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relative; display: block; width: 100%; margin: 1px 0px 1px 0px"> <div id="text-2" class="widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"></div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"><h2>Space & Earth General Knowledge Lists & Quizzes</h2> <p>If you want to know the longest, highest or biggest anything ADDucation earth general knowledge lists are the place to look! Nearly everyone knows <a title="List of Geographic Superlatives - hottest, coldest, driest, wettest, saltiest places on Earth. Tallest mountains, deepest lakes, longest rivers, biggest deserts etc. - Mount Everest" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/http://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/geographic-superlatives/">Mount Everest</a> is the highest mountain in the world, and many of us would guess the <strong>Nile</strong> is the <a title="List of longest UK rivers and towns they flow through" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/http://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/longest-uk-rivers/">longest river</a> but ADDucation lists also give you the <strong>second highest</strong> mountain, the <strong>third longest</strong> river, the <strong>fourth largest</strong> island and so on – where most of our general knowledge is as thin as the polar ice caps.</p> <div class="pt-cv-wrapper"><div class="pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-left" id="pt-cv-view-1291190a17"><div data-id="pt-cv-page-1" class="pt-cv-page" data-cvc="2"><div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col" data-pid="9968"><div class="pt-cv-ifield"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/quiz-zone/" class="_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd" target="_self"><img width="616" height="118" src="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/quiz-zone-earth-space-1044x200s-616x118.jpg" class="pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded" alt="free geography online quizzes" loading="lazy" srcset="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/quiz-zone-earth-space-1044x200s-616x118.jpg 616w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/quiz-zone-earth-space-1044x200s-300x57.jpg 300w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/quiz-zone-earth-space-1044x200s-400x77.jpg 400w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/quiz-zone-earth-space-1044x200s.jpg 1044w" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" title="earth general knowledge Earth & Space"></a> <h4 class="pt-cv-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/quiz-zone/" class="_self cvplbd" target="_self">QUIZ zone: Earth & Space ❓</a></h4> <div class="pt-cv-content">Our down to earth free geography online quizzes and awesome earth and space general knowledge lists are designed to keep ...</div></div></div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col" data-pid="12201"><div class="pt-cv-ifield"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/highest-mountains-in-europe/" class="_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd" target="_self"><img width="616" height="118" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded lazy" alt="highest mountains in europe" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" title="earth general knowledge Earth & Space" data-srcset="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/highest-mountains-in-europe-1044x200as-616x118.jpg 616w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/highest-mountains-in-europe-1044x200as-300x57.jpg 300w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/highest-mountains-in-europe-1044x200as-400x77.jpg 400w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/highest-mountains-in-europe-1044x200as.jpg 1044w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/highest-mountains-in-europe-1044x200as-616x118.jpg"></a> <h4 class="pt-cv-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/highest-mountains-in-europe/" class="_self cvplbd" target="_self">Highest Mountains in Europe ⛰️</a></h4> <div class="pt-cv-content">If - like us - you immediately said "the Alps", then think again! That record goes to Mount Elbrus is ...</div></div></div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col" data-pid="107"><div class="pt-cv-ifield"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/all-planets/" class="_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd" target="_self"><img width="616" height="118" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded lazy" alt="all planets of the solar system in one list" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" title="earth general knowledge Earth & Space" data-srcset="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-planets-1044x200-ad22427587-616x118.jpg 616w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-planets-1044x200-ad22427587-300x57.jpg 300w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-planets-1044x200-ad22427587-400x77.jpg 400w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-planets-1044x200-ad22427587.jpg 1044w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-planets-1044x200-ad22427587-616x118.jpg"></a> <h4 class="pt-cv-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/all-planets/" class="_self cvplbd" target="_self">All Planets of Our Solar System 🪐🌍</a></h4> <div class="pt-cv-content">Of all planets in the solar system Earth is the only planet that supports life as we know it so ...</div></div></div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col" data-pid="12194"><div class="pt-cv-ifield"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/highest-mountains-world/" class="_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd" target="_self"><img width="616" height="118" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded lazy" alt="highest mountains in the world" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" title="earth general knowledge Earth & Space" data-srcset="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mountain-nepal-1044x200gs-616x118.jpg 616w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mountain-nepal-1044x200gs-300x57.jpg 300w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mountain-nepal-1044x200gs-400x77.jpg 400w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mountain-nepal-1044x200gs.jpg 1044w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mountain-nepal-1044x200gs-616x118.jpg"></a> <h4 class="pt-cv-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/highest-mountains-world/" class="_self cvplbd" target="_self">Highest Mountains in the World ⛰️🧗‍♂️</a></h4> <div class="pt-cv-content">What are the highest mountains in the world? To answer this question depends on how you decide to do the ...</div></div></div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col" data-pid="10203"><div class="pt-cv-ifield"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/biggest-deserts-in-the-world/" class="_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd" target="_self"><img width="616" height="118" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded lazy" alt="biggest deserts in the world" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" title="earth general knowledge Earth & Space" data-srcset="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/biggest-deserts-1044x200-Vol1-1185fs-616x118.jpg 616w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/biggest-deserts-1044x200-Vol1-1185fs-300x57.jpg 300w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/biggest-deserts-1044x200-Vol1-1185fs-400x77.jpg 400w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/biggest-deserts-1044x200-Vol1-1185fs.jpg 1044w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/biggest-deserts-1044x200-Vol1-1185fs-616x118.jpg"></a> <h4 class="pt-cv-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/biggest-deserts-in-the-world/" class="_self cvplbd" target="_self">Biggest Deserts in the World</a></h4> <div class="pt-cv-content">A desert isn't simply a desert: geologists differentiate between sandy, rocky and salt deserts as well as icy wastes (including ...</div></div></div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col" data-pid="5929"><div class="pt-cv-ifield"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/highest-volcanoes-in-the-world/" class="_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd" target="_self"><img width="616" height="118" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded lazy" alt="highest volcanoes in the world" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" title="earth general knowledge Earth & Space" data-srcset="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/volcanos-1044x200-92030638as-616x118.jpg 616w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/volcanos-1044x200-92030638as-300x57.jpg 300w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/volcanos-1044x200-92030638as-400x77.jpg 400w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/volcanos-1044x200-92030638as.jpg 1044w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/volcanos-1044x200-92030638as-616x118.jpg"></a> <h4 class="pt-cv-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/highest-volcanoes-in-the-world/" class="_self cvplbd" target="_self">Highest Volcanoes in the World 🌋</a></h4> <div class="pt-cv-content">Volcanoes fascinate us maybe because of the raw power they possess and the widespread destruction they can cause. A volcano ...</div></div></div> <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col" data-pid="105"><div class="pt-cv-ifield"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/all-us-states-of-america/" class="_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd" target="_self"><img width="616" height="118" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="pt-cv-thumbnail img-rounded lazy" alt="list of all US States" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" title="earth general knowledge Earth & Space" data-srcset="/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-us-states-1044x200-616x118.png 616w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-us-states-1044x200-300x57.png 300w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-us-states-1044x200-400x77.png 400w, /web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-us-states-1044x200.png 1044w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548im_/https://www.adducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/all-us-states-1044x200-616x118.png"></a> <h4 class="pt-cv-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220127183548/https://www.adducation.info/earth-general-knowledge/all-us-states-of-america/" class="_self cvplbd" target="_self">All US States 🇺🇸</a></h4> <div class="pt-cv-content">Margaret Thatcher said "Europe Was Created by History. 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