Geography Trivia
Seattle is one of two major U.S. cities located on an isthmus, a narrow piece of land between two bodies of water. What state capital, which boasts a free weekly newspaper called the Isthmus, is the other?
What is Madison, Wisconsin.
In December 2019, which country stirred the pot by banning Muslims from a new citizenship process?
What is India.
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in the periodic table?
What is J.
What do bees collect to make honey?
What is nectar.
What breed of terrier dog gets it name from the dividing line between England and Scotland, in the Cheviot Hills?
What is a border terrier.
What Oklahoma city in Payne County is considered the Pipeline Crossroads of the World due to its status as a price settlement point for the New York Mercantile Exchange?
What is Cushing.
Who wrote "A Brief History of Time"?
Who is Stephen Hawking.
What city has the largest Greek population outside of Greece?
What is Melbourne.
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
What is Sicily.
The Indonesian Ayam Cemani breed of chicken, often called the most expensive chicken in the world, is specifically bred for its colouring. The feathers, beak, feet, and even meat of the Ayam Cemani chicken are what colour?
What is black.
“Ten Million Puffins Can’t Be Wrong,” is the verdict on souvenirs from the Westman Islands, an archipelago off the coast of what Atlantic island country?
What is Iceland.
After a Hong Kong twist, which self-governing state revived its bookselling scene?
What is Taiwan.
When referring to an establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, what is the word “pub” short for?
What is Public House.
Which geometric shape has four equal sides and four right angles?
What is a square.
What animal, related to the mongoose, is only found in the Madagascar Islands and is the main natural predator of the lemur?
What is a fossa.
The name of the capital city of which country in West Africa was added to this country’s name in the 1970s to avoid confusion with another county in West Africa with a similar name?
What is Guinea-Bissau.
What or who is the Ford Mustang named after?
What is a fighter plane from WWII.
What is the Latin plural form of the word cactus?
What is cacti.
Which European nation was said to invent hot dogs?
What isGermany.
Despite being native to Africa and Asia, which large animal features in the name of Denmark’s highest-ranked honor?
What is an elephant.
New Zealand is, unsurprisingly, named after another physical location. Zeeland is the least populous province in what European country?
What is the Netherlands.
How many times does the heartbeat per day?
What is about 100,000.
What is the name of the famous fortress in San Francisco Bay that served as a prison?
What is Alcatraz.
What is the name of the home of the Greek Gods?
What is Olympus.
For over 50 years, researchers have studied the predator-prey relationship between wolves and what animal on secluded Isle Royale National Park?
What is a moose.