50 Geography Quiz Questions (With Answers)
Updated July 22, 2026
Here are 50 geography quiz questions with answers, sorted from easy to hard — capitals, rivers, mountains, oceans and the records that catch everyone out. Great for a quiz night, and there’s a playable geography quiz at the end to test yourself live.
Easy geography questions
1What is the capital of France?Reveal
AnswerParis2Which is the largest ocean on Earth?Reveal
AnswerThe Pacific Ocean3How many continents are there?Reveal
AnswerSeven4What is the longest river in the world?Reveal
AnswerThe Nile (the Amazon is a close rival)5Which country has the most people?Reveal
AnswerIndia6What is the capital of Japan?Reveal
AnswerTokyo7On which continent is the Sahara Desert?Reveal
AnswerAfrica8What is the tallest mountain above sea level?Reveal
AnswerMount Everest9Which US state is the largest by area?Reveal
AnswerAlaska10What is the capital of Italy?Reveal
AnswerRome
Medium geography questions
1What is the capital of Australia?Reveal
AnswerCanberra2Which country is both in Europe and Asia and spans the Bosphorus?Reveal
AnswerTurkey3What is the smallest country in the world?Reveal
AnswerVatican City4Which river runs through London?Reveal
AnswerThe Thames5What is the capital of Canada?Reveal
AnswerOttawa6Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?Reveal
AnswerThe Ural Mountains7What is the largest country by area?Reveal
AnswerRussia8Which African country was never colonised?Reveal
AnswerEthiopia9What is the capital of Brazil?Reveal
AnswerBrasília10Which sea lies between Europe and Africa?Reveal
AnswerThe Mediterranean Sea
Hard geography questions
1What is the largest desert on Earth (by definition of rainfall)?Reveal
AnswerAntarctica2Which country has the most time zones?Reveal
AnswerFrance (via its overseas territories)3What is the deepest point in the ocean?Reveal
AnswerThe Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)4Which sea has no coastline?Reveal
AnswerThe Sargasso Sea5What is the capital of Kazakhstan?Reveal
AnswerAstana6Which two countries share the longest land border?Reveal
AnswerCanada and the United States7What is the highest waterfall in the world?Reveal
AnswerAngel Falls, Venezuela8Which is the most populous city (metro area) on Earth?Reveal
AnswerTokyo9What is the capital of Mongolia?Reveal
AnswerUlaanbaatar10Which strait separates Asia from North America?Reveal
AnswerThe Bering Strait
Think you actually know your stuff? There’s a live Geography quiz further down — 7 questions, ten seconds each.
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What are good geography quiz questions?
A good round mixes easy capitals (Paris, Tokyo, Rome) with trickier ones (Canberra, Ottawa, Brasília) and records like the largest country (Russia) or the largest desert (Antarctica). This post lists 50 by difficulty.
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica. A desert is defined by low rainfall rather than heat, and cold, dry Antarctica is the largest desert on the planet.
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