Geography Quiz Questions for Students: Fun GK Quiz for Class 6 to 10

Our planet Earth is full of unbelievable things! Did you know there’s a chain of mountains under the ocean that’s super long, longer than any on land? And some deserts are so dry that it hasn’t rained there in hundreds of years! We have busy cities and quiet countryside, and so much to learn. Think you know a lot about our world? Let’s find out with these World Geography quiz questions! It’s not just a regular geography quiz, so get ready for a fun and surprising test of what you know about our amazing planet.

Fun Geography Quiz Questions with Answers

Are you ready to learn more about our planet? And boost your memory. So, let’s get started.

Question 1: If you took a boat from the bottom of Africa and went straight south, which continent would you see first?

Answer: Antarctica

Question 2: Can you name the one country in the whole world that’s totally inside another country?

Answer: San Marino (inside Italy)

Question 3: Which major desert has sand that can make sounds, sometimes low and sometimes high?

Answer: The Sahara Desert

Question 4: If you think about the “Ring of Fire” and all its volcanoes and earthquakes, which ocean does it mostly surround?

Answer: The Pacific Ocean

Question 5: There’s a special name for the wind that changes direction each year in areas like South Asia, and this brings heavy rain. What’s that name?

Answer: Monsoon

Question 6: Can you name the lake that is not frozen and holds around 20% of the world’s fresh water? 

Answer: Lake Superior (borders Canada and the USA)

Question 7: There is a small sea between Spain and the top of Africa. Any guesses?

Answer: The Strait of Gibraltar

Question 8: What’s the term for a long, thin area of water that flows into the land, with steep, rocky walls that were made by moving ice?

Answer: A fjord

Question 9: There is a waterway that is found between Greenland and Iceland, and it also joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Any guesses?

Answer: The Denmark Strait

Question 12: Can you name the South American country that got its name from a famous European city?

Answer: Argentina (named after the city of Strasbourg, derived from the Latin “Argentoratum”)

Question 13: What’s the name of the African river that’s known for its amazing waterfalls, like Victoria Falls, and that passes through six different countries?

Answer: The Zambezi River

Question 14: Can you name the imaginary line that roughly follows the 180th line on a map and is the point where the date switches?

Answer: The International Date Line

Question 15: Can you name the European capital where the city is spread across several islands that have bridges connecting them?

Answer: Venice (Italy)

Question 16: What do you call the big, flat grassy area in South America that’s famous for its cowboys, called gauchos?

Answer: The Pampas

Question 17: There is a spot in the deepest ocean that’s deeper than anywhere else. What’s its name?

Answer: The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench

Question 18: Can you name the major river that goes through the Grand Canyon?

Answer: The Colorado River

Question 19: What’s the name of the longest mountain range in the world that’s on a continent, and it’s in South America?

Answer: The Andes Mountains

Question 20: What is the name of the large ice sheet that covers most of Greenland?

Answer: The Greenland Ice Sheet

GK Quiz Questions for Class 6 to 10

1: Can you name the mountains that people often call the “Roof of the World” because they reach very high up and have many tall peaks? 

(a) The Himalayas 

(b) The Karakoram Range 

(c) The Tibetan Plateau 

(d) The Pamir Mountains

2: Which island country in the Pacific Ocean is made up of many small islands and coral formations that are spread out, even though the total land size is small? 

(a) Fiji 

(b) Kiribati 

(c) Samoa 

(d) Tonga

3: Can you name the Asian country that people often refer to as the “Land of the Rising Sun”? 

(a) China (

b) South Korea 

(c) Japan 

(d) Vietnam

4: Can you name the ocean that is known for very low salt and found between Europe and Asia? 

(a) The Mediterranean Sea 

(b) The Black Sea 

(c) The Caspian Sea 

(d) The Baltic Sea

5: Can you name the tallest mountain in Japan that is also a very important and holy symbol? 

(a) Mount Kita 

(b) Mount Hotaka 

(c) Mount Fuji 

(d) Mount Yarigatake

6: Which big city in Canada is right next to Lake Ontario? 

(a) Quebec City 

(b) Hamilton 

(c) Toronto 

(d) Vancouver

7: Can you name the African country that we used to know as Abyssinia? 

(a) Kenya 

(b) Egypt 

(c) Ethiopia 

(d) Nigeria

8: Can you name the biggest group of coral reefs in the world? And it’s found near Australia. 

(a) The New Caledonia Barrier Reef 

(b) The Great Chagos Archipelago 

(c) The Great Barrier Reef 

(d) Raja Ampat Islands

9: There’s only one continent that’s also entirely one country. What is it? 

(a) Asia 

(b) Africa 

(c) Australia 

(d) North America

10: If you think about the “Ring of Fire” and all its volcanoes and earthquakes, which ocean does it mostly surround? 

(a) The Southern Ocean 

(b) The Arctic Ocean 

(c) The Pacific Ocean 

(d) The Atlantic Ocean

Answer Key – Geography Quiz Questions

(c) The Tibetan Plateau	6. (c) Toronto
(b) Kiribati	7. (c) Ethiopia
(c) Japan	8. (c) The Great Barrier Reef
(b) The Black Sea	9. (c) Australia
(c) Mount Fuji	10. (c) The Pacific Ocean

FAQs

Find more interesting reads below!

What is the Capital of the United Kingdom	Cool Facts About Norway
Facts About North America	Geography Questions for Cass 11
Largest Islands In the World	Interesting Facts About the Milky Way Galaxy

This was all about geography quiz questions. If you find the reading interesting and wish to read more, then stay tuned to the General Knowledge page of Leverage Edu.