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Geography by Letter - Y

Guess these geographical answers that start with the letter Y.
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First submittedApril 26, 2013
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Currency of Japan
Yen
Oman's neighbor
Yemen
China's longest river
Yangtze
The first national park in the U.S.
(and also the world)
Yellowstone
National park in California
Yosemite
City in northern England
York
Jewish dialect of Eastern Europe
Yiddish
Country that dissolved into
many pieces in 1991
Yugoslavia
City in Belgium near where five
WWI battles were fought
Ypres
Huge city just south of Tokyo
Yokohama
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Far northwest Canadian territory
Yukon
Crimean city and WWII conference location
Yalta
Capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Informal term for a person from the U.S.,
especially the northeast
Yankee
A term for the ethnic group to which
98.5% of Japanese residents belong
Yamato
City formerly known as Rangoon
Yangon
Capital of Armenia
Yerevan
Type of portable dwelling found in
Central Asia
Yurt
Mexican peninsula known
for a prehistorical meteor impact
Yucatán
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46 Comments
colby123
+2
Level 36
Aug 4, 2013
20/20 couldnt think of yalta until the last second
xyzzy
+5
Level 71
Apr 2, 2014
Yiddish is a language, not a dialect.
Sulps
+3
Level 56
Sep 10, 2016
Yiddish can also be thought of as a dialect of German written in the Hebrew alphabet.
brandybuck96
+10
Level 83
Jun 11, 2019
The difference between language and dialect is very subjective, and usually political rather than linguistic.
tzhg
+3
Level 59
Dec 8, 2019
True.
Nerd0921
+9
Level 74
Dec 8, 2019
There is a reason why there is a quote that "A language is a dialect with an army and navy".
yellowsheets
+2
Level 45
Nov 17, 2020
Language and dialect are definitely subjective terms, but yiddish is definitely a language - at least, it's as much a language as any other language that self-identities as such. This nonsense about what "yiddish can be thought of as" is true, I suppose, but only in the sense that portuguese can be thought of as a dialect of spanish, or something that sounds equally nonsensical to our ears. Actually, spanish and portuguese are more lexically similar than german and yiddish!
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 69
Jan 25, 2021
Yiddish is German with a weird pronunciation.
Terradraconum
+2
Level 33
Jul 28, 2014
Good quiz. I'm surprised more people didn't get Yokohama.
NQChien
+2
Level 66
Apr 9, 2021
Because the Tokyo metropolitan is usually mentioned, hence obscure the city of Yokohama.
kinjapan
+7
Level 72
Aug 8, 2014
I kind of feel like you should cut more spelling slack for a river name that is not even written in the alphabet in it's native language. I guess that's just sour grapes because I waisted so much time typing "yanzi" "yang zi" "Yang Ji" (all spellings I've seen in China).
kinjapan
+3
Level 72
Aug 8, 2014
But, hey, that's just me griping because I missed it. Fun quiz!
akwildrose
+3
Level 51
Jul 27, 2015
I got it easily, but I think you have a point. If those other spellings have been used, I think they should be accepted.
stone222
+4
Level 48
Oct 12, 2018
clearly spelling English is a challenge, too, waisted ?????
redsplat
+9
Level 73
Jul 17, 2019
stone222: spelling is one thing, transliteration is another. A language may have more than one competing system for romanisation/transliteration, or no system at all. Japanese for example calls its systems romanji, which has a number of varieties. Chinese linguists developed Hanyu Pinyin in the 50s to replace earlier efforts, and it is dominant (and officially sanctioned by the Chinese govt), but certainly not universally accepted. So yeah, clearly transliteration is a challenge too. Don't get me started on transcription (like the International Phonetic Alphabet aka IPA). I dare anyone to make a quiz in IPA. Here are some question marks for you, in case you are fresh out. ?????
Sifhraven
+3
Level 72
Sep 13, 2019
@stone222, how about you write in chinese... so we can all make fun of your spelling... if you can even make words.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 80
Dec 9, 2019
What does 'waisted' mean?????
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Dec 9, 2019
@redsplat I did make a quiz on Words by International Phonetic Alphabet - close enough!
samiamco
+12
Level 69
Oct 16, 2015
Also, it sounds so nice and peaceful to say that Yugoslavia "dissolved". Czechoslovakia dissolved; Yugoslavia violently exploded.
jm
+12
Level 85
Sep 10, 2016
Imploded probably gives a better sense of what happened there.
samiamco
+1
Level 69
Jun 17, 2019
Fair point.
martay
+3
Level 70
Jun 6, 2021
I love seeing comments between two people separated by years.
Jaysus
+2
Level 62
Sep 10, 2016
I was convinced that Mongolia's Bogdkhan Uul is the world's first national park - am I missing a caveat or fact here?
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Dec 31, 2016
I believe that the area you are referring to was proclaimed a religious area and preserve in the 18 Century. A little different from a National Park. If that was to be the criteria for a National Park then the Australian Aboriginal areas of Australia (such as Uluru) would predate all National Parks by a few thousand years.
TheGeographyGuy
+1
Level 34
Mar 17, 2019
Actually there are many cities in northern England beginning with Y.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Jun 10, 2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_United_Kingdom
brandybuck96
+4
Level 83
Jun 11, 2019
...are there? What is another example?
samiamco
+4
Level 69
Jun 17, 2019
Oopsie daisy, Genius!
JackintheBox
+4
Level 80
Dec 9, 2019
You didn't do any research to verify your claim before you wrote this comment, did you, Geo Genius?
fitheach
+3
Level 58
Dec 11, 2019
GeoGenius…? You might want to change your name!
WackyAnagramDude
+6
Level 63
Aug 9, 2021
It appears that he took the suggestions to change his name. He demoted himself from a genius to just a guy.
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 68
Jul 19, 2023
His original name still appears in the URL to his profile.
DannyWozza
+11
Level 94
Jun 11, 2019
I was fairly sure 98.5% of Japanese were not part of the Yakuza but that was still my first guess! (I know it is not considered an "ethnic group"!)
Sifhraven
+3
Level 72
Sep 13, 2019
yea, it was my only guess, because I didnt know the answer..
roadrage
+1
Level 67
Dec 8, 2019
I was also very sure 98.5% of Japanese were not Yokozuna... but I was desperate.
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 85
Nov 16, 2019
Very surprised that I've never heard of either "Ypres" in Belgium or "Yamato" as a Japanese ethnicity until now, taking this quiz. Not even any faint bells ringing in the back of my mostly-empty head. JetPunk strikes again!
JackintheBox
+5
Level 80
Dec 9, 2019
The Battles of Ypres were amongst the most famous battles of the First World War.
FadKrashmor
+3
Level 71
Apr 2, 2020
'Ieper' in Flemish.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 82
Oct 30, 2020
Hey Don, it was pronounced 'wipers' by British troops stationed nearby.
Donbag
+4
Level 47
Dec 9, 2019
Y'all didn't play enough Age of Empires I and it shows
HeyItsMeJJ
+1
Level 61
Feb 25, 2021
Please count Yiddush, its another spelling.
MarieDS
+1
Level 60
Jul 2, 2021
Yurts can also be founds in some of Oregon USA state parks and campgrounds lol. It's a good story, I can't remember the name of the guy that came up with the idea of buying/building and renting them out, basically saving the campgrounds from insolvency in whatever years. Quite popular.
PoetsCorner
+2
Level 86
Jan 10, 2022
I hope NEVER to be one of those "Too _______centric" types, but I would like to see a bit more love given to the smaller Oceanic countries on some of these more general quizzes. The chance to include Yaren here (possibly as a substitute for the better-represented Yerevan or Yangon) feels like a missed opportunity.
stylus
+3
Level 77
Jan 12, 2022
allow just yank for yankee? i've heard that used
Arp2600
+3
Level 87
Jun 4, 2023
Quizzes with 19 questions are the worst. Just add something about Yaren or anything...
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 68
Jul 19, 2023
This quiz yielded me some points.
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