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Set 1 · World geography
Easy
Which country does Austria not border?
Answer: France
Easy
What tiny principality lies between Spain and France?
Answer: Andorra
Easy
How many federal states does Germany have?
Answer: 16
Easy
How many US states start with the letter K?
Answer: Two
Easy
What is the capital of Denmark?
Answer: Copenhagen
Medium
In what country is Virginia Falls located?
Answer: Canada
Medium
Kathmandu is the capital city of what country?
Answer: Nepal
Medium
What sea borders Egypt to the east?
Answer: Red Sea
Medium
What is the average salinity of the Dead Sea?
Answer: 30 %
Medium
How many sovereign states are members of the United Nations?
Answer: 195
Hard
What is the busiest port in Europe?
Answer: Port of Rotterdam
Hard
Lake Titicaca is located between which two nations?
Answer: Peru and Bolivia
Hard
Which country has the river Danube as most of its northern border?
Answer: Bulgaria
Hard
What is the only country in the world with a flag that doesn't have four right angles?
Answer: Nepal
Hard
All of the following are towns/villages in the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati EXCEPT:
Answer: Urutora
Very hard
Which two modern-day countries used to be known as the region of Rhodesia between the 1890s and 1980?
Answer: Zambia & Zimbabwe
Very hard
Which of these cities has a 4° East longitude.
Answer: Amsterdam
Very hard
Which square is not correctly matched with the capital city in which it is located?
Answer: Azadi Square - Karachi
Very hard
The Ottoman Empire used to rule over North Africa, the Middle East and south-eastern Europe. Which modern day country is the successor of the empire?
Answer: Turkey
Very hard
Which four countries can be seen from Eilat?
Answer: Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
Set 2 · World geography
Easy
In which Indian city can the Taj Mahal be found?
Answer: Agra
Easy
The Alps are a mountain range on which continent?
Answer: Europe
Easy
Which country was NOT part of the Soviet Union?
Answer: Romania
Easy
Which US state is nicknamed "The Golden State"?
Answer: California
Easy
What country is the second largest in the world by area?
Answer: Canada
Medium
In what country is the active volcano Sakurajima located?
Answer: Japan
Medium
Which country has the abbreviation "CH"?
Answer: Switzerland
Medium
Which U.S. state has been nicknamed The Silver State?
Answer: Nevada
Medium
Addis Ababa is the capital of what country?
Answer: Ethiopia
Medium
What European country is not a part of the EU?
Answer: Norway
Hard
The World Health Organization headquarters is located in which European country?
Answer: Switzerland
Hard
Which of these countries is "doubly landlocked" (surrounded entirely by one or more landlocked countries)?
Answer: Uzbekistan
Hard
Which of the following countries banned the use of personal genetic ancestry tests?
Answer: Germany
Hard
What is the name of the second-tallest waterfall on the planet?
Answer: Tugela Falls
Hard
What is the name of the highest waterfall in North America?
Answer: James Bruce Falls
Very hard
What are the four corner states of the US?
Answer: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
Very hard
On which continent/s is the entire country of Spain specifically located when taking into account all of its territory?
Answer: Europe and Africa
Very hard
The first time Antarctica was officially visited is a subject of controversy. Three people have claimed to have achieved this feat. Which of these is not one them?
Answer: James Cook
Very hard
The emblem on the flag of the Republic of Tajikistan features a sunrise over mountains below what symbol?
Answer: Crown
Very hard
Phoenicia was an ancient civilization that spread maritime trade over the Mediterranean Sea. From where did the Phoenicians originate?
Answer: Modern day Liban (Sidon, Tyre)
Set 3 · World geography
Easy
What state is the largest state of the United States of America?
Answer: Alaska
Easy
Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is fully enclosed by which country?
Answer: Italy
Easy
Which of these is the name of the largest city in the US state Tennessee?
Answer: Memphis
Easy
What is the name of the peninsula containing Spain and Portugal?
Answer: Iberian Peninsula
Easy
How many countries share a land border with Luxembourg?
Answer: 3
Medium
Which country has three capital cities?
Answer: South Africa
Medium
What is the capital city of the Netherlands?
Answer: Amsterdam
Medium
What is the capital of the US state Nevada?
Answer: Carson City
Medium
Which country is not a member of the Adriatic Euroregion?
Answer: Serbia
Medium
Where is the "Sonoran Desert" located?
Answer: North America
Hard
What is the name of the tallest waterfall in eastern North America?
Answer: Pissing Mare Falls
Hard
Which one of these Mediterranean islands does not belong to the group of the Balearic Islands?
Answer: Capri
Hard
Broome is a town in which state of Australia?
Answer: Western Australia
Hard
Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of?
Answer: Africa
Hard
What is the name of the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world ?
Answer: Luxembourg
Very hard
Which of these island countries is located in the Caribbean?
Answer: Barbados
Very hard
The Black Sea reaches the maximum depth of 2,210 m. Its neighbor, the Sea of Azov, is unique in terms of sea depth for what reason?
Answer: It is the shallowest sea in the world.
Very hard
The mountainous Khyber Pass connects which of the two following countries?
Answer: Afghanistan and Pakistan
Very hard
How many countries border Kyrgyzstan?
Answer: 4
Very hard
What is the second-largest city in Lithuania?
Answer: Kaunas
Set 4 · World geography
Easy
Montreal is in which Canadian province?
Answer: Quebec
Easy
The Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, is how far below sea level?
Answer: 418 meters
Easy
The famous Île Notre-Dame, an artificial island built from earth excavated for a metropolitan railway, is located in which country?
Answer: Canada
Easy
How many timezones does Russia have?
Answer: 11
Easy
How many provinces are in the Netherlands?
Answer: 12
Medium
Which of these countries is smallest (by territory)?
Answer: San Marino
Medium
Which of these country's capitals starts with the letter B?
Answer: Lebanon
Medium
What is the largest non-continental island in the world?
Answer: Greenland
Medium
Which country has twice rejected European Union membership in national referendums?
Answer: Norway
Medium
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mt. Everest
Hard
Which Canadian province has Charlottetown as its capital?
Answer: Prince Edward Island
Hard
The Japanese district Akihabara is also known by what nickname?
Answer: Electric Town
Hard
Which European city has the highest mileage of canals in the world?
Answer: Birmingham
Hard
What event led to Liechenstein adding a crown to its flag?
Answer: The 1936 Olympics
Hard
Which of these countries is located the FURTHEST away from the South China Sea?
Answer: Bangladesh
Very hard
Which country is completely landlocked by South Africa?
Answer: Lesotho
Very hard
What is Canada's largest island?
Answer: Baffin Island
Very hard
Which country is the Taedong River in?
Answer: North Korea
Very hard
When does Finland celebrate their independence day?
Answer: December 6th
Very hard
What is the largest freshwater lake by volume?
Answer: Lake Baikal
Set 5 · World geography
Easy
Which is the world's longest river?
Answer: Nile
Easy
What is the official language of Costa Rica?
Answer: Spanish
Easy
How many counties in the Republic of Ireland.
Answer: 26
Easy
What is the capital of Greece?
Answer: Athens
Easy
What is the capital of Lithuania?
Answer: Vilnius
Medium
What is the smallest country in South America by area?
Answer: Suriname
Medium
What island is shared by Indonesia and the nation of East Timor?
Answer: Timor
Medium
What is the name of the capital of Turkey?
Answer: Ankara
Medium
What is the name of the Peruvian floating islands, located in Lake Titicaca?
Answer: Uros
Medium
How tall is One World Trade Center in New York City?
Answer: 1,776 ft
Hard
All of the following countries have official claims to territory in Antartica EXCEPT:
Answer: United States
Hard
What is the name of the dangerous active volcano located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala?
Answer: Santa Maria
Hard
Which of these Mediterranean islands belongs to Croatia and is home of the endangered Griffon Vulture?
Answer: Cres
Hard
The Principality of Sealand is an unrecognized micronation off the coast of what country?
Answer: The United Kingdom
Hard
Which of these American cities has fewer than 1,000,000 people?
Answer: San Francisco, California
Very hard
Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Superior
Very hard
What city is known as the Rose Capital of the World?
Answer: Tyler, Texas
Very hard
What country is not a part of Scandinavia?
Answer: Finland
Very hard
What North American tourist attraction is served by the "Maid of the Mist" tour company?
Answer: Niagara Falls
Very hard
What is the official German name of the Swiss Federal Railways?