JigsawOceans and Continents Quiz
Free map quiz on the oceans and continents of the world, with trivia questions and answers and “which is bigger?”. 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 is the smallest ocean?
Answer: Arctic Ocean. The Arctic is the smallest and shallowest ocean, and much of it is covered by sea ice.
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In which ocean is the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth?
Answer: Pacific Ocean. The Mariana Trench is almost 11,000 m deep: Everest would fit inside with about 2 km to spare.
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Which continent has no countries?
Answer: Antarctica. Antarctica has no countries and no permanent residents, only research stations.
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Which continent has the most countries?
Answer: Africa. Africa has 54 countries, more than any other continent.
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On which continent is the Sahara?
Answer: Africa. The Sahara is almost as big as the United States.
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Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?
Answer: Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the warmest ocean in the world.
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Where do about six in ten people in the world live?
Answer: Asia. About six in ten people in the world live in Asia.