Geography trivia questions
1061 multiple-choice Geography trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This Italian climber, who was in the first expedition to reach Mount Everest without oxygen tanks, later became the first person to climb the summit alone.
- The term death zone refers to high altitudes, where the amount of oxygen cannot sustain human life and altitude acclimatization becomes impossible. While this definition still applies, mount Everests death zone is significantly more difficult to survive. Why?
- What is the largest island on the planet in terms of territory?
- This island, located north of Australia, is the second-largest island on the planet.
- This is the third-largest island on the planet, and it is also known as Kalimantan.
- This is the fourth-largest island in the world, and it is home to 5% of the plant and animal species on the planet.
- This is the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island on the planet.
- What is the largest island of Canada, and the fifth-largest island in the world?
- What is the most populous island in the world?
- This island is located in the Indian Ocean and is also known as Ceylon.
- The capital of this island country is Kingston.
- What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
- Which nation claims ownership of the South Pole?
- In 1728, he became the first person to sail into the Arctic Ocean and proved that Asia and North America are not joined by land.
- Who is given credit for being the first person to reach the North Pole?
- What happened at the North Pole on August 3, 1958?
- The first time Antarctica was officially visited is a subject of controversy. Three people have claimed to have achieved this feat. Which of these is not one them?
- Which statement is true about the explorer and glaciologist Albert P. Crary?
- Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
- Few animals inhabit the North Pole. Which of these types of animals can never be seen there?
- What river, draining into the Caspian Sea, is the longest in Europe?
- Where are the origins of the Rhine?
- What is the longest river in France?
- What river rises in the northwestern Czech Republic, flows through Germany and into the North Sea?
- What river named after a mythological figure is the longest river of Great Britain?
- What river flows through ten European countries and is the longest in the European Union?
- What river that flows through Spain and Portugal is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula?
- What is the longest river in Poland and the ninth longest in Europe?
- In what country does the River Po rise?
- This bridge, that spans the Tagus River, is the longest bridge in Europe.