Geography Bee

Question 1

What is the world’s largest desert?

Answer 1

The Sahara Desert

Bounded to the south by the semi-arid Sahel region in North Africa.

Question 2

Which river is Africa’s second-longest and crosses the equator twice?

Answer 2

The Congo River

Question 3

What West African country was founded by freed American slaves?

Answer 3

Liberia

Governed from Monrovia.

Question 4

What is the largest city in South Africa?

Answer 4

Johannesburg

Site of O.R. Tambo International Airport.

Question 5

What is the capital of Mozambique?

Answer 5

Maputo

Mozambique is separated from Madagascar by its namesake channel to the east.

Question 6

What is the maximum depth of Lake Tanganyika?

Answer 6

Almost 5,000 feet

Part of Africa’s Great Lakes.

Question 7

What is the capital city of Nepal?

Answer 7

Kathmandu

Located in Bagmati Province in the Himalayas.

Question 8

Which country is governed from Pyongyang?

Answer 8

North Korea

Separated from South Korea by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

Question 9

What is the deepest lake in the world?

Answer 9

Lake Baikal

Located in Eastern Siberia and contains 11% of the world’s supply of fresh water.

Question 10

What is the second-longest river in China?

Answer 10

The Yellow River

Named for the color of the loess and silt that makes up its bed.

Question 11

What is the name of the strait that divides the two main islands of New Zealand?

Answer 11

Cook Strait

Named by explorer James Cook.

Question 12

What is Easter Island also known as?

Answer 12

Rapa Nui

It belongs to Chile but is considered part of Polynesia.

Question 13

What is the second-largest city in Russia?

Answer 13

St. Petersburg

Located on the Neva River.

Question 14

What is the capital of Denmark?

Answer 14

Copenhagen

Question 15

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

Answer 15

Mont Blanc

Located on the border between France and Italy.

Question 16

What is the largest Italian region and Mediterranean island?

Answer 16

Sicily

Capital at Palermo.

Question 17

What is the northernmost national capital in the world?

Answer 17

Reykjavik

Capital of Iceland.

Question 18

What is the capital of Hungary?

Answer 18

Budapest

Site of attractions like St. Stephen’s Cathedral and Chain Bridge.

Question 19

What is the world’s oldest continually-existing republic?

Answer 19

San Marino

Located on Mount Titano and completely surrounded by Italy.

Question 20

What is the largest New York city borough in area?

Answer 20

Queens

Located on Long Island across the East River from Manhattan.

Question 21

What is the southernmost point of Florida?

Answer 21

Key West

Also the southernmost point of the 48 contiguous United States.

Question 22

What carved out the Grand Canyon?

Answer 22

The Colorado River

Question 23

What neighborhood in Los Angeles is known as the center of the American film industry?

Answer 23

Hollywood

Question 24

What is the largest city in Connecticut?

Answer 24

Bridgeport

Yale University is located in New Haven.

Question 25

What is the capital of Arkansas?

Answer 25

Little Rock

Question 26

What cuisine is associated with Alaska?

Answer 26

Burgers made of moose and salmon

Question 27

What are the cities in the Canadian province of British Columbia?

Answer 27

Victoria and Vancouver

Question 28

What national park comprises the U.S.’s most-visited national park?

Answer 28

The Great Smoky Mountains ## Footnote Located in North Carolina and Tennessee.

Question 29

What is the capital of Cuba?

Answer 29

Havana ## Footnote Site of the Jose Marti memorial in the Plaza de la Revolucion.

Question 30

El Salvador takes its name from _______.

Answer 30

Jesus Christ

Question 31

What is the most populous city in Brazil?

Answer 31

São Paulo ## Footnote Largest city by population in both the western and southern hemispheres.

Question 32

What strait separates Sri Lanka from India?

Answer 32

Palk Strait

Question 33

What is the world's largest lake (has saltwater)?

Answer 33

Caspian Sea

Question 34

What is the largest city in India?

Answer 34

Mumbai - formerly Bombay

Question 35

Where did Charles Darwin do his research?

Answer 35

Galapagos Islands

Question 36

What is the city in Quebec, Canada with the highest French speaking population?

Answer 36

Montreal