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Geography and flags quiz
Twenty questions on the world map, finishing with a picture flag round. No atlases on the table, and no phones under it either.
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What is the smallest country in the world by area?
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- 1. What is the smallest country in the world by area?
- A. Monaco
- B. Vatican City (answer)
- C. San Marino
- D. Liechtenstein
- 2. Which is the longest river in the world?
- A. The Amazon
- B. The Yangtze
- C. The Nile (answer)
- D. The Mississippi
Traditionally the Nile, though some studies argue for the Amazon. - 3. The flag of Japan shows what?
- A. A red circle (answer)
- B. A red cross
- C. A rising sun with rays
- D. A white star
- 4. Which country has the most time zones?
- A. Russia
- B. The United States
- C. France (answer)
- D. China
France, counting its overseas territories, spans twelve. - 5. Mount Kilimanjaro is in which country?
- A. Kenya
- B. Tanzania (answer)
- C. Uganda
- D. Ethiopia
- 6. Which UK city is served by an airport with the code EDI?
- A. Exeter
- B. Edinburgh (answer)
- C. East Midlands
- D. Aberdeen
- 7. How many countries share a land border with France (mainland)?
- A. Six
- B. Seven
- C. Eight (answer)
- D. Nine
Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra. - 8. Which ocean is the deepest?
- A. Atlantic
- B. Indian
- C. Southern
- D. Pacific (answer)
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific is the deepest known point. - 9. The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which Australian state?
- A. Queensland (answer)
- B. New South Wales
- C. Victoria
- D. Western Australia
- 10. Which of these countries does not have a flag containing red?
- A. Denmark
- B. Greece
- C. Jamaica (answer)
- D. Switzerland
Jamaica's flag is green, gold and black. - 11. What is the capital of Canada?
- A. Toronto
- B. Vancouver
- C. Ottawa (answer)
- D. Montreal
- 12. Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
- A. Gobi
- B. Kalahari
- C. Sahara (answer)
- D. Arabian
- 13. Which two countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
- A. Spain and Morocco (answer)
- B. Italy and Tunisia
- C. Greece and Turkey
- D. France and Algeria
- 14. Which Scottish loch is the largest by surface area?
- A. Loch Ness
- B. Loch Lomond (answer)
- C. Loch Awe
- D. Loch Morar
Loch Lomond is largest by area; Loch Ness holds the most water. - 15. Iceland's capital is called what?
- A. Reykjavik (answer)
- B. Oslo
- C. Helsinki
- D. Nuuk
- 16. Flag round: which country flies this flag?
- A. Portugal
- B. Brazil (answer)
- C. Colombia
- D. Jamaica
- 17. Flag round: which country flies this flag?
- A. Peru
- B. Canada (answer)
- C. Austria
- D. Switzerland
- 18. Flag round: which country flies this flag?
- A. Japan
- B. South Korea (answer)
- C. Taiwan
- D. China
The taegeuk in the centre is surrounded by four trigrams. - 19. Flag round: which country flies this flag?
- A. Italy
- B. Côte d'Ivoire
- C. Ireland (answer)
- D. India
Ireland's tricolour starts with green at the hoist; Côte d'Ivoire's starts with orange. - 20. Flag round: which country flies this flag?
- A. Bhutan
- B. Sri Lanka
- C. Nepal (answer)
- D. Bangladesh
Nepal's is the only national flag that is not a rectangle.
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