Geography Superlatives Quiz
Every fact in this quiz has ended a pub argument. The Nile or the Amazon? Everest, or Mauna Kea if you measure from the seafloor? Earth keeps receipts and so do we.
Twelve questions on the planet's record holders: the longest, tallest, deepest, driest and most crowded places on the map. Superlatives only, no participation trophies.
All 12 questions and answers
What is the largest desert in North America?
Answer: Chihuahuan Desert
What is the highest mountain in Germany?
Answer: Zugspitze
Which is the most populous country?
Answer: India
Which is the smallest continent by land area?
Answer: Australia
What is the largest peninsula in the world?
Answer: Arabian Peninsula
What is the largest glacier in the world?
Answer: Lambert Glacier
Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro
What is the highest mountain in Japan?
Answer: Mount Fuji
Which country has the longest total coastline in the world?
Answer: Canada
Which is the largest country in Europe entirely within the continent by area?
Answer: Ukraine
What is the largest lake by area?
Answer: Caspian Sea
On which continent is the Atacama Desert?
Answer: South America
Good to know
What counts as a geography superlative?
Records. The longest river, largest desert, deepest ocean trench, highest capital, most populous city and every other measurement people love to argue about.
Are the answers up to date?
Yes, the questions stick to well established records and are curated by hand, not scraped.
How many superlative questions are there?
94 in the category, used across the daily quiz and multiplayer. Twelve are here, free.
Keep the trip going
A new 10 question world quiz drops every day, same quiz for everyone. Or open a room, share a 4 letter code, and race your friends live.
