50 Earth Quiz Questions and Answers: How Much Do You Know about Our Beautiful Planet?

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It’s time to test your knowledge with this ultimate planet Earth quiz!

Our beautiful planet is so unique. It’s the only one with life on it and the geographical features it offers are simply amazing. That’s why we all love travelling, right?

In this trivia game, you will find 50 questions and answers about the Earth. This includes general knowledge but also more specific questions.

If you just want to do the easy ones, they are at the beginning. If you’d rather challenging yourself with some more unique questions, keep going, the hard ones are further down.

Round 1: Easy Earth Trivia Questions

1. Where does Earth come in the order of planets orbiting the sun?
2. How many named oceans are there on Earth?
3. What is Earth’s largest continent?
4. What is the outermost layer of the Earth and the surface that we walk on?
5. How many hours does it take for the Earth to complete a rotation on its axis?
6. What is the highest mountain on Earth?
7. Earth’s gravity pulls objects towards what?
8. What is the name of the shield of gases that protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation?
9. The Aurora Borealis is better known as what?
10. Who was the first human to leave Earth?

Round 1: Easy Earth Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Where does Earth come in the order of planets orbiting the sun? Third
2. How many named oceans are there on Earth? Five
3. What is Earth’s largest continent? Asia
4. What is the outermost layer of the Earth and the surface that we walk on? The Crust
5. How many hours does it take for the Earth to complete a rotation on its axis? 24
6. What is the highest mountain on Earth? Mount Everest
7. Earth’s gravity pulls objects towards what? The Earth’s Core
8. What is the name of the shield of gases that protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation? Ozone layer
9. The Aurora Borealis is better known as what? The Northern Lights
10. Who was the first human to leave Earth? Yuri Gagarin

Round 2: Earth Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Roughly what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?
   1. 51%
   2. 61%
   3. 71%
   4. 81% 
2. There are seven countries which claim part of Antarctica. Which of the following countries is not among them?
   1. The United States
   2. Norway
   3. Chile
   4. France
3. The Don Juan Pond in Antarctica is the Earth’s….
   1. coldest body of water
   2. saltiest body of water
   3. deepest body of water
   4. southernmost body of water
4. During which Geologic era did dinosaurs walk the earth?
   1. Proterzoic
   2. Paleozoic
   3. Mesozoic
   4. Cenozoic
5. Which of the following is not one of Earth’s major biomes?
   1. Desert
   2. Savanna
   3. Forest
   4. Tundra
6. The San Andreas Fault sits at the meeting point of which two tectonic plates?
   1. The North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate
   2. The Caribbean Plate and the Cocos Plate
   3. The Nazca Plate and the Pacific Plate
   4. The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate
7. Where would you travel to visit the most active volcano in the world?
   1. Italy
   2. Indonesia
   3. Japan
   4. Hawaii 
8. What first emerged on Earth during the Archean Eon?
   1. Life
   2. Humans
   3. Liquid Water
   4. Solid land
9. How many countries does the Nile run through?
   1. 5
   2. 7
   3. 9
   4. 11
10. Planets that orbit their star in the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ have the right conditions to….
    1. Support human life
    2. Grow Earth crops
    3. Have liquid water
    4. Be shielded from harmful radiation

Round 2: Earth Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers

1. Roughly what percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered with water? C. 71%
2. There are seven countries which claim part of Antarctica. Which of the following countries is not among them? A. The United States
3. The Don Juan Pond in Antarctica is the Earth’s…. B. saltiest body of water
4. During which Geologic era did dinosaurs walk the earth? C. Mesozoic
5. Which of the following is not one of Earth’s major biomes? B. Savanna
6. The San Andreas Fault sits at the meeting point of which two tectonic plates? D. The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate
7. Where would you travel to visit the most active volcano in the world? D. Hawaii
8. What first emerged on Earth during the Archean Eon? A. Life
9. How many countries does the Nile run through? D. 11
10. Planets that orbit their star in the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ have the right conditions to…. C. Have liquid water

Round 3: Earth Quiz – True or False

1. The Earth is about 4.5 billion years old.
2. Earth is the only planet in the Solar System with only one moon.
3. Earth is the only planet not to be named after a Roman god.
4. If you dug the whole way through the Earth from the USA you would find yourself in China.
5. For most of the year, Mercury is actually closer to Earth than Venus.
6. Due to the high speed at which the Earth rotates, it is a perfect sphere.
7. So far, every single human to be born has been born on Earth.
8. Rats live on every continent on Earth except Australia and Antarctica.
9. The Earth’s core is likely hotter than the surface of the sun.
10. The deepest borehole on Earth almost reached down to the mantle, but researchers had to stop drilling because the intense heats damaged their equipment.

Round 3: Earth Quiz Answers – True or False

1. The Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. True
2. Earth is the only planet in the Solar System with only one moon. True
3. Earth is the only planet not to be named after a Roman god. False, Uranus is also not named after a Roman God
4. If you dug the whole way through the Earth from the USA you would find yourself in China. False, you’d find yourself in the Indian Ocean
5. For most of the year, Mercury is actually closer to Earth than Venus. True
6. Due to the high speed at which the Earth rotates, it is a perfect sphere. False
7. So far, every single human to be born has been born on Earth. True
8. Rats live on every continent on Earth except Australia and Antarctica. False, it’s just Antarctica 
9. The Earth’s core is likely hotter than the surface of the sun. True
10. The deepest borehole on Earth almost reached down to the mantle, but researchers had to stop drilling because the intense heats damaged their equipment. False, it only got about a third of the way through the crust

Round 4: Medium Earth Trivia Questions

1. What astronomical event can we observe when the moon passes directly in front of the sun?
2. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed almost 300 million years ago and incorporated all modern continents into one landmass?
3. Which scientist discovered that the Earth orbits around the sun?
4. What is the second largest rainforest on Earth?
5. What is a ‘glacial epoch’ more commonly known as?
6. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
7. Which country would you travel to if you wanted to visit the world’s tallest active geyser?
8. Which layer of the Earth comes between the mantle and the core?
9. The Great Impact Hypothesis posits that billions of years ago the Earth collided with another planet. What was formed from the debris?
10. Some scientists believe we’re living in a new geological age in which humans are the biggest influence on the climate and environment. What do they call this new age?

Round 4: Medium Earth Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What astronomical event can we observe when the moon passes directly in front of the sun? A Lunar Eclipse
2. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed almost 300 million years ago and incorporated all modern continents into one landmass? Pangaea
3. Which scientist discovered that the Earth orbits around the sun? Nicolaus Copernicus
4. What is the second largest rainforest on Earth? The Congo Rainforest
5. What is a ‘glacial epoch’ more commonly known as? An Ice Age
6. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere? Nitrogen
7. Which country would you travel to if you wanted to visit the world’s tallest active geyser? The United States
8. Which layer of the Earth comes between the mantle and the core? The Outer Core
9. The Great Impact Hypothesis posits that billions of years ago the Earth collided with another planet. What was formed from the debris? The Moon
10. Some scientists believe we’re living in a new geological age in which humans are the biggest influence on the climate and environment. What do they call this new age? The Anthropocene

Round 5: Hard Earth Trivia Questions

1. When is Earth Day?
2. Which country has the most islands?
3. What is the driest place on Earth?
4. How many major tectonic plates does the Earth have?
5. What is the name for a large volcanic crater, usually formed after a major eruption?
6. What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s core?
7. Our current geologic epoch, the Holocene, began around 12 thousand years ago with the end of what?
8. What is the longest mountain range in the world?
9. A ‘triple junction’ is the meeting point between three…
10. What is the oldest eon in geologic time, when Earth had a partially molten surface and experienced frequent asteroid impacts and volcanic eruptions?

Round 5: Hard Earth Trivia Questions and Answers

1. When is Earth Day? 22nd of April
2. Which country has the most islands? Sweden
3. What is the driest place on Earth? The Atacama Desert
4. How many major tectonic plates does the Earth have? Seven
5. What is the name for a large volcanic crater, usually formed after a major eruption? A Caldera
6. What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s core? Iron
7. Our current geologic epoch, the Holocene, began around 12 thousand years ago with the end of what? The last Ice Age
8. What is the longest mountain range in the world? The Mid-Ocean Ridge
9. A ‘triple junction’ is the meeting point between three… tectonic plates
10. What is the oldest eon in geologic time, when Earth had a partially molten surface and experienced frequent asteroid impacts and volcanic eruptions? Hadean Eon

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