Geography · World geography
World Geography Trivia Quiz
World Geography Passport Countries, cities and their odd little quirks from around the world. Pack your bags.
276 questions · 2 to 12 players, or solo · Typed answers, close enough counts
About this quiz
This World Geography Trivia Quiz has 276 questions: 74 easy, 129 medium and 73 hard. It is free. Play it with friends in a room for 2 to 12 players, on phones or in a browser, or play it solo. Type your answers: close enough counts, so a small typo still scores.
Sample questions
20 of the 276 World geography questions in this pack. Think of your answer, then open it.
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Which Himalayan kingdom allowed TV and the internet only in 1999?
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Bhutan
Bhutan was one of the last countries in the world to get television.
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Which US city is the Motor City, the place that gave Motown its name?
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Detroit
Motown is short for Motor Town, after the city's car industry.
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Which city is called the Eternal City?
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Rome
The Roman poet Tibullus called it that back in the 1st century BC.
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Which city is nicknamed the Big Apple?
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New York
A sportswriter spread the name in the 1920s, and a 1970s tourism campaign brought it back.
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What single name is given to Europe and Asia together?
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Eurasia
Many geographers treat Eurasia, the largest landmass on Earth, as one continent.
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Which US city is nicknamed the Windy City?
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Chicago
It isn't unusually windy; one theory says the name mocked its boastful, 'windbag' politicians.
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Which huge island belongs to North America on the map, but is politically part of Denmark?
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Greenland
The UN also lists Greenland under North America.
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Which European city is called the City of Light?
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Paris
The name comes mainly from its leading role in the Age of Enlightenment.
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Which region covers about three-quarters of Russia's land but holds only a quarter of its people?
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Siberia
Siberia's biggest cities are Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Omsk.
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The Caribbean islands are called the West Indies because which explorer thought he had reached Asia?
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Christopher Columbus
Columbus sailed west in 1492 looking for the Indies of Asia.
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Which Himalayan country sets its clocks 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC?
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Nepal
Nepal's is one of only three time zones in the world with a 45-minute offset.
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Which US city is nicknamed the Big Easy?
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New Orleans
It's also the Crescent City, for the curve of the Mississippi River through it.
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Counting its overseas territories, which country has the most time zones?
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France
With islands in every ocean, France has 12 time zones, or 13 with its Antarctic claim.
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Which US city is the Mile High City?
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Denver
One step of the State Capitol marks exactly one mile above sea level.
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Which is the world's only remaining grand duchy?
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg is the last sovereign country ruled by a Grand Duke.
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Batman's Gotham City borrowed an old nickname of which real city?
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New York
The writer Washington Irving first called New York 'Gotham' in 1807.
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Which is the only continent crossed by both the Equator and the Greenwich meridian?
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Africa
Africa is also the only continent crossed by the Equator and both tropics.
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Dig straight through the Earth from New Zealand's North Island and you'd come out in which European country?
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Spain
Only about 15% of land has land at its exact opposite point on the globe.
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Which African country did Winston Churchill call the 'Pearl of Africa'?
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Uganda
The country still uses Churchill's nickname for itself.
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Which African country is known as the Land of a Thousand Hills?
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Rwanda
In French it's 'Pays des mille collines'.
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Questions about this quiz
How many questions are in the World Geography Trivia Quiz?
276. Each game plays a round of them, so you can come back for more.
Can I play the World Geography Trivia Quiz with friends online?
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Is the World Geography Trivia Quiz free?
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Do I have to spell the answers exactly?
No. You type your answers, and Braggit accepts close spellings, so a small typo still scores.
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