Natural Wonders of the World Quiz

Question 1

The Grand Canyon is located in which US state?

Accepted Answer

Arizona

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Colorado

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Utah

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Nevada

Question 2

The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which country?

Accepted Answer

Australia

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New Zealand

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Indonesia

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Philippines

Question 3

Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River is on the border of which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Tanzania and Kenya

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South Africa and Mozambique

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Angola and Namibia

Question 4

The Amazon Rainforest covers approximately what percentage of South America?

Accepted Answer

40%

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20%

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30%

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50%

Question 5

The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is caused by what?

Accepted Answer

Charged particles from the Sun colliding with Earth's atmosphere near the poles

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Sunlight reflecting off ice

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Light pollution from Arctic cities

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Moonlight reflecting off the polar regions

Question 6

Mount Everest — the world's highest peak — sits on the border of which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Nepal and China (Tibet)

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India and China

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Nepal and India

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Bhutan and Nepal

Question 7

The Galápagos Islands, known for unique wildlife, belong to which country?

Accepted Answer

Ecuador

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Peru

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Chile

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Colombia

Question 8

Angel Falls — the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall — is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Venezuela

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Ecuador

Question 9

The Serengeti ecosystem, famous for the Great Migration of wildebeest, is in which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Tanzania and Kenya

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Kenya and Uganda

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Ethiopia and Kenya

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Tanzania and Uganda

Question 10

The Mariana Trench — the deepest point on Earth — is located in which ocean?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

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Atlantic Ocean

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Indian Ocean

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Arctic Ocean

Question 11

What causes the distinctive pink colour of the flamingos that inhabit East Africa's Rift Valley lakes?

Accepted Answer

Algae and brine shrimp in their diet

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Their natural feather pigment from birth

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The mineral-rich water they drink

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A seasonal mating colour change

Question 12

The Sahara Desert is roughly the same size as which continent?

Accepted Answer

Europe

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South America

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Australia

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Antarctica

Question 13

Which natural wonder is described as 'the last place on Earth without a country'?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

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The Amazon Rainforest

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The Arctic Ocean

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The Mariana Trench

Question 14

The Northern Lights are best viewed from which latitudes?

Accepted Answer

High latitudes near the poles (65–72°)

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Near the equator (0–20°)

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Mid-latitudes (40–60°)

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Coastal areas only

Question 15

The 'Ring of Fire' is a region of intense volcanic activity encircling which ocean?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

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Atlantic Ocean

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Indian Ocean

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Arctic Ocean

Question 16

Which natural phenomenon causes the Dead Sea to be so salty that people float effortlessly?

Accepted Answer

High evaporation and no outflow

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Underwater volcanic activity

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Salt deposits from ancient glaciers

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Continuous inflow of ocean water

Question 17

Niagara Falls is on the border of which two countries?

Accepted Answer

USA and Canada

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USA and Mexico

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Canada and Mexico

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USA and Greenland

Question 18

The Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize is what type of geological formation?

Accepted Answer

A submarine cave or sinkhole

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An underwater volcano

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A coral atoll

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A meteor crater

Question 19

The world's largest living structure is visible from space. What is it?

Accepted Answer

The Great Barrier Reef

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The Amazon Rainforest

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The Great Wall of China

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The Sahara Desert

Question 20

The Paricutín volcano in Mexico is notable because it:

Accepted Answer

Erupted from a flat cornfield in 1943 — farmers witnessed its birth

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Is the world's tallest active volcano

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Has been continuously erupting for 500 years

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Is the world's largest volcanic crater