Landmarks of Countries #2
For each selected landmark, name the country in which it is located.
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| First submitted | August 2, 2012 |
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Synchronicity
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Level 52
Nov 14, 2012
I have no idea what Sognefjord is, yet still got it, for where else but Scandinavia could a name like that be found?
sillie
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Level 82
Jun 1, 2014
It's a big fjord. :)
DonTheLamplighter
+22
Level 78
Jun 9, 2017
I drive a big Fjord. Best pick-up truck I've ever had.
brandybuck96
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Level 76
Sep 26, 2015
Norway is the obvious first guess, seeing as it's hugely famous for fjords.
sumguy
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Level 78
Jan 22, 2018
And the Norwegian Blue.
ItsJerry
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Level 24
Jun 6, 2018
Maybe this is a very dumb question, but what is a fjord?
jellyperson
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Level 58
Jun 11, 2018
@ ItsJerry -- a kind of very narrow bay. Like a mountain valley filled with water I guess? Wikipedia is your friend: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord
redsplat
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Level 75
Dec 10, 2018
Caused by glaciers. Have to be longer than they are wide to qualify. Besides Norway, there are lots in NZ, Chile, and the Americas (e.g. Chile, British Columbia, Alaska, Washington).
MrMiyagi
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Level 20
Dec 11, 2012
Great quiz. Ironically, in two weeks' time I'm going to a hotel right next door to the Eureka Tower, and I still didn't get it!
punkybrewster
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Level 73
Jul 27, 2013
There is a pantheon in Paris, as well.
kalbahamut
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Level 80
Aug 12, 2015
Oh!! MER-Lion.. I get it. Yeah. Dang.
ander217
+1
Level 78
Aug 12, 2015
I still don't.
plattitude
+1
Level 88
Aug 12, 2015
It's like mermaid, only even more ridiculous.
kalbahamut
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Level 80
Aug 12, 2015
look up the image on google. I've seen it many many times... including in person... but... when I was reading "merlion" I was reading it as one strange word and couldn't make sense of it.
Qikiq
+3
Level 81
Nov 30, 2017
Me too, I was giving it a French twist and got stuck on that.
Carry
+2
Level 63
May 24, 2018
Glad I'm not the only one who read it like a French word.
jellyperson
+1
Level 58
Jun 11, 2018
@ander217 -- Singapore means "Lion City", and the Merlion is (per google) its official mascot.
redsplat
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Level 75
Dec 10, 2018
Yup I thought it was French too. Learned something today. Also now know that there are 7 merlions there (one is a mere mercub). Apparently finding them makes for a fun bike ride: Tour de Merlion
ing
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Level 67
Sep 20, 2020
It's an entirely fake thing, made up for tourism publicity purposes. Lion=Singapore, lion city; Mer=Mermaid, surrounded by the sea. It was designed from scratch as a "tourist attraction".
sumguy
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Level 78
Jan 7, 2018
I've lived in Canada my entire life and I've never heard of Moraine Lake. How have 53% of people heard of a landmark that people who live there haven't?
pweent
+3
Level 80
Jan 8, 2018
I knew moraine was a glacial feature, and USA was already used, so I guessed Canada.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 74
Jun 6, 2018
Because only Canada and the US have glacier?
jellyperson
+2
Level 58
Jun 11, 2018
@TheCrusher
No, but "lots of glacier geology and uses English terms for it" means the U.S. and Canada were the two obvious guesses.
sillie
+1
Level 82
Jan 8, 2018
Never heard of it either, but I got it. Ever heard of this thing called guessing?
sumguy
+7
Level 78
Jan 8, 2018
Obviously I wasn't going to guess Canada since I live in Canada and had never heard of it!
tshalla
+3
Level 69
May 24, 2018
Yup, Canadian and never heard of it. Looks pretty though. Maybe substitute for Lake Louise? Only semi-obscure?
sumguy
+1
Level 78
Jun 1, 2018
I've heard of Lake Louise (and been there). It's internationally famous, is it not?
jellyperson
+1
Level 58
Jun 11, 2018
And if that doesn't work, there's the trusty fall-back of re-taking the quiz once you've seen the answers! :P
Djilas
+2
Level 77
Jan 8, 2018
When I quickly solved everything else, I had plenty of time to guess all faraway countries (excluding Europe) with possible glacier lakes
TinklePork
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Level 65
Jan 8, 2018
It seems that lots of people forego traveling and exploring locally. When I lived in Philadelphia, I was astonished at how many people who lived there had never gone to see the Liberty Bell or Independence Hall. Many people were in their 20s and 30s and had lived in Philly their entire lives...
sumguy
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Level 78
Jun 1, 2018
But they've heard of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, right? This isn't about a lack of exploration. I've been to 8 out of 10 provinces and I know my country very well, but I've never heard of Moraine Lake to visit it!
travelfan
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Level 71
Jan 15, 2018
Same here, Canadian and never heard of Moraine Lake before, so I didn't try Canada. I had to google it afterwards to see where it was. I can only imagine that most of the people who did get the answer are non-Canadian who randomly typed Canada. How about replacing Lake Moraine with "Banff National Park", which is much more well-known and more worthy of being called a landmark on its own?
Rangifer
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Level 59
May 24, 2018
Your loss. Moraine Lake is beautiful. In Banff NP.
tom88
+1
Level 67
May 24, 2018
I've visited Banff several times, stayed in lake Louise. never heard of Moraine Lake though
sumguy
+1
Level 78
Jun 1, 2018
Indeed. I've been to Banff, so I may have visited Moraine Lake and not realized it. No one talked about it. Everyone talked about Lake Louise.
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 50
Jun 15, 2020
Lake = Canada
CRey
+2
Level 82
Jan 7, 2018
Indonesia twice? not that it is an issue.. just wondered if an oversight?
Simsy84
+1
Level 71
Jan 11, 2018
Japan twice too.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 16, 2018
Not intended. This has been fixed.
mynameisxyz
+1
Level 45
Jan 8, 2018
You could change the Indian landmark...that is not known by many people. In fact, people outside Delhi have little chance of knowing it.
Anshul
+2
Level 40
Jan 8, 2018
Then you should know it from now on. There are Indians on this site too.
samiamco
+3
Level 72
Jan 10, 2018
I knew it, and I'm American, not of Indian descent, have never been to India, and am not even Baha'i. Expand your mind!
jellyperson
+1
Level 58
Jun 11, 2018
Woah I'd totally forgotten it's a Bahai temple! I was just guessing all the historically Budhist countries...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 80
May 24, 2018
I knew it but probably only because I was looking up things to do when I was in Delhi. The ones I never heard of were Moron Lake and Potato Palace
jellyperson
+1
Level 58
Jun 11, 2018
I have the feeling Potala Palace is really famous, but I'm not sure why...
Well, there's this memorable bit of history which is mostly set there: https://mikedashhistory.com/2012/04/10/murder-in-the-potala/
FolgoreCZ
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Level 55
Jun 23, 2020
I agree. China as well. Not that I don't know both, but most of the answers are clearly THE landmark of it's country, and while couple of others are questionable as well, these two most definitely aren't.
mrnafe
+2
Level 77
May 24, 2018
Anyone else keep typing cities instead of countries?
Carry
+1
Level 63
May 24, 2018
Yes...
mahble
+1
Level 70
May 24, 2018
Oh my goodness, I'm not alone...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 80
May 28, 2018
The first few include places like Uluru, Mt. Fuji, and the Grand Canyon which definitely aren't in cities.
stone222
+1
Level 52
Oct 16, 2018
why do you persist with the fact that England is not a country???
The United Kingdom (UK) comprises four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Within the United Kingdom, a unitary sovereign state, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have gained a degree of autonomy through the process of devolution.
Zefyrinus
+1
Level 67
Apr 28, 2019
There's about a dozen Blue Mosques around the world.
FolgoreCZ
+1
Level 55
Jun 23, 2020
And one of them is super famous, more than allnof the others combined. That's the one.
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