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Geography General Knowledge #10

Can you answer these random geography questions?
Includes questions from both physical geography and human geography
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First submittedMarch 24, 2013
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What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?
Italy
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
What is the largest lake in Central America?
Lake Nicaragua
What canal connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas?
Suez Canal
What is the name of the highest caste in Indian society?
Brahmin
What island country is located in the Persian Gulf?
Bahrain
What country is also known as Aotearoa?
New Zealand
What musical instrument is considered to be a symbol of Ireland?
Harp
What is the world's biggest freshwater lake by volume?
Lake Baikal
What is the most populous country in Africa?
Nigeria
What city was capital of Russia until 1918?
St. Petersburg
What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
On which river is Montreal located?
Saint Lawrence
What's the world's second-highest mountain?
K2
What's the highest mountain that can be seen from Seattle?
Mount Rainier
Which two countries have the highest average elevation across their entire territory?
Bhutan
Nepal
What alphabet is used in Russia?
Cyrillic
In what German state is Munich located?
Bavaria
Besides the Caucasus, what mountain range forms the border of Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
LacsiraxAriscal
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Level 24
Sep 9, 2013
Disadvantages of having an Irish girlfriend; my first thought for Irish instrument was "bodhran".
jmellor13
+4
Level 67
Apr 4, 2016
Grew up in an Irish family. Had the same thought. I think it's better just to leave it at harp though. The bodhran is an important traditional Irish instrument, but it doesn't show up on coats of arms and flags the way the harp does.
martay
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Level 69
Aug 12, 2018
... or on cans of Guinness.
overtired
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Level 82
May 11, 2019
Yeah tried bodhran, fiddle and uilleann pipes before harp. I associate those more with Irish music, but I guess they aren't symbols of Ireland.
MUFC7
+3
Level 68
Sep 2, 2020
We even have a lager called Harp.
Kiwigeokid2007
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Level 62
Jul 22, 2021
I feel so bad, I know this can be offensive but the first thing I thought was bagpipes. Bagpipes. I’m so sorry.
Pookminstamum
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Level 55
Dec 15, 2022
Bagpipes are played all over the world, coming from western Asia and adapted in varied forms throughout the Mediterranean. Because of the banning of much cultural articles after the Scottish Jacobites' defeat in the '45, the pipes became particularly meaningful and emblematic.

If you look at the members of east coast Irish bands of the 1800-1900s (and mob members) you will notice many Scottish and Hebridean names amongst the Irish.

Lots of crossover; lots of fiddlers.

louis
+3
Level 56
Sep 9, 2013
The Caucasus also divide Europe and Asia... Did you not accept that as some small bits are also in Georgia and Azerbaijan?
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Sep 10, 2013
Changed the clue
rabidreader
+15
Level 39
Sep 10, 2013
I have trouble spelling 'K2'.....
TheWombat
+2
Level 75
Jan 30, 2014
badda bing!
akwildrose
+2
Level 52
Apr 26, 2016
Me, too! I always end up spelling it Kaytu. ;)
redsplat
+1
Level 75
Dec 15, 2020
Please add kaetoo as a type-in...
Eigengrau
+1
Level 60
Jun 6, 2021
I, too, have difficulty in spelling Mount Godwin Austen.
wolfcat95
+2
Level 66
Nov 7, 2013
I kept read Central America and thought South America. Was surprised when Titicaca didn't work. Gave up on the question when Maracaibo didn't work either.
buck1017
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Level 77
May 26, 2021
Well thanks to Beavis and Butthead, I always thought Lake Titicaca was in Nicaragua until your comment. I kept trying it as well.
ponnuki
+2
Level 59
Jan 16, 2014
K2 is also known as Godwin Austen
bradleyswissman
+3
Level 10
Feb 10, 2014
Interesting! But can you accept Kanchenjunga for K2 as well? I typed that first and it wasn't accepted.
IsleAuHaulte
+6
Level 87
Jan 5, 2019
Apparently you do have numbers on your keyboard though?
fitheach
+4
Level 59
Jan 9, 2019
Try typing something different the second time then. It's not you ran out of time from typing K2 in the first place...
NoutButBuckets
+2
Level 57
Jan 15, 2020
Can you also accept Swansea for Cardiff? That wouldn't work either.
Serval
+3
Level 37
Jun 8, 2021
But... they're different cities?
Gozzagog
+1
Level 65
Jan 5, 2022
that's just dumb, they are different cities
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 83
Jul 11, 2022
I think (hope?) he was kidding.
AlmostAGenius
+2
Level 74
Aug 9, 2022
Definitely a joke as K2 and Kanchenjunga are completely different mountains.
redsplat
+2
Level 75
Dec 15, 2020
@bradleyswissman Kanchenjunga is the third-highest, so it shouldn't be accepted.
sjj93gg
+3
Level 44
Jun 5, 2021
K2 and Kanchenjunga are not the same mountain.
kelrules
+11
Level 34
Mar 12, 2014
Thought the Irish instrument was a lyre not harp
halpie
+9
Level 76
Jul 2, 2015
I tried lyre first, too, then harp
Protostrata
+1
Level 21
Mar 23, 2014
You should accept 'Tacoma' for Mt Rainier.
burntfrost
+8
Level 48
Jun 7, 2014
Nobody in Washington calls it that.
Hollywood
+8
Level 63
Jul 28, 2019
I’m currently looking at Mt. Rainier from Seattle...Tacoma is the 2nd biggest city in WA state, and has nothing to do with the mountain.
burntfrost
+6
Level 48
Jun 7, 2014
Thanks for picking the only German state I know.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 67
Oct 12, 2020
You probably know Berlin as well, no?
Youri704
+4
Level 73
Jun 25, 2014
should accept lyre for harp
alexcaldana
+3
Level 64
Jan 16, 2015
I think "celtic harp" should be accepted besides just "harp"
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Aug 13, 2015
Okay.
mcsmith
+2
Level 68
Oct 15, 2015
I thought it was Leningrad back then??
Demetre
+7
Level 70
Dec 18, 2015
It was Leningrad after Lenin died in 1924, prior to this, from 1914 to 1924, it was named Petrograd, after Peter the Great of the Russian Empire, who founded the city, and prior to that it was St Petersberg, as it is now.
laura98
+1
Level 13
Jan 4, 2016
ERROR!!! St Petersburg was originaly called petrograd, then it's name was changed to leningrad when Lenin died to comemorate him. It was later changed to Stalingrad during Stalins rule and was only called st. petersburg after Stalins death. Therefore at the time stated in the question the name of the city was PETROGRAD!
Kaheli
+11
Level 69
Dec 20, 2017
It was Petrograd only 1914-1924 and that name wasn't in use that much outside Russia. So the biggest error is your Stalingrad, which is a different city (nowadays called Volgograd). Haven't you ever heard of the battle of Stalingrad in WWII?
IsleAuHaulte
+12
Level 87
Jan 5, 2019
AS USUAL ALL CAPS AND EXCLAMATION POINTS ARE A HARBINGER OF IMMEDIATE POST FAILURE!!!!¡i!1|!!
awesomeguy
+3
Level 36
Jan 17, 2016
Here is today's St Petersburg in order of names. First, before the Russian Revolution, it was called Petrograd. During the time of the Soviet Union, it was called Leningrad in honor of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it was and is called St. Petersburg. Stalingrad was the name for Volgograd, another city, on the Volga river. It was the site of the Battle of Stalingrad. Just FYI
Greenland
+13
Level 48
Apr 8, 2016
I thought it was called Myanmar now
QuizWol
+5
Level 59
Apr 23, 2018
when it was founded it was named St Petersburg then, on the revolution it became Petrograd because the revolution did not wish religion to continue and took out the saints.
Froststar101
+3
Level 73
Sep 16, 2020
This is not true.
AntorSeax
+3
Level 29
Jun 5, 2021
You're wrong, it was changed in 1914, to Petrograd, because St Petersburg sounded German
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 87
Jan 5, 2019
Where do people go to partial school for partial knowledge? Apparently they took weaving too.
thecoolestdude2
+6
Level 69
Apr 4, 2016
To clear up this St. Petersburg thing once and for all, here goes: It was founded as St. Petersburg in 1703 (after Peter the Great), and was changed to Petrograd in 1914 and Leningrad in 1924. So, St. Petersburg is correct, but Petrograd should also be accepted.
Moosefight
+8
Level 61
Apr 4, 2016
And now it's Constantinople again.
Jacktheguy
+5
Level 88
Apr 4, 2016
Shh. That's nobody's business but the Turks.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 87
Jan 5, 2019
Then it was Lefkosa, AKA Nicosia.
ander217
+2
Level 76
Jan 5, 2019
These mashed potatoes are so creamy.
hirsutebodkin
+2
Level 58
Jan 8, 2019
So is Cyprus still in Europe?
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 84
Aug 25, 2020
Europe has visitation rights with Cyprus, but only on weekends. The rest of the time, Cyprus is landlocked. And those mashed potatoes sound good. But that doesn't change the fact that I still don't have a car.
ddddan
+2
Level 79
Jan 5, 2019
I was hoping someone would explain it again. So much clearer. So Leningrad in 1914 then?
clivey
+3
Level 67
Apr 4, 2016
Can you accept KayTwo for K2, it's a really difficult one to spell? :/
Sulps
+3
Level 57
Apr 4, 2016
April Fools' Day was 3 days ago.
ahg123
+3
Level 71
Apr 4, 2016
Maybe except Ranier for Rainier?
Mogysht
+2
Level 50
Jan 5, 2019
Why?
CosaNostra
+2
Level 29
Apr 5, 2016
Good quiz, tough tho
Duzza
+2
Level 33
Apr 5, 2016
Petrograd should be an acceptable answer as well as St Petersburg as it was the name at the time
dryraisin
+3
Level 22
Apr 6, 2016
the river that surrounds montreal is saint laurent not lawrence...

I live in montreal so I know

Djilas
+4
Level 81
Nov 30, 2016
St Lawrence in the language of this quiz
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Sep 10, 2018
If St. Lawrence is "the language of this quiz", then you should also anglicize Baikal, Nicaragua, Suez and Rainier!
fitheach
+8
Level 59
Jan 9, 2019
Not all names have to be changed somehow to be anglicized: Baikal, Nicaragua, Suez, they are all the names of those places in the English language - it's as simple as that.
Serval
+3
Level 37
Jun 8, 2021
Saint Lawrence is good. I also live here. Let's not bring this English/French politics here please. La loi 101 ne s'applique pas ici.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 72
Jun 17, 2021
Bonjour hi, fellow Montrealer! ;)
Findlay
+3
Level 83
Apr 28, 2016
I think Petrograd should work for St Petersburg, given that was the official name of the city at the time, not St Petersburg (changed by the Imperial Government in 1914 to make it less German).
AnneM
+1
Level 34
Dec 7, 2016
Why Saint Laurent is not accepted for Montreal? It is after all a French speaking city :-)
fitheach
+4
Level 59
Jan 9, 2019
The quiz is in English, all answers are therefore in English. If the question had asked for the local name/spelling of the river, then St Laurent would have been correct.
ander217
+5
Level 76
Jan 4, 2017
What is that lake's name in Nicaragua...Lake Managua? No, but I know it's in Nicaragua...
CardinalSin
+2
Level 75
Jan 6, 2019
Cociboica
frTank
+4
Level 42
Nov 2, 2018
Geography General Knowledge #10 - "What is the name of the highest caste in Indian society?" mmm...
Malbaby
+4
Level 71
Jan 5, 2019
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources and political and economic activities.......... Oxford Dictionary:
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 87
Jan 5, 2019
This system of snobbery is not a result of "the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere".

What sodas were popular at Grateful Dead concerts? They were people standing on a physical feature of Earth.

VirusSlo
+3
Level 67
Aug 26, 2020
I also don't see how this question relates to geography.
Natascha
+2
Level 52
Jan 5, 2019
I was typing Lawrence river over and over, not understanding why it was not correct.
Serval
+1
Level 37
Jun 8, 2021
It's not just any Lawrence!
yingtoi
+2
Level 59
Jan 5, 2019
Uzbekistan should be an acceptable answer for the first question
ChipOtley
+2
Level 75
Jan 8, 2019
...scrabbles to find an atlas - wow! It should indeed be an acceptable answer ... but isn't, on account of "often"? Or just completely change the question (and answer) to "frequently described as looking like Godzilla"
fitheach
+3
Level 59
Jan 9, 2019
The question is clear with the use of the word "often". I've never heard of Uzbekistan being referred to as boot-shaped, but have heard or read of Italy being referred as such countless times.
KTo288
+2
Level 48
May 11, 2019
and new Zealand is a broken boot.
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 84
Aug 25, 2020
Isn't the trunk of a car called a "boot" in England? If so, the trunk of my car looks a lot like Hungary, so that should be acceptable too! ~ feigns outrage ~
oxfordian
+2
Level 70
Jan 5, 2019
I like this quiz because of the pattern of correct answers: from 98% to 18% currently and moving in a smooth-ish gradient between the two. I think that shows a well constructed set of questions - something for everyone (with the possible exception of 2% of the population).
ChipOtley
+3
Level 75
Jan 8, 2019
Those 2% are Uzbeks
Hollywood
+2
Level 63
Jul 28, 2019
Is Lake Nicaragua different than Lake Cocibolca?
Archangel55
+1
Level 66
Jun 5, 2021
Couldn't for the life of me remember Lake Baikal, even though I knew what and where it is at.
seabird
+1
Level 65
Jun 7, 2021
Largest lake in Central America? I vaguely remember it being same name as a country. I tried Guatemala and then quit. I should of kept going....
Supercali
+1
Level 33
Jun 12, 2021
There is no concept of "highest caste" in Vedic systems. There is something like a lowest caste - Shudra, or untouchables - but the other 3 castes are "equal".
jamaltepec
+1
Level 66
Oct 18, 2022
cyrillian should count
tallpotatoperson
+1
Level 58
Nov 4, 2022
I'm very annoyed with myself, saw the question about the lake in Central America and thought, "Oh, it'll be that one in Nicaragua." Didn't get it.
Atzuul
+1
Level 35
Dec 2, 2022
its lake managua not lake nicaragua
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