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The Americas Geography by Letter - R

Guess these North and South American geographical answers that start with the letter R.
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Last updated: August 26, 2014
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First submittedAugust 26, 2014
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Clue
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Presidential mountain
Rushmore
Massive volcano near Seattle
Rainier
Where you'll find Ipanema and
Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro
Capital of Saskatchewan
Regina
Smallest U.S. state
Rhode Island
Mountain chain stretching from
New Mexico to Canada
Rocky Mountains
Biggest island in Lake Superior
Isle Royale
Capital of the Confederate States
Richmond
Currency of Brazil
Real
Resort district on the Yucatan
Mayan Riviera
Clue
Answer
Decaying industrial region of the U.S.
Rust Belt
Third biggest city in New York
Rochester
North Carolina region
of prestigious universities
Research
Triangle
City in the above
Raleigh
Famous Beverly Hills shopping street
Rodeo Drive
Easternmost major city in Brazil
Recife
Nevada's "biggest little city"
Reno
Third biggest city in Argentina
Rosario
Popular place to ice skate in
Midtown Manhattan
Rockefeller
Center
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Level 83
Oct 30, 2014
Maybe accept Ranier for Rainier?
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Level 57
Apr 22, 2015
I had the same issue. Tried "Ranier" several times and moved on.
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Level 73
Apr 22, 2015
Isn't it called Mount Rushmore?
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Level 92
Apr 22, 2015
I'd argue the clue should be "The world's 'biggest little city,'" since the slogan is not "The biggest little city in Nevada."
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Level 73
Apr 22, 2015
Enough non-USA content here for you whiners?
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Level 85
Apr 22, 2015
I feel like there's an imbalance against the Caribbean.
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Level 75
Apr 22, 2015
:-)
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Level 74
Apr 22, 2015
Someday one of you is going to remember St.-Pierre et Miquelon... the ignored part of French North America.
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Level 75
Apr 23, 2015
I'd never heard of it. I checked it out online and it has an interesting history. Thank you for educating me today.
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Level 29
Oct 26, 2015
They have one of my favorite flags!
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Level 67
Jan 14, 2017
I remembered it.
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Level 73
Nov 27, 2021
One day, we will annex it, just you wait
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Level 65
Mar 25, 2020
Of course it's not enough. There are more questions about the USA alone than about the other 40 countries in America altogether.
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Level 27
Apr 26, 2015
Yikes, almost missed Mount Rushmore--only the photo saved me!
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Level 66
May 27, 2018
Royal shouldn't be accepted for Royale. It isn't it's name.
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Level 60
Aug 27, 2020
I feel like the third largest city of some area isn't the thing most people would consider to be "general knowlegde." But maybe it's just me.
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Level 79
Jan 25, 2022
Do you really need to have as many as 4 questions (out of 19) on South America in a quiz about North and South American geography?