Free Quiz Questions on Geography: topics include anthems, culture, food & drink and language.

  1. How many human languages are there in the world? 300, 3000 or 3,000,000?

    3000

  2. Do more people around the world speak Spanish, Arabic or Japanese?

    Arabic

  3. In which country is the Barossa Valley wine making area?

    Australia

  4. According to the words of its national anthem which Alpine country is the “Land of The Hammer”?

    Austria

  5. From which European country does Stella Artois beer originate?

    Belgium

  6. What country do the Smurfs come from? Belgium, Sweden or Italy?

    Belgium

  7. Which French wine region do claret wines come from?

    Bordeaux

  8. Which country publishes the most books every year: China, Japan or the USA?

    China

  9. Who are the most suicidal people in the world: the Chinese or the Polish?

    Chinese

  10. Country with highest no. of female pipe smokers per head of population? Scotland, Denmark or Greece?

    Denmark

  11. What country has the highest number of female pipe smokers? France, Denmark or Japan?

    Denmark

  12. Which country drinks more beer per head of population: Denmark, UK or Australia?

    Denmark

  13. Which EU country has the highest percentage of cannabis users: Denmark, Italy or the UK?

    Denmark

  14. Do more people in the world speak Hindustani, Bengali or English?

    English

  15. Worldwide, are there more people who can speak English, Spanish or Russian?

    English

  16. What are the six official languages of the United Nations?

    English French Spanish, Russian Chinese and Arabic.

  17. Which language has is spoken by more people around the world: Scots Gaelic or Esperanto?

    Esperanto

  18. In bilingual Belgian Brussels, what two languages are used for all the official signs there?

    Flemish/Dutch and French

  19. Which country eats most cheese per head of population: France, Britain or China?

    France

  20. Which country has the most cinemas: France Japan or UK?

    France

  21. Which Western European country has the highest proportion of Muslims in its population: UK, France or Spain?

    France

  22. Which European nation is the most prone to public displays of affection (ie – kiss each other the most in public) The French, The Germans or The Swedish?

    French

  23. Which of these foreign languages is studied by the greatest number of people in the UK: German, Italian or Japanese?

    German

  24. There is a sport called fistball: which country have won the world championship most often: Germany or Japan?

    Germany

  25. Which country gave out a medal called the Iron Cross to its soldiers in the Second World War: Britain, USA or Germany?

    Germany

  26. Which country has the lowest divorce rate: Germany, Sweden or USA?

    Germany

  27. Which European country drinks the most beer per head of population: Germany, Russia or Britain?

    Germany

  28. What country drinks the most beer per head in Europe: Britain, Germany or Italy?

    Germany (250 pints per head, per year)

  29. Which country is home to Europe’s fattest women, according to an official EU survey: Germany, Greece or Iceland?

    Greece

  30. What country chews the most gum per head: Greece or Iceland?

    Iceland

  31. Which country drinks the most Coca Cola per head of Population: USA, Iceland or Vietnam?

    Iceland

  32. Which European people read the most books (per head)? Greece, Iceland or France?

    Iceland

  33. Who are the couch potatoes of Europe, the country which rents the most DVDs per head in Europe: Croatia, Iceland or Scotland?

    Iceland

  34. Which country eats the most FISH per head of population: Scotland, Iceland or Japan?

    Iceland (201 kg pypp)

  35. Which country has the largest tea consumption per head in Europe: Ireland, Greece or Sweden?

    Ireland

  36. What country won both Miss World and The Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, despite not even being in Europe?

    Israel

  37. Which country chews the most gum per head: Israel or Vietnam?

    Israel

  38. Which people in Europe spend the most money on eating out: Brits, Italians or Greeks?

    Italians

  39. What country drinks most wine per head: Italy, Argentina or Australia?

    Italy

  40. In cookery, what country does teriyaki sauce come from?

    Japan

  41. Which country has the oldest national anthem in the world: Spain, India or Japan?

    Japan

  42. Which country has the most Scottish pipe bands per head of population in the world: Scotland, New Zealand or England?

    New Zealand

  43. Which country chews the most gum per head: Norway or Spain?

    Norway

  44. What is the most commonly eaten food in the world: bread, rice or apples?

    Rice

  45. Are there more people in the world who speak Portuguese, Arabic or Russian?

    Russian

  46. Are there more people on Earth who use French, Russian, or Japanese as their official 1st language?

    Russian

  47. There are six official languages at the United Nations, English, Spanish, French and Russia are four - what are the other two?

    Arabic & Chinese

  48. Which country has the highest proportion of lesbians: Scotland, Wales or Ireland?

    Scotland

  49. Which is the most suicidal country in the UK: Scotland, England or Wales?

    Scotland

  50. According to various surveys, which teenagers eat more healthy fresh fruit: Scots or English teenagers?

    Scots

  51. Who are the biggest chip eaters in Britain? The Scots, The Welsh or the English?

    Scots

  52. Which country has a national anthem with no official words: Spain, Italy or France?

    Spain

  53. Which EU country produces a wine called Rioja?

    Spain

  54. Worldwide, do more people speak Spanish, Arabic or Russian?

    Spanish

  55. Who is the patron saint of Poland?

    Stanislaus

  56. Which country has the lowest rate of drug abuse in Europe: Sweden, Spain or Scotland?

    Sweden

  57. Which country drinks the most beer per head: Germany, Holland or Czech Republic?

    The Czechs

  58. What day of the week is called is Donnerstag in German?

    Thursday

  59. In which country was the hacky-sack invented: Turkey, Korea or Brazil?

    Turkey

  60. Which country has the highest number of TV sets per head of population? UK, Japan or Brazil?

    UK

  61. Which country is did Fray Bentos pies originally come from: Uruguay, Nigeria or Italy?

    Uruguay

  62. Where is the world’s strongest beer (23%) brewed: Czech Republic, England or USA

    USA (Delaware)

  63. What colour are French post boxes and post vans?

    Yellow


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