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Eight Letter Geography #1

Guess these geographic answers that are exactly eight letters long.
Quiz idea: manchesterutd10
All the answers are a single word
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First submittedOctober 12, 2015
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England's northern neighbor
Scotland
Greek city. Namesake of a long race
Marathon
Famous for bluegrass and horses
Kentucky
Commercial capital of mainland China
Shanghai
Capital of Syria -
one of the world's oldest cities
Damascus
Province of Newfoundland and ….
Labrador
City on Mexico's Pacific coast,
famous for cliff divers
Acapulco
Neighbor of Nicaragua and Guatemala
Honduras
Northernmost major city in Canada
Edmonton
Only African country to successfully resist
European colonization
Ethiopia
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Place in Belgium where Napoleon
was defeated
Waterloo
Capital of Queensland
Brisbane
Largest of the Canary Islands
Tenerife
Island just south of Corsica
Sardinia
Mugabe's country. Inflation reached
80 billion percent in 2008
Zimbabwe
Island state below mainland Australia
Tasmania
City where Jesus grew up
Nazareth
Baltimore's state
Maryland
Largest desert in Southern Africa
Kalahari
Place to run with the bulls
Pamplona
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42 Comments
Sulps
+4
Level 56
Nov 26, 2015
I would say that Ethiopia was successfully colonized by Italy, but then we'd get to the complicated part of international politics known as recognition. So I'll just stick with saying "Good quiz!"
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 61
Dec 1, 2022
Also, Liberia wasn’t colonized by Europeans
Hevic
+2
Level 36
Dec 1, 2015
Why is the Italian colonization of Ethiopia not considered European colonization?
Findlay
+11
Level 82
Aug 29, 2016
More occupied than colonised. Just as we wouldn't say France was 'colonised' by Germany 6 years later.
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 61
Dec 1, 2022
It still counts as colonization, so I say the clue be changed
Deathranger999
+1
Level 64
May 25, 2023
For those of us who don't know as much about these things, how is it different enough from Germany occupying/invading France to deserve a different title? What, in your mind, draws the line between those two?
Neptune777
+3
Level 70
Jun 18, 2016
Ethiopia was briefly colonized by Italy. All African countries were once colonies, but Liberia by Western powers, not European.
IsleAuHaulte
+6
Level 89
Oct 8, 2018
Briefly occupied by Italy after a war. We didn't colonize Italy when we occupied it a few years later either.
GeographyGeek42
+1
Level 66
Nov 7, 2018
of course you didn't colonize Italy. That's not what they said though.
cosmokim
+2
Level 66
Dec 29, 2016
haha I typed in "bethelem" instead of "nazareth". I guess I really need to study my Christian history, but in my defense "bethelem" has eight letters as well.
kiwiquizzer
+14
Level 68
Feb 12, 2017
Maybe you could also study spelling :-)
Malbaby
+5
Level 70
Jan 5, 2018
Be fair Kiwiquizzer, 'Bethlehem' wouldn't have 8 letters then.
divantilya
+6
Level 36
Mar 10, 2018
I contend that running "from" the bulls would be a more apt description of what happens in Pamplona.
GeographyGeek42
+1
Level 66
Nov 7, 2018
I contend that Running "with" the bulls is a fine description of what happens in Pamplona
divantilya
+4
Level 36
Apr 13, 2019
^ Then be my guest. If ever confronted with that choice, I shall be running FROM the bulls.
Capistrano
+2
Level 80
Aug 8, 2018
I misunderstood "long race" in the Greek clue to mean a long line of peoples, ancestry...not an actual foot race. *face palm*
Antimatter
+1
Level 45
Nov 7, 2018
Making overcomplicated guesses, always a danger on Jetpunk ;)
Sifhraven
+1
Level 71
Dec 8, 2019
Same... longobards came to mind first, then nordic people haha
plattitude
+3
Level 92
Aug 9, 2018
Saw Queensland, but my head thought Victoria. Spent a good minute trying to spell Melbourne with only 8 letters.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 89
Aug 16, 2018
ABC's Wide World of Sports is becoming such a distant memory that Acapulco cliff diving is the least guessed answer. So much better of a show than to spend 4 hours watching a 60-minute football game with 60 seconds of highlights.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Oct 8, 2018
The Acapulco answer would be a no-brainer for anyone who saw "Fun in Acapulco" with Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Oct 8, 2018
Meanwhile, Priscilla was back in broiling, humid Memphis wishing she was having fun.
Djilas
+1
Level 83
Aug 17, 2018
Copied from another recently reset quiz:

Wikipedia: "Aleppo was the largest Syrian city before the Syrian Civil War; however, now Aleppo is probably the second-largest city in Syria after the capital Damascus."

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 18, 2018
Fixed
CardinalSin
+6
Level 78
Oct 8, 2018
At the risk of being branded a pedant, may I point out that the island state is not "below" mainland Australia but rather South of it?
tshalla
+9
Level 76
Nov 7, 2018
A cardinal direction sin, for sure.
jm
+2
Level 85
Nov 7, 2018
Too Commonwealth-centric ;-)
supermusic
+1
Level 69
Nov 7, 2018
So today we're describing Edmonton as a "major" city?
supermusic
+1
Level 69
Nov 7, 2018
Canada has three... MAYBE four major cities. Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and, if we're being generous, Ottawa.
HendogJP
+4
Level 59
Jan 25, 2021
Considering population, Edmonton is more populous than Vancouver. Edmonton has almost a million people, a million in some stats considering metro area. I would definitely classify it a major city.
ShnevorSomeone
+2
Level 61
Nov 7, 2018
I kept trying Namibian and wondering why it wasn't working... rip
Tomasacre
+1
Level 23
Nov 8, 2018
"Major City" is somewhat vague. At what population does something become a major city? with how sparse Canada's population is, I'd consider Grande Prairie (north of Edmonton) to be a pretty large city.
Wistful
+1
Level 72
Apr 24, 2023
According to Wikipedia, Edmonton has a city population of 1,010,899 and a metropolitan population of 1,418,118. I'd say 1M population makes it a major city, certainly more than Grande Prairie with a population of 64,141.
jtjerue
+1
Level 55
Nov 10, 2018
Am I trippin bc didn't Italy colonize Ethiopia?
fuanacdc
+2
Level 85
Sep 9, 2019
I guess the distinction is that they occupied Ethiopia but did not stay.
Kahikatea
+3
Level 76
Jan 11, 2020
Internationally, Kentucky is more famous for fried chicken
jagrapy
+1
Level 56
Apr 1, 2020
Zimbabwe has 8 letters ??
HendogJP
+1
Level 59
Dec 11, 2020
It's on this quiz, so... yes?
ergillo
+3
Level 56
Nov 14, 2022
I think you should add you're asking for an US State on the horses and bluegrass question, cause I think most of us, including me, thouhgt you were asking for a country
gavinbmx
+1
Level 71
Sep 20, 2023
W Pamplona W Naffaroa W Basque Reference
Aoto327
+1
Level 73
Feb 16, 2024
I keep misspelling “Tenerife”. Can you also accept “Teneriffe” or “Teneriffa”?
MindWax
+1
Level 84
May 13, 2024
Perhaps on the Nine Letter Geography quiz.
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