Geography Trivia Quiz questions (2024 update)
A selection of geography (Pub) Quiz questions. To test your geography knowledge. Or for that (Pub) Quiz you’re going to make. Use them however you want :-)!
This page was last updated on: January 10, 2024
Geography questions
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Question: From which Frisian town does the boat to Ameland depart?
Answer: Holwerd
Question: On which 'mountain', at 322 meters above sea level, can you find the highest point in the Netherlands?
Answer: The Vaalserberg
Question: What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City
Question: Which metropolis was founded in 1521 on the ruins of the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
Answer: Mexico City
Question: To which country does Easter Island belong?
Answer: Chile
Question: Which English city is known for its healing thermal baths?
Answer: Bath
Question: Which major river flows through Cairo before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea?
Answer: The Nile
Question: How many states does the United States consist of?
Answer: 50
Question: How many countries does the United Kingdom consist of?
Answer: Four: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Question: Which city is also called "the Eternal City"?
Answer: Rome
Question: What is with an area of 69484 km²? Africa's largest lake?
Answer: Lake Victoria (aka Victoria Nyanza).
Question: Which countries does Panama border?
Answer: Costa Rica and Colombia
Question: in which city can you find the Goffert Park?
Answer: Nijmegen
Question: To which countries does northern Italy border?
Answer: France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia
Question: What is the capital of Vietnam?
Answer: Hanoi
Question: Where is located The Great Barrier Reef, which contains the largest collection of coral reefs in the world?
Answer: Australia
Question: Which country has the longest coastline?
Answer: Canada
Question: In which country can you find the famous Geirangerfjord?
Answer: Norway
Question: In which country can you find the mountain range The Apennines?
Answer: Italy
Question: Through which city does the Thames flow?
Answer: London
Question: Which country borders Poland, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia?
Answer: The Czech Republic
Question: What is the largest country in South America?
Answer: Brazil
Question: Which river flows through Baghdad?
Answer: The Tigris
Question: What is the name of the mountain range on the extreme southeastern border of Europe and western Asia?
Answer: Caucasus (mountain range)
Question: On which Dutch island is Eierland lighthouse located?
Answer: Texel
Question: In which Spanish city can you find the Montjuïc district?
Answer: Barcelona
Question: Which Italian city is also called "The Floating City"?
Answer: Venice
Question: Which country in Africa is known as the "Pearl of Africa"?
Answer: Uganda
Question: What is the Biggest Island in Greece?
Answer: Crete
Question: With a length of about 2,500 kilometers, what is the longest mountain range in Europe?
Answer: The Urals (or the Ural Mountains).
Question: Which two countries share the world's longest international border?
Answer: United States & Canada
Question: Which country in Central America is bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south?
Answer: Costa Rica
Question: What is the capital of the province of Overijssel?
Answer: Zwolle
Question: Which southern French city is known for its perfume industry?
Answer: Grasse
Question: In which country can you find the northernmost point of South America?
Answer: Colombia
Question: Which two countries share responsibility over the Brenner Pass?
Answer: Austria and Italy
Question: What is provincial road 34 in Drenthe also called?
Answer: Hunebed Highway
Question: What are the 3 largest Belgian cities in terms of population?
Answer: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent
Question: What do we call the strait between Morocco (Africa) and Spain (Europe)?
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
Question: In which Dutch province can you find the Oostvaardersplassen?
Answer: Flevoland
Question: What is the longest river in the world?
Answer: The Nile
Question: What is the capital of New Zealand?
Answer: Wellington
Question: What is the largest archipelago in the world, and consists of more than 17,000 islands?
Answer: Indonesia
Question: Which country is larger in terms of area, Germany or France?
Answer: France (551,695 km² vs. 357,588 km²)
Question: What is the name of the largest lake in Italy?
Answer: Lake Garda
Question: Near which city is Hoornseplas located?
Answer: Groningen
Question: What is the capital of the province of Zeeland?
Answer: Middelburg
Question: What is the name of the river that flows through Paris?
Answer: The Seine
Question: Which countries does Luxembourg border?
Answer: Belgium, Germany and France
Question: With a depth of about 11 kilometers, which trench is the deepest known spot in the ocean?
Answer: The Mariana Trench
Question: What is the longest river in Europe?
Answer: The Volga
Question: In which country is Mecca located?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
Question: In which American city can you find the famous Lombard Street?
Answer: San Francisco
Question: In which province can you find National Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen?
Answer: Noord-Brabant
Question: In which city can you find the tower of Pisa?
Answer: Pisa
Question: Which country has the highest waterfall in the world?
Answer: Venezuela (Salo Angel, 979 meters)
Question: The longest river in Spain is the Tagus, true or false?
Answer: True
Question: What is the largest U.S. state?
Answer: Alaska
Question: In which 2 provinces is De Biesbosch National Park located?
Answer: Noord-Brabant and South-Holland
Question: From where to where does the A7 run?
Answer: Zaandam – Bad Nieuweschans
Question: Where is the Col du Tourmalet mountain pass located?
Answer: In the Pyrenees, in southwestern France
Question: The capital of the U.S. state of Kentucky is Frankfort, true or false?
Answer: True
Question: in which country is Lake Balaton located?
Answer: Hungary
Question: Which two countries does Andorra border?
Answer: France and Spain
Question: In which province can you find National Park De Alde Feanen?
Answer: Friesland
Question: In which country can you find Puerto Escondido, San Cristobal and Oaxaca?
Answer: Mexico
Question: What is the second highest mountain in the world?
Answer: K2
Question: By which sea is Honduras bounded in the north?
Answer: The Caribbean Sea
Question: Which desert is located in North Africa and covers about 31% of the continent of Africa?
Answer: Sahara
Question: In which American city can you find the Golden Gate Bridge?
Answer: San Francisco
Question: In which country can you visit Machu Picchu?
Answer: Peru
Question: In which continent lies the Great Rift, a deep crack in the Earth's crust?
Answer: Africa
Question: What is the name of the mountain range stretching from Canada to New Mexico in the U.S.?
Answer: The Rocky Mountains
Question: What are the areas in the current Dutch province of Groningen that lie outside the city of Groningen also called?
Answer: The Ommelanden
Question: In which province do you find the Vaartsche Rijn Canal?
Answer: Utrecht
Question: Which city is also known as "The City of a Thousand Minarets"?
Answer: Cairo
Question: In which country can you find the city of Odessa?
Answer: Ukraine
Question: The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan, true or false?
Answer: True
Question: Which ocean does Portugal border to the south and west?
Answer: The Atlantic Ocean
Question: What is the highest mountain in Switzerland?
Answer: The Dufourspitze (4634 meters)
Question: What is the smallest continent in the world?
Answer: Australia
Question: In which province is Blaricum located?
Answer: North Holland
Question: What is the capital of Zimbabwe?
Answer: Harare
Question: The Bermuda Triangle is an imaginary triangle between Miami, the Bermuda Islands and which island?
Answer: Puerto Rico
Question: In which province is the village of Heeg located?
Answer: Friesland
Question: In which city can you find the famous Via Dolorosa?
Answer: Jerusalem
Question: In which Mexican state can you find the cities of Merida and Vallodalid?
Answer: Yucatán
Bonus geography questions 
Question: In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
Answer: Tanzania
Question: What do you call an inlet in a mountainous coast characterized by steep walls eroded by glaciation?
Answer: A fjord
Question: In which province is Gorinchem located?
Answer: South Holland
