Geography & Landmarks Flashcards
What is the largest inland lake in Australia?
Kati-Thanda/Lake Eyre (situated in the north-East of South Australia)
Which two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
What Victorian-era Melbourne landmark is the largest open-air market in the Southern Hemisphere?
The Queen Victoria Market
One of China’s most popular tourist destinations is the section of the Great Wall located just to the north of which Chinese city?
Beijing
Which independent island nation (at the time) was annexed by the United States during the Spanish-American war?
Hawaii
What is the original name of Easter Island (and also the name of the island’s original inhabitants and their language)?
Rapa Nui
What is the lowest point of elevation in the United States of America?
Death Valley, California (Badwater Basin)
Which major Eurasian city is located on two continents?
Istanbul
During the American Civil War, what river did Union forces gain control of as a result of their victory at Fort Henry?
The Tennessee River
The Gobi Desert is located in which two countries?
China & Mongolia
What is New York City’s largest borough by area?
Queens
Which venue hosts the annual Australia Day One-Day International cricket match?
Adelaide Oval
What was Australia’s first high street?
George Street, Sydney
What unusual natural phenomenon in the Kimberley, Western Australia, is caused by the changing local sea level?
The Horizontal Falls, or Garaanngaddim
Which piece of land was once connected to Asia by a land bridge?
North America
What is the longest river in Ireland?
The River Shannon
What public park in Sydney is home to the Tarpeian Rock, Speakers Corner and Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair?
The Domain
Where are the Remarkable Rocks?
Kangaroo Island
Where do they celebrate Eight Hours Day (another name for Labour Day) on the second Monday in March?
Tasmania
Which country hosted the 2023 Netball World Cup?
South Africa
Apples originated in which country?
Kazakhstan
What is the highest mountain range in Australia?
The Australian Alps
What bridge built in 2009 that connects two Brisbane suburbs is the world’s largest hybrid tensegrity bridge?
Kurlipa Bridge
How many individual islands and islets are there in the Whitsundays islands?
74
What public work build in Victoria between 1919 and 1932 is the world’s largest war memorial?
The Great Ocean Road
In what city was the Anglican church of St John the Baptist consecrated in 1845?
Canberra
If you’re off the coast of Victoria, and you’re watching the Penguin parade, what island are you on?
Philip Island
What UNESCO World Heritage Site is located at the westernmost point of Australia?
Shark Bay
What was the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Zaire
Beginning in 1962, which major American city dyes its river bright green every year for St. Patrick’s Day?
Chicago
What is the body of water that separates Australia and Papua New guinea?
Torres Strait
What is the longest beach in Australia?
Coorong Beach in South Australia
In which country is Mecca, the holiest meeting site in Islam, located?
Saudi Arabia
What is the common name for the human carcanius?
Heel
What 2023 non-fiction book was the fastest selling of all time, according to the Guinness Book of Records?
Spare
Who is the first human being mentioned in the lyrics of We Didn’t Start the Fire?
Harry Truman
Who won the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
Harry Styles
Who was the first tennis player of Asian descent to be World #1?
Naomi Osaka
Which tea is flavoured with bergamot oil?
Earl Grey
Who directed Top Gun: Maverick?
Joseph Kosinski
How long do oxygen masks last on a plane?
15 minutes
Which US Secretary of State initiated America’s purchase of Alaska from Russia?
William Seward
Notre Dame University is located in which US State?
Indiana
What is the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories?
Yellowknife
Londonderry is a large city in which country?
Northern Ireland
Which ancient city was founded on the plain of Latium?
Rome
Where is Wineglass Bay?
Freycinet Peninsula in Tasmania
Where is Redwood National Park?
California
The Carnegie family migrated from Scotland to which American city?
Chicago
What series of islands off the North Carolina coast was the location of the lost colony of Roanoke?
Outer Banks
What were the Hawaiian Islands once known as?
Sandwich Islands
Which National Park is a World Heritage site and home to Ubirr, a rock formation known for its Indigenous rock art?
Kakadu National Park
What sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) did Queensland mark in 2009 with the Q150 celebration?
Separation of Queensland from New South Wales
Which river forms the western boundary of the state of West Virginia?
Ohio River
What is the only continent located in all four hemispheres?
Africa
What Queensland beach is famous for its bright white sand that doesn’t retain the heat of the sun, so is cool underfoot all day?
Whitehaven
What is Canada’s largest province?
Quebec
Which country was struck by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the third-largest ever recorded, in December 2004?
Indonesia
Where is Glacier National Park located?
Montana
Which country was part of Japan’s empire from 1910 to 1945?
Korea
In which decade did construction begin on Canberra?
1910s
What is Australia’s largest desert?
Great Victorian Desert
Which Australian island’s indigenous name is Kgari?
Fraser Island
On a beach in which city was the Somerton Man first found in 1984, fuelling a mystery that was only solved in 2022?
Adelaide
Within 5 million miles, how many miles away is the Sun from Earth?
93 million
What mountain range in Eastern Australia is a cordillera, an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills?
The Great Dividing Range
Which is the southernmost city in the Continental US?
Key West, Florida
What Union victory was credited with bringing about Lincoln’s re-election in 1864?
Siege of Atlanta
What is the capital of American Samoa?
Pago Pago
Which US State is the birthplace of Oprah Winfrey and William Faulkner?
Mississippi
In which year did Australia’s population cross 25 million?
2018
What is South Australia’s largest landmark, and the world’s largest geoglyph?
The Marree Man
Considered the lowest point on dry land, the Dead Sea, which sits 420 meters below sea level, is located in which two countries?
Israel and Jordan
Which US State was named for one of England’s Channel islands?
New Jersey
What is the second-largest country in the world by area?
Canada
What is the largest mountain range in North America?
The Rocky Mountains
What is the name of the arc of arable land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, where many early civilizations arose?
The Fertile Crescent
Where was the first permanent European settlement in North America?
St. Augustine
In which State did the Siege of Vicksburg occur?
Florida
What iconic Parisian structure once house a laboratory that was used to study astronomy, meteorology. and aerodynamics?
The Eiffel Tower
What is New Hampshire’s largest body of water?
Lake Winnipesaukee
What Central Australian desert has the world’s longest parallel sand dunes, including Nappanerica (Big Red) at 40m tall?
Simpson Desert
How many oceans and seas surround the continent of Australia?
Seven (O: Indian, Pacific, Southern) (S: Arafura, Timor, Coral, Tasman)
What is the largest American State by area?
Alaska
The historic battle of the Alamno was fought near which present-day Texas city?
San Antonio
Which city was the setting of the 1994 best seller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?
Savannah, Georgia
As of 2022, which US State has the most national parks, with nine in total?
California
Where was the world’s first underwater hotel located?
Key Largo, Florida
Which two States does the Hoover Dam border?
Nevada and Arizona
Which Canadian province shares two land borders with the US?
British Columbia
Which natural calamity coincided with the onset of the Great Depression in America?
Dust bowl
Which Ivy League university was chartered in 1755 as the College and Academy of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania
From which modern-day country were most Soviet space rockets launched?
Kazakhstan
As of 2020, which city has the largest population in the world?
Tokyo, Japan
An agreement in 1899 divided control of the Samoan Islands between the United States and which European country?
Germany
In which year were lights first added to Adelaide Oval, allowing for nighttime events?
1997
In which year did the first gold rush start in Australia?
1851
What is the southernmost point on Australia’s mainland?
Wilson’s Promontory
Nine signees of the Declaration of Independence were from which of the 13 colonies?
Pennsylvania
Which US State is closest to Africa?
Maine
Where is the Eisenhower tunnel, one of the world’s highest vehicular tunnels?
Colorado
Which Tasmanian island is home to the entire royal penguin population during nesting season?
Macquarie Island
In what decade was gold discovered in Byron Bay?
1870s
What is the largest national park in Western Australia, located between the Little Sandy Desert and the Great Sandy Desert?
Karlamilyi National Park
As of 2023, what is the tallest building in Australia?
The Q1 Tower
When did the US first celebrate Earth Day?
1970
What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea?
Cuba
On which river was the reservoir Lake Nasser formed?
Nile
Where will you find the 17m-tall Larry the Lobster?
Kingston, Limestone Coast, South Australia
What is the world’s largest subtropical desert?
The Sahara
In which US colony was the 1622 Powhatan War primarily concentrated?
Virginia
Which busy upscale pedestrian shopping venue in Sydney is only one block long?
Pitt Street Mall
What natural rock formation do the Ballardong people believe to be a creation of the Rainbow Serpent as she dragged her swollen body over the ground, after she had consumed all the of the water in the land?
Wave Rock, WA
What large-stepped pyramids served as temples in many ancient Mesopotamian cities?
Ziggurats
If you’re visiting the Lost City sandstone rock formations and the magnetic termite mounts at the same national park, where are you?
Litchfield National Park in the NT
What mountain peak is closest to outer space?
Mt Chimborazo (Ecuador)
Located on the Hawaiian Islands, what is the world’s most active volcano?
Kilauea
Which Maine liberal arts college, chartered in 1794, was where Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote parts of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Bowdoin
What Australian natural wonder was named a World Heritage Site in 1981?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the name of the large rock formation in the Northern Territory that is also known as The Olgas?
Kata Tjuta
Which is longer, the Dingo Fence of South East Australia or the Rabbit-Proof Fence of Western Australia?
Dingo Fence
In which State is the easternmost point of land in the US?
Maine
Which nation borders China to its north?
Mongolia
Which is the only NYC borough not connected to Manhattan by bridge or tunnel?
Staten Island
What sea is bordered by the Gaza strip?
Mediterranean
What country was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1917?
Finland
Which country ruled Panama before the United States-backed revolution in 1903?
Colombia
What is the only sea without a coastline?
Sargasso Sea
What body of water separates Spain and Morocco?
Strait of Gibraltar
Which country controlled the US Virgin Islands before the United States?
Denmark
Which US State’s city of Nome was the site of a gold rush between 1899 and 1900?
Alaska
What is the largest national park in Australia?
Munga-Thirri-Simpson Desert National Park
What is both the largest island on the Great Barrier Reef and the largest island national park in Australia?
Hinchinbrook Island
What street in melbourne has been famous for its street art and graffiti since 1998?
Hosier Lane
What is the oldest scientific institution in Australia, established in 1816?
Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney
What public square in Hobart hosts a very popular Saturday street market and also is a property in Australian monopoly?
Salamanca Place
Which Federal territory was split into two separate territories in 1927 and then re-formed in 1931?
Northern Territory
What is the wine capital of Australia?
Adelaide
What’s the capital of Haiti?
Port-au-Prince
In which US State was Mark Twain born?
Florida
