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In the depths of winter the activity at the top of our lists is a good pub quiz. Sitting cosy with your mates, pint in hand and wracking your brain for the answers, a Sunday afternoon doesn't get better. We're pretty much experts on everything from the Royal Family to Disney movies and food logos, so it seems only fitting that we brush up our geography knowledge, because you know that's always going to pop up at a pub quiz.

It's been quite a few years since our geography lessons at school, and so we have to admit we're slightly rusty when it comes to the landmarks of the world (the Colosseum is in Rome, right?) and don't even get us started on the formation of an ox-bow lake.

So without further ado, if the World round is always your favourite in Articulate, why not back yourself at getting all 115 of our geography quiz questions correct? Good luck!

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Easy geography quiz questions

  1. What's the longest river in the world?
  2. How many US states are there?
  3. Where are the Great Pyramids of Giza located?
  4. What are the names of the five oceans?
  5. What is the largest country by area in the world?
  6. What is the capital city of France?
  7. What is the longest above water mountain range in the world?
  8. What is the closest planet to Earth?
  9. What type of leaf is on the Canadian flag?
  10. What is the smallest country in the world by population?
  11. Which country has the largest population?
  12. Where is the Eiffel Tower located?
  13. What is Holland also known as?
  14. In which continent is Nigeria located?
  15. Which is colder, the South or North Pole?
  16. What's the name of the largest national park in Wales?
  17. What American city is Brooklyn Bridge located in?
  18. What's the smallest ocean in the world?
  19. What currency is used in Spain?
  20. Where is actor Paul Mescal from?
  21. What is the only country that is also a continent?

Easy geography quiz answers

  1. The River Nile
  2. 50 states
  3. Egypt
  4. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic
  5. Russia
  6. Paris
  7. The Andes
  8. Venus
  9. A maple leaf
  10. The Vatican City
  11. China
  12. Paris, France
  13. The Netherlands
  14. Africa
  15. South Pole
  16. Snowdonia
  17. New York City
  18. The Artic Ocean, with a total area of about 14 million square kilometres
  19. Euros
  20. Maynooth in Ireland
  21. Australia

Hard geography quiz questions

  1. How many US states begin with the letter 'M'? (Name them for an extra point)
  2. To the nearest thousand, what is the population of Liechtenstein?
  3. What countries do the Himalayan Mountains cover?
  4. What is the capital city of Uruguay?
  5. The White Sea is located next to which country?
  6. Which current active volcano is the eldest?
  7. How many countries are there in Africa?
  8. What continent is the only one to span all four hemispheres?
  9. Which country has the longest coastline?
  10. Where is the source of the Mekong River located?
  11. What's the capital city on Mongolia?
  12. Which country has the most lakes?
  13. In which continent is the Yuma desert?
  14. Which river runs through Dublin?
  15. The Java Trench is located in which ocean?
  16. Which capital city receives the least hours of sunlight per year?
  17. What is the only flag to not have four sides?
  18. Which flag has an image of a shipwreck?
  19. What is the circumference of the Earth?
  20. How many countries sit on the equator?
  21. What country is known as the 'land of a million elephants'?
  22. How many timezones are there in China?

Hard geography quiz answers

  1. Eight - Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri and Montana.
  2. 40,000 - 39,558 people to be exact
  3. India, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Myanmar
  4. Montevideo
  5. Russia
  6. Mount Etna
  7. 54
  8. Africa
  9. Canada
  10. Mount Guozongmucha
  11. Ulaanbaatar
  12. Canada
  13. North America
  14. River Liffey
  15. The Indian Ocean
  16. Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
  17. Nepal
  18. Bermuda
  19. 24,901 miles or 40,075 kilometres
  20. 13 - Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati
  21. Laos
  22. One
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United Kingdom geography quiz questions

  1. How many counties are there in England?
  2. What's the longest river in the UK?
  3. In which country is the Blencathra hill located?
  4. Which three UK counties have the longest coastlines?
  5. In which county is Stonehenge located?
  6. How many UK cities start with the letter 'C'? (Name them for an extra point)
  7. To the nearest thousand, what is the population of the city of Belfast?
  8. Which is the most southerly of the Channel Islands?
  9. Where does the River Thames start and end?
  10. What mountain range is known as the "spine" of England?
  11. How many boroughs are there in London?
  12. What is the largest lake in England?
  13. What is the River Thames known as in Oxford?
  14. Where is Land's End located?
  15. What is the principle port of the Isle of Wight?
  16. Where is Gavin & Stacey filmed?
  17. For two points, what is the starting and final destination of the longest single train journey in the UK?
  18. Where is the longest pier in the UK?
  19. How many lakes are there in the Lake District?
  20. What is the capital of Scotland?

United Kingdom geography quiz answers

  1. 83
  2. The River Severn at 354km
  3. England
  4. Cornwall (1,086km), Essex (905km) and Devon (819km)
  5. Wiltshire
  6. Nine - Cambridge, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Chester, Chichester, Colchester, Coventry
  7. 345,000 - 345,418 to be exact
  8. Jersey
  9. The River Thames' source is in Gloucestershire, and ends at the Thames Estuary in Essex
  10. The Pennines
  11. 32
  12. Lake Windermere
  13. The River Isis
  14. Cornwall
  15. Cowes
  16. Barry Island in Wales
  17. The longest single train journey in Britain is the 08:20 from Aberdeen to Penzance, which takes nearly 13 and a half hours (arriving at 21:43.)
  18. Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sex, Essex, which is 2.14km long
  19. The Lake District has 16 lakes, including meres and waters
  20. Edinburgh

    World capitals geography quiz questions

    1. How many countries have multiple capital cities?
    2. What is the capital city of Portugal?
    3. Hanoi is the capital city of which country?
    4. In which country would you find Santiago?
    5. Which capital city is known as 'the capital of Europe'?
    6. What is the capital city of Morocco?
    7. Oslo is the capital of which country?
    8. Which capital city has the largest population?
    9. What is the most southerly capital city?
    10. What capital city is known as the 'city of love'?
    11. What is the capital of China?
    12. Sydney is the capital city of Australia - yes or no?
    13. What is the oldest capital city?
    14. Which continent would you find the capitals - Caracas, Quito and Asuncion?
    15. What is the capital of Canada?
    16. How many countries do not have capital cities?
    17. What is the capital of Thailand?
    18. What capital city was Bella Hadid born in?
    19. Where was the cocktail a gimlet invented?
    20. Which of these cities is not a capital: Milan, Athens, Berlin, Vienna
    21. What is the capital of Texas?
    22. Antananarivo is the capital of which African country?
    23. What is the capital of Paraguay?

    World capitals geography quiz answers

    1. 14 - Bolivia, The Netherlands, South Africa, Cote D’Ivoire and Benin, Chile, Georgia, Honduras, Malaysia, Montenegro, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Western Sahara
    2. Lisbon
    3. Vietnam
    4. Chile
    5. Brussels
    6. Rabat
    7. Norway
    8. Beijing
    9. Wellington, New Zealand
    10. Paris, France
    11. Bejing
    12. No, it's Canberra
    13. Damascus in Syria
    14. South America
    15. Ottawa
    16. Three - Monaco, Singapore, and the Vatican City are city-states, meaning they don't have distinct capitals
    17. Bangkok
    18. Washington, D.C.
    19. London
    20. Milan! Rome is the capital of Italy
    21. Austin
    22. Madagascar
    23. Asunción

    World landmarks geography quiz questions

    1. Where is Chapultepec Castle located?
    2. What are the seven wonders of the natural world?
    3. Where was the Statue of Liberty created?
    4. What's the tallest building in the world?
    5. How long is the Great Wall of China?
    6. On which river does the Taj Mahal stand on the banks of?
    7. In which century is Machu Picchu said to have been created?
    8. The Angel of The North is in which UK town?
    9. In which US city would you find a famous giant wall of gum?
    10. Where is the Blue Mosque located?
    11. When was the Colosseum built?
    12. Which presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
    13. What is the height of the Eiffel Tower?
    14. What is the actual name of Big Ben?
    15. What is the name of the famous cathedral located in Moscow, Russia?
    16. What is the largest museum in the world?

    World landmarks geography quiz answers

    1. Mexico City, Mexico
    2. Mount Everest, Aurora Borealis, Harbour of Rio De Janeiro, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Victoria Falls, Parícutin
    3. France
    4. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai
    5. 21,196 km
    6. Yamuna River in Agra, India
    7. 14th century
    8. Gateshead
    9. Seattle, Washington
    10. Istanbul, Turkey
    11. Between 72 A.D and 80 A.D
    12. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln
    13. 330 metres
    14. Elizabeth Tower
    15. St Basil's Cathedral
    16. The Louvre in Paris

    Physical geography quiz questions

    1. What is the flattest country on Earth?
    2. What percentage of the world's water do rivers and lakes hold?
    3. What is the largest island in The Mediterranean?
    4. Which countries does the Congo River flow through?
    5. Which US state is the Grand Canyon located in?
    6. Mount Vinson is located where?
    7. What body of water separates the UK from The Isle of Wight?
    8. The Caspian sea borders which countries?
    9. What is the most current active volcano in Hawaii?
    10. For an area to be considered a desert, what volume of rain must it receive a year?
    11. What is the largest island in the world, that isn't a continent?
    12. What are the five great lakes?
    13. How do you define an archipelago?

    Physical geography quiz questions

    1. The Maldives
    2. 1%
    3. Sicily
    4. Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon
    5. Arizona
    6. Antarctica
    7. The Solent
    8. Kazakhstan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan
    9. Kīlauea
    10. Less than 25cm per year
    11. Greenland
    12. Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
    13. An extensive group of islands

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