Place Names Trivia Quizzes

What's in a name? Slackbottom, Jimboomba, Djibouti, Puke, Ouagadougou, Jhunjhunu, and, of course, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch are some of the unique world place names you'll find within!

96 Place Names quizzes and 1,344 Place Names trivia questions.

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Colourful Place Names (12 quizzes)

Eponymous Places (8)

Nicknames for Places (8)

What's the Name in English? (8)

The Land of And

- 10 questions - 4 mins

Countries and Dependencies with the Word "And"

This quiz tests your knowledge on ten countries and dependent territories whose names contain the coordinating conjunction "and". Based on the descriptions provided, match the last words to the given partial names. And now, let's play the quiz. Enjoy!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Matthew_07, Mar 06 23

Very Easy
Matthew_07

Mar 06 23
248 plays

It's a Doggy-Dog World! best quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Let's give the dog a bone and examine these places around the globe that make it clear that we're all in a dog's world.

Easier, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Jul 28 22

Easier
kyleisalive editor

Jul 28 22
6246 plays

North, East, South, or West? - 10 questions - 3 mins

This quiz tests your knowledge on ten countries and territories whose names begin with one of the four cardinal directions. Is it north, east, south, or west? Match the given partial name to the correct cardinal direction. Enjoy!

Easier, 10 Qns, Matthew_07, Mar 09 22

Easier
Matthew_07

Mar 09 22
594 plays

Can You Repeat That best quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

Picture yourself at a geography exam centred upon long place names. What do you know about these names?

Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Aug 28 12

Average
JanIQ

3321 plays

Great Globe Sites (all in four letters) - 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, exactly four letters. Can you identify these places?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, masfon, Apr 23 21

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Very Easy
masfon

Apr 23 21
834 plays

Great Globe Sites (all in seven letters) popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, exactly seven letters. Can you identify these places?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, masfon, Mar 04 21

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Very Easy
masfon

Mar 04 21
734 plays

Great Globe Sites (all in five letters) popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, only five letters. Can you identify these places?

Easier, 10 Qns, masfon, Feb 04 21

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Easier
masfon

Feb 04 21
848 plays

Great Globe Sites (all in six letters) popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, exactly six letters. Can you identify these places?

Easier, 10 Qns, masfon, Feb 24 21

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Easier
masfon

Feb 24 21
758 plays

Move to the Mountains great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

All of these place names have a mountain connection. Can you figure them out?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jan 17 21

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Very Easy
zorba_scank

Jan 17 21
672 plays

10.

Great Globe Sites (all in nine letters) popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, exactly nine letters. Can you identify these places?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, masfon, Mar 21 21

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Very Easy
masfon

Mar 21 21
716 plays

Quick Question

The name of the Kenyan capital city, Nairobi, translates to "the place of cool waters" in which language?

From Quiz "Why Is it So?"

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Great Globe Sites (all in ten letters) popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, exactly ten letters. Can you identify these places?

Easier, 10 Qns, masfon, Apr 28 21

Easier
masfon

Apr 28 21
724 plays

12.

Why Is it So? top quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

Ever wondered where certain places got their names from or what those names meant? Trace the origins of the names belonging to a few famous cities from around the world.

Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Sep 14 10

Average
zorba_scank

3887 plays

13.

Oh No! I'm Lost great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

Don't worry! You aren't seeing double. Here are world cities that share the same name.

Average, 10 Qns, George95, Jun 03 22

Average
George95

Jun 03 22
2574 plays

14.

Four Letter Place popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Here are ten places/nations in the world that only have four letters in their names. Can you connect the info to the place it represents?

Easier, 10 Qns, apathy100, Nov 01 21

Easier
apathy100

Nov 01 21
1459 plays

15.

Echo-Locations great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

This is no quiz about caves-- it's a quiz about places around the world with double names! Can anyone hear an echo around here? Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Jul 28 22

Average
kyleisalive editor

Jul 28 22
1299 plays

16.

Great Globe Sites (all in eight letters) - 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, exactly eight letters. Can you identify these places?

Easier, 10 Qns, masfon, Mar 10 21

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Easier
masfon

Mar 10 21
629 plays

17.

Four-Letter Countries popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Turkmenistan, Papua New Guinea, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Not a fan of countries with too many letters in their names? Then this is the right quiz for you! Match the four-letter countries with the correct descriptions. Enjoy!

Easier, 10 Qns, Matthew_07, Nov 08 20

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Easier
Matthew_07

Nov 08 20
823 plays

18.

Going South great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Sing a song of the south while visiting these 'south' named places across the world.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Apr 21 19

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Very Easy
zorba_scank

Apr 21 19
985 plays

19.

Truth or Consequences? popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 5 mins

I was bored one day, so I pulled out my world maps and found a plethora of cities with the oddest names. In this quiz, I'll give you some clues, and you see if you can uncover some truth about these strange names on the map.

Average, 10 Qns, adam36, Jul 29 22

Average
adam36

Jul 29 22
890 plays

20.

The Old and the New: United States best quiz

- 10 questions - 6 mins

When settlers decide to build a home in a new place, they sometimes just take an old name and make it "New". Can you guess what names have been reused in the United States?

Average, 10 Qns, illiniman14, Apr 13 22

Average
illiniman14

Apr 13 22
3631 plays

21.

There's No Place Like Hope - 10 questions - 4 mins

The people who named a place "hope" were often expressing either an expectation of or a prayer for a good outcome for the place they named. How many of these places named "hope" can you sort?

Average, 10 Qns, FatherSteve, Sep 02 21

Average
FatherSteve

Sep 02 21
567 plays

22.

Precious Places popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Through their names or nicknames, all of these places have some connection to gemstones and other precious metals. Can you guess where on earth these are?

Easier, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jul 28 22

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Easier
zorba_scank

Jul 28 22
664 plays

23.

The New Ancient Egypt great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

From pyramid-shaped buildings to myth-inspired names, Ancient Egypt continues to influence modern places around the globe. Match the names to their locations.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, AcrylicInk, Jul 28 22

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Very Easy
AcrylicInk

Jul 28 22
542 plays

24.

New Destinations great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

All of these places have the word 'new' in their names. Can you match them with the correct descriptions?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, May 15 18

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Very Easy
zorba_scank

May 15 18
876 plays

25.

Going North - 10 questions - 3 mins

Match these place names with 'North' in them to their clues.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, malik24, Mar 15 20

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5

Very Easy
malik24
Mar 15 20
825 plays

26.

Great Globe Sites (all in three letters) - 10 questions - 3 mins

There are many interesting places whose names have, in English, exactly three letters. Can you identify these places?

Easier, 10 Qns, masfon, May 13 21

Easier
masfon

May 13 21
546 plays

27.

Same Name: Cities and Towns in both the US and UK best quiz

- 15 questions - 4 mins

Many US cities and towns were named for older cities and towns in the UK - you can take a Brit from his home, but you can't take his love for his home away. Match the name with the short descriptions of the US and UK locations.

Average, 15 Qns, SixShutouts66, Nov 01 18

Average
SixShutouts66

Nov 01 18
635 plays

28.

What's In a Name? top quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

This quiz explores the fascinating topic of the origin and meaning of the names of some important world cities.

Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Sep 23 21

Average
LadyNym

Sep 23 21
1670 plays

29.

Commonly Confused Countries Conundrum editor best quiz

- 10 questions - 6 mins

Are Monaco and Morocco the same nation? How about Libya and Liberia? Whether they are strikingly similar in spelling or pronunciation, the names of some countries have created inconvenient confusions among travelers. Um, is it Iceland or Ireland again?

Easier, 10 Qns, Matthew_07, Mar 23 21

Easier
Matthew_07

Mar 23 21
649 plays

30.

Looking for Cities in All the Wrong Places - 10 questions - 3 mins

Which countries are Algiers, Brasilia, and Tunis located in? One could effortlessly deduce the correct countries based on the spellings and names of the cities. But wait! Could this very same logic be applied to these ten place names? Let's see...

Easier, 10 Qns, Matthew_07, Jan 03 21

Easier
Matthew_07

Jan 03 21
623 plays

31.

That's My Name! popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Some place names are very obscure, but some locations tell you exactly what you're getting in to. All place names are in English unless otherwise specified.

Easier, 10 Qns, AcrylicInk, Apr 26 20

Easier
AcrylicInk

Apr 26 20
648 plays

32.

Do You Know Your Funny English Town Names? great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

For those who have traveled a bit around the English countryside, your flabber may not be that gasted by some of these place names. For others seeing them for the first time--they're all real, honestly!

Average, 10 Qns, Huw27, Oct 28 21

Average
Huw27
Oct 28 21
1764 plays

33.

So Good They Named It Twice top quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

Many places around the world have double-barrelled names. Can you locate them without developing double vision?

Average, 10 Qns, Julia103, Apr 28 19

Average
Julia103

Apr 28 19
3600 plays

34.

Eating Places popular trivia quiz

- 20 questions - 5 mins

The answers refer to place names that are also foods. or foods that are also places. Good Luck.

Average, 20 Qns, Ikabud, Aug 20 22

Average
Ikabud
Aug 20 22
9925 plays

35.

Calexico and other Portmanteau Places - 10 questions - 5 mins

A portmanteau word combines two or more words into one. This quiz is about some places around the world that have portmanteau names. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, Lpez, Dec 09 22

Easier
Lpez
Dec 09 22
334 plays

36.

Brief Places - 10 questions - 4 mins

Many places have very short names, and each of the following has, in English, only two letters in its name. Can you identify these places?

Average, 10 Qns, davejacobs, Feb 07 21

Average
davejacobs
Feb 07 21
562 plays

37.

This Doohickey ain't New popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

Places with New in their names aren't always what they seem. Can you sort out these New locations?

Average, 10 Qns, Catreona, Jul 28 22

Average
Catreona

Jul 28 22
452 plays

38.

Canada vs US: Same Name, Different Place - 10 questions - 4 mins

Despite being next to one another geographically, Canada and the United States differ in many ways. The two countries do share some city/town names though. Can you figure out these few shared place names?

Average, 10 Qns, Trivia_Fan54, Aug 25 19

Average
Trivia_Fan54

Aug 25 19
446 plays

39.

Love My Fish - 10 questions - 4 mins

Here are ten different locations named after fish. Are you able to locate all of them?

Tough, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Jul 28 22

Tough
dcpddc478
Jul 28 22
410 plays

40.

Aber - Not Just a Swedish Pop Group! great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

"Aber" is a prefix to many place names in Wales - and other places in Europe and beyond! I hope you enjoy having a brief look at a few of these "Abers" from around the world.

Average, 10 Qns, huw27, Sep 18 18

Average
huw27
Sep 18 18
967 plays

41.

Silly/Funny Worldwide City/Place Names popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 6 mins

You're from where?! Seriously, these ten cities will have you scratching your head when you try to imagine what the folks who named them were thinking when they stuck them with their monikers. Don't expect to guess too many, just have fun.

Average, 10 Qns, paulmallon, Jun 14 14

Average
paulmallon

1331 plays

42.

Strange and Unusual Place Names great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 5 mins

A chain game on the team message board led the Indian Gang to discover places with interesting names. Come and take a trip with us across the globe.

Tough, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Mar 04 10

Tough
zorba_scank

992 plays

43.

'Grand' Geography Names popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 6 mins

Each of these geographic place names includes the word 'Grand' (or its variations 'Gran' and 'Grande'). I wish you luck on this adventure!

Difficult, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Jun 06 04

Difficult
thejazzkickazz

3266 plays

44.

Theme Week at the Nations Naming Committee great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

As every parent knows, naming someone is a big responsibility. How much bigger then is the task of naming an entire nation? Luckily when the Nations Naming Committee finds a good theme it can crank out several new country names in one sitting.

Tough, 10 Qns, lorance79, Dec 19 13

Tough
lorance79
535 plays

45.

Take a Left Turn at Albuquerque - 10 questions - 4 mins

On this adventure we will travel to cities around the world whose names consist of ten letters or more. Have a nice trip.

Average, 10 Qns, RedHook13, Jan 08 18

Average
RedHook13

Jan 08 18
351 plays

46.

How Places Got Their Names - 10 questions - 3 mins

This is a glance at how certain places were named

Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Apr 27 20

Average
robert362
Apr 27 20
4999 plays

47.

Why Is There an Echo in This Place Name... Name... - 10 questions - 4 mins

Many places in the world have reduplicated or tautological names. This means groups of letters are repeated or that the noun is repeated, as in 'River Tyne' - tyne is an old Celtic word meaning river. I hope you enjoy this selection of echoing words!

Average, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid, Jan 31 22

Average
VegemiteKid

Jan 31 22
600 plays

48.

British Place Names Abroad - 10 questions - 5 mins

This is a quiz that will explore the connection of British place names and historical people with New World cities.

Tough, 10 Qns, hayt_druid, Jan 04 23

Tough
hayt_druid
Jan 04 23
3001 plays

49.

Five-Letter Place Names popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

All of your choices in this geography quiz have five letters in their names. I hope there are some places you may not have heard of before. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, shvdotr, Mar 01 16

Average
shvdotr

567 plays

50.

Palindromic Places - 20 questions - 6 mins

Palindromes are spelt the same backwards or forwards and the place names in this quiz are just that! Can you work out the name of the (almost) A to Z places from the clues given?

Tough, 20 Qns, Engadine, Sep 08 22

Tough
Engadine
Sep 08 22
1904 plays

51.

Biblical Origins of American Place-Names great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 6 mins

The American pioneers were avid Bible readers and often drew inspiration from the Bible when naming places in the New World. This quiz will match Biblical places with their American namesakes. All references are from the Jewish Tanach (Old Testament).

Difficult, 10 Qns, janetgool, Aug 14 13

Difficult
janetgool
2641 plays

52.

Place Names in Limericks - 10 questions - 5 mins

The characters in limericks tend to come from obscure places (almost as if they only put them in to get a rhyme). Do you know where these common limerick locations actually are?

Tough, 10 Qns, Islingtonian, Jul 04 12

Tough
Islingtonian
4326 plays

53.

It's a Satanic Planet II popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 5 mins

Here is another Satanic Planet quiz. The original quiz used variations of Satan's name. This quiz uses only the word devil or a variant of the word devil to describe the geographic feature. Remember, the devil is in the details.

Average, 10 Qns, Toneman52, Oct 10 22

Average
Toneman52
Oct 10 22
555 plays

54.

England and New England - 10 questions - 4 mins

Some place names exist in both England and in New England (northeastern USA). In some cases, the place in New England was named after the one in England.

Average, 10 Qns, hotdogPi, Oct 19 14

Average
hotdogPi
517 plays

55.

From Sky to Shining Sky - 10 questions - 4 mins

Many place names carry descriptive words like "hill" or "falls." The word "sky" doesn't appear in as many place names as you might think! Mostly U.S., with a couple of international questions. This quiz was written as part of Ascension Quest.

Average, 10 Qns, BarbaraMcI, Jul 28 22

Average
BarbaraMcI

Jul 28 22
414 plays

56.

Numbers - 10 questions - 5 mins

Let's look at 10 towns around the world with numbers in their names

Tough, 10 Qns, George95, Nov 22 18

Tough
George95

Nov 22 18
519 plays

57.

It's Named That Way For Some Reason - 10 questions - 6 mins

Some places in the U.S. with odd and unusual names are featured here. Let's find out how they came to be called that!

Tough, 10 Qns, logcrawler, Jan 16 21

Tough
logcrawler

Jan 16 21
220 plays

58.

Names Names Names - 20 questions - 6 mins

A hodgepodge of why, where, who, what, and when of geographical names.

Difficult, 20 Qns, yiz1951, Jan 14 22

Difficult
yiz1951
Jan 14 22
4425 plays

59.

Fancy a Bit of Toponymy? - 10 questions - 4 mins

Oxford may mean a river crossing for oxen, but it doesn't necessarily follow that Bedford means a river crossing for beds. Test your toponymy skills with these ten English places!

Average, 10 Qns, dramatica, Mar 18 14

Average
dramatica
331 plays

60.

What About Alphabets? - 10 questions - 3 mins

Alphabets can play a funny and sometimes law-breaking role in geographic place names. I'll talk mainly about the funny side. This includes two of my best friends in one question, Bonnie Scotland and Eire Ireland! Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, Tevez259, Jul 20 16

Average
Tevez259
Jul 20 16
687 plays

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