Oceans, rivers and mountains quiz
Checked on 3 November 2026
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Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in which range?
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The answer is Alps.
Mont Blanc, on the border of France and Italy, is the highest mountain in the Alps.
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Lanzarote and Tenerife are part of which island group?
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The answer is Canary Islands.
Tenerife and Lanzarote are two of the seven main Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off northwest Africa.
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If your geographical location was 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude, where in the world would you be?
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The answer is The Atlantic Ocean.
The point at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude lies in the Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Guinea.
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The Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth. In which sea or ocean can it be found?
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The answer is The Pacific Ocean.
The Mariana Trench, home of the Challenger Deep, lies in the western Pacific Ocean east of the Mariana Islands.
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Which of these European rivers runs for 1,770 miles?
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The answer is Danube.
The Danube flows about 2,850 km (1,770 miles) from Germany to the Black Sea, crossing or bordering ten countries.
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Which of these is one of the warmest seas in the world?
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The answer is The Red Sea.
High surface temperatures and salinity make the Red Sea one of the warmest and saltiest seas on Earth.
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Which word is a synonym for all lines of latitude?
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The answer is parallel.
Lines of latitude are called parallels because they run parallel to each other and never meet.
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Other than the USA, which other nation has a mountain range called the "Sierra Nevada"?
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The answer is Spain.
Spain's Sierra Nevada in Andalusia holds Mulhacén, the highest point of mainland Spain.
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The river Po runs for how many miles?
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The answer is 405.
The Po, Italy's longest river, runs about 652 km (405 miles) from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea.
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Which of these African lakes measures 12,700 square miles in area?
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The answer is Tanganyika.
Lake Tanganyika covers about 32,900 square kilometres (12,700 square miles).