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Geography Analogies #3

Can you fill blanks in these geographical analogies?
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First submittedJuly 18, 2013
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New York is to the UN
Brussels is to the EU
Nicaragua is to Costa Rica
Libya is to Chad
Yankee is to America
Kiwi is to New Zealand
Bald Eagle is to
the United States
Lion is to England
Caspian is to Azerbaijan
Black is to Ukraine
München is to Köln
Munich is to Cologne
Nepal is to Himalayas
Andorra is to Pyrenees
Land of the Rising Sun
is to Japan
Middle Kingdom
is to China
Arc de Triomphe
is to Paris
Brandenburg Gate
is to Berlin
Borscht is to Ukraine
Goulash is to Hungary
This is to this …
As …
Manila is to Luzon
Tokyo is to Honshu
Victoria is to
British Columbia
Regina is to
Saskatchewan
St. Andrew is to Scotland
St. George is to England
Sinhalese is to Sri Lanka
Tagalog is to Philippines
Monaco is to Prince
Dubai is to Emir
Vostok Station is to Cold
Death Valley is to Hot
Alexandria is to
Alexander the Great
Constantinople is to
Constantine
Scouser is to Liverpool
Brummie is to Birmingham
Burg is to German
Grad is to Russian
Canada is to the
United States
North Korea is to
South Korea
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76 Comments
JenkinsEar
+20
Level 91
Sep 25, 2013
Geography analogies are the best!
ander217
+3
Level 73
May 4, 2016
Agree.
Salz
+5
Level 62
Sep 25, 2013
Can you accept unicorn as well as lion please?
svitapeneela
+20
Level 64
May 26, 2019
Why, when that answer is wrong?
comjag
+2
Level 92
May 26, 2019
Bulldog should be accepted too.
roleybob
+2
Level 73
May 28, 2019
Unicorn would be for Scotland, Bulldog for Britain
Dooble
+3
Level 57
Apr 7, 2020
Britain no longer exists.
roleybob
+19
Level 73
Jun 26, 2020
What a strange thing to say
SaorAlba
+2
Level 61
Apr 7, 2021
Bulldog is English, it has nothing to do with Britain
timshorts
+1
Level 61
Mar 24, 2026
Agreed.

The lion and the unicorn are on the crest of Great Britain together.

Bulldog is definitely an English thing - but then I assumed we were looking for a national bird, so was guessing all sorts, starting with Wren, Robin, pigeon...........

JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Mar 24, 2026
"British bulldog", shurely??
JackintheBox
+4
Level 82
May 25, 2021
I spot a Cornish nationalist!
mongoose360
+4
Level 63
May 8, 2016
Death Valley isn't the hottest place on Earth. It's Al Aziziyah, Libya.
Malbaby
+8
Level 70
Jul 18, 2016
For nearly a century the Mediterranean city of El Azizia in northern Libya has held the official title for having been the hottest place on Earth ever recorded.

But the world record was taken away on Thursday after an investigation by the World Meteorological Organisation found the measurement was probably bungled by someone who misread a thermometer.

In striking out the Libyan record – after 90 years to the day – the title of the hottest ever place on Earth passes to Death Valley in California, where the temperature reached 56.7C in 1913, the WMO said.

Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Dec 22, 2020
The 1913 Death Valley record is also wrong, IMO.

The legit record of 130° was set in 2020 (still in Death Valley).

Nachtschicht
+6
Level 59
Dec 20, 2021
That would then be 130° fahrenheit, I suppose?
Dontforget
+8
Level 76
Dec 20, 2021
I would really hope so.
mf3
+1
Level 90
Dec 30, 2020
Both places are equally dangerous to wander around alone.
HectorVortac
+3
Level 47
Jul 19, 2016
Dangit, I thought of emirate. Why didn't I just enter it?
Killnumb
+4
Level 42
Oct 7, 2018
Bruxelles should be accepted
samiamco
+11
Level 68
Oct 9, 2018
I'm sure it is, in the French version of this quiz.
Sifhraven
+13
Level 76
May 26, 2019
cities should be accepted in their native tongue aswell as the english word.
ddddan
+8
Level 85
May 27, 2019
would make it challenging for places like 北京 or சென்னை though.
mf3
+6
Level 90
Dec 30, 2020
Bangkok might be tricky even using the Latin alphabet.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 72
Nov 8, 2023
It shouldn't, but neither should Brussels.

Brussels is neither the headquarter, nor *the* capital of the EU. While many countries or organisations actually don't have a "de jure" capital, this is absolutely not the case for the European Union. The treaties clearly lay down that the EU has *three* capitals: Brussels is merely the executive capital, with Strasbourg being the legislative capital, and Luxembourg the judicial capital.

McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Feb 7, 2024
well, I could argue that New York is still the executive capital of the UN
MikesBrain
+1
Level 81
Jan 28, 2019
Middle kingdom can also apply to Egypt. Please accept this too.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Mar 4, 2019
Doesn't fit the analogy.
CardinalSin
+3
Level 82
Apr 14, 2019
The answer New Zealand seems wrong. The analogy was Yankee (resident of the US) to America (a continent or two) so for Kiwi (resident of NZ) the answer is difficult but Oceania would surely be closer?
kiwiquizzer
+16
Level 68
May 26, 2019
I don't think any Aussies would take too kindly to being called kiwis! You are right though, it should be Yankee to USA to make it a correct analogy.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Dec 30, 2020
Great Flight Of The Conchordes episode.
blizzrd33
+3
Level 81
Jan 7, 2021
As an Australian, we love to adopt the occasional Kiwi celebrity as our own, but yeah there is no way an Aussie would ever enjoy being called a Kiwi!
ander217
+24
Level 73
May 26, 2019
Must we explain this again? America is an accepted shortened name for the United States of America just as Australia is an accepted shortened name for the Commonwealth of Australia and China is an accepted shortened name for the People's Republic of China - I could go on with many, many more. The continents are North America and South America. I'm not a world traveler so I can't say for sure, but go anywhere in the world and tell someone you are an American and I believe they will think you are from the US, not Cuba, Panama, or Uruguay.
ddddan
+9
Level 85
May 27, 2019
... except for people from those three countries and a number of others on the same continent(s). Trust, me they differentiate between "americano" and "norteamericano", which as a Canadian, always bugs me a bit.
kitshef
+1
Level 88
May 28, 2019
The thing is, there is another question in this very quiz that uses United States to refer to the US. Because the Yankee question did not do the same, I assumed that was intentional, and that they really wanted us to assume a larger area. I'd be OK if both questions said US, or both said America, but having one be US and the other be America seems deliberately deceitful.
ADeljaj
+4
Level 67
Dec 21, 2021
Oh God, you people will nitpick anything to justify your wrong answers. Stop being so pedantic. Everyone knows what you mean when you say America
tshalla
+1
Level 78
Dec 21, 2021
True! I mean, except for Latin Americans and some North Americans, who see things differently.
Carry
+6
Level 63
Jan 13, 2021
Is the term Yankee really for all US-Americans? I thought it was in relation to the New England area. I wouldn't call a Texan a Yankee. Maybe that's just me. But anyhow, 99% got the right answer so we all know what American means.
FolgoreCZ
+3
Level 59
Apr 8, 2021
Generally, it is a term for all US-Americans, but it also originated in the time, when "all of the US=New England," so there is a place for a little ambiguity there. Plus during the Civil War, yankee was used only for Northerners, thus confusing things even further. But in relation to the whole world, I would say it can be used for all Americans.
14Falke
+3
Level 68
Nov 7, 2023
There was never a time when all of the US was just New England
partdavid
+2
Level 74
Nov 7, 2023
It's a term among Commonwealth countries for Americans; it's not used in the U.S. to refer to Americans. If an American says "Yankee" they mean a New Englander.

I assume the "rest of the world" probably takes after British usage if they use the term "Yankee", but I don't really know.

It doesn't matter a lot, as the answer is obvious given the context.

Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 6, 2025
Here's how the term Yankee works.

1) If you're outside the US then Yankee = any American.

2) If you're in the southern US then Yankee = Person from the northern states.

3) If you're in the northern US then Yankee = Person from the northeast.

I'm from Michigan.

Therefore, to a British person I am a Yankee. To a person from Atlanta, I am still a Yankee. But to a person from Boston, I am NOT a Yankee.

These are the rules. I didn't make them.

Glorfindel1
+1
Level 89
Dec 2, 2025
Well said. But what about baseball: a Yankee from NYC? New York City is not in New England, yet someone on that team is a Yankee.

It's all so confusing. I think I'll just start calling myself a United Statesian.

OfficerDibble
+1
Level 86
Mar 24, 2026
That's not how it works. I'm outside the US, but I'm not ignorant - perhaps that puts me in a minority but I'm hardly alone. In the unlikely event that I were to use the term Yankee, it certainly wouldn't be to refer to someone from Michigan, let alone someone from the South.
JonOfKent
+2
Level 61
Mar 24, 2026
It's not about ignorance. One word can mean different things depending on where you are. In most of the world, "Luxembourg" unqualified means the country. If you're in Belgium, it's more likely it means the province. And if you're in or near Luxembourg, it probably means the city. "Yankee" seems like a similar case to me.
IrisIris
+6
Level 59
May 26, 2019
Constantine should also be accepted as it is a city in Algeria that was also named after the Roman emperor Constantine
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
May 27, 2019
What about accepting Furnace Creek for Death Valley?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Dec 30, 2020
That will work now
NMI
+1
Level 86
Dec 30, 2020
So I was trying to think of a golf course in England named after a saint [facepalm].
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Dec 30, 2020
Saint Niklaus?
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Sep 21, 2021
St George('s) would work for both analogies.
Akula
+3
Level 79
Jan 2, 2021
Gorod should also be accepted for Grad as it has the same meaning.

Russian uses both in place names. (Novgorod, Volgograd etc.)

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 2, 2021
Gorod will work now.
FolgoreCZ
+1
Level 59
Apr 8, 2021
I don't think it should be accepted. "Gorod" is more similar in meaning to town, castle is without a doubt "grad." But I guess it's a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Carrutos
+1
Level 65
Dec 20, 2021
If we talk about modern language, Castle means “zamok” or maybe “krepost’”, but that’s more about a fortress. “Grad” actually means hail.
blizzrd33
+6
Level 81
Jan 7, 2021
I couldn't work out why Sheikh wasn't accepted? Eventually tried Emir, but the leader of the royal family in Dubai is currently a Sheikh, not an Emir. In fact upon checking, the rulers of Dubai as far back as the 1800s have all been Sheikhs.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 7, 2021
Sheikh will work now.
flipperton32
+1
Level 27
Jul 29, 2021
Constantine, Algeria should be there, not Constantinopole.
QuizApe
+1
Level 72
Oct 27, 2021
Can you accept Egypt for China?
daraconn
+1
Level 57
Dec 20, 2021
Excellent quiz - I love the geography analogies and appreciate the creativity that goes into making them.
mal
+5
Level 64
Dec 21, 2021
Am I the only person who thought Shire when they saw Middle Kingdom?
Pookminstamum
+1
Level 63
Jun 18, 2023
Nope
TheOrca
+3
Level 54
Feb 19, 2022
Great quiz although I I don't like being compared to North Korea.
Chump772
+1
Level 56
Aug 10, 2023
Me neither
rleitne
+4
Level 89
Nov 7, 2023
The robin is the national bird of England.
OfficerDibble
+2
Level 86
Mar 24, 2026
Only unofficially; there isn't an official national bird. There is a national animal, however.
Alouka
+1
Level 74
Nov 7, 2023
I have to thank the Dead South for the Saskatchewan answer XD

But I couldn't remember where goulash is from, I tried nearly all the eastern european countries except the one.

protector441
+4
Level 48
Nov 10, 2023
Canada is to the United States what North Korea is to South Korea.

I just lost here. I can't stop laughing now. I am from Europe, but I am just trying to imagine all the American quiz takers sweating and looking cautiously over the border.

MDW
+3
Level 56
Jan 23, 2025
There's a couple of red herrings here.

First, the Bald Eagle is not just the USA's national bird, its also a national animal. That doesn't correlate in England. Robin should work here. Otherwise you need to use a more appropriate clue that can't be confused with two different categories. Or use one of the many countries that have an eagle as their animal.

Then you need to use a country that doesn't have burg in a lot of its major cities, like St Petersburg, Orenburg, Yekaterinburg.

JMM
+2
Level 60
Mar 24, 2026
The Robin is not officially our national bird, the lion is our national animal so the Bald Eagle being USA's national animal is analogous.
callmekeeper
+1
Level 41
May 28, 2025
ashamed to say i tried pigeon as the national bird of england...
OfficerDibble
+1
Level 86
Mar 24, 2026
The Munich question doesn't really make sense - it's easy enough once you see the second half, but really the analogy should go München is to Munich as Köln is to ___.
Adi217
+1
Level 43
Mar 24, 2026
Damn it, I put in "grod"
JahAsmodee
+1
Level 56
Mar 24, 2026
Writing dead valley and not death valley, had me face-palm extremely hard.
renbag
+1
Level 74
Mar 24, 2026
At first I thought “right, Canada is north of USA, just like North Korea is north of South Korea.”

Then I realized:

1. Canada and North Korea both have 1/10 the economies of their neighbours

2. Canada and North Korea are geographically larger than their neighbours.

3. They’re both…more socialist than their neighbours.

4. They both have that “will they won’t they, love/hate” type relationship with their neighbours.

5. And both Canada and North Korea have been ruled by well dressed family dynasties!

Somewhat shook to realize Canada is the North Korea in this relationship.

Mycromator
+3
Level 49
Mar 25, 2026
I gotta say, that question about the capital of Saskatchewan is really out of place for this quiz. Pretty fun otherwise
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