50 geography quiz questions with answers for your pub quiz
There's nothing better than testing your general knowledge with some tricky questions, and one of the most difficult rounds is always a geography quiz. To help aspiring quizmasters out, we've created a geography quiz comprised of 50 questions on the subject that could come in handy for your own quiz. Let's quiz...
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Geography quiz questions
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
What is the capital of Malta?
Which country is the newest in the world to be recognised by the UN?
In which UK city would you find the river Clyde?
What is the oldest recorded town in the UK?
If you travelled to the city of Volgograd, which country would be in?
What is the name of the largest river to flow through Paris?
What did Ceylon change its name to in 1972?
What is the most populous city in the US state of Illinois?
What is the highest mountain in Britain?
The world's first national park was established in 1872 in which country? A bonus point for the name of the park…
What is the capital of Peru?
Mount Vesuvius casts a shadow over which modern Italian city?
There are three US states with just four letters in their name: can you name them?
What is the currency of Sweden?
To which country do the Canary Islands belong?
What is the capital of Canada?
How many states are there in Australia?
Which African country has the largest population?
Constantinople and Byzantium are former names of which major city?
What is the longest river in the UK?
How many boroughs are there in New York City?
In which city would you find La Sagrada Familia?
What is the largest desert in the world?
What is the highest peak in Africa?
In which US state would you find Fort Knox?
The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsular from which African country?
Which London Underground line is represented as green on the tube map?
In which European city would you find Manneken Pis – a statue of a small boy urinating into a fountain?
How many countries still have the shilling as currency?
What is the name of the microstate located between Spain and France?
On the London Tube network, which is the only station to begin with the letter 'I'?
To the nearest billion, how large is the world's population?
Dracula famously lived in the historical region of Transylvania - but in what country would you now find his castle?
Which planet is considered to be Earth's closest neighbour?
Which country has the most castles in the world?
What is the biggest island in the world?
What is the capital of Estonia?
In which country would you find Machu Picchu?
Which animal appears on the flag of Sri Lanka?
Which European country uses .es at their end of their internet addresses?
Which city currently has the highest population in the world?
Which three countries does Mexico share a land border with?
Astana is the capital city of which country?
What percentage of the River Nile is located in Egypt?
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
Which country has the most pyramids in the world?
How many large islands make up Hawaii?
In which US state would you find Harvard University?
Which river flows through Glasgow?
Geography quiz answers
Canada
Valetta
South Sudan (2011)
Glasgow
Colchester
Russia
The Seine
Sri Lanka
Chicago
Ben Nevis
USA, Yellowstone
Lima
Naples
Utah, Iowa, Ohio
Swedish Krona
Spain
Ottawa
Six – New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia
Nigeria (more than 211 million)
Istanbul
River Severn
Five – The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island
Barcelona
Antarctica
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kentucky
Morocco
The District Line
Brussels
Four - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia
Andorra
Ickenham
8 billion (We are believed to have reached this point in November)
Romania
Mercury
Germany
Greenland
Tallinn
Peru
Lion
Spain
Tokyo
USA, Belize and Guatemala
Kazakhstan
22 per cent
Africa
Sudan
Eight
Massachusetts
River Clyde
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