Geography Quiz Questions and Answers

Geography is the most reliable round in a quiz: no arguments, no opinions, and the answers don't go out of date. A map picture round is the easiest bonus you can print.

How to use these: read each question twice, ask for answer sheets at the end of the round, mark another team's paper, and never let the quizmaster play.

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Round 1: Capitals and countries

  • What is the capital of Australia? Answer: Canberra.
  • What is the capital of Canada? Answer: Ottawa.
  • Which country has the largest population in the world? Answer: India.
  • What is the capital of Brazil? Answer: Brasília.
  • Which country is both in Europe and Asia and has Istanbul as its largest city? Answer: Turkey.
  • What is the capital of New Zealand? Answer: Wellington.
  • Which African country has Cairo as its capital? Answer: Egypt.
  • What is the smallest country in South America? Answer: Suriname.
  • Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun? Answer: Japan.
  • What is the capital of Norway? Answer: Oslo.

Round 2: UK geography

  • What is the highest mountain in the UK? Answer: Ben Nevis.
  • Which is the longest river in England? Answer: The Thames.
  • What is the capital of Wales? Answer: Cardiff.
  • Which English county is known as the Garden of England? Answer: Kent.
  • What is the largest lake in the UK by surface area? Answer: Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland.
  • Which city is served by an airport with the code EDI? Answer: Edinburgh.
  • What separates Great Britain from mainland Europe at its narrowest point? Answer: The Strait of Dover.
  • Which national park covers much of Cumbria? Answer: The Lake District.
  • What is the most northerly city in Scotland? Answer: Inverness.
  • Which island lies off the coast of Hampshire? Answer: The Isle of Wight.

Round 3: Harder

  • Which is the longest river in the world by most measures? Answer: The Nile.
  • What is the deepest ocean trench? Answer: The Mariana Trench.
  • Which desert is the largest hot desert on Earth? Answer: The Sahara.
  • How many countries border France? Answer: Eight.
  • Which line of latitude sits at zero degrees? Answer: The equator.
  • What is the largest island in the world? Answer: Greenland.
  • Which strait separates Spain from Morocco? Answer: The Strait of Gibraltar.
  • What is the capital of Kazakhstan? Answer: Astana.
  • Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia? Answer: The Urals.
  • Which country has the most volcanoes? Answer: Indonesia.

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How to write it so it lands

  • Say country names slowly; spelling doesn't need to count.
  • Mix continents so no one region dominates the round.
  • A blank map printed on the answer sheet is a free bonus round.

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Frequently asked questions

What are good geography quiz questions?

Capitals, rivers, mountains and flags travel best. Add a UK round so the local knowledge counts, and one 'which is bigger' question as a tiebreaker.

How do you make a geography picture round?

Print ten country outlines or ten flags with the names removed. It takes ten minutes to make and it's usually the round people talk about afterwards.

Are geography answers ever out of date?

Occasionally - capital cities and country names do change. Check anything involving population figures or recently renamed places before the night.

What is a good example of geography quiz questions?

"What is the capital of Australia? Answer: Canberra." is one of 30 examples on this page. Pick the one closest to the tone you want, then add a specific detail of your own - a shared memory, a date, a name - so it reads as yours rather than copied.

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