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These fun geography trivia questions and answers will definitely test your knowledge! Do you know your continents, countries, and capitals? What about their highest mountains and lowest seas?
Find out how much you really know about the world with these fun trivia facts…
How to play trivia with these geography questions and answers
There are many ways to use these questions to play a game of trivia by yourself or test your knowledge, or play a game with friends, with your family, in a classroom, and more.
You can nominate someone to read the questions from this page, with each player taking a turn to answer a question.
Or you can print out these questions and cut them into strips. Put the strips into a bowl, and give each person a turn to choose a strip and ask a question to the group. The first one to give the correct answer wins a point!
Are you ready to start playing? I thought so!
Get fun geography games and activities
If you love games about geography, then here are three that will keep you on your toes:
Continent I Spy Game – Easy
This game is perfect for very young children. Let them find and count how many of each continent they can find in this mix. The continents are all brightly colored to help them along. If you want a more challenging I Spy for older children, check out the medium level.
Continent I Spy Game – Medium
See how many you can find of each continent – but now all the continents are mixed up and one color (black). This game is a great way to learn about all the continents, how to spell them, and what shapes they come in.
Countries and Continents Game – Difficult
Put on a timer and list ALL the countries you can from each continent. This game is a difficult one – and the player with the most correctly listed countries wins! Play it on your own or in a group. It’s great fun for anyone of any age!
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Geography trivia questions
Question: Which US state was bought from Russia in 1867?
Question: Do more people live in the northern or southern hemisphere?
Answer: The Northern Hemisphere by far (it has 90% of all humans there)
Question: What’s the capital city of Australia?
Question: What’s the name of the fake English town that showed on Google Maps and Google Earth in 2008?
Question: What’s the highest mountain in Africa called?
Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro – it’s 19,341 feet (5,895 metres) above sea level
Question: Which US city has the most people living in it?
Answer: New York City
Question: What does a cartographer do?
Answer: Makes maps
Question: In which direction do latitude lines run on a globe?
Answer: Left to right
Question: What is Egypt’s formal name?
Answer: Arab Republic of Egypt
Question: Which historical country was the first to put north at the top and south at the bottom of a map?
Question: What’s the newest US state?
Answer: Hawaii – it joined the US in 1959)
Question: What’s the smallest country on Earth?
Answer: The Vatican City
Question: What’s the capital of Jamaica?
Question: How many countries are in Europe?
Question: Which country has the most natural lakes?
Answer: Canada – it has more than half of all natural lakes
Question: What’s the world’s largest island?
Answer: Greenland with 836,330 sq mi (2,166,086 square kilometers) of surface area
Question: Which continent sits in all four hemispheres?
Question: What’s the only island state in the US?
Answer: Hawaii – it has 132 islands in total
Question: What’s the capital of Norway?
Question: Which country is called the eighth continent for its biology?
Answer: Madagascar! This island off Africa is the largest micro-continent
Question: How many time zones does Russia have?
Question: What is the world’s largest hot desert?
Answer: The Sahara Desert in Egypt
Question: What’s the lowest point in Asia?
Answer The Dead Sea
Question: What was the temporary US capital from 1790 to 1800?
Answer: Philadelphia – it was made the capital while Washington D.C was being built
Question: What is Europe named after?
Answer: A princess! Europa was the name of a princess in Greek mythology
Question: What’s the capital of Portugal?
If you want some world maps to color in or for lessons, then you’ll find a range of world maps and globes to download for free by clicking HERE.
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I hope you’ve enjoyed these geography trivia questions! If you have any trivia questions to add, please put them in the comments below or let me know if I should create more fun trivia packs for you and the family.