Country Geography

40 questions · Answers revealed below each question · Print this set

1.Which country is home to the ancient Andean citadel of Machu Picchu?
- A. Peru
- B. Turkey
- C. Tanzania
- D. Nigeria
Show answer
Peru
Did you know? Machu Picchu was built by the Inca in the 1400s.
2.Which country is the world's most populous country?
- A. Vietnam
- B. India
- C. Greece
- D. Turkmenistan
Show answer
India
Did you know? India's population surpassed China's in 2023.
3.Which country spans eleven time zones across its vast territory?
- A. Russia
- B. Lebanon
- C. China
- D. Switzerland
Show answer
Russia
Did you know? Russia is the largest country in the world by area.
4.Which country is home to the Galápagos Islands, famous for unique wildlife?
- A. Ecuador
- B. Monaco
- C. Brazil
- D. Kazakhstan
Show answer
Ecuador
Did you know? The Galápagos Islands lie about 1,000 kilometers offshore.
5.Which country is home to Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas?
- A. Canada
- B. Argentina
- C. Mexico
- D. Spain
Show answer
Argentina
Did you know? Aconcagua rises about 6,960 meters in the Andes.
6.Which country has the Southern Alps running down its South Island?
- A. Morocco
- B. New Zealand
- C. Denmark
- D. Sweden
Show answer
New Zealand
Did you know? The Southern Alps include Aoraki, or Mount Cook, the country's highest peak.
7.Which country is separated from Morocco by the Strait of Gibraltar?
- A. Canada
- B. Portugal
- C. Spain
- D. Mexico
Show answer
Spain
Did you know? At its narrowest, the Strait of Gibraltar is only about 13 kilometers wide.
8.Which country shares Mount Everest with its northern neighbor?
- A. Nepal
- B. Malta
- C. Tanzania
- D. Mexico
Show answer
Nepal
Did you know? Eight of the world's ten highest peaks rise in Nepal.
9.Which country stretches more than 4,000 kilometers along the Andes?
- A. New Zealand
- B. Turkey
- C. Chile
- D. Japan
Show answer
Chile
Did you know? Chile is among the longest north-to-south countries in the world.
10.Which Asian country contains more active volcanoes than any other?
- A. China
- B. Japan
- C. the Philippines
- D. Indonesia
Show answer
Indonesia
Did you know? Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
11.Which country consists of the Jutland peninsula and hundreds of islands?
- A. Nepal
- B. Sri Lanka
- C. Tanzania
- D. Denmark
Show answer
Denmark
Did you know? Denmark's islands number around 400, most of them uninhabited.
12.Which African country is crossed by the world's longest river on its journey north?
- A. Egypt
- B. Kenya
- C. Ethiopia
- D. Sudan
Show answer
Egypt
Did you know? The Nile enters Egypt from the south before reaching the Mediterranean.
13.Which country is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula?
- A. Belgium
- B. Croatia
- C. San Marino
- D. Saudi Arabia
Show answer
Saudi Arabia
Did you know? Saudi Arabia has no permanent rivers.
14.Which country comprises more than seven thousand tropical islands?
- A. China
- B. Norway
- C. the Philippines
- D. Bangladesh
Show answer
the Philippines
Did you know? The Philippines' islands are grouped into Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
15.Which country governs Greenland, the world's largest island?
- A. Denmark
- B. Iceland
- C. Canada
- D. Norway
Show answer
Denmark
Did you know? Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
16.Which country is the smallest country in the world?
- A. Bangladesh
- B. Vatican City
- C. Portugal
- D. Sri Lanka
Show answer
Vatican City
Did you know? Vatican City covers only about 0.44 square kilometers.
17.Which country is home to Mount Olympus, home of the gods in Greek myth?
- A. Russia
- B. New Zealand
- C. South Africa
- D. Greece
Show answer
Greece
Did you know? Mount Olympus rises to about 2,918 meters.
18.Which country is home to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River?
- A. Brazil
- B. the United States
- C. Egypt
- D. Monaco
Show answer
the United States
Did you know? The Grand Canyon reaches over a mile deep in places.
19.Which country is the fourth largest island in the world?
- A. South Africa
- B. Portugal
- C. Madagascar
- D. Spain
Show answer
Madagascar
Did you know? About 90% of Madagascar's wildlife is found nowhere else.
20.Which country shares the Matterhorn with Italy on its southern border?
- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. Switzerland
- C. New Zealand
- D. Sri Lanka
Show answer
Switzerland
Did you know? The Matterhorn's pyramid shape towers over Zermatt.
21.Which country is the world's most populous Spanish-speaking country?
- A. Greece
- B. Mongolia
- C. Uzbekistan
- D. Mexico
Show answer
Mexico
Did you know? Mexico's population exceeds 125 million people.
22.Which European country has a language border splitting Dutch and French speakers?
- A. Switzerland
- B. Luxembourg
- C. Belgium
- D. the Netherlands
Show answer
Belgium
Did you know? Belgium's language line runs just south of Brussels.
23.Which country has the great Mekong Delta in its south?
- A. Madagascar
- B. Vietnam
- C. Malta
- D. Australia
Show answer
Vietnam
Did you know? The Mekong is Southeast Asia's longest river.
24.Which country is split by the South China Sea into two parts?
- A. Malaysia
- B. Tanzania
- C. Vietnam
- D. the United States
Show answer
Malaysia
Did you know? East Malaysia lies on the island of Borneo.
25.Which country has the longest coastline of any country in the world?
- A. Monaco
- B. Algeria
- C. Canada
- D. Saudi Arabia
Show answer
Canada
Did you know? Canada's coastline stretches over 200,000 kilometers.
26.Which country has the Great Barrier Reef off its northeastern coast?
- A. Australia
- B. Mexico
- C. Saudi Arabia
- D. Turkmenistan
Show answer
Australia
Did you know? The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system.
27.Which country is home to the Ganges, a river sacred in Hindu tradition?
- A. India
- B. Botswana
- C. Bolivia
- D. Venezuela
Show answer
India
Did you know? The Ganges flows over 2,500 kilometers across northern India.
28.Which country is home to the volcanic peak Mount Fuji?
- A. Kazakhstan
- B. Japan
- C. Malaysia
- D. Peru
Show answer
Japan
Did you know? Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707.
29.Which country is home to the Atlas Mountains across its northwest?
- A. India
- B. San Marino
- C. Argentina
- D. Morocco
Show answer
Morocco
Did you know? The High Atlas rise above 4,000 meters.
30.Which country contains the majority of the Amazon rainforest?
- A. Russia
- B. Vietnam
- C. Brazil
- D. Georgia
Show answer
Brazil
Did you know? Roughly 60% of the Amazon rainforest lies within Brazil.
31.Which country is crossed by the Yangtze, Asia's longest river?
- A. Jordan
- B. China
- C. Argentina
- D. Malta
Show answer
China
Did you know? The Yangtze runs about 6,300 kilometers across China.
32.Which country shares the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest?
- A. Iceland
- B. Bangladesh
- C. Sri Lanka
- D. Chile
Show answer
Bangladesh
Did you know? The Sundarbans are the main habitat of the Bengal tiger.
33.Which country is made up of more than seventeen thousand islands?
- A. Sweden
- B. Ethiopia
- C. Indonesia
- D. Australia
Show answer
Indonesia
Did you know? Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago state.
34.Which country has a capital divided by the Danube into Buda and Pest?
- A. Hungary
- B. Russia
- C. Ecuador
- D. Iceland
Show answer
Hungary
Did you know? The Danube runs 2,850 kilometers across Europe.
35.Which country has the Sinai Peninsula linking Africa and Asia?
- A. Jordan
- B. Egypt
- C. Paraguay
- D. Russia
Show answer
Egypt
Did you know? The Suez Canal separates Egypt's African and Asian territory.
36.Which country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak?
- A. Spain
- B. Japan
- C. Argentina
- D. Tanzania
Show answer
Tanzania
Did you know? Kilimanjaro is a free-standing volcanic mountain.
37.Which country is famous for fjords carved by ancient glaciers?
- A. Norway
- B. Malta
- C. New Zealand
- D. Mexico
Show answer
Norway
Did you know? Norway's Sognefjord reaches more than 200 kilometers inland.
38.Which country has more than a thousand islands along its Adriatic coast?
- A. Croatia
- B. Turkey
- C. Iceland
- D. Bolivia
Show answer
Croatia
Did you know? Croatia's coastline runs over 1,700 kilometers.
39.Which country sits on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where two tectonic plates meet?
- A. Argentina
- B. India
- C. Iceland
- D. Bolivia
Show answer
Iceland
Did you know? Iceland grows slightly wider each year as the plates separate.
40.Which country is the least densely populated sovereign country?
- A. Croatia
- B. Mongolia
- C. Egypt
- D. Georgia
Show answer
Mongolia
Did you know? Mongolia has about two people per square kilometer.

Questions are for entertainment — difficulty ratings are a guide, and you know your crowd best. Always follow the rules of your venue or event.