Statistics for Geography General Knowledge #7

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country has the world's largest population after surpassing China in 2023?	India	98%
What is the highest mountain range in South America?	Andes	82%
What country has a town named Marathon, after which the race was named?	Greece	76%
What country does Vegemite come from?	Australia	74%
Which country shares its name with a U.S. state?	Georgia	74%
What is the German word for Germany?	Deutschland	73%
What building is famously located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave?	The White House	71%
What strait separates Alaska and Russia?	Bering Strait	70%
What English town is famous for its white cliffs?	Dover	66%
What is the only country where komodo dragons live in the wild?	Indonesia	61%
What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?	Madagascar	61%
What A word means "island chain"?	Archipelago	60%
What family name is shared by approximately 40% of Vietnamese people?	Nguyen	47%
What is the world's biggest freshwater lake by surface area?	Lake Superior	46%
What frequently-photographed building was Galileo said to have dropped a cannonball from?	Leaning Tower of Pisa	42%
In what city would you find the Kowloon peninsula?	Hong Kong	38%
What strait, starting with the letter B, divides Europe from Asia at Istanbul?	Bosphorus	37%
What is the second largest desert in Africa?	Kalahari Desert	36%
What type of bird is depicted on a Canadian $1 coin?	Common Loon	26%
What formerly uninhabited island, starting with the letter P, was settled by HMS Bounty mutineers?	Pitcairn Island	17%