Geography Quiz

[MilesGregarius]

Kawthoolei, the land without evil?

Correct. Take it away.

[Conradus]

The Denmark Strait separtes which two countries?

[Marshal Murat]

Iceland and Greenland(Denmark if you consider their claim to the island)

[Conradus]

Correct, Marshal Murat, I was referring to Iceland and Denmark because Greenland still isn't an independent nation.

[Marshal Murat]

What province has an Elk and Narwhal on their coat of arms?

[Conradus]

Nunavut, not that long ago a part of Northwest Territories?

[Marshal Murat]

Correct.

[Conradus]

In what country lies the Pico?

[Justiciar]

Portugal? Or perhaps the US, if you count the Moon as their territory. :laugh4:

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I know there's one in Italy.

[Conradus]

Justiciar has the right answer with Portugal, Mount Pico is a volcano on the Azores.

Hmm wouldn't the moon be property of the countries underneath it? Read 'the man who sold the moon':scholar:

[Justiciar]

Huzzah! Took me a while to think of something, but here thee go;

What is the name of the river that flows through the first Russian city to encounter the Blue Horde? :dizzy2:

[Lorenzo_H]

Am I allowed three guesses?

Dnieper?
Don?
Volga?

[The Wizard]

Depends what you consider Russian. But...

Wolga

[Justiciar]

By Russian I'd mean any city within Rus hands in the mid-13th century. None right so far. I'll tell you what - if no one gets it by Tuesday I'll let someone else take it, since I won't be around.

[The Wizard]

The Volga is the Easternmost big river of European Russia... is it a tributary?

[Justiciar]

'tis indeed.

[The Wizard]

Hmmm... the first city to be attacked was Ryazan. Is it the Oka River?

[Justiciar]

Huzzah! Your turn, sir.

[The Wizard]

Yay! Now, lemme think of a good question...

In what country and what region was the location of arguably the first battle where positional warfare was employed in the West?

[Warluster]

Just a little note(From Creator of This Thread): Wow! This threads like taken off! its good to see lots of people interested in Geography and Historical Geography!

[Conradus]

Do you mean WWI in Flanders?

I'm not sure what you mean with positional.

[Sarmatian]

Well, I think this question is more suitable for "History quiz".

[The Wizard]

This remains the history forum, we just tie it to history (like the last winner) ~;)

Anyways, positional = maneuever warfare. Hint: in the times that this battle took place, the numbers of the armies were so small that we are talking tactics and not strategy (= large movements over many kilometers).

Since the question is, admittedly, pretty hard, I'll just release a couple of hints periodically.

[Conradus]

Hmm, so positional is meaning the opposite of what I imagined :damn:

Actually with small numbers I'm inclined to think it was a battle of nomads, but I really don't know, hope some other people give it a try;

[Marshal Murat]

I would think the Battle of Thermoplayae, if that is European (which I assume it is).

I can't think of anything more historically back than that.
Something in the realm of Sicily, Greece, or Italy. Anything farther north is unheard of really.

Alexander the Great is out of the picture, since most of his battles were in the Middle East (Asia).

It's something in the Persian Wars, Peloponnese War, Theban Hegemony, Rome's wars for survival.
I wouldn't think that it would extend into the Punic Wars, since it would have happened before then.

The terms are a little broad, so I think my ideas will narrow it down.
Europe as in Central Europe? Europe that includes Turkey?

Mantinea? Leuctra?

[ajaxfetish]

He said 'in the west,' not 'European.' So the big question is whether the near east qualifies as 'the west' in the context of the question. If so, Biblical accounts would be possibilities, along with the battles of the Egyptians, Hittites, Sumerians, etc. A little clarification on what qualifies as 'the west' would indeed be helpful.

Ajax

[Marshal Murat]

If Near East qualifies as West, then Kadesh would be the best candidate for the position.

If not, then we are going to have to go to Greece.

If by West, you mean Western Hemisphere, then it opens up NA, which screws us all over.
Specifics please!

[Lord Winter]

Marathon?
Or Britenfield? Depending on what your talking about with Manuever

[Petrus]

I think megiddo is the first battle reported in history, opposing egyptians to palestinians/syrians.

It is located in isreal nowdays but i do not know if it corresponds to what you request with west and positional.

[The Wizard]

Sorry for disappearing on you guys.

Hint: Destroyer of Hope and Marshal Murat are the closest, geographically.

Hint numero dos: "West" as in "Western" culture.

[Marshal Murat]

Battle of Plataea.

[The Wizard]

Actually, I didn't read your post fully. My bad, but Marshal Murat has already gotten the answer!

It was Leuctra, near Thebes, the location of the Battle of Leuctra, where Epaminondas showcased some of the first Western ingenuitive tactical thinking.

[Marshal Murat]

Yippeee!

Alright.
What strait separates Staten Island from New Jersey?

[Ring_Master\]

Kill Van Kull Strait?

[Marshal Murat]

Indeed.
Your turn.

[Ring_Master\]

Right, I'll have a go then..


What are the names of the two towns/cities that are located in the (present day) German state of Bremen?


sorry if that's a little too easy....:creep:

[MilesGregarius]

Bremen and Bremerhaven?

[Ring_Master\]

That's exactly it... alright, your turn.

[MilesGregarius]

Which county of Ireland was formerly known as Queen's County?

[MilesGregarius]

No takers yet?

There's only 32 counties, so at most that's 32 guesses.

To help narrow things down a bit:

The name was changed upon independence; it is therefore in the Republic (only 26 guesses, now).

[Louis VI the Fat]

I'll take it then: Laois county.

While I await MilesGregarius'confirmation, I'll try to think of a good question...

[MilesGregarius]

I'll take it then: Laois county.

That's the one.

[Louis VI the Fat]

I tried to think of a question that will test your geographical knowledge more than your google-fu. Let's see how this works out.

Which country is this?

https://img181.imageshack.us/img181/969/algeriaqd4.gif

[MilesGregarius]

Zimbabwe?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Curses! Answered correctly already. ~:mecry:


It's all yours again. :beam:

[MilesGregarius]

These south sea islands were discovered in the 18th Century by a Frenchman who named them after his first mate, became a major American whale hunting ground in the 19th, and were the site of so many shipwrecks that the Royal Navy started sending a ship every few years just to check for castaways. Name the islands.

[Marshal Murat]

This one is tough.

French Polynesia?

:laugh4:

Thats the best I've got. :wall:

[Ice]

These south sea islands were discovered in the 18th Century by a Frenchman who named them after his first mate, became a major American whale hunting ground in the 19th, and were the site of so many shipwrecks that the Royal Navy started sending a ship every few years just to check for castaways. Name the islands.

Crozet Islands

[MilesGregarius]

Crozet Islands

That was fast.

Go ahead.

[Marshal Murat]

How did you get that?

[Ice]

How did you get that?

Past history classes

Anyway, New Question. This one will be easier.

This body of water is constantly shrinking each year due poor irrigation ditches that were dug in order to try improve farming in the area. It was successful, the but body of water has been receding ever since causing many health and climate problems to the surrounding area.

[Marshal Murat]

Lake Chad

[Ice]

Lake Chad

No, sorry.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Lake Aral?

[Marshal Murat]

Thats the other one I was thinking of.

Lake Chad has been shrinking due to poor irrigation techniques by surrounding countries and dropped about 90 something percent.

[Ice]

Lake Aral?

I was looking for "Aral Sea", but I believe it may be the same thing.

You have the floor.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Question:

Paris is and has been known by many names. Can you give me three?

Indigenous names please, not foreign. I'm looking for historical names or French nicknames. I.e. Latin or Verlan will do, not Japanese.

[Marshal Murat]

Lutetia
La Ville-Lumiere (The City of Lights)
Objective A? :wall:

[Conradus]

Lutetia
Lutèce
La Ville Lumière
Paname

[Louis VI the Fat]

Sorry MM, two out of three ain't bad.


Lutetia
Lutèce
La Ville Lumière
PanameWell done.

Paris is the Celtic name, Lutetia (Lutèce) Latin. The city of light refers allegorically to the enlightenment as well as materially to the sumptuous city lights.
Paname is what the kool kids call it.

In Verlan (not kool ghetto kids) it is Ripa.
In Argot it is called Pantruche. (Argot is somewhat comparable with Cockney)

La Ville Lumière / city of light is a beloved nickname. City of love or whatever else is sloganism for tourists.

[Conradus]

What's the most remote archipelago in the world?

[Sarmatian]

Tristan da Cuna?

[Conradus]

Indeed, it's also the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world.

[Sarmatian]

Can't think of a good question. First one who comes up with a good question can post...

[Tran]

Can't think of a good question. First one who comes up with a good question can post...

Are you sure? Thanks :grin:

Let me try with something (hopefully) hard enough...

There is an island, surrounded by lake, located within an island, which is also located on a lake. What's the name of this unique places (what islands, what lakes)?

P.S: I want the largest one...

[The Wizard]

Lake Titicaca?

[Tran]

Sorry Baba but that's not the answer I'm looking for.

[Riedquat]

Let me try with something (hopefully) hard enough...


:inquisitive: Is this place on earth? Is real or mithological?

Clues please.

Edit: NVM, found it. Was googling in the wrong direction.

[Somebody Else]

Tenotichlan?

[Riedquat]

Manitou Lake in Manitoulin Island in the Huron Lake??

[Tran]

@Favius : This place is of course real, otherwise I wouldn't ask it :grin:

@Somebody Else : Nope, that's wrong

@Favius again : Not really, at least not what I'm looking for, try to re-read and examine the question closely :grin:

I'll give a hint later, by weekend possibly if no one can answer

[Motep]

Crater lake? (wild guess, although Im pretty sure I might have the listed requirements......)

[Tran]

Nope...I've never even heard of it...

[Somebody Else]

Taal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taal_Lake)

[Riedquat]

@Favius again : Not really, at least not what I'm looking for, try to re-read and examine the question closely :grin:

Ok, so it is a tricky question... umm.., problem is, my mind translate it literally...

Lets try again.

Lagos in Nigeria?:idea2:

[Tran]

@Somebody Else : No...not that one

@Favius Argentum and everyone else:

At first I planned to add clear-lead hint later this weekend, but it turned out to me I must make 'enlightening' hints instead ~;) (and not adding any detail), so here, be ready to read my 'essay': :cool:

- When I said re-read and examine I don't mean that this question is like one of those Lord Motep's question in History Quiz put (father and son which turned out to be country) :grin: I really mean lakes and islands, therefore it's not Lagos, Favius :grin:

- Again, it seemed people failed (except Favius, you're doing the best job so far ~:thumb: ) to describe and answer what the question's is precisely asking. I want the name of these islands and lakes that surrounded them, not just the name of the lake or just name of the island, therefore no matter whether your answer is right or wrong, unless you put it like Favius:


Manitou Lake in Manitoulin Island in the Huron Lake??

or


Lagos in Nigeria?
~;)
your answer will be wrong

- And again, I'm looking for (I'll put it more clear):
1. An island, located within
2. A lake, inside
3. An island, which is in
4. A lake

and not the other way around, Favius is close (again, good job ~:thumb: ) but his answer is not right, while Somebody Else gave answer that's not what exactly the question's asking (he gives a lake inside an island...etc) and not even (you lazy boy! ~;p ) try to provide the answer the way Favius' did.

That's it...I guess that's my "hints" now...that's a lot you know, I'll give real "hints" or "clues" as Favius said it next weekend, when still nobody can answer the question.

:charge:

Edit: Made my essay more 'beautiful' :grin:

[Motep]

(:laugh4: ) Bulla island, Caspian sea, Asia, the oceans....(:laugh4: )

[Tran]

Nah...when I wrote lake, I really mean lake not some oceans and your wild imagination ~;p

This must be even harder than your deceitful History Quiz question, Motep :rolleyes5: ~:joker:

[Riedquat]

I'm sure it's not the place you're looking for, but is most probable than the Bulla Island anyway.:laugh4:
Rahui Island in the Lake Waikareiti in the North Island of New Zealand?:wall:

Man-made islands or lakes count?

[MilesGregarius]

Has this quiz died?

[Tran]

Two weeks and no one managed to get the true answer! What a masterpiece! :grin: ~;p


Rahui Island in the Lake Waikareiti in the North Island of New Zealand?:wall:
No Favius, you're looking too far. Look no further than one of your previous answers ~;)


Has this quiz died?
Not sure if someone's famous actually said this:

"How can it is possible for something that has no live to die?"

Since nobody got the correct answer, I'll throw a few hints:
- This unique place is not located in the country with most lakes and not within the continent where this country is located
- This unique place is not located in the country with most islands and not within the continent where this country is located
- Favius, I already gave another one ~;)

[ICantSpellDawg]

Taal Volcano, phillipines.


now my turn.

1)Where in my house is my remote control RIGHT NOW? Answer literally and in terms of latitude and longitude.

[edyzmedieval]

Basically, you want the latitude and longitude of Long Island?

[Tran]

Taal Volcano, phillipines.


now my turn.

1)Where in my house is my remote control RIGHT NOW? Answer literally and in terms of latitude and longitude.

TuffStuffMcGruff your answer is wrong. And how come you suddenly take over my turn when nobody even answered it correctly...READ the RULES! :furious3:

Therefore, I declare that TuffStuffMcGruff's takeover attempt as null and void and that my question remains. That's it, until someone can give true answer. :whip:

[ICantSpellDawg]

A number of people have already answered your question. The Taal volcano, located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines is AN answer. Maybe not the exact thing you were thinking of, but the question was answered.

Either way, your question/riddle is answered and the game will not be ruined for another 2 weeks. YOUR question is void because you didn't answer any question in the first place.

INTERNET ARGUING!

[Warluster]

Peoples peoples please no arguing, just ask everyone else!

Who thinks it should still be Tran's go?

ANd who thinks it should be TuffStuffMcGruff's go?

[Sjakihata]

Peoples peoples please no arguing, just ask everyone else!

Who thinks it should still be Tran's go?

ANd who thinks it should be TuffStuffMcGruff's go?

Better idea. Warluster decides since it is his thread. Now let's get on with it.

[Riedquat]

Was going to say the same, after all you have said:
Now make them Capital Cities,Countries, MAIN CITIES. But no small cities, only like, for example
Berlin,Frankfut,Hamburg. You can ask where that is but no small town around where you live or something, they can only be BIG CITIES. New York,Hong Kong, that sort of thing

Right now we have more chances with TuffStuffMcGruff's question, than knowing the name of the islands inside Taal volcano. :wall:

So Tran be good and tell us the name of the island, please.:book:

[Sarmatian]

Yep, this is getting boring. At first I was glad that Tran didn't ask an easy question, but this is getting out of hand. Ok, nobody knows what that is, tell us the answer and ask another one, since nobody got this one.

I think that is a fair rule. If nobody answers correctly in one week, the person who asked the question tells the answer and ask another one. Otherwise it could go on for weeks. If that's ok with the OP and other "quizers", of course...

[Louis VI the Fat]

A reasonable amount of time seems fair, to keep this game progressing. A week or so is good. I think by now we're all done googling for the island within a lake etc etc.
But let's be nice to Tran. I suggest we simply concede our loss, compliment him for his tough question, ask for the proper answer, and move this game on.

:balloon2:

[TevashSzat]

Within the answer format is it. Taal Volcano in Crater Lake in Volcano Island in Taal Lake in Luzon which is next to the Philiphines Sea

[Tran]

At first I wanted to argue back and bash at Tuff's respond, but after reading the respond from some others people, then I think I will just reveal the answer. I hold the question and answer previously because there are no time-limit in the rules and the rules are clear enough to me. Therefore if anyone suggest "time-limit" to the game's rules then it might be considered. I really don't mind, but as long as it is stated clearly and no one attempt to break it.


Peoples peoples please no arguing, just ask everyone else!

I didn't expect that I have to get into this sort of argument and hope that nobody attempt to turn this thread into debate. That's it, perhaps Tuff has considered to end this arguing too?

Now back to my question. No one has answered correctly, but Favius did great job and one of his answers:


Manitou Lake in Manitoulin Island in the Huron Lake??

Although not what I'm looking for, the location is close to the answers I'm looking. Now I'll uncover the correct answer:

Ryan Island in Siskiwit Lake on Isle Royale in Lake Superior
Which is the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake

Now I know some of you will undoubtfully label my answer as false, but I will just let you read the sources and perhaps you might reconsider.
Here are the sources:

Source no.1: http://www.isle.royale.national-park.com/info.htm#his (read the last paragraph in Island History section)
Source no.2: http://www.geocities.com/statesaz2/Michigan.html (read the "I is for Industries, Insects, & Islands" section)
Source no.3: http://www.nps.gov/isro/faqs.htm (read the first question in Trivia part, near the end of page)
And finally source no.4 the famous Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_Royale_National_Park#List_of_islands

(In my opinion) For the person who ask the next question should be Favius because he did the best job by giving answers to what I required (specific and detailed answers) and had been trying for few times, one of them is close ~:thumb: Or it could be anyone who ask another question after this post, I have a bit objection if it continues from Tuff's question...~:)

[Riedquat]

I'm not good doing questions so the turn is for the next poster :)

[Louis VI the Fat]

Alright then. This question isn't that difficult, so we should get this game going again.


Question:

What or where is this?

https://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7176/quizzc0.jpg

[MilesGregarius]

Rio de la Plata?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Rio de la Plata?Si.

The grey area on the south river bank is Buenos Aires, the smaller grey blob across the river is Montevideo.

[MilesGregarius]

OK. In honor of the recent agreement to get devolution back on track, name each of the Six Counties.

[TevashSzat]

Only Finland has 6 counties only so I'll be naming them.

Southern Finland, Western Finland, Eastern Finland, Oulu, Lapland, Aland

[ICantSpellDawg]

Tyrone, Derry, Antrim, Armagh

that's all i can name without looking it up

[TevashSzat]

I would like to retract my earlier answer and instead give the 6 counties of northern ireland:

Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone.

[MilesGregarius]

Tyrone, Derry, Antrim, Armagh

that's all i can name without looking it up

Close but no cigar, though you get points for using Derry's proper name.


I would like to retract my earlier answer and instead give the 6 counties of northern ireland:

Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone.

That would be the six. Take it away.

[TevashSzat]

What is the highest mountain on Earth if its position in relation to Earth's core is taken into account?

[ICantSpellDawg]

i'm gonna guess and say
Huascarán in the andes?

since it is the highest mountain between the tropics

[Warluster]

I have updated the rules to include things which hopefully make sure we don't het another situation.

[TevashSzat]

Tuff, no the position of the mountain is much more important than how high the mountain actually is above sea level

[Somebody Else]

It's a mountain in Ecuador...

[Marshal Murat]

Hawaii

[TevashSzat]

Nope

[Marshal Murat]

Chimborazo in the Andes

[TevashSzat]

Yep, I bet you did a wiki search right? Your question

[Marshal Murat]

No actually, googled 'Highest mountain' and got a lucky hit.
:2thumbsup:

Highest capital in South America.
Easy.

[MilesGregarius]

La Paz?

[ICantSpellDawg]

i was so close with my mountain

[Marshal Murat]

Miles is correct.

[MilesGregarius]

What's the alternate name for Guatemala's second largest city?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Xelajú, the capital of the Maya's?

[MilesGregarius]

Xelajú, the capital of the Maya's?

Close enough. Actually, modern day, it's just Xela, a.k.a. Quetzaltenango.

Your turn, your fatness.

[Louis VI the Fat]

My turn again!


Okay, I don't know how well known this monument is. Maybe it's a bit easy for some.

What's this? :


https://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9271/arc1sp2.jpg


https://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4807/arc2ug1.jpg

[Marshal Murat]

Arc de Triomphe

oh wait. That isn't Paris!
Now I have no idea....

[ICantSpellDawg]

It's in France. Verdun?

[Louis VI the Fat]

No, it's not Verdun, nor the arc the triomphe in Paris. Though of course I was hoping to get a gazillion indignified replies saying it was, with a "how can you think the arc the triomphe is not a well known monument" . ~;)

[ICantSpellDawg]

Alesia? Tours? gaaaaaaaaaa

[Marshal Murat]

Found it!

Not going to tell you guys but....

Notice the structure, and the difference from other arches.
The foliage.
Where it is situated.

Don't mind the flag.

[Somebody Else]

Arcul de Triumf?

They look like dodgy Eastern European cars anyway...

And it certainly isn't the triumphal arch in Paris, well, not in Paris. Dacia maybe, who knows...

[Louis VI the Fat]

Yes, it is the Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest, where it ends the Unirii boulevard. Which - for such is the nature of petty dictatorships - is exactly one meter longer than the Champs-Elysées that leads up to the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.

For comparison:

https://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9271/arc1sp2.jpg

http://frogsmoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/vertical%20cities.jpg




https://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4807/arc2ug1.jpg



http://m.cypher.free.fr/blog/images/paris/arc_triomphe/arc_triomphe.jpg

[MilesGregarius]

Somebody Else, where ya at?

Or should, er, somebody else ask aquestion?

[Somebody Else]

I think somebody else should ask, I'm particularly lazy...

However, in keeping with the game,

Er...

Somewhere that, having declared war on Germany, was not on paper as having declared peace. A shifty river was involved, or something.

[TevashSzat]

That question is kinda vague

[Warluster]

Somewhere that, having declared war on Germany, was not on paper as having declared peace. A shifty river was involved, or something.

Can we have a time area?

[Somebody Else]

Can we have a time area?

Peace treaty in question was the Peace of Versailles. Incidentally, Andorra was also left out. Apparently.

[Duke Malcolm]

San Marino?

[Suraknar]

Berwick on Tweed.

[Somebody Else]

Berwick on Tweed.

That's what I was looking for.

[Suraknar]

:bow:

Alrighty :)

City named after a famous 19th century personality, and located near one of the world's greatest natural wonders!

[Incongruous]

Is it Wellington?
Darwin!

[Incongruous]

Argh! godamnit! silly double posting mess up!

[Suraknar]

Not Wellington.

Want a Hint?

[Incongruous]

yeah ok, but i also said Darwin.

[Suraknar]

Oki, its not the city of Wellington in New Zelland.

Duke of Wellington is not a last name it is a Title.

And its not the City of Darwin in Australia either.

Oki I am going to give the Hint by restating the question:


What is the city that was named after a 19th century explorer and is located near one of the world's greatest natural wonders?

[Warluster]

Alice Springs?

[Tamur]

Albequerque, New Mexico, located near the Grand Canyon in the US. That's the only one I know of.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Livingstone, Zambia, near Vic falls.

[Suraknar]

Livingstone, Zambia, near Vic falls.

Yes Sir that is it!

Town Named after David Livingstone, and near one of the greatest natural wonders.

Victoria Falls


http://www.vacationtechnician.com/assets/Victoria%20Falls.jpg

http://www.wildlifesafari.info/images/victoria_falls.jpg.jpg

[Louis VI the Fat]

7400 kilometers from Cape Town
7700 kilometers from San Francisico (Edit: not correct, it's 12000 kilometers)
16300 kilometers from Wellington

Which city?

[Warluster]

Brisbane?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Brisbane? 16300 kilometers from Wellington? Maybe if you travel eastwards from New Zealand, but I've taken the shortest possible distances.

[Somebody Else]

Are these distances overland? Or straight through..?

[Tran]

7400 kilometers from Cape Town
7700 kilometers from San Francisico

There seems to be flaw here, 7400 + 7700 = 15100 kilometers, while the shortest possible route (straight through) between Cape Town and San Francisco is 16500 km and nowhere near 15100 km...(I checked it on map)

[Louis VI the Fat]

Argh! I accidently copy pasted the distance in miles for San Francisco. :wall:

Sorry 'bout that. The correct question is:


7400 kilometers from Cape Town
12000 kilometers from San Francisico
16300 kilometers from Wellington

Which city?

Distances are as the crow flies. I verified through a second source, and their distances varied a little bit, but not by more than a few hundred kilometers.

[Tran]

Hmm...I already know the country where the city is located but I don't know which city in the country, given the differences I got here...and I'm not even going to spoil it ~;p

[Somebody Else]

Argh! I accidently copy pasted the distance in miles for San Francisco. :wall:

Sorry 'bout that. The correct question is:


7400 kilometers from Cape Town
12000 kilometers from San Francisico
16300 kilometers from Wellington

Which city?

Distances are as the crow flies. I verified through a second source, and their distances varied a little bit, but not by more than a few hundred kilometers.

I'm betting it's some tedious city that people keep fighting over. Perhaps a focal point for some lunatic cultists. I would say somewhere warm, but not quite on the coast. Somewhere that kings died trying to reach...

Am I close?

Should I continue in my crusade to find the right answer?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Should I continue in my crusade to find the right answer?No, please take it away. This question has been enough of a cross to bear for me.


@Tran, given that I rounded down the distances, I would've allowed Tel Aviv or any other city within a close radius. But it was more fun for everybody this way, without you spoiling it twenty minutes after I posted the correct question.

[Somebody Else]

No, please take it away. This question has been enough of a cross to bear for me.

If you insist... Deus lo vult, don't you know.

For my question, this city is was the seat of a half-chinese, half-scottish spymaster, famed for his hospitality. He was one of the players in a great game against his slavic counterparts.

[Louis VI the Fat]

I think we could use a hint. ~;)

Time to get this quiz going again.

[Somebody Else]

It's on a great trading route...

[Louis VI the Fat]

Let me try a wild guess then: Samarkand?

[Somebody Else]

No. But close.

It's a Great Game this...

[MilesGregarius]

If this quiz ain't dead, I'll venture Tashkent.

[Somebody Else]

Big clue... it's in China. And a very long way from the sea.

[Furious Mental]

Wulinmuchi?

[Somebody Else]

No again...

It sounds like a place you'd need money readily available.

[Furious Mental]

Gaochang?
Bayangolin?

[Somebody Else]

Next wrong answer, I'll give it away anyway.

The British spy master, as with his Russian counterpart, were both also the official representatives of their governments.

[Tristuskhan]

Kashgar or Taxkurgan, maybe....

Say Kashgar, so... I've been there times ago...very nice place, indeed...

[Somebody Else]

Kashgar or Taxkurgan, maybe....

Say Kashgar, so... I've been there times ago...very nice place, indeed...

That's the one. For somewhere as isolated as it is, I've been a couple of times. Lots of fun to be had in the Taklamakan, and along the Karakorum highway.

[Tristuskhan]

Yeepee, my turn so...

What is the most isolated human settlement?

[Marshal Murat]

MIR space station?

[Somebody Else]

Pitcairn Island?

Elephant Island?

[Tristuskhan]

Pitcairn is a good guess but... well I'm not sure about anymore. Seems it is not, Mururoa is not so far away (one thousand miles!). And there is no settlement on Elephant island...
Marshall Murat, MIR space station lies deep in the pacific for something like five years now!:laugh4:

[Conradus]

The most isolated isle is Bouvet, but I think none really lives there. The most isolated archipelago is Tristan Da Cunha, and on the main island there do live some people, so my guess is Tristan Da Cunha.

[Tristuskhan]

Good guess, Conradus. I just asked it because my name is Tristan, though.

[Conradus]

Hmm was lucky once :)

So my next question'll be easy enough since I don't have much time now. The Galapagos are a part of which country?

[Tristuskhan]

Ecuador?

[Conradus]

Of course, sorry I didn't make it any harder ;)

Your turn, tristuskhan.

[Tristuskhan]

Mmmm, something tougher, so... What is the second freshwater lake (talking about volume, not surface).

And now I'm gonna try to check wether I have the right answer or not...

Edit: the one I thought about is.... 16th!

So I'm changing my question right now: how many countries have no seashore? Caspian and Aral excluded.

[Conradus]

42 ?(including Kazakstan, Azerbeidzjan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Serbia)

[Tristuskhan]

Asia: Nepal, Buthan, Laos, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Tadjikistan, Kirguizstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaidjan, Armenia, erh....
Africa: Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Zambia, Botswana, Rwanda and Burundi, Uganda, Chad, Niger,Burkina, Mali, Ethiopia. Swaziland?
Americas: Bolivia and Paraguay.
Europe: Belarus, Hungary, Szech republic and Slovakia, Moldavia, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Macedonia. Do we count microstates or do I forget someone?
Does Serbia still have a coastline? Can we say Irak has a coastline? Slovenja has a very short one.
Microstates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Vatican, San Marino.

Let's have a look on Wiki (damn too easy by the way...).
They say 43... Where is my mistake? Forgot Central African Republic. Serbia is landlocked, not Irak. Ah! Malawi!

[Tristuskhan]

Ok, Ok, I answered my own question....
So here's a new one, and I really don't know the answer:

Where the hell is Springfield? Yes, the one with a nuclear power plant and odd citizens.

[Conradus]

I though none knew the answer on that. There must be 30 Springfields in the USA and Matt never said that his Springfield resembles one of those.

[Somebody Else]

There is a Simpson's episode which shows a map of the USA, however, someone always contrives to be standing in front of it, or waving something to obscure it, whenever anyone points out where Springfield is. That is to say, it's deliberately nowhere specific.

[ajaxfetish]

Not to mention other ways that they explicitly make it non-specific, such as an episode (dang it I can't remember the details of the backstory) where some minor character asks someone leaving on a train where they're from, and they answer 'Springfield.' The questioner then follows up with, 'Which state?' and the answer is lost in the noise and increasing distance of the train. They're unhelpful with geographical clues as well, since Springfield is a port city, a frontier city, a mountain and skiing city, a plains/farming city, etc. It's representative of the whole of America.

Ajax

[Tristuskhan]

ok, ok, forget Springfield...
The ancient greeks nicknamed that island "the sleeping whale". What island am I talking about? Beware: this one is a bit tricky!

[Somebody Else]

Crete?

[seireikhaan]

Ok, Ok, I answered my own question....
So here's a new one, and I really don't know the answer:

Where the hell is Springfield? Yes, the one with a nuclear power plant and odd citizens.

Actually, there's only two states in the U.S. which don't have a city named Springfield.

Also, as for the most recent question: Rhodes?

[Tristuskhan]

Somebody Else and Greaterkhan: wrong answers, it's really tricky this time. I'll accept english name, official name and (if someone knows it, but that's VERY unlikely) local name.
I let you guess a bit more and will give some hint if necessary.

[Duke Malcolm]

Levitha?

[Tristuskhan]

First hint, it's not a greek island, so not Levitha.

[seireikhaan]

Sicily?

[Tristuskhan]

Not at all... Second clue, the nickname was probably borrowed from the Carthaginians...

[whtdoesitmatta]

Is it an actually a whale?

[Tristuskhan]

Of course not:laugh4: Population today: 932.

[Ignoramus]

Gozo?

[Tristuskhan]

Not Gozo.... I think I found a wikiproof and googleproof question here. Another clue: my source was long contested and many historians still believe it's full of legends and lies.

[Tristuskhan]

No guess ... what a pity! One more clue: three naval battles occured there in the end of the 18th century. I'll be away till sunday evening, so good luck guys!

[whtdoesitmatta]

Finally I think I found it. Is it Ushant. Fits the clues, 3 naval battles and 932 population.

[Tristuskhan]

You got it.... very far away from the greek world, isn't it? It was described by Pytheas of Massilia in his journey's notes. Ushant, french Ouessant, breton Enez Eusa.

Congratulations, it was a nasty one, your turn now!

[whtdoesitmatta]

Yeah, I still couldn't find anything on the whale part, though...

How many countries border this sea, which gets it's name from either a type of bacteria or the mountainous region around it. Where the name is from is also thought to have come from the cardinal direction which it represents?

I tried to come up with something cool, but am limited by my knowledge.

[seireikhaan]

The Baltic?

[Conradus]

9 countries border the Baltic /East Sea (including Russia and Finland)

[Tristuskhan]

Baltic? Nooo, everything is so flat around, what a bore, I'd rather suggest 5, around the Caspian (because of the caucasus and mount Kazbek -though this last sounds rather turk). But Caspian bacterias are unknown to me (uh, I'm fond of vegetal biology instead):beam:

[whtdoesitmatta]

No one is right.

[MilesGregarius]

Has this quiz died?

[Tristuskhan]

Has this quiz died?
Seems so: the last question was really tough and with no clue... that can last long!

[TevashSzat]

Maybe someone should just post a new question unless the previous person posts a hint or something

[Marshal Murat]

What city is the capital of Denmark?

[Conradus]

Easy, Copenhagen

[Tristuskhan]

And what is the capital of Assyria?

Alright, it's not my turn:shame:

[Marshal Murat]

Correct Conradus. I want this game to get rolling again, so I go easy.
Conradus please post a question.

[Conradus]

tristuskhan, the answer to your question would be Assur.

I'll ask an easy one since I've just finished exams and a 1,5day movie session...

I'm looking for a Swedish-speaking archipelago, that joined the EU on January 1 1995 and whose autonomy was recognised in 1921.

[Tristuskhan]

Faeroe or however you spell it? (Féroé in french, we know them well since they usualy give nighmares to the french football team!)


edit: I'm wrong... let everyone guess now...

[Marshal Murat]

Aland islands?

[Conradus]

Yes, Marshal Murat, you're correct. Thank God, I thought none would answer this. Your turn.

[Marshal Murat]

What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

[shlin28]

Sicily?

[Tiberius of the Drake]

Sicily


EDIT: Dang he beat me

[Marshal Murat]

shlin28 is correct.

[shlin28]

Can't think of a good one....
Which type of plate boundaries creates mountains?

[Conradus]

continental-continental or continental-oceanic and you get small hilly islands and underwater mountains when oceanic plates collide. Or did I misunderstand the question?

[shlin28]

You got the types of plates right, but what kind of boundary is it?

[Tiberius of the Drake]

Its a convergent boundary most of the time or divergent in the case of the mid atlantic ridge.

[shlin28]

correct (it can also be called destructive though)

[Tiberius of the Drake]

This ties history into geography

Name all the continents that the Seven Years war was fought in/on

[MilesGregarius]

Name all the continents that the Seven Years war was fought in/on

North America (French & Indian War) plus various islands
Asia - India (Third Carnatic War) and the Philippines
Africa - Senegal
Europe, particularly Poland and Silesia

[Tiberius of the Drake]

That is correct. Take it away Miles.

[MilesGregarius]

Having lost a war to a neighbor, this country also lost its access to the sea when forced to cede territory to its adversary. A second neighbor gifted a small stretch of beach to the loser in a show of solidarity, thereby "restoring", at least symbollically, the loser's access to the sea.

What country is this, and who are its neighbors?

[Marshal Murat]

Uruguay, Chile, Peru?

[MilesGregarius]

Uruguay, Chile, Peru?

Close, but not quite.

[Tiberius of the Drake]

Paraguay?

[macsen rufus]

Bolivia - now landlocked, lost its coast to Chile. I guess it must be Peru that gave some back to them...

[Tristuskhan]

Bosnia, ceding lands to Yougoslavia and (a bit) backed by Croatia?

[MilesGregarius]

Macsen Rufus has got it.

Bolivia lost its chunk of the Atacama Desert to Chile during the War of the Pacific (1979-1883). In solidarity with its ally, Peru, which also lost significant territority, has since gifted a small stretch of beach to Bolivia as a symbolic Bolivian coastline.

Take it away, Macsen Rufus.

[macsen rufus]

:bow:

Sorry it's taken a while to get back - I'm only online at work, and had to go home after I posted the last one....

OK, so the (British) Channel Islands (Les Iles Anglo-Normandes to Francophones) are NOT part of the United Kingdom or Great Britain. By what claim does the British monarch reign over them?

[InsaneApache]

Duchy of Normandie.

[macsen rufus]

:bow: IA has it...

yes, the Channel Islands are the last vestiges of the Duchy of Normandy (the rest having been subsumed into France), and the British Monarch holds the title of Duke of Normandy (even when the monarch's a queen ~D)

[InsaneApache]

Give me a minute to come up with one. :embarassed:

[InsaneApache]

A bit local but all I could come up with quickly.

Why did pregnant women in the Lancashire/Yorkshire border town of Todmorden cross the river into Yorkshire to have their babies born?

If too parochial, I'll amend it.

[macsen rufus]

To make their sons eligible for the better cricket team? ~D

Well it can't be for the beer..... :no:

[InsaneApache]

Over to you. :yes:

[macsen rufus]

Eh? What?

REALLY? :daisy: I was only kidding, too.... oh well.

Ho, hum, let's see then.

The mainland of which continent has a large statue of Christ at its southernmost point?

For 1 bonus point: what country is it in?
For 5 bonus points: name the nearest port (the most southerly in this continent)
For 10 bonus points: name the body of water this statue can be seen from

EDIT: was this too hard?
Couple of clues: there are glaciers nearby, and the waterway was named after a Portuguese explorer.

ANOTHER EDIT:

48hrs no answer - do I get a prize? Or a booby prize for killing the thread?

Surely someone here knows!

[seireikhaan]

South America, Argentina. Dunno the other ones.

[Warluster]

Is the statue the one in South America, in Brazil, and is it in Rio de Janerio :P

[Tristuskhan]

South America, Chile, Ushuaia and antartic ocean.

[macsen rufus]

Yeah!

greaterkhaan was the first with the main answer, so is the winner of this round.

Is it indeed South America, but no bonus points...

One bonus point to tristukhan for naming Chile correctly.

The closest port is actually Punta Arenas, and the waterway is the Estrechos Magellanicos (Straits of Magellan) - Ushuaia is in Tierra del Fuego which is not part of the mainland.

Take it away greaterkhaan :2thumbsup:

[seireikhaan]

Ok, I'll stick w/ the format used by macsen rufus. The question is, what river runs through more countries than any other?

For one bonus point, name how many countries.

For five bonus points, name all the countries.

[Conradus]

the Donau/Danube?

It flows through 10 countries,
Germany
Austria
Slovakia
Hungary
Croatia
Serbia
Romania
Bulgaria
Ukraine
and it's a part of the Moldavian border...

[MilesGregarius]

greaterkhaan,

Has Conradus got it?

[seireikhaan]

My apologies, guys, I kinda forgot about this thread for a while. Counting Moldavia, Conradus is correct on all fronts.

[Conradus]

What's the deepest lake of Oceania?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Lake Hauroko in NZ South Island?