Geography Mega Quiz 400+

How many countries comprised the former U.S.S.R?

Largest island in Fiji

What country has a name with seven letters, three of which are U?

What is the largest island in the Philippines?

The largest landlocked US state

What are Ponte Vecchio and Pont Neuf?

Bob Marley and Usain Bolt hail from this Caribbean island

Massive geological trench extending from Syria to Mozambique

The large waterfall system on the Argentina-Brazil border

What autonomous province in northern Italy speaks predominantly German?

Largest city on the South Island of New Zealand

Former name of Eswatini

What city is known in its native language as Wien?

What canal connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas?

South Dakota monument featuring 4 presidential faces carved into a mountain

African lake - world's second largest by volume

What is the official residence of the Russian President?

Largest city in Canada

Largest lake in Australia

What country is home to the greatest number of Coptic Christians?

What strait divides Morocco and Spain?

Landlocked country between France and Spain?

What historical region consists of the northeast part of China?

In which English city would find a famous street named Penny Lane?

River that runs through Paris

Largest city in Scotland by population

What nation is located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula?

What mountain range, starting with C, occupies much of the country of Romania?

Southeast Asian country formerly known as Siam

What other name is Rapa Nui also known as? Globally famous for its Polynesian moai statues

Country that is almost completely surrounded by Senegal

What famous arched monument is located in France?

What is the title of the ruler of Brunei?

What country is also known as Persia?

What Afrocentric religion originated in Jamaica?

What island's northern part is known as Ulster?

In which city would you find the Winter Palace?

Peninsula in Southeast Europe, known for its rugged terrain, rich history, and complex mix of religions

Longest river in Australia

What ethnic group has its homeland in northeast Spain and southwest France?

What ancient city in Guatemala was the capital of the ancient Mayans?

Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

National language of Iran

Number of island countries in Africa

What is the world's largest rodent, found only in South America?

Of all the countries in the world, which one has the most coastline?

Nazi concentration camp that endured the most Jewish deaths

What sea is bordered by Greece and Turkey?

What is the largest city in Siberia?

Largest lake in Africa

Who is the patron saint of England?

Vast, remote region of eastern Russia

Largest island of Greece

Famous lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range

What is the currency of Mexico?

Which monastic area in Greece does not allow women to enter?

Name 1 of 2 major rivers in Iraq

What island chain can be found on the far southern tip of South America?

Mythical creature depicted on the flag of Wales

In what city would you find the Bolshoi Theatre?

Name for the peninsula of Spain and Portugal

What is the westernmost capital city on the European mainland?

The largest of the Great Lakes

Asian capital formerly called Nur-Sultan

What lake between Albania and North Macedonia is the deepest and oldest lake in Southern Europe?

Who do the Swiss Guard protect?

Longest river in Russia (and Europe)

In what mountain range is the Matterhorn located?

What transcontinental country is Germany's greatest source of foreign-born residents?

What famous fault line runs along most of California's coast?

What city is home to the famous Golden Gate Bridge?

What is the largest land animal native to the United States?

What war-torn Russian republic is Grozny the capital of?

U.S city with the iconic 90210 zip code and Rodeo Drive shopping

Historically significant city in Mali

French city that a type of mustard is named for

What is the largest desert in East Asia?

By volume of water, what is the largest lake in Scotland?

Hong Kong natives speak this Chinese dialect

The country is spelled Hrvatska in its native language

Region of Spain with Barcelona as its capital

What is the second-largest in Hawaii?

Which French region was the site of the D-Day landings during WWII?

What is the most common religion in India?

Ancient Italian city famously destroyed by Mount Vesuvius

What is the longest river within France?

What is the most populous city in South America?

What U.S. territory in the Caribbean has a population of about 3 million and speaks mostly Spanish?

What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

What cabaret is known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance?

What city is famous for its gondolas?

What Middle Eastern country has a cedar tree on its flag?

Popular resort island in French Polynesia

Former country that existed in the Balkan Peninsula from 1929 until 2003, known as the "Land of the Slavs"

Which U.S. state has the smallest land area?

What city is the Taj Mahal located in?

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

What island is the counter-part of Futuna?

What is the most famous festival held in Munich?

What is the name of the unrecognised breakaway Moldovian state?

Name of the New Zealand Antarctic territory

Besides the Caucasus, what mountain range forms the border of Europe and Asia?

What language has the most native speakers?

What is the largest museum in the world?

German name for Germany

In what city would you find the Kowloon peninsula?

What alphabet is used in Russia?

What is the largest port city in Ukraine?

On what street would you find the New York Stock Exchange?

Name 1 of 2 Spanish cities in mainland Africa

The two major regions in Czechia are Moravia and?

What ethnic group is indigenous to New Zealand?

What is the official language of Andorra?

What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

What island in the Caribbean is shared by France and the Netherlands?

Which U.S. state has the largest Mormon population?

What French wine region ends in the letter x?

What island is divided between Greek and Turkish factions?

What is the largest city in the Midlands region of England?

Name 1 of the 2 French islands located on the east coast of Africa

Famous 15th-century Incan citadel in Peru

What South American desert is often considered to be the driest place in the world?

Tallest mountain in the United Kingdom

Longest river in China

Island of Norway that is illegal to die in

Venezuela's only state comprised entirely of islands

What island region of Finland has majority Swedish population?

Gulf that lies between Finland and Sweden

Largest of the Channel Islands

The Burj Khalifa is located in which city?

What is either a bay in the Indian ocean or a subspecies of tiger?

What Indonesian volcano exploded in 1883 with the force of 200 megatons of TNT?

The longest river in Africa after the Nile

What is the national animal of the United States?

Major seaport located on Mexico's Pacific coast in Guerrero

This island nation has over 800 indigenous languages

What building is the headquarters of the U.S. military?

Massive ancient complex in Mexico

What is France's most populous coastal city?

Former area of China where the Dalai Lama lived

National language of Pakistan

Canadian state with Halifax is its capital

Mountain range near Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

What country only borders Switzerland and Austria?

The main river flowing through London

Former capital of the Philippines

Primary French Mediterranean island, known as the "Isle of Beauty

What sea separates Bulgaria and Russia?

In what Paris avenue does the bike race Tour de France end?

What is the oldest national park in the United States - and also the world?

What is the only country whose name starts with the letter Q?

What is the currency of Brazil?

Indigenous people of the Arctic, inhabiting regions across Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Russia

What is the name of Germany's highway system?

What symbol appears on the French royal coat of arms?

What type of animal is depicted on California's flag?

Micro-nation inside Rome and home to the Pope

What language of South Africa evolved from Dutch?

Melanesian island that overwhelmingly voted for independence in 2019

Labrador's Canadian counter-part

Island off the coast of Western Australia, famous for quokkas

What nation is completely enclosed within the borders of South Africa?

What mountain range's many subranges include the Poconos and

What is the name of the semi-arid strip of land to the south of the Sahara?

What is the second-most populated city in Greece?

What island is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei?

Where would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?

Norway is famous for what long, narrow inlets, created by a glaciers?

Large open bay to the south of Western and South Australia

What language's main dialects includes Tosk and Gheg?

Strait between Malaysia and Sumatra, an important shipping route

This river runs through 4 major capitals in central Europe

What U.S. territory includes the islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas?

Country that Transylvania is a part of

In what country is Khmer the primary language?

What strait separates Alaska and Russia?

2nd Highest peak in the world

Name 1 of 2 Japanese cities struck by a nuclear bomb

What city in Austria has twice hosted the Winter Olympics?

What national park is located 40 km north of the Welsh capital?

Morocco's largest city and premier port on the Atlantic coast

Area of eastern Africa that includes Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti

What country do Sherpas come from?

Tallest mountain in the Andes Mountains

What is the biggest city in the U.S. state of Michigan?

Megacity on the coast of Pakistan

Which Spanish island chain are Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera part of?

Finnish island chain with Torshavn as its capital

Largest of the 5 boroughs of New York City

On what peninsula would you find the cities of Mérida and Cancún?

Famous walled city of Croatia, famous for Game of Thrones filming

What African capital city is the furthest south?

U.S city home to Starbucks and the Space Needle

Egyptian Peninsula once controlled by Israel

What Spanish islands are located just off the coast of Morocco?

What region in southern California is considered the hottest place on Earth?

What is the largest lake on the Swiss-French border?

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

What desert, starting with the letter M, can be found in southeast California?

What is the tallest structure in Paris?

What is the name of the string of islands off the southern tip of Florida?

Californian city home to Disney World

Exclave of Angola, located in the DRC

Northern European region featuring Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

Which city was once known as Saigon

Tropical archipelago off the coast of Tanzania

What city on the French Riviera is known for its film festival?

What church in the Vatican is the largest in the world?

Large lagoon of Venezuela

What river flows through 6 different countries, including China and Vietnam?

Which U.S. state was an independent country from 1836–1846?

Near what major city would you find Old Trafford stadium?

What is the name of the ethnic group that encompasses Russians, Poles,

Home of the F1 Grand Prix and Monte Carlo

Island in Alaska that shares its name with the largest species of brown bear

The world's deepest lake

The C member of the ABC islands

World Heritage Site near Salisbury built around 3,000 BC

Famous mountain in Rio de Janeiro

What group of islands are controlled by the United Kingdom but claimed by Argentina?

What famous cracked bell can be found in Philadelphia?

What city is home to the Parliament of the Netherlands?

What is known as "The City of Light"?

What is the largest lake in South America?

Largest region in Germany

Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square, famous for its unique, colorful onion domes

What river forms the eastern border of the West Bank?

This disputed territory is currently governed by Morocco

What autonomous region of Somalia has Hargeisa as its capital?

Strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

What crown dependency is situated about halfway between Ireland and Great Britain?

Which one of New York City's five boroughs contains Times Square?

What is the highest mountain in Japan?

Famous Parisian museum housing some of the world's most prized art

What is the national animal of Scotland?

World-famous tomato-throwing festival held in Buñol, Spain

Former Turkish empire that became a major world power after capturing Constantinople in 1453

Hagia Sophia is found in this city

Northernmost significant rainforest in Australia

Highly disputed land between India and Pakistan

Where are the Tivoli Gardens located?

What peninsula is shared by Denmark and Germany?

Meaning Black Sand, what is the Central Asia's largest desert?

Former currency of Greece, before adopting the Euro

Largest city in Tanzania

What country lies just 10 kilometers away from the French territory of St. Pierre and Miquelon?

Landlocked country found between Ukraine and Romania

What special region of China was formerly controlled by Portugal?

Vast, remote swampland across southern Florida

Name give to Latvia, Estonia and Lithunia. ______ States?

Italian island home to a famous fictional Count

What is the holiest city of Islam?

What is the largest dam on the Nile river?

Only Portuguese-speaking country in South America

Largest reef in the world

Ancient city on the Jordan desert, famously built into sandstone cliffs

What are Neuschwanstein and Balmoral?

Vast ecosytem in Tanzania, famous for hosting Africa's "Big Five" (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo)

What country borders only China and Russia?

Birthplace of modern democracy

What is the only country in Indochina which is landlocked?

What peninsula gave its name to the war that was fought between Athens and Sparta?

Lush, tropical jungle in South America

Major island chain of Ecuador

What bay lies between France and Spain?

What is the largest European island?

Only country in Africa to have Spanish as its official language

What sea lies between Italy and Croatia?

Massive mountain range stretching from Canada to New Mexico

What region makes the southern half of Croatia and has the namesake of a dog breed?

What well-known mountain pass connects Pakistan and Afghanistan?

What capital is connected to the Swedish city of Malmö via a bridge?

What is the busiest airport in the London area?

Island nation in the Mediterrean Sea, south of Sicily

What is Canada's largest island?

According to legend, what mountain is the home of the Greek gods?

What's the currency of South Korea?

The country music capital of the world

Semi-arid region shared by Argentina and Chile

What is the region of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean also known as?

Famous lake in Slovenia with a church on an island in it

On what island did dodo birds live before they went extinct?

Indigenous language of South Africa and Zimbabwe, widely known for its use of clicks

What river forms the border between Texas and Mexico?

What well-known dance form originated in Argentina and Uruguay?

Italian Renaissance painter of the Sistine Chapel

Small island of Italy where Napoleon was exiled

Bay in Montenegro that is a UNESCO World Heritage site

Greek name for Greece

What country is the world's top oil exporter?

Ancient civilization in ancient Mexico and part of Central American

What mountain range separates France and Spain?

What part of France is located on the continent of South America?

Famous lake in Lombardy

What is Canada's smallest province by size and population?

Albania's second biggest city and main port

Semi-arid desert located in Botswana and Namibia

Northeast U.S. region with six states

Island chain which lies 80 kilometers northeast of the Orkney islands

Mountain in eastern Turkey, said to be where Noah's Ark landed

What historical overland route connected China to the Mediterranean?

World's largest tropical wetland and flooded grassland, located in Brazil

What Italian region has its capital in Florence?

What is the currency of Serbia?

Other than the Vatican, what micro-nation is entirely surrounded by Italy?

City of the first permanent English settlement in the U.S

Highest peak in the world

Largest city in Switzerland

What region, starting with T, historically included parts of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey?

British territory located in the Atlantic Ocean, about 700 miles east of the U.S

The Italian Riviera overlooks this sea

On what peninsula is the city of Cabo San Lucas located?

What language, starting with S, is an official language of Tanzania, Kenya,

What island are lemurs native to?

What territory of the UK borders Spain?

What is the most famous Spanish party island?

What de-facto independent country does China claim ownership of?

Massive sandstone rock in remote central Australia

What term refers to the part of France's Mediterranean coast that extends from Saint-Tropez to the Italian border?

Largest Central American country

What is the only country where komodo dragons live in the wild?

Highest mountain on mainland U.S.A

What U.S. military base is located on the island of Cuba?

Exclave of Russia sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania

Only Central America country that doesn't border the Caribbean Sea

Japanese city on Hokkaido, host of the 1972 Winter Olympics

What country's main ethnic group are known as Magyars?

Sweden's largest island

Name 1 of the 3 French territories in Oceania

What is the largest lake in the United Kingdom?

Famous U.S desert resort city

English city famous for its stunning white cliffs

What is the largest city on the Pacific coast of Russia?

California's highest mountain

Ancient Greek citadel located on a rocky cliff, featuring iconic landmarks such as the Parthenon

Where are the Dolomites located?

What Dutch city is home to Europe's busiest port?

Tallest buildings in Malaysia

What is the longest continental mountain range in the world?

What is the oldest university in England?

World's tallest waterfall, located in Venezuela

What part of the world has territorial claims from 8 different countries including Argentina, Norway, and Australia – but none recognized by international law?

What is the largest island in the Caribbean by area?

The three capitals of South Africa are Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and what?

What did Ceylon change its name to in 1972?

What is the Rome's Flavian Amphitheatre better known as?

Island off Yemen, home to rare and unusual plant life

Historical geographical term referring to the Eastern Mediterranean coastal lands

Formerly called Peking

Dormant volcano on Hawaii, renowned as the world's tallest mountain if measured from underwater

This country is known for windmills and tulips

World's largest island and a self-governing territory of Denmark

Dutch-speaking part of Belgium

Name of the native people of Australia

What's the biggest city in Spain that starts with V?

World's largest inland body of water, located between Asia and Europe

Former Dutch island chain comprising of 6 islands

What country does Vegemite come from?

Israel annexed this territory within Syria

Popular Thai island, famous for its nightlife

What African nation became the world's newest independent country in 2011?

What national capital city is less than 100 kilometers from Tallinn?

What notable University is located in New Haven, Connecticut?

What is the largest desert in Africa?

What is the northernmost capital city in Africa?

Name 1 of 2 Palestinian territories

For what green bird is the currency of Guatemala named?

Historic, vibrant heart of New Orleans, known for Bourbon Street, jazz clubs, and rich Creole cuisine

Who is Paris's main international airport named for?

What country's national rugby union team are known as the Springboks?

What city is the "Running of the Bulls" most famously held in?

World's largest stateless population—living primarily in a mountainous region spanning Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran

What Greek island is famous for its white houses, with blue roofs?

What country is famous for its thermal Blue Lagoon?

Largest island of Japan

The tallest building in London today

Country that gifted the Statue of Liberty to the U.S

Body of water separating southern England from northern France

What river is the most sacred to the Hindu Religion?

What was the world's tallest building from 1931–1971?

What is the main island of French Polynesia?

Name 1 of 2 island chains owned by Portugal

Other than Taiwan, what is the largest island in China?

Busan, Gwangju, and Jeju are cities in this country

Gothic cathedral in Paris

What mountain range stretches from western Croatia to Montenegro?

What country's national bird is the kiwi?

Spanish region with Seville as its capital

What constellation is depicted on the Australian flag?

Name 1 of 2 countries that do not share borders with Brazil

Long peninsula in Far East Russia

London building famous for royal weddings and the coronation of over 40 British monarchs

What waterfall on the Zambezi river is often considered the world's largest?

What city is considered to be the economic capital of Israel?

What city was built on the Palatine, Capitoline, and five other hills?

What country shares its name with a U.S. state?

Fanous gate monument in Berlin

What country is located east of Palm Beach, Florida?

Name 1 of 2 former names of St. Petersburg (Russia)

What is the most populous country in Africa?

What forest in Germany is known for ham, chocolate cake, and cuckoo clocks?

Serbia's second biggest city

What word, starting with S, is a term for the dry grasslands that stretch from Mongolia to Ukraine?

Largest mountain range in the Maghreb region of North Africa

What "T" word refers to vast, treeless plain with permafrost?

Landlocked, autonomous exclave of Azerbaijan

Home country of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona

Home of the Schönbrunn palace and Mozart

Peninsula exclave of Oman, separated from the rest of the country by the UAE

Historical name for the Ethiopian Empire

Only South American nation with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea

Island country home to the Bikini and Majuro Atolls

The largest of Egypts' pyramids

Country where ABBA and Ikea are from

Longest river in Venezuela

City where pizza originated

Canadian territory of the Klondike Gold Rush

Former capital city of Myanmar (Burma)

Location of Seoul's international airport

Inland river delta in Botswana

By what name was Taiwan formerly known as?