Geography for grades 5–6: questions with answers

The Geography questions for grades 5–6 from the game, with the correct answers and an explanation for each.

  1. What is the capital of Turkey?

    • Ankara
    • Antalya
    • Istanbul
    • Izmir

    Correct answer: Ankara — Atatürk made Ankara the capital in 1923 when the republic was founded; Istanbul had been the Ottoman capital.

  2. What is the capital of Switzerland?

    • Geneva
    • Zurich
    • Bern
    • Basel

    Correct answer: Bern — Bern was chosen as the federal city in 1848 as a compromise; Zurich and Geneva are both larger.

  3. Which strait joins the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?

    • Strait of Hormuz
    • Strait of Gibraltar
    • Dardanelles
    • Bosporus

    Correct answer: Strait of Gibraltar — At its narrowest the strait is only about 14 km wide, separating Spain from Morocco.

  4. Which canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea?

    • Corinth Canal
    • Panama Canal
    • Kiel Canal
    • Suez Canal

    Correct answer: Suez Canal — Opened in 1869, the Suez Canal is about 190 km long and lets ships avoid sailing around Africa.

  5. Which river flows through Paris?

    • Rhône
    • Rhine
    • Loire
    • Seine

    Correct answer: Seine — The Seine rises in Burgundy and flows through Paris to the English Channel at Le Havre.

  6. Which river flows through London?

    • Mersey
    • Trent
    • Thames
    • Severn

    Correct answer: Thames — The Thames is 346 km long — the longest river entirely in England; the Severn is longer but shared with Wales.

  7. Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean?

    • Sicily
    • Crete
    • Cyprus
    • Sardinia

    Correct answer: Sicily — Sicily is about 25,700 square kilometres and home to Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe.

  8. Which South American country is named after the Equator?

    • Peru
    • Argentina
    • Chile
    • Ecuador

    Correct answer: Ecuador — The Equator crosses Ecuador just north of the capital Quito, where a monument marks "the middle of the world".

  9. Which continent has the most countries?

    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • South America

    Correct answer: Africa — Africa has 54 UN member states; Asia is larger in area but has fewer countries.

  10. What is the capital of Kenya?

    • Addis Ababa
    • Nairobi
    • Mombasa
    • Kampala

    Correct answer: Nairobi — Nairobi began in 1899 as a depot on the railway from Mombasa to Uganda; its name comes from a Maasai phrase meaning "cool water".

  11. Which is the highest peak in the Alps?

    • Mont Blanc
    • Jungfrau
    • Monte Rosa
    • Matterhorn

    Correct answer: Mont Blanc — Mont Blanc is 4,808 m high and stands on the border between France and Italy.

  12. Which desert covers southern Mongolia and northern China?

    • Gobi
    • Atacama
    • Sahara
    • Kalahari

    Correct answer: Gobi — The Gobi is a cold desert where winter temperatures fall far below freezing; it is a rich source of dinosaur fossils.

  13. Which river flows through both Vienna and Budapest?

    • Danube
    • Vistula
    • Rhine
    • Elbe

    Correct answer: Danube — The Danube passes through four capitals — Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade — more than any other river.

  14. What is the capital of Thailand?

    • Phnom Penh
    • Manila
    • Bangkok
    • Hanoi

    Correct answer: Bangkok — Bangkok's full ceremonial Thai name is among the longest place names in the world; locals call the city Krung Thep.

  15. Which is the smallest country in the world?

    • San Marino
    • Vatican City
    • Liechtenstein
    • Monaco

    Correct answer: Vatican City — Vatican City covers about 0.44 square kilometres inside Rome and has been an independent state since 1929.

  16. Which is the largest lake in Africa?

    • Lake Tanganyika
    • Lake Malawi
    • Lake Chad
    • Lake Victoria

    Correct answer: Lake Victoria — Lake Victoria is shared by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya and is the main source of the White Nile.

  17. Which strait separates Asia from North America?

    • Strait of Malacca
    • Strait of Gibraltar
    • Bosporus
    • Bering Strait

    Correct answer: Bering Strait — The Bering Strait is about 82 km wide; during the last ice age it was dry land, the bridge by which people reached the Americas.

  18. What is the capital of Poland?

    • Gdańsk
    • Prague
    • Warsaw
    • Kraków

    Correct answer: Warsaw — Warsaw replaced Kraków as the Polish capital in 1596; after World War II its old town was rebuilt from ruins.

  19. What is the capital of Vietnam?

    • Phnom Penh
    • Ho Chi Minh City
    • Hanoi
    • Vientiane

    Correct answer: Hanoi — Hanoi lies on the Red River; Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, is the larger city in the south.

  20. The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?

    • Atlantic and Arctic
    • Atlantic and Pacific
    • Atlantic and Indian
    • Pacific and Indian

    Correct answer: Atlantic and Pacific — The canal opened in 1914; locks raise ships about 26 m to Gatun Lake to cross the isthmus.

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