General Geography Trivia
Question: What is the name of a stream which flows into a larger river?
Answer: Tributary
Question: Whitley Bay and The Wash are bays around which country?
Answer: England
Question: The Strait of Magellan is at the southern tip of which continent?
Answer: South America
Question: Rijksmuseum and Anne Frank's house are landmarks in which city?
Answer: Amsterdam
Question: Which mountain overlooks Cape Town?
Answer: Table Mountain
Question: Luxor, Memphis, and Suez are cities in which country?
Answer: Egypt
Question: Kitchener, Gatineau, and Oshawa are all in which country?
Answer: Canada
Question: New Hampshire is named after a county in which country?
Answer: England
Question: In which body of water are the Dodecanese islands?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
Question: Which Central American country's name means 'Rich Coast'?
Answer: Costa Rica
Countries Trivia
Question: Mount Fuji is an active volcano in which country?
Answer: Japan
Question: In which US city is the Solomon R Guggenheim museum?
Answer: New York
Question: Dorset, Cheshire, and Kent are counties in which country?
Answer: England
Question: In which country is Edinburgh Castle?
Answer: Scotland
Question: Which country calls itself Slovenská republika?
Answer: Slovakia
Question: Which US state's name has the suffix 'and Providence Plantations'?
Answer: Rhode Island
Question: Marrakesh is a tourist destination in which African country?
Answer: Morocco
Question: In which country is the source of the Volga river?
Answer: Russia
Question: Fez and Tangier are cities in which North African country?
Answer: Morocco
Culture & History Trivia
Question: Which Massachusetts town takes its name from the Hebrew word 'Shalom'?
Answer: Salem
Question: Which currency is used in the United Kingdom?
Answer: Pound
Question: Which US city has the world's most billionaires?
Answer: New York
Question: Which term means goods and services sold overseas?
Answer: Exports
Question: Which country controversially implemented a one-child per family policy?
Answer: China
Question: What was the name of the international language, invented in 1887?
Answer: Esperanto
Question: What is the English name for the German area called Schwarzwald?
Answer: Black Forest
Question: The Commonwealth describes countries which were mostly former colonies of which nation?
Answer: United Kingdom
Question: Harrods is a landmark department store in which city?
Answer: London
Question: Elephant and Castle is an area in which European capital?
Answer: London
Question: Kiwi is a nickname for someone from which country?
Answer: New Zealand
Question: España is the local name for which country?
Answer: Spain
Question: Yoruba people come from which part of the world?
Answer: West Africa
Question: Maasai people are native to which continent?
Answer: Africa
Question: Which city replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazil?
Answer: Brasilia
Question: Edinburgh is the capital of which part of the UK?
Answer: Scotland
Question: Which European city is famous for canals, bicycles, and the Van Gogh Museum?
Answer: Amsterdam
Question: Which city's metro has stations called Louvre-Rivoli, Tuilleries, and Bastille?
Answer: Paris
Question: Highland Games are a popular summer event associated with which country?
Answer: Scotland
Question: Hebrew is the official language of which country?
Answer: Israel
Geography Details Trivia
Question: A major dam on the Colorado River is named after which President?
Answer: Hoover
Question: Which word means the same as a stream?
Answer: Brook
Question: What are the shapes of the plaques on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles?
Answer: Star
Question: Which word means fine particles, often found in rivers?
Answer: Silt
Question: Most tornadoes occur on which continent?
Answer: North America
Question: Which desert would you find in northern China?
Answer: Gobi
Question: Where would you find a meander?
Answer: River
Question: Which four-letter word means a rocky outcrop?
Answer: Crag
Question: What is the geography term for a man-made waterway?
Answer: Canal
Question: Which word describes sudden, severe flooding?
Answer: Flash
Landmarks & Attractions Trivia
Question: What is another name for the Kennedy Space Center?
Answer: Cape Canaveral
Question: Which Italian city is associated with a famous religious shroud?
Answer: Turin
Question: The Pyramids of Giza are on the outskirts of which major city?
Answer: Cairo
Question: Arlington National Cemetery is in which US state?
Answer: Virginia
Question: Janakpuri West and Krishna Nagar are stations on which city's subway system?
Answer: Delhi
Question: Piazza Navona and Villa Borghese are attractions in which city?
Answer: Rome
Question: Piccadilly Circus is a major junction in which city?
Answer: London
Question: Which city would you be in if you were attending Sorbonne University?
Answer: Paris
Question: What is the London Eye?
Answer: Observation Wheel
Question: Which city is famous for Disney and Universal theme parks?
Answer: Orlando
Natural Geographic Features Trivia
Question: Fujian is a province in the southeast of which country?
Answer: China
Question: Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in which country?
Answer: United Kingdom
Question: The Davis Strait separates Greenland from which country?
Answer: Canada
Question: Oregon borders which body of water?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Question: The Himalayas lie between Nepal and which country?
Answer: India
Question: Hawaii is in which body of water?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Question: What is the name of a soft, white sedimentary rock?
Answer: Chalk
Question: Which Sea is the world's saltiest?
Answer: Dead Sea
Question: What are formed when water vapor condenses in the atmosphere?
Answer: Clouds
Question: Which desert would you find in northern China?
Answer: Gobi
Historical & Cultural Significance Trivia
Question: The Bight of Benin is off the coast of which continent?
Answer: Africa
Question: Patna, Srinagar, and Meerut are cities in which country?
Answer: India
Question: Zulu is the most spoken language in which country?
Answer: South Africa
Question: Abyssinia is a former name for which African country?
Answer: Ethiopia
Question: Tripoli is the capital of which North African country?
Answer: Libya
Question: The won is the currency in the north and south parts of which country?
Answer: Korea
Question: Which country is home to the famous Chianti wine-growing area?
Answer: Italy
Question: Which country consumes the most electricity per person?
Answer: Iceland
Question: Which part of Sudan separated and became an independent country in 2011?
Answer: South Sudan
Question: CARIFTA is a free-trade area in which part of the world?
Answer: Caribbean
States & Countries Trivia
Question: What is the capital of the state of West Virginia?
Answer: Charleston
Question: Which country annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in 2014?
Answer: Russia
Question: India is a country on which continent?
Answer: Asia
Question: Penascola and Sarasota are cities in which state?
Answer: Florida
Question: Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León border which US state?
Answer: Texas
Question: Which country has the highest population?
Answer: China
Question: Bhutan is a small country in which mountain range?
Answer: Himalayas
Question: Nunavut, Alberta, and Manitoba are provinces in which country?
Answer: Canada
Question: Santa Fe is the capital of which US state?
Answer: New Mexico
Question: Alice Springs, Wollongong, and Fremantle are all in which country?
Answer: Australia
Climate & Environment Trivia
Question: Which type of terrain is characterized by low temperatures and short growing seasons?
Answer: Tundra
Question: Which word is used in geography to talk about height?
Answer: Altitude
Question: Which word is used to refer to land which is not privately owned?
Answer: Common
Question: What type of building is called Schloss in German and Château in French?
Answer: Castle
Question: Which word means the wearing away of the Earth's surface by water?
Answer: Erosion
Question: What is the name for a coastal wetland flooded with seawater?
Answer: Salt Marsh
Question: Which tiny ocean animal forms reefs?
Answer: Coral
Question: Which word is used to describe land that is not arable or suitable for cultivation?
Answer: Arid
Question: What is the correct term for cutting down trees on a large scale?
Answer: Deforestation
Miscellaneous Geography Trivia
Question: What is the alternative name for One World Trade Center in New York?
Answer: Freedom Tower
Question: Which US state is home to Kennedy Space Center?
Answer: Florida
Question: Which US state calls itself the 'Heart of Dixie'?
Answer: Alabama
Question: Ciudad Universitaria and Banco de España are stations on which city's subway system?
Answer: Madrid
Question: Cathay Pacific is an airline based in which location?
Answer: Hong Kong
Question: Which river forms the boundary between west and east in US geography?
Answer: Mississippi
Question: Kuala Lumpur is the capital of which Asian country?
Answer: Malaysia
Question: Which South American country has the highest population?
Answer: Brazil
Question: Which US city is home to the famous Motown records?
Answer: Detroit
Question: The Allegheny Plateau is in New York and which other state?
Answer: Pennsylvania
Question: The Hollywood Sign overlooks which US city?
Answer: Los Angeles
Question: The Indianapolis race track is a landmark of which state?
Answer: Indiana
Question: The Gulf of St Lawrence is part of which larger body of water?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Question: The area known as the Bermuda Triangle is in which body of water?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Question: Dry Tortugas National Park is in which US state?
Answer: Florida
Question: Memphis and Nashville are in which US state?
Answer: Tennessee
Question: Which word is used to describe the outer districts of a city?
Answer: Suburbs
Question: Which of the Great Lakes borders Ohio to the north?
Answer: Erie
Question: The St Lawrence river connects the Great Lakes with which body of water?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean