Mastermind is a quiz program that has aired on British television for almost 40 years. The standard format is for the contestant to answer a rapid-fire series of questions on a specialized subject of their choice, followed by another round of "general knowledge" questions.
In this segment from 2006, the specialized subject is "The fiction of H.P. Lovecraft." Have a go.
I'm pretty sure most Americans wouldn't know the great barrier reef was off of Australia, let alone which state. I wish they had more geography classes when I was doing my k-12 run.