"E"xciting Geography For Kids Trivia Quiz

Answer: Moai

Easter Island is a small isolated island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was first settled by Polynesians around 400 A.D. The island is famous for its huge stone heads, known as moai. They are believed to be depictions of their deified ancestors.

Answer: North Sea

The Elbe is a central European river that flows for over 720 miles (1,159 km) before emptying into the North Sea. This mighty river flows from the Czech Republic through the German cities of Dresden, Magdeburg, and Hamburg.

Answer: Russia

Ekaterinburg, alternately called Yekaterinburg, is a beautiful Russian city that sits on the Iset River. While there, you can visit the lovely edifice known as the Church on the Blood, which stands on the purported location of the murder of the royal Romanov family that occurred 1918.

Answer: Egypt

Found northwest of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, the Pyramid of Djoser is one of the oldest in this country famous for its ancient ruins. Built around 27 B.C. for the Pharaoh Djoser, this step-pyramid is considered by many scholars to be one of the earliest large-scale cut stone constructions.

Answer: Antarctica

Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on the planet. Located on Ross Island in Antarctica, this volcano is famous for its boiling lava lake. Since it was discovered by Captain James Ross in 1841, it has only been visited very few times due to the inhospitable terrain.

Answer: Edmonton, Canada

Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta, as well as being home to the NHL team known as the Oilers. Dressed in their orange, blue, and white uniforms this hard-playing teams is a favorite in Alberta. Multiple players for this team have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, including Glenn Anderson and Grant Fuhr.

Answer: No

Located at a parallel latitude of 0 degrees, the equator is the imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth. It is an equal distance from the north and south poles. An equinox is the time in which the sun crosses the celestial equator and days and nights last the same amount of time.

Answer: Elephant Rocks

You can find the massive limestone formations known as the Elephant Rocks on a piece of private farm land near Duntroon, New Zealand. Millions of years ago, this field was underwater, and the rocks were just sand at the bottom of the ocean. These sediments were buried and the pressure of the water turned the sand into limestone.

When the water retreated and this area was subjected to wind erosion, these magnificent monoliths were born.

Answer: Etna

Mount Etna is usually considered to be Europe's highest and most active volcano. This majestic volcano sits spewing steam about the city of Catania, on the Italian island of Sicily. Much of the island's population lives in the shadows of the mountain and it enriches the surrounding soil as well as bringing in tourism.

Answer: No

Erdut Castle is not an ancient Mayan ruin, but rather an ancient Croatian castle that was built in the 14th century near the Danube River. The castle sits on the only bluff in an otherwise flat area giving excellent view of any threats.