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Hard geography quiz

A challenger round for the map lovers. Borders and capitals are not always where you expect.

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Question sheet

1. What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
- A. Almaty
- B. Astana
- C. Bishkek
- D. Tashkent
2. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
- A. Russia
- B. Australia
- C. Canada
- D. Norway
3. What is the largest country lying entirely within Europe?
- A. France
- B. Spain
- C. Ukraine
- D. Germany
4. Which African country has three capital cities?
- A. Nigeria
- B. South Africa
- C. Kenya
- D. Morocco
5. Which country is completely surrounded by South Africa?
- A. Eswatini
- B. Botswana
- C. Lesotho
- D. Namibia
6. Which of these countries is doubly landlocked?
- A. Mongolia
- B. Uzbekistan
- C. Switzerland
- D. Bolivia
7. Which is the most southerly capital city of a sovereign state?
- A. Canberra
- B. Buenos Aires
- C. Wellington
- D. Montevideo
8. Which river flows through the most countries?
- A. Nile
- B. Rhine
- C. Amazon
- D. Danube
9. Baarle-Hertog is a patchwork of enclaves inside the Netherlands. Which country do they belong to?
- A. Germany
- B. Belgium
- C. Luxembourg
- D. France
10. Which US state is geographically closest to Africa?
- A. Florida
- B. Maine
- C. New York
- D. Massachusetts
11. Since 2005, what has been the capital of Myanmar?
- A. Yangon
- B. Mandalay
- C. Naypyidaw
- D. Bago
12. Which country has the most natural lakes?
- A. Finland
- B. Russia
- C. Canada
- D. Sweden

1. B - Astana
The capital moved from Almaty to Astana in 1997.
2. C - Canada
Canada's coastline is over 200,000 km, helped by its thousands of Arctic islands.
3. C - Ukraine
Russia is larger but spans two continents.
4. B - South Africa
Pretoria is executive, Cape Town legislative and Bloemfontein judicial.
5. C - Lesotho
Lesotho is one of only three countries entirely surrounded by another.
6. B - Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two countries surrounded entirely by landlocked countries.
7. C - Wellington
Wellington sits at around 41 degrees south.
8. D - Danube
The Danube passes through ten countries, more than any other river.
9. B - Belgium
Some houses in the town have a border running through their front door.
10. B - Maine
Quoddy Head in Maine is the closest point of the US mainland to Morocco.
11. C - Naypyidaw
The government moved from Yangon to the purpose-built city of Naypyidaw.
12. C - Canada
Canada holds around 60 percent of the world's natural lakes.