JigsawPlanet Earth Quiz: World Geography Trivia
Free world geography trivia with answers: rivers, mountains, oceans, deserts and volcanoes on the map. Easy and hard, for kids and adults.
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About this quiz
Each round has ten questions from every corner of the planet. In most of them a river, lake, sea, mountain range or volcano lights up on the map and you pick its name from four. Others are quick trivia questions, like which river flows through Paris, and some play like a game of higher or lower: which of two places is longer, deeper, higher or bigger, from the longest rivers to the highest mountains.
After every answer you see a short fact about the place and, when we have a puzzle photo of it, the photo too: tap it to play the same place as a jigsaw puzzle. The Easy level keeps to the best-known places; All adds hundreds more.
It is a free physical geography quiz and map game for anyone: the Easy level suits kids, students and beginners, while All is a real test for adults and geography fans. Play it on your own, against a friend with the challenge link, or in class on a big screen.
The figures come from standard references such as Britannica and are rounded. Where experts disagree, as on whether the Nile or the Amazon is longer, we say so instead of picking a side, and we leave out places whose names are disputed.
Maps: Natural Earth (public domain). The photos are credited under each picture and on their puzzle pages.
Sample questions and answers
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Which is the largest ocean?
Answer: Pacific Ocean. The Pacific is bigger than all the land on Earth put together.
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Which sea separates Europe from Africa?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean touches three continents: Europe, Africa and Asia.
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Which is the longest river in the world?
Answer: Nile. Most sources, like Britannica and Guinness, name the Nile, about 6,650 km. Some newer measurements put the Amazon a little ahead.
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Which is the deepest lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Baikal. Baikal is 1,642 m deep and holds about a fifth of the fresh water in the worldโs lakes and rivers.
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Which is the highest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest. Everest, 8,849 m, stands on the border of Nepal and China.
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Which volcano buried Pompeii in 79 AD?
Answer: Vesuvius. Vesuvius buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD, and it is still active.
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Which is the largest hot desert?
Answer: Sahara. The Sahara is almost as big as the United States.
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Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
Answer: Angel Falls. Angel Falls is 979 m high, about 19 times higher than Niagara.
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Which is the largest island in the world?
Answer: Greenland. Greenland, about 2.2 million kmยฒ. Australia is bigger, but it counts as a continent.
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Which is the largest peninsula in the world?
Answer: Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.
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Which strait separates Europe from Africa?
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar. At its narrowest the Strait of Gibraltar is about 14 km wide.