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We Made the Top 5! Trivia Quiz

There are many quizzes about list-toppers and near misses. This quiz, however, is about those geographic features that made fifth place on varied lists.

A multiple-choice quiz by ticky100. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ticky100

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
325,100

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
760

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the fifth largest country or territory area-wise in North America?
Hint

Greenland

Costa Rica

Nicaragua

Cuba

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Question 2 of 10

2. This country is the fifth largest in area in the world. Name it. Hint

United States

Australia

Brazil

India

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the fifth largest lake on Earth? Hint

Lake Michigan

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Superior

Lake Victoria

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Question 4 of 10

4. The U.S. has fifty states--which is the fifth largest in area? Hint

New Mexico

Nebraska

Montana

Oklahoma

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Question 5 of 10

5. This is the high point of the quiz. Which of the following is the fifth highest (above sea level) mountain in the world? Hint

Cho Oyu

Lhotse I

Makalu I

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Question 6 of 10

6. Australia and Antarctica are classified as continents; eliminating them, what landmass is the world's fifth largest island in area? Hint

Borneo

Baffin Island

Madagascar

Sumatra

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Question 7 of 10

7. Poor Pluto got demoted from planet status, leaving us with eight celestial orbs. Which one is the fifth largest in diameter? Hint

Mars

Earth

Neptune

Venus

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Question 8 of 10

8. Let's look at the Canadian provinces. What is the name of the fifth largest Canadian province? Hint

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Alberta

Newfoundland & Labrador

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Question 9 of 10

9. We are heading for South America, looking for the fifth largest country by area. Pick the correct answer. Hint

Bolivia

Colombia

Chile

Peru

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Question 10 of 10

10. I'm working up a thirst doing my first quiz, but you can really dehydrate in these places. Name the world's fifth largest desert. Hint

Kalahari

Gobi

Patagonia

Sahara

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the fifth largest country or territory area-wise in North America?

Answer: Nicaragua

Nicaragua has an area of 50,446 sq. miles.

The top four are:
1. Canada
2. The United States
3. Greenland (politically, it is a territory of Denmark)
4. Mexico

2. This country is the fifth largest in area in the world. Name it.

Answer: Brazil

Brazil has an area of 8,514,877 sq. km. The United States has 9.2 million sq. km; Australia has 7.6 million sq. km; and India has 3.0 million. The United States and India together almost add up to the area of Russia at 17.1 million sq. km.

The four biggest countries by area are:
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. China
4. United States

3. What is the fifth largest lake on Earth?

Answer: Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan at 58,016 sq. km is slightly smaller than its neighbor Lake Huron (59,596 sq. km). Some lists have these two lumped together as one unit; if we did that there would only be four Great Lakes. Even lumped together, they are less than 1/3 the size of the big pond, The Caspian Sea (371,000 sq. km).

The biggest fishing holes are:
1.Caspian Sea
2.Lake Superior
3.Lake Victoria
4.Lake Huron

4. The U.S. has fifty states--which is the fifth largest in area?

Answer: New Mexico

With an area of 121,599 sq. miles, New Mexico is lucky number five.

The four bigger are:
1. Alaska
2. Texas
3. California
4. Montana

5. This is the high point of the quiz. Which of the following is the fifth highest (above sea level) mountain in the world?

Answer: Makalu I

Although it sounds like it is in Hawaii, Makalu I at 27,766 ft. straddles the border between Nepal and Tibet. Three of the four highest mountains also straddle this border.

The highest four mountains are:
1. Everest
2. K2 (Godwin-Austen)
3. Kanchenjunga
4. Lhotse I

6. Australia and Antarctica are classified as continents; eliminating them, what landmass is the world's fifth largest island in area?

Answer: Baffin Island

Baffin Island is located in the Canadian Arctic. With an area of 507,451 sq. km, it is less than 1/4 the size of Greenland.

The top four in area are:
1. Greenland
2. New Guinea
3. Borneo
4. Madagascar

7. Poor Pluto got demoted from planet status, leaving us with eight celestial orbs. Which one is the fifth largest in diameter?

Answer: Earth

Earth (12,756 km) and Venus (12,100 km) are practically twins; one is surrounded by poisonous gases and the other is Venus. These are both dwarfed by Jupiter at a portly 143,000 km.

The largest are:
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune

8. Let's look at the Canadian provinces. What is the name of the fifth largest Canadian province?

Answer: Saskatchewan

With an area of 251,371 sq. miles, Saskatchewan comes in behind four others.

Those are:
1. Quebec
2. Ontario
3. British Columbia
4. Alberta

Nunavut is larger than any of these, but it is a territory.

9. We are heading for South America, looking for the fifth largest country by area. Pick the correct answer.

Answer: Bolivia

Winning the drive for five is Bolivia with an area of 424,164 sq. miles.

The four larger countries are:
1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Peru
4. Colombia

10. I'm working up a thirst doing my first quiz, but you can really dehydrate in these places. Name the world's fifth largest desert.

Answer: Gobi

That's a lot of sand! The Gobi Desert has an area of 500,000 sq. miles.

Even more desolate are:
1. Antarctic Desert
2. Arctic Desert
3. Sahara Desert
4. Arabian Desert

Source: Author ticky100

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