110 Very Best Geography Trivia Questions

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If you’re tired of your run-of-the-mill Geography questions like: “What is the capital of France?” and you’re searching for something with more meat to it, you are in the right place. Our Geography Trivia will make you really think of the answers and we are sure you’ll learn at least a few new facts about our beautiful planet. To make it a little bit easier for you we divided the questions by region, but if you wanna spice it up you can mix everything up before you play it with your friends. Have fun with our Geographic mish-mash!

EUROPE

What is the most tattooed country in the world? – Italy, 48% of the population

Is Kosovo officially recognized as a country? – No, it’s not recognized by the UN

What’s the most alcoholic country in the world? – Hungary

Greenland is a part of which kingdom? – Denmark

What is the country with the biggest amount of islands? – Sweden with 221 831 islands

What is the spot on Earth with the least amount of Sun? – the Faroe Islands, Denmark

Where is the tallest waterfall in Great Britain? – Scotland’s Eas a’ Chual Aluinn which is 3 times the height of Niagara Falls

Is there any territory that is shared between the 2 countries upon mutual agreement? – Yes, the Faisanes Island, which belongs to Spain between the 1st of February and 31 of July and to France throughout the rest of the year

Are Holland and Netherlands the same? – No. The Kingdom of Netherlands is the name of the whole country consisting of 12 provinces. Holland is just the name of 2 of them

What country has the oldest flag in the world? – Denmark

A unicorn is an official animal of what territory? – Scotland

Where is the cleanest air on Earth? – Finland

Where is the city with the shortest name in the world? – Norway, the city is simply called “Å”

Where is the Sagrada Familia church located? – Barcelona, Spain

Where is the last primeval forest of Europe? – Białowieża forest, lies between Poland and Belarus

ASIA

Where is the biggest harbor in the world? – Port of Shanghai, China

Where were the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylonia? – today’s Iraq

What is the coldest inhabited place on Earth? – Siberia, Russia

What country has the biggest number of rivers? – Bangladesh, known as “The Country of Rivers”

What is Japan’s main religion? – Shinto and Buddhism

What’s the most mosquito-infested territory on Earth? – South-East Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia

What’s the world’s biggest peninsula? – Arabian Peninsula

What country is home to the deepest cave explored so far? – Georgia, Veryovkina Cave 

Is Turkey considered a European or Asian country? – both, although most of its territory is in Asia

What is the country that borders the biggest amount of other countries? – Both China and Russia border with 14 countries

In which country you can travel 21 hours in time in a day? – In Russia between the Dimedas Islands

What is the only city in the world that lies on two different continents? – Istanbul, Turkey

Where’s the biggest bay in the world? – The Bay of Bengal 

Are the Himalayan mountains growing or getting shorter? – Himalayan mountains are still growing

Where is the most dangerously placed airport in the world? – Lukla, Nepal. Instead of the landing pass, this airport has an…abyss

Where’s the biggest canyon in the world? – China,  Yarlung Tsangpo 

What’s the world’s youngest capital? – Astana, Kazachstan

What is the most visited country in the world? – Bangkok

What is the world’s largest capital city? – Tokyo, Japan

Where is the most isolated tribe on Earth to be found? – The Sentinelese. They live on the North Sentinel Island on the Indian Sea, India

AFRICA

What is the most pristine country in Africa? – Namibia, the most sparsely populated and almost untouched by human hands

Is Sahara the biggest desert on the planet? – No. The two biggest deserts lie in Antarctica and the Arctic

How are the nationals of Coto d’Ivoire called? Ivorians

What is the most touristic country in Africa? – Marrocco

What’s the country with the biggest amount of official languages? – Zimbabwe with 16 languages

What is the poorest country in the world – Burundi

What is the principal African ecosystem? – Savanna

Where is the oldest desert in the world? – Namib Dessert, Namibia

Where does the famous Kilimanjaro mountain lies? – Tasmania

What’s the average temperature in Africa during the summer? – 28 Celcius / 82 Fahrenheit

Is there any region in the world that belongs to no country? – Yes, it is called Bir Tawil and lies between Sudan and Egypt

Where was the largest gold reserve ever found? – Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa, which accounts for 30% of all the gold ever mined in the world

What is the country with the biggest number of protected areas? – Seychelles

OCEANIA

A kiwi is an animal that gave a nickname for the citizens of which country? – New Zealand

How many countries does Oceania have? – 14

Is “Tuvalu” a real country? – Yes, one of the smallest in the world, Oceania

Which country’s name means “South” – Australia. “Australis” means “south” in Latin

What nationality discovered New Zealand? – The Dutch

What is the only country in the world without capital? – Nauru

What was the first country in the Pacific to gain independence? – Samoa

True or false – in Australia, there are more kangaroos than people. – True

What is the southernmost placed capital in the world? – Wellington, New Zealand

Is there any tropical forest in Oceania? – Yes, one of the least explored in the world, Papua and New Guinea

What is the country with the biggest problem with obesity in the world? – Nauru

What is the most remote inhabited island in the world? – Pitcairn Island on the Pacific Ocean, populated by less than 50 people

Where’s the biggest marine reserve in the world? – The Great Barrier Reef Reserve, Australia

What country has the biggest amount of mammal species in the world? – Indonesia

NORTH AMERICA

In what part of the US do people drive on the left side? – Virgin Islands

Who were the native people of the Caribbean? – Taino tribe of the Arawak people

What’s the least populated country in the world? – Greenland

Where is the biggest pyramid in the world? – Cholula, Mexico

What is the capital city of the New York state? – Albany

What is the country with the biggest amount of active volcanos in the world? – The United States of America with 162 volcanos

What is the biggest city in North America? – The Mexico City, Mexico

What is the world’s highest cliff? – Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, USA

How many time zones will you cross while traveling from Florida to California? – 4, so you will go 3 hours back in time 

What country is home to the tallest tree in the world? – Redwood National Park, USA

What is the country with the longest coast on the planet? – Canada

What was the first country that freed itself from slavery? – Haiti

Where’s the biggest volcano in the world? – Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA

Where is the Chichên Itzâ pyramid, one of the new 7 wonders of the world? – Mêxico, Yucatân

What was the last state to join the USA? – Hawaii

SOUTH AMERICA

Which country has 2 capitals? – Bolivia, La Paz and Sucre

Which South American countries don’t border Brasil? – Ecuador and Chile

Where is a point that’s the closest to the Sune? – Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador. It’s also the highest mountain counting from the Earth’s center

Where is the longest beach in the world? – Praia Cassino, Brasil

Which country has the biggest freshwater resources? – Brasil

Where do the biggest tortoise on Earth live? – Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Most of the Patagonian territory lies in Chile or in Argentina? – 90% of it lies in Argentina

Where is the biggest salt sea on the planet? – Bolivia, Salar de Uyuni

What country do Eastern Islands belong to? – Chile

Where is the widest river on the planet? – Rio de la Plata, Argentina

The Amazon Forest lies on the territory of how many countries? – 8

Where do tomatoes come from? – Andean mountains cover the countries of Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Chile

What’s Belize’s native language? – English

What is the currency of Ecuador? – The American Dollar $

MISCELLANEOUS

Name a country that is completely surrounded by another country. – Vatican, San Marino, and Lesotho

What’s the windiest place on Earth? – Antarctica

How many different dialects of Spanish is out there? – 10

Which language has more speakers worldwide, Spanish or English? – Spanish

What’s the biggest lake in the world? – The Caspian Sea, nearly the size of Japan

What is the most popular animal used on flags? – Lion

Which continent is Djibouti located in? – Africa

Name at least one country that is at risk of disappearing due to global warming. – The Oceanian island countries of Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and The Maldives

Which continent lies on all four hemispheres of the Earth? – Africa

How many kingdoms are there in the world? – 44

Where are most of the uncontacted tribes of the world to be found? – Amazon, Brasil

What is the region of the world where people smoke the most? – South-East Asia

What is bigger, the country of Monaco or The Central Park of New York? – The Central Park

What country has a square-shaped flag? – Switzerland and Vatican City

What is the longest mountain range in the world? – The Andes is the longest land mountain range but the longest overall is The Mid-Ocean Ridge which lies mostly underwater

In which hemisphere is 90% of the world population living? – In the Northern hemisphere

What is the warmest ocean on the planet? – The Indian Ocean

How many countries end with “stan” – 7: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

What was Christopher Columbus trying to find? – the route to India

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