Fairmont State University GeoSavvy Guide: GeoQuizzes

I'll Take What Was Alex Trebek's Favorite Jeopardy! Category? 

"Trebek loved geography. Growing up in Sudbury, he pored over atlases and copies of National Geographic." Alexander Cohen, winner of the Canadian Geography Championship in 2011, reflects on champion of geography Alex Trebek " (Ottawa Citizen, 2020)

Try out for the Jeopardy! National College Championship Team 

• 2019 National Geographic Travel Photo Contest | JEOPARDY! 

• African Capitals I Jeopardy! 

• African Geography I Final Jeopardy 

• Asian Geography | JEOPARDY! 

• Canadian Cities Jeopardy 

• Final Jeopardy! World Geography includes WV 

• Geo-Pardy I Jeopardy! 

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• ArcGIS Puzzles (GIS DAY ESRI 2022)
• Ancient Civilizations (Google Earth) 
• Atlas Crawler (Mapbox)
• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government (GPO.gov) 

• The Big Geography Christmas Quiz (Discover the World) 

• The BIG Geography Summer Quiz 2021 

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• Can you Guess the Country (NYT) 

• Can you guess the world city by cycle lane icon? 

• Can you identify the book from its map? (Guardian UK) 

• Can you name the city by its satellite photo? (Elle Decor) 

• Charley Harper's National Park Posters Scavenger Hunt 

• Cities Quiz Series (The Guardian UK) 

• CITY GUESSER (Virtual Vacation) 

• Cityquiz:How Many Can You Name? (Cityquiz.io)
• City Skyline Quiz (Guardian UK) 

• Critical languages quiz (U.S. Dept of State)

• Do you know every country in the world 

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• Earth Image Puzzles (AmericaView) 

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• Geographical official Quizzes of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

• Geography 2050 Geography Quizzes 

• Geography Games and Virtual Travel Through the USA (Sent in by Piper) 

• Geography Treasure Hunts (ESRI) 

• Geoscience word game (Geological Society of America)

• Gerrymander - a voting district game

• Guess the city by its transit map (AllTransit) 

• Historic City Map Quiz (Guardian UK) 

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• Identify Canadian cities in astronaut Chris Hadfield's photos (Canadian Geographic) 

• Image Interpretation Quiz (Canada.ca) 

• Insight GIS Carto Quiz 

• Interactive World Map with Mr. Nussbaum 

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• Lands of Landsat Printable Game (NASA) 

• Languages of the World (Guardian UK) 

• Learn every country in 2 hours Blog Post 

• Lizard Point Geography Quizzes 

MN 

• MapBox 

• Name that U.S. State! (U.S. BLS) 

• Natural Wonders of the World (Atlas Obscura) 

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• Rivers of the World (UK Wanderlust)

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• Santa Tracker (Google) 

• Seterra Geography Ultimate Map Quizzes 

• Silk Road Map Quiz 

• Test Your Knowledge of the World's Languages (Babbel)

• Trivia Quizzes: Geography & Travel (Britannica) 

• The True Size of...

• Treasure Hunt of World Heritage Sites (ESRI) 

• Treasure Hunt Seaworthiness (ESRI)

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• U.S. State Facts (U.S. Census)

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• Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego? 

• Where We Get Our Ideas (RWJF) 

• Wiki-Where (GeoDecisions) 

• World Atlas Games (WorldAtlas)

• Worldle (geography wordle game) 

• World Languages Quiz (Britannica)

XYZ 

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How well do you know Fairmont State University? 

Office of International Student Services

Countries of Origin for International Students at Fairmont State University (Academic Year)

Flags of the Countries of Origin for International Students at Fairmont State University (Academic Year 2021/2022)

Clubs and Organizations

Model United Nations Competition Countries Fairmont State University

Preparing for a bee or bowl

The best resource for preparing for any geography bee is to review past geography bee questions. Here is a treasure trove of geography bee questions from past International Geography Bee competitions. International Geography Bee

SEDAAG WORLD GEOGRAPHY BOWL 

SEDAAG is a regional subdivision of the American Association of Geographers. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs at institutions in the SEDAAG region and registered for SEDAAG meetings are eligible to participate in the World Geography Bowl competition.