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Three Real and One Fake - World Geography

For each category, we give you three things that belong – and one that doesn't. Can you guess the imposter?
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Last updated: January 14, 2021
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First submittedJanuary 14, 2021
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1. Countries in the United Nations
Gambia
Georgia
Greece
Greenland
2. National capitals
Auckland
Berlin
Cairo
Djibouti
The capital of New Zealand is Wellington, not Auckland
3. Cities on the Mediterranean
Algiers
Barcelona
Cannes
Milan
4. Countries on the Equator
Brazil
Ecuador
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
5. Countries on the Prime Meridian
France
Ghana
Kenya
United Kingdom
6. Countries where German is an official language
Austria
Liechtenstein
Netherlands
Switzerland
7. Cities north of the Arctic Circle
Hammerfest
Murmansk
Novosibirsk
Tromsø
Novosibirsk has a latitude of 55.05° N, placing it more than 1000 km south of the Arctic Circle
8. Greek islands
Crete
Kalamata
Rhodes
Santorini
Kalamata is a city, not an island
9. British overseas territories
Bermuda
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Gibraltar
The Faroe Islands are an autonomous territory of Denmark
10. Mountains in the Alps
Mont Blanc
The Matterhorn
Mount Elbrus
Zugspitze
11. Seas that Russia touches
Baltic Sea
Bering Sea
Caspian Sea
North Sea
12. Rivers in China
Jade River
Pearl River
Yangtze River
Yellow River
The Jade River is made up. Although, technically there is a very small Jade River located in Germany.
13. African Great Lakes
Lake Malawi
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Zambezi
The Zambezi is a river, not a lake
14. Animals native to South America
Caiman
Capybara
Cassowary
Chinchilla
Cassowaries are found only in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea
15. Things that can be found in Canada
CN Tower
Great Bear Lake
Prince Edward Island
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is located in Antarctica
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Level 51
Jan 14, 2021
Wow actually first to comment on a quiz my QM, also Quizmaster can you make more of these types of quizzes? I enjoy them!
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Level 88
Jan 15, 2021
Seconded!
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Level 75
Jan 15, 2021
You can try this similar quiz if you like
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Level 88
Jan 15, 2021
The Greek islands one really put me off. I kept thinking "but they're all Greek?".

Maybe I should have my coffee first next time...

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Level 78
Jan 15, 2021
Nice idea, I like it.
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Level 66
Jan 15, 2021
#9 actually has two false answers since las malvinas son argentinas
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Level 79
Jan 15, 2021
The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory.
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Level 62
Jan 30, 2021
Ha, well, they have never been Argentinian (OK, maybe briefly in 1982), but that gives me an idea: why not make a "Disputed territory" quiz?
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Level ∞
Jan 30, 2021
I was thinking about this the other day. There are three potential reasons to believe that a territory belongs to a country.

1) Actual control of the territory

2) International recognition

3) Desire of the people in the territory

In regards to the Falklands, Argentina has none of the three. It is possibly the weakest claim to a territory that is commonly mentioned on JetPunk.

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Level 82
Sep 30, 2021
I'd add historical control of the territory. Which again... the modern nation of Argentina has never had any long period of peacetime control of the Falklands.
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Level 79
Jan 15, 2021
Aaarrgghh... Only got the Greek island question wrong.
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Level 79
Jan 30, 2023
Happened again... thought Santorini was an Italian island 🤦‍♂️
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Level 37
Jan 30, 2023
good luck next time!
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Level 76
Jan 30, 2023
same! I used the exact same logic to get it wrong x)
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Level 74
Jan 30, 2021
100% first try, great quiz!
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Level 39
Jan 30, 2021
Caspian sea isn't a sea
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Level 29
Jan 30, 2021
Yeah it is.
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Level 40
Jan 31, 2021
what would make you say this
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Level 53
Jan 30, 2023
because its not clearly connected to the ocean
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Level 69
Feb 1, 2021
There is a river in Xinjiang, China named White Jade River.
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Level 76
Mar 13, 2022
But that's the White Jade River, not the Jade River.
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Level 64
Feb 2, 2021
I forgot this was a things that are NOT quiz so I got thrown off near the end
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Level 36
Feb 24, 2021
Djibouti is also not a national capital but an African country
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Level 51
Mar 20, 2021
Djibouti is an African country whose capital city it Djibouti
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Level 63
Jan 4, 2022
quiz description lookin kinda sus ngl
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Level 66
Jun 15, 2022
I was certain that capybaras were native to South America because I see them all the time here in Brazil
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Level 52
Jan 30, 2023
Well the quiz asks for the animal that is NOT native to South America, so capybara is obviously not the answer.
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Level 53
Jan 30, 2023
I think i know why the arctic circle one is the least guessed..Novosibirsk just sounds super northern
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Level 29
Feb 20, 2023
its close to mongolia and the baikal lake
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Level 45
Jan 30, 2023
But the Caspian Sea is a lake, not a sea...
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Level 28
Jan 30, 2023
I saw that multiple of them were right so I just chose one of them. I forgot that I was supposed to guess that fake one so my score is 0/24.
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Level 28
Jan 30, 2023
0/15*
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Level 56
Jan 30, 2023
Greenland belongs to Denmark and Denmark is a founding nation of the UN
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Level 64
Jan 31, 2023
Therefore Greenland is not a founding UN member, Denmark is.
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Level 62
Feb 5, 2023
What's up with the Greek islands question? Crete, Rhodes, Santorina AND Kalamata are all names of islands that are in Greece.
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Level 60
Jul 28, 2023
Read explanation. One's a city.