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World Geography Trivia

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country is between Spain and France?

a)

Portugal

b)

Lichenstein

c)

Andorra

d)

San Marino

2.

What is the national animal of Scotland?

a)

Unicorn

b)

Horse

c)

Dragon

d)

Crow

3.

What animals appear on the flag of Mexico?

a)

An eagle and a snake

b)

A lizard and owl

c)

Two cranes

d)

A coyote and an eagle

4.

What is the capital city of Turkey?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Istanbul

c)

Ankhara

d)

Gobekli Tepe

5.

What imaginary line separates the temperate and tropical regions of the southern hemisphere?

a)

The equator

b)

The tropic of Capricorn

c)

The tropic of Cancer

d)

The north pole

6.

What's the capital of Canada?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Toronto

c)

Montreal

d)

Vancouver

7.

Which city has the highest population in the world?

a)

Beijing

b)

Tokyo

c)

New York

d)

Rio de Janeiro

8.

What continent is directly below North America on a map?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

9.

The great Pyramid of Giza is located in?

a)

Egypt

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

England

10.

What is the capital city of the United States

a)

New York

b)

Washington D.C

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Texas

11.

What is the name of the imaginary line that runs around the Earth, halfway between the North and South Pole?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Midline

d)

Equator

12.

Peru is located in which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

13.

Which is the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Mt Everest

b)

Mt Kosciuszko

c)

Mt Blanc

d)

Mt Kilimanjaro

14.

Which is the longest river in the world?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Murray

d)

Mississippi

15.

Which country is Australia’s closest neighbour?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Papua New Guinea

c)

Indonesia

d)

Fiji

16.

Which continent is largest by land area?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

17.

What is the world's third most populous nation?

a)

Indonesia

b)

USA

c)

Brazil

d)

Russia

18.

Which river runs through Paris?

a)

Liffey

b)

Thames

c)

Seine

d)

Rhine

19.

Which country has this unusual shape?

a)

Chile

b)

Bolivia

c)

Peru

d)

Uruguay

20.

Which world capital city is closest to the North Pole at 64.1ºN latitude?

a)

Reykjavík, Iceland

b)

Oslo, Norway

c)

Stockholm, Sweden

d)

Helsinki, Finland

21.

With which European country do we associate these logos?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Norway

d)

Sweden

22.

Which American state has the highest number of active volcanoes?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Colorado

c)

California

d)

Alaska

23.

Which nation has more coastline than any other?

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

USA

d)

UK

24.

Which country is shaped like this?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Mexico

c)

New Zealand

d)

Japan

25.

Which Asian country is the birthplace of Anime?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

South Korea

26.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

K-2

c)

Denali

d)

Kangcehnjunga

27.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Monaco

b)

Liechtenstein

c)

Vatican City

d)

Nauru

28.

What are the 2 largest oceans in the world?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

29.

What state is the Grand Canyon located?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Texas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Arizona

30.

What is the tallest mountain in the United States?

a)

Mount Whitney

b)

Guadalupe Peak

c)

Denali

d)

Grand Canyon

31.

Greenland is the largest island in the world

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is the most populated country in the world?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Russia

33.

What is the smallest country in Africa?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Malawi

c)

Egypt

d)

Seychelles

34.

The Great Barrier Reef is located in New Zealand

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What is the 3rd largest continent in the world?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Australia & Oceania

36.

What is considered the national river of Russia?

a)

Volga River

b)

Rhine River

c)

Ob River

d)

Danube River

37.

Russia is the largest country in the world

a)

True

b)

False

38.

This is the national sport of 80% of the world's countries.

a)

Basketball

b)

Baseball

c)

Football

d)

Soccer

39.

What is longitude and latitude also called?

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

location

d)

place

40.

What is the capital of Mexico?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico City

d)

Arizona

41.

What is the capital of Argentina?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Santiago

c)

Lima

d)

Bogota

42.

What body of water separates the United Kingdom and France?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Bay of Biscay

c)

The English Channel

d)

The North Sea

43.

What type of land form connects North and South America?

a)

A strait

b)

An isthmus

c)

A continent

d)

A fjord

44.

What mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

a)

The Ural Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Alps

45.

The official language of Brazil is?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

French

46.

Italy is on which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

47.

Suriname is on what continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

48.

The country of Russia was previously named what?

a)

Moscow

b)

Slovakia

c)

Prussia

d)

Soviet Union

49.

What type of resource is not able to be replaced when it runs out?

a)

valuable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

renewable

d)

energy

50.

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of which country?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Thailand

c)

Vietnam

d)

Indonesia

51.

True or False - There are no deserts in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What is the capital of Denmark?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Bern

c)

Bonn

d)

Aarhus

53.

The smallest US state is

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

54.

What country has the most natural lakes?

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

India

d)

United States

55.

What is Earth's flattest continent?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

56.

What is the deepest point in Earth's oceans?

a)

Java Trench

b)

Mariana Trench

c)

Tonga Trench

d)

Eurasian Basin

57.

What is the fastest flowing river in the world?

a)

Congo

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Yangtze

58.

What is the most populated country in Africa?

a)

South Africa

b)

Ghana

c)

Nigeria

d)

Ethiopia

59.

What is the world's fourth most populated country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Pakistan

c)

USA

d)

Indonesia

60.

True or False, more than one third of the world's population are Chinese or Indian?

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which African country has the lowest life expectancy in the world at 50 years?

a)

Chad

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Kenya

62.

Which heavily populated country is shaped like this?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Indonesia

c)

India

d)

China

63.

Which country has given us the following brands: VW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Audi?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Sweden

64.

What name was given to an entirely submerged land mass that many are calling the 8th continent of the world?

a)

Zealandia

b)

Hawandia

c)

Japandia

d)

Norwandia

65.

What countries make up the United Kingdom?

a)

Scotland

b)

Ireland

c)

Wales

d)

Northern Ireland

e)

England

66.

How many oceans are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

67.

How many countries border Russia?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

10

d)

14

68.

Which of the following three-letter combinations begins the name of the most countries?

a)

Bel

b)

Cam

c)

Mal

d)

Bur

69.

Approximately how long is the equator?

a)

10,000 miles

b)

25,000 miles

c)

30,000 miles

d)

60,000 miles

70.

Congo is both the name of a country and a river, as are all but which of these countries?

a)

Niger

b)

Jordan

c)

Paraguay

d)

Vietnam

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