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Geography by Letter - K

Guess these geographical answers that start with the letter K.
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Last updated: December 27, 2019
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First submittedApril 26, 2013
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Average score70.0%
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Highest mountain in Africa
Kilimanjaro
Capital of Ukraine
Kyiv
Famously flat U.S. state
Kansas
One of Australia's national animals
Kangaroo
Person from New Zealand
Kiwi
Capital of Nepal
Kathmandu
Capital of Afghanistan
Kabul
World's 2nd tallest mountain
K2
Language of Cambodia
Khmer
Indonesian volcano that erupted
spectacularly in 1883
Krakatoa
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Southern African desert
Kalahari
Modern name for Calcutta
Kolkata
Ethnic group in Turkey and Iraq
Kurds
National dish of Korea
Kimchi
Florida city where Hemingway lived
Key West
Title for the German Emperor in WWI
Kaiser
Food that is okay for Jews to eat
Kosher
Site of the Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpur
Country on the Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Mountain pass that connects
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Khyber Pass
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Level 22
May 29, 2013
How about Koala for an australian animal. Need to be more specific as to which one you were looking for.
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Level ∞
May 29, 2013
The Koala lives in Australia, sure, but it is not a national animal. Those would be the Kangaroo and Emu.
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Level 41
May 8, 2014
SO maybe the question could be rephrased to "one of the animals on Australia's coat of arms"?
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Level 69
Mar 27, 2016
According to biologist Stephen Jackson: "If you were to take a straw poll of the animal most closely associated with Australia, it's a fair bet that the koala would come out marginally in front of the kangaroo". Also kind of depends on how you would define nation (there is the legal definition and the cultural definition, I guess), and the fact that the Australian official national animal is specifically the red kangaroo, and not any other type.
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Level 82
Mar 29, 2016
Koalas might edge out emus, but there's no way they would beat kangaroos.
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Level ∞
Feb 8, 2019
Furthermore, koalas are terrible. I'm not going to link to it because of curse words, but you can google it.
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Level 63
Mar 10, 2018
As an Australian the two national animals are the Kangaroo and the Emu
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Level 36
Aug 13, 2013
can you please accept krakatau for krakatoa
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Level 67
Nov 7, 2013
Although I got it right, this is one of the few times when I agree that another spelling/pronunciation should be acceptable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa
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Level 66
Sep 13, 2019
Yep I wrote krakatau aswell it is the english name, besides the spelling you have here (and the local name which usually is accepted on this site). When it wasnt accepted I thought I must have confused the name with something else, so I was surprised when I saw the answer.
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Level 66
Sep 13, 2019
"The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program cites the Indonesian name, Krakatau, as the correct name, but says that Krakatoa is often employed."
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Level 45
Oct 16, 2013
I feel stupid for missing Khmer and Key West.
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Level 58
Dec 15, 2014
I wrote Kmer...
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Level 51
Apr 29, 2015
I feel silly for missing Key West. I even typed in "Keys" and gave up on it. *facepalm*
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Level 75
Oct 16, 2013
Good quiz - couldn't remember how to spell khmer or kolkata.
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Level 62
May 21, 2016
Ditto
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Level 64
Oct 16, 2013
Nice quiz, but K Geography and no Kashmir ?
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Level 76
Jun 9, 2019
When I was a little girl in Panama, a rich American came to our town and he was wearing the softest most beautiful sweater. I said to him, "what do you call this most beautiful fabric?", and he said "they call it cashmere". I repeated the words "cashmere, cashmere". I asked if I could have it, and he said "No".
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Level 70
Jun 9, 2019
That’s a nice story
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Level 53
Oct 21, 2020
Kosher is a much more important geographical term
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Level 20
Dec 16, 2013
LOL I thought Kookaburra for Australia, and I cant believe that many people failed at getting Khyber Pass. Not way too hard, but Kosher stumped me but got it later. 100%.. Please try my quizzes out.
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Level 67
Mar 17, 2014
*facepalm* Got stuck for nearly 2 minutes trying to figure out how English people had decided to spell "kangaroo"... kept trying "kangooroo", "kangoroo", and then retyping "koala" in case the test had decided to accept it any better than 15 seconds before :). Very fun quiz anyway, I love the "georgraphy by letter" concept.
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Level 41
May 8, 2014
"Kaiser" is not "Title for the German emperor in WWI", "Kaiser" is simply the German word for "emperor". Even if you consider it a default English term for the pre-1918 German head of state, you should not connect it exclusively with the war. The second German Empire was founded in 1871.
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Level 82
Mar 26, 2016
Just because something was used during a war doesn't mean that identifying it's use during that period means you are implying it was exclusive to that period.
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Level 69
Mar 27, 2016
It sort of does, "the exception proves the rule"; specifying "in WWI" implies outside of it, it was not, the same way "lights out after 9" implies you don't have to have them off before 9. This is nitpicky, most people should get it, but I can see how for a minority of people (who really would and should be getting it with their level of knowledge) it would be strange.
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Level 82
Mar 29, 2016
No, it doesn't. Barbed wire was a popular fortification used in WW1. That doesn't mean it has never been used at any other time or for any other reason. Football was the most popular global sport in 2001. That doesn't mean it wasn't also popular in other years.
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Level 55
Apr 3, 2020
Just saying, Kal, if I type in "Kalbahamut" on Google, the spell-check tries to change it to "Kalahari"... a desert on this quiz.
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Level 75
May 22, 2014
Couldn't remember language of Cambodia - even tried Kambodian in desperation - then remembered it was Khmer, but couldn't spell it so missed it anyway. I tried Khamer and Kahmur. Oh, well.
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Level 23
Dec 5, 2014
i think that you should allow kalihari for kalahari, its not much of a difference. Just to help some people out including me.
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Level 46
Dec 15, 2015
What,s with all the people moaning about accepting misspelled words.If it aint right it aint right.Get it right and crack on.
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Level 47
Mar 26, 2016
There are also ethnic kurds in Syria and Iran.
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Level 38
Apr 21, 2022
I'm Iranian Kurd
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Level 68
Mar 29, 2016
How do 89% of people get Kiwi? I got it because I tried Kiwi for the national animal of Australia, but certainly 89% of JetPunk-ers didn't make the same mistake, right?
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Level 63
Sep 20, 2016
Kiwis are exclusive to New Zealand. I'm sure 89% of JetPunkers did not make the same mistake but actually knew this.
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Level 68
Jun 9, 2019
Have you never met a kiwi before?
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Level 80
May 16, 2022
I just knew that one, easy
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Level 69
Apr 6, 2016
Anyone try kats for Korean dish
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Level 48
Oct 12, 2018
that was a bit kruel
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Level 77
Sep 3, 2017
Can you please add alternative spelling Krakatau for Krakatoa?
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Level 45
Jan 26, 2019
Please just accept kuala
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Level 79
Mar 19, 2019
1. Koala is not a national animal of Australia. 2. It's spelt 'koala'.
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Level 74
Jun 9, 2019
I believe he meant Kuala Lumpur.
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Level 68
Jun 9, 2019
LOL
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Level 79
Mar 19, 2020
Oh ha ha 😁 I don't remember if I was being sarcastic or not. I think I was. Anyway I haven't heard anybody refer to Kuala Lumpur (which is where I come from and where I was born) as 'Kuala'. It's either Kuala Lumpur or 'KL'.
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Level 79
Mar 19, 2019
First Geography by Letter quiz that I got full marks in the first time!
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Level 78
Mar 3, 2021
Congratulations. Is it also the first where you haven't tried to correct someone's "error"? Oh no, hang on...
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Level 60
Jun 9, 2019
Khyber Pass connects Peshawar to Landi Kotal, not Pakistan to Afghanistan. Though, looking generally on a worldwide scale, the latter seems more appropriate.
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Level 68
Jun 9, 2019
I know Khyber Pass because there is a motorway exit in central Auckland called Khyber Pass.
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Level 34
Apr 23, 2022
Not anymore, I was there this month they took it down.
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Level 80
May 16, 2022
I know Khyber pass because of guns
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Level 64
Jan 25, 2020
Only 51% knew Krakatoa?! That was one of the most powerful vulcanic eruptions on earth EVER! :/
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Level 80
May 24, 2021
For Southern African deserts, if you want to get fancy, allow for "Karoo", its a desert in South Africa, just below the Kalahari.
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Level 60
Jul 25, 2021
Karoo is semi-desert.
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Level 29
Oct 18, 2021
one Korea is not a country and two why do you always put so many filler questions
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Level 34
Apr 23, 2022
I think Khyber Pass was a real dumb answer. Better K's that could have been mentioned for example Kensington, London as a posh district.
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Level 80
May 16, 2022
I've heard of Khyber Pass. Never heard of Kensington.
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Level 67
Oct 10, 2023
If anything Kashmir could have been used cuz it's in a similar region
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Level 67
Oct 10, 2023
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