Places Around the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: North America

One of the largest cities in North America, New York may be one of the most famous cities in the world, known for its skyscrapers, landmarks, parks, and melting pot of culture. A major world centre for finance and politics, it's also a go-to travel destination for food and sightseeing.

Here, you can visit the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, and the Empire State Building, just to name a few of the most well-known tourist spots.

Answer: North America

The longest stretch of mountains in North America, the Rockies start in Western Canada and proceed down through several U.S. States along the Continental Divide. Created tens of millions of years ago, the Rockies are now considered one of the more popular regions of the U.S. for travel, partly because they provide a dramatic backdrop for camping, hiking, skiing, and fishing.

In the States, they're home to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park; in Canada they contain Banff and Jasper.

Answer: North America

Consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, the Great Lakes of North America contain the largest area of freshwater anywhere in the world (about one fifth of the world's supply) and they form part of the Canada-U.S. border between Ontario and the surrounding States. To the east, the Saint Lawrence River acts as an outlet to the Atlantic Ocean.

It's along this river that early settlers built what would become early Canada before any formal nations were established on the continent.

Answer: South America

The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu sits high up in the Andes Mountains of Peru and at one time, hundreds of years ago, acted as the home city of the Incan Civilization. Today, it's a picturesque, high-altitude landmark known for its preserved ruins, and it's very hard to get to, partly because of how few routes there are to reach the destination and partly because its elevation makes many visitors prone to altitude sickness.

Answer: South America

One of the world's largest rivers, the Amazon stretches almost entirely across the widest part of South America, starting as far west as Southern Peru and proceeding all the way to the Atlantic Coast. Along the way, it and its tributaries carve their way through the dense Amazon Rainforest, helping create one of the largest and most unique ecosystems on the planet.

The actual length of the river is often up for debate with many claiming it's longer, still, than the Nile.

Answer: South America

This vibrant Brazilian city sitting on the Atlantic Coast is known for its beautiful (and massive) beaches, its mountains, and its culture. At one time the capital of Brazil, today it's one of its largest cities. Home to the statue of Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana Beach, Ipanema Beach, and Sugarloaf Mountain, it was also the first South American host city of the Olympic Games (in 2016).

Answer: Europe

Built in 1889 for the World's Fair, the Eiffel Tower stands tall as one of Paris, France's most famous landmarks and one of the most iconic structures in the world. For nearly four decades, the Eiffel Tower, at 330 metres tall, was the tallest manmade structure in the world. It would be beaten by the Chrysler Building when it was finished in the 1930s.

Answer: Europe

Sure, while there have been many older versions of London Bridge, one of which is in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, the proper London Bridge (or London Tower Bridge) is one of many bridge crossings found across the Thames River in the city of London, England. And to note, the Tower Bridge is different from the regular London Bridge (though both are in London).

The two bridges are no more than half a kilometre apart though.

Answer: Europe

The capital city of Italy, Rome is one of the largest cities in Europe and is known for its history dating back to ancient times. Home to the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and the Forum, Rome is a city of wall-to-wall landmarks. Even more, it happens to contain a nation within it-- Vatican City can be found entirely within Rome, just up the road from the River Tiber at Castel Sant'Angelo.

Answer: Africa

The largest expanse of desert in the world, the Sahara stretches across more than nine million kilometres of North Africa, crossing into eleven nations, in some cases covering the majority of them. A largely dry and inhospitable place for most to live, most of its major cities are along its outer edges, closer to the waters of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean.

At many points in Earth's history, the Sahara has also been a highly fertile region, quite different from the way it is today.

Answer: Africa

The Great Pyramid of Giza, found on the Giza Plateau in Cairo, Egypt, is the last remaining Ancient Wonder of the World, and it rises nearly one hundred forty metres above the capital alongside several other pyramids and the Sphinx in the temple complex there. For nearly four thousand years, this massive structure was the tallest man-made creation in the world.

Answer: Africa

The tallest mountain in Africa, this freestanding peak overlooks both Tanzania (where it is situated) and Kenya to the north, giving views of an immense stretch of African wilderness that includes Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha National Park, and Lake Manyara. Though still considered quite the tough climb, Kilimanjaro is one of the taller peaks that's frequented by serious non-professional climbers.

It's the fourth-highest of the 'Seven Summits' after Everest, Aconcagua, and Denali.

Answer: Asia

The massive Japanese city of Tokyo is a sprawling urban area and the capital city of this island nation. One of the most populated cities in the world, it's a destination that's both rich in history and heavy on work, being the home city for many of the world's top businesses. Only a few centuries ago, Tokyo was a humble fishing village.

It has since grown to contain some of the most famous Asian landmarks.

Answer: Asia

The highest mountain on the planet above sea level, Mount Everest rises to a summit of 8,848 metres in the Himalayas and sits directly on the border between Nepal and China. Despite how hard it may be to climb this peak, many people scale to the top every year, accomplishing the dangerous feat of endurance during the safer parts of the year.

Answer: Asia

Snaking across more than twenty-thousand kilometres of China, the Great Wall may be one of the greatest feats of human engineering. Built to protect Imperial China from troops to the north, many of these walls are now thousands of years old, and even though the majority of the structure is in disrepair after that time, there are sections that are still visited quite frequently today; passes in different parts of the country, especially near Beijing, are popular tourist destinations.