Geography quiz
World Quiz: 50 Questions From Every Corner of the Planet
World quiz with 50 general knowledge questions from every corner of the planet: geography, history, science, art and culture from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania. Easy, medium, hard and insane rounds at a 10th grade level, with surprising facts after the tricky ones. Do you know the…
- 45 questions
- 11 min
- 6 Easy
- 14 Medium
- 15 Hard
- 10 Genius
World Quiz: 50 Questions From Every Corner of the Planet: questions and answers
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Which country is home to the Taj Mahal? Iran · India · Pakistan
India
Which is the longest river in South America? Paraná · Orinoco · Amazon
Amazon
Kangaroos are native to which country? Australia · South Africa · New Zealand
Australia
What language is mainly spoken in Brazil? Brazilian · Spanish · Portuguese
Portuguese
Which country is famous for the Pyramids of Giza? Kenya · Egypt · Morocco
Egypt
Mount Everest sits on the border of Nepal and… China · Bhutan · India
China
Which country has had the most people since 2023? India · USA · China
India – India passed China in 2023, says the United Nations!
What is the smallest country in the world? San Marino · Monaco · Vatican City
Vatican City
In which country is Machu Picchu? Chile · Mexico · Peru
Peru
Which is the largest hot desert on Earth? Sahara · Kalahari · Gobi
Sahara – The largest desert overall is actually Antarctica!
What is the currency of Japan? Yen · Yuan · Won
Yen
Which city was once called Constantinople? Istanbul · Cairo · Athens
Istanbul
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA? UK · France · Spain
France
The Māori are the native people of… Fiji · New Zealand · Hawaii
New Zealand
Which is the world's tallest waterfall? Angel Falls · Victoria Falls · Niagara Falls
Angel Falls – Angel Falls in Venezuela drops about 979 meters!
What is the longest river in Africa? Nile · Niger · Congo
Nile
Which element has the chemical symbol Fe? Fluorine · Iron · Lead
Iron – Fe comes from ferrum, the Latin word for iron!
In which year did the Berlin Wall fall? 1999 · 1979 · 1989
1989
Which country lies in both Europe and Asia? Greece · Egypt · Turkey
Turkey
Which instrument is a symbol of Aboriginal Australia? Sitar · Didgeridoo · Bagpipes
Didgeridoo
What is the capital of Australia? Sydney · Melbourne · Canberra
Canberra
Which country has the most islands? Sweden · Indonesia · Philippines
Sweden – Sweden has over 260,000 islands!
Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake, is in… Russia · Kazakhstan · Canada
Russia – It holds about 20% of Earth's unfrozen fresh surface water!
Which African country was never colonized? Nigeria · Kenya · Ethiopia
Ethiopia – It defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa in 1896!
Which civilization built Chichén Itzá? Aztec · Inca · Maya
Maya
Which country grows the most coffee? Colombia · Vietnam · Brazil
Brazil – Brazil grows about a third of the world's coffee!
Which city hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896? London · Paris · Athens
Athens
The ancient city of Petra is in… Syria · Jordan · Egypt
Jordan – It's carved straight into pink sandstone cliffs!
Which planet has the most known moons? Saturn · Neptune · Jupiter
Saturn
What is the capital of Turkey? Ankara · Izmir · Istanbul
Ankara
Which country has three capital cities? Bolivia · South Africa · Switzerland
South Africa – Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein share the job!
On which continent is the Atacama Desert? Africa · South America · Asia
South America – Some weather stations there have never recorded rain!
Which empire built Angkor Wat? Ming Dynasty · Mughal Empire · Khmer Empire
Khmer Empire
Who proposed evolution by natural selection? Charles Darwin · Gregor Mendel · Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin – His big ideas began on the Galápagos Islands!
Which is the only country without a rectangular flag? Nepal · Bhutan · Switzerland
Nepal – Nepal's flag is two stacked triangles!
Which country has a dragon on its flag? China · Bhutan · Vietnam
Bhutan
What is the deepest point in the ocean called? Puerto Rico Trench · Challenger Deep · Mariana Abyss
Challenger Deep – It's nearly 11 km deep, Everest would vanish inside!
The medieval learning center Timbuktu is in… Niger · Morocco · Mali
Mali
Which country's national animal is the unicorn? Wales · Ireland · Scotland
Scotland – It appears on Scotland's royal coat of arms!
What is the oldest university still running? Oxford (UK) · Al-Qarawiyyin (Morocco) · Bologna (Italy)
Al-Qarawiyyin (Morocco) – Founded in 859 by a woman, Fatima al-Fihri!
Which ancient wonder still stands today? Great Pyramid of Giza · Lighthouse of Alexandria · Colossus of Rhodes
Great Pyramid of Giza – It's the only one of the Seven Wonders left!
Which EU language uses the Cyrillic alphabet? Ukrainian · Bulgarian · Serbian
Bulgarian – Cyrillic was created in the First Bulgarian Empire!
What is the capital of Kazakhstan? Tashkent · Almaty · Astana
Astana
Which country has the longest coastline? Canada · Russia · Australia
Canada – Canada has over 200,000 km of coastline!
Which country has the most lakes? Finland · Canada · Russia
Canada