Geography Quizz (Wh- words questions)

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Geography quizz


1. What is the capital of Iran?
Tabriz       Esfahan       Kabul       Tehran
2. Where are the Atlas Mountains?
 México        Morocco       Ethiopia       Argentina
3. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
Everest        Kilimanjaro        Mount Kenya        Annapurna
4.  When did the Halley comet appear last time over the Earth?
1967        2001        1890        1986
5.  In which US state is the Grand Canyon located?
Nevada       Arizona        California         Florida
6. How does the moon affect the oceans activity on Earth?
It affects the oceans tides        It doesn't affect anything       It affects the animals of the ocean          It affects the oceans waves
7. Who discovered Australia?
Marco Polo           Cristobal Colón        James Cook        Hinrich Lichtenstein
8. Why is planet Earth commonly known as the Blue Planet?
Because it's his colour          Because out of the Earth, it has this colour        Because it's the colour that Galileo gave to it          Because it was Copernico's favourite colour.



1.  Read the previous questions and answer them.  What is the meaning of the WH- words in each question?




2. Complete the following quiz with a suitable WH- word:

  • ___________ of the great lakes doesn't share a border with Canada?
Ontario Lake        Champlain Lake       Michigan Lake      Winnebago Lake

  • ___________ did the Apollo 7 human spaceflight take place?
1968       1986          1991         1900
  •  __________ was the first department store to open in the United States?
Ikea         Macy's         Nortdrom        Primark

  • ___________ was the leader singer of the rock band Queen?
Axl Rose       Freddy Mercury        Steven Tyler        Joe Cocker
  •  __________ were was established the original Starbucks in 1971?
New York        Los Angeles       Seattle         San Francisco

  • __________ many pairs of chromosomes are in found in the average human?
23        33        13        3


3. Time to play!!
Write some questions with their answers to play trivial with your partners or your teacher. 





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