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Geography by Letter - A

Guess these geographical answers that start with the letter A.
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Last updated: September 20, 2018
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First submittedApril 26, 2013
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Average score68.2%
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"Down under"
Australia
World's biggest river by volume
Amazon
South American country
Argentina
Biggest city in New Zealand
Auckland
A book of maps
Atlas
Sea between Italy and the Balkans
Adriatic
Sea between Greece and Turkey
Aegean
World's first democracy
Athens
Capital of Paraguay
Asunción
Canadian province
Alberta
Group of Portuguese islands
in the mid-Atlantic
Azores
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Capital of the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
Country in the Pyrenees
Andorra
World's fifth most-spoken language
Arabic
What the U.S. bought from Russia in 1867
Alaska
Country called "the graveyard of empires"
Afghanistan
Where Noah's ark supposedly landed
Ararat
Term that refers to a chain of islands
Archipelago
Scotland's third biggest city
Aberdeen
Dutch language spoken in South Africa
Afrikaans
Highest mountain range in the Americas
Andes
City that had the largest library
in the ancient world
Alexandria
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Level 15
May 29, 2013
Um, the Nile in Egypt is the biggest river, not the Amazon
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Level 48
May 29, 2013
Nile is the longest but the Amazon has more water
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Level 66
Jan 21, 2019
actually, Amazon is longer according to new discoveries of czech expeditions
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Level 28
May 29, 2013
Here we go...
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Level 57
May 29, 2013
again...
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Level 26
May 30, 2013
Whitesnake, I like it :P
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Level 21
Nov 27, 2013
on my own?
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Level 24
Nov 9, 2017
Going down the only road..
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Level 69
Dec 5, 2017
Like a grifter I was born to wear cologne...
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Level 58
Jan 19, 2018
and I've made up my mind..
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Level 50
Feb 11, 2024
I ain't wasting no more time...
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Level 75
Nov 6, 2018
The Amazon is longer anyways
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Level 65
Jan 20, 2019
There once was a time and there once was a way.
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Level 48
May 18, 2021
Mama mia
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Level 68
Feb 15, 2015
Also, the Nile goes through Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Uganda
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Level 31
Jun 3, 2016
No, Rivers are only able to pass through one country. Obviously...
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Level 59
Feb 23, 2016
according to google the all great the nile is longer and in many opinions length not volume determines rank for rivers
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Level 75
Apr 23, 2016
Travel the Nile. Now travel the Amazon. You will be unequivocal in saying that the Amazon is bigger. I'll buy you a capybara if you don't.
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Level 31
Jun 3, 2016
Capybara are the best
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Level 65
Jul 26, 2017
It doesn't say "longest" river; it asks for "biggest," which I take to be volume, not length.
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Level 44
Oct 20, 2017
it's not the size that matters it's what you do with it ;)
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Level 58
Jan 19, 2018
interesting advice https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/can-you-keep-a-capybara-as-a-pet.html
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Level 66
Jun 14, 2019
chupacabra? And @ helen you are commenting 4 years later, I am pretty sure the question has been altered since then, cause non of them are talking about bigger as in volume, but as longer.
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Level 56
Jan 28, 2021
No Capybara and also people can comment when and what they want to comment (as long as its not offensive)
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Level 57
Oct 13, 2021
No they can't, you rascal!
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Level 82
Jun 7, 2017
In volume, the Nile is a creek compared to the Amazon.
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Level 73
Nov 8, 2019
Look at the clue
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Level 46
Jun 2, 2020
yousa big dum dum, to put it in a tongue that you will comprehend. (Don't search up the meaning of that big word, it means 'understand'.)
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Level 43
May 6, 2021
Good thing it's not called the Anile
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Level 61
May 29, 2013
Afrikaans come on do you really need the "s"? I tried it 4 different ways :(
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Level 34
May 31, 2013
it's the official name
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Level 35
Jun 1, 2013
I'm dutch myself. Afrikaans without the s would mean african as in an inhabit of Africa.
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Level 37
Oct 12, 2018
Actually in Dutch, an inhabitant of South Africa would be an Afrikaner, or Afrikaanse. Inhabitants of other African countries would be identified by their country, no? (i. e., Liberian, Moroccan, Ugandan, Ethiopian,Egyptian, etc.)
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Level 66
Jun 14, 2019
Ehm Sonko is right... an Afrikaan is someone from africa. And someone from south-africa (zuid-afrika) you call a zuid-afrikaan.

I wanted to say the the word afrikaner does not exist, but I looked it up and it seems that it does. But it actually only refers the white south-african people, that speak afrikaans (a part of the white south-africans speak english, so it does not refer to All white south-africans) Though I myself have only heard people from south africa being called Zuid-Afrikaan, whatever their background was. I dont think the term is really known here (anymore) unless you are studying linguistics or the local history.

And the word afrikaanse is just the female version of afrikaan. So a female from africa.

And people would only be mentioned by their country of origin if it was relevant for the story just like you have europeans and italians. Asians and japanese.

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Level 69
Sep 9, 2021
That is quite correct. It amazes me in these quizzes how many people use the word "boers" to describe descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa. That usage is archaic and "boer" is either used to describe a farmer or is used as a derogatory term to describe Afrikaners.

The "s" is vital, there is no such language as "Afrikaan". There are some changes from Dutch, there is no Afrikaans word "Afrikaan", an African would be referred to as "Afrikaanse". The letter "z" in Dutch is generally replaced with an "s" in Afrikaans ("Suid Afrika" as opposed to "Zuid Afrika"). As long as Dutch people speak slowly an Afrikaner can understand them, but I've personally always found Afrikaans to be closer to Flemish.

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Level 65
Feb 29, 2016
Also accept Athen for Athens?
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Level 56
Jan 28, 2021
not to mention the city of Auncion and the state of Alaka
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Level 52
Jun 11, 2021
atla, azore and ande should be accepted as well
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Level 43
Nov 27, 2021
Athens is the official English name for the capital of Greece. No further arguments needed.
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Level 31
Jun 3, 2016
Lets start accepting Englis and Frenc as well then. Arabi while we are at it.
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Level 50
Oct 19, 2016
Sur! Wh no ? Tha make tota sens t m !
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Level 66
Jan 20, 2019
thi mad m laug mor the i probabl shoul .
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Level 70
Jan 21, 2019
*tha
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Level 67
Jan 21, 2019
OM! U s righ! W shoul definitel d tha!
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Level 52
Jun 11, 2021
lov thi ide, jetpun shoul d thi automaticall
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Level 66
Jun 14, 2019
yea it is also greek and not gree, german and not germa etc
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Level 43
May 6, 2021
Well that is what it's called so yes
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Level 35
Aug 25, 2013
no idea about alexandria, and tho i knew the chain of islands, could i spell arcipelego, or archipelego, or archpelego, or archapeligo . . . . you get the idea . .
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Level 48
Dec 20, 2013
I g 17/22 not bad since I am 10
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Level 41
Nov 7, 2015
I am not 10 and i got 22/22
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Level 28
Apr 6, 2014
For Mount Ararat, could you accept Anatolia? Ararat is in Turkey.
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Level 41
Nov 7, 2015
They have to accept Anatolia
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Level 72
Nov 9, 2015
Anatolia is in Asia. Please accept Asia. :P
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Level 68
Nov 9, 2015
Asia in on earth, please accept "anywhere"
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Level 66
Jun 14, 2019
please accept alternate universe, it is there too
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Level 45
Jun 10, 2014
21-22 almost had Aberdeen

i'm 13

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Level 75
Sep 23, 2020
This dude's 19 now, may well be 20...
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Level 60
Dec 24, 2022
This dude's 21 now, may well be 22...
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Level 67
Jul 13, 2014
100% with 3:32 left.
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Level 35
Feb 19, 2015
I kept trying "Mt. Ararat," "Mount Ararat"---finally disabled timer and looked it up...Ararat was correct, but "Mt." got in the way.
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Level 65
Apr 14, 2015
Allegheny, Appalachian, Adirondack? Oh, of course Americas... D'OH!
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Level 32
Jan 20, 2019
Tried Appalachian too
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Level 47
Mar 29, 2016
the nile is the bii=ggest river in length so maybe specify second biggest river or change it completely
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Level 58
Jan 18, 2017
Nile=Longest. Amazon=Biggest. Similar conflict between Everest vs Mauna Kea - Highest vs Tallest. For the rivers, the Nile isn't very deep. Meanwhile, the Amazon is VERY deep. Biggest is 3-dimensional, and therefore includes depth. Longest only cares about length, hence the name, and therefore is 1 dimensional - Length (MIND COMPLETELY BLOWN). As for the mountains, tallest means bottom to top. Highest mean the tippy top top point. Everest is much higher, but since Mauna Kea's base is underwater, it is taller. Similar conflicts for you to look at.
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Level 75
Jan 20, 2019
Length and volume are different ways to measure, but I never heard there is a difference between height and tallness. The difference in the mountains is the starting point at which they are measured. Everest is measured from sea level while Mauna Kea is measured from its base under the ocean. I'm no expert but it seems to me for your analogy to work it would have to compare something else such as the circumference or total acreage of Everest vs. Mauna Kea for example, instead of height.
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Level 56
Jan 28, 2021
Maybe look at it this way. A ten mile long hair strand is much longer than a 50 foot metal pole with a radius of 10 feet, but the metal pole would be bigger
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Level 51
Apr 22, 2017
But, of course, "Nile" doesn't start with "A"....
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Level 52
Jun 11, 2021
anile, alearn ato aspell adude
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Level 47
Mar 29, 2016
missed capital of paraguay
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Level 67
Jul 29, 2016
not true. the nile is longer but the amazon is bigger. check before you make a comment
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Level ∞
Jun 22, 2018
Also, its debatable whether the Nile is even longer.
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Level 66
Jun 14, 2019
It is debatable? Ok, let's debate :)
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Level 52
Aug 16, 2016
all done with 0:52 to spare. Asuncion was the one that made me think the most
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Level 67
Dec 27, 2016
Yay 100%!
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Level 47
Jan 8, 2017
add for amazon biggest river by water
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Level 68
Sep 19, 2019
Obviously, its not beer. Maybe water volume is what you meant.
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Level 75
Sep 23, 2020
One of the funniest comments I've read on this site. No idea if it was meant to be...
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Level 52
Jun 11, 2021
well nile would be bigger by volume if you included the natural coke in the waters, thats where they get it
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Level 39
Mar 4, 2017
i got 21 out of 22! take that, hersutbodkin:)
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Level 20
Mar 27, 2018
If only I could spell archipelago...
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Level 18
Jun 14, 2018
I got 22 out of 22
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Level 80
Jun 18, 2018
I doubt if Athens can be considered the world's first democracy. Many tribal societies that pre-date Athens practised direct or participatory democracy e.g. the Iroquois, among many others.
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Level 24
Jan 20, 2019
The Iroquois as an organized society do not predate Athenian democracy.
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Level 41
Jan 8, 2019
I did the same thing with the mountain ranges! I didn’t realize it said “America’s” and not “America “.
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Level 52
Jun 11, 2021
theres a reply button, you can reply
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Level 48
Jan 20, 2019
hmmm... 'αrchipelago' is a bit misleading - it also refers to the sea surrounding the group of islands especially in the Greek term αρχιπέλαγος that the word was derived from.
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Level 72
Jan 20, 2019
I was going quickly and skimmed the question about an American mountain and got so frustrated when Aconcagua wouldn't work.
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Level 43
Mar 7, 2019
Easy!
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Level 37
Apr 15, 2019
Wouldn't accept Ararat for me.
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Level 66
Jun 14, 2019
Wow, I missed one, but I still beat 88% ! average is 15 I thought the average would be 20 or something.

And darn paraguay... I reallly should learn the capitals one of these days, I know about 75% of europe (linking them to the right country.. otherwise more like 90%) And a handfull of others outside of that. I dont think I get much further than about 50 capitals..

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Level 61
Nov 25, 2019
An Atoll is also a chain of islands and should be accepted.
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Level 29
Jan 13, 2020
It could be a chain of Islands but could be referred to as a ring-shaped island with water in the middle.
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Level 29
Jan 13, 2020
I am sad to learn that only 50% of people learned to answer the capital of Paraguay as I learned it before I learned by state capitals for the USA (I'm pathetic that way).
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Level 18
Feb 17, 2020
everyone is so picky
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Level 72
Jul 31, 2020
That's how it works here
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Level 42
Mar 9, 2023
I forgot to pause the Quiz