Geography Trivia Questions
- In which Swiss city are the headquarters of the World Trade Organization located?
- In which Swiss mountain resort does the World Economic Forum hold its annual meeting?
- In which U.S. state is the region known as Silicon Valley located?
- In which US state would you find the Grand Canyon?
- Known as the 'rice bowl' of Vietnam, what vast network of distributaries in the country's southwest is where the Mekong River empties into the sea?
- Known in antiquity as the Jaxartes, what river flows through the Fergana Valley and serves as the northern of Central Asia's two great rivers?
- Known in Mexico as the Río Bravo, what river forms a significant portion of the international border between the United States and Mexico?
- Known today as the Turkish city of Antakya, which ancient city was a major hub of the Roman Empire and a primary center for early Christianity?
- Located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, what body of water is famous for having the highest tidal range in the world?
- Located between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, what narrow body of water serves as the primary shipping channel between the Indian and Pacific Oceans?
- Located in Abu Dhabi, what planned urban project was designed to function as a sustainable, car-free hub for clean technology and renewable energy?
- Located in eastern Turkey, what dormant volcano is the highest peak in the country and the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark?
- Located in Kazakhstan, what large lake is unique for having freshwater in its western basin and saline water in its eastern basin?
- Located in North West England, what mountainous National Park is famous for its glacial ribbon lakes and literary associations with William Wordsworth?
- Located in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia, what geological feature is one of the hottest and lowest places on Earth, known for its colorful sulfur springs and salt flats?
- Located in the Alborz range, what dormant volcano is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in all of Asia?
- Located in the Andes of Argentina, what mountain is the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres?
- Located in the Chuy Valley near the border with Kazakhstan, what city serves as the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
- Located in the fertile Central Valley, what city serves as the capital of Costa Rica?
- Located in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland, what self-governing British Crown Dependency is the namesake of a breed of tail-less cat?
- Located in the North Atlantic, which autonomous Portuguese archipelago is famous for its rugged volcanic landscape and its namesake fortified wine?
- Located in the Saint Elias Mountains of the Yukon, what is the highest mountain in Canada?
- Located in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island, which fjord was famously described by Rudyard Kipling as the "eighth wonder of the world"?
- Located in the Tarim Basin of northwest China, what massive sandy desert was historically a major obstacle on the Silk Road?
- Located on a desert plateau in the center of the country, what city is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia?
- Located on a namesake river in the eastern part of the country, what is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan?
- Located on New Providence Island, what city is the capital of the Bahamas?
- Located on the Atlantic coast of South Africa's Cape Peninsula, what rocky headland was a major landmark for sailors attempting to sail from Europe to the Far East?
- Located on the border of Argentina and Brazil, what massive waterfall system consists of approximately 275 individual drops?
- Located on the Gulf of Oman, what city serves as the capital of the Sultanate of Oman?
- Located on the island of Viti Levu, what city is the capital of Fiji?
- Located within Lake Huron, what Canadian island holds the record as the largest island in any freshwater lake in the world?
- Making up approximately 75% of the population, what is the largest ethnic group in the nation of Sri Lanka?
- Milan is the capital of which northern administrative region, the most populous and economically productive in Italy?
- Mount Everest is located on the border between which two countries?
- Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in which continent?
- Nuuk is the capital and largest city of which autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark?
- Off the coast of which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?
- Often referred to as the "Roof of the World," what mountain range in Tajikistan serves as the junction for the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush?
- Often referred to as the "Roof of the World," what vast high-altitude region in East Asia is the highest and largest plateau on Earth?
- On the border of which two countries is the mountain K2 located?
- Once known as the "Paris of the Middle East" for its French influence, what city is the capital and largest port of Lebanon?
- Once the fourth-largest lake in the world, what Central Asian body of water has famously shrunk to a fraction of its original size due to Soviet-era irrigation projects?
- Originating in the Swiss Alps and flowing through Germany and the Netherlands, what river is considered the busiest commercial waterway in Europe?
- Originating in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo, what major river flows through the Himalayas and India before merging with the Ganges in Bangladesh?
- Seattle is the primary port city on what complex system of interconnected marine waterways and basins in the Pacific Northwest?
- Separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, what body of water is the largest estuary in the United States?
- Separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia, what large Pacific island is home to Victoria, the capital of British Columbia?
- Separated from the south by the Highland Boundary Fault, what rugged, mountainous region of northern Scotland is famous for its glens and lochs?
- Shared by Switzerland and France, what crescent-shaped Alpine lake is one of the largest in Western Europe and is overlooked by the city of Geneva?