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Geography General Knowledge Quiz

1. What is the capital of Canada?

   • a) Toronto

   • b) Ottawa ✅

   • c) Vancouver

   • d) Montreal

2. Which continent has the most countries?

   • a) Africa ✅

   • b) Asia

   • c) Europe

   • d) South America

3. Which country is the largest by land area?

   • a) USA

   • b) China

   • c) Russia ✅

   • d) Canada

4. The Amazon Rainforest is primarily located in which country?

   • a) Peru

   • b) Brazil ✅

   • c) Colombia

   • d) Venezuela

5. What is the longest river in the world?

   • a) Amazon River

   • b) Nile River ✅

   • c) Yangtze River

   • d) Mississippi River

6. Which ocean is the largest?

   • a) Atlantic

   • b) Indian

   • c) Pacific ✅

   • d) Arctic

7. What is the name of the world’s highest mountain?

   • a) Mount Everest ✅

   • b) K2

   • c) Kilimanjaro

   • d) Denali

8. What is the term for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses?

   • a) Peninsula

   • b) Isthmus ✅

   • c) Archipelago

   • d) Strait

9. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which country?

   • a) Indonesia

   • b) Philippines

   • c) Australia ✅

   • d) Thailand

10. What type of rock is formed from cooled lava?

• a) Sedimentary

• b) Igneous ✅

• c) Metamorphic

• d) Basaltic

11. What is the largest desert in the world?

• a) Sahara

• b) Gobi

• c) Antarctic Desert ✅

• d) Kalahari

12. The phenomenon where warm ocean waters cause extreme weather changes is called:

• a) La Niña

• b) El Niño ✅

• c) Monsoon

• d) Tsunami

13. Which layer of the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV rays?

• a) Troposphere

• b) Stratosphere ✅

• c) Ozone Layer

• d) Exosphere

14. What is the term for the permanently frozen layer of soil found in polar regions?

• a) Ice cap

• b) Glacier

• c) Permafrost ✅

• d) Tundra

15. The Amazon Rainforest produces approximately what percentage of the world’s oxygen?

• a) 10%

• b) 20% ✅

• c) 25%

• d) 30%

16. Which country has the highest population?

• a) India

• b) China ✅

• c) USA

• d) Indonesia

17. Which European city is known for its canals and is sometimes called the “Venice of the North”?

• a) Amsterdam ✅

• b) Stockholm

• c) Copenhagen

• d) Bruges

18. What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

• a) English

• b) Spanish

• c) Mandarin Chinese ✅

• d) Hindi

19. What is the only continent that does not have a desert?

• a) Europe ✅

• b) South America

• c) Africa

• d) North America

20. What is the official currency of Japan?

• a) Yen ✅

• b) Won

• c) Yuan

• d) Ringgit