The Infuriating Geography Quiz

So you think you know a little bit about countries and geography? Try these questions. Please write down your answers before seeing the solutions.

1. What European country, excluding Russia, has the largest land area?

2. Which country has the longest border with France?

3. Which four US states are the northernmost, southernmost, easternmost and westernmost?

4. If you sailed east through the Panama canal which sea or ocean would you enter?

5. The name of which capital city is the anagram of another country's name?

6. Which was the largest island in the world before Australia was discovered?

7. If you travelled due south from Detroit in Michigan which is the first foreign country you would reach?

8. What do Guatemala and Holland have in common with each other but with no other country?

9. If you stood on the highest mountain in Costa Rica what could you see?

10. You travel one mile south, one mile east and then one mile north. You are now back where you started. Where are you? One answer is the North Pole but where else on Earth could this be true? (of course you cannot go south from the South Pole).

Infuriating Geography Quiz Answers

Paul Sloane writes and speaks on lateral thinking and innovation. He is the author of Infuriating Lateral Thinking Puzzles.

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