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Updated on Jan 12, 2024

Around The World In 147 Geography Trivia Questions (and Answers)

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by Kelly Rissman

BuzzFeed Staff

Have you ever seen those videos where people with microphones ask Americans to answer basic geography trivia questions, and most people completely fail?

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If you've ever watched one and thought to yourself, "I could do better than that!" — then now is your chance to prove it! We've collected over 100 geography trivia questions for you to prove your intellectual worth to friends, family, and whoever else might be attending your next trivia night. Good luck!

Planning another game night? Check out our Harry Potter, Disney, Friends, Marvel and Star Wars trivia — or, if your friends are real cinephiles and music lovers, test their knowledge with our movie trivia questions and music trivia questions. And for the true generalists, we gathered our favorite random trivia that’ll keep everyone guessing.

1. What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Mount Kilimanjaro

2. Which sea is the world's smallest and shallowest sea?

Sea of Azov

3. In which mountain range would you find the K2, the second-highest peak in the world?

Karakoram Range

4. Which Asian country is known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon"?

Bhutan

5. What is the southernmost point of Africa called?

Cape Agulhas

6. In which country would you find the world's largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni?

Bolivia

7. Which strait separates Saudi Arabia from Africa?

Bab el Mandeb

8. What is the second-largest island in the world and is part of Indonesia?

New Guinea

9. What is the northernmost national capital city in the world?

Reykjavik, Iceland

10. What is the capital city of Suriname?

Paramaribo

11. What ocean is on the West Coast of The United States?

12. What is the smallest continent by area?

Australia.

13. The Great Lakes are made up of how many bodies of water?

14. What United States city is known as "The City of Angels?"

Los Angeles.

15. What United States city is known as "The City of Fountains?"

Kansas City.

16. What country is known as "Land of a Thousand Lakes"?

17. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sicily

18. What is the capital of Afghanistan?

Kabul

19. In which country would you find the Kalahari Desert?

Botswana

20. Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?

Rio Grande

21. Which African country is the most populated?

Nigeria

22. What is the only country in the world that is also a continent?

Australia

23. Which African country is famous for being home to the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx?

Egypt

24. Which country is known as the Land of Fire and Ice due to its volcanoes and glaciers?

Iceland

25. What ocean is the largest and deepest?

The Pacific Ocean

26. What is the largest desert in the world?

Sahara desert

27. Which European country is known for its fjords and is the homeland of the Vikings?

Norway

28. Which mountain range runs along the western coast of South America?

Andes mountains

29. What is the capital city of The United States?

Washington, D.C.

30. In which country would you find the Great Barrier Reef?

Australia

31. Which river is often called the "Father of Waters" and is the longest river in North America?

Mississippi River

32. What is the largest continent by land area?

Asia

33. In which state can you find the Grand Canyon?

34. Which country is made up of 7,000 islands?

The Philippines

35. What is the most populous city in the world?

Tokyo, Japan

36. Which country has the most pyramids?

Sudan

37. Where is the world's largest underground lake?

Namibia

38. In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?

Atlantic Ocean

39. How many countries does Africa have?

40. How many people live in New Zealand?

41. What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City

42. What is the capital of Senegal?

Dakar

43. What is the highest point on Earth?

44. Which ocean is between North America and Africa?

Atlantic

45. Which river flows from Minneapolis to Memphis to New Orleans?

Mississippi

46. How many countries are in North America?

(Besides Canada, the United States, and Mexico, North America also includes all the sovereign states in the Caribbean and Central America.)

47. What country lies roughly 90 miles southeast of Florida?

Cuba

48. What is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above adjacent land on at least one side?

49. What's the correct postal abbreviation for Mississippi?

50. Where is Guyana?

Flag of Guyana, or the Golden Arrowhead, consisting of a green field incorporating a red hoist triangle and a central yellow arrowhead, separated by black and white borders.

51. What mountain range is along the east side of the United States?

Appalachian

52. What's the capital of Tennessee?

Nashville

53. Where is Malta?

Marine flag of Malta flying, a white-red flag with a George Cross

54. What's the capital of Spain?

Madrid

55. What country is this a photo of?

A harbor with boats, tents, and low-level buildings and a cathedral in the background

56. What state sits between California and Washington?

Oregon

57. Which state was not one of the 13 original colonies?

Maine

58. What is this site called?

Stones of different sizes and heights surrounded by grass with sunlight behind them

59. Which city has the second largest population?

Delhi

(Delhi is the world's second most highly populated city, beaten only by Tokyo.)

60. What kind of map uses contour lines to connect points of equal elevation?

61. What's the capital of New Hampshire?

Concord

62. The prime meridian is the line at 0º longitude or 0º latitude?

0º longitude

63. What's the capital of the United Kingdom?

London

64. Where is Moldova?

Flag of Moldova, a vertical triband of blue, yellow, and red, with the coat of arms of Moldova (an eagle holding a shield)

65. What's the capital of Pennsylvania?

Harrisburg

66. What's the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

67. Where are these cliffs located?

High cliffs above the sea on a craggy coastline

68. Which lake is not one of the Great Lakes: Superior, Huron, or Champlain?

Champlain

69. What's the capital of Italy?

Rome

70. Where is Chile?

Flag of Chile, with a horizontal white stripe over a red stripe; a dark blue canton with a large white star in the upper hoist corner

71. Which North American city has a bigger population: Los Angeles or Mexico City?

Mexico City

72. What measures distance north or south of the equator?

Latitude

73. Where is Mongolia?

Flag of Mongolia, a vertical triband with a red stripe at each side and a blue stripe in the middle, with the Mongolian Soyombo symbol centered on the leftmost stripe

74. What's the capital of France:?

Paris

75. What country is this monument located in: Switzerland, Norway, or Spain?

A large cathedral with steeples and spires

76. What's the capital of Ireland?

Dublin

77. Which is the world's largest ocean?

The Pacific

78. What's the capital of Greece: Athens, Larissa, or Patras?

Pastel domed buildings on a mountainside by the sea

79. Where is Indonesia?

Asia

80. What's the capital of Germany?

Berlin

81. Where can you find this capital city?

Many buildings close together, including a church with a spire and a domed building, on an elevated area above a body of water

82. What's the capital of Russia?

Moscow

83. What is the name of this famous clock tower: Big Ben, Tom Tower, or Trafalgar Tower?

A spired building with a large clockface

84. What's the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

85. What's the capital of Portugal?

Lisbon

86. Where can you find these marvelous fields: Bangladesh, Austria, or Vietnam?

Sculpted rows of grass on gently sloping hills

87. Which of these countries has the smallest population: France, United Kingdom, or Spain?

Spain

(Spain has a population of 46.6 million people, compared with France, with 66.99 million, and the United Kingdom, with 68.7 million.)

88. What country is this lake in: Canada, Finland, or Iceland?

A lake with snowcapped mountains behind it

89. What's the capital of Sweden?

Stockholm

90. What's the capital of Belgium?

Brussels

91. What is this structure called: Burj Khalifa, Taj Mahal, or Humayun's Tomb?

A large domed building with four pillars alongside it

92. What's the capital of Poland?

Warsaw

93. What's the capital of the Netherlands?

Amsterdam

94. What country should you visit to see this: Morocco, Bangladesh, or United Arab Emirates?

A very tall, thin, tapered building an in urban setting near a bridge over a body of water

95. Which Canadian province is the smallest?

Prince Edward Island

96. Where are the Maldives?

Asia

97. Where is Chad?

Flag of Chad, a vertical tricolor consisting of a blue, gold, and red field

98. What's the capital of Denmark?

Copenhagen

99. Where is Mexico: North America, Europe, or South America?

Flag of Mexico, a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red, with the national coat of arms featuring an eagle, a cactus, and a serpent in the center of the white stripe

100. What's the capital of Lithuania?

Vilnius

101. What's the capital of Hungary?

Budapest

102. What is this: the Parthenon, Taj Mahal, or Colosseum?

An amphitheater with some of two rows destroyed on one side

103. What is the longest river in the world?

Nile River

104. Where can you find these caves: Chile, Greece, or Thailand?

Blue-green water amid caves with blue-and-white swirl marble

105. What's the capital of Switzerland?

Bern

106. What's the capital of Iceland?

Reykjavík

107. Where can you visit this cathedral: Russia, Germany, or Spain?

108. Which city is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

109. Where is Croatia: South America, Africa, or Europe?

Flag of Croatia, horizontally striped red, white, and blue with the national coat of arms in its center

110. What country is this an image of: France, the Netherlands, or Portugal?

111. Australia is surrounded by all of the following bodies of water except the Timor Sea, Indian Ocean, or Philippine Sea?

Philippine Sea

112. What are these called: Alexandrian Pyramids, Tomb of Tutankhamun, or Pyramids of Giza?

Two large pyramids and smaller ones amid sand

113. What's the capital of Slovakia?

Bratislava

114. What is the currency in India?

Rupee

115. Where are these towers located: Malaysia, Singapore, or South Africa?

Two very tall, tiered buildings with antenna spires and a walkway between them

116. What's the capital of Albania?

Tirana

117. The Hoover Dam was built over which river: the Mississippi River, Colorado River, or Phoenix River?

118. What's the capital of Paraguay?

Asunción

119. Where is this located: Japan, Myanmar, or Belize?

A golden barge on the water with a bow sculpture that's a golden-winged god bird, shaped as a pagoda

120. What's the capital of Norway?

Oslo

121. Where can you go to see this castle: Scotland, Romania, or Tanzania?

122. What's the capital of Ukraine?

Kyiv

123. What's the capital of Colombia?

Bogotá

124. What country is this monument located in: Switzerland, Norway, or Albania?

A small building along a cobbled road with a mountain range behind it

125. What's the capital of Czechia?

Prague

126. What's the capital of Luxembourg?

Luxembourg City

127. What is this landmark called: the Great Barricade, Great Wall of China, or Retaining Wall?

A winding series of steps, walls, and fortifications through a mountain

128. What's the capital of Belarus?

Minsk

129. What's the capital of Montenegro?

Podgorica

130. Where can you find this bridge: the United States, Germany, or the Netherlands?

A cast-iron bridge crossing over a lake and used as a pedestrian walkway

131. Where is Nepal?

Asia

132. What's the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Sarajevo

133. Where are these pools located: Iceland, Denmark, or Turkey?

A series of hot springs amid sedimentary rock

134. What's the capital of Austria?

Vienna

135. What's the capital of Estonia?

Tallinn

136. What's the capital of Serbia?

Belgrade

137. Where is Eritrea: Africa, Asia, Europe?

Flag of Eritrea, triangles of green, red, and blue and a yellow emblem off-center toward the hoist

138. What's the capital of Japan?

Tokyo

139. What's the capital of Latvia?

Riga

140. What is this famous landmark called: the Eiffel Tower, Tower of London, or Paris Spire?

An open-lattice wrought-iron tower with an antenna at the top

141. What's the capital of Turkey?

Ankara

142. What's the capital of Slovenia?

Ljubljana

143. What is this famous temple called: Angkor Wat, Hagia Sophia, or Petra?

A complex with five high central towers accessible by steep stairs

144. What's the capital of Bulgaria?

Sofia

145. What's the capital of Finland?

Helsinki

146. What's the capital of North Macedonia?

Skopje

147. What's the name of this famous bridge in San Francisco: the Rouge Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, or Golden Gate Bridge?

A suspension bridge with a wide span between the two towers, with fog in the background

This article contains content from Jon-Michael Poff, Ajani Bazile, Andy Golder, Audrey Engvalson, Jasmin Suknanan, Brian Galindo, Jamie Spain, serb_tiger, and little5me. It was compiled by Kelly Rissman.