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50 Geography Questions That Get Progressively Harder

I have 50 geography questions that hopefully you can get! Each question will statistically get harder! If you think I should change anything, please comment!
If you have any suggestions, please tell them in the comments!
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In what Countries would you Find Mt. Everest?
China and Nepal
How Many European Capitals does the Danube River flow through?
4
What Continent Houses the Largest Desert?
Antarctica
How Many Stars are on the Chinese Flag?
5
How Many States are in Australia?
6
How Many Time Zones does the U.S. Intersect?
9
What Countries have Square Flags?
Vatican City and Switzerland
What Country is the Country which has Angels Falls in its Borders?
Venezuela
What Country is Machu Picchu Located in?
Peru
"The Eternal City" is the Nickname given to which European Capital?
Rome
What River forms part of the U.S., Mexico Border?
The Rio Grande
What Volcano Erupted in 79 C.E. Covering the City of Pompeii?
Mt. Vesuvius
What European Country has a Common Female Name as its Capital?
Bulgaria
What Country's Capital is Jakarta?
Indonesia
What Country is the Most Densely Populated in the World?
Monaco
What is the Largest Island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
Where was the World's Hottest Temperature Recorded?
Death Valley
What Country in Africa was the Sight of a Mass Genocide in the 1990s?
Rwanda
What Country Contains the Most Pyramids?
Sudan
What is the Largest Freshwater Lake in the World by Volume?
Lake Baikal
Which River Crosses the Equator Two Times?
The Congo River
What City is the Location of the Taj Mahal?
Agra
What Country is the Only Country that has Land in all 4 Hemispheres (Not Counting Overseas Territories)?
Kiribati
What is the Highest Accessible Lake in the World?
Lake Titicaca
What Country has the Second Longest Coastline?
Norway
What is the Capital of South Dakota?
Pierre
Which Mexican Province Shares its Name with a Brand of Hot Sauce?
Tabasco
Which British Overseas Territory has a Shipwreck on its Flag?
Bermuda
What Country has the Capital of Thimphu?
Bhutan
In what British City would you see the River Clyde?
Glasgow
What Mexican City is almost Directly South of San Diego?
Tijuana
What is the Capital of Madagascar?
Antananarivo
What City has the Largest Population?
Guangzhou/Shenzhen
The Waikato River is the Longest River in which Country?
New Zealand
What State Is The Most Eastern in the USA?
Alaska
What Country was Called the Gold Coast when it was Colonized?
Ghana
What is the Largest City in Kazakhstan?
Almaty
What is the Name of the Deepest Point On Earth?
Challenger Deep
What is the Official Language of Paraguay other than Spanish?
Guaraní
What Small Inlet in Washington is Technically Part of the Salish Sea?
The Puget Sound
What Island which is Part of Papua New Guinea is Set to Gain Independence in 2027?
Bougainville
What Country Merged with Zanzibar to Create Tanzania?
Tanganyika
What Canyon is Considered to be the Deepest on Earth?
The Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon
What City has Apparently not had Rain in over 400 Years?
Calama
What are People who Live in Equatorial Guinea Called?
Equatoguineans
What Country had to Change their Name by Adding their Capital to their Name?
Guinea-Bissau
What Mountain is the Closest to Space?
Mt. Chimborazo
What Desert Contains the Most Sand?
The Arabian Desert
What Mythical Creature is on the Flag of Malta?
Dragon
What Tectonic Plate is the Largest on our Planet?
The Pacific Plate
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32 Comments
kdess
+4
Level 68
Jul 26, 2024
Great quiz, one correction: the capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo. Valletta is the capital of Malta.
QuizKoa
+3
Level 52
Jul 26, 2024
I'm sorry, at the last second I changed it from Malta to Madagascar and I guess I forgot to change the capital name! Fixed!
QuizKoa
+3
Level 52
Jul 26, 2024
Thank you!
codeninjas29
+1
Level 49
Oct 27, 2025
Sorry but not meaning to be the erm technically guy but rectangles are squares
al314
+3
Level 92
Nov 14, 2025
All squares are rectangles, but only some rectangles are squares.
ItsJustKrusty
+2
Level 74
Jul 27, 2024
Maybe make nepal or china individually count for the first question
QuizKoa
+2
Level 52
Jul 27, 2024
Alright!
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Jul 27, 2024
Spell check: Tanganyika. Why doesn't simply "Congo" work for the river crossing the Equator? Why is not Seychelles also a correct answer for the country with a common female name as its capital?
QuizKoa
+2
Level 52
Jul 27, 2024
Thank you! I will fix all of these now!
Qos
+3
Level 62
Feb 4, 2025
I'm very confused about the Alaska question. Is it a mistake or is there some technicality I am not aware of?
QuizKoa
+4
Level 52
Feb 4, 2025
This is a technicality, the Aleutian Islands stretch beyond the international date line which technically makes it the most eastern state. Hope this helps!
Thisisreal
+1
Level 90
Mar 24, 2025
You should accept "Chimborazo" for mt. Chimborazo, "Pacific" for the Pacific plate, "Arabian" for the Arabian desert and "equatoguinean" for equatoguineanS. I entered all 4 but gave up on them when they didn't work. Plus I would accept "Puget" for Puget Sound, "Grand" for Rio Grande and perhaps just "Challenger" for Challenger deep.
QuizKoa
+1
Level 52
Mar 25, 2025
I'll take some of these into account. Thank you!
Melikesanmarino
+2
Level 60
Jul 21, 2025
Jakarta is still the capital of Indonesia. What do you mean by, "Former capital"? Other than that, great quiz!
QuizKoa
+3
Level 52
Aug 1, 2025
Thank you for spotting this! I believe I made that question when Nusantara was supposed to become the new capital but it never went through, and I guess I never changed it! Thank you again!
RhymingCouplet
+9
Level 72
Aug 8, 2025
The flag of Malta has two animals on it. St George is mounted on a horse and is slaying a dragon. Perhaps "Which mythical animal is found on the flag of Malta?"
QuizKoa
+1
Level 52
Aug 8, 2025
thanks for the recommendation! i will add that!
mrputter
+1
Level 89
Aug 10, 2025
Yeah. I like your wording of "mythical animal!" Another possibility (which is what I had in mind) would be to explicitly exclude the horse, i.e.: something along the lines of "Other than a horse, what other (mythical) animal is depicted on the flag of Malta?"
IbnBattuta
+4
Level 56
Aug 8, 2025
I think the USA, UK, and France all have lands in 4 hemispheres if you count
QuizKoa
+2
Level 52
Aug 8, 2025
according to a quick google search (which could be wrong) the usa and uk do not have land in all four hemispheres but france does.
DoktorApplejuce
+2
Level 76
Aug 8, 2025
So, just looking around, I think the US misses the mark. Unless I'm missing something, there isn't anything in the southeast quarter, the one where Australia is. But the UK does have something in each. The island of Great Britain straddles the prime meridian, putting land in both northern quarters, then the British Indian Ocean Territory is in the southeast, and the Falklands, along with other territories, are in the southwest.
mrputter
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Level 89
Aug 10, 2025
Agreed. On JetPunk one common standard for geographical quizzes is to exclude external dependencies / overseas territories.

If you do that, as I presume the quiz-maker intended, then Kiribati is the only answer. However if you don't, then the UK does indeed qualify.

It might be helpful to include this qualifier either in the wording of that question, or in the quiz description.

nsoper
+2
Level 68
Aug 8, 2025
could include France as being in 4 hemispheres. Metropolitan France is on both sides of the Greenwich Meridian and is in the northern hemisphere. Tahiti is south west and Reunion is South east.
QuizKoa
+1
Level 52
Aug 8, 2025
You are 100% right, I will change the question to say “not including overseas territories” :)
PeregrineFalcon
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Level 79
Aug 8, 2025
There is no natural boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. By convention the Karman line is used, which is 100km above sea level by definition. By this metric, the tallest mountain above sea level (Everest) is also closest to space.

However, it is true that Chimborazo is furthest from Earth's center, because of the equatorial bulge.

finky89
+2
Level 74
Aug 8, 2025
You should accept Mariana trench for the question asking about the deepest point on earth
QuizKoa
+1
Level 52
Aug 8, 2025
You are half right with that but saying the lowest point is the mariana trench is like saying the himalayan mountains are the highest point, you’re not wrong it’s just a more broad answer. I might accept it, just i think it’s not specific enough.
Jamesv
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Level 49
Aug 8, 2025
Great quiz. I’m not sure about Guangzhou/Shenzhen. Most sources say Tokyo for the largest city. Guangzhou/Shenzhen only becomes larger if you consider the large metropolitan area it connects to - and yes it is the largest ‘urban agglomeration’ but not sure this is the same as ‘a’ city. Maybe if you said largest populated area?

Thanks for the quiz.

QuizKoa
+1
Level 52
Aug 8, 2025
you’re right, i did phrase it kind of wrong just if you do a jetpunk largest city quiz, you find guangzhou/shenzhen as the largest, but i do agree it’s slightly confusing.
Ampersandwich
+1
Level 61
Apr 27, 2026
Rephrasing it to "urban agglomeration" seems like it'd be a better clarification IMO
AlmostAGenius
+2
Level 89
Apr 18, 2026
I enjoyed this a lot, but I would suggest reordering the questions as the stats don’t necessarily show the progressive increase in difficulty.
QuizKoa
+1
Level 52
Apr 18, 2026
I totally agree with you, I originally made this just a regular quiz and reordered it in difficulty, but over time the stats have changed a bit, once I have time I will totally go over this! Thank you!
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