Geography quizzes
How sharp is your world instinct?
Ten disciplines, real data, and explanations after every answer. Test your intuition about space and time.
One run. No shortcuts.
The same question set for every player.
Ten ways to test your intuition.
Every run contains 10 dynamically generated questions.
Size illusion
Identify which country in the pair of outlines is actually larger on the globe.
Name the projection
Identify the map projection of the world map based on the grid lines and continents.
Country population
Test your demographic knowledge and point out which country has more inhabitants.
Population density
Compare the number of inhabitants per square kilometer and pick the country with a higher density.
Which lake holds more water?
View two lakes at the same scale and choose the one that holds more water. Surface area alone can point to the wrong answer.
Name the water body
Identify a sea or lake from its outline alone, with no labels or background map.
Water or land
An ocean and a continent drawn at the same scale. Pick the one with the larger surface area.
Earth year
If Earth's history lasted a year, when would humans appear? Explore the scale of time from early life to the Internet.
Pick the projection
A flight route, a data map, the Arctic. Choose the projection that suits each job best.
Rivers of the world
Which river is longer when the Mercator map plays tricks on you? And where would the Nile end if it started in your city?
Area, population, and density use the same dataset that powers the RealSize.World maps.