Geography50 randomly selected Geography questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 26th October 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | The still waters of what North Atlantic sea are covered by brown algae? |
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Sargasso | |
| 2. | Through which European capital city do the rivers Aker and Alna flow? |
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Oslo (Norway) | |
| 3. | On what continent are the volcanoes Mount Sidley and Mount Erebus? |
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Antarctica | |
| 4. | What three countries share land borders with Chile? |
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Argentina, Bolivia, Peru | |
| 5. | The golden wattle (acacia pycnantha) is the national floral emblem of what English-speaking country? |
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Australia | |
| 6. | What southern U.S. state is nicknamed The Pelican State? |
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Louisiana | |
| 7. | What country shares borders with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria? |
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Israel | |
| 8. | The Great Bitter Lake and Small Bitter Lake are saltwater lakes in what African country? |
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Egypt (Suez Canal) | |
| 9. | With all its airports combined, which city has the world's busiest airport system by passenger count? |
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London (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend) | |
| 10. | The name of what European capital city is derived from the names of two towns on either bank of its main river? |
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Budapest (Hungary - formed by the unification in 1873 of Buda and Óbuda, on the west bank, with Pest, on the east bank) | |
| 11. | What peninsula is bordered by the Sea of Japan, East China Sea, and Yellow Sea? |
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Korean Peninsula | |
| 12. | What do the islands of Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey, Grenada, Antigua, Réunion and Puerto Rico all have in common? |
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'Saint' in the name of their capitals / principal towns (St. Anne, St. Helier, St. Peter Port, St. George's, St. John's, Saint-Denis, San Juan) | |
| 13. | In what ocean are the Mariana Islands? |
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Pacific | |
| 14. | What is the southernmost U.S. state capital? |
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Honolulu (Hawaii) | |
| 15. | Chittagong and Mongla are the principal seaports of what country? |
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Bangladesh | |
| 16. | How many stars are there on the flag of Brazil? |
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27 | |
| 17. | Beneath what Paris tourist attraction is France's "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"? |
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Arc de Triomphe (French: La tombe du soldat inconnu) | |
| 18. | What sea lies between Italy and Croatia? |
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Adriatic Sea | |
| 19. | In which sea is the Levantine basin? |
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Mediterranean Sea | |
| 20. | The Ghawar Field is by far the largest conventional oil field in the world. In what country is it? |
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Saudi Arabia (Arabic: الغوار) | |
| 21. | What is the highest mountain in Thailand? |
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Doi Inthanon / | |
| 22. | How many U.S. state names begin with one of the four points of a compass? |
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5 (North Carolina, North Dakota, West Virginia, South Carolina, South Dakota) | |
| 23. | A U.S. state capital since 1805, its name begins with the last four letters of the name of the state it is capital of. Name them both. |
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Montpelier, Vermont | |
| 24. | After Nigeria, what is the second most populous country in Africa? |
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Ethiopia (followed by Egypt) | |
| 25. | In Bavaria, if you travelled on the Wankbahn to the Wankhaus, what type of natural feature would you be visiting? |
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Mountain (Mount Wank) | |
| 26. | Chişinău is the capital city of what European country? |
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Moldova | |
| 27. | On which of the Hawaiian islands is the capital Honolulu? |
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Oʻahu | |
| 28. | Of what Australian state is Adelaide the capital city? |
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South Australia | |
| 29. | What South American sovereign state has the U.S. dollar as its official currency? |
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Ecuador (replacing the Ecuadorian sucre in 2000) | |
| 30. | The highest mountain in North America, to what was Mount McKinley officially renamed in 2015? |
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Denali | |
| 31. | Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake of what country? |
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Japan (Honshu) | |
| 32. | Of what mountain range is Mount Elbert the highest summit? |
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Rocky Mountains (Colorado - 4,401 m) | |
| 33. | If you viewed the flag of the Ivory Coast in a mirror, what country's flag would you see? |
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Ireland | |
| 34. | What Belgian port is connected to Bruges by ship canal? |
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Zeebrugge | |
| 35. | What is the capital of North Korea? |
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Pyongyang (평양) | |
| 36. | As the crow flies, what is the nearest national capital city, outside the U.K., to London? |
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Brussels (199 miles. Paris 214 miles. Amsterdam 222 miles. Dublin 288 miles.) | |
| 37. | The highest mountain in Africa, in what country is Mount Kilimanjaro? |
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Tanzania | |
| 38. | Libreville is the capital of what country on the west coast of Central Africa? |
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Gabon | |
| 39. | What city is served by Changi Airport? |
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Singapore | |
| 40. | Residing on the Baltic coast, what city is Poland's largest seaport? |
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Gdańsk | |
| 41. | After what former U.S. president is the capital of Liberia named? |
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James Monroe (Monrovia) | |
| 42. | What is the third most populous country in the world? |
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United States (after China and India) | |
| 43. | Winnipeg is the largest city and capital of what Canadian prairie province? |
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Manitoba | |
| 44. | In terms of population, what is the second largest city in the United States? |
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Los Angeles (after New York City) | |
| 45. | What is the name of the active volcano that forms a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the north coast of Sicily? |
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Stromboli | |
| 46. | The Galápagos Islands are part of what South American country? |
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Ecuador | |
| 47. | What name is given to the large mountainous region in south west Germany close to the borders with France and Switzerland? |
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Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) | |
| 48. | In what country is the holiday resort of Montego Bay? |
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Jamaica | |
| 49. | What is the capital of, and most populous city in, Greenland? |
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Nuuk | |
| 50. | In what modern-day capital city are the remains of the ancient city of Carthage? |
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Tunis (Tunisia) | |
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