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Geography General Knowledge #5

Can you answer these random geography questions?
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First submittedMarch 24, 2013
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What is known as "The City of Light"?
Paris
What is the most common religion in India?
Hinduism
What body of water would you be in after sailing north through the Bering Strait?
Arctic Ocean
What name is given to the northeast part of China?
Manchuria
What is the oldest university in England?
Oxford
What city is considered to be the economic capital of Israel?
Tel Aviv
What French region's capital city is Ajaccio?
Corsica
What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City?
Saigon
In what U.S. state does the Mississippi River begin?
Minnesota
What is the official residence of the Russian President?
The Kremlin
Every year, the Spanish town of Buñol has a food fight. What type of food is thrown?
Tomatoes
What major American city is located on Puget Sound?
Seattle
What is the westernmost region of the European part of France?
Brittany
What building is the headquarters of the U.S. military?
The Pentagon
What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Mont Blanc
What major river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
What is Hobart the capital of?
Tasmania
What is Canada's smallest province by size and population?
Prince Edward Island
What country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
What is the largest and most populous island of Japan?
Honshu
Dontneedone
+11
Level 75
Jul 22, 2014
Only got Tasmania because I misspelled Tanzania. :/
ponnuki
+36
Level 59
Aug 30, 2015
That's one hell of a misspelling...
Findlay
+1
Level 83
Apr 25, 2023
I mean, it only requires changing the "sm" to an "nz", but I'm not sure how you'd manage that.
RedPenguinLol
+1
Level 74
Apr 25, 2023
Since Tazmania is an accepted type-in, my guess is that they hit z first due to typing too fast, then accidentally hit m instead of n, which are two adjacent keys.
Zupity
+1
Level 65
May 13, 2023
In 1988, a Pakistani cricketer flew to Tanzania to begin his career with the Tasmanian team. Blamed his travel agent.
jm
+5
Level 82
Dec 22, 2015
A bit Franco-centric...but since many quizzes are US-centric it's not necessarily a bad thing.
Sulps
+9
Level 57
Dec 22, 2015
What are you talking about? There are only 4 questions about France here, same for the USA. I think the quiz was fine!
Si2
+5
Level 49
Feb 20, 2021
France and the USA definitely make up 40% of the world's geography
triviaolivia
+5
Level 61
Dec 23, 2015
OK. I am offishally REEL stoopid.
DonTheLamplighter
+5
Level 84
Aug 11, 2017
Welcome to the club. *high-five*
Antofagasta
+2
Level 64
Dec 20, 2016
Got them all right!
catlover2496
+3
Level 44
Mar 14, 2017
I thought it was the city of lights
Algernon
+3
Level 71
Dec 5, 2017
Surprised the average score is so low. There are a few tricky questions, but normally people on here are smart/geeky enough to know them.

Face palmed on not getting the Kremlin.

kflynn123
+3
Level 33
Jul 1, 2018
can u except britanny for brittany
GeneralZ
+1
Level 42
Mar 13, 2021
Brittany, it should be spelt that way. Although the word is derived from the Latin word "Britannia".
jandjandlemur
+4
Level 67
Aug 29, 2018
Count inner Manchuria or Heilongjiang because I was stuck putting those 2 in
divantilya
+2
Level 37
Sep 10, 2018
The clue for Corsica is a bit misleading. Yes, it is a region of France, but it is also an island; could be a bit more specific.
TWM03
+11
Level 67
Sep 22, 2018
Prince Edward Island is also an island and I don't see anyone saying that is misleading. What are you talking about? If the question said "which country's capital is Havana?" I don't think you would be saying it was misleading because Cuba is an island.
divantilya
+2
Level 37
Aug 14, 2019
^ Exactly! Cuba is an island, France isn't. There are many regions on mainland France, so the Corsica question could be misleading if one doesn't make the connection to Napoleon. (By the way, I got the correct answer, so this is not me whining because I didn't get it).
RamonSauvage
+2
Level 69
Apr 24, 2023
Corsica would still be Corsica without Napoleon.
Thomas1VL
+8
Level 62
Oct 19, 2020
But Corsica is still a region of France so why is it misleading?
Difluzi
+4
Level 76
Feb 1, 2022
It should also be noted that what constitutes as "Corsica" the Region of France and "Corsica" the island is different, there's a few additional, albeit small, islands, all of which are part of the land governed by the capital in Ajaccio, like the "Îles Sanguinaires", for example.

So it's far from misleading, but rather necessary, to call it a region, rather than just an island, in this case.

kitsims
+6
Level 80
Feb 20, 2021
If the quiz asked "of which US state is Honolulu the capital?" would that also be misleading?

Island status is completely irrelevant to the question.

davidcg31
+6
Level 53
Sep 26, 2018
Dongbei should be accepted for Manchuria
Volhosis
+2
Level 44
Jan 4, 2019
For some reason kept thinking it was St. Edward Island instead of Prince Edward Island smh.
elephanteric
+2
Level 39
Feb 18, 2019
2:56
alexandertorres1978
+1
Level 71
Feb 20, 2021
Glad I knew most of them since I spent the last half of the quiz furiously typing out US states since I had absolutely no idea where the Mississippi starts
Dperez
+1
Level 69
Apr 24, 2023
Same.
Ctrling
+1
Level 45
Feb 20, 2021
AAAAAAAH CORSICA NOOOOO
thegoatisgoaty
+2
Level 66
Feb 20, 2021
bruh. I tried marinara sauce for tomatoes. u should also accept city of love for paris. I did get city of light from prior knowledge, but it is also 100% called city of love. I also know this from prior knowledge.
MichaelPeblo
+1
Level 47
Feb 22, 2021
I wrote Kreml :(
Jango
+2
Level 63
Jul 3, 2021
How sad. Quizmaster thinks that everything on Wiki is true, despite all evidence to the contrary. I lived in France, never heard city of light for Paris. You should hear what the Bretons call it. Not on Wikipedia
Djilas
+4
Level 81
Apr 24, 2023
It doesn't say it's known as such in France.
RamonSauvage
+3
Level 69
Apr 24, 2023
"La Ville-Lumiere" - sounds pretty French to me.
MarcoSchubert
+1
Level 53
May 7, 2022
I'm pretty sure the "official residence of the Russian president" is Moscow

(This is a joke btw)

DictatorTal
+3
Level 69
Apr 24, 2023
Good quiz, but there is a typo on the third question: "Bering Straight" should be "Bering Strait". Thanks!
MWS
+1
Level 78
Apr 24, 2023
North of the Bering Straight is the Chukchi Sea
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 24, 2023
Chuckchi will work now for any masochists who want to type that.
plattitude
+2
Level 90
Apr 24, 2023
I find it hilarious that you added "Chuckchi," but not the proper "Chukchi."
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 25, 2023
Fixed, although let's be honest. No one is typing that.
Djilas
+1
Level 81
Apr 25, 2023
Eh it's only 5 letters, just spelt the English way
MassLumpBlockClod
+1
Level 80
Apr 24, 2023
Bering *Strait; not "Straight"
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 24, 2023
D'oh! That is fixed now, thank you.
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