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Geography Trivia Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Earth's largest continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Antartica

d)

Asia

2.

What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?

a)

Chile

b)

Ecuador

c)

Peru

d)

Bolivia

3.

What river runs through Baghdad?

a)

Jordan

b)

Tigris

c)

Euphrates

d)

Karun

4.

What country has the most natural lakes?

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

India

d)

United States

5.

What is the only sea without any coasts?

a)

Celebes Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Adriatic Sea

d)

Sargasso Sea

6.

How many percentage of the Nile River is located in Egypt?

a)

22%

b)

83%

c)

100%

d)

9%

7.

What is the driest place on Earth?

a)

Kufra, Libya

b)

McMurdo, Antartica

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

8.

In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?

a)

Peru

b)

Colombia

c)

Chile

d)

Bolivia

9.

Which African nation has the most pyramids?

a)

Egypt

b)

Algeria

c)

Libya

d)

Sudan

10.

What African country served as the setting for Tatooine in Star Wars?

a)

Ghana

b)

Tunisia

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Gabon

11.

What is the oldest city in the world?

a)

Jericho

b)

Damascus

c)

Athens

d)

Jerusalem

12.

Which US states has the most number of active volcanoes?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

California

d)

Washington

13.

What is the flattest continent?

a)

South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

14.

What is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

United Arab Emirates

d)

Jordan

15.

What country has the most coastline?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

16.

Which of the following volcanoes is not located in Antarctica?

a)

Mount Napier

b)

Mount Berlin

c)

Mount Hampton

d)

Mount Melbourne

17.

What country is home to Kangaroo Island?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Australia

d)

Japan

18.

What is the largest country in South America?

a)

Argentina

b)

Peru

c)

Brazil

d)

Colombia

19.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

Aconcagua

b)

Qogir

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

20.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Perth

b)

Melbourne

c)

Canberra

d)

Sydney

21.

Riyadh is the capital of which Middle-Eastern country?

a)

Iraq

b)

Syria

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

22.

Which of these African nations is not landlocked?

a)

Burkina Faso

b)

Congo

c)

Niger

d)

Chad

23.

What is the smallest independent country on Earth?

a)

Nauru

b)

Grenada

c)

Vatican City

d)

Monaco

24.

What is the deepest point in Earth's oceans?

a)

Tonga Trench

b)

Mariana Trench

c)

Eurasian Basin

d)

Java Trench

25.

Which mountain has a nickname of the Savage Mountain?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Matterhorn

c)

Annapurna

d)

K2

26.

Montevideo is the capital of what country?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Uruguay

c)

Suriname

d)

Peru

27.

What mountain is closest to the moon?

a)

Mount Chimborazo

b)

Mount Pandim

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Nanga Parbat

28.

Which continent contains the most fresh water?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Asia

29.

What ocean is the home of 75% of the earth's volcanoes?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

30.

What is the largest city in the world based on surface area?

a)

Dhaka

b)

Mumbai

c)

Shanghai

d)

Hulunbuir

31.

What is the only major city located in two continents?

a)

London

b)

Rome

c)

New Delhi

d)

Istanbul

32.

What is the coldest sea on Earth?

a)

White Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

33.

What is the oldest active volcano on Earth?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mount Olympus

c)

Mount Yasur

d)

Mount Etna

34.

Of the 8 major islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, which is uninhabited?

a)

Kaho' Olawe

b)

Niihau

c)

Coconut Island

d)

Molokai

35.

What river runs through Paris?

a)

Elbe

b)

Thames

c)

Seine

d)

Danube

36.

What is the fastest flowing river in the world?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Congo

c)

Mississipi

d)

Amazon

37.

What is the most densely populated city on Earth?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Tokyo

c)

Monaco

d)

New York

38.

What is the capital of Pakistan?

a)

Bahawalpur

b)

Karachi

c)

Islamabad

d)

Lahore

39.

What is the most populated nation in South America?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Argentina

d)

Brazil

40.

What is the most populated country in Africa?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

South Africa

c)

Nigeria

d)

Ghana

41.

What Asian country has Kuala Lumpur as its capital?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Cambodia

c)

Thailand

d)

Bangladesh

42.

What European country is home to Transylvania?

a)

Croatia

b)

Bulgaria

c)

Slovenia

d)

Romania

43.

What body of water separates Africa and Europe?

a)

Straight of Malacca

b)

Straight of Gibraltar

c)

Straight of Hormuz

d)

Straight of Magellan

44.

What is the capital of Nigeria?

a)

Kano

b)

Abuja

c)

Ibadan

d)

Lagos

45.

What is the capital of Turkey?

a)

Izmar

b)

Ankara

c)

Bursa

d)

Istanbul

46.

What is the largest country in the world in terms of land area?

a)

Canada

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

United States

47.

What is the state capital of Oklahoma?

a)

Oklahoma City

b)

Guthrie

c)

Tulsa

d)

Edmond

48.

What is the earliest known walled city?

a)

Cairo

b)

Babylon

c)

Beijing

d)

Jericho

49.

What is the oldest city in India?

a)

Madurai

b)

Ujjain

c)

Varanasi

d)

Patna

50.

What is the national river of Russia?

a)

Volga

b)

Danube

c)

Rhine

d)

Ob