Geography50 randomly selected Geography questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 6th January 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 name of the currencies of both North and South Korea? |
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Won (Korean: 원) | |
| 2. | Winnipeg is the largest city and capital of what Canadian prairie province? |
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Manitoba | |
| 3. | What country's currency is represented by the ISO 4217 country code KHR? |
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Cambodia (Riel) | |
| 4. | Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, what is the state capital of Tasmania? |
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Hobart | |
| 5. | Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point on the mainland of what continent? |
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Africa | |
| 6. | If you travelled in a straight line south from Malta, in what African country would you arrive? |
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Libya | |
| 7. | In what city might you land at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport? |
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Montréal (Québec, Canada) | |
| 8. | The geographic centre of the 48 contiguous United States is located in what state? |
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Kansas (Smith County) | |
| 9. | Through which European capital city do the rivers Aker and Alna flow? |
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Oslo (Norway) | |
| 10. | Scotland's Corryvreckan and Japan's Naruto are two of the most well known and Canada's Old Sow is the largest in the Western Hemisphere. What are they? |
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Whirlpools (tidal whirlpools) | |
| 11. | If you travelled due east from Honolulu, Hawaii, what country would you come across first? |
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Mexico | |
| 12. | By population, what is Russia's second largest city? |
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Saint Petersburg | |
| 13. | Measured by area, what is the smallest country on mainland Africa? |
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Gambia (11,295 km2) | |
| 14. | With a population density of 43,079 people per square kilometre, what Southeast Asian capital city is the most densely populated city in the world? |
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Manila (Philippines) | |
| 15. | What was Ho Chi Minh City called before changing its name in 1976? |
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Saigon | |
| 16. | What European country has a major tourist attraction called The Blue Lagoon? |
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Iceland (Icelandic: Bláa lónið) | |
| 17. | What member of the European Union has the highest population? |
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Germany (> 80 million) | |
| 18. | What's the only U.S. state divided into parishes rather than counties? |
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Louisiana | |
| 19. | 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 | |
| 20. | The flag of Mexico features an eagle on a cactus eating a what? |
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Snake / Serpent | |
| 21. | What French city is home to Airbus headquarters? |
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Toulouse | |
| 22. | Ouagadougou is the capital city of what landlocked West African country? |
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Burkina Faso | |
| 23. | What river runs through the cities of Dresden, Magdeburg and Hamburg in Germany? |
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Elbe | |
| 24. | What Canadian province is bordered by Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west? |
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Manitoba | |
| 25. | South Ossetia and Abkhazia are breakaway regions of what Eurasian country? |
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Georgia | |
| 26. | What is the official currency of the Philippines? |
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Peso / Piso | |
| 27. | The name of what Western European capital city translates into English as "black pool"? |
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Dublin (from dubh meaning "black, dark", and lind "pool") | |
| 28. | What U.S. state calls itself the "Land of Enchantment"? |
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New Mexico | |
| 29. | Oceania is divided into four main regions: Australasia, Polynesia, Micronesia, and what other? |
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Melanesia | |
| 30. | Which of the five Great Lakes of North America is the only one located entirely within the United States? |
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Lake Michigan | |
| 31. | What Italian city is well known for its automotive industry, with the factories of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani and Maserati all located in or near the city. |
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Modena | |
| 32. | A world famous tourist attraction, what are Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure collectively known as? |
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Pyramids of Giza (Giza Necropolis / Great Pyramids) | |
| 33. | Including the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, what 'L' describes the solid, outer part of Earth? |
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Lithosphere | |
| 34. | What is the capital of the U.S. state of California? |
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Sacramento | |
| 35. | What EU country borders more countries than any other? |
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Germany (9 - Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands) | |
| 36. | Riga is the capital and largest city of what European country? |
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Latvia | |
| 37. | What is the capital of Saudi Arabia? |
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Riyadh | |
| 38. | Lake Maracaibo serves as a major shipping route in what South American country? |
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Venezuela | |
| 39. | Through which two U.S. states does the South Platte River flow? |
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Colorado and Nebraska | |
| 40. | As the crow flies, what is the nearest national capital city, outside the U.K., to London? |
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Brussels (199 miles. Paris 214 miles. Amsterdam 222 miles. Dublin 288 miles.) | |
| 41. | 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 | |
| 42. | What is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world? |
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Baffin Island | |
| 43. | Of the five former Soviet states known as "the 'stans", which is the most populous? |
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Uzbekistan ("-stan" is Persian for "land of") | |
| 44. | After Nigeria, what is the second most populous country in Africa? |
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Ethiopia (followed by Egypt) | |
| 45. | Tallinn is the capital and largest city of what European country? |
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Estonia | |
| 46. | Ngerulmud is the least-populous capital city of a sovereign nation in the world. Of what island country in the western Pacific is it the capital? |
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Palau | |
| 47. | Topeka is the capital city of the which U.S. State? |
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Kansas | |
| 48. | Walloons are an ethnic group native to what country? |
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Belgium (Wallonia) | |
| 49. | The Australian Capital Territory is enclaved within what state? |
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New South Wales | |
| 50. | What is the name of the mountain range that stretches more than 3,500 kilometres along the east coast of Australia? |
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Great Dividing Range / Eastern Highlands | |
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