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Geographic Groups of Two #2
Name the geographical twosomes.
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| First submitted | September 21, 2015 |
| Times taken | 28,949 |
| Rating | 4.53 |
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tolerated
+1
level 72
Oct 15, 2015
I have no idea why you use the anachronistic name Constantinople. It's been Istanbul for ages.
dasubergeek
+4
level 67
Jan 8, 2016
Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks'.
sprk
+1
level 65
Jan 8, 2016
Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.
OfficerDibble
+1
level 71
Oct 2, 2018
And the Orient Express does go beyond Paris, to London.
kalbahamut
+4
level 77
Dec 20, 2018
The Orient Express no longer exists but the original route was Paris to Constantinople.
FerroequinoSWAT
+2
level 52
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
+1
level 77
Dec 20, 2018
In 1833 the English name for Istanbul was still Constantinople.
biggus56
+1
level 71
May 18, 2019
More like 1883.
alberici
+1
level 70
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 84
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 84
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 80
Jul 26, 2016
And as I view this today, plattitude's even shows 75, so it's gone up apparently. :-)
plattitude
+1
level 84
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 66
May 16, 2018
And as I see joeythelemur's comment today, s/he himself/herself is already at level 75.
PjotrL
+2
level 66
Aug 7, 2018
Ever noticed QM's level? ∞ = infinity :)
someone2018
+1
level 74
Dec 20, 2018
Platitude is at Level 81. Holy crap. Isn't that like a perfect score on every featured quiz?
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 51
Jan 8, 2016
Same remark here: in many European countries it is called Lake of Tiberias
Pinoccio
+1
level 30
Jan 8, 2016
It is in the Galilee and borders the city of Tiberias
tigersue
+1
level 70
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 65
Jan 18, 2016
I guess Kia would pay a decent sum of money for that kind of commercial on Hawaii ;)
JoeCrouchMMA
+1
level 61
Jan 8, 2016
Finished with 100% and 4.00 remaining very happy with that
Tramp
+1
level 69
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
+1
level 56
Jan 8, 2016
Please accept "Abyssinia" for Ethiopia
cosmokim
+1
level 58
Jan 8, 2016
I agree, that's what it was called back then
Sirlandlord
+5
level 66
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 67
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
+3
level 71
Sep 7, 2016
Two countries claim it, but the most important thing to consider is what the inhabitants want
tshalla
+2
level 68
Dec 20, 2018
Which is what led to British involvement in Iraq, right?
samiamco
+2
level 71
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
+1
level 71
Dec 20, 2018
And caucoanut.
Antofagasta
+1
level 48
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 77
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 57
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 61
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
+2
level 77
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 56
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 56
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
+1
level 66
May 2, 2019
I assume that it’s Spanish for Equator.
CardinalSin
+1
level 68
Aug 8, 2019
Una suposición razonable
Sunryze
+1
level 52
Nov 20, 2019
Please accept alpes for alps.
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