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Geography by First Three Letters #2

Guess these geographical answers based on the category and their first three letters.
For each one, guess the most prominent answer for the category
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Last updated: March 21, 2020
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First submittedMarch 18, 2017
Times taken23,140
Average score76.2%
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Letters
Category
Answer
CAN
Country
Canada
HAW
US State
Hawaii
ABU
Capital
Abu Dhabi
BIG
Landmark
Big Ben
BIS
Bay
Biscay
BUD
Religion
Buddhism
TAJ
Country
Tajikistan
TAS
State
Tasmania
HIS
Island
Hispaniola
COL
Landmark
Colosseum
JAK
Capital
Jakarta
Letters
Category
Answer
CAT
Region
Catalonia
GOB
Desert
Gobi
ROM
World City
Rome
BAV
Region
Bavaria
DEN
Mountain
Denali
IND
Ocean
Indian
KEN
Mountain
Kenya
ZAM
River
Zambezi
MIN
US State
Minnesota
VOL
River
Volga
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Level 47
Mar 19, 2017
I think Abuja should be an answer as well. Nice idea, though.
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Level 65
Mar 19, 2017
Abuja works now!
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Level 52
Apr 24, 2017
Big... is how one would describe how much I overthought "BIG"
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Level 63
May 15, 2017
I thought it would be some statue and not something I've actually been too.
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Level 71
Aug 5, 2017
I spent the last minute trying to think of a landmark of one word beginning with Big ... :op
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Level 73
May 7, 2019
Big Sur, California got stuck in my head and would NOT get out of the way.
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Level 77
May 14, 2017
100% :)
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Level 82
May 14, 2017
Nice :)
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Level 65
May 14, 2017
Thanks! Geography by First Three Letters #3 is out, if you'd like to take that also!
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Level 37
Jun 28, 2018
EXCELLENT Quiz!
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Level 72
May 15, 2017
Accept Buddhist as well as Buddhism?
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Level 65
May 15, 2017
Buddhism is the name of the religion, while Buddhist is the name of the adherent.
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Level 64
Aug 4, 2017
But 'Buddhist' is also an adjective describing things of or related to Buddhism, e.g. a Buddhist monk, a Buddhist statue. Because of that, when asked which religion is the appropriate answer, one might correctly say 'the Buddhist religion'. Buddhism is a better answer, and clearly what was intended, but I wouldn't say that Buddhist is wrong.
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Level 66
Feb 3, 2018
True, but there is a big difference between an Adjective and a Noun. You wouldn't accept Canadian for Canada or Muslim for Islam.
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Level 42
Feb 7, 2021
I would
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Level 68
May 17, 2017
Got 19/21. Missed both landmarks but are landmarks really geography ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Level 59
Aug 4, 2017
How are they not geography?
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Level 77
May 20, 2017
Would Catskills be considered a region? That was my first and only thought.
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Level 38
Aug 4, 2017
Mine too, and yes it is.
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Level 37
Aug 4, 2017
Ditto, re Catskill Mountains.
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Level 70
May 20, 2017
How about Zambizi for Zambezi?
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Level 59
Aug 4, 2017
Why? That's not its name, and it's never spelled like that in English
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Level 33
Aug 4, 2017
Could you accept goby for gobi? I thought I would get it right but I guess not.
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Level 55
Aug 4, 2017
Big Sur is a landmark
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Level 78
Aug 4, 2017
The Cologne Cathedral or the Columbus monument could also have qualified for "Col".

But the accepted answers are clearly the most obvious ones.

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Level 70
Apr 3, 2019
so should have the colossus of rhodes though it's kinda been destroyed
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Level 74
Aug 4, 2017
How about river Volta in Africa?
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Level 79
Feb 24, 2021
Yep, I tried that too!
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Level 47
Aug 4, 2017
Really loved this quiz!
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Level 83
Aug 4, 2017
River Volta.
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Level 69
Aug 4, 2017
Tasmania is a state, not a region. That difference would be clear if it were an American state.
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Level 70
Apr 3, 2019
Qualifiying Tasmania as a region is ok, just like PEI in Canada
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Level 88
Mar 21, 2020
I agree. We Australians NEVER call Tasmania ‘a region’. It’s always referred to as a state, because that’s what it is.

Otherwise, thanks for a great quiz!

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Level 86
Aug 4, 2017
After I spent several long moments trying to think of a religion that started with TAS, I went back and re-read the category. Hmmm...it may be time for glasses.
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Level 67
Sep 18, 2017
Likewise: Tastafarian, Taoism, Tassoist. Then I read it a little more closely.
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Level 65
Sep 18, 2017
Taoism is the most prominent one of those, but even that doesn't begin with TAS.
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Level 77
Aug 4, 2017
I had to ask my mom about the Coliseum :/
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Level 32
Aug 4, 2017
For big, all I could think of was "Big Fish." Belfast has some quality landmarks.
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Level 66
Aug 4, 2017
I thought it was spelled 'Catalunya'? And Tasmania is not a region, it is a state and an island.
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Level 70
Apr 3, 2019
Saying that Tasmania isn't a region ignores the fact that many islands that are states or provinces are also sometimes considered regions, such as PEI
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Level 77
Aug 4, 2017
The Catskills are also a region of New York. Will you accept?
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Level 91
Aug 4, 2017
To all complaining about the term region not being a state...how is that even a logical thought. From Wikipedia (yes I know it's not perfect but this definition is pretty darn good): In geography, regions are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics, human impact characteristics, and the interaction of humanity and the environment. Considering different countries use different terms for their subdivisions (states, provinces, counties, countries, parishes, etc.) Region seems to be the most logical choice of term.
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Level 82
Jul 20, 2021
So you'd be happy with Minnesota being defined as a region?

Tasmania is a state. So is Bavaria. Simple facts.

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Level 34
Aug 4, 2017
I thought 3 of those said Religion rather than Region so I was going crazy saying "why isn't Catholicism working??!" haha
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Level 84
Jan 11, 2020
Same :)
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Level 71
Jun 8, 2022
And another. I must have spelled it seven or eight different ways even though I was pretty it was right the first time. Luckily I just realised in time to type Catalonia
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Level 53
Aug 4, 2017
When (Mountain) Denali and (Mountain) Kenya were pure guesses...

and I'm meant to be good at geography...

FeelsBadMan

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Level 41
Aug 4, 2017
Colonial Williamsburg for COL? It was the first thing I guessed and it's an NHL district.
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Level 63
Aug 4, 2017
Why not accept Kennesaw Mountain?
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Level 63
Aug 4, 2017
I used to wear Big Ben jeans.
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Level 74
Aug 5, 2017
The Volta River also exists in Ghana.
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Level 34
Aug 5, 2017
Big Ben is not really a landmark. Big Ben is the name of the bell inside Elizabeth Tower part of the Palace of Westminster.
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Level 70
Apr 3, 2019
Everyone calls it Big Ben though.
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Level 78
Sep 28, 2020
....many people do. Wrongly. Also, COLossus of Rhodes, COLorado River, COLchester Town Hall, COLonel Sanders. OK, the last one os silly, but the others are viable, surely...
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Level 82
Aug 5, 2017
Cathay for Region?
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Level 33
Oct 19, 2017
I always misread "region" into religion and was scratching my head on those "region" questions.
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Level 70
Dec 12, 2017
I had the opposite problem :D
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Level 49
Apr 10, 2018
Didn't get mount denali
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Level 51
Jun 20, 2018
Could have gotten all of them if the quizmaster was a bit more lenient with spelling - on Zambezi, Tajikistan. Not words I use every day.
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Level 86
Oct 18, 2018
Spend more time on Jetpunk and you will ;)
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Level 63
Aug 5, 2018
For landmark with COL I thought of the Colossus of Rhodes
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Level 23
Aug 20, 2018
same
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Level 70
Apr 3, 2019
same here though i got the coliseum eventually and i understand why it's not counted because it's destroyed so it's no longer really a landmark
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Level 50
Jan 28, 2019
Maybe you could say if the answer is more than one word. Otherwise a good quiz
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Level 37
Apr 15, 2019
I thought that the spelling was "Coliseum", not Coloseum.
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Level 77
Apr 19, 2020
Could you accept Roma, which is what it's called there?
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Level 71
Dec 25, 2020
I really could not come up with Tajikistan, seeing TAJ, I could only think of the Taj Mahal.
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Level 42
Feb 20, 2021
COL- Cologne cathedral
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Level 61
Apr 20, 2021
Maybe accept Colossus at Rhodes for landmark, as that's also well known?
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Level 60
Jun 6, 2021
Got Kenya with pure luck, it was a guess. Great quiz!
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Level 82
Sep 30, 2021
Second quiz in a row I've seen my home state of Tasmania. Which is pretty good representation, given it doesn't always even make it on to maps of Australia.
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Level 57
Mar 14, 2022
Why isn't Roma accepted? I know it's Rome in english, but most quizzes accept Roma as well.
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Level 83
May 12, 2022
Why are the US states in the category of "US State", while the Australian state is the category of "State"? Either list them all as "State" or specify the country for all three.
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Level 67
May 21, 2022
I feel like I'm nitpicking, but for the VOL river option, there is also the Volta river in Ghana which for some reason was my first thought.
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Level 69
Aug 14, 2022
That was my first thought too, I think Volta should be a valid answer.