Geography Quiz

[Conradus]

Louis's right.

Louis, c'est à vous:scholar:

[Louis VI the Fat]

Where in the world can you have poutine for a looney?

[Tristuskhan]

Quebec!

[Louis VI the Fat]

That's correct! :beam:

[Tristuskhan]

Which place is the furthest from any ocean?

[Conradus]

Somewhere in Xinjang, China, some few hunderd kilometers from Urumqi?

[Tristuskhan]

Few hundred kilometers NORTH of Urumqi. You're right Conradus, keep rollin'!

[Sarmatian]

Where in the world can you have poutine for a looney?

What's "poutine"?

[Conradus]

I don't have any inspiration at the moment, whoever comes next, may pose a question.

[Louis VI the Fat]

What's "poutine"? :beam:

[Tristuskhan]

"un gratin de pâtes au fromage", but I don't know the english word for "Gratin"!

[Louis VI the Fat]

I think it is 'gratinated'. Anyway, here's poutine:

http://secretmom.canalblog.com/images/poutine2.jpg

[seireikhaan]

Hmm, a heart attack served up and ready to go...

[Sarmatian]

Danke, Herr Louis...

[Tristuskhan]

Hey! I was the winner, so let's see what I could ask..

This state was de jureindependant from 1921 to 1944, and it's stamps are a legend among collectors. What country am I talking about?

[Trax]

Tannu Tuva?

[Tristuskhan]

That's right!

[Trax]

Name three European countries with largest territory, excluding Russia.

[Conradus]

Ukraine, France, Germany?
(Denmark if you include Greenland and Turkey if you consider it part of Europe)

[Louis VI the Fat]

Germany is not that big.

(Turkey)
Ukraine
France
(Spain)

:sweatdrop:

[Trax]

Ukraine, France, Spain. Correct.

Spain is bigger then I thought it seems. I had Sweden in mind when I posted the question. :sweatdrop:

[Louis VI the Fat]

Oi, I had forgotten about this thread...

New question! What is this:

https://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1791/maprq0.jpg

[seireikhaan]

Frankenstein with a hunch?

[Conradus]

South Korea?

[Riedquat]

A map!:laugh4:

[shlin28]

The State of New Jersey :2thumbsup:

[Louis VI the Fat]

The Garden State, aka the home of Springsteen, aka New Jersey is correct. :balloon2:

[shlin28]

This question is like the one above... What does this map show?
https://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4510/123cr3.jpg

[seireikhaan]

The U.S. state, Maine.

[shlin28]

Correct, your turn...

[seireikhaan]

Alright, sorry about the delay. I'm spare of question ideas atm, so someone else can ask the next question.

[Marshal Murat]

What are the mountain ranges that make up the Appalachian Mountains?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Would you believe that up until just now I had always assumed the Appalachian Mountains were made up of the Appalachian Mountains? :smash:

[MilesGregarius]

What are the mountain ranges that make up the Appalachian Mountains?

A complete list would be huge. Off the top of my head I can think of the Alleghenies, Blue Ridge, Berkshires, Taconics, and the Cumberland Mountains. There's plenty more.

[MilesGregarius]

Seeing as no one else has chimed in, I'll try to get this quiz restarted.

What's the highest mountain in Central America?

[shlin28]

Its a volcano I think, Volcan Tajumulco?

[Marshal Murat]

I think its Volcan Popocatepetl

[shlin28]

I think its Volcan Popocatepetl

Mexico is not in Central America :beam:

[MilesGregarius]

shlin28 is right on both counts. Take it away.

[Marshal Murat]

But I got you worried enough to look it up.
Muhahaha.
Thank you Franc.

[shlin28]

What is the highest mountain in South Africa?

[Conradus]

The Njesuthi, somewhere in the Drakebergen.

[shlin28]

Correct, your turn.

[Conradus]

Which country shares the most boundary with Russia?

[Sarmatian]

That nice "little" country that Borat's from?

[Conradus]

You're right Sarmatian, though you might have mentioned the name :p

Anyhow, your turn.

[MilesGregarius]

Sarmatian,

Are you going to post a question?

[Warluster]

No, I don't think he is. If someone else wants they canpost a question.

[MilesGregarius]

No, I don't think he is. If someone else wants they canpost a question.

OK then, here's a softball to restart this thing:

What's the name of the river that flows through Bangkok?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Nam prik? Gai Pad Khing? Som tam Thai?

[ixidor]

Chao Phraya

Which is the river that ends in Maputo?

By the way, do you know where Maputo is right? :laugh4:

[Zain]

What's stopping everyone from using Wikipedia to answer these questions?

Quite honestly, I don't think I know 80% of these questions, and I love Geography.

[MilesGregarius]

It's all yours, ixidor.

[Conradus]

Maputo River or Tembe river?

[ixidor]

What's stopping everyone from using Wikipedia to answer these questions?

Quite honestly, I don't think I know 80% of these questions, and I love Geography.

Yeah, i thought the same, yet i didn't try to do it since it would be fair i think. I actually knew the answer because i recently researched about Thailand.

Conradus, the answer is right.

[Conradus]

I don't have a fitting question now, so anyone who likes it may aks one.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Where can you find Nam prik, Gai Pad Khing and Som tam Thai?

[seireikhaan]

Thailand, of course!(Som tam Thai kinda gave it away:beam: )

Alright, where can you find Kazunoko and Kuri Kinton?

(hint, its along the same line of question as Louis')

[Conradus]

Japan?

[seireikhaan]

Indeed.

[Conradus]

What's the capital of Burma/Myanmar?

[Craterus]

Rangoon

[Conradus]

The official capital, not it's largest city Craterus, though it's correct enough I guess. They're still changing from Yangon to the other place.
Your turn then ;)

[Craterus]

Oh. Erm.

Where is the Historical Museum of Spaghetti located?

[Conradus]

Naples?

[Craterus]

No.

(sorry to be so blunt)

[Craterus]

Cmon, it's not that hard.

Cultured individuals such as yourselves should know all about such fine cuisine.

[Csargo]

Somewhere in Italy?

[Craterus]

He's cunningly narrowed it down... ~;)

[Warluster]

What's stopping everyone from using Wikipedia to answer these questions?



Nothing actually. Just if yiou feel you wish to, try to answere truthlly the first time, then *sigh* you may refer to wiki...

[Lord Winter]

Flourance?

[Craterus]

'Fraid not.

[Sarmatian]

Well, If I remember correctly, Marco Polo brought the recipe from China, so... Venice maybe?

[Conradus]

Since it's in Italy, it would only be normal if the museum is in Rome.

[Craterus]

Nope.

[Conradus]

Thought there was one in Rome though, or no that was a pasta museum.
Pontedassio?

[Craterus]

:bow:

[Conradus]

What country was referred to in ancient times as Nubia?

[Justiciar]

None. No nation can trace a direct route back to Nubia, as far as I'm aware. You could say Sudan, methinks, but you'd be wrong. :yes:

[Conradus]

It was Sudan I was looking for. The 'Nubian' dynasty that ruled Egypt for some years came from what is now Sudan.

[Justiciar]

Fair do's.

Where can one find the Fairy Chimneys?

[MilesGregarius]

Fair do's.

Where can one find the Fairy Chimneys?

Carlsbad Caverns?

[Justiciar]

No sir.

[Seign Thelas]

South Dakota.

[Justiciar]

'fraid not.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Kappadokia, Turkey ~:)
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[Justiciar]

Quite right!

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Which city was the last target of the victor of Manzikert and where is it located now?
.

[The Wizard]

Nicaea, now known as Iznik, to the east of Istanbul in Turkey?

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Don't think he made it there (did he? :confused:) but in either case that's not the answer.

Tip: It's mentioned within the past week elsewhere at the ORG.
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[The Wizard]

Ah, I get the gist of your question now, methinks. If I remember correctly Alp Arslan died while campaigning in the East, so that would be in... Central Asia?

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Nope. Somewhere relatively much nearer to Malazgirt (Manzikert). ~:)
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[Mouzafphaerre]

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Come on people, not that difficult!
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[Mouzafphaerre]

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Can't suffer a good thread die. ~:mecry: The correct answer is:

Ani

Please move on...
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[Sarmatian]

Since nobody knew, you get to ask another question.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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There's this place in the world, whose native language defines but two numbers: 1 and >1. Which is the place?
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[Tran]

Do you mean the natives' language only recognize zero (0)?

[Mouzafphaerre]

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No; it recognizes 1 (one) and >1 (greater than one) but nothing else.

Source: Britannica's sources. :inquisitive:
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[Tran]

That's weird. But nevertheless, I will try to guess: São Tomé

[Tristuskhan]

Nunavut?

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Neither. :no:

Tip: A serie of islands in the Indian Ocean

Wikipedia states about the languages that:


Judging from the available sources, the [...] languages have only two cardinal numbers: one and two. However, they have at least six ordinal numbers. This gap in the vocabulary was remedied where necessary by the use of gesture.

which contradicts with Britannica's statement that they distinguished only one and greater than one.
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[Conradus]

Andamans?

[Mouzafphaerre]

.
:yes:

Your turn good sir. :bow:
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[Conradus]

The name I'm looking for is both a city and an island, though the city isn't located on the isle.
The island was discovered by a famous explorer, though it doesn't bear its name. He claimed it for his country, yet another nation built a fort there, the only settlement of that nation in this now great country.
What is the name I'm looking for?

[Mouzafphaerre]

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:dizzy: Any tips?
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[Charge]

Southampton maybe?

[seireikhaan]

Hispaniola?

[Conradus]

This large city lies to the west of both Southampton and Hispaniola, to the south of Southampton, but more to the norht than Hispaniola.

Hope that this narrows it down a bit.

[Charge]

Vancouver perhaps than? :beam:

[Conradus]

Vancouver it is, your turn Charge.

[Charge]

Alright, this city is located outside of europe, and was governed by europeans for a long time. It has currently a spec. administrative status, and located near another such city.

hope it isn't mentioned before...

[shlin28]

Hong kong?

If its right, someone else can answer the question, ever since I dropped geography I just became disinterested in it...:sweatdrop:

[Charge]

eeer, not, but...

It should be easy for you.

[shlin28]

macau?

[Charge]

Yep! :grin3: :balloon2:

[shlin28]

Well Hong Kong and Macau both fit your descriptions...


someone else can post a question :2thumbsup:

[shlin28]

Time to revive this quiz...

Name the largest island in a lake.

[Conradus]

Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron

[shlin28]

Your turn :laugh4:

[Conradus]

What's the highest mountain of America?

[Vorian]

Akonkagua, not sure about spelling

[Conradus]

Correct, your turn.

[Vorian]

In which country lies the mountain peak Noshaq (aka Nowshak)??

[Vorian]

Since nobody found it.....it's Afghanistan

[MilesGregarius]

This quiz still going? Vorian?

[Vorian]

Nobody answered my question so I gave away the answer. You may post yours I think.

[MilesGregarius]

Name the first explorer to survey enough of Antarctica to prove it a continent instead of merely a collection of islands.

[Warluster]

Possibly not Ernes Shackleton?

[MilesGregarius]

Possibly not Ernes Shackleton?

WELL before Shackleton.

[MilesGregarius]

A further hint: the land surveyed now bears the surveyor's name.

[Conradus]

Ross?

[Tristuskhan]

Dumont d'Urville?

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Charles Wilkes?

[MilesGregarius]

Charles Wilkes?

Evil, you're two for two.

[MilesGregarius]

OK, just to get this quiz going again:

Name two countries not colonized during the 19th Century European land grab in Africa.

[Quintus.JC]

abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia.

[MilesGregarius]

abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia.

That would be the two. Take 'er away.

[Quintus.JC]

In which specific region of land (province) is the Neuschwanstein castle (my favourite castle, like to own it one day) located at?

[Marshal Murat]

Bavaria?

[Tristuskhan]

Alsace?

[Quintus.JC]

Bavaria, Marshal Murat got it right.

[Quintus.JC]

Name the modern equvilent of Iuvavum, Aquincum and Deva. (e.g Mediolanium is modern Milan.:yes:

[MilesGregarius]

Any interest in reviving this quiz?

[Ibrahim]

Name the modern equvilent of Iuvavum, Aquincum and Deva. (e.g Mediolanium is modern Milan.:yes:


Salzburg, Budapest, and Chester?


now may I ask?


name two arab cities in the Asir region.

[Centurion1]

yes i like threads like this

the two cities are......

Abha, Khamis Mushayt


easy one, who owns the azores

[Ibrahim]

excellent.

Azores is owned by Portugal.

[Centurion1]

yep take it away

[Ibrahim]

name a country in the Himalayas that is not Nepal

[A Very Super Market]

Bhutan.

Anyone else may ask a question.

[Quintus.JC]

Cheers ~:)

Okay, trying the history format here

The place I'm looking for is a
-City
-with an very ancient history, tracking way before the birth of Christ
-Located at approximately the centre of the country
-Has been the capital city of the country from various time to time, though not anymore
-Has been renamed from time to time
-One of its sister cities has only fewer than 26,000 populations, but is very famous for other reasons

[A Very Super Market]

Xi'An?

[Quintus.JC]

Correct! :2thumbsup:

all yours mate

[A Very Super Market]

In 1943, the final Axis positions in North Africa were eliminated. In a reference to a major battle that was won by the Soviets earlier in the year, the British began referring to the final stages of the North African campaign as this.

Edit: To keep this a geography question, name the two cities, the last North African one, and the one the British referenced.

[Azathoth]

Bizerte and Stalingrad?

[A Very Super Market]

I was hoping some would say "Tunisgrad", but whatever. Your turn.

[Azathoth]

In 1845, the richest 1% of the population of this city held 50% of the wealth.

Hints: It wanted to secede from the United States several times in its history.

[Centurion1]

Charleston, south carolina?

[Azathoth]

Another hint: This city was a major port and industrial center in the 1800s and was sympathetic to the South when the Civil War began.

[Ibrahim]

Another hint: This city was a major port and industrial center in the 1800s and was sympathetic to the South when the Civil War began.

Baltimore?

otherwise, assume its New York City.

[Azathoth]

Yes, New York City.

[Ibrahim]

name a state included in the region where Northern midlands (American) english is spoken.:clown: (I'm asking for a particular state)

[Azathoth]

Ohio.

What town was the site of the French Foreign Legion's most famous battle?

[G. Septimus]

Ohio.

What town was the site of the French Foreign Legion's most famous battle?
Kolwezi, maybe??????:sweatdrop:

[Fisherking]

:laugh4:
In Mexico, it won one of its greatest titles to fame: on April 30, 1863, at the Camerone Hacienda near Puebla, 3 officers and 62 legionnaires resisted 2,000 Mexicans. After a day of heroic fighting the last five survivors fixed bayonets and charged.
This battle, whose name adorns every Legion flag, remains the symbol of a mission carried out to the bitter end.

[Azathoth]

Yes.

[Fisherking]

Where is the largest city in the world, based on surface area, not population?

[Quintus.JC]

Chongqing maybe?

As far as I know that city is even bigger than Scotland. :shrug:

[A Very Super Market]

Wouldn't that just be Bangladesh in general?

[Fisherking]

No & No

You are close though, it is in Asia..:laugh4:

[Hax]

Is it the metropolitan area of Kyoto-Kobe-Osaka ?

[Fisherking]

Well you are looking too hard...
:sweatdrop:
Likely you have never heard of the place but it is administered as a city, even though it is larger than 42 of the 50 American States.

[Azathoth]

Hulunbuir?

[Fisherking]

Yep!

The largest city in the world - based on surface area, is Hulunbuir, Inner
Mongolia which is 263,953 square km.

[Azathoth]

Where is the Holy Grail, according to George Lucas?

[Meneldil]

In Petra.

[Azathoth]

No. Come on, what famous Lucas franchise has a movie about the Holy Grail? And Nazis?

:furious3: Euros don't watch...uh...

[Meneldil]

The franchise is Indiana Jones (and the Last Crusade), and the last part of this movie was shoot in Petra, the ancient capital of Nabatea.

Nowaday it must be in Syria or Jordania. Dunno where it is supposed to be in the movie though, though I remember they talk about Turkey quite a lot throughout the movie.

[Fisherking]

The franchise is Indiana Jones (and the Last Crusade), and the last part of this movie was shoot in Petra, the ancient capital of Nabatea.

Nowaday it must be in Syria or Jordania. Dunno where it is supposed to be in the movie though, though I remember they talk about Turkey quite a lot throughout the movie.

Yes but at the end of the movie didn't they move it to the basement of the Smithsonian next to the arc of the covenant?

Look it up, it could be Fort Knox or some other place...

[Louis VI the Fat]

Where is the Holy Grail, according to George Lucas?In the Canyon of the Crescent Moon.



Silly Mendill and his made-up fantasy places. No sense of geography. :no:

[Meneldil]

Silly Mendill and his made-up fantasy places. No sense of geography. :no:

My name is Menledndil, thanks. :furious3:


Yes but at the end of the movie didn't they move it to the basement of the Smithsonian next to the arc of the covenant?

Look it up, it could be Fort Knox or some other place...

No, the Grail is lost, together with the hot german blond girl (who was quite likely into S&M and leather-oriented sex).

Why oh why did she have to die? :bigcry:

[Azathoth]

In the Canyon of the Crescent Moon.



Silly Mendill and his made-up fantasy places. No sense of geography.

Yes. :smug::egypt:

[Meneldil]

That's totally not it. The Canyon of the Crescent Moon does not exist, and the scene was filmed in Petra, Jordania.

This is a geography quizz and not a movie quizz, so victory is mine. You Star Wars and other Georgelucazish nerds have it completely wrong. I shall be rewarded for my intimate knowledge of the ancient world, though I let Louis asks the next question, so he at least can have a taste of what victory's like.

If you do not agree to my command, I shall bring the case to the highest authorities. Gunbortionists such as Luious IV teh fit won't be allowed to take over the Org.

[Louis VI the Fat]

New Question!


Where is this?

https://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6596/eglisei.jpg (https://img504.imageshack.us/i/eglisei.jpg/)



https://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8648/353606051ak.jpg (https://img442.imageshack.us/i/353606051ak.jpg/)




the hot german blond girl (who was quite likely into S&M and leather-oriented sex).

Why oh why did she have to die? :bigcry:I was thinking the exact same thing. :laugh4:

[Azathoth]

Las Lajas Cathedral in Colombia

So easy, mane.

[Louis VI the Fat]

It is Las Lajas indeed. Hmm, I didn't think it was that easy.

[Azathoth]

It is Las Lajas indeed. Hmm, I didn't think it was that easy.

The Internet is a powerful tool.


What is the name of the store next to the Gamestop on 71st Avenue/Continental Avenue in Forest Hills?

(Hint: Google will be helpful here...)

[miotas]

Value Depot

[Azathoth]

Hellz yeah, someone took the time to look for it.

[miotas]

:shrug: I was bored, it was annoying though, because I started at the wrong end of the street.

Anywho, fairly straightforward question from me: What is the largest lake and lowest point in Australia?

[KingKnudthebloodthirsty]

Just a quick question: Have any of you guys ever made it far into the National Geography Bee. I won the school competition and narrowly made it to 10th place in the State Competition. Made a stupid mistake on a question I knew but I got nervous and blanked out.

[A Very Super Market]

Made it in a Canadian version. But how is this relevant?

[Fisherking]

Answer: Lake Eyre -15 Meters

[miotas]

Yep. Your turn.

[Fisherking]

Why is Red Rock, Montana of geographical significance?:book:

[Fisherking]

Hay! This was not a hard question.

It is a source!

Does nothing spring to mind?

[Fisherking]

Sorry, there may be some controversy about this.

It is listed because it is farther from Three Forks than Brower's Spring is.

Red Rock Creek ends at the lakes of the same name...

[Fisherking]

Bump!

If this is too hard or confusing, let someone else ask a question.

It is too good of a thread to lay idle for so long.

[Belisarius II]

Alright... I'm just going to wing it.

Was the Minneconjou Ford located on the river?

[Fisherking]

:jumping:Gosh, I know that!

But after my last question I will just keep my mouth shut.:lipsrsealed2:

:laugh: