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Geography by Letter - Z

Can you guess these geographical answers that start with the letter Z?
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First submittedAugust 23, 2013
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African country
Zambia
Zimbabwe
River forming the border of the
above two countries
Zambezi
Largest city in Switzerland
Zurich
Former name of the D.R. Congo
Zaire
South Africa's largest ethnic group
Zulu
Capital of Croatia
Zagreb
Copenhagen's island
Zealand
Capital of Aragon, Spain
Zaragoza
Dutch bay which was blocked off
and turned into a lake in 1932
Zuider Zee
Currency of Poland
Złoty
Hint
Answer
Mountain range which spans
Western Iran
Zagros
Mountains
Tallest mountain in Germany
Zugspitze
"Mountain", actually a hill, just outside
the walls of Jerusalem
Zion
Ancient Persian religion still practiced
by a very small minority
Zoroastrianism
Tanzanian island which was briefly
an independent country
Zanzibar
Subspecies of "humped" cattle
common in South Asia and Africa
Zebu
Ski town with a view of the Matterhorn
Zermatt
5th largest city in Croatia
Zadar
Town in the Tatra Mountains called
"the winter capital of Poland"
Zakopane
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70 Comments
JoshPen
+34
Level 78
Mar 30, 2016
Fifth largest city in Croatia? I guess this is called 'trivia' for a reason. And (as of 3-30-16) 23% of the people that took this quiz got it right. JetPunk must have a large Balkan following. (I was high fiving myself for knowing the bloody capital of Croatia. Sigh.)
pitzikat
+7
Level 75
Jun 15, 2016
5th largest - is that scraping noise I hear?

I knew the tallest mountain in Germany because I was there last year. At last, all that travel money pays dividends ☺

svitapeneela
+8
Level 65
Sep 14, 2016
As well as being the 5th largest, it's also the oldest - it was founded 3000 years ago, or thereabouts, and has been continuously inhabited ever since :D
rocamorar
+11
Level 78
Sep 14, 2016
Zadar has some historical relevance. It played a role during the ill-fated 4th crusade, when the Venetians diverted the crusaders to sack of the city, leading to the excommunication of all who participated and the abandonment of the project of the most reasonable participants (which ultimately led to the Sack of Constantinople).
svitapeneela
+4
Level 65
Sep 14, 2016
I knew Zadar 'cos I went on holiday there last week! It's great - the Sea Organ is cool, and it's all so clean :)
domvog
+2
Level 78
Sep 14, 2016
Maybe just to change the clue with some more known fact.
michelesol
+4
Level 65
Sep 14, 2016
Also if you are Italian you must know Zadar (known as Zara in Italian), since it used to be Italian until WWII.
michelesol
+3
Level 65
Sep 14, 2016
(and it was completely destroyed by the Anglo-Americans bombings during that war, but it is commonly known that neither the yankees nor the britons can exactly list the names of the places they erased from the maps, unless you're talking about nukes)
Kestrana
+13
Level 60
Sep 14, 2016
Places bombed by the Allies during that war were hardly the first, nor the last locales to be decimated by war, nor were they the only combatants in that war to be responsible for wholesale destruction of cities, towns and villages.
michelesol
+2
Level 65
Sep 15, 2016
Have I (for the God's sake) ever denied anything from what you're pointing out?
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Mar 6, 2018
Well then, I'll look forward to a list of all the towns and cities bombed in the UK in your next entry.
stone222
+1
Level 48
Oct 12, 2018
dear malbaby, here's a few: London, Liverpool/ Merseyside, Birmingham, Glasgow/ Clydeside, ,Plymouth, Bristol, Exeter, Coventry, Portsmouth, Southampton, Hull, Manchester, Belfast, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Cardiff
jmellor13
+8
Level 67
Dec 22, 2019
I wonder if Italians can list the names of all the families their fascist government ruined for racist reasons. Every government, especially every powerful government, commits terrible sins. Get off that high horse.
Guam
+1
Level 60
Oct 4, 2018
I've been to Zadar; it's really cool.
IsleAuHaulte
+7
Level 91
Apr 8, 2019

It's right up there with the 59th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Zanesville if you're interested.

jmellor13
+9
Level 67
Dec 22, 2019
The Paris of the Midwest, some say.
LinusPauling
+2
Level 69
Jul 13, 2022
I thought that was Tulsa
AbiA
+1
Level 86
May 26, 2025
I don’t think Tulsa is in the Midwest. It’s in Oklahoma.
TigerNiger
+1
Level 68
Jun 1, 2025
I think it might've been a Friends reference
komtvoordebakker
+1
Level 43
Dec 22, 2019
That, or being from Europe and watching football. There is a team from Zadar that occasionally does well.
hellodrew
+3
Level 66
Jun 21, 2016
agree with the above, with all due respect to the great country and peoples of Croatia I think asking for the 5th largest city in Croatia is a bit to obscure! :)
KingWilwin
+3
Level 60
Dec 22, 2019
*too
PrinceEric
+11
Level 56
Sep 14, 2016
If you're not shouting and spitting while reading "Zugspitze," then you are not Germaning hard enough.
QRU
+2
Level 74
Sep 14, 2016
Well, I believe you are overgermaned then.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 91
Apr 8, 2019
Tsūg shpit zeh.
mrputter
+1
Level 85
Apr 25, 2023
Arrrgh.

Speaking of spit: I had "Zugspitte" and knew I was very close but couldn't quite figure out which letter to change to make it correct.

There may have been some shouting involved when I saw the answer.

wetblanket1
+3
Level 75
Sep 14, 2016
Technically Zanzibar is an archipelago where none of the islands are officially named Zanzibar.
Antofagasta
+4
Level 71
Jan 13, 2017
Yes, but it is often called Zanzibar itself and everyone knows what they mean by the clue, if that made sense.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Sep 14, 2016
Zion can refer to Mt Zion or the city of Jerusalem itself. Mt Zion is just outside the walls of the old city. Mount in all cases here means mountain, though the ancient Hebrews who named these places had really low standards for what constituted a mountain. They are really just hills. The Temple Mount is the hill, artificially expanded by King Herod, upon which the Jewish Temple formerly stood, where the divine presence dwells according to Jewish tradition, and where now stands the Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock. The Temple Mount is inside the old city walls, flush against the eastern perimeter next to the Kidron Valley and opposite the Mount of Olives.

Mt Zion and the Temple Mount are two completely different things.

kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Apr 26, 2018
Maybe fix this clue, quizmaster? Zion is another name for Jerusalem. It is *not* another name for the Temple Mount. There *is* a Mount Zion close by... but it's definitely not the Temple Mount.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2018
In the Bible, it does sometimes refer to the Temple Mount, but I updated the quiz to reflect contemporary usage.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Dec 22, 2019
... I'd have to look more into it but my guess is if any Christians believe Mt Zion and the Temple Mount are the same thing this is confusion based on translation or interpretation error. I could be mistaken. But I've read a lot of books on Jerusalem and never seen Mt Zion and the Temple Mount confused before.

The article on Wikipedia which states that Mt Zion referred first to the City of David and then later the Temple Mount is confused. If you click through the linked sources you can see that they are referring to "Zion" - not "Mount Zion". Common mistake. Zion refers to the ancient city believed to have been built by David. The earliest settlement in the area that would later be home to Jerusalem was thought to have been built on Mt Zion, and thus the city came to be known as Zion before it spread to the surrounding hills. Though the ruins recently discovered and believed to be the original city of David are between the Old City of Jerusalem and the Kidron Valley.

domvog
+9
Level 78
Sep 14, 2016
Wow, two answers about Croatia. This must be a record for a featured quiz. :)
DeusCaritasEst
+5
Level 55
Sep 14, 2016
Probably for any quiz, ever. Minus the Croatia country quiz.
Xtrordinary
+5
Level 72
Dec 21, 2024
First level subdivisions of Europe has more
Rangifer
+1
Level 55
Sep 15, 2016
Add Zuni?
JackBeNimble
+1
Level 82
Sep 16, 2016
I think I spelt Zambezi every way possible other than the correct one...
komradtombstone
+1
Level 58
Sep 20, 2016
Yeah, me too. I knew the answer, but couldn't spell it properly!
FolgoreCZ
+5
Level 59
Jul 31, 2020
How? It's not a tricky word, no silent letters, nothing. Literally writes how it sounds.
AlexThirkell
+6
Level 74
Mar 21, 2021
You could say it's quite a "Zambeasy" word to spell. 🚕
mahble
+1
Level 79
Jul 27, 2017
When you get 50% and 3 points... o_o
TheCrusher
+5
Level 71
Feb 18, 2018
Is it possible that you're a bit more generous on spelling for "zoroastrianism" in other quizzes? I tried zoroastrism, zoroaster, zarathustra, etc. without any luck (I know none of them are exactly right, but i feel like they're close enough, no? At least for the last two?)

Also, there's an o missing in Zorastrianism...

AnnikaKim
+1
Level 66
Nov 27, 2024
Agree. I swear I tried Zoroasterianism and not even that was accepted.
jen990
+1
Level 67
Apr 12, 2025
Same. I even tried Googling it later and the quiz wouldn't accept Google's spelling.
jen990
+1
Level 67
Apr 12, 2025
I agree also. I even tried Googling it later and the quiz wouldn't accept Google's spelling.
Lilylee
+4
Level 76
Oct 4, 2018
I cannot believe this quiz has been live for years and "Zoroastrianism" is still misspelled. Make a quiz and forget, never coming back for the comments seems to be a standard in JetPunk.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 91
Apr 8, 2019
People know Złoty over zebus 40% to 11%? I thought everyone knew Z is for zebu.
jmellor13
+2
Level 67
Dec 22, 2019
I knew Zloty because it's in the NYT crossword a lot.
AbiA
+1
Level 86
May 26, 2025
In UK schools z is for zebra.
Margo
+1
Level 29
Jul 17, 2019
Ha! Knowing an excessive amount about Queen pays off eventually, right? I would not have known zoroastrianism or Zanzibar otherwise. (Yet, I only got like.. 5 questions right.)
Scaro88
+2
Level 78
Dec 22, 2019
Only 11% got Zebu which shows me that 89% of people don’t remember the Simpsons episode where Lisa’s doing animals with Maggie and she points at Z saying Zebu
FolgoreCZ
+1
Level 59
Jul 31, 2020
Yes, because that's how I remember it. Not like from, I don't know, learning. From an 0,5 second feature in Simpsons.
prosteven
+1
Level 75
Jul 20, 2021
Went to check the comments to see if others remembered Zebu from the Simpsons. Blood Feud is one of the best episodes
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 60
Mar 11, 2025
I got it from VeggieTales and Silly Songs with Larry.
ander217
+2
Level 75
Dec 22, 2019
I thought it said Tasmanian island where Stone Town is located. I was totally confused.
elcampeador
+2
Level 79
Sep 23, 2021
Almost made this same comment... it's so strange how there are always multiple people who read the question wrong in the same way.
ing
+2
Level 72
Dec 22, 2019
I'm very surprised that more people got "Zadar" than zebu (there are lots of them in both Africa and Asia).
QORQUT2003
+1
Level 97
Jun 11, 2020
Zoroastrianism is not a persian religion
NielsDeNoob2
+9
Level 73
Mar 8, 2023
Yes it is. It's a religion that was founded and practiced in Iran and about. Or in others words: found and practiced in Persia.
goofycritter
+1
Level 29
Oct 21, 2021
Michelesol I don't know if your still on but last time I checked there called Britts not britons
AbiA
+1
Level 86
May 26, 2025
Since you are keen to “correct” people you should know that Brit is short for Briton and there are three spelling mistakes in your comment.
goofycritter
+1
Level 29
Oct 21, 2021
also my last geography by letter done all 26
gavinbmx
+1
Level 72
Feb 15, 2023
don't listen to the haters Zadar is not too obscure great quiz I got it first try
EcceHomo
+1
Level 84
Mar 5, 2025
Me too. I went there last year. It's a lovely walled town with an old port and great restaurants. Excellent value for money.
mrzli86
+1
Level 92
Dec 27, 2023
Zagreb and Zadar, two citis from my small Croatia
CASHEWJELLY2665
+1
Level 29
Nov 25, 2024
100% nice quiz :D
lodo1899
+1
Level 55
Mar 5, 2025
let's go zakopane
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Mar 5, 2025
I feel like Saragossa should be accepted (I know this is a Z quiz)
Rade
+2
Level 92
Mar 7, 2025
There are several large Chinese cities that begin with Z, such as Zhengzhou and Zibo.
D31415
+1
Level 81
Mar 7, 2025
I was surprised at the lack of questions from the "middle kingdom" as I was expecting it would be tough to find enough notable "z" without them. But I now realise there actually quite a range of "z" across the globe, nice one @Innit !
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