Amazing World Geography Trivia
Each of these has the appropriate national standard for geography for that question listed at the bottom. Let's start and play this quiz!
- 1.What mountain range appears on the eastern coast of Oahu?
- A.
Koolau Range
- B.
Waianae Range
- C.
Palikea
- D.
Puu Kaua
- 2.Which volcano is located in the Philippines?
- A.
Nevada del Ruiz
- B.
Krakatau
- C.
Mount Pinatubo
- D.
Mount Tambora
- 3.Which underwater volcano first erupted in 1963, and began to forman island?
- A.
Paricutin
- B.
Surtsey
- C.
Thera
- D.
Mount Pinatubo
- 4.Which volcano caused tsunamis almost 130 feet high?
- A.
Mauna Loa
- B.
Cotopaxi
- C.
Krakatau
- D.
Thera
- 5.Which feature is most prominent in the interior section of Oahu?
- A.
Mountain peaks
- B.
Flat, wide valley between two mountain ranges
- C.
Large urban centers
- D.
A range of volcanoes and volcanic craters
- 6.How are El Chichon and Mount Pinatubo similar?
- A.
Both are located in the Western Hemisphere
- B.
Both are located in the Eastern Hemisphere
- C.
Both erupted in 1991
- D.
Both released sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere
- 7.Which location is furthest to the east?
- A.
Mamala Bay
- B.
Palikea
- C.
Kailua
- D.
Honolulu
- 8.Where do tectonic plates move past each other?
- A.
On continental shelves
- B.
On continental drifts
- C.
At fault lines
- D.
At glaciations
- 9.Rust is an example of which of the following processes?
- A.
Glaciation
- B.
Seismography
- C.
Mechanical weathering
- D.
Chemical weathering
- 10.Mountains are one of four categories of which of the following?
- A.
Continental shelf
- B.
Moraines
- C.
Glaciations
- D.
Relief
- 11.Which of the following would be least likely to occur in the Ring ofFire?
- A.
A volcananic explosion
- B.
A glacier
- C.
An earthquake
- D.
A tsunami
- 12.Which term do scientists NOT use to identify a physical component of the biosphere?
- A.
Atmosphere
- B.
Lithosphere
- C.
Hemisphere
- D.
Hydrosphere
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 20570 | Last updated: Oct 5, 2020
-
Sample QuestionWhat metropolitan area is the largest in the world not bordering a body of water?
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 5547 | Last updated: Dec 12, 2019
-
Sample QuestionFallowing means?
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 3156 | Last updated: Nov 28, 2019
-
Sample QuestionWhich European country is this the flag of?
Back to top