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WorksheetsGeography Multiple Choice Quiz
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 52mins
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
Angola
São Tomé and Príncipe
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
Tokyo
Hiroshima
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
Biratnagar
Patan
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
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
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
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
Naples
Venice
Genoa
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
Which capital of Denmark is connected to Malmö, Sweden, by the Öresund Bridge?
Aarhus
Odense
Copenhagen
Aalborg
Which country contains nearly all of the Volga, Europe’s longest river?
Ukraine
Russia
Germany
Poland
Which entity is headquartered in Brussels, the capital of Belgium?
European Court of Justice
European Council
European Union
Council of Europe
Which fountain and the Spanish Steps are located in Rome, Italy?
Triton Fountain
Four Rivers Fountain
Barcaccia Fountain
Trevi Fountain
Which island nation in Europe has its capital at Valletta?
Malta
Cyprus
Iceland
Ireland
Which German state is famous worldwide for Oktoberfest in Munich?
Saxony
Brandenburg
Bavaria
Hesse
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
Calabria
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
A museum dedicated to Georgia O’Keeffe is located in which city in New Mexico?
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Roswell
Las Cruces
Which city pairs with Edmonton as a major metropolis in Alberta, Canada?
Calgary
Regina
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Which U.S. capital of Georgia features over 70 streets named Peachtree?
Savannah
Augusta
Macon
Atlanta
Which state, known for corn production, has Des Moines as its capital?
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Indiana
Which former lighthouse in Honolulu, Hawaii, is widely recognized?
Makapuu Lighthouse
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Aloha Tower
Kilauea Lighthouse
Which U.S. national park is found in the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest?
Yosemite
Crater Lake
Mount Rainier
Olympic
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
Texas
Florida
Louisiana
Which city is the most populous in Tennessee and its capital, known for country music?
Memphis
Nashville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Which city in Utah has a large LDS temple and is the state’s capital?
Provo
Ogden
Salt Lake City
West Valley City
Which two Canadian cities in British Columbia include Vancouver and _________?
Victoria
Kamloops
Kelowna
Prince George
Which annual U.S. celebration is biggest in New Orleans?
Cinco de Mayo
Mardi Gras
St. Patrick’s Day
Independence Day
Which city in the French-speaking province of Quebec is Canada’s second-largest city?
Quebec City
Laval
Gatineau
Montreal
Which U.S. city will host the next Summer Olympics in 2028?
Houston
Boston
Los Angeles
Chicago
Which Mexican state, home to Tijuana, lies across from San Diego?
Sonora
Baja California
Chihuahua
Nuevo León
Which city is the capital of Nicaragua, the largest country by area in Central America?
Managua
Tegucigalpa
San Salvador
San José
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 islands administered by Ecuador are known for unique wildlife studied by Charles Darwin?
Canary Islands
Galápagos Islands
Falkland Islands
Balearic Islands
Which city is the most populous in Brazil and the largest in the Western and Southern Hemispheres?
Rio de Janeiro
Brasília
São Paulo
Salvador
Which French-speaking Caribbean island country has its capital at Port-au-Prince?
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Which city is the capital of Costa Rica, bordered by Nicaragua and Panama?
Guatemala City
Panama City
San Salvador
San José
Which country, named for Jesus Christ, has its capital at San Salvador and uses Bitcoin as legal tender?
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Belize
Which Brazilian city, repeated here, is the largest by population in the Western and Southern Hemispheres?
Salvador
São Paulo
Manaus
Fortaleza
Which capital of Cuba hosts the Jose Marti memorial in the Plaza de la Revolución?
Santiago de Cuba
Camagüey
Havana
Holguín
