Geography

Question 1

Largest Archipelago in the World

Answer 1

Indonesia

Question 2

Largest Delta in the World

Answer 2

Sunderbans

Question 3

Deepest Lake in the World

Answer 3

Lake baikal

Question 4

Largest Island in the World

Answer 4

Greenland

Question 5

Largest Artificial Lake by Volume

Answer 5

Lake Kariba

Question 6

Largest Artificial Lake by Surface Area

Answer 6

Lake Volta

Question 7

Largest Freshwater Lake by Surface Area

Answer 7

Lake Superior

Question 8

Largest Freshwater Lake by Volume

Answer 8

Lake Baikal

Question 9

Largest Saltwater Lake

Answer 9

Caspian Sea

Question 10

Largest Lake

Answer 10

Caspian Sea

Question 11

Highest Navigable Lake

Answer 11

Lake Titicaca

Question 12

Largest Active Volcano

Answer 12

Mauna Lao

Question 13

Longest River

Answer 13

Nile River

Question 14

Largest River by Volume

Answer 14

Amazon River

Question 15

Highest Waterfall

Answer 15

Angel Falls

Question 16

Longest Mountain Range

Answer 16

Andes Mountain Range

Question 17

Highest Plateau

Answer 17

Tibetan Plateau

Question 18

Largest Bay

Answer 18

Bay of Bengal

Question 19

Largest Gulf

Answer 19

Gulf of Mexico

Question 20

Deepest Place on Earth

Answer 20

Mariana Trench

Question 21

Hottest Inhabited Place on Earth

Answer 21

Dallol Ethiopia

Question 22

What is the world’s highest free-falling waterfall, and how tall is it?

Answer 22

Angel Falls, at 979 meters.

Question 23

What is the stunning phenomenon of light seen in the sky of the Northern Hemisphere called?

Answer 23

Northern Lights

Question 24

Which volcano emerged when the ground in a farmer’s cornfield opened, when did it happen, and when did its lava flow continue until?

Answer 24

Paricutin Volcano, February 1349 to February 1952

Question 25

What is one of the world’s mightiest, greatest waterfalls located in Southern Africa?

Answer 25

Victoria Falls

Question 26

Which mountain is situated at the border between China and Nepal and is the highest mountain on Earth, approximately how tall is it?

Answer 26

Mount Everest, approximately 8,844 meters.

Question 27

Which falls, located at the border of Canada and the US, is known for its width and splendor?

Answer 27

Niagara Falls

Question 28

What is the name of the steep-sided canyon carved out by the Colorado River in the USA over millions of years?

Answer 28

Grand Canyon

Question 29

What is the world’s largest coral reef system called?

Answer 29

Great Barrier Reef.

Question 30

What is the name of the harbor with a spectacular natural setting stretching inland for about 200 miles?

Answer 30

Harbor of Rio de Janeiro

Question 31

Which national park has the most extensive cave system in the world and features a 600-foot indoor waterfall?

Answer 31

Gunung Mulu National Park

Question 32

The Colossus of Rhodes

Answer 32

The statue of Colossus was built at the entrance of the harbour of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece. It was built in honor of the sun god Helios after the island of Rhodes survived a siege by Macedonia in 304 BC.

Question 33

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Answer 33

The Ancient Greeks held one of their most important festivals, the Olympic Games, every four years in honor of the king of their gods, Zeus. Between 470 and 460 BC, construction on a new temple dedicated to Zeus and designed by Livon of Elis was started. The temple was completed in 456 BC. It had a statue of Zeus that was 22 feet wide and about 40 feet tall. The statue was destroyed in a fire in AD 462.

Question 34

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Answer 34

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built by King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled the city for 43 years from 605 BC, to cheer up his queen, Amytis. Amytis was the daughter of the king of the Medes and came from a land that was green, rugged, and mountainous. She found the flat, sunlit terrain of Mesopotamia depressing, so the king recreated her homeland by building rooftop gardens.

Question 35

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Answer 35

The Temple of Ephesus was dedicated to Artemis, goddess of fertility. It was the first building to be completed, constructed with marble. It was 425 feet long and 225 feet wide, with 127 columns, each 60 feet high, supporting the roof. The temple was destroyed during a raid by the Goths in AD 262.

Question 36

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Answer 36

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was situated in the city of Bodrum on the Aegean Sea in Turkey. The tomb was built by Queen Artemisia as a tribute to her husband, King Mausolus of Caria. It survived for 17 centuries before a series of earthquakes toppled it. The structure became so famous in the ancient world that the word “mausoleum,” derived from the king’s name, began to be associated with similar structures.

Question 37

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Answer 37

The lighthouse was located on the island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria in Egypt. It was constructed by Ptolemy Soter, commander of Alexander the Great, in 290 BC and was destroyed in a violent earthquake on August 8, 1303.

Question 38

The Great Pyramid of Giza

Answer 38

The Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, Egypt, is 726 feet long on each side, 450 feet high, and is made up of 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each averaging 2.5 tons in weight. It is the only one of the famous Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still stands.