Search for Posts, Maps, and Topics
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found in the National Geographic GeoBee Quiz (↗) interactive game. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) Many Dravidian temples are found in Chennai, a seaside city located in the south part of which Asian country?
A — CHINA
B — INDIA
C — THAILAND
2) What West African river flows in a great curve from GUINEA through MALI and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean?
A — Orange River
B — Niger River
C — Congo River
3) Which of these South American countries shares a border with more countries?
A — BOLIVIA
B — CHILE
C — URUGUAY
4) The Nansen Cordillera, an undersea ridge named for explorer Fridtjof Nansen, is found in which ocean?
A — Pacific Ocean
B — Atlantic Ocean
C — Arctic Ocean
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . India
Question 2:
B . . . . . Niger River
Question 3:
A . . . . . Bolivia
Question 4:
C . . . . . Arctic Ocean
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic GeoBee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) Buddhism was founded circa 500 B.C.E. in which Asian country?
A — CHINA
B — INDIA
B — JAPAN
2) Which Colombian city lies on a plateau just west of the Llanos, a grassland plains region that stretches through eastern COLOMBIA and western VENEZUELA?
A — Cali
B — Bogotá
C — Barranquilla
3) Guadalajara has grown rapidly since the 1940s as a major industrial center in the state of Jalisco. Name the country in which the city is located.
A — BELIZE
B — HONDURAS
C — MEXICO
4) The island country of SINGAPORE is located at the tip of which peninsula?
A — Malay
B — Kamchatka
C — Cape York
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . India
Question 2:
B . . . . . Bogotá
Question 3:
C . . . . . Mexico
Question 4:
A . . . . . Malay
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic GeoBee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) The Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania link up with what mountain group to the northeast in New York state?
A — Catskill Mountains
B — Adironback Mountains
C — Green Mountains
2) Which city replaced Williamsburg as the state capital of Virginia?
A — Wise
B — Richmond
C — Harrisonburg
D — Norfolk
E — Independence
F — Virginia Beach
G — Charlotte Court House
3) Biologists are trying to remove lake trout from Yellowstone Lake because they are predators of native fish. Which state is Yellowstone Lake located in?
A — New Mexico
B — Wyoming
C — Washington
ANSWERS
Question 1:
A . . . . . Catskill Mountains
Question 2:
B . . . . . Richmond
Question 3:
B . . . . . Wyoming
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic GeoBee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) Sugarcane and tobacco traditionally have been the chief exports of which country?
A — CUBA
B — MEXICO
C — CANADA
2) Which word best describes farming in which people strive to grow enough crops to feed their families?
A — commercial
B — subsistence
C — monoculture
3) Which U.S. state has experienced more population growth in the last 20 years?
A — Arizona
B — Michigan
C — Montana
4) Manila is the national capital of which country?
A — INDIA
B — LEBANON
C — MALAYSIA
D — The PHILIPPINES
ANSWERS
Question 1:
A . . . . . Cuba
Question 2:
B . . . . . subsistence
Question 3:
A . . . . . Arizona
Question 4:
D . . . . . The Philippines
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic GeoBee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) Lake of the Woods is shared by Ontario and Manitoba in CANADA and which U.S. state?
A — Wisconsin
B — Ohio
C — Minnesota
2) The Brandenburg Gate — which takes its name from a region once part of Prussia — is an architectural landmark in the city of _______ in GERMANY.
A — Berlin
B — Essen
C — Stuttgart
3) Which Asian country is not located on the Indochina Peninsula?
A — CAMBODIA
B — IRAN
C — THAILAND
ANSWERS
Question 1:
C . . . . . Minnesota
Question 2:
A . . . . . Berlin
Question 3:
B . . . . . Iran
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic GeoBee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) English is the official language in what South American country whose population is approximately 50 percent East Indian?
A — ECUADOR
B — GUYANA
C — VENEZUELA
2) Which of these countries has the highest literacy rate?
A — JAPAN
B — The PHILIPPINES
C — INDONESIA
3) The West Bank, the Shatt al Arab, and Kashmir are all disputed regions on which continent?
A — Europe
B — Asia
C — Africa
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Guyana
Question 2:
A . . . . . Japan
Question 3:
B . . . . . Asia
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic GeoBee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) Which city is located near the Chesapeake Bay on the banks of the Severn River?
A — Annapolis
B — Boston
C — Columbus
2) Which country is not bordered by the Orinoco River?
A — COLOMBIA
B — ECUADOR
C — VENEZUELA
3) One of the world's largest deposits of potash is located in the province of Saskatchewan in ____________.
A — CHINA
B — EGYPT
C — CANADA
4) Low-grade iron ore found near Lake Superior is known as ____________.
A — taconite
B — chrysoberyl
C — pyrite
ANSWERS
Question 1:
A . . . . . Annapolis
Question 2:
B . . . . . Ecuador
Question 3:
C . . . . . Canada
Question 4:
A . . . . . taconite
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic Geo Bee Quiz (↗) website. You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with geography quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) A deep gorge called the Iron Gate is located on the border between SERBIA and what country located to the northeast?
A — SLOVAKIA
B — ROMANIA
C — CROATIA
2) Which country is not a major producer of petroleum?
A — SPAIN
B — KUWAIT
C — VENEZUELA
3) Which country currently hosts a larger refugee population?
A — PORTUGAL
B — JORDAN
C — HUNGARY
4) In the year 1936, ETHIOPIA was made part of Italian East Africa after the occupation of what capital city?
A — Khartoum
B — Asmara
C — Addis Ababa
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Romania
Question 2:
A . . . . . Spain
Question 3:
B . . . . . Jordan
Question 4:
C . . . . . Addis Ababa
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic Geo Bee Quiz (↗) website. You may further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with other quizzes from GeoFact of the Day as well as the interactive National Geographic website. The answers are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) Analogy: Machu Picchu is to PERU as Tikal is to ___________.
A — PARAGUAY
B — BOLIVIA
C — GUATEMALA
2) Name the landlocked country in eastern Africa that was once called Abyssinia.
A — UGANDA
B — ETHIOPIA
C — SOMALIA
3) Which country, made up of more than 13,000 islands, has the 2nd largest area of tropical rainforest after BRAZIL?
A — MALAYSIA
B — INDONESIA
C — BRUNEI
4) The Bellingshausen Sea and the Ross Sea border which continent?
A — Australia
B — Europe
C — Antarctica
ANSWERS
Question 1:
C . . . . . Guatemala
Question 3:
B . . . . . Ethiopia
Question 2:
B . . . . . Indonesia
Question 4:
C . . . . . Antarctica
1) Newport, a prominent seaport in colonial times, is now a popular tourist area located in which U.S. state?
A — Delaware
B — Rhode Island
C — New Jersey
2) Red River of the North forms the boundary between North Dakota and which state?
A — Michigan
B — Minnesota
C — South Dakota
3) Which country in Central America is home to the world’s first jaguar wildlife preserve? This country also gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
A — BELIZE
B — COSTA RICA
C — HONDURAS
4) What is the major language of AUSTRIA?
A — French
B — Spanish
C — German
5) ANDORRA is geographically located in what mountain range?
A — Carpathians
B — Alps
C — Pyrenees
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Rhode Island
Question 2:
B . . . . . Minnesota
Question 3:
A . . . . . Belize
Question 4:
C . . . . . German
Question 5:
C . . . . . Pyrenees
Questions for this quick geography quiz are found on the National Geographic Geo Bee Quiz (↗) website. You may further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with other quizzes from GeoFact of the Day as well as the interactive National Geographic website. The answers are listed below; enjoy and good luck!
1) Analogy: The Amu Darya is to the Aral Sea as the Volga River is to the ________.
A — Caspian Sea
B — Mediterranean Sea
C — North Sea
2) Which of these physical features is most different from the other two?
A — marsh
B — reef
C — wetland
3) Which U.S. state is not a leading copper producer?
A — New Mexico
B — Arizona
C — Kansas
4) Analogy: SRI LANKA is an island and PANAMA is an ________.
A — atoll
B — peninsula
C — strait
D — isthmus
ANSWERS
Question 1:
A . . . . . Caspian Sea
Question 2:
B . . . . . reef
Question 3:
C . . . . . Kansas
Question 4:
D . . . . . isthmus
1) Geothermal activity caused by diverging tectonic plates creates hot springs in Þhingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park. This national park is located in which European country?
A — FINLAND
B — MACEDONIA
C — ICELAND
2) What is the term for a cone-shaped feature on the ground (floor) of a cave that is formed by slow dripping water?
A — stalagmite
B — stalactite
C — column
3) Which UNITED STATES city is located in the eastern part of Washington state?
A — Auburn
B — Spokane
C — Olympia
4) A region bordering GERMANY, the Bohemian Woods (Bohemian Forest) is a popular tourist destination in which European country?
A — SLOVAKIA
B — CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA)
C — AUSTRIA
ANSWERS
Question 1:
C . . . . . Iceland
Question 2:
A . . . . . stalagmite (hint: stalaGmites are attached to the Ground; stalaCtites are attached to the cave’s Ceiling
Question 3:
B . . . . . Spokane
Question 4:
B . . . . . Czech Republic
1) Which country is more densely populated?
A — THE NETHERLANDS
B — KAZAKHSTAN
C — MONGOLIA
2) What is the term for the flow of cultural ideas and traits from one culture group to another?
A — cultural interdependence
B — cultural hearth
C — cultural diffusion
3) Windsor lies at the western edge of CANADA’s most populated area. This city is in which province?
A — Quebec
B — British Columbia
C — Ontario
4) The Kuna, a people known for their colorful cloth designs, are native to the southernmost country in Central America. Which country do they live in?
A — PANAMA
B — BELIZE
C — GUATEMALA
ANSWERS
Question 1:
A . . . . . The Netherlands
Question 2:
C . . . . . cultural diffusion
Question 3:
C . . . . . Ontario
Question 4:
A . . . . . Panama
In an unprecedented decision for these unprecedented times, the National Geographic Society announced in a March 19th press release the cancellation of the Geography Bee and GeoChallenge competitions this year. This includes the GeoBee at the state and national level as well as the GeoChallenge's regional events. Some schools were able to host geography bees near the beginning of this year, when the COVID-19 coronavirus was still a relatively distant — and not so widespread — threat in the United States. Here is an excerpt of the press release provided by Vicki Phillips, Executive Vice President and Chief Education Officer at the National Geographic Society:
Like other organizations around the world, the National Geographic Society is continuing to monitor the latest developments in the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which includes evaluating all of our public-facing programs.
After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s National Geographic GeoBee and GeoChallenge competitions. We believe it is critical to safeguard the health and safety of our GeoBee and GeoChallenge communities—and all those who take part in our events and experiences—by taking proactive steps to avoid any unnecessary health risks associated with group gatherings. ...
We recognize the tremendous amount of time and effort that students, teachers, coordinators, administrators, parents and staff have poured into these competitions. We sincerely appreciate your patience as we’ve worked to adapt to this rapidly evolving public health crisis.
While the dedicated and talented contestants are not able to express their passion for geography at the regional, state, or national level this year, thankfully their learning and education about the wonderful world of geography cannot be cancelled! Atlases, maps, books (and e-books), globes, National Geographic's GeoBee Quiz (↗), and the GeoFact of the Day Blog are just several geographic resources our brilliant youth can rely on during these trying times.
The online National Geographic Geo Bee Quiz (↗) is still in existence after all — just hosted on a different web address. Keep testing your geographic knowledge (↗) with other quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. If there's a tricky question, try searching for a post or access the Countries page (navigation bar). Your answer might be found on GeoFact of the Day. Enjoy and good luck!
1) Analogy: Cappadocia is to TURKEY as Gascony is to what?
A — AUSTRIA
B — FRANCE
C — SWEDEN
2) Several countries in Central Africa use a unit of currency known as the CFA Franc. Most of these countries are former colonies of what country?
3) Which country is not a component of the Greater Antilles archipelago?
A — BARBADOS
B — CUBA
C — JAMAICA
4) Cyrenaica, Fezzan, and Tripolitania are historic regions in which country?
A — CHAD
B — EGYPT
C — LIBYA
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . France
Question 2:
France
Question 3:
A . . . . . Barbados
Question 4:
C . . . . . Libya
Providing approximately one-third (1/3) of ISRAEL's drinking water decades ago, the largest freshwater lake in Israel is currently shrinking due to drought and higher water demand. What is the name of this lake?
The answer is listed below!
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Answer: Sea of Galilee
Name one country that currently maintains membership in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
All possible answers are listed below!
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Possible answers:
Algeria
Angola
Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Libya
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Name at least two countries that directly border the Black Sea in Eastern Europe.
All possible answers are listed below!
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Possible answers:
BULGARIA
GEORGIA
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
TURKEY
UKRAINE
(MOLDOVA does not quite border the Black Sea, although it does have access to the Black Sea via a port along the Danube River.)
1) Arnhem Land, which includes a tract of Aboriginal-owned land in northern AUSTRALIA, lies west of what gulf?
A — Spencer Gulf
B — Gulf of Carpentaria
C — Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
2) Albany and New York City are major ports overlooking which river?
A — Hudson
B — Potomac
C — Susquehanna
3) Gentlemen with the last names Amundsen, Byrd, and Scott all explored which continent?
A — South America
B — Antarctica
C — Australia
4) Analogy: LESOTHO is to SOUTH AFRICA as SAN MARINO is to what?
A — ITALY
B — LUXEMBOURG
C — SPAIN
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Gulf of Carpentaria
Question 2:
A . . . . . Hudson
Question 3:
B . . . . . Antarctica
Question 4:
A . . . . . Italy, because Lesotho and San Marino are enclave countries within South Africa and Italy, respectively.
1) Byzantium was the Greek name for what present-day city in TURKEY?
A — Izmir
B — Istanbul
C — Ankara
2) What UNITED STATES town, located at the junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, was the site of an 1859 raid on a U.S. armory before the Civil War?
A — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B — Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
C — Annapolis, Maryland
3) "In God We Trust" is the motto of which southern U.S. state that is home to Big Cypress National Preserve?
A — Georgia
B — Alabama
C — Florida
4) What is the term for the process by which ice sheets expand and reshape the physical landscape?
A — weathering
B — deposition
C — glaciation
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Istanbul
Question 2:
B . . . . . Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Question 3:
C . . . . . Florida
Question 4:
C . . . . . glaciation
Blog Content
● The author of this GeoFact of the Day Blog creates and curates original, authentic content and posts information based on established facts. Blog posts are not generated by artificial intelligence (AI) but published by the author.
● Content and image graphics from other sources are properly credited. Many geography facts are well-established and therefore do not belong to any one source, but occasionally a fact requires attribution/credit if it is unique and hard-to-find — for example, facts found from specific cultural, anthropological, geological, and scientific (etc.) research.
● I do not copy and paste from other websites. Therefore, all posts are original but may sometimes include information, links, and/or images from credited external sources. To use a GeoFact of the Day Blog image for your website or project, write a comment below a post — then I may approve your request.
● Feel free to offer comments, suggestions, and compliments on any post or page! You can be anonymous. Spam comments with non-relevant links will be deleted.
● Thanks for your loyal readership on the educational and reliable GeoFact of the Day Blog, in existence since 2008!
