Geography Trivia

10

What is the capital of Australia?

28

What river runs through Cairo, Egypt?

3

The Northeast Passage, first successfully navigated in 1880, is a challenging water route along the northern coast of what two continents?

11

This city was founded around 1457, and was named Edo. It became the primary city in its country from the 16th century. By the 1800's, it had over one million inhabitants, making it possibly the largest city in the world at that time. Today it has a new na

5

What is the name of the 2100 year old 75 mile long protective wall that extends across northern England?

14

Which of the world's oceans is named after a country?

14

Of all African nations, this country most successfully avoided European colonization. Except for a short period of occupation by Italy from 1935-1941, this country has remained independent for more than 2000 years. Which country is this?

11

The Southernmost point on the mainland of Asia is located in which country?

6

Which food additive is named after the capital of French Guyana? Give a two-word answer

1

You can travel from California to Nebraska by passing through only two states. What are they?

21

What country lies directly north of Vietnam?

18

Name the U.S. states with the following nicknames: a. The Wolverine state b. The Volunteer state c. The Gopher state

6

It's possible to travel southward from the Canadian border, pass through only two U.S. states, and arrive within 150 miles of the southern border of the United States. Through which two states?

4

These two U.S. cities grew the most (showed the largest absolute population increases) during the decade of the 1990's. They are in neighboring states and one is a capital city. Can you name them?

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This very old city on the Ganges River in northeastern India is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, with over fifteen hundred temples, shrines, and palaces. In the river Ganges, people bathe, wash their clothes, wash their animals, brush their teeth, and bury