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Geography by Letter - R

Can you guess these geographical answers that start with the letter R?
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First submittedApril 26, 2013
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World's largest country by area
Russia
Currency of that country
Ruble
"The Eternal City"
Rome
City with Europe's busiest port
Rotterdam
Capital of Latvia
Riga
Transylvania is part of this country
Romania
In 1947, a UFO was supposedly
sighted near this city in New Mexico
Roswell
Mountain with four U.S. presidents
carved into its face
Rushmore
River that flows past Basel
and Düsseldorf
Rhine
River that flows past Geneva,
Lyon, and Avignon
Rhône
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Currency of India
Rupee
Smallest U.S. state
Rhode Island
Jamaican religion known for
marijuana use
Rastafarianism
Capital of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
City whose famous beaches include
Ipanema and Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro
City near Durham and Chapel Hill
Raleigh
Greek island once the site of an
Ancient Wonder of the World
Rhodes
Italian city known for its mosaic
of the emperor Justinian
Ravenna
World's largest ice shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
Burundi's northern neighbor
Rwanda
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60 Comments
Sheriff25
+2
Level 85
Jun 19, 2013
Ruble is more often 'rouble' in UK
KeithRuffles
+38
Level 65
Sep 18, 2013
And there was me trying to think of a city near Durham in the north of England...!
domm
+4
Level 53
Nov 16, 2013
so was I haha
qznite
+4
Level 32
Jan 8, 2014
same
plattitude
+4
Level 96
Jan 8, 2014
Likewise
camus
+4
Level 79
Jan 8, 2014
too
Antofagasta
+4
Level 71
Dec 29, 2016
Same.
CardinalSin
+6
Level 79
Mar 16, 2019
I also. Never heard of the other one. The UK one was founded in 995 although a settlement probably existed there since around 2000BC. I presume that the Durham mentioned in the question must have a longer history than that?
swilkes
+13
Level 63
Aug 10, 2021
I don't see anywhere stating that a city must be the oldest city with that name in order to qualify for being on a geography quiz.
Liam315
+8
Level 72
May 2, 2023
No, but if there are multiple prominent cities of the same name then it should be indicated that it's Durham, USA.
KatyM
+1
Level 68
Jan 19, 2025
But, that's probably the only Durham that is also near a Chapel Hill?
Maltesefalcon01
+1
Level 47
Nov 12, 2024
moi aussi
CoolDood
+2
Level 19
Feb 11, 2014
LOL me 2
Tinu
+4
Level 42
Mar 20, 2015
Me too. I tried "Rippon", which is definitely a cityand not so far from Durham, I think, but admittedly, I had no idea where the Chapel Hill was (:
brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Oct 12, 2015
It's spelled "Ripon".
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Oct 6, 2016
Distance Durham to Ripon 54m...... distance Durham to Raleigh 27m.
Froststar101
+28
Level 73
Mar 29, 2018
wow: less than 1/10 of a kilometer...
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Apr 19, 2018
+1 ..... Froststar
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Apr 10, 2019
Durham to Raleigh is the distance between bases in baseball?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Sep 12, 2019
Just a stone's throw away :)
GalwayAnto
+3
Level 43
Sep 27, 2021
Same.

The question should really state that the Durham quoted is the one in the US.

GreenFriday
+3
Level 85
Jun 18, 2016
Same here, didn't realise there was one in the US.
LadyMary
+2
Level 37
Jun 18, 2016
same here
OfficerDibble
+11
Level 83
Feb 16, 2018
Rewcastle. Runderland. Riddlesbrough.
geogerno1
+2
Level 44
Sep 15, 2019
Same
Maltesefalcon01
+1
Level 47
Nov 12, 2024
same here
Attache
+3
Level 72
Jan 17, 2025
Agreed. The question should specify the cities are in the US, given the history surrounding the original Durham in the UK.
JackBeNimble
+1
Level 82
Jan 17, 2025
Likewise. I spent most of my remaining two minutes trying every town I could think of near (the original) Durham.
4321
+1
Level 53
Jan 8, 2014
Didn't know how to spell Rupee.
pamu
+1
Level 49
Jun 18, 2016
me either!
overtired
+10
Level 86
May 11, 2019
Guess you've never been to Hyrule.
SkyjumperTalon
+1
Level 58
Jan 16, 2016
what happened to q? You could just do only crap about qatar
Lilylee
+8
Level 76
Jun 18, 2016
Qatar, Queensland, Qingdao, Quebec, Queens, Quezon City, Quito, Quintana Roo, Queen Maud's Land, Quantico. There's a few answers that wouldn't be too obsucre in my opinion.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 70
Jan 27, 2022
Quimper !
glrodrigues
+1
Level 57
Jun 18, 2016
One of these days I'll remember how to spell Riyadh during a quiz.
hellodrew
+12
Level 66
Jun 21, 2016
The Durham/Chapel Hill question is very obscure for people outside of the US, maybe say in the question this is about the Durham in the USA to at least point in the right direction?
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Dec 19, 2016
I would not have got the answer if there was a map reference and photos of the town square.
manchesterutd10
+3
Level 59
Mar 7, 2017
considering both are home to huge colleges, with UNC-

CH being the oldest public school in the US, and are part of a massive growing urban area they aren't extremely obscure

ander217
+4
Level 75
Mar 7, 2017
Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill are the centers of the Research Triangle of world-class universities, medical schools, and high-tech businesses. It isn't obscure, but probably not as well known outside of the US.
tshalla
+2
Level 77
Sep 16, 2019
umm, and, most importantly, basketball.
mrputter
+7
Level 84
Jan 16, 2025
I think the point being made is that to many people outside the US, when they read "Durham" they think first of the British one, not the American one.

(In this case, the inclusion of Chapel Hill is sufficient to disambiguate it, so I argue the clue is fine as-is, but that's the contention anyway.)

brandybuck96
+1
Level 83
Jan 19, 2025
Durham in the UK is also the site of a world-class university and research community.
TrueWolf
+3
Level 48
Feb 16, 2018
Romania? I think you mean Hungary.
Malbaby
+9
Level 70
Apr 19, 2018
Always check your comments before posting or you may look careless.
Djilas
+2
Level 84
Jan 16, 2025
Hello Mr time traveller, please review the history to blend in better.
Sagaris
+1
Level 65
Sep 12, 2019
I didn't get rasaheydhscxknbtsdzsekjldhsftresishbvism. Never heard of it actually
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 72
Sep 15, 2019
For some reason I blanked on Rome, but then it counted when I was typing in Romania. 14/20.
bn91
+2
Level 70
Sep 15, 2019
Transylvania (Erdély) is Hungarian, not Romanian...
Tuesday
+9
Level 75
Sep 15, 2019
If only there was some was of checking to be sure.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Sep 15, 2019
2 comments saying the same erroneous thing now... weird... are Hungarians being taught that Romania is part of Hungary? Where did this come from?
mrputter
+3
Level 84
Jan 16, 2025
Short answer: Yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_irredentism

DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 85
Jan 17, 2025
My uncle was part vampire, and he always rooted for Romania over Hungary at the Euros, so there's that.
gorbachor
+1
Level 46
Aug 3, 2020
I only missed Raleigh and that's one of the only 4 cities in USA I actually visited!!
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 92
Jan 16, 2025
Was gonna complain about the Durham one, but it’s all been said more than a few times… Chapel Hill is not in the UK, so it didn’t take long to start guessing US cities beginning with R. Funny comments about Transylvania as well.
Xtrordinary
+5
Level 70
Jan 16, 2025
What changed?
Pullasorsa
+1
Level 79
Jan 17, 2025
Quite a bit
Kingsfisher
+2
Level 66
Jan 17, 2025
I'm just interested — why?
Lobito
+1
Level 28
Jan 17, 2025
I wrote Rupees as a joke and it did work. Maybe some The Legend of Zelda locations are in India
AnnikaKim
+1
Level 66
Jan 18, 2025
When typing Rhode Island, my autocorrect changed it to Rhodes, which I then got automatically. Rhodes should come first to avoid this.
Arogon598
+1
Level 36
Feb 3, 2025
I'm from a town in the research triangle in NC so the Durham/Chapel Hill question was very easy to me.
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