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The Great World Location Hunt

For each geographical location or site of interest, select the country in which it is found.
The quiz changes each time you play. All 196 countries are included in this quiz.
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Last updated: October 26, 2022
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1. Jellyfish Lake
Millions of jellyfish migrate across this marine lake on the uninhabited island of Eil Malk every day.
Palau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Nauru
2. Shwedagon Pagoda
The most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, with relics from four previous Buddhas.
Bhutan
Myanmar
Laos
Bangladesh
3. Sistine Chapel
Famous for its magnificent ceiling painted by Michelangelo, and the site of the Papal Conclave.
Monaco
Vatican City
Andorra
San Marino
4. Masjid al-Haram ("The Inviolable Mosque")
Known as The Great Mosque of Mecca, it is a site of mandatory pilgrimage for Muslims in the annual Hajj.
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Iran
Indonesia
5. Mapu'a 'a Vaea Blowholes
Natural blowholes spurting 30 metres into the air on the island of Tongatapu.
Samoa
Palau
Tuvalu
Tonga
6. Magdalene Fjord
One of Norway's many and stunningly beautiful fjords.
Russia
Iceland
Norway
Chile
7. Aquaria KLCC
A sprawling 60,000 square foot oceanarium located beneath Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.
Indonesia
Portugal
Antigua and Barbuda
Malaysia
8. Sigiriya
An ancient rock fortress known for its massive column of rock that reaches nearly 200 meters high.
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
India
9. The Windmills at Kinderdijk
The largest concentration of old windmills (19 of them) in the Netherlands.
Belgium
South Africa
Netherlands
Suriname
10. Nurek Hydro-Electric Dam and Reservoir
The second tallest dam in the world, built in the 1960s and 70s by the Soviet Union.
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
11. Banaue Rice Terraces
Carved into the mountains and fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests above.
Japan
Indonesia
Vietnam
Philippines
12. The Forbidden City
The famous palace complex located in the center of the Imperial City of Beijing.
North Korea
Mongolia
Japan
China
13. Pyramid of the Sun
Constructed around 200 AD, it is the largest building in the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan.
Mexico
Nepal
China
Egypt
14. The Gardens of Babur
A historic park in Kabul, it was developed in the 16th Century by the first Mughal emperor Babur.
Mongolia
Pakistan
India
Afghanistan
15. Sibebe Rock
A massive granite dome that is the world's second largest 'monolith', after Australia's Uluru.
Botswana
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
16. Kungsleden ("King's Trail")
A hiking trail in Northern Sweden, about 440 kms in length.
Latvia
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
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4 Comments
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Level 63
Oct 26, 2022
If you enjoyed this quiz, take it again! The quiz changes each time you play.
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Level 63
Oct 27, 2022
Cool idea, but it was too tough for me :(
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Level 80
Nov 23, 2022
WOW, this was hard. Great quiz. I looked everything up afterwards and learned a few things...thank you!
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Level 63
Nov 23, 2022
Thanks! I’d hoped people would be interested to look up the ones they didn’t know, as there were some really interesting sites and sights I didn’t know of before researching the quiz. Glad you enjoyed it!