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Geography rounds reward relationships: which countries border, which rivers cross cities, and why capitals are not always the largest city.

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30 Geography trivia questions

1. What is the capital of Australia?

Answer: Canberra

2. Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade?

Answer: Danube

3. Lake Titicaca lies between Peru and which other country?

Answer: Bolivia

4. Which strait separates Alaska from Russia?

Answer: Bering

5. What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

Answer: Astana

6. Mount Everest lies on the border of Nepal and which other country/region?

Answer: China

7. Which African country has the largest population?

Answer: Nigeria

8. The Atacama Desert is mostly in which country?

Answer: Chile

9. What is the smallest country in the world by area?

Answer: Vatican City

10. Which US state is the largest by area?

Answer: Alaska

11. In which country would you find the ancient city of Petra?

Answer: Jordan

12. What is the capital of Canada?

Answer: Ottawa

13. Which country has the most islands?

Answer: Sweden

14. The Gobi Desert stretches across Mongolia and which other country?

Answer: China

15. What is the capital of Brazil?

Answer: Brasilia

16. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf to which body of water?

Answer: Gulf of Oman

17. How many time zones does Russia span?

Answer: 11

18. What is the second-tallest mountain in the world?

Answer: K2

19. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Answer: Canada

20. What is the currency of Sweden?

Answer: Krona

21. The Ural mountains separate Asia from which other continent?

Answer: Europe

22. What is the capital of Vietnam?

Answer: Hanoi

23. Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

Answer: Ethiopia

24. The source of the Amazon River is in which country?

Answer: Peru

25. What is the capital of New Zealand?

Answer: Wellington

26. Which country owns Greenland?

Answer: Denmark

27. How many countries border Germany?

Answer: 9

28. What is the largest lake in Africa by area?

Answer: Lake Victoria

29. In which country would you find the city of Timbuktu?

Answer: Mali

30. What is the capital of Egypt?

Answer: Cairo

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