Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the B.

Cancun
letter of the correct answer. C. Monterrey
D. Mexico City

8. What is the largest country in the world by land

1–25
area?
1. What is the name of the tallest mountain in the A. Canada
world? B. China
A. K2 C. United States
B. Mount Logan D. Russia
C. Mount Everest
9. Which U.S. state has no documented venomous
D. Kangchenjunga
snakes?
2. Which country has the largest population in the A. Hawaii
world? B. Alaska
A. United States C. Maine
B. India D. Vermont
C. Indonesia
10. Where is the Eiffel Tower located?
D. China
A. Berlin, Germany
3. What are the seven continents of the world? B. Rome, Italy
A. Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia, C. Paris, France
Arctic, Antarctic D. Madrid, Spain
B. Asia, Africa, North America, South America,
11. What is the capital of Canada?
Antarctica, Europe, Australia
A. Toronto
C. Asia, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, Australia,
B. Ottawa
Pacific, Atlantic
C. Vancouver
D. Africa, Asia, Europe, America, Australia,
D. Montreal
Antarctica, Arctic
12. What is the largest ocean in the world?
4. What are the five oceans of the world?
A. Atlantic Ocean
A. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
B. Indian Ocean
B. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Mediterranean,
C. Arctic Ocean
Arctic
D. Pacific Ocean
C. Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Red, Black
D. Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, Arctic 13. What Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook?
A. Rome
5. What is the longest river in Africa?
B. Milan
A. Congo River
C. Naples
B. Niger River
D. Venice
C. Nile River
D. Zambezi River 14. The Great Pyramids of Giza are located in which
country?
6. The Golden Gate Bridge is located in which
A. Sudan
American city?
B. Egypt
A. Los Angeles
C. Libya
B. Seattle
D. Israel
C. San Francisco
D. San Diego 15. What is the capital of Thailand?
A. Phuket
7. What is the capital of Mexico?
B. Bangkok
A. Guadalajara
 C. Chiang Mai 24. What is the official currency of the United
D. Pattaya Kingdom?
A. Euro
16. What is the smallest country in the world?
B. Dollar
A. Monaco
C. Pound Sterling
B. Malta
D. Franc
C. Vatican City
D. San Marino 25. What country lies directly north of Mexico?
A. Canada
17. What is the capital of California?
B. Cuba
A. Los Angeles
C. Guatemala
B. Sacramento
D. United States
C. San Francisco
D. San Diego

18. Which country has the most natural lakes? 26–50

A. Canada
26. What is the capital of England?
B. Russia
A. Manchester
C. Finland
B. Birmingham
D. United States
C. London
19. How many states are there in the United D. Liverpool
States?
27. What is the world’s largest desert?
A. 48
A. Gobi Desert
B. 49
B. Arabian Desert
C. 50
C. Sahara Desert
D. 52
D. Kalahari Desert
20. What planet is closest to Earth?
28. Which is colder: the North Pole or the South
A. Mars
Pole?
B. Venus
A. North Pole
C. Mercury
B. Same temperature
D. Jupiter
C. Depends on season
21. What river flows through the Brazilian D. South Pole
rainforest?
29. Britain is part of which continent?
A. Orinoco River
A. Asia
B. Paraná River
B. Europe
C. Amazon River
C. Africa
D. São Francisco River
D. Australia
22. Which country is also called The Netherlands?
30. Where are the Andes Mountains located?
A. Belgium
A. North America
B. Denmark
B. Europe
C. Luxembourg
C. South America
D. Holland
D. Asia
23. What is the coldest place on Earth?
31. What was the name of the ancient
A. Antarctica
supercontinent?
B. Greenland
A. Pangaea
C. Siberia
B. Gondwana
D. Alaska
 C. Laurasia 40. What do you call smaller rivers that flow into a
D. Eurasia larger river?
A. Tributaries
32. What is the capital of Spain?
B. Estuaries
A. Barcelona
C. Canals
B. Madrid
D. Streams
C. Valencia
D. Seville 41. Australia is located in which hemisphere?
A. Northern
33. Which country is called the Land of the Rising
B. Eastern
Sun?
C. Western
A. China
D. Southern
B. Thailand
C. South Korea 42. What is it called when two rivers meet?
D. Japan A. Delta
B. Source
34. What city is known as the Eternal City?
C. Confluence
A. Athens
D. Mouth
B. Jerusalem
C. Rome 43. What is the hottest continent on Earth?
D. Cairo A. Asia
B. Africa
35. The Yellow River is found in which country?
C. Australia
A. Japan
D. South America
B. China
C. Vietnam 44. What is the capital of India?
D. Mongolia A. New Delhi
B. Mumbai
36. Which European country is closest to Africa?
C. Kolkata
A. Spain
D. Chennai
B. Italy
C. Greece 45. What do you call a chain of mountains?
D. France A. Plateau
B. Valley
37. Mount Everest belongs to which mountain
C. Ridge
range?
D. Mountain range
A. Alps
B. Andes 46. Where are the Spanish Steps located?
C. Rockies A. Madrid, Spain
D. Himalayas B. Barcelona, Spain
C. Rome, Italy
38. What is the second-largest country by land
D. Milan, Italy
area?
A. China 47. How many countries make up the United
B. Canada Kingdom?
C. United States A. 3
D. Brazil B. 4
C. 5
39. The Taj Mahal is located in which country?
D. 6
A. Pakistan
B. Bangladesh 48. What is the capital of Senegal?
C. India A. Dakar
D. Nepal B. Bamako
 C. Accra A. Cape Verde
D. Abuja B. Cape of Good Hope
C. Cape Horn
49. How many time zones does Russia have?
D. Cape Agulhas
A. 7
B. 9 56. What type of leaf appears on the Canadian flag?
C. 11 A. Oak
D. 13 B. Palm
C. Maple
50. What is the tallest mountain in Canada?
D. Pine
A. Mount Robson
B. Mount Columbia 57. What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
C. Mount Saint Elias A. Toronto
D. Mount Logan B. Fredericton
C. Halifax
D. Charlottetown
51–100
58. Which country first used tinsel on Christmas
(Continuing exactly from your file, same structure) trees?
A. Austria
B. France
51–75 C. England
D. Germany
51. The Rhine River runs primarily through which
country? 59. What is the only tropical rainforest in the
A. France United States?
B. Austria A. Everglades
C. Germany B. Olympic Forest
D. Switzerland C. Tongass Forest
D. El Yunque National Forest
52. Which two countries border Hungary to the
north? 60. What season does Australia experience in
A. Austria and Germany December?
B. Poland and Czech Republic A. Winter
C. Slovakia and Ukraine B. Spring
D. Romania and Serbia C. Summer
D. Autumn
53. What is the largest city in Australia by
population? 61. What is the driest continent on Earth?
A. Sydney A. Africa
B. Melbourne B. Antarctica
C. Brisbane C. Australia
D. Perth D. Asia

54. What is the second-tallest mountain in the 62. Peking Duck is the national dish of which
world? country?
A. Mount Everest A. Japan
B. Kangchenjunga B. South Korea
C. Lhotse C. China
D. K2 D. Vietnam

55. What cape is located at the southern tip of 63. Where was the first marathon held?
Africa? A. Rome
 B. Athens 72. Which country has more than 7,000 islands?
C. Sparta A. Indonesia
D. Olympia B. Japan
C. Philippines
64. Which country formerly ruled Iceland?
D. Malaysia
A. Norway
B. Sweden 73. How many countries are in North America?
C. Finland A. 20
D. Denmark B. 21
C. 23
65. What is the largest airport in the United States?
D. 25
A. JFK International Airport
B. LAX 74. What is the smallest ocean in the world?
C. Denver International Airport A. Indian
D. O’Hare International Airport B. Southern
C. Atlantic
66. Cambodia is part of which continent?
D. Arctic
A. Europe
B. Asia 75. Where are the Capillas de Mármol located?
C. Africa A. Argentina
D. Australia B. Peru
C. Chile
67. Which country is known for having the best tap
D. Bolivia
water?
A. Canada
B. Germany
76–100
C. Switzerland
D. Norway 76. Mount Ararat is located in which country?
A. Armenia
68. Where is the Bermuda Triangle located?
B. Georgia
A. Pacific Ocean
C. Iran
B. Indian Ocean
D. Turkey
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Caribbean Sea 77. Which country has the most islands in the
world?
69. Which city is known as the Glass Capital of the
A. Canada
World?
B. Indonesia
A. Pittsburgh
C. Philippines
B. Detroit
D. Sweden
C. Cleveland
D. Toledo 78. Where is Mecca located?
A. Egypt
70. How many stars are on the Australian flag?
B. Saudi Arabia
A. 5
C. Jordan
B. 6
D. Iraq
C. 7
D. 8 79. What is the longest river in Europe?
A. Danube
71. What is the smallest sea in the world?
B. Rhine
A. Red Sea
C. Volga
B. Marmara Sea
D. Seine
C. Black Sea
D. Caspian Sea
80. Which city is famous for its canals? B. Corsica
A. Amsterdam C. Crete
B. Venice D. Sicily
C. Bruges
89. What do you call a group or cluster of islands?
D. Copenhagen
A. Peninsula
81. What is the rainiest city in the world? B. Atoll
A. Cherrapunji C. Archipelago
B. Mumbai D. Reef
C. Manila
90. Which mountain range runs from Canada to
D. Mawsynram
New Mexico?
82. What is the longest river in Asia? A. Andes
A. Mekong B. Appalachian
B. Indus C. Sierra Nevada
C. Yangtze D. Rocky Mountains
D. Yellow River
91. Pierre is the capital of which U.S. state?
83. What is the longest sea crossing in the world? A. North Dakota
A. Øresund Bridge B. South Dakota
B. Channel Tunnel C. Montana
C. King Fahd Causeway D. Wyoming
D. Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
92. What is the smallest U.S. state by land area?
84. Which hemisphere contains most of the world’s A. Delaware
population? B. Connecticut
A. Southern C. Rhode Island
B. Western D. New Jersey
C. Eastern
93. Which ocean borders Florida?
D. Northern
A. Pacific
85. How many countries are there in the world B. Indian
today? C. Atlantic
A. 193 D. Arctic
B. 194
94. Which U.S. states border Mexico?
C. 195
A. Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana
D. 196
B. California, Arizona, Nevada
86. What is the capital of Portugal? C. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
A. Porto D. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
B. Braga
95. What is the longest river in the United States?
C. Faro
A. Mississippi River
D. Lisbon
B. Missouri River
87. The Kalahari Desert is located in which country? C. Colorado River
A. Namibia D. Ohio River
B. Botswana
96. What is the tallest mountain in the United
C. South Africa
States?
D. Zimbabwe
A. Mount Rainier
88. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean B. Mount Whitney
Sea? C. Mount McKinley (Denali)
A. Sardinia D. Mount Hood
 97. What is the lowest point in the United States? C. North Dakota
A. Great Salt Lake D. Alaska
B. Badlands
105. How many U.S. states border Canada?
C. Salton Sea
A. 11
D. Death Valley
B. 12
98. Which are the five Great Lakes? C. 13
A. Erie, Ontario, Michigan, Superior, Huron D. 14
B. Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
106. What is the largest bay in the United
C. Michigan, Erie, Ontario, Superior, Champlain
States?
D. Erie, Superior, Ontario, Tahoe, Michigan
A. San Francisco Bay
99. What is the flattest U.S. state? B. Chesapeake Bay
A. Kansas C. Tampa Bay
B. Nebraska D. Hudson Bay
C. Florida
107. Where is the White House located?
D. Illinois
A. New York City
100. Which U.S. states have no land borders B. Washington, D.C.
with other states? C. Philadelphia
A. Hawaii and Alaska D. Richmond
B. Alaska and Washington
108. How many time zones are there in the
C. Hawaii and California
United States?
D. Alaska and Oregon
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
101–125
D. 7
101. Mount Rushmore is located in which
109. Which U.S. state is known as the
state?
Garden State?
A. Wyoming
A. New York
B. South Dakota
B. New Jersey
C. Montana
C. Pennsylvania
D. Colorado
D. Connecticut
102. What is the largest lake in the United
110. Which U.S. state has the fewest
States?
counties?
A. Lake Michigan
A. Delaware
B. Lake Erie
B. Rhode Island
C. Lake Superior
C. Hawaii
D. Lake Ontario
D. Vermont
103. Where is the North Mojave Desert
111. Which U.S. state was purchased from
located?
Russia?
A. Arizona
A. California
B. Utah
B. Alaska
C. California
C. Washington
D. Nevada
D. Oregon
104. What is the coldest U.S. state?
112. Which U.S. state is known as the “Heart
A. Minnesota
of Dixie”?
B. Maine
A. Georgia
 B. Mississippi B. Sierra Nevada
C. Alabama C. Cascade Range
D. Tennessee D. Appalachian

113. What is the only coral reef in the 121. Which states were not among the
continental United States? original 13 colonies?
A. Florida Reef A. Kentucky and Tennessee
B. Hawaiian Reef B. Ohio and Indiana
C. Pacific Reef C. Vermont and Maine
D. Gulf Reef D. Michigan and Illinois

114. What is the first U.S. state? 122. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
A. Pennsylvania A. New Jersey
B. Delaware B. Boston
C. New Jersey C. Washington, D.C.
D. Maryland D. New York

115. How many islands make up Hawaii? 123. What U.S. capital city has the highest
A. 120 elevation?
B. 137 A. Denver
C. 150 B. Santa Fe
D. 160 C. Cheyenne
D. Helena
116. What is the northernmost continental
U.S. state? 124. Which city is home to the Gateway
A. Alaska Arch?
B. Washington A. Kansas City
C. Minnesota B. Chicago
D. North Dakota C. St. Louis
D. Memphis
117. Where is the Grand Canyon located?
A. Utah 125. What is the highest mountain in the
B. Nevada Appalachian range?
C. Arizona A. Mount Washington
D. Colorado B. Mount Hood
C. Mount Mitchell
118. What river forms part of the U.S.–
D. Mount Elbert
Mexico border?
A. Colorado
B. Mississippi
126–175
C. Rio Grande
D. Arkansas 126. What is the largest U.S. national park?
A. Yellowstone
119. What is the largest underground lake in
B. Yosemite
the world?
C. Denali
A. Blue Lake
D. Wrangell–St. Elias
B. The Lost Sea
C. Lake Vostok 127. Which U.S. state has the longest
D. Crystal Lake coastline?
A. California
120. What mountain range runs along the
B. Florida
eastern United States?
A. Rockies
 C. Texas C. CO, KS, OK, NM
D. Alaska D. UT, WY, CO, NM

128. What is the oldest national park in the 136. The Lord of the Rings movies were
world? filmed in which country?
A. Yosemite A. Ireland
B. Banff B. Scotland
C. Yellowstone C. Australia
D. Sequoia D. New Zealand

129. Which city is known as the Mile-High 137. Lines of latitude run in which direction?
City? A. North–South
A. Salt Lake City B. Diagonal
B. Albuquerque C. East–West
C. Denver D. Circular
D. Santa Fe
138. What is the capital of Jamaica?
130. What city is called the Big Apple? A. Montego Bay
A. Los Angeles B. Kingston
B. Chicago C. Portmore
C. Boston D. Ocho Rios
D. New York City
139. What is the largest micro-continent?
131. What is the capital of Arizona? A. New Zealand
A. Tucson B. Madagascar
B. Phoenix C. Sri Lanka
C. Flagstaff D. Iceland
D. Yuma
140. Europe was named after whom?
132. The Hoover Dam is built on which river? A. Roman goddess
A. Columbia B. Greek god
B. Missouri C. Trojan queen
C. Rio Grande D. Greek princess
D. Colorado
141. Which country is the only one that
133. Which country is about 90 miles south borders the United Kingdom?
of Florida? A. France
A. Bahamas B. Scotland
B. Jamaica C. Wales
C. Cuba D. Ireland
D. Haiti
142. Which country was NOT part of the
134. What is the longest river in the United Soviet Union?
States by volume? A. Ukraine
A. Missouri B. Romania
B. Colorado C. Latvia
C. Ohio D. Georgia
D. Mississippi
143. Mount Fuji is located in which country?
135. Which states meet at the Four Corners? A. China
A. AZ, NM, UT, CO B. South Korea
B. NV, UT, ID, AZ C. Japan
D. Thailand
144. What is the deepest point in the ocean? C. Peru
A. Puerto Rico Trench D. Colombia
B. Tonga Trench
152. What is the world’s largest island?
C. Java Trench
A. Australia
D. Mariana Trench
B. New Guinea
145. What is the coldest sea in the world? C. Borneo
A. Baltic Sea D. Greenland
B. Bering Sea
153. Which country’s name ends with the
C. Arctic Ocean
letter “Q”?
D. Southern Ocean
A. Iraq
146. How many time zones does Australia B. Iran
have? C. Qatar
A. 2 D. Iraq
B. 3
154. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the
C. 4
coast of which Australian state?
D. 5
A. New South Wales
147. How many countries are in the B. Victoria
Southern Hemisphere? C. Queensland
A. 28 D. Western Australia
B. 30
155. How many countries are there in
C. 32
Africa?
D. 34
A. 52
148. In Japan, cars drive on which side of the B. 53
road? C. 54
A. Right D. 55
B. Either side
156. Which country has the most volcanoes?
C. Middle
A. Japan
D. Left
B. United States
149. What is the third-longest river in the C. Chile
world? D. Indonesia
A. Nile
157. What is the largest waterfall in the
B. Amazon
world by volume?
C. Yangtze
A. Niagara Falls
D. Mississippi
B. Iguazu Falls
150. What river flows through the Grand C. Angel Falls
Canyon? D. Victoria Falls
A. Rio Grande
158. What are the citizens of Sudan called?
B. Columbia
A. Sudanites
C. Colorado
B. Sudanese
D. Missouri
C. Sudanians
151. What is the largest country in South D. Sudans
America?
159. The Leaning Tower is located in which
A. Argentina
country?
B. Brazil
A. France
B. Greece
 C. Italy B. Ireland
D. Spain C. Wales
D. England
160. Belgium is known as the ______ of
Europe. 168. What is the largest lake in the world?
A. Heart A. Lake Superior
B. Gateway B. Lake Victoria
C. Center C. Lake Baikal
D. Cockpit D. Caspian Sea

161. Which country has pyramids older than 169. What is the tallest mountain in the
Egypt’s? United Kingdom?
A. Ethiopia A. Snowdon
B. Libya B. Scafell Pike
C. Sudan C. Ben Nevis
D. Chad D. Helvellyn

162. What is the capital of Pakistan? 170. What is the smallest Asian country by
A. Lahore population?
B. Karachi A. Bhutan
C. Islamabad B. Maldives
D. Peshawar C. Brunei
D. Singapore
163. Angel Falls is located in which country?
A. Brazil 171. What is the most populated city in the
B. Colombia world?
C. Peru A. Shanghai
D. Venezuela B. Delhi
C. New York
164. What is the largest active volcano in the
D. Tokyo
world?
A. Mount Etna 172. What is the capital of Afghanistan?
B. Mount Fuji A. Kandahar
C. Krakatoa B. Herat
D. Mauna Loa C. Mazar-i-Sharif
D. Kabul
165. Which country is known as the Land of
a Thousand Lakes? 173. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
A. Sweden A. Mount Kenya
B. Norway B. Mount Atlas
C. Finland C. Mount Kilimanjaro
D. Canada D. Mount Elgon

166. What is the most populated country in 174. What is the hottest recorded place on
Africa? Earth?
A. Egypt A. Sahara Desert
B. Ethiopia B. Death Valley
C. Nigeria C. Lut Desert
D. South Africa D. Sonoran Desert

167. The Cliffs of Moher are located in which 175. What is the deepest lake in the world?
country? A. Lake Tanganyika
A. Scotland B. Lake Baikal
C. Lake Victoria
D. Caspian Sea