Geography 1
1. What is the eagle eating, on the Mexican flag?
A snake
2. Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Chad, Niger, Mali and Ethiopia are the largest nations in the world without what?
Coastline
3. Which country’s flag is also known as Saltire?
Scotland
4. On an Ordnance Survey map what animal represents a zoo?
An elephant
5. Which two countries are connected by the Brenner Pass?
Austria and Italy
6. In what country is the infamous American detention camp of Guantanamo bay?
Cuba
7. Which country consists of the Jutland Peninsula and several islands?
Denmark
8. Silicon valley is a high tech area in which city?
San Francisco
9. Silicon Alley is the concentration of internet and media companies in which US city?
New York
10. Which mountain range straddles Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia?
Atlas Mountains
Geography 2
1. The hanging gardens of Babylon are in which modern day country?
Iraq
2. What is the name given to the portable houses used by Turkish and Mongolian nomads?
Yurts
3. In 1821, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua all declared independence from which country?
Spain
4. Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, and South Eastern Anatolia, are regions of which country?
Turkey
5. Which world famous landmark is found on Mount Lee in the USA?
The Hollywood sign
6. Which circle of latitude on the Earth is also known as the Northern Tropic?
Tropic of Cancer
7. What is the US state capital of New Mexico?
Sante Fe
8. What is the name given to the belt of low air pressure located at the equator?
The doldrums
9. What is the modern-day name of French Sudan ?
Mali
10. Which country was previously known as the Malagasy republic?
Madagascar
Geography 3
1. Which Japanese volcano last erupted in 1707?
Fuji
2. What is the capital of Jordan?
Amman
3. The area of Patagonia crosses the border of which two South American countries?
Chile and Argentina
4. Baffin Island is the largest island in which country?
Canada
5. Which country is bordered by the Gaza Strip, Libya and Sudan?
Egypt
6. In which US State is the famous San Quentin prison?
California
7. What is the official language of Togo?
French
8. The famous Sikh holy site of the Golden Temple is located in which city in Northern Punjab?
Amritsar
9. What weather event happens more in the Congo than in any other country?
Lightning
10. What desert spreads from Botswana into SW Africa?
Kalahari
Geography 4
1. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of where?
Malaysia
2. Which is the only country that borders Brunei?
Malaysia
3. Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, but what is the largest city in Brazil?
Sao Paulo
4. What now dissolved nation included Bosnia, Croatia & Serbia?
Yugoslavia
5. Alphabetically, which of the US states comes last?
Wyoming
6. What two colours make up the Greek flag?
Blue and White
7. Which is larger? Brazil or Canada?
Canada
8. The Yen is the currency of Japan, but what are the subunits that yen are made up from called?
Sen
9. Tokyo is Japans biggest city, but what is the second biggest?
Yokohama
10. What is the name given to a maker of maps?
Cartographer
Geography 5
1. What symbol features on the flag of Argentina?
A Sun
2. The Caledonian Canal joins Fort William with which city?
Inverness
3. The Ural Mountains form a natural border between which two continents?
Asia & Europe
4. The Caribbean island of Martinique is administered by which European country?
France
5. American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls are all part of which waterfall?
Niagara falls
6. What substance that we use to make drinks is the main export of Ethiopia?
Coffee
7. What is both the name of a small Caribbean island and a bitter orange liqueur?
Curacao
8. Managua is the capital of which South American country?
Nicaragua
9. After the Pacific and the Atlantic, what is the third largest ocean in the world?
Indian
10. Which country’s official languages are Dari and Pashto?
Afghanistan
Geography 6
1. Spa towns where people go to take the waters are named after the town of Spa, which is in which country?
Belgium
2. The Diomede Islands; little Diomede belonging to the US and Big Diomede belonging to Russia lie in which body of water?
Bering Strait
3. Formerly known as British Honduras, what is the only country in the world that depicts human beings on its national flag?
Belize
4. What colour flag is flown at a beach deemed clean and pollution free?
Blue
5. In which country would you find Ipanema beach?
Brazil
6. The Union of Myanmar, whose capital is Rangoon, is commonly known by what name?
Burma
7. The resort town of Whistler is in which Canadian province?
British Columbia
8. What was the former name of the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Min?
Saigon
9. Which is the largest city in Asia by population?
Shanghai
10. Northern Rhodesia became which African country in 1964?
Zambia
Geography 7
1. In which UK county is RAF Brize Norton?
Oxfordshire
2. Relating to the sea, what are spring and neap?
Tides
3. What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
4. What did 100 Greek leptas make?
One drachma
5. Which Capital city was originally known as Edo?
Tokyo
6. The island of Hispaniola is home to which 2 countries?
Haiti and the Dominican republic
7. Aurora Borealis is the Latin name for the Northern lights, what is the Latin for the Southern lights?
Aurora australis
8. What is the official language of Chile?
Spanish
9. Which country's postage stamps are marked Magyar Posta?
Hungary’s
10. On an alphabetical list of the 15 independent countries that were once the Soviet Union, which comes last?
Uzbekistan
Geography 8
1. In which country is there a region called Patagonia which has a community of welsh speaking people?
Argentina
2. Comprising 100 centavos, what is the currency of Brazil?
Real
3. Utrecht is a province and provincial capital city in the centre of which country?
Netherlands
4. What is the official currency of the island of Guadeloupe?
Euro – it belongs to France
5. What is the US state capital of Iowa?
Des Moines
6. What is the capital of Guatemala?
Guatemala City
7. What is the capital of the Canadian state of Alberta?
Edmonton
8. The Erie Canal joins which city US with lake Erie?
New York
9. Comprising 100 Kuruş, what is Turkey's currency?
Lira
10. What is the world's largest island?
Greenland
Geography 9
1. What sea separates Italy and the Baltic peninsula?
Adraitic
2. What is the capital of Belarus?
Minsk
3. In which city is the Nobel peace prize ceremony held?
Oslo
4. Hong Kong is on the delta of which river?
Pearl
5. Baku is the capital of which country?
Azerbaijan
6. What is the name given to the fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that moves away from a volcano after eruption?
Pyroclastic flow
7. Deriving its name from an Icelandic word meaning erupt, what term is given to a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air?
Geyser
8. Through which country does the majority of the Orinoco river flow?
Venezuela
9. The state of Baja California is in which country?
Mexico
10. What name is given to the mounted herdsmen of the South American pampas?
Gaucho
Geography 10
1. What, geographically, is a drumlin?
A hill
2. In which country would you find Lake Disappointment?
Australia
3. ow many independent Baltic States are there?
3 (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)
4. In which country would you find the Great Sandy Desert?
Australia
5. Dougal Haston and Doug Scott became the first Britons to conquer Everest in September of which decade?
1975 (1970’s)
6. Apart from English, what is the official language of Pakistan?
Urdu
7. What is The People's Republic of China’s largest city by population?
Shanghai
8. What is the basic monetary unit of Israel?
Shekel
9. Where is the only place that the American flag flies 24 hours a day?
The moon
10. The Whitsunday Islands are located off the coast of which country?
Australia
Geography 11
1. Which country do you look out to if you are viewing across the Formosa Strait from Taiwan?
China
2. What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Kilimanjaro
3. According to the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation, which country (not known for their potato consumption) produces the most potatoes, 22.2% of the world's potato production?
China
4. What is the currency of Iceland?
Krona
5. What 2 Canadian provinces border New York State?
Ontario and Quebec
6. What is the modern name for Mesopotamia?
Iraq
7. The Sargasso sea is named after what, that lives in it?
Seaweed
8. Of the five ‘Great Lakes’ in North America, which is the largest by water volume?
Lake Superior (2,900 cubic miles)
9. What is the longest river in Canada?
MacKenzie
10. Which is the world's most populous Portuguese speaking city?
Sao Paulo
Geography 12
1. What is the capital of the US state of Oregon?
Salem
2. What is the smallest ocean in the world?
Arctic
3. Which mountain range runs North to South through Western Russia?
Urals
4. The flag of Hungary consists of three colours, white is one of them, what are the other two?
Red & Green
5. What is the name for the parallel of north latitude at 66 degrees, 33 minutes?
The Arctic Circle
6. Which holiday destination islands lie off the coast of Western Sahara in Africa?
The Canary Islands
7. In December 1543, the capital of Ecuador was founded by Spanish settlers. What is it called?
Quito
8. Who lives in the Elysee palace?
The French president
9.. Gibraltar is linked by ferry to which North African city?
Tangiers
10. What name for a group of islands comes from the Greek for chief sea?
Archipelago
Geography 13
1. In which country is the River Darling?
Australia
2. Andorra is between which 2 countries?
France and Spain
3. What island country has Baffin Bay to its west coast and Denmark Strait to its southeast?
Greenland
4. Manama is the capital of which country?
Bahrain
5. Jackson is the capital of which US state?
Mississippi
6. Which country boasts Wood Buffalo National Park; the world's second largest after Northeast Greenland national park?
Canada
7. Which country did the original Vandals come from?
Germany
8. What is the currency of Thailand?
Baht
9. Winnipeg is the capital of which Canadian province?
Manitoba
10. What is the only country in South America whose official language is English?
Guyana
Geography 14
1. What is the Southernmost country in Africa?
South Africa
2. The HQ of the United Nations is in which city?
New York
3. If you travelled directly east from New York, which country would you arrive at first?
Portugal
4. On which holiday island is the resort of Magaluf?
Majorca
5. What is the official language of Uruguay?
Spanish
6. Mount Everest is on the border of which 2 countries?
Nepal and China
7. What is the only US state that begins with the letter D?
Delaware
8. What geographical feature means 'almost island'?
Peninsular
9. Named after a famous explorer, what is the highest mountain in New Zealand?
Mount Cook
10. Tagalog is the main language of which country?
Philippines
Geography 15
1. Which Indian town, noted for its tea industry, is known as ‘The Queen of the Hills’?
Darjeeling
2. The Russian Rouble is divided into 100 what?
Kopeks
3. The Panama Canal connects which 2 Oceans?
Pacific and Atlantic
4. In 1889 what took over from The Great Pyramid as the tallest structure in the world?
The Eiffel Tower
5. Which country borders Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile?
Peru
6. What is the state capital of Colorado?
Denver
7. In 1883 which Indonesian volcano erupted and was believed to be the largest single explosion in recorded human history?
Krakatoa
8. The city of St Petersburg has been known by two other names. What are they?
Petrograd and Leningrad
9. In which country is the world’s largest fence which was built to keep out wild dogs?
Australia
10. From which country do true Bohemians come?
Czechoslovakia
Geography 16
1. Van Diemans land was the original name of which Australian island?
Tasmania
2. What is the capital of North Korea?
Pyongyang
3. Which city boasts the State Hermitage art museum and St. Isaac's Cathedral?
St. Petersburg
4. What is the largest island in the Levantine sea?
Cyprus
5. Surfers paradise is a suburb in which Australian state?
Queensland
6. China and then India are the countries with the highest populations but which country comes third?
USA
7. Which South American city was the capital of Portugal between 1808 and 1821?
Rio de Janeiro
8. The coins of which country are inscribed with the word ‘Helvetia’?
Switzerland
9. The equator passes through 3 South American countries, name one of them?
Brazil, Colombia & Ecuador
10. What American state is known as the Mormon state as 63% of its inhabitants are Mormons?
Utah
Geography 17
1. On the flag of which European country are there two cows?
Andorra
2. Which two oceans are to the east and west of Australia?
Pacific and Indian
3. What is the name of the inland sea, the largest inland body of water that Russia has part of the coastline of?
Caspian Sea
4. Which country is Muscat the capital of?
Oman
5. What is the US state capital of Maryland?
Annapolis
6. Which country's national flag has the most colours?
South Africa
7. Walloons come from which country?
Belgium
8. What is the more common name for the North Atlantic drift?
The Gulf stream
9. What is the name given to an underground layer of rock that groundwater can be extracted from?
Aquifer
10. What country beginning with V was formerly known as the New Hebrides?
Vanuatu
Geography 18
1. Rabat is the capital of which country?
Morocco
2. What is the unit of currency in Colombia and Uruguay?
The peso
3. Only two countries have a square flag, Vatican City is one of them, what is the other?
Switzerland
4. Which sea lies between NE China and Korea’s West Coast?
The Yellow sea
5. What side of the road do you drive on in China?
The right
6. In which city can you climb the Spanish steps?
Rome
7. What is the longest river in South Africa?
The orange
8. Which Russian city changed its name to Volgograd in 1961?
Stalingrad
9. How was Burkina Faso known before 1984?
Upper Volta
10. The Yucatan Channel is a 120-mile strait in the Gulf of Mexico between Mexico and which island nation?
Cuba
Geography 19
1. In which country is the Simpson desert?
Australia
2. Suomi is the name of which Northern European country in its mother tongue?
Finland
3. Which two animals are shown clearly on the Australian coat of arms?
Kangaroo and Emu
4. Into which bay does the river Ganges flow?
Bay of Bengal
5. Titicaca is the largest lake on which continent?
South America
6. What is the igneous rock seen in hexagonal columns at the Giant’s Causeway and Fingal’s Cave?
Basalt
7. In August 1960 Chad, in Central Africa, became independent from which country?
France
8. Which country has a name that translates as Lion Mountains?
Sierra Leone
9. Which US state capital has the same name as a UK city?
Lincoln (capital of Nebraska – Dover is the capital of Delaware, but Dover is a town, not a city)
10. Which European nation's flag has nine horizontal blue and white stripes, and top-left a white cross on a blue square?
Greece
Geography 20
1. What symbol appears on the German Euro Cent coins?
Oak twig
2. Which European Gothic cathedral was built between 1163 and 1345 and made famous by Victor Hugo?
Notre Dame
3. The flag of Liberia is based on the flag of which other nation?
The USA
4. On which island are the Cuillin Mountains?
Skye
5. Which European country’s name means "low lands"?
Netherlands
6. Halifax is the capital of which Canadian province?
Nova Scotia
7. In Germany, what is the u-bahn?
Underground
8. The capital of Sudan lies on the convergence of the Blue and White niles. What is it called?
Khartoum
9. Which country, that fell apart politically in the 1990’s has continental Africa’s longest coastline?
Somalia
10. Portuguese East Africa is now known as what?
Mozambique
Geography 21
1. On which continent are Chinook winds found?
North America
2. The hottest capital city in the world (based on average annual temperature) is in which East Asian country?
Thailand
3. A Muscovite resides in which country?
Russia
4. On which continent is the Atacama Desert?
South America
5. The Suez canal flows through Egypt joining which 2 bodies of water?
The Med and the Red sea
6. In which country are the national Parks Grand Paradiso and Abruzzo which are both former royal hunting reserves?
Italy
7. What is the official nickname of the state of Texas?
The lone star state
8. In which country is the wailing wall located?
Israel
9. Brent Crude is the common trading classification for oil sourced from the bed of what sea?
North Sea
10. The Bosphorus connects the black sea and which other sea?
The sea of Marmara
Geography 22
1. The BZD is the currency of which Central American country?
Belize
2. Which country has the most time zones?
Russia
3. What is Queensland's most northerly city?
Cairns
4. In which city would you find the famous Phoenix Park?
Dublin
5. How were the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Rhodes: two of the ancient wonders of the world destroyed?
Earthquakes
6. Which strait divides Russia and Canada?
Bering
7. What is the capital of Pakistan?
Islamabad
8. The Kyat is the basic monetary unit of which country?
Burma
9. What is the Northernmost country in South America?
Colombia
10. What is the US state capital of South Carolina?
Columbia
Geography 23
1. Into which sea does the Nile flow?
The Mediterranean
2. Which landlocked South Asian country at the Eastern end of the Himalayas is known as “The land of the thunder dragon”?
Bhutan
3. Which two continents does the Drake Passage separate?
South America and the Antarctic
4. What happened in the Atacama Desert in 1971 for the first time in over 400 years?
It rained
5. In which country would you find the Amalfi coast?
Italy
6. The longest man made canal in the world is in The People's Republic of China, what is it called?
The Grand Canal
7. In which country is the road to Mandalay?
Burma (or Myanmar)
8. The Knesset is the parliament of which country?
Israel
9. Which South American country is bordered by Nicaragua and Panama?
Costa Rica
10. Which nation bordering the Mediterranean Sea possesses the only capital city in the world beginning with the letter 'z'?
Croatia
Geography 24
1. In which country is the Great Bear Lake located?
Canada
2. Over the course of history, which city was called both Constantinople and Byzantium?
Istanbul
3. China leads the world in terms of population but which country is second?
India
4. Which country is officially named Bharat based its ancient legendary emperor?
India
5. Which 2 South American countries have no coastline?
Bolivia and Paraguay
6. The Hagia Sophia was first built in 537 AD in which present day city?
Istanbul
7. Which city is Sing Sing prison in?
New York
8. In which county is Skegness?
Lincolnshire
9. Dili is the capital of which tiny country?
East Timor
10. Beginning with K, the name for which extremely hot and arid African capital means 'end of the elephant's trunk'?
Khartoum
Geography 25
1. The name of which sea comes from the Latin from “Middle of the earth”?
Mediterranean
2. Which mountain range is said to be the home of the Abdominal Snowman?
The Himalayas
3. Which two colours make up the NATO flag?
Blue and white
4. What is the capital of the Australian island of Tasmania?
Hobart
5. What is the time of year when the sun is directly over the Equator at noon called?
Equinox
6. In which country is the Mojave desert?
America
7. The Komodo National Park, famous for its Komodo dragons is in which country?
Indonesia
8. What are the only 2 countries that start with the letter A but do not finish with the letter A?
Afghanistan and Azerbaijan
9. What is the only country in the world not required to have its name on its postage stamps?
UK
10. Jaffa oranges are named after an ancient port city in which country?
Israel
Geography 26
1. The Godiva festival takes place in which UK city?
Coventry
2. A two headed eagle is found on the flag of which European country?
Albania
3. What is the name given to the rulers of Oman and Brunei?
Sultan
4. Erse is another word for which language?
Gaelic
5. Isotherms connect areas on the map that have the same what?
Temperature
6. What, Geographically, was named after Florentine navigator Amerigo Vespucci?
America
7. It is illegal to use the slogan 'One People, one Empire, one Leader' in what country?
Germany
8. Sinology is the study of the language, history and culture of which country?
China
9. Which American state is also known as “the yellowhammer state”, “the heart of Dixie” and “the cotton state”?
Alabama
10. How many stars are on the flag of New Zealand?
4
Geography 27
1. The 400 mile Po Valley is a major geographical feature of which country?
Italy
2. Checkpoint Charlie' is a historic obsolete border crossing in which city?
Berlin
3. In what country is the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster?
Ukraine
4. The Parthenon in Athens was originally built as what?
Temple
5. Which one of the four compass points does not feature in the main Australian state and territory names?
East
6. What instrument used in surveying was first invented in 1571?
Theodolite
7. Before it was bought by America to which country did Alaska belong?
Russia
8. How many time zones does China have?
1
9. What is the Australian Aboriginal name for the sacred Ayers Rock?
Uluru
10. How many stars are there on the Australian flag?
6
Geography 28
1. Which country has the largest full time army in the world?
China
2. Universal time is better known as what?
Greenwich mean time
3. The historic port of Macau in China is famous for what activity?
Gambling
4. What lake is Africa's largest by area?
Lake Victoria
5. What is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara
6. In which city is the exclusive retail district known as Causeway Bay?
Hong Kong
7. Nylon took its name from which two cities?
New York and London
8. Which country is famous for supplying flags of convenience to ships from other countries which allows ships to be registered in a country that they are not actually from?
Liberia
9. Which M is the 4th largest island in the world?
Madagascar
10. What is the international dialling code for Germany?
49
Geography 29
1. What country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
2. Which island famous for its Blue Grotto lies in the Gulf of Naples?
Capri
3. What is the name of the microstate located between Spain and France
Andorra
4. What did Ceylon change its name to in 1972?
Sri Lanka
5. Which is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent?
Antarctica
6. What is the currency of Sweden?
Krona
7. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Somalia all use which former British currency as their basic unit of currency?
Shilling
8. The Royal Albert Dock is found in which UK city?
Liverpool
9. The flag of Bhutan has what kind of mythical animal in its centre?
Dragon
10. How many time zones are there in the USA?
4
Geography 30
1. Which underground line serves 60 stations; more than any other line?
District line
2. What is the capital of the island of Cyprus?
Nicosia
3. Digbeth and Edgbaston are suburbs of which British city?
Birmingham
4. Vientiane is the capital of which Southeast Asian country bordered by Thailand, Cambodia and China among others?
Laos
5. The second highest peak in the world is Mt. Godwin Austin; how is it better known?
K2
6. Which Italian-style village was built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975?
Portmeirion
7. In which city is the famous Prado museum?
Madrid
8. What is the name of the official country home of the British Prime Minister, near Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire?
Chequers
9. In which city are the Petronas Towers?
Kuala Lumpur
10. The Chihuahua dog is named after a state in which country?
Mexico
Geography 31
1. What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
2. In which city would you find the statue of the little mermaid?
Copenhagen
3. Which tree appears on the flag of Lebanon?
Cedar
4. Which town became the 8th Scottish city for the Platinum Jubilee?
Dunfermline
5. Suriname is located on which continent?
South America
6. In July 1969, Charles, Prince of Wales, was invested with his title at which Welsh castle?
Caernarfon
7. The Glastonbury festival is not actually held on Glastonbury, it is actually in which village?
Pilton
8. Madrid is the largest Spanish city by population, but what is the second most populous?
Barcelona
9. At 865 km long, which is the longest river in Germany?
The Rhine
10. In which African country is Mount Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
Geography 32
1. In which European country would you find the Troodos mountain range?
Cyprus
2. Which South American country has borders with Colombia and Peru?
Ecuador
3. What country was formerly known as Persia?
Iran
4. K2, the world's second highest mountain, is in which country?
Pakistan
5. Which is the only US state not to have a straight line in its borders?
Hawaii
6. What is the capital of Iran?
Tehran
7, What is the name of the parliament of the Isle of Man?
Tynwald
8. Asuncion is the capital of which country?
Paraguay
9. Which US state is home to the Joshua Tree National Park?
California
10. Dakar is the capital of which African country?
Senegal
Geography 33
1. In which European Country is the port of Bergen?
Norway
2. Which country has been ruled by the Grimaldi dynasty for over 700 years?
Monaco
3. Which South American country was formerly known as Dutch Guiana?
Suriname
4. Fort Knox lies in which American state?
Kentucky
5. What city shares its name of the Duke of Wellington's horse at the battle of Waterloo?
Copenhagen
6. What is the modern-day name for the country formerly known as Kampuchea?
Cambodia
7. How many stripes are there on the US flag?
13
8. In which country is the city of Mecca?
Saudi Arabia
9. Why are the zip codes 10047 and 10048 in New York no longer used?
They were for the World trade centre towers
10. Which city was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990?
Bonn
Geography 34
1. Albany and Parkhurst are both prisons on which Uk island?
Isle of Wight
2. What bridge over the Thames leads to the royal botanic gardens?
Kew Bridge
3. Based on the definition of a desert as being an area that gets less than 10 inches of precipitation a year, what is the world’s largest desert?
Antarctica
4. What is the only city in Buckinghamshire?
Milton Keynes
5. Which country has the most volcanoes - both active and dormant - in the world?
USA
6. Which is the most populous continent by far?
Asia
7. Which London building consists of three identical arches and is situated where the Mall leads to Trafalgar Square?
Admiralty Arch
8. What is the only continent that sits in all four hemispheres?
Africa
9. The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales is more usually known as what because of the street that it stands on?
Old Bailey
10. Russia is the largest country in Europe, but which is the second largest?
Ukraine
Geography 35
1. Which British garden is home to the temperate house, the world's largest surviving Victorian glass structure?
Kew
2. Which is the largest of the continents?
Asia
3. Which is the smallest of the continents?
Australia
4. Which is the largest active volcano in Europe?
Etna
5. What is the hottest continent?
Africa
6. Metroshuttle are free bus systems that operate in which British city?
Manchester
7. Which city, other than London, includes the areas of Kensington, Chelsea, Kings Cross and Hyde Park?
Sydney
8. Which is the only Commonwealth Nation located on the South American continent?
Guyana
9. Which stately home in Wiltshire, famous for its safari park, is home to the Marquess of Bath?
Longleat
10. In which English county is the town of Stevenage?
Hertfordshire
Geography 36
1. Which railway station has the most platforms in the UK?
London Waterloo
2. Which of the world's oceans is the deepest?
Pacific
3. What is the capital city of Uruguay?
Montevideo
4. What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
5. What is the name of the strait that separates the two main New Zealand islands?
Cook Strait
6. In which country would you find Santiago?
Chile
7. The Channel islands sit off the coast of which French region?
Normandy
8. Which is the most southerly of the Channel Islands?
Jersey
9. What was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 1997?
Zaire
10. Continental United States has 4 time zones, can you name them?
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern
Geography 37
1. What is the currency of Vietnam?
The Dong
2. Which of the two main New Zealand islands is the largest?
South island
3. What is the capital of Jersey?
St Helier
4. The first railway station in the world was built in 1804 in which country of the UK?
Wales
5. Bohemian Switzerland National Park is in which country?
Czech republic
6. With 163 letters, which city has the longest name in the world?
Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit!)
7. The Bhadla Solar Park was commissioned and became the world's largest solar park in 2020, but in which country is it?
India
8. The Indonesian government is, as of 2024,in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia's capital to the island of Borneo but what is the name of its current capital city?
Jakarta
9. The Great Orme is a prominent feature in which Welsh seaside town?
Llandudno
10. In which British city would you find the Ashmolean museum?
Oxford
African Geography 1
1. The Gambia river runs through the Gambia and two other countries. Name one of them.
Senegal and Guinea
2. Abyssinia was the former name of which country?
Ethiopia
3. In which country is the legendary city of Timbuktu?
Mali
4. What colour is the five pointed star on the flag of Morocco?
Green
5. What is the currency of Egypt?
Pound
6. What weapon is featured on the flag of Mozambique?
AK47 (or automatic rifle)
7. What is the capital of Uganda?
Kampala
8. South Africa has three capital cities; one administrative, one judicial and one legislative. Name 1 of them.
Pretoria, Cape town and Bloemfontein
9. What is the largest land-locked country in Africa?
Chad
10. What are the two official languages of Cameroon?
French and English
African Geography 2
1. Alphabetically, which African country comes last?
Zimbabwe
2. What is the name of the part of the coast off Namibia, named because of the remains of the whaling industry?
Skeleton coast
3. What is the largest country in Africa?
The Sudan
4. By which name is the Johannesburg suburb of South Western Township better known?
Soweto
5. In which country is the most northerly point in Africa?
Tunisia
6. Biafra was a breakaway state from which African country?
Nigeria
7. The Nile is the longest river in Africa, but what is the second longest?
The Congo
8. Apart from Cairo, which other Capital City stands on The River Nile?
Khartoum
9. Banjul is the capital of which African country?
Gambia
10. In 1980, which country came into being with the first president being Canaan Banana?
Zimbabwe
Australian Geography
1. Which constellation never seen in Britain is featured on the flag of Australia?
Southern Cross
2. After English, what is the most commonly spoken language in Australia
Chinese (Mandarin)
3. The Australian city of Melbourne lies at the mouth of which river?
Yarra
4. What became Australia’s national anthem in 1984?
Advance Australia fair
5. In Australia, what is Whoop Whoop Land?
The middle of nowhere
6. What do Australians call a dry stream bed that fills with water when it rains?
Billabong
7. In Southern Australia, what type of weather is a brickfielder?
A wind
8. What is the largest of the Australian states or territories?
Western Australia
9. What city is the capital of Western Australia?
Perth
10. What Australian city was named after the wife of King William 4th?
Adelaide
"B" Geography 1
1. The deepest Lake in the world is in Russia, what is it called?
Baikal
2. What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
Baku
3. Home to most of Indonesia's Hindu minority, what tourist island is Indonesia's smallest province?
Bali
4. Due to its extensive canal network, which Southeast Asian capital city is known as the Venice of the East?
Bangkok
5. In 1971, East Pakistan became an independent country with which name?
Bangladesh
6. A Trident is featured on the flag of which country?
Barbados
7. Which is the largest island of Asia?
Borneo
8. Which South American country lost its coastline to Chile in 1879?
Bolivia (It still keeps its navy - on a lake)
9. Which large sea in the south-western Pacific Ocean is named after a German?
Bismark sea
10. Sochi, which is most well known for hosting the 2014 winter Olympics Olympics, is on which body of water?
Black Sea
"B" Geography 2
1. Which location in the Marshall Islands was used by the USA to detonate 23 nuclear weapons from 1946 & 1958?
Bikini Atoll
2. Which city beginning with B is Switzerland's third biggest city by population after Zurich and Geneva?
Basel
3. Which city beginning with B used to be called Peking?
Beijing
4. Which capital city beginning with B sits on the banks of the river Lagan?
Belfast
5. Which city and port beginning with B is the largest in the Basque country?
Bilbao
6. In which country would you find the city of Bulawayo?
Zimbabwe
7. The country of Brunei is on what island
Borneo
8. Rio de Janeiro was replaced in 1960 as the capital of Brazil by which new city?
Brasília
9. Bombay, the second most populous city in India, changed its name in 1995 to what?
Mumbai
10. The state capital of Alabama is Montgomery, but what city, beginning with B is its biggest?
Birmingham
Capitals 1
1. The capital of Syria is the oldest continually inhabited capital in the world having first been settled in the second millennium BC. What is it called?
Damascus
2. Edo was the name of which city that became the capital city of its country in 1868?
Tokyo
3. What is the capital of Ghana?
Accra
4. Edmonton is the capital of which Canadian province?
Alberta
5. Kinshasa is the capital of which African country?
The democratic republic of the congo
6. Which river runs through Amsterdam?
Amstel
7. What is the largest city in and capital of the Australian state of Queensland?
Brisbane
8. Which northern-European capital city contains the international commune known as Freetown Christiania?
Copenhagen
9. What is the capital of the Isle of Man?
Douglas
10. Which city, the capital of Tuscany, was ruled by the Medici family during the Middle Ages, and is known as Firenze in its native language?
Florence
Capitals 2
1. Which city, the capital of Sierra Leone, gets its name from its historical importance as a haven for freed slaves escaping from the Americas?
Freetown
2. What is the capital of Qatar?
Doha
3. The capital of British Columbia in Canada is located on which island?
Vancouver island
4. Port of Spain is the capital of which island nation, made up of two islands?
Trinidad and Tobago
5. The name of which city in New Zealand is the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh?
Dunedin
6. Windhoek is the largest city and capital of which West African country?
Namibia
7. What is the state capital and largest city of Victoria, Australia?
Melbourne
8. The capital of French Guiana shares its name with which hot spice used in the kitchen?
Cayenne
9. Manila is the capital of which Southeast Asian country?
The Philippines
10. The capital of the US state of Louisiana is French and translates into English as "Red stick". What is the French name?
Baton Rouge
Cities 1
1. Riga is the capital of which country?
Latvia
2. Which is the largest city in Africa by population?
Cairo
3. What, after Sydney, is the most populated city in Australia?
Melbourne
4. What is the largest city in New Zealand?
Auckland
5. Which of the Wombles is named after a Russian city?
Tomsk
6. The city of Istanbul is located on which Strait?
Bosphorus
7. What name is shared by a ruined city in Egypt and the largest city in Tennessee?
Memphis
8. Which state is Washington DC in?
It is not in any state
9. Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia is on which island?
Java
10. Male is the capital and most populated city of which very small island nation?
The Maldives
Cities 2
1. What is the Southernmost capital city?
Wellington
2. Built 1406-1420 as a political HQ, The Forbidden City is in which Chinese city?
Beijing
3. What name is shared by a suburb of Southampton and a port city on the Swan river in Western Australia?
Freemantle
4. A Novocastrian, is a native of which English and Australian cities?
Newcastle
5. Ipanema and Copacabana beach are parts of what famous city?
Rio de Janeiro
6. What is the biggest city in population terms of Canada?
Toronto
7. The HQ of the world health organisation is in which city?
Geneva
8. Which densely populated city which used to be a British colony has the greatest number of Rolls Royce’s per capita?
Hong Kong
9. Which city has the slogan: "What Happens Here, Stays Here"?
Las Vegas
10. Which is the largest city in Italy by population?
Rome
Cities 3
1. Which African city is known as the City of a thousand minarets?
Cairo
2. Which is Tibet's 'Forbidden City?
Lhasa
3. By what name was the Indian city of Chennai formerly known?
Madras
4. In whichEuropean country is the city of Avignon?
France
5. In which city is the area of Spandau?
Berlin
6. Of the six largest cities in New Zealand, which is the only one on the South Island?
Christchurch
7. The city of Shiraz is in which country beginning with I?
Iran
8. In 1923, Ankara replaced which city as the capital of Turkey?
Istanbul
9. Strongly scented toilet water is named after which city of its origination?
Cologne (as in eau de Cologne)
10. Nicosia is the largest city on which island?
Cyprus
Islands 1
1. Which island country is joined to Saudi Arabia by a causeway?
Bahrain
2. On which Scottish island would you find the towns of Broadford, Portree & Dunvegan?
Isle of Skye
3. Ronaldsway is the airport for which UK island?
Isle of Man
4. The Caribbean island of Aruba belongs to which European country?
Netherlands
5. The island of Borneo is the third largest in the world and belongs to three countries, name one of them.
Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia
6. The islands of the Seychelles are in what Ocean?
Indian
7. What is the capital of the Falkland Islands?
Stanley
8. Which Island nation declared itself a nuclear free zone by law in the 1980's?
New Zealand
9. Which island prison has the nickname “The Rock”?
Alcatraz
10. The party island of Ibiza is part of which island group?
Balearics
Islands 2
1. Ponta Delgada is the regional capital of which group of Portuguese islands in the Atlantic?
The Azores
2. In which ocean is New Guinea located?
Pacific
3. Which island, named after a Dutchman, is often said to have the cleanest air in the world?
Tasmania
4. Which island nation is the smallest Asian country in both population and area?
Maldives
5. What island is known as the island of saints and scholars?
Ireland
6. On which island would you find the holiday resort of Montego bay?
Jamaica
7. The island of Zanzibar belongs to which country?
Tanzania
8. What is the name of Japan's largest island?
Honshu
9. What is the capital of the island of Malta?
Valletta
10. Two bridges join the island of Anglesey to the mainland. Name one of them.
The Menai suspension bridge and the Britannia bridge
Islands 3
1. Which Japanese island is Mount Fuji on?
Honshu
2. Funchal is the capital of which island?
Madeira
3. Which country administers the Pacific island of Guam?
USA
4. Which island’s abandoned capital is Plymouth?
Montserrat
5. What is the largest island in the Med?
Sicily
6. To which country does the archipelago of Madeira belong?
Portugal
7. Valentia Island is just off the West coast of which European country?
Ireland
8. What is the capital of Guernsey?
St Peter Port
9. Which of the islands of New Zealand has the highest population?
North island
10. Which South American ecologically diverse islands inspired Charles Darwin to write his "Origin Of The Species"?
Galapagos
Japan
1. What is the name given to traditional Japanese theatre?
Kabuki
2. In Japan, what is a hibachi used for?
Cooking
3. Hanami is a tradition of picnicking under what type of trees, a symbolic tree in Japan?
Cherry
4. What was the name of the Emperor of Japan who reigned for over 62 years until his death in 1989?
Hirohito
5. In Japan, a Shamisen is a traditional what?
Musical instrument
6. What are Yakuza in Japan?
Organised crime
7. The throne of the Emperor of Japan is named after their traditional flower. What flower?
Chrysanthemum
8. What is the name of the Japanese wine which is made from fermented rice?
Saki
9. What in Japan is Hari Kiri?
Ritual suicide
10. What is the name of the stock market index in Japan?
Nikkei
Geography beginning with "M"
1. MD is the abbreviation for which US state?
Maryland
2. Port Louis is the capital of which island nation?
Mauritius
3. Which US station and research centre, named after a Scottish Royal Navy officer, is the largest community in the Antarctic?
McMurdo
4. Monagask comes from which country?
Monaco
5. The coat of arms of which country depicts two soldiers disguised as monks carrying swords?
Monaco
6. In which Asian country is the coldest capital city in the world?
Mongolia
7. What is the Capital of Liberia?
Monrovia
8. Helena is the capital of which US state?
Montana
9. Which country is bordered by Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania?
Montenegro
10. What South American country’s capital has a name that means “I see the mountain”?
Montevideo in Venezuela
Geography beginning with "S"
1. What geological term refers to granular material sized between sand and clay, derived from soil or rock?
Silt
2. The name of which country is derived from the Malay for Lion City?
Singapore
3. In conservation terms, what is an SSSI?
Site of Special Scientific interest
4. Which South Asian island has a lion on its flag?
Sri Lanka
5. In which country is the disputed area known as the 'Jaffna Peninsula'?
Sri Lanka
6. Moscow is the largest city in Russia by population, what is the second largest?
St Petersburg
7. Port Said stands on which canal?
Suez
8. S is the international vehicle registration for which country?
Sweden
9. Which country has the internet domain suffix .za?
South Africa
10. What name has been given to the trade route that once connected ancient China and Rome?
Silk road
Volcanoes
1. The eruption of which volcano buried the town of Pompeii in Italy?
Vesuvius
2. What is the name of the molten rock that is stored in the earths crust?
Magma
3. What is the name of molten rock when it reaches the surface of the crust after a volcanic eruption?
Lava
4. What is the name given to the area in the basin of the Pacific where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Ring of fire
5. What is the name given to a volcano that appears to be sleeping and, although it has the potential to erupt, has not been active historically?
Dormant
6. Which Roman god does the volcano get its name from?
Vulcan, the god of fire
7. Mount Etna and Stomboli are active volcanoes in which country?
Italy
8. Which planet has the highest (known) volcano in the universe?
Mars
9. To make a classroom volcano, you add vinegar to which kitchen staple?
Baking soda
10. What is the name of the island where a volcano erupted in December 2019 killing a number of people?
White Island
Watery Geography
1. The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsular from which African country?
Morocco
2. What is the name of the largest river to flow through Paris?
Seine
3. What is the name of the stretch of water that divides Wales from the island of Anglesey?
Menai Strait
4. Which ocean is the largest?
Pacific
5. The Clifton suspension bridge spans which river?
The river Avon
6. Which waterway divides the Isle of Wight from the English mainland?
The Solent
7. What is the name of the lake in the middle of Hyde Park?
The Serpentine
8. In which country does the river Amazon rise?
Peru
9. On which river does the American city of New Orleans stand?
Mississippi
10. In which ocean is Tahiti?
Pacific