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Where is the deepest point in Earth's oceans at 10,924m/35,840ft?
a) Mariana Trench
b) Peruvian Trench
c) Puerto Rico Trench
d) Java Trench
a) Mariana Trench
Disregarding Antarctica, what is the largest desert on Earth?
a) Arabian Desert
b) Kalahari Desert
c) Gibson Desert
d) Sahara Desert
d) Sahara Desert
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
a) Mount Kenya
b) Mount Stanley
c) Mount Meru
d) Mount Kilimanjaro
d) Mount Kilimanjaro
What is Earth's largest continent by surface size?
a) North America
b) Europe
c) Asia
d) Africa
c) Asia
What is the longest river in Asia?
a) Yangtze
b) Yenisei
c) Yellow River
d) Ob
a) Yangtze
Which country is the second largest in Asia by surface area?
a) India
b) Kazakhstan
c) Saudi Arabia
d) China
d) China
The Victoria falls are on the border between Zambia and which other country?
a) Zimbabwe
b) Dem. Republic of the Congo
c) Mozambique
d) Botswana
a) Zimbabwe
What is Earth's approximate water vs. land coverage ratio?
a) 61 to 39
b) 51 to 49
c) 81 to 19
d) 71 to 29
d) 71 to 29
Which country is the third largest in Asia by surface area?
a) India
b) Kazakhstan
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Indonesia
a) India
What is the (approximate) number of UN member states in the world in 2014?
a) 153
b) 253
c) 103
d) 193
d) 193
What is Earth's third largest continent by land surface size?
a) Europe
b) Africa
c) North America
d) South America
c) North America
Which country is the second largest in Africa by surface area?
a) Algeria
b) Democratic Republic of the Congo
c) Sudan
d) Libya
b) Democratic Republic of the Congo
Which country is the fifth largest in the world by surface area?
a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Australia
d) India
b) Brazil
What is, by area, the third smallest independent country on Earth?
a) Liechtenstein
b) Nauru
c) San Marino
d) Tuvalu
b) Nauru
Which continent, besides Antarctica, has the fewest independent countries (including island nations)?
a) North America
b) Europe
c) Oceania
d) South America
d) South America
What is the highest free-standing mountain (from sea level to top) in the world?
a) Mount Kosciuszko
b) Denali (Mount McKinley)
c) Mount Chimborazo
d) Mount Kilimanjaro
d) Mount Kilimanjaro
What is the largest lake (measured by surface area) in Africa?
a) Lake Tanganyika
b) Lake Malawi
c) Lake Albert
d) Lake Victoria
d) Lake Victoria
Which country is the largest in Africa by surface area?
a) Democratic Republic of the Congo
b) Sudan
c) Libya
d) Algeria
d) Algeria
Which country has the largest population in Africa?
a) Egypt
b) South Africa
c) Ethiopia
d) Nigeria
d) Nigeria
What is the longest river in North America?
a) Mississippi
b) Yukon
c) Rio Grande
d) Missouri
d) Missouri
What is the southernmost capital of an independent nation in the world?
a) Montevideo
b) Wellington
c) Canberra
d) Pretoria
b) Wellington
What is, by area, the third smallest independent country on Earth?
a) San Marino
b) Tuvalu
c) Liechtenstein
d) Nauru
d) Nauru
What is the highest (from sea level to top) mountain in Europe?
a) Mount Elbrus
b) Mount Shkhara
c) Mount Ararat
d) Mont Blanc
a) Mount Elbrus
Which mountain's summit is the farthest point on the Earth's surface from the Earth's center?
a) Mount Chimborazo
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
c) Mount Aconcagua
d) Mount Puncak Jaya
a) Mount Chimborazo
What is the tallest mountain on earth (10,100m/33,100 ft) when measured from its oceanic base (below sea level)?
a) Mauna Kea
b) Mauna Loa
c) Kilauea
d) Kohala
a) Mauna Kea