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Things with Geographic Names #3

Guess the "geographic" answer that goes with each group of words.
For example: Yogurt, Gods, Salad = Greek
One question borrowed from user kalbahamut
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Last updated: December 21, 2019
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First submittedApril 16, 2012
Times taken40,146
Average score65.0%
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Clue
Answer
Checkers, Zodiac, Water Torture
Chinese
Dressing, Dolls, Roulette
Russian
Bread, Dip, Riviera
French
Pact, Ghetto, Uprising
Warsaw
Nights, Peninsula, Horse
Arabian
Curry, Iced Tea, Kickboxing
Thai
Coffee, Cartel, Necktie
Colombian
Cotton, Pyramids, Ratscrew
Egyptian
Fried Chicken, Bluegrass, Derby
Kentucky
War, Barbecue, Pop
Korean
Clue
Answer
Renaissance, Shake, Globetrotters
Harlem
Elephant, Sleeping Sickness, Diaspora
African
Eye, Blitz, School of Economics
London
Twins, Cat, Dream
Siamese
Patient, Breakfast Tea, Premier League
English
Minute, Strip Steak, State of Mind
New York
Sausage, Dressing, Renaissance
Italian
Mafia, Defense, Pizza
Sicilian
Blinds, Mask, Plaster
Venetian
Rite, Fold, Terrier
Scottish
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Level 90
Apr 11, 2014
German blitz? Check. German school of economics? Check. German eye? Must be some kind of ailment involving pus... I actually typed German 3 times before conceding to getting 19/20. LOL
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Level 50
Dec 11, 2016
For London, I would have done something like Fog, Underground, Bridge. It would have definitely been a lot less ambiguous, especially the 'School of Economics'.
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Level 58
Dec 11, 2016
The LSE is world famous.
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Level 65
Dec 14, 2016
agree LSE is next to Oxbridge..... like having princeton to US' yale and harvard?!
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Level 51
Mar 22, 2017
Coro, Luxint, even if the LSE was world-famous (which it's not by any stretch of the imagination; I've never even heard of it and I've been to both the US and the UK), it's not something that comes to mind when you think of London. It's like if 'Dad' was a clue for American.
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Level 33
May 2, 2018
Over half of the people who have taken the quiz got it mate, I think just concede that you didn't know the answer and maybe stop splitting hairs, just because you've been to a couple of countries.
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Level 77
Nov 11, 2019
It was the School of economics that clinched it for me. Much more obvious than either blitz or eye as far as I was concerned.
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Level 82
Mar 3, 2022
I always find it amazing how many people on this site think the definition of "well-known" is "things that I personally have heard of".
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Level 68
Apr 4, 2022
PLEASE ditch the fog. The last time we had a decent pea-souper in London I was ten. I'm 68 now.
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Level 79
Jan 20, 2023
@Maladroit The London School of Economics is indeed world-famous.
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Level 63
Dec 15, 2016
Blitz is a German word. There is no such thing as a "German Blitz". I have never heard of a German School of Economics either and a German Eye?
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Level 51
Mar 22, 2017
I get the feeling he's referring to, you know, when Germany bombed London. That's called the Blitz.
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Level 75
Aug 7, 2014
20/20. Lucky guess with Korean - never heard of korean barbeque or pop.
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Level 82
Aug 7, 2014
Korean BBQ is fantastic and K-pop is better than you'd probably think. Or at least the music videos with the dancing girls in them are.
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Level 89
Dec 11, 2016
What kind of question is that? Obviously he's heard of it.
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Level 82
Mar 8, 2018
No. Have you ever heard of pancakes?
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Level 71
Feb 18, 2020
No, have you ever heard of 'Butter Pie'?
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Level 37
Aug 30, 2018
Same here. Never heard of Korean BBQ or pop. 17/20.
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Level 45
Aug 7, 2014
Finally got London with 3 seconds left... whew!
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Level 71
Aug 7, 2014
This was fun, and a bit different. Thanks.
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Level 37
Aug 7, 2014
North Carolina War? Kansas City War? Texas War? Wait, Mongolian War! Mongolian Pop?
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Level 75
Jan 9, 2015
Don't forget Memphis in your barbecue listing, the best of all.
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Level 33
Aug 10, 2014
Those of us from Chicago could argue that mafia, defense and pizza could be ours. Not asking for a change, just making a joke.
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Level 75
Dec 11, 2016
Ditto.
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Level 68
Nov 28, 2018
You are not wrong. I tried Chicago first.
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Level 70
Feb 12, 2019
"Chicago style" pizza isn't pizza. It's a casserole. It's tasty but it aint pizza.
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Level 85
Jun 8, 2022
Hear, hear, Martay!
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Level 36
Aug 11, 2014
17/20 - couldn't get Arabian, Colombian or Sicilian.
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Level 45
Aug 11, 2014
When I read "School of Economics," I immediately thought of "American." I didn't know there were others. (But then my knowledge of economics is limited to a dumbed down college econ course for journalism majors and a conversation I had with someone while driving to the airport.
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Level 37
Aug 30, 2018
The London School of Economics says it all. While there are surely schools of economics at American (and other countries') universities, I'm sure that none equal the LSE.
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Level 65
Nov 9, 2015
Chess references!
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Level 72
May 9, 2016
Sicilian pizza?
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Level 72
May 9, 2016
Never heard of that (but for my defense, i'm european ;-) )
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Level 26
May 21, 2016
You do realise that Sicily is in Europe, right?
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Level 47
Dec 11, 2016
Yeah... that's not a very good excuse
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Level 71
Feb 18, 2020
'Can I have a word with my client, Your Honour'?
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Level 69
Dec 13, 2016
You're absolutely right , it's nonsense.

Pizza is from Naples (Napoli), which is located in the Campania.

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Level 82
Mar 8, 2018
Not really
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Level 37
Oct 20, 2018
Sicilian Pizza is a square (rather than a round) pizza. I don't know if it originated with Sicilians in the old country, or stateside but I do know that's what a square pizza is called in New York.
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Level 94
Aug 17, 2019
i didn't even know that sicilian pizza was a thing before today. and i'm italian.
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Level 19
Jul 26, 2016
I couldn't spell venetian :'(
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Level 28
May 2, 2018
Same. It hurts when you know you're right. Of course, when the answer came out, I couldn't believe that out of all the combinations I tried, that was not one of them.
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Level 65
Nov 30, 2016
I settled for 19/20 but finally figured out the last one (Korean) with 0:07 left!
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Level 43
Dec 11, 2016
I find it ironic that I should have gotten Korean, which is currently lowest on the stats chart. I watched Food Network shows on Netflix, played some K-Pop for the home basketball games, and know my history. I guess my mind strayed to American places for barbecue and never returned.
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Level 57
Dec 11, 2016
First time I've seen my alma mater in a quiz - LSE 1967.
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Level 65
Dec 11, 2016
What's a Scottish terrier?

Is it what Americans call a West Highland Terrier?

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Level 66
Dec 11, 2016
The Scottish one is the only one I didn't get. I've never heard of a Scottish rite or a Scottish fold, and think you're probably right that a Scottish terrier is what we usually call a West Highland Terrier.
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Level 65
Dec 16, 2018
Scottish fold is a cat
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Level 65
Dec 11, 2016
I like thai Coffee, never had the iced-tea
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Level 85
Dec 11, 2016
got 100% but with only 23 seconds to go with lucky guess. Toughest one for me was Thai, Thai curry I get but Thai iced tea?? Thai kickboxing?? how do more people know that versus London, Scottish, Venetian, Warsaw, Sicilian? Those five were much easier!
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Level 82
Dec 11, 2016
Muay Thai, the original martial art most commonly referred to as kickboxing, is from Thailand. It's also called Thai boxing (though not usually Thai kickboxing, as it's the only kind of Thai boxing). Thai iced tea is delicious- it's a strong black tea spiced with star anise, cardamon etc, then sweetened with sugar or condensed milk, and iced, of course. Sweet, spicy, cool and creamy.
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Level 38
Dec 12, 2016
Have you been to Thailand too Kala?

Wait, of course you would have.

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Level 82
Mar 8, 2018
Have spent a lot of time in Thailand
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Level 81
Dec 12, 2016
I admit, I tried Arizona at first for the iced tea, I got it eventually.
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Level 23
Dec 13, 2016
I couldn't spell Sicillian! Still not sure I got it right...
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Level 63
Dec 15, 2016
It's as easy as Italy > Italian. Sicily > Sicilian.
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Level 33
Mar 22, 2017
I kept putting Paris for Blinds, Mask, Plaster.

Plaster of Paris

Paris Blinds

Paris Mask

Seems Reasonable, right?

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Level 71
Feb 2, 2019
One out of three ...... ain't bad
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Level 79
Jan 20, 2023
Tried Paris too because of 'plaster'... that was the only one I missed!
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Level 72
Apr 30, 2017
I'd never heard of any the terms for "Minute, Strip Steak, State of mind." Looks like i'm in a massive minority.

Ps, full marks for sneaking in a Smashing Pumpkins album

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Level 65
Dec 16, 2018
scottish fold, ah shold ve know :) And I am sure i typed venetian. Must ve made an error somewhere
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Level 60
Feb 2, 2019
What's the difference between Siamese & Thai ?
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Level 82
Mar 29, 2019
Siamese is archaic
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Level 34
May 22, 2019
Scottish rite is an obscure masonic reference. Scottish fold cat breeding is now discouraged for health reasons. Scottish terrier better known as a 'Scottie'. There are many many much more appropriate options for 'Scottish'.
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Level 85
Jun 8, 2022
Too Italy-centric!