197 Most Important Geography Questions and Answers for Basic Level

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Question 1

What is the capital of France?

Answer: Paris

Question 2

Which of these countries borders Pakistan?

Answer: India

Question 3

Which of these countries borders People's Republic of China?

Answer: Russia

Question 4

What Is The Most Westerly Capital City In Mainland Europe?

Answer: Lisbon

Question 5

What is the world's highest mountain?

Answer: Everest

Question 6

Where is Kolkata?

Answer: India

Question 7

Where is the Taj Mahal?

Answer: India

Question 8

Which Italian City Is Famous For Its Leaning Tower

Answer: Pisa 

Question 9

Which Of The Worlds Continents Has The Highest Population?

Answer: Asia 

Question 10

What is the capital city of China?

Answer: Beijing

Question 11

What is the capital city of Greece?

Answer: Athens

Question 12

Tokyo is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Japan

Question 13

What is the capital city of Portugal?

Answer: Lisbon

Question 14

Moscow is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Russia

Question 15

In which country would you find the Taj Mahal?

Answer: India

Question 16

In which country would you find the Statue of Liberty?

Answer: USA

Question 17

In which country would you find the Palace of Versailles?

Answer: France

Question 18

In which country would you find The Kremlin and Red Square?

Answer: Russia

Question 19

In which country would you find Notre Dame Cathedral?

Answer: France

Question 20

Which country's flag fits the description of 'White with a large red disk in the center.'?

Answer: Japan

Question 21

Which of these colors would you find on the flag of Japan?

Answer: Red

Question 22

Which of these countries has red on its flag?

Answer: United States

Question 23

Where would you find the city of Barcelona?

Answer: Spain

Question 24

Which of these cities is in Canada?

Answer: Montréal

Question 25

Where would you find the city of Vienna?

Answer: Austria

Question 26

Which of these cities is in Spain?

Answer: Madrid

Question 27

In which country is the city of Tel Aviv?

Answer: Israel

Question 28

Which of these cities is in Turkey?

Answer: Istanbul

Question 29

In which country is the city of Rome?

Answer: Italy

Question 30

Which of these cities is in Canada?

Answer: Québec

Question 31

Where would you find the city of Helsinki?

Answer: Finland

Question 32

Where would you find the city of Brussels?

Answer: Belgium

Question 33

Which of these cities is in India?

Answer: Mumbai

Question 34

Where would you find the city of Delhi?

Answer: India

Question 35

Which of these cities is in France?

Answer: Marseille

Question 36

The Taj Mahal is located in which country?

Answer: India

Question 37

What was the former name of the Moluccas, islands known for cloves, mace, and nutmeg?

Answer: The Spice Islands

Question 38

What is the capital of Kuwait?

Answer: Kuwait City

Question 39

What Is The Capital Of China?

Answer: Beijing

Question 40

Which Of The World's Continents Has The Highest Population?

Answer: Asia

Question 41

The country of Denmark is on which continent?

Answer: Europe

Question 42

Which of these countries borders France?

Answer: Germany

Question 43

Which of these countries borders United States of America?

Answer: Canada

Question 44

What is the most sacred river in India?

Answer: The Ganges

Question 45

What is the name of the famous large coral reef located off the coast of northeastern Australia?

Answer: The Great Barrier Reef

Question 46

What Is The Unit Of Currency In India?

Answer: The Rupee 

Question 47

Which country uses the 'yen' for currency?

Answer: Japan

Question 48

Which Theory Is Used To Explain Continental Drift?

Answer: Plate Tectonics 

Question 49

Which region of the world uses '.th' at the end of its web addresses?

Answer: Thailand

Question 50

Cairo is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Egypt

Question 51

What is the capital city of France?

Answer: Paris

Question 52

Berlin is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Germany

Question 53

What is the capital city of Germany?

Answer: Berlin

Question 54

New Delhi is the capital city of which country?

Answer: India

Question 55

What is the capital city of India?

Answer: New Delhi

Question 56

What is the capital city of Israel?

Answer: Jerusalem

Question 57

Lisbon is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Portugal

Question 58

Kyiv is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Ukraine

Question 59

Washington, D.C. is the capital city of which country?

Answer: United States of America

Question 60

In which country would you find the Great Barrier Reef?

Answer: Australia

Question 61

In which country would you find the city of Venice?

Answer: Italy

Question 62

In which country would you find the Sydney Opera House?

Answer: Australia

Question 63

Which of these colors is included on the flag of China?

Answer: Red

Question 64

In which country is the city of London?

Answer: United Kingdom

Question 65

Which of these cities is in Germany?

Answer: Munich

Question 66

Which of these cities is in Russia?

Answer: Moscow

Question 67

Which of these cities is in Denmark?

Answer: Copenhagen

Question 68

In which country is the city of Shenzhen?

Answer: China

Question 69

Hong Kong is a city in which country?

Answer: China

Question 70

Which of these cities is in Switzerland?

Answer: Zürich

Question 71

Which of these cities is in Argentina?

Answer: Buenos Aires

Question 72

Which of these cities is in France?

Answer: Lyon

Question 73

Which of these cities is in Netherlands?

Answer: The Hague

Question 74

Which of these cities is in Switzerland?

Answer: Geneva

Question 75

Which of these cities is in Russia?

Answer: St Petersburg

Question 76

Which of these cities is in Brazil?

Answer: Rio De Janeiro

Question 77

Which of these cities is in Spain?

Answer: Bilbao

Question 78

Which of these cities is in Egypt?

Answer: Cairo

Question 79

What is the name of the natural wonder that stretches over 1,250 miles off the east coast of Australia?

Answer: The Great Barrier Reef

Question 80

What is the smallest country in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

Question 81

What bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the three-mile-long Golden Gate Strait?

Answer: San Francisco Bay

Question 82

On what mountain are four presidents' faces carved?

Answer: Rushmore

Question 83

In which continent would you find the Amazon River?

Answer: South America

Question 84

What is the capital of the United Kingdom

Answer: London

Question 85

What is the capital of Greece?

Answer: Athens

Question 86

Which of these countries borders Mexico?

Answer: United States of America

Question 87

Which of these countries borders Canada?

Answer: United States of America

Question 88

Which of these countries borders United States of America?

Answer: Mexico

Question 89

What Is The Highest Mountain In Japan

Answer: Mount Fuji 

Question 90

What ocean is found along the East Coast of Asia?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question 91

What Scale Is Used To Measure The Intensity Of An Earthquake

Answer: The Richter Scale 

Question 92

What is on the flag of Vietnam?

Answer: Star

Question 93

Which is the Earth's largest continent?

Answer: Asia

Question 94

Which Is The Largest Ocean?

Answer: Pacific

Question 95

Paris is the capital city of which country?

Answer: France

Question 96

Athens is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Greece

Question 97

Baghdad is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Iraq

Question 98

What is the capital city of Italy?

Answer: Rome

Question 99

Amsterdam is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Netherlands

Question 100

What is the capital city of Russia?

Answer: Moscow

Question 101

What is the capital city of Spain?

Answer: Madrid

Question 102

In which country would you find the City of Jerusalem?

Answer: Israel

Question 103

In which city would you find the Acropolis?

Answer: Athens

Question 104

In which country would you find the Grand Canyon National Park?

Answer: USA

Question 105

In which country would you find the city of Rome?

Answer: Italy

Question 106

In which country would you find the city of Saint Petersburg?

Answer: Russia

Question 107

In which country would you find the city of Rio de Janeiro?

Answer: Brazil

Question 108

In which country would you find the UNESCO World Heritage site of Stonehenge?

Answer: England

Question 109

In which country would you find Mount Fuji?

Answer: Japan

Question 110

In which country would you find the city of Edinburgh?

Answer: Scotland

Question 111

Which of these colors is included on the flag of Brazil?

Answer: Green

Question 112

What does the flag of Canada look like?

Answer: Two vertical bands of red with white square between them containing a red leaf.

Question 113

Which of these colors is included on the flag of Canada?

Answer: White

Question 114

What does the flag of China look like?

Answer: Red with five yellow stars in the top left.

Question 115

What does the flag of Italy look like?

Answer: Three equal vertical bands of green white and red.

Question 116

Which of these colors is included on the flag of Nigeria?

Answer: Green

Question 117

Which of these cities is in Canada?

Answer: Toronto

Question 118

In which country is the city of Berlin?

Answer: Germany

Question 119

Where would you find the city of Beijing?

Answer: China

Question 120

Which of these cities is in Netherlands?

Answer: Amsterdam

Question 121

In which country is the city of Dublin?

Answer: Ireland

Question 122

Where would you find the city of São Paulo?

Answer: Brazil

Question 123

Which of these cities is in Japan?

Answer: Kyoto

Question 124

Which of these cities is in Portugal?

Answer: Lisbon

Question 125

Which of these cities is in United Kingdom?

Answer: Glasgow

Question 126

Which of these cities is in Italy?

Answer: Napoli

Question 127

In which country is the city of Florence?

Answer: Italy

Question 128

In which country is the city of Bogotá?

Answer: Colombia

Question 129

Which of these cities is in Cuba?

Answer: Havana

Question 130

The Louvre is an iconic museum in what city?

Answer: Paris

Question 131

Which mountain system was formed by the collision of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates?

Answer: The Himalayas

Question 132

Which Is The Largest Ocean?

Answer: Pacific

Question 133

Which is the Earth's largest continent?

Answer: Asia

Question 134

What is the capital of China?

Answer: Beijing

Question 135

In which city is the colosseum located?

Answer: Rome

Question 136

Which of these countries borders Portugal?

Answer: Spain

Question 137

Which of these countries borders India?

Answer: Pakistan

Question 138

Which of these countries borders Spain?

Answer: Portugal

Question 139

In which US state is the Houston Space Centre?

Answer: Texas

Question 140

What Is The Main Language Spoken In Brazil?

Answer: Portuguese 

Question 141

What Is The Worlds Largest Hot Desert?

Answer: The Sahara 

Question 142

What's the longest river in the Americas?

Answer: The Amazon 

Question 143

Where is the world's largest desert?

Answer: Africa

Question 144

Which country has a flag of a red circle on a white background?

Answer: Japan

Question 145

Which country's flag is known as the Union Jack?

Answer: The United Kingdom

Question 146

Beijing is the capital city of which country?

Answer: China

Question 147

Madrid is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Spain

Question 148

Kampala is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Uganda

Question 149

What is the capital city of Ukraine?

Answer: Kyiv

Question 150

What is the capital city of The United States of America?

Answer: Washington, D.C.

Question 151

In which country would you find the Pyramids of Giza?

Answer: Egypt

Question 152

In which country would you find Yosemite National Park?

Answer: USA

Question 153

In which country would you find city of Kyoto?

Answer: Japan

Question 154

What does the flag of France look like?

Answer: Three equal vertical bands of blue white and red.

Question 155

What does the flag of Sweden look like?

Answer: Blue with a yellow cross extending to the edges.

Question 156

What does the flag of United States look like?

Answer: 13 horizontal stripes of red and white, with a blue rectangle in the top left containing 50 white stars.

Question 157

Tokyo is a city in which country?

Answer: Japan

Question 158

Which of these cities is in France?

Answer: Paris

Question 159

Which of these cities is in South Korea?

Answer: Seoul

Question 160

Milan is a city in which country?

Answer: Italy

Question 161

Which of these cities is in China?

Answer: Shanghai

Question 162

Where would you find the city of Vancouver?

Answer: Canada

Question 163

In which country is the city of Abu Dhabi?

Answer: United Arab Emirates

Question 164

Where would you find the city of Athens?

Answer: Greece

Question 165

In which country is the city of Auckland?

Answer: New Zealand

Question 166

Which of these cities is in India?

Answer: Bangalore

Question 167

Which of these cities is in Israel?

Answer: Jerusalem

Question 168

Which of these cities is in South Africa?

Answer: Cape Town

Question 169

Which of these cities is in Ukraine?

Answer: Kyiv

Question 170

Which of these cities is in South Africa?

Answer: Johannesburg

Question 171

Which is the largest mountain range in India?

Answer: Himalayas

Question 172

Which 2 US states share no land border with other states?

Answer: Alaska & Hawaii

Question 173

Which continent has the largest rainforest area in the world?

Answer: South America

Question 174

What is the name of the 50-mile waterway that stretches from Limon Bay on the Caribbean to the Bridge of the Americas on the Pacific Ocean?

Answer: The Panama Canal

Question 175

What direction is the opposite of East?

Answer: West

Question 176

Which mountain range does the Colorado River flow through?

Answer: Rocky Mountains

Question 177

What is the capital of The United States?

Answer: Washington DC

Question 178

Which of these countries borders Ukraine?

Answer: Russia

Question 179

Which Country Is The Largest?

Answer: Russia 

Question 180

Which region of the world uses '.in' at the end of its web addresses?

Answer: India

Question 181

Which region of the world uses '.uk' at the end of its web addresses?

Answer: The United Kingdom

Question 182

Rome is the capital city of which country?

Answer: Italy

Question 183

What is the capital city of Japan?

Answer: Tokyo

Question 184

London is the capital city of which country?

Answer: United Kingdom

Question 185

What is the capital city of The United Kingdom?

Answer: London

Question 186

In which country would you find the Forbidden City?

Answer: China

Question 187

Which country's flag can be described as 'Green with a yellow diamond in the center with a blue celestial globe.'?

Answer: Brazil

Question 188

Which of these countries has white on its flag?

Answer: France

Question 189

Sydney is a city in which country?

Answer: Australia

Question 190

Which of these cities is in Taiwan?

Answer: Taipei

Question 191

Which of these cities is in Germany?

Answer: Hamburg

Question 192

In which country is the city of Bangkok?

Answer: Thailand

Question 193

In which country is the city of Edinburgh?

Answer: United Kingdom

Question 194

Which of these cities is in Australia?

Answer: Perth

Question 195

Which of these cities is in France?

Answer: Toulouse

Question 196

The Colosseum is an iconic structure in what city?

Answer: Rome

Question 197

Which of these structures stretches for over 4,000 miles, often called the largest building project ever completed?

Answer: The Great Wall of China