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WorksheetsGrade National Geography Bee
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which of these landmarks can you not find in New York?
Space Needle
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
Central Park
The regions of Andalusia and Catalonia lie in which Iberian nation?
Spain
Portugal
Andorra
Poland
Which country is found on the continent shown in green in the world map?
Angola
Albania
Argentina
Afghanistan
Which continent is shown in green in the world map below?
Africa
Australia
South America
Antarctica
The USA’s border with which other country is the longest land border between two countries in the world?
Mexico
Bahamas
Canada
Russia
Which nation is the site of the Angkor Wat, also displayed on its flag?
Vietnam
Cambodia
Nauru
Indonesia
The outline of which state is shown here, including its panhandle in the west?
Florida
Oklahoma
Utah
West Virginia
Your question writer was born in 1981. Therefore, when I was in preschool…
The USA only had 48 states
The Soviet Union still existed
Antarctica was an independent country
The Roman Empire still controlled Portugal
In which Italian city was this amusing photo taken?
Rome
Venice
Milan
Pisa
What name is given to the native people of New Zealand?
Ainu
Zulu
Huron
Maori
Which of the following is one of the Great Lakes?
Great Salt Lake
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Champlain
Lake Huron
Which of the following is NOT one of the Great Lakes?
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Lake Okeechobee
Which mountain is shown in the photograph?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mont Blanc
Mauna Kea
Annapurna
On which continent was this photograph taken?
Africa
Asia
North America
Australia
What geographic feature would you find at 0 degrees latitude?
The North Pole
Mount Everest
The Equator
The International Date Line
The food shown here is typical of the traditional cuisine of what country?
India
France
Mexico
Japan
Which of these airlines could you use to take a direct flight from the USA to Dubai?
Air France
Emirates
British Airways
Aeromexico
What does dark green represent on the map below?
Places with the highest percentage of Mandarin Chinese speakers
Places with the highest amount of political freedom
Places with the highest percentage of Muslims
Places with the highest amount of rainfall
In which country can you find the Great Sphinx of Giza?
Peru
Egypt
Italy
Cambodia
Which nation experienced extreme hyperinflation while under the Mugabe regime?
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Egypt
Shown below is a map of the conquests of what empire near its greatest extent in the year 1279 AD?
Mughal
Ottoman
Mongol
Russian
This question was written in a hotel room in Rome, Italy less than two miles away from what other country?
Monaco
Vatican City
Liechtenstein
Andorra
Which major landmark is shown in the photograph here?
Las Vegas Strip
Buckingham Plaza
National Mall
Times Square
In which city could you visit Times Square and Broadway, shown here?
Washington, DC
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York City
As of 2022, what are the only two countries to have more than 1 billion citizens?
China and Russia
India and the USA
The USA and Brazil
China and India
The area in red on the map shows what in relation to Hudson Bay?
Its extent during the last Ice Age
Its watershed
The Canadian province of Hudsonia, which encircles it
Its flood zone
Which of these cities’ industrial heritage is reflected in the name of its professional football team, the Steelers?
Miami
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Las Vegas
In which city can you find the Golden Gate Bridge?
Miami
Seattle
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Which peninsula, controlled by Russia since 2014, lies just off the map shown here?
Kola
Malay
Crimea
Absheron
The map here shows how land changed hands throughout 2022 between armies fighting in which country?
Syria
North Korea
Ukraine
Somalia
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?
Appalachians
Rockies
Alps
Himalayas
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?
Qatar
Iran
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Which of the following countries is considered to be landlocked?
Bhutan
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Philippines
Which of the following countries is considered to be landlocked?
Mongolia
Japan
China
Philippines
You could visit the landmark shown here during a trip to which foreign country?
Spain
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Which of these countries are not on the Arabian Peninsula?
Tajikistan
Oman
Bahrain
Yemen
Which of the following Western US states has the smallest population as of 2022?
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
Which type of biome is depicted in dark green on the map of Western North America here?
Desert
Temperate rainforest
Tropical rainforest
Grassland
What is the tallest waterfall in the world?
Angel Falls
Igazu Falls
Victoria Falls
Havasu Falls
The image shown here appears on the flag of all of the following countries EXCEPT?
Nigeria
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Which country’s flag, shown here, was lowered to half staff after the death of its head of state in 2022?
United Kingdom
France
Canada
Mexico
Which of the following rivers flows through the world’s largest rainforest?
Nile
Rhine
Amazon
Mississippi
Careful! You would have to keep an eye out for alligators if you were biking through which national park?
Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Everglades
Glacier
The Bank of China Tower designed by I.M. Pei is in what city once ruled by the British?
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Jakarta
Oregon
Which country should you go to if you want to eat tamales?
Russia
Australia
Mexico
Brazil
What is the most populous island of the Philippines?
Luzon
Palawan
Boracay
Mindinao
Which politically sensitive body of water is shown between the two main landmasses here?
Bering Strait
Taiwan Strait
Strait of Gibraltar
Dire Straits
The USA, Canada, and Russia all have a coastline on what body of water?
Arctic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Sea of Japan
What ocean separates Spain and Brazil?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
This Australian landform is known as either Ayers Rock or what other Aboriginal name?
Kalaallit Nunaat
Uluru
Denali
Chomolungma
Fittingly, which of the following U.S. states is nicknamed “The Sunshine State?”
Vermont
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Florida
Which country does the Equator pass through?
South Korea
Ireland
New Zealand
Kenya
What do the colors on this map depict?
Poverty rates in the USA
Political party strength in the USA
Years when those areas became U.S. states
Time zones of the USA
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?
Denver
Nashville
Albany
Honolulu
What is the tallest building in the world? It overtook Taipei 101 as the tallest building in 2009.
Shanghai Tower
Burj Khalifa
Goldin Finance
Lotte World Tower
The area shown in red here is a region known for many mysterious shipwrecks and is known as what?
Black Hole of the Atlantic
Point of No Return
Bermuda Triangle
Spanish Main
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?
Thailand
India
Singapore
Indonesia
Which peninsula is seen in the eastern part of Mexico on this map?
Baja California
Delmarva
Yucatán
Iberian
Which capital once known as the “Distrito Federal” was the site of a US siege at Chapultepec?
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Mexico City
Tokyo
Which festival held in Germany includes traditional garb such as the one pictured below?
Oktoberfest
Hoedown
Luau
Powwow
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.
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Texas
Which region is home to the lemur?
North Pole
Amazon Rainforest
Madagascar
Outback
What is the name given to the Hawaiian feast and cultural celebration shown here?
Oktoberfest
Hoedown
Luau
Powwow
Which geographic features are becoming smaller or even vanishing due to global warming?
Monoliths
Glaciers
Seamounts
Mesas
Which is a Canadian province?
Nevada
Wisconsin
Montana
Alberta
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?
Frontier
Lufthansa
Delta
JetBlue
These Inuit girls are dressed in costumes of the indigenous people of which U.S. state?
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Which Asian city became the first ever to host both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics?
Tokyo
Delhi
Nagano
Beijing
Which capital city is shown here in the red circle on a map of its country?
Astana
Tashkent
Ashgabat
Tehran
Which two countries make up Hispaniola?
Cuba and Tahiti
Puerto Rico and Jamaica
Haiti and Dominican Republic
Antigua and Anguilla
The island of Hispaniola is shared by the Dominican Republic and which nation?
Puerto Rico
Bonaire
Haiti
Suriname
Which animal often used to represent China largely subsists on bamboo shoots?
Racoon
Red Panda
Pandas
Bengal Tigers
Which country, other than Vatican City, has a square flag?
Nepal
Morocco
Switzerland
Norway
In which U.S. state can you find the Statue of Liberty?
New York
California
Florida
Hawaii
Which continent is shown in green in the world map below?
Africa
Australia
South America
Antarctica
What country is highlighted red in the photo below?
Ecuador
Chile
Cuba
Bolivia
