Geography General Knowledge #8
Answer these random geography questions.
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| First submitted | March 24, 2013 |
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FentonsDad
+2
Level 80
Aug 12, 2013
There should be no apostrophe in "measured from it's base..." I know, picky picky. ;-)
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 12, 2013
Okay, I fixed that.
bebn123
+6
Level 53
Aug 12, 2013
Don't consider it being picky. Think of it as making the quiz look as neat as it should be. Had I noticed the error (I'm frankly quite shocked I didn't), I would've pointed it out too.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Aug 14, 2013
Never realized that the stars on the Aussie flag were a constellation... googled an image of the flag and realized which constellation it was. I'll count that as only half cheating.
TheWombat
+2
Level 74
Feb 14, 2014
Yup, a few of us antipodeans use it - Aus, NZ, PNG, Samoa and even Brazil, though not as prominently.
ander217
+2
Level 78
Feb 23, 2016
I saw the Southern Cross in 2004 while in Hawaii in late February. It is just visible above the southern horizon - the only state where one can see both the North Star and the Southern Cross. So, I suppose that means Crux could also be on the US flag. :)
ab17
+1
Level 52
May 2, 2014
bull run should be accepted for running of the bulls
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 13, 2015
Okay, that will work now.
someone2018
+2
Level 81
Nov 24, 2018
Damn, I thought it was Antietam.
Goomaster7
+1
Level 67
May 24, 2014
So glad it accepts 'crux' for 'Southern Cross'! Good quiz
Findlay
+1
Level 72
Mar 28, 2018
I also typed 'crux', mainly just to see if it would work.
skatael
+1
Level 46
Oct 14, 2014
I am very glad that you accept "Kane" as a correct answer to a question about Xanadu. It's a shame you don't accept "Charles Foster Kane", though.
seechdog
+1
Level 61
Nov 20, 2014
Muhammud, Mohammud, Muhamud, etc... way too many different spellings.
redsplat
+1
Level 75
Nov 11, 2018
Yep, it gets crowded when people transliterate accurately, and inclusively. Wishing you a speedy recovery from the shock.
LarryLovage
+1
Level 58
Nov 23, 2014
For Lake Pontchartrain I took a chance, went to Google maps and just typed in Lake Port. Fortunately it popped up Lake Pontchartrain, LA so I was able to guess the city, knowing that LA =/= Los Angeles in this context.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Nov 23, 2014
Who was it said "In future you wont have to know anything, just where to find the answer!"...........
ander217
+13
Level 78
Feb 23, 2016
Who said, "If you Google it before you answer, it's called cheating?" Oh, yeah, it was me who said it.
DeusCaritasEst
+2
Level 58
Feb 25, 2016
^ It's a good saying.
redsplat
+1
Level 75
Nov 11, 2018
Is it cheating if you actually go to Lake Pontchartrain? I just feel like I have an unfair mnemonic :P
mikeb
+1
Level 68
Nov 24, 2018
Einstein said he didn't remember things he could look up. So I guess he would cheat on these quizzes.
rawe
+1
Level 65
Dec 8, 2014
Could you accept San Fermin for Running of the Bulls?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 13, 2015
Okay
awesomeguy
+1
Level 37
Feb 23, 2016
Why was it disqualified? Was Libya still under Italian rule when they recorded it??
Kestrana
+2
Level 63
Feb 24, 2016
It took a year to investigate the claim — the inquiry was hampered by the revolution in Libya, which resulted in the temporary disappearance of a Libyan scientist who was central to the work. The final report found five reasons to disqualify the Libya claim, including questionable instruments, an inexperienced observer who made the reading and the fact that the reading was anomalous for that region and in the context of other temperatures reported in Libya that day.
benzeller
+1
Level 58
Feb 23, 2016
Can you accept bullfighting for the running of the bulls? I think it fits in with the criteria, and it's all part of the same festival (San Fermin), so I think it should be accepted too.
shazs317
+2
Level 53
Feb 23, 2016
don't you think south cross should count for southern cross
Djilas
+2
Level 77
Nov 30, 2016
yeah
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 64
Nov 24, 2018
Never heard that phrase in my life, and I live in NZ. So, no.
cricketwes
+1
Level 58
Feb 25, 2016
If only I spelt Colosseum right :(
Nathaniel2002
+2
Level 44
Jan 3, 2017
I think that for the question "Which constellation is depicted on the Australian Flag" should also include the New Zealand flag because they share the same constellation on both their flags and is an important matter to address.
fitheach
+1
Level 58
Apr 4, 2017
Why? It's depicted on the Samoan and Papuan flags as well? Should they be included too?
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 62
Feb 19, 2020
And the Brazilian flag
JoanSR
+2
Level 64
Mar 5, 2017
Highest temperatures on earth , this is final answer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mityushikha_Bay
Try to match a 55 Megaton thermonuclear bomb, all thermometers melted down at 100 miles.
You are welcome.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Apr 4, 2017
As the question asks for "The Earth's highest RECORDED temperature".... then the temperature from the thermonuclear bomb wasn't actually recorded...... sorry.... you are welcome.
DasCreamy109
+3
Level 53
Nov 20, 2017
Or maybe instead of suggesting a change to the quiz, he is making a simple statement.
kogatora
+2
Level 82
Oct 29, 2018
i would have thought the temperature at krakatoa or vesuvius got pretty high too. I wonder how hot it gets near somewhere like Kilauea on any given day.
MyMindWentBlank
+2
Level 52
Mar 11, 2017
Given that mauna is just the Hawaiian word for mountain, could you accept just Kea as an answer? It wouldn't really be any different than accepting Everest for Mount Everest.
Aesthus
+1
Level 54
May 16, 2017
Surprised that Mauna Kea is so low.
ander217
+2
Level 78
Nov 25, 2018
Especially since it is so high. :)
Kesa1979
+1
Level 87
Oct 30, 2017
Nice quiz. Thank you.
Djilas
+4
Level 77
Jan 21, 2018
When you ask "What valley ...", just Death should be enough.
halpie
+1
Level 71
Jan 21, 2018
^ This
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 22, 2018
Death will work now
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 24, 2018
death is always the best answer
sumguy
+2
Level 78
Jan 22, 2018
You can lose the "the" in "What is the Rome's Flavian Amphitheatre better known as?"
APHill
+1
Level 73
Jan 23, 2018
I spent a good 60 seconds interpreting "Pontchartrain" as "Champlain" in my head and wondering why the heck Montreal was not accepted...
divantilya
+2
Level 38
Feb 12, 2018
The former name of New York is spelled NIEUW Amsterdam. And, a more accurate term for the event in Pamplona would be "running from the bulls!"
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Nov 24, 2018
not in English it's not.
joeythelemur
+2
Level 82
Apr 3, 2018
Why can I never remember "Balkan"? I think of Baltic right away, know that it's not correct for that region, but simply cannot think of the right answer. Someday...
tralalalalala
+1
Level 39
Jun 8, 2018
don't you think south cross should count for southern cross
GeographyGeek42
+1
Level 55
Nov 24, 2018
Khan for Kublai Khan?
rtabram
+1
Level 62
Nov 24, 2018
But would you mean Genghis, Kublai, or Khan Noonien Singh?
Carry
+1
Level 63
Jan 31, 2019
Isn't Khan a title like king or emperor?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 7, 2019
Yes
McLerristarr
+1
Level 63
Mar 7, 2019
What country's name starts with "North"? That could now be North Macedonia.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 7, 2019
Okay
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