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WorksheetsGeography Quiz Multiple Choice
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Which city is the capital of Libya, a country that used a monochrome flag from 1977–2011?
Benghazi
Tripoli
Tobruk
Misrata
Which West African country is bordered to the southeast by Mali and Guinea?
Liberia
Senegal
Chad
Benin
Which artificial waterway in Egypt connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas?
Panama Canal
Kiel Canal
Suez Canal
Corinth Canal
Which African nation formally separated from Sudan in 2011, redrawing the map of Africa?
South Sudan
Eritrea
Somalia
Djibouti
Which country controls the Canary Islands, an archipelago named for its dogs?
Portugal
Spain
Morocco
Italy
Which two major cities in Nigeria include Lagos and _________?
Kano
Abuja
Kaduna
Ibadan
Which is the largest African country by area, with Algiers as its capital?
Egypt
Algeria
Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Which is the longest river in Africa, flowing north through Sudan and Egypt?
Congo
Niger
Nile
Zambezi
Which Portuguese-speaking country, capital at Maputo, has an East African channel named after it?
Cape Verde
Mozambique
Which country’s largest city by population is Lagos, formerly its capital?
Kenya
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Ghana
Which island’s many endemic species include over 100 types of lemur?
Mauritius
Madagascar
Seychelles
Réunion
Which African Great Lake has a maximum depth of nearly 5,000 feet?
Lake Malawi
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Turkana
Which is the world’s largest desert, bounded to the south by the Sahel?
Gobi
Kalahari
Sahara
Arabian
Which African river, crossing the equator twice, is second-longest on the continent?
Orange
Volta
Senegal
Congo
Which West African country, governed from Monrovia, was founded by freed American slaves?
Sierra Leone
Liberia
The Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Which city is South Africa’s largest, hosting O.R. Tambo International Airport?
Pretoria
Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
Which southeast African country, separated from Madagascar by a namesake channel, has Maputo as its capital?
Mozambique
Tanzania
Malawi
Comoros
Which African Great Lake, again noted for nearly 5,000 feet of depth, appears for a second mention here?
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Victoria
Lake Malawi
Lake Chad
Which Jordanian city was built into sandstone by the Nabataean Kingdom?
Amman
Petra
Aqaba
Jerash
Which city is the busiest port in the world and the largest in China?
Beijing
Guangzhou
Shenzhen
Shanghai
Which cold desert is shared by China and Mongolia?
Taklamakan
Gobi
Thar
Ordos
Which country contains most of the course of the Irrawaddy River?
Laos
Myanmar
Thailand
Cambodia
Which pair of connected skyscrapers are located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
Burj Khalifa Towers
Petronas Towers
Twin Peaks Towers
Merdeka Towers
Which transcontinental metropolis, Turkey’s largest city, spans both Europe and Asia?
Ankara
Istanbul
Izmir
Bursa
Which is the largest city in Southeast Asia, serving as Indonesia’s capital?
Manila
Bangkok
Phnom Penh
Jakarta
Which city (Japan’s capital) is the world’s largest urban area by population?
Kyoto
Osaka
Which two countries border the Bay of Bengal, receiving the Brahmaputra and Ganges?
Sri Lanka and Maldives
India and Bangladesh
Pakistan and Nepal
Bhutan and Myanmar
Which city is China's capital, while Shanghai is its largest city by population?
Guangzhou
Beijing
Wuhan
Chengdu
The cedar tree is a symbol of which Levantine country with its capital at Beirut?
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Cyprus
Which nation is the most populous country on the continental mainland of Southeast Asia?
Thailand
Vietnam
Malaysia
Myanmar
Which body of water, notable for its high salinity, has the lowest land-based elevation on Earth?
Aral Sea
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Dead Sea
Which ancient Jordanian city, carved out of rock, appears here as a repeat mention?
Petra
Jerash
Amman
Salt
Which autonomous region of China, a former Portuguese colony, is famous for its casinos?
Hong Kong
Macau
Taiwan
Hainan
Which site in Cambodia is the largest religious complex on Earth by total area?
Borobudur
Angkor Wat
Bagan
Shwedagon Pagoda
Which city is the capital of Nepal, lying in the Himalayas?
Pokhara
Kathmandu
Lalitpur
Bhaktapur
Fill in the blank: The capital of China is _______.
Guangzhou
Beijing
Wuhan
Chengdu
Which country is governed from Pyongyang and is separated from South Korea by the DMZ?
North Korea
Mongolia
Japan
Taiwan
Which lake in Eastern Siberia is the deepest in the world?
Lake Ladoga
Lake Baikal
Lake Onega
Issyk-Kul
Which river is China's second-longest, named for its loess and silt deposits?
Yangtze
Mekong
Yellow (Huang He)
Amur
Which island nation in the Indian Ocean is separated from India by the Palk Strait?
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Seychelles
Mauritius
Which saltwater sea is considered the world's largest lake, forming an inland basin with the Aral Sea?
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Which city (formerly Bombay) is India's largest and capital of Maharashtra?
Kolkata
New Delhi
Bangalore
Mumbai
Which Australian state has its capital at Sydney?
Queensland
Victoria
New South Wales
Western Australia
Which vast region of Australia is dominated by inhospitable natural landscapes?
Great Dividing Range
Outback
Nullarbor Plain
Kimberley
Fill in the blank: The capital of New South Wales is ______.
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Which line divides one calendar day from the next, crossing parts of Oceania?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
International Date Line
A world-famous opera house is located in the harbor of which Australian city?
Perth
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Which explorer named the strait separating New Zealand’s North and South Islands?
Abel Tasman
James Cook (Correct)
Willem Janszoon
Matthew Flinders
Which island, also known as Rapa Nui, belongs to Chile but is part of Polynesia?
Easter Island
Tasmania
Stewart Island
Guadalcanal
Which islands, administered by Ecuador, are famous for Charles Darwin’s evolutionary studies?
Falkland Islands
Galápagos Islands
Canary Islands
Marshall Islands
Which strait, repeated here, divides New Zealand’s North and South Islands, named by James Cook?
Bass Strait
Cook Strait
Foveaux Strait
Torres Strait
Which island, repeated here, is known for its moai statues and belongs to Chile?
Galápagos
Easter Island (Correct)
Tahiti
Hawaii
Which is one of several European microstates, alongside San Marino, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Malta?
Vatican City
Cyprus
Luxembourg
Monaco
Which Italian city, built on a lagoon, is threatened by rising sea levels?
Florence
Venice
Rome
Naples
Fill in the blank: The _______ is a line that divides one calendar day from the next, crossing parts of Oceania.
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
International Date Line
Which city is Portugal's capital, home to the Vasco da Gama Bridge?
Porto
Lisbon
Coimbra
Faro
Which river in Paris underwent a clean-up effort ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Rhine
Thames
Rhone
Seine
Fill in the blank: The capital of Denmark connected to Malmö, Sweden, by the Öresund Bridge is ____.
Aarhus
Odense
Copenhagen
Aalborg
Which Italian region is renowned for cuisine and art, especially in Pisa and Florence?
Veneto
Lazio
Tuscany
Piedmont
Which city, capital of Iceland, is the northernmost national capital in the world?
Oslo
Helsinki
Nuuk
Reykjavik
Which Balkan country, bordered by Ukraine and Hungary, is on this list?
Romania
Serbia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Which small Central European country borders Austria and Switzerland, making it the smallest country to border two others?
Slovenia
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Andorra
Which city in France hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Marseille
Lyon
Bordeaux
Paris
Which city, formerly called Leningrad, is Russia’s second-largest, located on the Neva River?
Vladivostok
St. Petersburg
Nizhny Novgorod
Yekaterinburg
Which small Scandinavian country, north of Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein, has Copenhagen as its capital?
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Which peak, on the border of France and Italy, is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Matterhorn
Mont Blanc
Eiger
Grossglockner
Which region is Italy’s largest and the biggest Mediterranean island, with Palermo as its capital?
Sardinia
Sicily
Corsica
Crete
Which city is Hungary's capital, home to St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Chain Bridge?
Debrecen
Szeged
Miskolc
Budapest
Which is the world's oldest republic, located on Mount Titano and entirely surrounded by Italy?
Monaco
Andorra
San Marino
Liechtenstein
Which Maryland city is home to the Francis Scott Key Bridge?
Annapolis
Frederick
Baltimore
Ocean City
Which U.S. city, the capital of Oklahoma, is associated with a plan designed by I.M. Pei?
Tulsa
Norman
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Which three states border Lake Erie along with Pennsylvania?
Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio
New York, West Virginia, and Ohio
Michigan, New York, and Ohio
New York, Illinois, and Ohio
Which state’s panhandle includes Coeur d’Alene and Moscow?
Idaho
Washington
Montana
Oregon
Which river feeds into Chesapeake Bay between Virginia and Maryland, with Washington, DC on its banks?
James River
Delaware River
Potomac River
Susquehanna River
Which location is the southernmost point of Florida, the Florida Keys, and the contiguous 48 states?
Naples
Miami
Key West
Jacksonville
Which geyser is located in Yellowstone National Park?
Steamboat Geyser
Old Faithful
Castle Geyser
Riverside Geyser
Which city sits at the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, across from Marin County?
Oakland
San Jose
Fremont
San Francisco
Which U.S. state hosts NFL teams in Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa?
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Fill in the blank: The city of _______ is home to the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Annapolis
Frederick
Baltimore
Ocean City
Which city is the most populous in Tennessee and its capital, known for country music?
Memphis
Nashville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Which two Canadian cities in British Columbia include Vancouver and _________?
Victoria
Kamloops
Kelowna
Prince George
Which citadel built by the Incas features a 'Sun Gate' at its entrance?
Teotihuacan
Machu Picchu
Chavín de Huántar
Tikal
Which city is both the largest in Mexico and the largest in North America?
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Cancún
Mexico City
Which capital of Cuba hosts the Jose Marti memorial in the Plaza de la Revolución?
Santiago de Cuba
Camagüey
Havana
Holguín
The Jose Marti memorial is located in the Plaza de la Revolución in which city?
Santiago de Cuba
Camagüey
Havana
Holguín
