Geography quiz
Mountain ranges, record-breaking lakes and landmarks you have seen in a thousand photos. Ten questions about the world, starting easy.
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Question 1 of 10
Which mountain range separates France from Spain?
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The answer is Pyrenees. The Pyrenees mountain range forms a natural border between France and Spain.
Question 2 of 10
Which electric-yellow Peruvian soda famously outsells Coke at home?
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The answer is Inca Kola. Inca Kola is Peru’s neon-yellow national favorite with a sweet, bubblegum-like flavor. It sold so well that Coca-Cola bought a major stake in 1999.
Question 3 of 10
Which landmark stars in the busted myth that you can see it from space with the naked eye?
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The answer is Great Wall of China. Astronauts report the Great Wall isn’t typically visible unaided; it’s narrow and earth-toned, blending with the terrain. Bright cities, roads, and airports are far easier to spot from orbit.
Question 4 of 10
Which Siberian lake holds more water than all North American Great Lakes combined?
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The answer is Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest lake and contains roughly 20% of Earth’s unfrozen surface freshwater, exceeding the combined volume of the Great Lakes.
Question 5 of 10
What's the name of the Instagram-famous wedged boulder above Lysefjord?
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The answer is Kjeragbolten. Kjeragbolten is a glacial boulder wedged high above Norway’s Lysefjord, nearly 1,000 m up, and a viral photo magnet for hikers.
Question 6 of 10
Which mega-dam Paraguay shares with Brazil once topped the world in hydro power output?
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The answer is Itaipu Dam. Completed in 1984 on the Paraná River, Itaipu long led global generation and still lights most of Paraguay. In some years it even outproduces China’s Three Gorges thanks to a higher capacity factor.
Question 7 of 10
Which church makes you climb 768 steps to Europe’s highest church spire view?
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The answer is Ulm Minster. Ulm Minster’s 161‑meter tower is the tallest church spire, and its 768‑step stairwell is a quad‑burner.
Question 8 of 10
Which Montenegrin canyon, carved by a turquoise river, is Europe’s deepest?
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The answer is Tara River Canyon. Part of Durmitor National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Tara River Canyon plunges up to about 1,300 m, the deepest in Europe. Its sapphire waters are famed for world-class rafting.
Question 9 of 10
Which golden-domed shrine crowns Jerusalem’s Temple Mount?
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The answer is Dome of the Rock. The Dome of the Rock’s gold-plated roof shelters the revered Foundation Stone.
Question 10 of 10
Which high pass carries the Karakoram Highway between Pakistan and China?
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The answer is Khunjerab Pass. Khunjerab Pass soars above 4,600 meters, where Pakistan meets China on the Karakoram Highway.
10 more geography questions with answers
Who drew Brasília’s swooping cathedral and those space-age curves?
Answer: Oscar Niemeyer. Oscar Niemeyer, working with planner Lúcio Costa, gave Brasília its sensuous concrete curves, including the crown-like Cathedral. His modernism favored flowing lines over boxes, making the new capital a space-age icon.
Which bronze celebrity has been beheaded twice, painted, and even blasted off her rock?
Answer: The Little Mermaid statue (Copenhagen). Inspired by Andersen’s fairy tale, Copenhagen’s harbor icon has been decapitated twice, daubed with paint, and even blasted off her rock. She’s always restored and keeps drawing crowds.
Which Icelandic glacier lagoon featured in James Bond’s Die Another Day car‑chase scenes?
Answer: Jökulsárlón. Die Another Day filmed its ice car chase on the frozen surface of Jökulsárlón. The lagoon opens to the Atlantic, where ice washes onto Diamond Beach.
The first human in space blasted off from which Kazakh steppe launch site?
Answer: Baikonur Cosmodrome. Yuri Gagarin launched from Baikonur’s Site 1 in 1961. The vast complex sits in Kazakhstan and is leased by Russia.
Which Paraguayan dish is a sliceable cornmeal cornbread with cheese and onions?
Answer: Sopa paraguaya. Despite the name, Sopa paraguaya is a firm, oven-baked cornbread with cheese and onions. Legend says a cook’s soup thickened too much for President Carlos Antonio López, so it was baked and the “soup” name stuck.
Which tiny city icon owns hundreds of outfits for regular public costume changes?
Answer: Manneken Pis statue. Brussels’ Manneken Pis has a wardrobe of 1,000+ costumes and a public schedule for his outfit changes. Most are displayed at the GardeRobe MannekenPis, part of the Brussels City Museums.
Which undersea rail link has the world's longest underwater section?
Answer: Channel Tunnel. Nicknamed the Chunnel, it runs 50.5 km with a 37.9 km underwater stretch, the longest in the world. Seikan is longer overall, but its undersea portion is shorter.
Which cliff-carved Buddha gazes over three rivers near Chengdu and dwarfs passing boats?
Answer: Leshan Giant Buddha. The Tang-era Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters tall and was carved to tame the rivers’ dangerous currents.
Which Brazilian 'desert' turns into a maze of neon lagoons after the rains?
Answer: Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão. Wind-shaped white dunes sit on an impermeable layer that traps rain, forming thousands of turquoise lagoons each year. “Lençóis” means “bedsheets” in Portuguese, a nod to the park’s billowing dune fields.
Which volcanic monument is crowned with latticed bell-like stupas hiding Buddhas?
Answer: Borobudur. Borobudur’s upper terraces hold 72 perforated bell-shaped stupas, each enclosing a seated Buddha. The entire temple is built from local andesite, a volcanic stone.
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