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World geography
Five quick questions on the world's superlatives — the longest river, the largest country, the biggest hot desert — and the strait that separates two continents.
- Questions
- 5
- Time to play
- about 3 min
- Category
- Geography
- Language
- English
- geography
- world
- rivers
- classroom
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The questions
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Question 1
Which is the longest river in the world?
- Amazon River
- Nile Rivercorrect
- Yangtze River
- Mississippi River
20 seconds to answer
Question 2
Which country has the largest land area?
- Canada
- China
- USA
- Russiacorrect
20 seconds to answer
Question 3
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
- Kenya
- Tanzaniacorrect
- Uganda
- Ethiopia
20 seconds to answer
Question 4
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
- Sahara Desertcorrect
- Gobi Desert
- Kalahari Desert
- Arabian Desert
20 seconds to answer
Question 5
Which strait separates Europe from Africa?
- Strait of Hormuz
- Bering Strait
- Strait of Gibraltarcorrect
- Strait of Malacca
20 seconds to answer