The Geography Bee

Geography can be the most boring subject on the planet, or it can be the most interesting. It all depends on who is presenting it and how they present it. Hopefully, this fun quiz format will make geography fun for you.

Coming up are 20 questions about geography from the United States and around the world, many combining the two. A well-rounded knowledge of the subject is required to do well on this quiz. We hope you do.

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1. Which "Springfield" is the most populated?
Illinois
Massachusetts
Missouri
Ohio
2. What is the most populated city in the world with a one-syllable name?
Minsk, Belarus
Prague, Czech Republic
Rome, Italy
Seoul, South Korea
3. Which of the following nations is NOT an "enclave" (nation completely surround by one other nation)?
Armenia
Lesotho
San Marino
Vatican City
4. What is the longest international border?
Argentina and Chile
Canada and United States
China and Mongolia
Kazakhstan and Russia
5. Which nation is most in danger of being "wiped off the map" if the ocean level rises more than 10 feet?
Bahrain
Maldives
Netherlands
Qatar
6. What's the most populous city in the U.S. without an interstate highway within 10 miles?
Brownsville, TX
Fresno, CA
Green Bay, WI
Hartford, CT
7. Which country has the most expressway mileage?
Canada
China
Germany
United States
8. Which continent is home to 7 of the world's 10 highest (altitude) commercial airports?
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
9. Which of the following is NOT a city-state?
Andorra
Monaco
Singapore
Vatican City
10. What is the only major city in the U.S. in which more than half of households do NOT own a vehicle?
Honolulu, HI
New York, NY
San Diego, CA
Washington, DC
11. Based on average annual high and low temperatures, what is the coldest major city in Canada?
Calgary, Alberta
Montreal, Quebec
Regina, Saskatchewan
Vancouver, British Columbia
12. Which city in the U.S. has the highest average number of days with thunderstorms per year?
Fort Myers, FL
Lake Charles, LA
Norman, OK
Peoria, IL
13. What is the only U.S. state in which over 5% of its population speak French at home?
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
South Dakota
14. Which U.S. city has the lowest percentage of females?
Fairbanks, AZ
Fort Bragg, NC
Key West, FL
Marina, CA
15. Only two states have more Target stores than Wal-Mart stores. One is California. What is the other?
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
Vermont
16. What is the largest metro area without a major league sports team?
Austin-San Marcos, TX
Hartford, CT
Memphis, TN
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC
17. What state has the highest ratio of golf courses to people?
Alaska
California
Iowa
Utah
18. Which country hosts the most international tourists per year?
France
Italy
United States
Spain
19. Which country's citizens are banned from entry into the most other countries?
Algeria
Israel
Taiwan
Vietnam
20. If you wanted to find people who called soft drinks "tonic", what part of the country would you go to?
Alaska
Great Lakes Region
New England
Northern Great Plains

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