Easy Geography True or False #3

Try to guess whether these geographical statements are true or false.
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1. The official language of Brazil is Brazilian
It is Portuguese
True
False
2. The flag of France is blue, white, and red
True
False
3. Wales is part of the United Kingdom
True
False
4. Alaska does NOT border any of the other 49 U.S. states
True
False
5. China is in the Western Hemisphere
True
False
6. The Ural Mountains run through Russia
True
False
7. India borders Pakistan
True
False
8. Tasmania lies to the north of the Australian mainland
True
False
9. Istanbul is the capital of Turkey
Ankara is the capital
True
False
10. California is the most populous state in the U.S.
True
False
11. Mexico City is on the coast
True
False
12. Barcelona is in Spain
True
False
13. Thailand is in Africa
True
False
14. By boat, you can travel from the South Island of New Zealand to Antarctica in about 2.5 hours
At a distance of about 2500 kilometers, the voyage would take multiple days
True
False
15. South Africa has the highest mountain in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania
True
False
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20 Comments
+9
Level 62
Jul 10, 2025
Dang missed the New Zealand question. Should have known.
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Level 66
Jul 10, 2025
Read Antarctica as Australia
+27
Level ∞
Jul 10, 2025
Would still be false.
+18
Level 77
Jul 10, 2025
Even by plane you wouldn't get to Australia in 2.5 hours
+3
Level 65
Jul 10, 2025
If it takes hours to get the ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe, it's going to be a lot longer for New Zealand to Antarctica - my reasoning.
+2
Level 70
Nov 14, 2025
Even the ferry from the North to the South Island of New Zealand takes over 3 hours!
+2
Level 87
Nov 14, 2025
It depends on how fast your boat is. You can get to Antarctica in 2.5 hours if you travel 1000 km/h.
+1
Level 44
May 5, 2026
I was about to fall for it, thought about Mackinac island, and successfully got it right!
+7
Level 71
Jul 10, 2025
If I measured correctly the distance from New Zealand to Antarctica is about 1900 km. The fastest water-borne vehicle was moving at 511 km/h. That gives about 4h at best (with a lot of simplification).
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Level ∞
Jul 10, 2025
The fastest ocean-going ship passenger ship in history traveled at an average speed of around 56 km/h.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States#Speed_records

However, this speed was achieved in the Atlantic Ocean. The seas surrounding Antarctica are much fiercer, and so the average speed would be much lower.

You're talking multiple days in the best of conditions.

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Level 71
Jul 11, 2025
Oh for sure with more "normal" ship/boat and taking into account other conditions it will take far, far longer. I was just curious how fast, in theory, it could be done with anything that humanity build and can travel on water and just wanted to share.
+1
Level 69
Jul 11, 2025
I failed number 12, but ok :P

(false, give me my points)

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Level 51
Nov 14, 2025
I misread Tasmania as Tanzania and missed the question. I'm clowning.
+3
Level 76
Nov 14, 2025
Question about #14 - what if my boat was doing 1000km/hr? The question does not ask if you can REALISTICALLY get from New Zealand to Antarctica in 2.5 hours.
+3
Level 53
Nov 14, 2025
If you can built something that goes 2 times faster than fastest boat ever recorded (mind you it was done on calm waters, you'd have to go through ocean and crucially through edges of 2 tectonic plates), then do it and sail that distance and answer will be changed.

As far as science is concerned it's not possible to built something durable and fast enough to do so, only fighter jets and rockets can achieve sufficient enough speed.

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Level 87
Nov 14, 2025
1000 km/h is still subsonic. I don't see why it would be impossible to build a boat durable enough to hit 1000 km/h. Just, you know, really really difficult.
+2
Level 35
Nov 14, 2025
Got 15/15. I wasn't sure about Antarctica one but then remembered that sometimes I need one hour to get to the island I can see from coast.
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Level 32
Nov 14, 2025
15/15
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Level 45
Nov 14, 2025
That is right. Barcelona is in Spain as Catalonia is Spain :)
+2
Level 51
Nov 14, 2025
I don't know the speed of the fastest boat nor calculate the Waipounamu-Antarctica distance. Kinda harder question