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World Geography Quiz: 10 Questions Most People Get Wrong
All the questions in this quiz
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- By official counts, which country has the most islands?
- What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
- Which country has the longest coastline?
- Which is the only African country with Spanish as an official language?
- Which mountain's summit is the farthest point from Earth's centre?
- Which lake holds about a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh surface water?
- Which country has the highest 'lowest point' in the world, at about 1,400 m?
- Which is wider: mainland Australia or the Moon?
- Russia and the USA are only about 4 km apart at which islands?
- At Point Nemo, the most remote spot in the ocean, who are often the nearest humans?
Sources
- Sweden has 267,570 islands (Scandinavia Standard)
- Largest landlocked country (Guinness World Records)
- Which country has the longest coastline? (Discover Wildlife)
- Spanish Speaking Countries in Africa (WorldAtlas)
- What is the highest point on Earth as measured from Earth's center? (NOAA)
- Where Is Lake Baikal? (Wonderopolis)
- Most elevated country (Guinness World Records)
- Is Australia Wider Than the Moon? (Snopes)
- Diomede Islands (Britannica)
- Point Nemo (BBC Sky at Night Magazine)
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