40 Geography Trivia Questions for Kids
The easiest geography questions in the game, picked for younger players. Every one comes with the answer and a short explanation of why it is right.
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Easy Geography Questions and Answers
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How many red-and-white stripes are on the U.S. flag?
13
The U.S. flag carries 13 alternating red and white stripes, one for each of the original colonies. From 1795 to 1818 it briefly had 15, after Vermont and Kentucky joined, before Congress fixed the count back at 13.
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Which three colors make up Germany's flag?
Black, red and gold
Germany's flag is three horizontal bands of black, red and gold. The colors go back to the 1848 revolutions, were dropped under the Empire and again under the Third Reich, and returned with the Federal Republic in 1949.
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Which color runs down the middle of Italy's flag?
White
Italy's flag runs green at the pole, white in the middle and red at the outer edge. The design dates from 1797, when Napoleon's Cispadane Republic adopted it.
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How many stars are on China's flag?
5
China's flag carries five yellow stars in the upper corner: one large star with four smaller ones curving beside it.
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How many stars are on the United States flag today?
50
The current U.S. flag has 50 stars, representing the 50 states.
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How many continents are there in the model taught in most English-speaking schools?
7
The seven-continent model lists Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. Some countries teach six or five instead, by joining Europe to Asia or the two Americas to each other.
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Which of these makes maps?
A cartographer
A cartographer designs and draws maps, deciding what to show, what to leave out and how to project a curved Earth onto a flat sheet.
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On which continent does most of Egypt lie?
Africa
Most of Egypt lies in Africa, although the Sinai Peninsula is in Asia.
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Which continent is Botswana on?
Africa
Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa.
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Which continent is Kenya on?
Africa
Kenya is located in eastern Africa.
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Which continent is Madagascar on?
Africa
Madagascar is an island country off the southeastern coast of Africa.
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Which continent is Morocco on?
Africa
Morocco is in northwestern Africa.
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Which continent is Tunisia on?
Africa
Tunisia is located in northern Africa.
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On which continent are the Alps?
Europe
The range runs about 1,200 kilometers through eight countries, from France and Monaco in the west to Slovenia in the east, and rose from the slow collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates. Its highest point, Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border, reaches 4,808 meters.
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Into which ocean does the Amazon River drain?
Atlantic Ocean
The Amazon flows east across South America and enters the Atlantic Ocean.
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What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the constitutional capital of the Netherlands.
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On which continent are the Andes Mountains?
South America
The Andes run about 7,000 km down the western edge of South America, through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. They are the longest continental mountain range in the world.
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In which country is Angel Falls?
Venezuela
Angel Falls is in southeastern Venezuela, within Canaima National Park.
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Which ocean is smallest by surface area?
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the five oceans by surface area.
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In which U.S. state is the Grand Canyon?
Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park lies entirely within Arizona.
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On which continent does most of Turkey lie?
Asia
About 97% of Turkey's land is in Asia, on the Anatolian peninsula. The remaining sliver, East Thrace, sits in southeastern Europe, and the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles run between the two halves, splitting Istanbul down the middle.
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Which continent is Laos on?
Asia
Laos is a landlocked country in mainland Southeast Asia.
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Which continent is Mongolia on?
Asia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in east-central Asia.
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Which continent is Nepal on?
Asia
Nepal is a landlocked country in southern Asia.
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What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
The city takes its name from Athena, goddess of wisdom, and has been continuously inhabited for more than 3,000 years. The Parthenon, its best known landmark on the Acropolis, was completed in 438 BC.
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Which city is New Zealand's largest by population, though it is not the capital?
Auckland
Auckland sits on a narrow isthmus built across roughly 50 volcanic cones; the most recent, Rangitoto Island, erupted only about 600 years ago. The city holds roughly a third of the country's entire population.
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Which continent is smallest by land area?
Australia
Australia is the smallest of the seven continents by land area.
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Which country is the island of Tasmania part of?
Australia
Tasmania is an island state of Australia south of the mainland.
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What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq.
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What is the capital of China?
Beijing
Beijing is the capital of China.
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What is the capital of Lebanon?
Beirut
Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.
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What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
Berlin is the national capital of Germany.
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What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern
Bern is Switzerland's federal city and de facto capital.
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Which city is Colombia's capital?
Bogotá
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia.
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What country is famously shaped like a boot?
Italy
Italy is famously shaped like a boot, with its peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea. The island of Sicily lies just off the “toe” of the boot.
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Which country does the Amazon River mainly flow through?
Brazil
Most of the Amazon River's course lies in Brazil.
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What is the capital of Belgium?
Brussels
Brussels is the national capital of Belgium.
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What is the capital of Romania?
Bucharest
Bucharest is Romania's capital and its largest city, out on the plain in the south of the country. Its centre is dominated by the Palace of the Parliament, the vast government building Nicolae Ceausescu raised in the 1980s.
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What is the capital of Hungary?
Budapest
Budapest is the national capital of Hungary.
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Which U.S. state contains the Golden Gate Bridge?
California
The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco and Marin County in California.
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