Geography's Record Breakers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal, located in the southern part of eastern Siberia in Russia, is the deepest lake of the world. It is up to 5,314 feet deep and holds over 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater. It has an area of about 12,200 square miles, with a length of 395 miles and an average width of thirty miles.

Moreover, this lake is also the oldest existing freshwater lake on Earth (over 20 million years old).

Answer: Taal Volcano

Taal Volcano, located in the Island of Luzon in the Philippines, is the world's smallest active volcano. It stands at a height of 1,312 feet and sits at the center of the Taal Lake. There have been 33 eruptions recorded since 1572. The greatest eruption ever recorded took place in the year 1754, lasting from May 15 to December 1. Its last eruption in the 20th century was in 1977.

Answer: Gruta Casa de Pedra

Gruta Casa de Pedra can be found in the Alto Ribeira State and Tourist Park in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Almost three kilometres long, the mouth of the cave is 173 metres (568 ft) high.

Answer: Weddell Sea

The Weddell Sea, found in Antarctica, is the world's clearest sea. In 1986, Alfred Wegener, a scientist from Germany measured its clarity using a Secchi Disc (a black and white disc measuring 30 cm in diameter. The disc was dropped until it was no longer visible which was when the disc was eighty metres deep.

Answer: Veryovkina Cave

Veryovkina Cave, located in Abkhazia, northwest of Georgia, is the deepest known cave on Earth. Its depth is 2,212 meters (7,257 ft).

Answer: Don Juan Pond

Don Juan Pond, found in Wright Valley, Antarctica, is the world's saltiest lake. It contains 671 parts salt per thousand (the ocean only has 35 parts per thousand salt). The lake is so salty that it remains liquid in Antarctica despite temperatures as low as -53 degree Celsius.

Answer: Sonoran Desert

The Sonoran Desert, found in North America, is the world's wettest desert. It receives 4.7-11.8 in of annual rainfall. The desert experiences two wet seasons (from December to March and from July to September).

Answer: Congo River

Congo River, located in central Africa, is the world's deepest river. The deepest part is over 720 feet deep. In addition, it is one of the most powerful rivers as it releases 41,000 cubic meters of water per second.

Answer: Amazon River

Amazon River, located in South America in the countries of Peru and Brazil, is the world's widest river. However, its width changes depending on the season; during dry season its width is only 11 km, in a rainy season the river reaches up to 40 km wide. The mouth of the river as it opens up to the Atlantic Ocean reaches up to 235 km.

Answer: Sea of Azov

The Sea of Azov, found in the south of Eastern Europe, is the world's shallowest sea with depth that varies between 0.9 meters to 14 meters. The sea is linked by the Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea, and bounded by the mainland of Ukraine. However, it is sometimes treated as part of Black Sea.