Geography trivia

Question packs in this category

• AfricaAbout 250 questions A tour of Africa from the Mediterranean to the Cape: regions, rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, islands, parks, ports and the colonial-era names behind today's countries.
• AsiaAbout 250 questions A journey across the world's biggest continent: Himalayan peaks, Siberian cold, monsoon rains, island nations, Silk Road cities and the great rivers, seas and straits that shape them.
• Deserts, Forests and Climate ZonesAbout 250 questions From the Sahara to the Siberian taiga: the world's deserts, rainforests, grasslands and frozen tundra, plus climate zones, monsoons, jet streams, rain shadows and the seasons.
• World CapitalsAbout 250 questions Capital cities around the world: Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania, capitals that moved or changed names, capitals named after people, record-breaking capitals, and city nicknames.
• Great Cities of the WorldAbout 250 questions Cities beyond the capitals: nicknames, name origins, renamings, founding stories, rivers and bays, canal and island cities, ports, famous streets and squares, skylines and subways.
• EuropeAbout 250 questions Go beyond capitals and flags: Nordic fjords, Balkan lakes, Iberian islands, Alpine peaks, famous rivers, tiny enclaves, and the regions and languages that make Europe so varied.
• Maps, Navigation and ExplorationAbout 250 questions Latitude and longitude, map projections and map reading, compasses and GPS, the great mapmakers, and the explorers who filled in the blank spaces from Marco Polo to Hillary and Tenzing.
• Flags of the WorldAbout 250 questions National flags and what's on them: Nordic crosses, tricolors and look-alikes, stars, moons, suns, animals and symbols, flag records and oddities, the Union Jack, US state and regional flags, international flags, and the language of flags.
• Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural ForcesAbout 250 questions How the Earth shakes, erupts, floods and carves itself: plate tectonics, famous quakes and eruptions, big storms, glaciers, caves, canyons, geysers and the landforms they leave behind.
• Landmarks, Wonders and Famous PlacesAbout 250 questions From the Seven Wonders to Machu Picchu, the Eiffel Tower to the Suez Canal. Where the world's great landmarks are, who built them, and what makes them famous.
• Maps and BordersAbout 250 questions How the world is divided and drawn: landlocked countries, enclaves and exclaves, odd borders and border towns, countries that changed names or split apart, continents and oceans, straits and canals, time zones and the date line, map projections, latitude and longitude, and the tools of mapmaking.
• North America, Central America and the CaribbeanAbout 250 questions A tour of the continent from the Arctic to Panama: mountains, plains, rivers, deserts, the Panama Canal, Caribbean island groups and the cities and regions in between.
• Oceans, Seas and IslandsAbout 250 questions Dive into the world's oceans and seas, currents and tides, straits and canals, coral reefs, famous islands, island nations, lighthouses and coastlines.
• Languages, Currencies and Cultures of the WorldAbout 250 questions Human geography for the curious traveler: languages and scripts, greetings, money names, demonyms, festivals, costumes, driving sides, plugs, domains and the places that run the world's organizations.
• Mountains, Rivers and LakesAbout 250 questions The shape of the land: mountain ranges and famous peaks, volcanoes that changed history, great rivers and the countries they cross, lakes from the Great Lakes to the Dead Sea, waterfalls, glaciers and canyons, and record breakers you may not know.
• South America, Oceania and the PolesAbout 250 questions From the Andes and the Amazon to the Outback, the Pacific islands and the ice at both ends of the Earth. Peaks, rivers, reefs, glaciers and the odd penguin.