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Bar Trivia: Geography Round: Printable Round

Hosting a trivia night at a bar, at school or at home? Print this round of 10 questions for your quizmaster, with an answer key on its own page. Read the choices aloud for an easier round, or hide them for a tougher one. Prefer to play? Take the quiz online.

Questions

  1. Which is the only US state made up entirely of islands?

    1. Alaska
    2. Rhode Island
    3. Hawaii
    4. Florida

  2. The Panama Canal links the Atlantic Ocean with which other ocean?

    1. Arctic
    2. Pacific
    3. Indian
    4. Southern

  3. Which river flows through Cairo, Egypt's capital?

    1. The Nile
    2. The Euphrates
    3. The Jordan
    4. The Niger

  4. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, is in which country?

    1. Uganda
    2. Kenya
    3. Ethiopia
    4. Tanzania

  5. The Hoover Dam sits on the border between Nevada and which other state?

    1. New Mexico
    2. California
    3. Utah
    4. Arizona

  6. Greenland, the world's largest island, is part of which kingdom?

    1. Sweden
    2. Norway
    3. The United Kingdom
    4. Denmark

  7. Which north-south mountain range in Russia is traditionally seen as a dividing line between Europe and Asia?

    1. The Caucasus Mountains
    2. The Altai Mountains
    3. The Ural Mountains
    4. The Carpathian Mountains

  8. Lake Titicaca, high in the Andes, is shared by Peru and which other country?

    1. Colombia
    2. Bolivia
    3. Ecuador
    4. Chile

  9. Which strait runs through Istanbul, splitting the city between Europe and Asia?

    1. The Dardanelles
    2. The Bosporus
    3. The Strait of Hormuz
    4. The Strait of Messina

  10. Besides Vatican City, which tiny country is completely surrounded by Italy?

    1. Andorra
    2. San Marino
    3. Monaco
    4. Liechtenstein

Answer key

  1. Hawaii (C)

    The state includes eight main islands plus more than 100 smaller islands, reefs and shoals.

  2. Pacific (B)

    The canal opened on August 15, 1914, saving ships a long trip around the tip of South America.

  3. The Nile (A)

    Its two main branches, the White Nile and Blue Nile, meet at Khartoum in Sudan.

  4. Tanzania (D)

    The dormant volcano rises to 19,341 ft (5,895 m), only about 210 miles (340 km) south of the equator.

  5. Arizona (D)

    Finished in 1936, it holds back the Colorado River to form Lake Mead.

  6. Denmark (D)

    Greenland is a self-governing territory, and most of it is covered by a thick ice sheet.

  7. The Ural Mountains (C)

    The range runs about 1,600 miles (2,500 km) north to south through western Russia.

  8. Bolivia (B)

    Its surface sits about 12,507 ft (3,812 m) above sea level.

  9. The Bosporus (B)

    It connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.

  10. San Marino (B)

    Its statutes from 1600 are among the oldest written governing documents still in use.

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