Deserts Trivia
227 Trivia Questions & Answers
The Atacama is what sort of desert?
Cold Click to see the answer
Parts of Texas lie in which desert?
The Chihuahuan Desert
The Death Stalker is a desert what?
Scorpion
T E Lawrence is better known as what?
Lawrence of Arabia
Kuwait can be found in which desert?
Arabian
The Sahara desert is what?
Both hot and cold
How many deserts are there in the USA?
4 Click to see the answer
A dust devil is a what?
Sand storm
What do camels store in their humps?
Fat
Bactrian camels have how many humps?
2
In a desert an erg is a what?
Expanse of sand
How many deserts are there in Brazil?
1
The novel Dune is set where?
On another planet
A dromedary (in a desert) is a what?
Camel
The city of Riyadh is in which desert?
Arabian
The Arabian is what sort of desert?
Hot Click to see the answer
Parts of Iraq lie in which desert?
Syrian
The Silk Road is in which desert?
Gobi
In the desert, a haboob is a what?
Dust storm
The Sahara is in which part of Africa?
North
What desert occupies much of Botswana?
Kalahari
Dromedary camels have how many humps?
1
Iraq extends into which desert?
Arabian
Libya can be found in which desert?
Sahara
Which desert has some elephants?
Namib
In the desert a mirage is a what?
Reflection of the sky on the sand
The Gobi desert is in which country?
China
Which sea separates the Sahara from the Arabian deserts?
Red Click to see the answer
Yardangs refer to desert what?
Sculpted landforms
The prickly Pear is a form of what?
Cactus
What is the main source of income for people living in the Thar desert?
Agriculture
The Grizzlybear Prickly Pear is a form of what?
Cactus
What famous road used to run through the Mojave desert?
Route 66
A Dromedary in a desert is a what?
Camel
the fat-tailed marsupial mouse can be found in deserts in which continent?
Australia
The Stuart Highway runs through which desert?
Simpson
What is a good method to stay warm at night in the desert?
All of these
The Great Roadrunner can be found in which desert?
Sonoran
The Great Western Desert in Australia is better known as what?
The Outback
The empire of which people was based in the Gobi desert?
The Mongols
The McMurdo Dry Valleys can be found in which desert?
Antarctica
The Wolfe Creek Meteor impact can be found in which desert?
The Great Sandy
The Sonoran desert is in which continent?
North America Click to see the answer
The original meaning of the word desert means what?
Abandoned
The Gobi desert can reach temperatures as low as how many degrees?
-30
What percentage of the African continent does the Sahara make up?
10
The Kangaroo can be found in the deserts of which continent?
Australia
Which mountain range is responsible for the rain shadow that forms the Gobi desert?
Himalayas
Uzbekistan is partially situated in which desert?
Kyzyl Kum
What color are the dunes in the Namib desert?
White
The Battle of 73 Easting was part of what military campaign?
Desert Storm
Qatar lies in which desert?
Arabian
Approximately what portion of Australia is covered in desert?
one third
Most desert animals hunt for food when?
At night
The world's coldest desert is what?
Antarctica
What type of clothing do the people from the Sahara wear?
white or lightly colored
Areas of water in the desert are called what?
Oasis
What animal is mostly found in the Sahara Desert?
Camels
The city of Dubai can be found at the edge of which desert?
Arabian
Which continent does not have a desert?
Europe
Where is the best place to find water in a dry stream bed?
Look for shaded pockets where the sun has not evaporated the moisture
The Mongolian Death Worm can be found in which desert?
Gobi
The Mongolian Wild Ass can be found in which desert?
Gobi
The UAE is located in which desert?
Arabian
The Monitor is a desert creature, what is it?
Lizard
the Tibesti Mountains are in which desert?
Sahara
Tuscon is in which desert?
Sonora
The Dingo can be found in the deserts of which continent?
Australia
What is the dominant language of the Thar desert?
Hindi
Eolian processes in the desert refers to the activity of what?
Wind
In which continent is the Namib desert?
Africa
The Punjab region lies partially in which desert?
Thar
Which is the world's largest, coldest desert?
Antarctica Click to see the answer
The word 'desertification' describes what?
Expanding deserts
What cactus can be found in the Sonoran desert?
Barrel
How much of the world is covered with deserts?
one fifth
When were camels introduced to the Sahara?
200AD
The Addax lives in the desert, what is it?
Antelope
The Falkland Current affects which desert?
Patagonian Click to see the answer
What is the world´s largest subtropical desert?
Sahara
What mountain range borders the Atacama?
Andes
Which is the only desert made entirely of water?
Antarctica
The city of Khara-hot is in which desert?
Gobi
The Death Valley Mine is in which desert?
Mojave
Which river runs through the Sahara Desert?
Nile
The cactus is native to which continent?
North America
What plants are mostly found in the Sahara?
Cactus
What plant is the symbol for the desert?
Cactus Click to see the answer
Which continent is the Mohave desert in?
North America
The Kogara people live in which desert?
Great Victoria Desert
The Chihuahuan desert is in which continent?
North America
In a desert water is usually found where?
Underground
The Simpson desert is also known as what desert?
Red
The Patagonian desert is in which continent?
South America
How many countries does the Sahara span?
12
The Patagonian desert ins in which country?
Argentina
The city of Windhoek is located in which desert?
Kalahari
How many million years old approximately is the Namib desert?
55
What best locates the Sahara desert?
Tropic of Cancer
Approximately how many species of plants grow in the Sahara?
1,200 Click to see the answer
Which wind is often thought to be responsible for the formation of the world's deserts?
Trade winds
What is the best way to drink your urine for a water source?
Purify it in a solar still
Approximately what is the maximom temperature of the Patagonian desert in degrees?
12
The Gobi desert is doing what?
Expanding
The Joshua Tree can be found in which desert?
Mojave
Who was the first explorer to have crossed the Great Sandy desert?
Peter Warburton
What percentage of the Great Basin Desert is made of sand?
1
What feature defines a desert?
Lack of rain
The Great Victorian desert is in which continent?
Australia
The Hispid Cotton Rat lives in the deserts in which continent?
North America
What is mined in the Thar desert?
Coal
The Chinkara lives in which desert?
Thar
Parts of which desert have never received rain?
Atacama
The Desert Kit Fox can be found in which desert?
Mojave
Why is it recommended to not eat too much when in the desert?
The more you eat, the thirstier you become. Click to see the answer
The Battle of El Alamein took place in which desert?
Sahara
What sea can be found in the Karakum desert?
Aral
The Tinajas Atlas Mountains can be found in which desert?
Sonoran
Which desert contains the longest sand dunes?
Simpson
The Sevier Desert is in which US State?
Utah
The Death Stalker lives in what desert?
Sahara
The Skeleton coast can be found at the edge of which desert?
Namib
Which country is not in the Sahara?
Nigeria
The Kyzyl Kum desert is in which continent?
Asia
What is the only country named after the Sahara desert?
Western Sahara
What country's national flag features a cactus?
Mexico
Which desert contains a petrified forest?
Patagonian
Approximately how many years of drought have there been in the Atacama desert?
400
A Deathstalker, common to the Sahara, is what?
Scorpion
The Takla Makan Desert can be found in which country?
China
Cairo is in which desert?
Sahara
The word Kalahari means what?
Waterless Place
Approximately how many people live in the Sahara desert?
4 million Click to see the answer
The desert Rock Squirrel can be found on which continent?
North America
Which statement about the Sahara is true?
Getting bigger
The average trainfall in the Sarah is how much?
8 inches
The Great Sandy desert borders which ocean?
Indian
The Gobi is what sort of desert?
Cold
Which ocean borders the Sahara desert?
Atlantic
The Nubian desert is part of which larger desert?
Sahara
One of the topographical causes of deserts is called what?
Rainshadow
Which country is home to half the world's camel population?
Somalia
Which company has mines in the Kalhari?
De Beers
The San People live where?
Kalahari
Approximately how many Addax are left in the Sahara?
500
The Taklimakan Desert literally means what?
Abandoned Place
The Kogara people live in which desert?
Great Victoria Desert
Portions of Jordan are in which desert?
Syrian
Death Valley is in which desert?
Mojave
The Tuco-Tuco rodent lives in which desert?
Patagonian
It's hot! The best thing to do with your clothes is what?
Roll down your shirt sleeves and pant legs to stay covered
The Sandalwood Tree can be found in the deserts of which continent?
Australia
What is the primary need in a desert survival situation?
Water
The Blue-Tongued Lizard can be found in the deserts of which continent?
Australia
The Burrowing Owl can be found in which desert?
Patagonian
The Dung Beetle lives in which desert?
Sahra
The Tarim Basin is in which desert?
Taklimakan Desert
The name Sahara means what?
Desert
The Horned Viper is a desert creature, what is it?
Snake
To qualify as a desert how less than how many inches of rain have to fall in a year?
10
The desert battle of Abu Kleatook place in which country?
Sudan
The Gilded Flicker can be found in the Sonoran desert. What is it?
A bird
Where is the Rub al-Khali desert located?
Arabian
The Bilby can be found in the deserts of which continent?
Australia
Which novel by Michael Ondaatje features a desert?
The English Patient Click to see the answer
Which desert beetle is considered sacred in Egypt?
Scarab
The Atlas mountains can be found in which desert?
Sahara
The smartest time of day to travel in the desert is
Morning and evening
What is the dominant language of the Arabian desert?
Arabic
What language is mostly spoken around the Sahara?
Arabic
The Campaign Desert Storm was fought in which Desert?
Arabian Click to see the answer
The Libyan desert is part of which larger desert?
Sahara
The desert town of Alice Springs is in which country?
Australia
Which metal can be found in the Great Sandy Desert?
Gold
What War was fought in the Arabian desert in the 1990s?
Gulf War
The Ghost Town Bodie is in which desert?
Mojave
The great Indian bustard can be found in which desert?
Thar
The town of Tshane can be found in which desert?
Kalahari
Which minimalist composer wrote The Desert Music?
Steve Reich
The Great Basin is what type of desert?
Semiarid Click to see the answer
Edwards Airforce Base is in which desert?
Sonora
NASA used the Atacam to do what ?
To test a lunar rover design.
Which country in the Sahara has the largest sand dune?
Lybya
In what country is the Chihuahuan desert located?
Mexico
The secretary bird is native to which desert?
Kalahari
Over how many days is the Marathon des Sables run?
7
The Kavir desert is in which continent?
Asia
The Fennec lives in which desert?
Sahara
The Spiny Mouse is a desert creature from which continent?
Africa
How many native plant species can be found in the Sonoran desert?
2,000
Approximately what percentage of Turkmenistand does the Karakum desert occupy?
70
How high can a sandstorm reach?
1 mile Click to see the answer
The Gibson desert is in which Australian state?
Western Australia
The Shepherd's tree can be found in which desert?
Kalahari
It is recommended that if someone has run out of water, what should they look for?
All of the above
The Karakum Desert is where?
Turkmenistan
An opuntia is a form of what?
Cactus
How Big is the Sahara Desert? (square kilometers)
10,000,000 square kilometers
How many reptile species live in the Sonoran desert?
100
The Great Basin Desert can be found in which continent?
North America
Black Backed Jackals can be found in which desert?
Namib
The Pedirka Desert can be found in which continent?
Australia
What precious stone can be found in the deserts of Australia?
Opel
The Jerboa lives in which desert?
Sahara
The Tadpole Shrimp lives in the deserts of which country?
Australia
The Dorcas lives in the Sahara what type of animal is it?
Gazelle
The Chihuahuan Desert is how many square miles?
200,000 Click to see the answer
The town of Orapa can be found in which desert?
Kalahari
The Eagle Cliff Mine is in which desert?
Mojave
The Bactrian camel can be found in which desert?
Gobi
The Red Desert is in which US State?
Wyoming
What do people from the Sahara eat there?
Snakes
Uranium can be found in which desert?
Kalahari
A cactoid is a form of what?
Cactus
Takir can be found in deserts. What is it?
Clay
The Ghost Town Darwin is in which desert?
Mojave
The Oryx lives in which desert?
Sahara
The Simpson desert reaches how many degrees?
50
Approximately how many days of fog per year does the Namib desert experience?
180
The town of Birdsville can be found in which desert?
Simpson
In degrees, how cold does the Gibson desert get?
6
The Gila monster lives in the Deserts of which continent?
North America
The film Walkabout set in the Australian desert was directed by whom?
Nicholas Roeg
The earliest inhabitants of the Patagonian desert where called what?
Tehuelche
The Danakil desert is in which continent?
Africa
The Monte desert can be found in which continent?
South America
The Bandicoot can be found in the deserts of which continent?
Australia
