Geography trivia questions
1061 multiple-choice Geography trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This US President was born in South Carolina although he lived in Tennessee when he became president.
- Which of the following states borders South Carolina?
- What South Carolina Senator lived to be one hundred years old while still holding office?
- Francis Marion fought the British in the swamps of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, using guerrilla tactics, that the communist Vietcong in Vietnam would have understood well. For this Marion was given the following nickname.
- The Grand Strand is a long stretch of sandy beach situated near which of the following?
- The city of Fargo is the largest city in which of these U.S. states?
- Name the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington.
- Which U.S. state has been nicknamed The Cornhusker State?
- Topeka is the capital city of which U.S. state?
- Which of these nicknames refers to the U.S. state of Idaho?
- What does the name of the U.S. state of Utah mean in the Ute language?
- Saint Paul is the capital city of what US state?
- The Black Sea drains into the Atlantic Ocean via the Sea of Marmara and the Mediterranean Sea on the South West. On the other, North East side of the Black Sea, there is a small sea which is connected to the Black Sea via the Strait of Kerch. Name this sea.
- Six countries are located along the Black Sea border. Which one among them has the longest Black Sea coast line (not including the Sea of Azov coast line)?
- Not counting Istanbul, which of these cities is located on Bosphorus on the side of the Sea of Marmara and is the biggest city on the coast of the Black Sea?
- The names of three large rivers flowing into the Black Sea begin with a letter D. Danube, the largest of the three, flows through ten European countries and enters the Black Sea in Romania. The other two end their flow in this country.
- The Black Sea city of Sukhumi is the capital of this republic that proclaimed its independence from Georgia in the 90s.
- The Black Sea, whose waters are known to be meromictic, is the largest water basin in the world where water layers do not intermix, and, thus, lack the dissolved form of what?
- The Crimean peninsula has been under the control of multiple powers over the centuries. Although it is considered to be an autonomous republic, it is a part of this nation.
- From the viewpoint of physical geography and ecology, the Ukrainian territories to the north of the Black Sea are known to contain what?
- The Black Sea reaches the maximum depth of 2,210 m. Its neighbor, the Sea of Azov, is unique in terms of sea depth for what reason?
- All these entities are located around the Black Sea except for one. Name the exception.
- The summit ridge of Mount Everest marks the border between which two Asian countries?
- The locals of Nepal call the highest mount in the world - Mount Everest - Sagarmatha. What is the meaning of this name in Sanskrit?
- The highest mountain in the world is named after Sir George Everest, a famous Welshman. What was his profession?
- The Himalayan range, part of which is Mount Everest, stretches across five different countries in Asia. Which of the following countries is not among them?
- Edmund Hillary, the first mountaineer to reach mount Everest, was from what country?
- What nationality was mathematician and surveyor Radhanath Sikdar, who was the first person to measure the height of Everest?
- Which of the following paths is one of the two most popular climbing routes to Mount Everest?
- What nationality was Junko Tabei - the first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest?