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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?

Which is the longest river in the world?

The flag of Japan shows what?

Which country has the most time zones?

Mount Kilimanjaro is in which country?

Which UK city is served by an airport with the code EDI?

How many countries share a land border with France (mainland)?

Which ocean is the deepest?

The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which Australian state?

Which of these countries does not have a flag containing red?

What is the capital of Canada?

Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?

Which two countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?

Which Scottish loch is the largest by surface area?

Iceland's capital is called what?

Flag round: which country flies this flag?

What is the smallest country in the world by area?

Did you know? Vatican City is an independent city-state enclosed within Rome.

Did you know? Traditionally the Nile, though some studies argue for the Amazon.

Did you know? Japan's flag is called the Hinomaru, meaning 'circle of the sun'.

Did you know? France, counting its overseas territories, spans twelve.

Did you know? Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain.

Did you know? EDI is the airport code for Edinburgh Airport.

Did you know? Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Andorra.

Did you know? The Mariana Trench in the Pacific is the deepest known point.

Did you know? The reef is the world's largest coral reef system.

Did you know? Jamaica's flag is green, gold and black.

Did you know? Ottawa is in Ontario, near the border with Quebec.

Did you know? The Sahara stretches across much of North Africa.

Did you know? The strait connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.

Did you know? Loch Lomond is largest by area; Loch Ness holds the most water.

Did you know? Reykjavik is the world's northernmost national capital.

Did you know? Brazil's flag includes a starry blue globe and the motto 'Ordem e Progresso'.

Did you know? The maple leaf became a central feature of Canada's flag in 1965.

Did you know? The taegeuk in the centre is surrounded by four trigrams.

Did you know? Ireland's tricolour starts with green at the hoist; Côte d'Ivoire's starts with orange.

Did you know? Nepal's is the only national flag that is not a rectangle.

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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
Vatican City is an independent city-state enclosed within Rome.
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
Japan's flag is called the Hinomaru, meaning 'circle of the sun'.
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
Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain.
6. Which UK city is served by an airport with the code EDI?
- A. Exeter
- B. Edinburgh (answer)
- C. East Midlands
- D. Aberdeen
EDI is the airport code for Edinburgh Airport.
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
The reef is the world's largest coral reef system.
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
Ottawa is in Ontario, near the border with Quebec.
12. Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
- A. Gobi
- B. Kalahari
- C. Sahara (answer)
- D. Arabian
The Sahara stretches across much of North Africa.
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
The strait connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
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
Reykjavik is the world's northernmost national capital.
16. Flag round: which country flies this flag?
- A. Portugal
- B. Brazil (answer)
- C. Colombia
- D. Jamaica
Brazil's flag includes a starry blue globe and the motto 'Ordem e Progresso'.
17. Flag round: which country flies this flag?
- A. Peru
- B. Canada (answer)
- C. Austria
- D. Switzerland
The maple leaf became a central feature of Canada's flag in 1965.
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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