General Geography Trivia

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1. Name a 4-letter country in South America.
Peru
Mali
Chad
Utah
2. In which continent is Lake Victoria?
Africa
South America
North America
Europe
3. In which country does the Amazon River mainly flow?
Brazil
Egypt
Congo
Peru
4. Which country is contained entirely within another country?
Lesotho
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Laos
5. What is the second largest rain forest in the world?
The Congo
The Everglades
The Indonesian
The Indian
6. Which of these U.S. states is in New England
Vermont
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
7. Which of these borders the Indian Ocean AND the Caspian Sea?
Iran
India
Iraq
Syria
8. What are the four largest countries in the world in order from largest to smallest?
Russia, Canada, China, USA
Canada, Russia, USA, China
Russia, China, Canada, USA
Russia, USA, Canada, China
9. Which river is the longest in the USA?
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Yukon
10. Which state is a rectangle?
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
North Dakota
11. What is the largest of the Great Lakes?
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Erie
12. Which two countries are the closest together?
Laos and Cambodia
Brazil and Mali
India and Russia
France and Greece
13. In which country is Mount Everest?
Nepal
China
India
Afghanistan
14. What direction does the Nile River mainly flow?
North
South
East
West
15. Which of these is an island country in the Caribbean?
Cuba
Mali
Senegal
Venezuela
5 Comments
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Level 73
Dec 7, 2022
Missouri is not the longest river in the US, and Mount Everest is on the border between Nepal and China.
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Level 9
Dec 7, 2022
https://www.google.com/search?q=what%27s+the+longest+river+in+the+us&rlz=1CASFJY_enUS1018&ei=7ieRY5XxJJzAkPIPloGtyAY&oq=whats+the+longest+river+in+&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgBMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKMgcIABCABBAKOgoIABBHENYEELADOgcIABCwAxBDOg0IABDkAhDWBBCwAxgBOgwILhDIAxCwAxBDGAI6DwguENQCEMgDELADEEMYAjoFCAAQkQI6BQgAEIAEOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToICAAQgAQQsQM6CggAEIAEEMkDEAo6BwgAEIAEEA1KBAhBGABKBQhAEgExSgQIRhgBUNABWKgqYN8-aAVwAXgAgAFfiAGuDZIBAjIzmAEAoAEByAESwAEB2gEGCAEQARgJ2gEGCAIQARgI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&safe=active&ssui=on read it
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Level 9
Dec 7, 2022
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2022/07/23/mount-everest-location/10107642002/
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Level 9
Dec 7, 2022
Generally it seems Everest is considered to be in Nepal, which is what I've always heard; but I did see in looking through this and other sources that the border between the Tibet region and Nepal runs directly through the peak! Thanks for the feedback!
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Level 9
Dec 7, 2022
I've always believed the Mississippi was longer and was very surprised to find a few years ago that the Missouri actually is!