Natural Wonders of the World Quiz

1. The Grand Canyon is located in which US state?

1. Arizona
2. Colorado
3. Nevada
4. Utah

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

1. Australia
2. Indonesia
3. New Zealand
4. Philippines

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

1. Angola and Namibia
2. South Africa and Mozambique
3. Tanzania and Kenya
4. Zambia and Zimbabwe

4. The Amazon Rainforest covers approximately what percentage of South America?

1. 20%
2. 30%
3. 40%
4. 50%

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

1. Charged particles from the Sun colliding with Earth's atmosphere near the poles
2. Light pollution from Arctic cities
3. Moonlight reflecting off the polar regions
4. Sunlight reflecting off ice

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

1. Bhutan and Nepal
2. India and China
3. Nepal and China (Tibet)
4. Nepal and India

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

1. Chile
2. Colombia
3. Ecuador
4. Peru

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

1. Brazil
2. Colombia
3. Ecuador
4. Venezuela

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

1. Ethiopia and Kenya
2. Kenya and Uganda
3. Tanzania and Kenya
4. Tanzania and Uganda

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

1. Arctic Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean

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

1. A seasonal mating colour change
2. Algae and brine shrimp in their diet
3. The mineral-rich water they drink
4. Their natural feather pigment from birth

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

1. Antarctica
2. Australia
3. Europe
4. South America

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

1. Antarctica
2. The Amazon Rainforest
3. The Arctic Ocean
4. The Mariana Trench

14. The Northern Lights are best viewed from which latitudes?

1. Coastal areas only
2. High latitudes near the poles (65–72°)
3. Mid-latitudes (40–60°)
4. Near the equator (0–20°)

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

1. Arctic Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean

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

1. Continuous inflow of ocean water
2. High evaporation and no outflow
3. Salt deposits from ancient glaciers
4. Underwater volcanic activity

17. Niagara Falls is on the border of which two countries?

1. Canada and Mexico
2. USA and Canada
3. USA and Greenland
4. USA and Mexico

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

1. A coral atoll
2. A meteor crater
3. A submarine cave or sinkhole
4. An underwater volcano

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

1. The Amazon Rainforest
2. The Great Barrier Reef
3. The Great Wall of China
4. The Sahara Desert

20. The Paricutín volcano in Mexico is notable because it:

1. Erupted from a flat cornfield in 1943 — farmers witnessed its birth
2. Has been continuously erupting for 500 years
3. Is the world's largest volcanic crater
4. Is the world's tallest active volcano