Geography Trivia
North Carolina
Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains. In what state is it located?
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?
Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Name the four South American countries through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyusha
Name the four main islands in Japan?
Murmansk
Name the only city located within the Arctic Circle?
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica
Name the seven countries that are grouped together as Central America.
Africa
On what continent are the Atlas Mountains located?
Asia
On what continent is Lebanon located?
Europe
On what continent is Poland located?
Africa
On what continent is the Kalahari Desert located?
Sicily
On what island did the volcano Mount Etna erupt in both 1169 and 1669?
Liberty Island
On what island does the Statue of Liberty stand?
Ohio
On what major river is Louisville, Kentucky located?
Hudson
On what river does New York's financial district sit?
Thames
On what river is London located?
Columbia River
On what river is the Grand Coulee Dam located?
Oahu
On which island is the capital city of Hawaii located?
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?
Nevada
Hawaii receives more rain than any other state in the US. What state receives the smallest amount of rainfall?
5
How many boroughs are located in New York City?
Smithsonian Institute
If you visited Washington DC, what group of 14 museums would you probably tour?
Giza
In what Egyptian city are the Great Pyramids located?
Houston
In what US city is the Astrodome located?
Alaska
In what US state are all of the 16 highest mountain peaks located?
Wyoming
In what US state are the Grand Teton Mountains located?
Utah
In what US state is Crater Lake National Park located?
South Dakota
In what US state is Mount Rushmore located?
Oregon
In what US state would you find the Willamette Valley?
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?
Israel
In what country is the Negev Desert located?
Florida
In what state are the Everglades located?
Maine
In what state is Acadia National Park located?
Utah
In what state is Bryce Canyon National Park located?
West Virginia
In what state is Harper's Ferry National Historical Park located?
California
In which US state are most of the Sierra Nevada Mountains located?
Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador
The equator passes through which three South American counties?
South Carolina
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. In which state is this fort 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?
Barrow
What Alaskan city is the northernmost city in our country?
Yukon
What Canadian Territory does the majority of Alaska border?
Platte
What Nebraska river was a major transportation route for pioneers heading west?
Olympia (Washington)
What US state capital is situated in Puget Sound?
Minnesota
What US state has 15,000 lakes?
Alaska
What US state has more miles of coastline than any other state?
Arizona
What US state has set aside the most land for Native American reservations?
Michigan
What US state is composed of two separate peninsulas?
Bay of Fundy
What bay near Canada holds the world's record for high and low tides?
Tokyo
What city has the largest population of any other city in the world?
Vancouver
What city in British Columbia is Canada's most important port on the Pacific Ocean?
Mecca
What city in Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Mohammad?
Rome
What city is known as the Eternal City?
Asia
What continent is bordered by every ocean except the Atlantic?
Spain
What country borders both France and Portugal?
Turkey
What country is located on two different continents?
Ecuador
What country owns the Galapagos Islands?
Haiti
What country shares an island with the Dominican Republic?
Morocco
What country would you visit if you left Spain and traveled directly south across the Strait of Gibraltar?
north
What direction should you travel from the equator to reach the Tropic of Cancer?
Big Ben
What famous big clock is found near the House of Parliament in London?
Shanghai
What is China's largest city?
Oslo
What is Norway's capital city?
parallels
What is another name for lines of latitude?
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?
Boise
What is the capital city of Idaho?
New Delhi
What is the capital city of India?
Santa Fe
What is the capital city of New Mexico?
Harrisburg
What is the capital city of Pennsylvania?
Lima
What is the capital city of Peru?
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?
Albany
What is the capital city of the state of New York?
Stockholm
What is the capital of and most populous city in Sweden?
Mt. McKinley
What is the highest mountain peak in America?
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?
Chicago
What is the largest city on Lake Michigan?
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?
Great Salt Lake
What is the largest lake in the United States that is NOT a Great Lake?
Antarctica
What is the least populated continent?
Connecticut River
What is the longest river in New England?
Nile River
What is the longest river in the world?
Tokyo
What is the most heavily populated city in the world?
oasis
What is the name for a place in a desert where there are springs and plants?
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?
Jutland
What is the name of the peninsula on which Denmark is located?
Iberian Peninsula
What is the name of the peninsula on which the countries of Andorra, France, and Portugal are located?
North Atlantic Drift
What is the name of the warm water current in the Atlantic Ocean that helps to moderate the climate in Europe?
isthmus
What is the narrow strip of land called that connects two larger land areas?
St. Augustine
What is the oldest city in the United States?
Lake Michigan
What is the only Great Lake to be located entirely within the US?
Vermont
What is the only New England state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean?
Amazon
What is the second-longest river in the world?
Rhode Island
What is the smallest state in our country?
Lake Itasca
What is the source of the Mississippi River?
Brownsville
What is the southernmost town in Texas?
Willis Tower (Chicago)
What is the tallest building in the state of Illinois?
Tasmania
What island is located directly south of Australia?
Sicily
What island is located just off the toe of the Italian boot?
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?
Apennines
What mountain range runs north and south along the peninsula of Italy?
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?
strait
What name is given to a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?
tributary
What name is given to a smaller river that flows into a larger river?
Outback
What name is given to the interior section of Australia, which is mainly desert?
Central America
What name is given to the region located between Mexico and South America?
Piedmont
What name is given to the region of plains and low hills that are located between the Appalachian Highlands and the Atlantic Coastal Plains?
Atlantic
What ocean borders the country of Uraguay?
North Pole
What place is located at 90 degrees north latitude?
Catholic
What religion is practiced by almost 75% of the people residing in France?
Colorado River
What river carved out the Grand Canyon?
St. Lawrence
What river flows northeast out of Lake Ontario and empties into a gulf that bears its name?
Zambezi
What river forms Victoria Falls and provides hydroelectric power for Southern Africa?
Connecticut River
What river forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire?
scale
What section of a map tells you how the map distances compare to actual mileage?
Kansas
What state is located in the geographical center of the US?
Montana
What state's name is derived from a Spanish word meaning "mountainous region," and hold the record for the lowest recorded temperature in the lower 48 states with 70 degrees below zero at Rogers Pass in 1954?
Andorra
What tiny nation, consisting of only 180 square miles, is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, and is only one-half the size of New York City?
types of plants grown in an area
What type of information would be given on a vegetation map?
peninsula
What type of landform is surrounded by water on three sides?
Bonn
What was the capital city of West Germany?
Lake Superior
Which of the Great Lakes extends farthest to the north?
Black Sea
Into what sea does the Danube River empty?