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Where Do Musk Oxen Live?

Can you guess the six countries in which you might encounter a musk ox in the wild? I bet you can.
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Last updated: December 16, 2022
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Countries
Canada
Denmark (Greenland)
Norway
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Russia
Sweden
United States
47 Comments
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Level 70
Dec 25, 2022
Posting the source here since some of y'all are asking about it. Note that not all of the shaded regions in the map near the top of the page have a surviving herd of muskoxen, as a few of the re-introduced herds have died out.
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Level 80
Sep 1, 2022
Username to quiz title checks out.
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Level 77
Dec 16, 2022
omg amazing. It was meant to be
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Level 75
Dec 25, 2022
Their next quiz: "Where does Elon Musk live?" (But you'll be banned from twitter if you get 100%)
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Level 86
Jan 11, 2023
Dang, I was gonna make the same joke :3.
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Level 60
Sep 1, 2022
Alex Trebek's favorite animal
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Level 80
Sep 1, 2022
in saffroncat
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Level 56
Sep 1, 2022
hi safrofncta
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Level 63
Oct 11, 2022
Saffroncat!
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Level 55
Oct 14, 2022
Chatfran.
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Level 96
Dec 16, 2022
At first, I had no idea where musk oxen resided. Then I guessed Canada and the rest came naturally.
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Level 72
Apr 14, 2024
I had no idea either. Got them all in 20 seconds though. Started with mongolia (partly inspired by the picture), then china, the my first hit russia. Then usa canada (or vice versa) So I thought ah we need to stay up top a bit, so went norway, ok, sweden ah, finland.. hey... denmark then? Ah Got em :)
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Level 68
Dec 16, 2022
There are not musk oxen on Svalbard.
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Level 83
Dec 16, 2022
"Attempts to introduce musk ox to Svalbard in 1929 initially succeeded, but the herd disappeared in the 1970s." They live in Norway but not in Svalbard.
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Level ∞
Dec 16, 2022
Thank you @muskox for quickly correct your information about where musk oxen live.
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Level 76
Dec 19, 2022
And yet, this comment have a glaring error not yet fixed!
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Level 86
Jan 11, 2023
As does yours :)
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Level 75
Dec 19, 2023
*you're's
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Level 60
Jan 11, 2023
Smilly faces are grammatical, what an amature errer.
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Level 76
Dec 16, 2022
Fairly easy quiz. Should give way less time. I can name every country in the world in 7:30 and I know there are JetPunkers who can do it faster. I just started guessing and it took me 54 Seconds.
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Level 64
Dec 17, 2022
Smartarse
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Level 72
Jan 11, 2023
Wow
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Level 53
Jan 11, 2023
i really dont want to brag but im in awe i did it in 7 seconds
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Level 71
Mar 5, 2023
anyone who takes more than three seconds to beat this quiz hasnt properly memorized where musk oxen live.
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Level 70
Mar 5, 2023
TRUE
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Level 66
Dec 21, 2023
unfortunately I have only got it down to nine
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Level 82
Dec 17, 2022
Ever looked up pictures of baby musk oxen?
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Level 76
Dec 19, 2022
Adorable!
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Level 75
Dec 19, 2022
Russia, Norway and Sweden, but not Finland?
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Level 75
Dec 25, 2022
Do they tip-toe around the coast to avoid Finland?

Per the inquisitive instructions of the quiz, I'd argue that you "might" encounter a musk ox in the wild in Nauru or Guinea Bissau. It's incredibly unlikely, but the probability can't be 0. Perhaps pop a source in to clear things up is what I'm trying to say!

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Level 68
Jan 11, 2023
They werw introdused from Greenland to Norway, and spread further to Sweden.
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Level 63
Dec 21, 2022
Everlasting glory will be yours if you are the first musk ox to wander into Finland. 😄
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Level 60
Jan 11, 2023
Bet they’d be the last too, after the Finnish government is done with them.
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Level 70
Dec 24, 2022
Anybody ever seen, muskoxen fighting each other? They have 8inch thick skulls and ram into each other at full, such a force their whole body shakes. Worth a quick youtube search if you are curious! Merry Christmas
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Level 72
Jan 11, 2023
Do they need visa to cross into Finland?
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Level 72
Apr 14, 2024
They have to get into a helicopter to pass finland, can touch land. Ofcourse they could also use a raft, that just take a bit longer.
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Level 79
Jan 11, 2023
All of my answers were guesses! (6/6)
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Level 51
Jan 11, 2023
Legends tell of a heroic Musk oxen named "Bjorn" residing in Iceland's northwest. Bjorn was said to be able to summon the bifrost when he stamped his hooves. Impossible to say if he still survives to this day, but the odds are in favour that he does.
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Level 24
Jan 11, 2023
elon musk lol
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Level 74
Jan 11, 2023
This might be up there in the all time top tier quizzes next to U.S. Presidents with Facial Hair
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Level 72
Jan 12, 2023
I kinda wish Denmark would just cut Greenland loose, overseas British protectorate style. Let them be their own standalone country but without the hassle of having to stand up their own military which in practical terms would be both impossible and a waste of resources that already exist to keep it nominally Danish. It would help me not forget Greenland when I have to type Denmark for it instead in these quizzes, anyway.
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Level 41
Jan 14, 2023
Typed in denmark as a joke lol
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Level 32
Mar 3, 2023
Missed Russia... how :D
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Level 72
Jul 26, 2023
Should Greenland be made a type-in for Denmark? That's the very first thing I tried typing.
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Level 66
Feb 26, 2024
I was thinking that, and also maybe add a caveat that says something about overseas territories counting.
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Level 69
May 5, 2024
You have a little typo in the caption: Can can instead of can you :)
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Level ∞
May 5, 2024
Fixed