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"Second Best" Geography Edition #2

Can you name the things that rank #2 in these geographical categories?
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First submittedMarch 12, 2020
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Category
First
Second
Most populous city in the United States
New York City
Los Angeles
Least populous continent
Antarctica
Australia
Largest country by surface area
Russia
Canada
Most populous U.S. state
California
Texas
Largest island nation by area
*not including continental landmasses
Indonesia
Madagascar
Most-spoken language in Canada
English
French
Smallest country in South America by area
Suriname
Uruguay
Richest country in Asia
(GDP per capita, PPP, 2024)
Singapore
Qatar
Largest island in Japan
Honshu
Hokkaido
Largest lake in Africa
Victoria
Tanganyika
Southernmost national capital
Wellington
Canberra
Country with the most Muslims
Indonesia
Pakistan
Longest one-word country name
Liechtenstein
Turkmenistan
Tallest mountain in Africa
Kilimanjaro
Mt. Kenya
Country with the most wild tigers
India
Russia
Coldest capital city by average temperature
Ulaanbaatar
Astana
Most populous city in Australia
Melbourne
Sydney
Country that produces the most beer per capita
Czech Republic
Ireland
Longest river system in Africa
Nile
Congo
Largest island touching the Caribbean
Cuba
Hispaniola
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53 Comments
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
May 20, 2020

Make sure that you also try islabonita's first (and possibly better) version!

UPDATE:Now the history version is out too!

Jato
+16
Level 70
Mar 31, 2020
Could you accept Oceania for the second least populated continent?
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Mar 31, 2020
Yes. That will work now.
WillemLAif
+15
Level 81
Apr 1, 2020
Oceania was the one they taught me way back in school. Australia (and its islands?) is a bit demeaning, too, to the other countries.
Carry
+4
Level 63
Apr 3, 2020
Australia is the name of the continent I got taught in school. May depend on where you went to school but Oceania is accepted so let's be happy about that.
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Apr 1, 2024
I think the entire country is supposed to be one continent, but the other islands are lumped in because they have nowhere else to go
Hollygomerryround
+3
Level 60
Dec 14, 2024
Yeah.. I'm a Kiwi I live in Oceania, I'm not part of Australia 😀
CleopatraVII
+4
Level 81
Mar 31, 2020
Australia is not a continent. Australasia is the old name for Oceania and should be accepted.
Lomeo
+8
Level 49
Apr 1, 2020
It is a continent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)
Walacama
+7
Level 83
Apr 1, 2020
If Australia is not a continent, then shouldn't it be the largest island nation?
Eigengrau
+2
Level 63
May 21, 2020
Good point.
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
May 21, 2020
Australia is is a continent according official JetPunk policy. However, changes are now pending to have a note saying that Australia is not considered an island country, as well as an expansion of the quiz selector
bmobmo
+4
Level 83
May 22, 2020
I agree. I typed Australasia about 6 times. Should at least be accepted.
Zefyrinus
+1
Level 74
Mar 24, 2022
Australasia is Australia + Asia.
Wistful
+2
Level 72
Apr 19, 2023
From the Wikipedia page on Australasia:

"Two Merriam-Webster dictionaries online (Collegiate and Unabridged) define Australasia as "Australia, New Zealand, and Melanesia". The American Heritage Dictionary online recognizes two senses in use: one more precise, being similar to the aforementioned senses, and the other broader, loosely covering all of Oceania."

HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Apr 1, 2024
Australasia excludes Micronesia and Polynesia
grantdon
+1
Level 74
Dec 15, 2024
Australia is a large contiguous land mass, much larger than the next biggest in Greenland, and roughly equal in size to Europe, which is really only a large peninsula of Asia

Oceania and Australasia are terms for the geographic areas that include Australia and some of the surrounding islands.

Island countries like New Zealand, Japan or the UK are by definition not on any continent, but are associated with their nearest continents

Fuse
+1
Level 80
Apr 11, 2020
Wait, how'd you get the cool 'Another Quiz ' menu in the caveat?
HinesBrothers
+4
Level 78
Apr 11, 2020
With permission, I copied the one that user mightythor made, then changed some links and stuff
JenavaFan
+5
Level 70
May 20, 2020
Please accept LA for Los Angeles
HinesBrothers
+12
Level 78
May 20, 2020
No
Eigengrau
+4
Level 63
May 21, 2020
Bruh
alexandertorres1978
+3
Level 70
May 20, 2020
Loved this quiz. A lot of the answers can be deduced, so it's a thinking quiz, not just for guessing or "either you know it our you don't". Great!
Daan
+3
Level 48
May 20, 2020
Shouldn't Australia be the largest Island and Indonesia second?
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 78
May 20, 2020
Neither of those are islands.
EvanAviator
+2
Level 61
Jun 5, 2020
The question was about the largest island nation
plelliott
+2
Level 63
May 20, 2020
The second smallest in South America would be Guyana.
swilkes
+3
Level 63
May 20, 2020
By population, yes. By area, no. I assumed it meant area but maybe the clue should specify.
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
May 20, 2020
Changes are pending to have the clue specified as well as a few other minor changes
AguilarP
+1
Level 52
May 20, 2020
I typed Canberra, Hispaniola and Melbourne correctly, but weren't accepted. What was wrong?
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
May 20, 2020
yellow box
twogunsalute
+1
Level 57
May 20, 2020
Never would I have guessed the tiger one
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Apr 1, 2024
Siberian tigers?
damienloc
+1
Level 27
May 20, 2020
did you forget australia was an island nation?? much bigger than madagascar
friedsquirrel
+1
Level 58
Apr 7, 2021
@general z well yes, but australia is more then a country then an island or continent..
svelte
+2
Level 50
May 23, 2020
Isn't Guyana the second smallest, and Uruguay is the third?
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 78
May 24, 2020
Nope, Guyana comes in around 83,000 square miles, with Uruguay only covering 68,000 square miles.
JWatson24
+4
Level 71
Jul 19, 2020
Nur-Sultan may only be #2 in coldest capitals, but Kazakhstan is #1 exporter of potassium.
polygong
+1
Level 56
May 1, 2026
Other countries have inferior potassium
MrTobX
+1
Level 41
Sep 16, 2021
Why doesn't "netherlands" count? thats 11 letters too
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
Sep 16, 2021
Count again, Turkmenistan has 12
Georockstar
+1
Level 58
Jul 29, 2022
Can you please update the beer question? I don't think it is Ireland.. some websites say Austria and some say Seychelles..
HelenH
+1
Level 42
Aug 30, 2022
Great quiz, but more time would be good :)
ReAvSi9278
+1
Level 51
Nov 28, 2023
Philippines for 5th question
RobNobody
+1
Level 80
Aug 27, 2024
Philippines: 300,000 sq. km (120,000 sq. mi)

Madagascar: 592,796 sq. km (228,880 sq. mi)

WillStonksspeare
+1
Level 32
Dec 12, 2023
Japan is an Island Nation Bigger than Madagascar
HydratedMite
+3
Level 68
Apr 1, 2024
No, not even close. Make sure you're using the same units. (btw it's by area, not population)
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Dec 14, 2024
Missed Russia and Turkmenistan
Jaybird77
+1
Level 47
Dec 14, 2024
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Sydney is larger than Melbourne
SethG
+1
Level 50
Nov 10, 2025
Astana isn't the capital of Kazakstan anymore, should change the answer to Nur Sultan
RollingStones1
+1
Level 50
Apr 13, 2026
Australia is not a continent, it's a country in the continent Oceania
Canuckler
+1
Level 59
Apr 15, 2026
Australia is not a continent.
polygong
+1
Level 56
May 1, 2026
Let's just settle this once and for all: there are four contents in the world: Afro-Eurasia, America, Australia and Antarctica.

What people tend to call continents aren't actually contients. They are just geographical regions.

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