Geography Trivia
Giza
In what Egyptian city are the Great Pyramids located?
Venezuela
In what country could you view Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world?
Italy
In what country did Mount Vesuvius erupt in the year 79?
Japan
In what country is Mount Fuji located?
Italy
In what country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?
Black Sea
Into what sea does the Danube River empty?
Marianas Trench
Name the deepest point in all the oceans, which is located in the Pacific Ocean.
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland
Name the five Scandinavian countries?
Asia
On what continent is Lebanon located?
Thames
On what river is London located?
Yangtze River
Three gorges Dam, the largest dam in China, will soon become the largest power plant in the world. On what river is this dam built?
Tokyo
What city has the largest population of any other city in the world?
Rome
What city is known as the Eternal City?
Spain
What country borders both France and Portugal?
Turkey
What country is located on two different continents?
Big Ben
What famous big clock is found near the House of Parliament in London?
Oslo
What is Norway's capital city?
Buenos Aires
What is the capital city of Argentina?
Ottawa
What is the capital city of Canada?
Copenhagen
What is the capital city of Denmark?
Berlin
What is the capital city of Germany?
New Delhi
What is the capital city of India?
Riyadh
What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?
Montevideo
What is the capital city of Uraguay?
Manila
What is the capital city of the Philippines?
Stockholm
What is the capital of and most populous city in Sweden?
Mount Blanc
What is the highest mountain peak in the Alps?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What is the highest mountain peak on the continent of Africa?
New York City
What is the largest city in the United States?
Canada
What is the largest country in North America?
Sahara Desert
What is the largest desert in the world?
Greenland
What is the largest island in the world if we disregard the continent of Australia?
Antarctica
What is the least populated continent?
Nile River
What is the longest river in the world?
Acropolis
What is the name for the hill in Athens on which the Parthenon stood?
Great Barrier Reef
What is the name for the largest coral reef in the world?
Cape Horn
What is the name for the southernmost point of South America?
Persian Gulf
What is the name given to the arm of the Indian Ocean that's located between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
Iberian Peninsula
What is the name of the peninsula on which the countries of Andorra, France, and Portugal are located?
Amazon
What is the second-longest river in the world?
Tasmania
What island is located directly south of Australia?
Madagascar
What large island lies in the Indian Ocean directly west of Mozambique, Africa?
Pyrennes
What mountain range forms the boundary between France and Spain?
Prime Meridian
What name is given to 0 degrees longitude?
atoll
What name is given to a circular coral island that encloses, or partially encloses, an area of shallow water?
Central America
What name is given to the region located between Mexico and South America?
Atlantic
What ocean borders the country of Uraguay?
North Pole
What place is located at 90 degrees north latitude?
peninsula
What type of landform is surrounded by water on three sides?
Amazon River
Although it is not the longest river in the world, what river carries the largest volume of water?
Australia
Ayers Rock is the largest exposed rock in the world. On what continent is it located?
Russia
Besides Canada and Mexico, what country is nearest the United States?
