World geography quiz
Take a trip around the globe in ten questions.
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
All 10 questions and answers
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- Which is the largest ocean?
- Atlantic
- Southern
- Pacific
- Indian
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Pacific. It covers about a third of Earth's surface.
- What is the world's highest mountain above sea level?
- K2
- Mount Everest
- Kangchenjunga
- Mount Kilimanjaro
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Mount Everest. Everest is about 8,849 m high.
- What is the largest hot desert?
- Kalahari
- Gobi
- Great Victoria
- Sahara
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Sahara. Antarctica is the largest desert of any kind.
- What is the largest country by area?
- Russia
- Canada
- China
- USA
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Russia. It spans 11 time zones.
- What is the smallest country in the world?
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Vatican City
- San Marino
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Vatican City. It covers less than half a square kilometre.
- Which country has the largest population (since 2023)?
- India
- China
- Indonesia
- USA
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India. India passed China in 2023, according to UN estimates.
- What is the deepest lake in the world?
- Lake Tanganyika
- Lake Victoria
- Lake Superior
- Lake Baikal
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Lake Baikal. Baikal, in Siberia, is more than 1.6 km deep.
- Where is the deepest point in the ocean?
- The Puerto Rico Trench
- The Tonga Trench
- The Mariana Trench
- The Java Trench
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The Mariana Trench. Challenger Deep is nearly 11 km down.
- How many continents are there, in the most common model?
- 6
- 8
- 7
- 5
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7. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia (Oceania), Europe, North America and South America.
- Which is the world's largest tropical rainforest?
- The Congo
- Borneo
- The Daintree
- The Amazon
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The Amazon. It spreads across nine countries.