Geography50 randomly selected Geography questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 20th October 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 city is served by Changi Airport? |
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Singapore | |
| 2. | The suburbs of what Swiss city cross the borders into both France and Germany? |
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Basel | |
| 3. | Bishkek is the capital of what country? |
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Kyrgyzstan | |
| 4. | The longest road tunnel in the world is the 24.51-kilometre-long Lærdal Tunnel, opened in 2000. In what country is it? |
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Norway | |
| 5. | Of the five former Soviet states known as "the 'stans", which is the largest by area? |
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Kazakhstan ("-stan" is Persian for "land of") | |
| 6. | How many stars are there on the flag of the European Union? |
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12 | |
| 7. | What major Asian city's international hub is known locally as Dum Dum Airport? |
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Kolkata (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport) | |
| 8. | 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 | |
| 9. | After the Big Island of Hawai'i, what is the second largest island in the United States? |
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Kodiak Island (Alaska) | |
| 10. | What is the official currency of Tunisia? |
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Dinar | |
| 11. | What is the capital of Sicily? |
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Palermo | |
| 12. | What is the capital of Uruguay? |
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Montevideo | |
| 13. | The Chinese city of Guangzhou is often referred to by what English name? |
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Canton | |
| 14. | What European sovereign state is the most densely populated country in the world? |
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Monaco (18,005/km2) | |
| 15. | What European country is a federal republic divided into 26 Cantons? |
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Switzerland | |
| 16. | The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are one of the seven union territories of what country? |
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India | |
| 17. | Name any four of the five continental European countries that share only one land border with another country? |
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Denmark, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Vatican City | |
| 18. | What Brazilian city is the most populous in South America? |
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São Paulo | |
| 19. | The Caribbean island of Guadeloupe is an overseas territory of what country? |
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France | |
| 20. | An exclave, with no land connection to the rest of Russia, what is the name of the Russian Oblast on the Baltic coast, bordering with Poland and Lithuania? |
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Kaliningrad Oblast | |
| 21. | The White Sea lies off the coast of what country? |
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Russia | |
| 22. | With construction beginning in 1924, the Autostrade became the world's first motorway network. In what country is it? |
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Italy | |
| 23. | Topeka is the capital city of the which U.S. State? |
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Kansas | |
| 24. | Bridgeport is a seaport city and the largest city in what U.S. state? |
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Connecticut | |
| 25. | On what major river does Vienna stand? |
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The Danube | |
| 26. | Rarotonga is the most populous of which South Pacific island group? |
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Cook Islands | |
| 27. | Located off the eastern Queensland coast; Australia has the world's largest sand island. What is it called? |
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Fraser Island (K'gari, Gari) | |
| 28. | How many Emirates comprise the United Arab Emirates? |
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7 (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain) | |
| 29. | What is the easternmost national capital city on mainland Asia? |
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Seoul (South Korea) | |
| 30. | In the United States, the "Twin Cities" usually refers to what two cities? |
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Minneapolis–Saint Paul | |
| 31. | The world's largest tropical wetland area, the Pantanal, it is located mostly in what country? |
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Brazil | |
| 32. | What name is given to this physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and extreme southeastern Kansas? |
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The Ozarks (also known as the Ozark Mountains or Ozark Plateau) | |
| 33. | On what river does Washington D.C. stand ? |
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Potomac River | |
| 34. | The Jura Mountains form much of the border between what two countries? |
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France & Switzerland | |
| 35. | Through which two U.S. states does the South Platte River flow? |
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Colorado and Nebraska | |
| 36. | Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is built on what river? |
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Liffey | |
| 37. | The busiest airport in Africa, O. R. Tambo International Airport, is located in what country? |
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South Africa (Johannesburg) | |
| 38. | What two rivers merge at Khartoum to become the Nile? |
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White Nile & Blue Nile | |
| 39. | Which Polynesian island is known locally as Rapa Nui? |
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Easter Island | |
| 40. | The motto "Ordem e Progresso" features on the flag of what country? |
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Brazil ("Order and Progress") | |
| 41. | Sarajevo is the capital city of what modern day country? |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 42. | The New York Metropolitan Area is also known as the Tri-State Area because it covers portions of three U.S. states. New York is one of them; name the other two. |
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New Jersey and Connecticut (sometimes known as the "Quad-State Area" when Pennsylvania feels left out) | |
| 43. | Carrauntoohil is the highest mountain in what country? |
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Ireland (Irish: Corrán Tuathail) | |
| 44. | The islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket belong to what U.S. state? |
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Massachusetts | |
| 45. | What Dutch city is famous for its tin-glazed blue and white pottery? |
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Delft (Delftware) | |
| 46. | What is the largest island nation in the West Indies? |
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Cuba | |
| 47. | Which Spanish city is served by El Prat Airport? |
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Barcelona | |
| 48. | What country shares borders with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria? |
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Israel | |
| 49. | Which country shares a land border with Brunei? |
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Malaysia | |
| 50. | On the shores of which of the Great Lakes is Chicago located? |
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Lake Michigan | |
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