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Geographic Groups of Two #2

Name the geographical twosomes.
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Last updated: February 17, 2019
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First submittedSeptember 21, 2015
Times taken35,915
Rating4.41
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Clue
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Countries with at least a
billion people
China
India
Countries with "Equator" in their
name (in some form)
Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
Capitals of Bolivia
La Paz
Sucre
Biggest city on each
New Zealand island
Auckland
Christchurch
Sudanese capital cities
Khartoum
Juba
African island countries that
speak Portuguese
Cape Verde
São Tomé and Príncipe
Mountain ranges dividing
Europe and Asia
Caucasus
Ural
Longest rivers in China
Yangtze
Yellow
Small kingdoms that border
South Africa
Eswatini
Lesotho
Longest tributaries of the
Mississippi River
Missouri
Arkansas
Clue
Answer
Capital cities above 60°N
Reykjavik
Helsinki
Terminal cities of the
Orient Express
Paris
Constantinople
Inland seas of Israel
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Largest African deserts
Sahara
Kalahari
Largest mountain ranges
bordering France
Alps
Pyrenees
Countries that share St. Martin
France
Netherlands
Countries that claim the
Falkland Islands
Argentina
United Kingdom
Most populous cities in Africa
Lagos
Cairo
Independent countries of Africa
circa 1914
Ethiopia
Liberia
Tallest mountains in Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa
tolerated
+1
Level 75
Oct 15, 2015
I have no idea why you use the anachronistic name Constantinople. It's been Istanbul for ages.
dasubergeek
+6
Level 70
Jan 8, 2016
Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks'.
sprk
+4
Level 65
Jan 8, 2016
Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.
Xtram555mo
+3
Level 45
Dec 20, 2019
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 63
Mar 3, 2020
Why they changed it, I can't say, people just liked it better that WAAAAAYYYY!!
OfficerDibble
+2
Level 74
Oct 2, 2018
And the Orient Express does go beyond Paris, to London.
kalbahamut
+9
Level 81
Dec 20, 2018
The Orient Express no longer exists but the original route was Paris to Constantinople.
mw22
+1
Level 51
Apr 9, 2020
Its true, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Express#/media/File:Orient-Express_Historic_Routes_(en).svg

The Orient Express' original route was from Paris to Istanbul.

SWATkun
+2
Level 58
Dec 20, 2018
The original Orient Express ran from Paris to the then Istanbul in 1833. It now runs only as a luxury train from various locations, but the original train last ran in 1977.

There's even a Orient Express in the Indochina and one in the US. But the original one ran from Paris to Istanbul.

Orient Express

kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Dec 20, 2018
In 1833 the English name for Istanbul was still Constantinople.
biggus56
+1
Level 81
May 18, 2019
More like 1883.
alberici
+1
Level 73
Oct 16, 2015
About JetPunk comments: Can anybody tell me what the numbers in brackets just after the pseudonyms stand for, for example plattitude (73) or Jerry928 (61)?

I know it doesn't have anything to do with this quiz, but I have always been wondering about that... :))

tschutzer
+1
Level 86
Oct 16, 2015
It's the user's quiz level. Since there's no actual rankings list available for viewing, the comments are the only place you can see other users' levels. The highest I've seen thus far is 74.
plattitude
+1
Level 88
Nov 6, 2015
Though it changes as the QM adds & features more quizzes, as of today, the highest point total possible is 19,365, which is level 74.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 83
Jul 26, 2016
And as I view this today, plattitude's even shows 75, so it's gone up apparently. :-)
plattitude
+1
Level 88
Sep 26, 2016
Yeah, I think the quiz count is up to 4352 now, which is 21760 points, or level 76. Almost there...
MayaB
+1
Level 70
May 16, 2018
And as I see joeythelemur's comment today, s/he himself/herself is already at level 75.
PjotrL
+3
Level 70
Aug 7, 2018
Ever noticed QM's level? ∞ = infinity :)
someone2018
+1
Level 82
Dec 20, 2018
Platitude is at Level 81. Holy crap. Isn't that like a perfect score on every featured quiz?
Hollywood
+1
Level 65
Jan 27, 2020
Level 84? Didn’t know that was possible
Remme9000
+1
Level 47
Dec 11, 2015
In Germany no one says "Sea of Galilee", which could have been translated to "Galiläisches Meer".

We say (Sea of) Genezareth (engl: Sea of Genneseret)

or occasionally "See Tiberias", which is "Lake Tiberias".

That was a little confusing...

Natascha
+2
Level 52
Jan 8, 2016
Same remark here: in many European countries it is called Lake of Tiberias
Pinoccio
+2
Level 30
Jan 8, 2016
It is in the Galilee and borders the city of Tiberias
tigersue
+1
Level 71
Jan 8, 2016
Couldn't spell Mauna Kea - put Kia instead! Should have tried different spellings but just assumed I was wrong! Now kicking myself.
Thorvald
+2
Level 60
Jan 18, 2016
I guess Kia would pay a decent sum of money for that kind of commercial on Hawaii ;)
JoeCrouchMMA
+1
Level 60
Jan 8, 2016
Finished with 100% and 4.00 remaining very happy with that
Tramp
+3
Level 71
Jan 8, 2016
Wow, I always thought that the Orient express went really far east, possibly to China. I guessed that Istanbul was the westernmost point, but had no idea where the easternmost point might be.

Well, I learnt something new today anyway.

Salz
+2
Level 56
Jan 8, 2016
Please accept "Abyssinia" for Ethiopia
cosmokim
+1
Level 57
Jan 8, 2016
I agree, that's what it was called back then
Sirlandlord
+5
Level 69
Jan 8, 2016
I don't want to make this political, but the Falklands are a part of UK. They don't claim it, they already have it.
dasubergeek
+1
Level 70
Jan 8, 2016
If they have it they certainly claim, don't they? But drive through mainland Argentina and see just how many "Las Malvinas son argentinas" posters, stickers, etc. you see. So two countries claim it.
grantdon
+4
Level 72
Sep 7, 2016
Two countries claim it, but the most important thing to consider is what the inhabitants want
tshalla
+2
Level 70
Dec 20, 2018
Which is what led to British involvement in Iraq, right?
samiamco
+4
Level 72
Sep 8, 2016
I think if an actual war happens over a place, it's safe to say that more than one party thinks it's theirs. That's not political, nor is the quiz question – only thing being political here is you.
Pinoccio
+1
Level 30
Jan 8, 2016
Hard quiz.

Enjoy your life.

trebek
+1
Level 72
Jan 8, 2016
Best. Comment. Ever.
skillmaster9000
+1
Level 55
Jan 8, 2016
You should accept Caucausus for Caucasus.
camus
+2
Level 74
Dec 20, 2018
And caucoanut.
Antofagasta
+1
Level 47
Dec 19, 2016
Independent African countries was tricky. I only got Ethiopia by luck and had no idea that it could be Liberia.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Dec 20, 2018
The Italian colonization of Ethiopia only lasted for a couple of years. After the Italians were kicked out Ethiopia remained the only non-colonized country on the continent and they are quite proud of this fact. Liberia was colonized by freed American slaves, not Europeans. Easy to remember when the name of the country means "land of freedom" and the capital is named for President Monroe.
Jarl5
+1
Level 60
Apr 23, 2018
I thought it said "suNdanese" and was confused why Java wasn't working. Would've gotten 40/40 otherwise
Pharley
+1
Level 66
Oct 27, 2018
Hate to be pedantic... well, no I don't... but Juba isn't a Sudanese capital. It's THE South Sudanese capital.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Dec 20, 2018
As long as we're being pedantic, Sudanese can refer to things from both Sudan and South Sudan, and you should be emphasizing the word "South" not the word "the" unless you were confused into thinking we thought there were multiple capitals of South Sudan.
vincc
+1
Level 59
Dec 21, 2018
where are all the fast typing Geography "eggheads" who claim superior intelligence with passive aggressive word placement , bragging of their high scores , whos only talent is a list of places on a map , why does this Geo quiz which actually requires processing information , have such a low average score , i was expecting my 38 of 40 ,(i actually could have attained 40 ) to be in the 30th percentile like all the other Geo tests i take which require knowing nothing but a list and repetitive tries at said test
vincc
+1
Level 59
Dec 21, 2018
lol i had only to look at one comment before to see the word pedantic used i rest my case
JoahAnderson123
+1
Level 22
Jan 21, 2019
Why is Ecuador classified as having, "Equator" in its name?
WanHuangdi
+2
Level 73
May 2, 2019
I assume that it’s Spanish for Equator.
CardinalSin
+3
Level 71
Aug 8, 2019
Una suposición razonable
Sunryze
+1
Level 58
Nov 20, 2019
Please accept alpes for alps.
Kiwigeokid2007
+1
Level 48
May 7, 2020
I forgot it was Kalahari and typed the great jet punk user ‘kalamabahut’ (sorry for the bad spelling)
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