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El Salvador | |
| 46. | Medellín is the second-largest city in what South American country? |
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Columbia | |
| 47. | What major African city is served by Murtala Muhammed International Airport? |
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Lagos (Nigeria) | |
| 48. | Excluding daylight saving time, how many time zones does mainland Australia have? |
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3 (Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) UTC+8, Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) UTC+9½, and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) UTC+10) | |
| 49. | What is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia? |
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Halifax | |
| 50. | Of the current sovereign states created from the former Yugoslavia, which is northernmost? |
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Slovenia | |
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