🧠 Geography quiz questions

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1. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

   1. Mount Kilimanjaro
   2. Cotopaxi
   3. Mount Everest
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   Answer: C. Mount Everest
   Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) · Cotopaxi (5,897 m) · Mount Everest (8,849 m)

   💡 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first reached the summit in 1953.

2. Which of these is in the Southern Hemisphere?

   1. Matterhorn
   2. Victoria Falls
   3. Grand Canyon
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   Answer: B. Victoria Falls

   💡 The falls are about 1,708 m wide.

3. Which of these countries is the largest by area?

   1. Saudi Arabia
   2. India
   3. Indonesia
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   Answer: B. India
   Saudi Arabia (2,149,690 km²) · India (3,287,263 km²) · Indonesia (1,904,569 km²)

4. Which of these is closest to the equator?

   1. Niagara Falls
   2. Denali
   3. Moraine Lake
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   Answer: A. Niagara Falls
   Niagara Falls (43.1°N) · Denali (63.1°N) · Moraine Lake (51.3°N)

   💡 It is made up of three falls: Horseshoe, American and Bridal Veil.

5. Which of these is in Oceania?

   1. Seongsan Ilchulbong
   2. Mount Elbrus
   3. Great Barrier Reef
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   Answer: C. Great Barrier Reef

   💡 It is made up of about 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands.

6. Iguazu Falls: which of these is closest to it?

   1. Angel Falls
   2. Aconcagua
   3. Galápagos Islands
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   Answer: B. Aconcagua
   Angel Falls (3,627 km) · Aconcagua (1,696 km) · Galápagos Islands (4,740 km)

   💡 It is the highest mountain in the Americas and in the Southern Hemisphere.

7. Iguazu Falls: which country is it in?

   1. Venezuela
   2. Brazil
   3. Chile
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   Answer: B. Brazil

   💡 It is made up of about 275 separate cascades.

8. Which of these countries is the smallest by area?

   1. Peru
   2. Kenya
   3. Ethiopia
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   Answer: B. Kenya
   Peru (1,285,216 km²) · Kenya (580,367 km²) · Ethiopia (1,104,300 km²)

9. Mount Fuji: which country is it in?

   1. Laos
   2. Japan
   3. North Korea
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   Answer: B. Japan

   💡 Its last eruption was the Hōei eruption of 1707.

10. Which of these covers the largest area?

    1. Plitvice Lakes
    2. Maasai Mara
    3. Salar de Uyuni
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    Answer: C. Salar de Uyuni
    Plitvice Lakes (297 km²) · Maasai Mara (1,510 km²) · Salar de Uyuni (10,600 km²)

    💡 It is so flat that it is used to calibrate satellite altimeters.

11. Iceland: which of these is closest to it?

    1. Santorini (Oia)
    2. Lascaux
    3. Northern lights (Tromsø, Lyngen Alps)
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    Answer: C. Northern lights (Tromsø, Lyngen Alps)
    Santorini (Oia) (4,267 km) · Lascaux (2,509 km) · Northern lights (Tromsø, Lyngen Alps) (1,721 km)

    💡 Auroras glow when particles from the Sun hit gases high in the atmosphere, usually about 100–300 km above the ground.

12. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

    1. Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid)
    2. Mount Nyiragongo
    3. Mt. Paektu (Baekdu) & Heaven Lake
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    Answer: A. Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid)
    Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) (4,884 m) · Mount Nyiragongo (3,470 m) · Mt. Paektu (Baekdu) & Heaven Lake (2,744 m)

    💡 It is the highest mountain in Oceania and still has small glaciers near the equator.

13. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Death Valley (Badwater Basin)
    2. Kangchenjunga
    3. Yellowstone National Park
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    Answer: C. Yellowstone National Park
    Death Valley (Badwater Basin) (36.2°N) · Kangchenjunga (27.7°N) · Yellowstone National Park (44.5°N)

    💡 Its Old Faithful geyser erupts about every 90 minutes.

14. Which of these is in Asia?

    1. Amazon Rainforest
    2. Dokdo
    3. Sugarloaf Mountain
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    Answer: B. Dokdo

    💡 It consists of two main islets, Dongdo and Seodo, and 89 smaller rocks.

15. Which of these is the deepest?

    1. Ngorongoro Crater
    2. Lake Baikal (Shaman Rock)
    3. Great Blue Hole
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    Answer: B. Lake Baikal (Shaman Rock)
    Ngorongoro Crater (610 m) · Lake Baikal (Shaman Rock) (1,642 m) · Great Blue Hole (124 m)

    💡 Baikal holds more fresh water than all of North America's Great Lakes combined, about a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh surface water.

16. Which of these countries has the most people?

    1. Vietnam
    2. Bangladesh
    3. Myanmar
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    Answer: B. Bangladesh
    Vietnam (101 million) · Bangladesh (173.6 million) · Myanmar (54.5 million)

17. Which of these covers the largest area?

    1. Ha Long Bay
    2. Perito Moreno Glacier
    3. West Lake & Leifeng Pagoda, Hangzhou
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    Answer: A. Ha Long Bay
    Ha Long Bay (1,550 km²) · Perito Moreno Glacier (250 km²) · West Lake & Leifeng Pagoda, Hangzhou (6.4 km²)

    💡 Its name means 'descending dragon'.

18. What is the capital of Canada?

    1. Vancouver
    2. Toronto
    3. Ottawa
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    Answer: C. Ottawa

19. Which of these is closest to the equator?

    1. Kīlauea
    2. Pamukkale
    3. Lhotse
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    Answer: A. Kīlauea
    Kīlauea (19.4°N) · Pamukkale (37.9°N) · Lhotse (28°N)

    💡 It erupted almost continuously from 1983 to 2018.

20. Which of these covers the largest area?

    1. Lake Bled
    2. Ilha da Queimada Grande (Snake Island)
    3. Singapore Botanic Gardens
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    Answer: A. Lake Bled
    Lake Bled (1.5 km²) · Ilha da Queimada Grande (Snake Island) (0.4 km²) · Singapore Botanic Gardens (0.8 km²)

    💡 99 stone steps lead from the island's landing up to its church.

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