1. Which river is the longest in the world?
- A) Amazon River
- B) Nile River
- C) Yangtze River
- D) Mississippi River
Answer: B) Nile River
2. What is the largest desert in the world by area?
- A) Sahara Desert
- B) Arabian Desert
- C) Gobi Desert
- D) Antarctic Desert
Answer: D) Antarctic Desert
3. Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is part of which mountain range?
- A) Rockies
- B) Alps
- C) Andes
- D) Himalayas
Answer: D) Himalayas
4. Which country has the most time zones in the world?
- A) United States
- B) China
- C) Russia
- D) France
Answer: D) France (including overseas territories)
5. What is the capital city of Australia?
- A) Sydney
- B) Melbourne
- C) Brisbane
- D) Canberra
Answer: D) Canberra
6. Which country is home to the famous Machu Picchu?
- A) Chile
- B) Peru
- C) Argentina
- D) Bolivia
Answer: B) Peru
7. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, is located off the coast of which country?
- A) Australia
- B) Indonesia
- C) Philippines
- D) New Zealand
Answer: A) Australia
8. What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
- A) Monaco
- B) Liechtenstein
- C) Vatican City
- D) San Marino
Answer: C) Vatican City
9. The Grand Canyon, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, is located in which U.S. state?
- A) Utah
- B) California
- C) Nevada
- D) Arizona
Answer: D) Arizona
10. Which continent is home to the Amazon Rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest in the world?
- A) Africa
- B) Asia
- C) South America
- D) Australia
Answer: C) South America
11. What is the largest island in the world (that is not a continent)?
- A) Greenland
- B) New Guinea
- C) Borneo
- D) Madagascar
Answer: A) Greenland
12. The Eiffel Tower is located in which European capital city?
- A) London, UK
- B) Rome, Italy
- C) Paris, France
- D) Berlin, Germany
Answer: C) Paris, France
13. The Dead Sea, known for its extremely salty water, borders which two countries?
- A) Israel and Jordan
- B) Egypt and Saudi Arabia
- C) Turkey and Syria
- D) Lebanon and Cyprus
Answer: A) Israel and Jordan
14. Tokyo, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, is the capital of which country?
- A) Japan
- B) South Korea
- C) China
- D) Thailand
Answer: A) Japan
15. Which African country is known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills” due to its mountainous terrain?
- A) Kenya
- B) Rwanda
- C) Uganda
- D) Ethiopia
Answer: B) Rwanda
16. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is located in which country?
- A) Kenya
- B) Tanzania
- C) South Africa
- D) Ethiopia
Answer: B) Tanzania
17. Victoria Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world, lies on the border between which two African countries?
- A) Zambia and Zimbabwe
- B) South Africa and Botswana
- C) Kenya and Tanzania
- D) Namibia and Angola
Answer: A) Zambia and Zimbabwe
18. Which European country is known for having thousands of fjords along its coastline?
- A) Sweden
- B) Norway
- C) Denmark
- D) Iceland
Answer: B) Norway
19. What is the largest lake (by area) in the world?
- A) Lake Superior
- B) Lake Victoria
- C) Caspian Sea
- D) Lake Baikal
Answer: C) Caspian Sea
20. The Great Wall of China, one of the most famous landmarks in the world, was primarily built to protect against invasions from which group?
- A) Mongols
- B) Huns
- C) Persians
- D) Koreans
Answer: A) Mongols