Geography by Picture - E

Showing the Galapagos Islands as Ecuador....... is like showing the Scilly Isles for UK.

Yeah except no-one thinks that stonehenge is the entirety of the country

Stonehenge represents the roots of advanced civilization for England, therefore it’s a clear symbol for England as a nation.

The Galapagos, on the other hand, are territorially and culturally just a secondary part of Ecuador as a country and nation. If a symbol for anything, giant turtles, climate change, theory of evolution, Charles Darwin, biology or English scientific contribution to the world come to mind, not Ecuador.

No, I draw the line on that one. The Galapagos Islands are not a country. You didn't say "name the country that these islands belong to", you implied that the islands were a country. I mentally went through the list of all island nations and East Timor is the only one. I tried Equatorial Guinea just to be safe. There is no other country starting with E that has any significant portion of its landmass on islands. If the islands aren't a country -- contrary to the hint -- then they could belong to any country that has water -- even landlocked countries (that could be a lake). The hint is too misleading.

You could go with "partial country" perhaps, but the Galapagos have not evolved into a country. Look at the levels of the people complaining about this. We are not newbies. There is a certain syntax we have grown used to from the site, this clue does not fit. We have high expectations of consistency for all the money we pay for this site.

Now can we go back to debating whether Cyprus is part of South America with trade ties to Antarctica?

It is a sneaky clue. I got it, but only cos I recognised the islands and knew what country they belong to. One of those that requires a bit of lateral thinking, the type I normally don't get.

Pathetic censorship...

The only way I got it was by typing every "e" country I could think of. While typing Ecuador I thought, "That's silly," but typed it anyway to get through the list. It does seem like a "gotcha" clue, but at least I got it correct, unlike the former capital one. I couldn't figure out why East Germany wasn't accepted, and gave up and went on. Duh.

But the line has been drawn. I'm afraid legally there's nothing that can be down after that point short of putting your foot down and I don't think we want to escalate the situation.

Amazing. It looks like whining from beginners but no. With 3 clues it really shouldn't be a problem (first letter, country, image). After doing many other geography quizzes this was an easy one for me. The islands don't look like any country, starting with E or not, then you try E- countries with famous archipelagi and you get the answer. Besides the shape of Galapagos is quite distinct.

Excellent clue and not too hard to guess with a little geography knowledge. Why should it be necessary to show the whole country?

It wins the prize for the worst clue ever.

You may delete my comment but I must say the clue is terrible.

I got it by drawing the line and demanding that the Spanish spelling for equator be accepted.

IMO, the clue is fine, and is 100% exactly parallel with the sphinx/pyramid clue, where you're provided with the hint "country" and then an image of, not the entire country, but rather something within that country.

The Galapagos Islands are a notable part of Ecuador just as the sphinx/pyramids are a notable part of Egypt. Yet nobody's complaining about that clue. Probably because, unlike Ecuador, they got that one.

After I quickly eliminated East Timor, Eastern Caribbean States, etc., I thought of "E" countries. And as soon as I thought of "Ecuador", I thought, "Aha! Those are the Galapagos Islands!" *BING!* And I moved on, not giving it a 2nd thought until I discovered this tempest in the teapot in the Comments section.

Buck up, pal. Half of the quizzes here are too easy; challenge is refreshing.

I actually agree with Quizmaster on this one, I thought the clue was perfect. The 3 clues immediately preceding it had shown even smaller sections of their countries/cities, so I think the clue was even telescoped well. Now, if the image was a blue outline, a la Estonia's clue, that would be misleading, but this image is fine.

Agree with the above comments re: Ecuador. If you were to show a picture more obviously of the Galapagos, e.g. some iguanas and finches on a beach, that would make sense. The satellite photo is misleading.

I got the right answer.

Me too, because I went through all the countries starting with E, but that doesn't change the fact that the clue is rather misleading.

I got the right answer by looking at the clue and figuring it out.

Awesome, kalbahamut, awesome!

Huh, I spent so long trying to make "Berlin" begin with an "E" before I noticed the word former in the clue.

LOL

Estonia has a very distinct shape. That is pretty easy to get if you've ever seen a map of Europe.

…and looking back I'm pretty sure the comment I was responding to was sarcastic.

I can't be the only one who thought of Earth for the equator,

1. Bonn isn't anywhere near West Berlin.

2. Once you left West Berlin, where would you be?

Bonn was in West Berlin. Seriously??

Well, technically you could leave the American sector (by going north) and be in the British sector of West Berlin.

Gassu: no. Did you mean to reply to me?

plats: yeah I guess you're right. Though you still wouldn't be anywhere near Bonn.

@kal: No I replied to divantilya. You correctly wrote that Bonn isn‘t anywhere near West Berlin.

What are you even talking about? Bonn was the capital of West Germany (although correctly known as "Germany"), about 300 kilometers away from Berlin. Ever thought of using Wikipedia?

West Berlin and West Germany are NOT the same! The capital of West-Berlin was West-Berlin!

Bonn is a city of 300 000 far in the west of Germany, just south of Cologne on the Rhine, and the birth place of Ludwig van Beethoven. (just kidding, actually Bonn is the capital of Berlin, Cologne is the name of a fashion quarter in Paris, and Beethoven was born in Vienna, son to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

Nice series! I'm wondering if you have plans of going on with the following letters. I hope you don't mind but after adapting the first 5 to the italian version I have done also the F and the G

https://www.jetpunk.com/series/260797/geografia-per-immagini

Are the clues missing from the 4th row a mistake or it's on purpose?

I thought that was odd too. I assume it's a mistake.

Quizmaster, I got a clue WRONG on this quiz site. To make matters worse, you refused to change the clue to appease me. I demand immediate satisfaction or else!!!

I always thought that Elizabeth Tower was called Saint Stephan's tower

There never was a city officially named East Berlin. I'm not getting deeper into that though.

I think even Walter Ulbricht‘s corpse would find that pedantic.

England is not a country, maybe say territory

Try dealing with whining complaints on THOUSANDS of quizzes, day after day, many of which are just plain empty-headed, with scant expressions of gratitude, and you might get a little feisty now and then about your website, even if a particular complaint may seem to have some validity.

Instead of complaining, why not go click on an ad to help ensure we have something to gripe & moan about 6 months from now?

What ads? :)

England Tower

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Edwardian Tower

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Oh, wow. Seriously? Sweet!!

Galapagos Islands simply aren't a symbol of Ecuador. They should be under 'G'. In fact, they are under 'G', which is embarrassing for relessness and QM.

It's not about how much of a % of the country is shown in the picture, it's about whether the picture is representative of its intended answer.

1 star, and I expect to receive a full refund of my subscription at the earliest opportunity. I have instructed my lawyers to pursue the inconvenience through all available legal channels.