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World Deserts Trivia

Sizzle your sand smarts with desert trivia from the Sahara’s scorching dunes to the Gobi’s icy mysteries – no mirage here!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

On the Sahara's tiny fennec fox, Which oversized feature helps shed heat and lets it hear prey burrowing underground?

Ears

Which small animal, known for upright group sentinels, is native to the Kalahari Desert?

Meerkats

Which mountain range’s rain shadow keeps the Gobi Desert so dry?

Himalayas

By total area, including polar deserts, what is the Gobi Desert's global rank?

Fifth

Which ENSO phase fueled the rare deluges that soaked Australia’s Simpson Desert during the 2022 rains, part of a persistent multi-year pattern?

La Niña