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1. Which ocean is the saltiest?
Answer- The Atlantic Ocean
2. what is the biggest volcano in the world
Answer- Mauna Loa
3. What is the name of the largest waterfall in the world?
Answer- Victoria falls
4. What separates Africa from Eurasia?
Answer- The Suez Canal in Egypt.
5. What is the deepest part of the world’s oceans?
Answer- the Challenger Deep
6. Which European country is called the ‘Land of Lakes’ because several lakes are formed due to melting ice sheets?
Answer- Finland
7. Which continent contains the most freshwater?
Answer- Antarctica
8. Name the deepest river in the United States.
Answer- the Hudson River
9. Which African country shares a land border with most countries?
Answer- Tanzania – 8
10. How many countries do the Sahara desert cover?
Answer- 10
11. The historic city of Timbuktu is located in which West African country?
Answer- Mail
12. Which country is home to Mount Everest?
Answer- Nepal
13. What is the world’s largest shipping port?
Answer- Shanghai, China
14. What letter do cars from Germany have on them when traveling abroad to show what country they come from?
Answer- letter D(Deutschland).
15. Which state in Australia is an Island?
Answer- Tasmania
16. Mount Killimajo is located on which continent?
Answer- the African continent
17. Which Italian city is known as the ‘City of Canals’?
Answer- Venice
18. How many countries does the United Kingdom have?
Answer- 4 collation state
19. What does ‘USSR’ stand for?
Answer- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
20. What is the city of Siagon known as today?
Answer- Ho Chi Minh City
21. Which American City is home to “The Golden Gate Bridge”?
Answer- San Francisco, California
22. Which two continents does Russia belong to?
Answer- Europe and Asia
23. Where is the Tonle Sap lake located?
Answer- Northeast of Cambodia
24. What is the largest steel arch bridge in the world?
Answer- Hell Gate Bridge
25. In which country are the holy cities of Mecca and Medina located?
Answer- Saudi Arabia
26. Which European peninsula got its name from the Turkish word for “Mountain”?
Answer- Balkan.
27. In what country would you find the Taj Mahal?
Answer- India
28. The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?
Answer- Lion
29. Which European City is known as the ‘city of 100 spires’?
Answer- Prague
30. In which country is the Eyjafjallajökull volcano located?
Answer- Iceland
31. Which desert covers much of Northern Africa?
Answer- Sahara
32. Is Kosovo officially recognized as a country?
Answer- NO ( it’s not recognized by the UN)
33. What is the country with the largest number of islands?
Answer- Sweden
34. What is the coldest inhabited place on Earth?
Answer- Siberia, Russia
35. What is the longest country on earth?
Answer- Chile
36. How many countries does Oceania have?
Answer- 14
37. What is the most populous country in Europe?
Answer- Russia
38. Madagascar is surrounded by which ocean?
Answer- Indian Ocean
39. In what part of the US do people drive on the left side?
Answer- Virgin Islands
40. Where is the biggest pyramid in the world?
Answer- Cholula, Mexico
41. What is the world’s highest cliff?
Answer- Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, USA
42. What country is home to the tallest tree in the world?
Answer- Redwood National Park, USA
43. Where is the widest river on the planet?
Answer- Rio de la Plata, Argentina
44. The Amazon Forest lies on the territory of how many countries?
Answer- 8
45. What is the most popular animal used on flags?
Answer- Lion
46. What is the region of the world where people smoke the most?
Answer- South-East Asia
47. What is the most dangerous waterway in the world?
Answer- The Great Blue Hole, Belize
48. What is the soil on the moon called?
Answer- Regolith
49. Gravity is a cause of ocean currents. True or false?
Answer- True
50. What is the largest country in the world with no river?
Answer- Saudi Arabia
51. On which island is the Statue of Liberty located?
Answer- Liberty Island
52. What country has the most natural lakes?
Answer- Canada
53. Where is the world’s largest desert located?
Answer- Antarctica
54. How many U.S states does the Mississippi River run through?
Answer- 32
55. How many islands does Hawaii have?
Answer- 137
56. The U.S state with the longest coastline is………?
Answer- Alaska
57. Liverpool City in England lies by the side of which river?
Answer-River Mersey
58. In which American state is the Devil’s Tower located?
Answer- Wyoming
59. What is the world’s shortest river?
Answer- Roe River
60. What is the lowest point in the US?
Answer- Death Valley
61. How many US states share a border with Canada?
Answer- 13
62. Which world-famous explorer first used the term ‘Dark Continent?
Answer- Henry Morton Stanley
63. What is the largest sea in the world?
Answer- Philippine Sea
64. What planet is closest to Earth?
Answer- Mercury
65. Where can the “Spanish Steps” be found?
Answer- Rome, Italy
66. What Cape sits at the tip of Africa?
Answer- Cape of Good Hope
67. What U.S state is Mount Rushmore located in?
Answer- South Dakota
68. Which is the only country that borders the United Kingdom?
Answer- Ireland
69. Which river flows through Rome, Italy?
Answer- the Tiber
70. What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by the ocean?
Answer- 71%
71. Which country has the most islands?
Answer- Sweden
72. The Andes Mountains serve as a natural land border to which country?
Answer- Argentina
73. What is the most visited Pacific Island?
Answer- Fiji
74. Which continent is Cambodia located in?
Answer- Asia
75. What is the name of the coldest sea on Earth?
Answer- Arctic
76. Where is the driest place on Earth?
Answer- The Atacama Desert in Northern Chile
77. Seychelles is located in which ocean?
Answer- Indian Ocean
78. Vatican City is enclaved within what city?
Answer- Rome
79. What county is Buckingham Palace in?
Answer- Westminster
80. Where is Eiffel Tower located?
Answer- Paris
81. How many time zones are there in the US?
Answer- 6
82. What countries are highest above sea level?
Answer- China and Nepal
83. Which country are Victoria waterfalls located in?
Answer- Zambia
84. Which continents does the Strait of Gibraltar separate?
Answer- Europe and Africa
85. What Asian country has the lowest birth rate?
Answer- Japan
86. What is the largest desert in Australia?
Answer- The Great Victoria Desert.
87. What country is home to the smallest desert in the world?
Answer- Yukon, Canada.
88. How many time zones does Africa have?
Answer- 6
89. Where is the largest volcano underwater?
Answer- Tamu Massif
90. What city is technically sinking every year?
Answer- Mexico City
91. How many countries are there in North America?
Answer- 23
92. What is the number of Great lakes?
Answer- 5
93. Which African country has the largest population?
Answer- Nigeria
94. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Answer- In the Coral Sea.
95. What is the largest country in Europe?
Answer- Russia
96. What is the only country to contain all five English vowels?
Answer- Mozambique.
97. What is the poorest Pacific Island?
Answer- Kiribati.
98. How many states are there in the United state?
Answer- 50
99. What is the capital of Antarctica?
Answer- None
100. What is the oldest town in the U.K?
Answer- Colchester
101. What is the highest peak in Africa?
Answer– Mount Kilimanjaro
102. In which country can you find the “Finger of God” rock?
Answer- Brazil
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