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Grade National Geography Bee

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these landmarks can you not find in New York?

a)

Space Needle

b)

Empire State Building

c)

Statue of Liberty

d)

Central Park

2.

The regions of Andalusia and Catalonia lie in which Iberian nation?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Andorra

d)

Poland

3.

Which country is found on the continent shown in green in the world map?

a)

Angola

b)

Albania

c)

Argentina

d)

Afghanistan

4.

Which continent is shown in green in the world map below?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica

5.

The USA’s border with which other country is the longest land border between two countries in the world?

a)

Mexico

b)

Bahamas

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

6.

Which nation is the site of the Angkor Wat, also displayed on its flag?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Cambodia

c)

Nauru

d)

Indonesia

7.

The outline of which state is shown here, including its panhandle in the west?

a)

Florida

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Utah

d)

West Virginia

8.

Your question writer was born in 1981. Therefore, when I was in preschool…

a)

The USA only had 48 states

b)

The Soviet Union still existed

c)

Antarctica was an independent country

d)

The Roman Empire still controlled Portugal

9.

In which Italian city was this amusing photo taken?

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Milan

d)

Pisa

10.

What name is given to the native people of New Zealand?

a)

Ainu

b)

Zulu

c)

Huron

d)

Maori

11.

Which of the following is one of the Great Lakes?

a)

Great Salt Lake

b)

Lake Okeechobee

c)

Lake Champlain

d)

Lake Huron

12.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Great Lakes?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Huron

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Okeechobee

13.

Which mountain is shown in the photograph?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mont Blanc

c)

Mauna Kea

d)

Annapurna

14.

On which continent was this photograph taken?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Australia

15.

What geographic feature would you find at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

The North Pole

b)

Mount Everest

c)

The Equator

d)

The International Date Line

16.

The food shown here is typical of the traditional cuisine of what country?

a)

India

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)

Japan

17.

Which of these airlines could you use to take a direct flight from the USA to Dubai?

a)

Air France

b)

Emirates

c)

British Airways

d)

Aeromexico

18.

What does dark green represent on the map below?

a)

Places with the highest percentage of Mandarin Chinese speakers

b)

Places with the highest amount of political freedom

c)

Places with the highest percentage of Muslims

d)

Places with the highest amount of rainfall

19.

In which country can you find the Great Sphinx of Giza?

a)

Peru

b)

Egypt

c)

Italy

d)

Cambodia

20.

Which nation experienced extreme hyperinflation while under the Mugabe regime?

a)

Zambia

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Cameroon

d)

Egypt

21.

Shown below is a map of the conquests of what empire near its greatest extent in the year 1279 AD?

a)

Mughal

b)

Ottoman

c)

Mongol

d)

Russian

22.

This question was written in a hotel room in Rome, Italy less than two miles away from what other country?

a)

Monaco

b)

Vatican City

c)

Liechtenstein

d)

Andorra

23.

Which major landmark is shown in the photograph here?

a)

Las Vegas Strip

b)

Buckingham Plaza

c)

National Mall

d)

Times Square

24.

In which city could you visit Times Square and Broadway, shown here?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Chicago

c)

Los Angeles

d)

New York City

25.

As of 2022, what are the only two countries to have more than 1 billion citizens?

a)

China and Russia

b)

India and the USA

c)

The USA and Brazil

d)

China and India

26.

The area in red on the map shows what in relation to Hudson Bay?

a)

Its extent during the last Ice Age

b)

Its watershed

c)

The Canadian province of Hudsonia, which encircles it

d)

Its flood zone

27.

Which of these cities’ industrial heritage is reflected in the name of its professional football team, the Steelers?

a)

Miami

b)

Seattle

c)

Pittsburgh

d)

Las Vegas

28.

In which city can you find the Golden Gate Bridge?

a)

Miami

b)

Seattle

c)

San Francisco

d)

Las Vegas

29.

Which peninsula, controlled by Russia since 2014, lies just off the map shown here?

a)

Kola

b)

Malay

c)

Crimea

d)

Absheron

30.

The map here shows how land changed hands throughout 2022 between armies fighting in which country?

a)

Syria

b)

North Korea

c)

Ukraine

d)

Somalia

31.

Which mountain range forms much of the North American Continental Divide, meaning that rivers to the west flow into the Pacific, and rivers to the east flow into the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Appalachians

b)

Rockies

c)

Alps

d)

Himalayas

32.

The picture here shows one of the stadiums built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which was controversially selected to take place in which country?

a)

Qatar

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia

33.

Which of the following countries is considered to be landlocked?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Malaysia

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Philippines

34.

Which of the following countries is considered to be landlocked?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Philippines

35.

You could visit the landmark shown here during a trip to which foreign country?

a)

Spain

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Germany

d)

France

36.

Which of these countries are not on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Tajikistan

b)

Oman

c)

Bahrain

d)

Yemen

37.

Which of the following Western US states has the smallest population as of 2022?

a)

Wyoming

b)

Colorado

c)

Utah

d)

Arizona

38.

Which type of biome is depicted in dark green on the map of Western North America here?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate rainforest

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Grassland

39.

What is the tallest waterfall in the world?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Igazu Falls

c)

Victoria Falls

d)

Havasu Falls

40.

The image shown here appears on the flag of all of the following countries EXCEPT?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Australia

c)

New Zealand

d)

Fiji

41.

Which country’s flag, shown here, was lowered to half staff after the death of its head of state in 2022?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

France

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

42.

Which of the following rivers flows through the world’s largest rainforest?

a)

Nile

b)

Rhine

c)

Amazon

d)

Mississippi

43.

Careful! You would have to keep an eye out for alligators if you were biking through which national park?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Yosemite

c)

Everglades

d)

Glacier

44.

The Bank of China Tower designed by I.M. Pei is in what city once ruled by the British?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Shanghai

c)

Jakarta

d)

Oregon

45.

Which country should you go to if you want to eat tamales?

a)

Russia

b)

Australia

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

46.

What is the most populous island of the Philippines?

a)

Luzon

b)

Palawan

c)

Boracay

d)

Mindinao

47.

Which politically sensitive body of water is shown between the two main landmasses here?

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Taiwan Strait

c)

Strait of Gibraltar

d)

Dire Straits

48.

The USA, Canada, and Russia all have a coastline on what body of water?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Sea of Japan

49.

What ocean separates Spain and Brazil?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

50.

This Australian landform is known as either Ayers Rock or what other Aboriginal name?

a)

Kalaallit Nunaat

b)

Uluru

c)

Denali

d)

Chomolungma

51.

Fittingly, which of the following U.S. states is nicknamed “The Sunshine State?”

a)

Vermont

b)

North Dakota

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Florida

52.

Which country does the Equator pass through?

a)

South Korea

b)

Ireland

c)

New Zealand

d)

Kenya

53.

What do the colors on this map depict?

a)

Poverty rates in the USA

b)

Political party strength in the USA

c)

Years when those areas became U.S. states

d)

Time zones of the USA

54.

To pursue a career in music, Taylor Swift moved to which state capital at age 14, often considered the center of America’s country music industry?

a)

Denver

b)

Nashville

c)

Albany

d)

Honolulu

55.

What is the tallest building in the world? It overtook Taipei 101 as the tallest building in 2009.

a)

Shanghai Tower

b)

Burj Khalifa

c)

Goldin Finance

d)

Lotte World Tower

56.

The area shown in red here is a region known for many mysterious shipwrecks and is known as what?

a)

Black Hole of the Atlantic

b)

Point of No Return

c)

Bermuda Triangle

d)

Spanish Main

57.

If, as an AFS Exchange Student you lived with a host family in Maharashtra, and your host sister was an actress in the Bollywood film industry, you would be studying where?

a)

Thailand

b)

India

c)

Singapore

d)

Indonesia

58.

Which peninsula is seen in the eastern part of Mexico on this map?

a)

Baja California

b)

Delmarva

c)

Yucatán

d)

Iberian

59.

Which capital once known as the “Distrito Federal” was the site of a US siege at Chapultepec?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Brasilia

c)

Mexico City

d)

Tokyo

60.

Which festival held in Germany includes traditional garb such as the one pictured below?

a)

Oktoberfest

b)

Hoedown

c)

Luau

d)

Powwow

61.

Which state’s name is missing from the following bumper sticker, completing a phrase that was originally an anti-littering slogan? A map of the state is found on the bottom of the sticker.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Nebraska

d)

Texas

62.

Which region is home to the lemur?

a)

North Pole

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Madagascar

d)

Outback

63.

What is the name given to the Hawaiian feast and cultural celebration shown here?

a)

Oktoberfest

b)

Hoedown

c)

Luau

d)

Powwow

64.

Which geographic features are becoming smaller or even vanishing due to global warming?

a)

Monoliths

b)

Glaciers

c)

Seamounts

d)

Mesas

65.

Which is a Canadian province?

a)

Nevada

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Montana

d)

Alberta

66.

Which airline shares its name with the geographical term for the often-fertile area where a river flows into a larger body of water, such as a sea or ocean?

a)

Frontier

b)

Lufthansa

c)

Delta

d)

JetBlue

67.

These Inuit girls are dressed in costumes of the indigenous people of which U.S. state?

a)

Alabama

b)

Alaska

c)

Arizona

d)

Arkansas

68.

Which Asian city became the first ever to host both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Delhi

c)

Nagano

d)

Beijing

69.

Which capital city is shown here in the red circle on a map of its country?

a)

Astana

b)

Tashkent

c)

Ashgabat

d)

Tehran

70.

Which two countries make up Hispaniola?

a)

Cuba and Tahiti

b)

Puerto Rico and Jamaica

c)

Haiti and Dominican Republic

d)

Antigua and Anguilla

71.

The island of Hispaniola is shared by the Dominican Republic and which nation?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Bonaire

c)

Haiti

d)

Suriname

72.

Which animal often used to represent China largely subsists on bamboo shoots?

a)

Racoon

b)

Red Panda

c)

Pandas

d)

Bengal Tigers

73.

Which country, other than Vatican City, has a square flag?

a)

Nepal

b)

Morocco

c)

Switzerland

d)

Norway

74.

In which U.S. state can you find the Statue of Liberty?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Hawaii

75.

Which continent is shown in green in the world map below?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica

76.

What country is highlighted red in the photo below?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Chile

c)

Cuba

d)

Bolivia