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The Americas Geography by Letter - N

Guess these North and South American geographical answers that start with the letter N.
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Last updated: April 1, 2015
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Clue
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World's largest waterfall
Niagara
Canadian provinces
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
and Labrador
Nova Scotia
U.S. States
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
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Answer
Group of six northeastern U.S. States
New England
Central American country
Nicaragua
Capital of the Bahamas
Nassau
Former Massachusetts whaling island,
subject of many limericks
Nantucket
California's most famous wine valley
Napa Valley
City where you'd find Yale University
New Haven
"Music City"
Nashville
City with a famous Mardi Gras
New Orleans
Rhode Island city of Gilded Age mansions
Newport
Newest Canadian territory
Nunavut
Largest Native American territory
Navajo Nation
74 Comments
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Level 86
Aug 26, 2014
New York is a U.S. State.
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Level 69
Aug 26, 2014
Sure is.
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Level 94
Aug 29, 2014
But is it worth adding, since New York is already the answer for the second clue? Perhaps move that clue down to the top of the state list, with the clue "US State or 'the city that never sleeps'".
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Level 50
Apr 1, 2015
Yes, I agree with you. But just ignoring the State is a bad idea..
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Level 24
Apr 1, 2015
There are lots of quizzes were certain Nations and cities are mentioned twice. New York should not be excluded.
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Level ∞
Apr 1, 2015
It was just overlooked. I added the New York as a state and removed the New York as a city.
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Level 85
Sep 15, 2014
Also, why say these are about North and South American when no questions are about South America?
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Level 56
Apr 1, 2015
It remains a mystery (especially since Arp2600 suggested some South American places which could be added).
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Level 87
Sep 29, 2014
I'd like to suggest a few possible south american questions. Nazca is the most obvious one. Natal is a rather big and well-known brazilian city. I also thought of the word "Nevado", which is used in the name of many mountains in the Andes, in Colombia, Argentina and Chile.
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Level 28
Feb 5, 2015
according to the person making these quizzes, the Americas = USA and Canada...
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Level 74
Apr 1, 2015
Someone is making quizzes on the Americas without any USA questions, which should make you happy.
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Level 56
Apr 1, 2015
@ ander217, The ideal "Americas Geography" quiz would have more than 1 question about the USA; the rest of North America; Central America & Caribbean; and South America. Anyway, I think some people are getting too angry in the comments, for the sole reason that details aren't perfect in every quiz.
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Level 51
Jan 28, 2018
and the Bahamas and Nicaragua
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Level 20
Apr 22, 2018
And nicaragua too
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Level 22
Apr 1, 2015
seriously? no one gives about south america
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Level 36
May 8, 2017
Speak only for yourself, please.
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Level 55
Oct 7, 2014
Can you please accept Nappa Valley for Napa Valley
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Level 56
Nov 7, 2014
Only if you can provide a doctors note proving you have dyslexia
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Level 71
Oct 11, 2014
I kept typing Northwest Territories and was really confused why it wasn't working at first
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Level 14
Apr 1, 2015
yes that should be added
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Level 30
Apr 2, 2015
Yep, same. It definitely should be added.
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Level 36
Mar 10, 2018
"Northwest Territories" is a TERRITORY, NOT a province
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Level 58
Apr 1, 2015
should be NORTH AMERICA and not THE AMERICAS, what do you guys think? thanks.
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Level 70
Jul 14, 2015
Why worry ........ be happy :o)
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Level 83
Dec 28, 2015
Well, at least North America begins with N.
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Level 49
Apr 1, 2015
Niagara is World's largest at what? Hype?
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Level 85
Apr 1, 2015
"Largest" waterfall is a little ambiguous, don't you think.
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Level 83
Dec 28, 2015
It is?
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Level 50
Apr 1, 2015
'Niagara Falls' not the name of any single waterfall, but refers to the set of the three waterfalls on the Niagara River that separate the cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York. The famous one is on the the Canadian side and actually called 'Horseshoe Falls', while the other two are on the American side and are called 'American Falls' and 'Bridal Veil Falls'.
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Level 36
Nov 15, 2016
Please get real! - When asked about Canadian honeymoon plans, 99.9% of responses would be "Niagara Falls", not "Bridal Falls" or

"Horseshoe Falls." - So, it is NIAGARA FALLS!

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Level 70
Apr 1, 2015
it could be a Place that are «new» something quiz..
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Level 70
Apr 1, 2015
and by the way I suppose all of you knows is only a joke..
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Level 51
Apr 1, 2015
Doesnt look like South America is included in "The Americas" for this guy
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Level 15
Apr 1, 2015
The worlds largest waterfall is Victoria falls. Get your facts straight
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Level 81
Apr 4, 2015
highest*
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Level 93
Jan 3, 2017
It is actually Angel Falls, Venezuela
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Level 81
Apr 22, 2018
oh. whoops. yeah I was thinking of Angel Falls as the highest. Victoria Falls is not even relevant as it is in Africa, not the Americas. and also doesn't start with N
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Level 76
Apr 29, 2019
I thought maybe it was by volume (but I doubted that too). After checking, that's not it. So I'm really curious in what way it's the largest.
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Level 65
Apr 1, 2015
There are none from South America.
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Level 87
Apr 2, 2015
I suggested some a few months ago (see above), but it seems the Quizmaster doesn't want to modify his works...
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Level 78
Apr 30, 2015
It's fine to design a test as you see fit, but you should be honest with the title. Specially when it's featured. This test is restricted to North America, and the title is misleading.
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Level 72
Apr 29, 2019
Agreed if it was a north america quiz i wouldnt have taken it. I wanted to know what i knew about middle and south america and yes i know middle america isnt a continent but a region). Otherwise i would ve taken an usa quiz. Maybe that is the reason? To get more people to take it? I wouldnt know why though, if people dont take one quiz they ll chose another. It is not the only quuz on the site, so no need for false advertising.

with the right title everybody is happy and people will get what they came for. (It is like calling a quiz cats and dogs and not having questions about one of them)

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Level 83
Oct 15, 2015
I'm so bad at Canadian provinces. I thought, there might be one called "Northern...something". The answer that sprang to mind was "Northern Wastes". Then I thought, oh, no, wait, that's in Middle-Earth.
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Level 63
Apr 10, 2016
you should change the title since well, there are non questions about south America
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Level 63
Apr 28, 2016
Niagara Falls is not the tallest waterfall in the world!
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Level 59
May 19, 2016
The quiz asks for the *largest* waterfall, not the tallest.
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Level 68
Dec 14, 2021
Not the largest, either. If I remember correctly, there is a series of rapids on the Congo which are the largest by volume.

If Angel Falls is the tallest, and the falls on the Congo are the biggest in terms of the sheer amount of water flowing over it, then that does not really leave any way for Niagara to be the largest.

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Level 71
Jan 2, 2017
Really no South America? It is the AmericaS quiz.
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Level 71
Apr 8, 2017
Could do with a few less questions about the US. Also you should have included some Mexican states, such as Nuevo León.
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Level 23
Apr 10, 2017
how did I not get Navajo nation??!! I AM a quarter NAVAJO!!!!!
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Level 68
Jun 7, 2017
Glad to see all the New England questions :D
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Level 48
Oct 10, 2017
It's been at least half a year since someone said "why no South America", so is it time to say it again without looking at what's already been posted? I accept that there just aren't that many well known N's in South America. It's true. The most glaring omission for this quiz is Nicaragua (then Nuevo Leon). Really what this quiz makes me think is 'hmm, I never realized there are so few N's other than in North America'.
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Level 26
Feb 12, 2018
Angel Falls is the world's largest waterfall. Niagra Falls is only the most well known.
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Level 83
Jun 9, 2018
No, it makes sense for Niagara Falls to be the biggest. After all, America is the biggest country in the world. And they have the Grand Canyon, which is the biggest canyon in the world.
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Level 83
Jan 14, 2023
Niagra is the largest, Angel Falls is the tallest. Subtle but important difference :-)
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Level 83
Jun 21, 2018
I'm surprised how so few people got Newport. I thought it was a fairly well known place.
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Level 43
Jul 21, 2019
There are also about 2 cities in RI, so it was either that or Providence which doesn't start with an N. I was also surprised about that.
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Level 36
Aug 16, 2018
Name me three popular locations in South America that begin with the letter "N" and I'll drop to my knees and beg the quiz master to include them. (Remember now, Popular, not obscure).

Quiz Master: Excellent quiz!

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Level 72
Apr 29, 2019
Do you mean well known instead of popular? Cause perhaps 4 of the answers in the quiz are populair
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Level 68
Oct 4, 2024
There is a few of them up the page
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Level 82
Oct 16, 2018
This quiz is too Canadacentric, please include more USA questions to fulfill the quiz title.
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Level 77
Oct 16, 2018
I tried "Not Niagara" but it didn't accept it. Murica' strikes again.
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Level 90
Apr 29, 2019
If you want to name your place with an N, just throw New in front of another town's name.
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Level 22
Jul 21, 2019
You forgot Northwest Territories in Canada, what a shame!
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Level 43
Jul 21, 2019
Does that count as a province? Are territories also provinces?
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Level 43
Jul 21, 2019
Absolutely none of this is south america
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Level 85
Oct 1, 2019
Nice quiz, now try to do it without using the word "new".
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Level 44
Oct 30, 2019
What about Northwest territories!?
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Level 61
Oct 27, 2020
Kinda northamerican centric... might consider changing the name.
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Level 70
Dec 14, 2020
I'd seriously question that the Navajo is the largest native American territory. It's tiny compared to Nunavut (which definitely should count, it was split from NWT specifically as Inuit land) and Greenland (which is more debatable in status, yet is more than 90% Inuit). They're both around 30 times larger...
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Level 63
Apr 27, 2021
Wow only 2 questions not related to the US or Canada. Crazy in my opinion. I like these quizzes a lot and we could do better.
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Level 65
Sep 6, 2022
Americas? Not even close.
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Level 67
Apr 2, 2024
Absurdly North America-centric. Hopelessly arrogant.
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Level 82
Aug 6, 2024
Could we get a few more spelling exceptions for Nunavut? I tried 10 or so different combinations of vowels before finally looking up how to spell the word correctly. I don't know how many type ins there are for it but a few more probably wouldn't hurt.