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Famous Thirds

Can you guess these "bronze medalists" in history, geography, and other categories?
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Element in the Periodic Table
Hydrogen, Helium
Lithium
U.S. President
George Washington, John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Greek letter
Alpha, Beta
Gamma
Letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet
Alfa, Bravo
Charlie
Largest country in Africa by area
Algeria, D. R. Congo
Sudan
Most populous state in the U.S.
California, Texas
Florida
Longest river
Nile, Amazon
Yangtze
Largest lake by area
Caspian Sea, Lake Superior
Lake Victoria
Largest island in the Caribbean
Cuba, Hispaniola
Jamaica
Person (biblical)
Adam, Eve
Cain
Most populous city in the U.S.
New York, Los Angeles
Chicago
Heaviest genus of bird
Ostrich, Cassowary
Emu
Indiana Jones movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark,
The Temple of Doom
The Last Crusade
Holiest city in Islam
Mecca, Medina
Jerusalem
Roman Emperor
Augustus, Tiberius
Caligula
Rank in taxonomy (most specific to least)
Species, Genus
Family
Book of the Divine Comedy
Inferno, Purgatorio
Paradiso
Noble gas
Helium, Neon
Argon
Stage of grief
Denial, Anger
Bargaining
Shortest wavelength in the
electromagnetic spectrum
Gamma ray, X-ray
Ultraviolet
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7 Comments
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Level 65
Nov 26, 2025
poor Sudan used to be first :(
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Level 80
Jan 3, 2026
But then its bottom dropped out.
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Level 77
Jan 3, 2026
Its bottom isn't really fairing so well.
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Level 81
Jan 3, 2026
I still remember when New York was third…
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Level 77
Jan 3, 2026
Weather and taxes really play a key to make it 4th...
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Level 63
Jan 3, 2026
Lake Michigan–Huron is larger than Lake Superior and hydrologically they are considered the same lake
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Level 61
Jan 6, 2026
Could we accept Gaius for Caligula please (see Suetonius if in doubt)