50 Question Geography Trivia #1 By Ákos - Statistics

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  • The average score is 27 of 50
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Question Answer % Correct
What is the largest island on Earth? Greenland
96%
What is the de facto capital city of Switzerland? Bern
92%
What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea? Cuba
88%
Which river flows through the most capital cities on Earth? Danube
88%
Outside of Sweden, which country is Swedish an official language in? Finland
88%
Which metal's Latin name was Argentina named after? Silver
88%
What is the largest lake on Earth by surface area? Caspian Sea
84%
What is the only member state of the European Union that owns nuclear weapons? France
84%
Chicago is located on the coast of which lake? Lake Michigan
84%
What is the largest and most populated island in the Mediterranean Sea? Sicily
84%
What is the only continental European country, whose capital city is located on an island?(Note: continental means that full island nations, like the UK and Ireland are not included!) Denmark
80%
Which constituent country of the UK is the highest peak of the entire country, the Ben Nevis located in? Scotland
80%
Which city is the busiest airport of the United States located in? Atlanta
72%
What is the most populous Arabic-speaking city on Earth? Cairo
72%
Which is the largest archipelago country on Earth? Indonesia
72%
What is the most populated city in North America? Mexico City
72%
Which country famously received their independence "against their will" from Malaysia in 1965? Singapore
72%
South Africa has 3 capital cities; Cape Town, Pretoria and ...? Bloemfontein
68%
Which peninsula separates Asia from Africa? Sinai
68%
What was the capital city of Italy before they captured Rome in 1870? Turin / Florence
68%
What is the official language in Mozambique? Portuguese
64%
Which was the first city on Earth to ever reach 1 million inhabitants? Rome
64%
What is the largest archipelago country in the world without any land borders? Japan
60%
Which modern-day country is the highest peak of the former Yugoslavia located in? Slovenia
60%
How many official languages does South Africa have? 12
56%
Which American state were nuclear weapons first tested in? New Mexico
56%
What is the most populated island on Earth? Java
52%
Which parallel was chosen to divide North and South Korea? 38th parallel
44%
What is the more well-known name of Kalimantan island? Borneo
44%
Which city's name translates to "Red Hero"? Ulaanbaatar
44%
Which country's name translates to "Eastern Realm" Austria
40%
What is the name of the geographical region around the Pacific Ocean, that is volcanically and seismically highly active? Ring of Fire
40%
Which strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, that is one of the most important straits in global trade? Strait of Hormuz
40%
Which language is used as a lingua franca in many East African countries? Swahili
40%
Which country hosts the largest Japanese community outside of Japan? Brazil
36%
Which is the most populated city on Earth, that is not located on any major body of water? Johannesburg
36%
What is the name of New Zealand in the indigenous Māori language? Aotearoa
32%
Which Balkan city is called "Tsarigrad" in some Slavic languages? Istanbul
32%
Which country received the most Righteous Among The Nations awards from the Israeli Yad Vashem institute? Poland
32%
During which country's civil war did Cuban and South African soldiers fight against each other in the Cold War? Angola
28%
What is the capital city of the Bosnian Serb Republic (Republika Sprska)? Banja Luka
28%
What is the longest river entirely in Russia? Lena
28%
Which ethnic group makes up majority of Latin America's population, that came to be by the mixing of Europeans with Indigenous Americans? Mestizo
28%
What was the name of Kazakhstan's capital city, Astana, between 2019 and 2022, honouring the country's first president? Nur-Sultan
28%
What was the first country on Earth to recognize the independence of the United States? Morocco
24%
Which American city was the treaty that ended the Bosnian War signed in? Dayton
20%
Which Middle Eastern city's name translates to "City of Peace"? Jerusalem
20%
Which modern-day country is the birthplace of Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) located in? Turkiye
20%
Which Adriatic city is called "Capodistria" in Italian? Koper
16%
What language do the indigenous inhabitants of Northern Canada, the Inuit speak? Inuktitut
12%
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