1. What is the capital of Colorado?
2. The ancient land of Mesopotamia, encompassing the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is which contemporary country?
3. Which country is directly west of Mexico along the Tropic of Cancer?
4. Which of the following was NOT a popular medieval Christian pilgrimage site?
5. Thailand was once called:
6. The ancient empire of Abyssinia, reputed to be the home of the Queen of Sheba, is today the country of:
7. Where is the driest place on Earth—a place that has seen virtually no rainfall ever?
8. Although the following are all called seas, they are actually all lakes (landlocked bodies of water). Which one of the following seas is the largest lake in the world?
9. The deepest depression in the oceans is the Marianas Trench—more than seven miles down. In which ocean is it located?
10. The world's largest archipelago (in terms of land area) is:
11. The longest cave in the world has 345 miles of subterranean passageways. Which is it?
12. After the Nile, what is the longest river in the world (when calculating from source of the river to its mouth)?
13. What is the highest waterfall in the world?
14. The Atlas Mountains span over which three countries?
15. If you wanted to visit the idyllic Schwarzwald , which country would you visit?
16. If you wanted to visit Hofn, Grindavik, Keflavik, or Husavik, to which country would you travel?
17. The world's longest subway system, which spans more than 390 km (244 miles), is in this city.
18. Which country does Italy NOT border?
19. What is the correct order of the following three U.S. states, from west to east?
20. Which country has the world's largest Muslim population?
21. To visit the ruins of Persepolis, an ancient ceremonial capital of Persia, you would have to travel to which present-day country?
22. Which of these Mexican states does NOT border the Gulf of Mexico?
23. Which country does NOT border France?
24. Where can you find TriBeCa?
25. Which of the following ranges contains the correct population of the United States today?
26. Which eastern European capital is farthest east?
27. What is the capital of Prince Edward Island (Canadian province)?
28. Switzerland is divided into 26 political divisions called what?
29. Which country borders Paraguay?
30. Which U.S. capital is farthest east?
31. Which country is NOT landlocked?
32. What German city was built near the Roman fort Mogontiacum and was the birthplace of printer Johannes Gutenberg?
33. In Japanese, "shima" refers to what geographical feature?
34. Ciudad Juarez lies opposite which Texas city?
35. On which island would you find Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut?
36. How many counties comprise Northern Ireland?
37. Who was the city administrator of Paris who destroyed large sectors of the city to make way for broad avenues in the mid-19th century?
38. Disneyland is located in which California city/suburb?
39. What is the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina?
40. Which city is closest to Berlin?
41. This South American country lost its access to coastline after losing to Chile in The War of the Pacific in 1879, leaving the country landlocked.
42. India shares the Mouths of the Ganges with which other country?
43. To go on a safari in the Masai Mara Nature Reserve and to shop in Nairobi, you would travel to what country?
44. To visit the birthplace of Mozart and to explore salt mines that are hundreds of years old, you would travel to what country?
45. To visit the ruins of the ancient city of Petra and to see marble buildings in the city of Amman, you would travel to what country?
46. Which city does NOT share a time zone with the others?
47. Riyadh is the capital city of what Middle Eastern country?
48. [This was the winning question for the 2004 National Geographic Geography Bee Competition.] Peshawar, a city in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, has had strategic importance for centuries because of its location near what historic pass?
49. Tourists often toss coins into the Trevi Fountain at the heart of what city?
50. On the highway leading to Kilkenny, it is common to see road signs in Gaelic. In which European country would you see such a road sign?
[Questions 51-64 are the National Geographic Bee Competition winning questions from the last fifteen years. Good luck.]
51. Name the flat intermontane area located at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,050 meters) in the central Andes.
52. Mount Erebus is a volcano on which continent?
53. What type of landform is commonly associated with orographic precipitation?
54. Many coastal countries have established so-called EEZs—areas extending 200 nautical miles from shore over which countries have sovereign rights for resource exploration. What do the initials EEZ stand for?
55. Tagalog is one of the three main native languages of which island country in Asia?
56. The Tagus River roughly divides which European country into two agricultural regions?
57. Pashtu (or Pashto) and Dari are the official languages of which mountainous country in southwestern Asia?
58. Name the European co-principality whose heads of state are the president of France and the bishop of Urgel.
59. Asia's most densely populated country has about three million people and an area of less than 250 square miles (402 square kilometers). Name this country.
60. More than 80 million people live in the European Union's most populous member country. Name this country.
61. Below the equilibrium line of glaciers there is a region of melting, evaporation, and sublimation. Name this zone.
62. Lop Nur, a marshy depression at the east end of the Tarim Basin, is a nuclear test site for which country?
63. Goa, a state in southwestern India, was a possession of which country until 1961?
64. Lake Gatún, an artificial lake that constitutes part of the Panama Canal system, was created by damming which river?
65. Limnology is the study of what?
66. Slovakia and which other present-day central European country became independent in 1993?
67. Which river does NOT flow through Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
68. The Danube River flows for about 1800 miles (3000 km) before emptying into which sea?
69. The Ginza is a well-known shopping and entertainment district in which east Asian city?
70. The language with the most number of native speakers worldwide is:
71. To visit the gold-domed capitol in Caracas and see the Orinoco River, you would travel to what country?
72. Which of these is NOT a major Romance language (present-day languages derived from Latin).
73. San Marino, the third smallest country in Europe, is completely surrounded by which other country?
74. On the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is directly overhead at what named line of latitude?
75. Which is the farthest west of these Hawaiian islands?
76. The Strait of Sicily separates Sicily from which North African country?
77. Aragon is the name of an autonomous region and former kingdom in which Mediterranean country?
78. Moussaka and souvlaki are foods commonly associated with what Mediterranean country?
79. Which U.S. state has the country's longest coastline?
80. At 4810 meters (15,780 feet), what is the highest peak in western Europe?
81. Which two African countries can be found on each side of the Strait of Mozambique?
82. Japan consists of four main islands. Which is the largest in area?
83. Of the nine planets in our solar system, which planet's day is longer than its year (i.e., it takes longer for it to ROTATE once around completely than to REVOLVE once around the sun)?
84. Warsaw, Poland, is located on what river?
85. What is the deepest lake in the world?
86. What is the second smallest independent country (after Suriname) in South America?
87. Which Iraqi city is farthest north?
88. Spain and which other country share the Iberian Peninsula?
89. Mt. Vesuvius is located near which Italian city?
90. The Donetsk mining and industrial region lies in which country?
91. What is the capital city of the European Union?
92. Which country or territory is directly east of Jamaica?
93. Which U.S. state was known as Indian Territory?
94. Which country does not border China?
95. Which waterway separates Sri Lanka from India?
96. Where is the Basque region of Spain?
97. Which country lies on the equator?
98. As of December 2005, which northern European country uses the euro?
99. Which island country was home to the dodo bird (extinct)?
100. Which ancient division of Greece included Athens?
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