Geographic Groups of Two #2

Can you name the members of these geographical twosomes?

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Clue	Answer
Countries with at least a billion people	China
	India
Countries with "Equator" in their name (in some form)	Ecuador
	Equatorial Guinea
Capitals of Bolivia	La Paz
	Sucre
Biggest city on each major New Zealand island	Auckland
	Christchurch
Capital cities of Sudan or South Sudan	Khartoum
	Juba
African island countries that speak Portuguese	Cape Verde
	São Tomé and Príncipe
Mountain ranges dividing Europe and Asia	Caucasus
	Ural
Longest rivers in China	Yangtze
	Yellow
Small kingdoms that border South Africa	Eswatini
	Lesotho
Longest tributaries of the Mississippi River	Missouri
	Arkansas

Clue	Answer
Capital cities above 60°N	Reykjavík
	Helsinki
Terminal cities of the Orient Express	Paris
	Constantinople
Inland seas of Israel	Sea of Galilee
	Dead Sea
Largest African deserts	Sahara
	Kalahari
Largest mountain ranges bordering France	Alps
	Pyrenees
Countries that share St. Martin	France
	Netherlands
Countries that claim the Falkland Islands	Argentina
	United Kingdom
Most populous urban areas in Africa	Lagos
	Cairo
Independent countries of Africa circa 1914	Ethiopia
	Liberia
Tallest mountains in Hawaii	Mauna Kea
	Mauna Loa

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89 Comments

Level 81

Oct 15, 2015

I have no idea why you use the anachronistic name Constantinople. It's been Istanbul for ages.

+33

Level 75

Jan 8, 2016

Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks'.

+11

Level 60

Jan 8, 2016

Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.

Level 58

Dec 20, 2019

Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople

Level 82

Mar 3, 2020

Why they changed it, I can't say, people just liked it better that WAAAAAYYYY!!

Level 77

Feb 15, 2023

So, take me back to Constantinople

No, you can't go back to Constantinople

Been a long time gone, Constantinople

Level 84

Oct 2, 2018

And the Orient Express does go beyond Paris, to London.

+25

Level 81

Dec 20, 2018

The Orient Express no longer exists but the original route was Paris to Constantinople.

Level 55

Apr 9, 2020

Its true, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Express#/media/File:Orient-Express_Historic_Routes_(en).svg

The Orient Express' original route was from Paris to Istanbul.

Level 81

Oct 2, 2021

Surely you mean Constantinople

Level 59

Dec 20, 2018

The original Orient Express ran from Paris to the then Istanbul in 1833. It now runs only as a luxury train from various locations, but the original train last ran in 1977.

There's even a Orient Express in the Indochina and one in the US. But the original one ran from Paris to Istanbul.

Orient Express

Level 81

Dec 20, 2018

In 1833 the English name for Istanbul was still Constantinople.

Level 80

Oct 6, 2021

SWATkun is partly incorrect. The train didn't go directly to Istanbul until the 1889 season, which is when the train was advertised as the Orient Express. Before that it stopped in Varna and people ferried across the sea to Istanbul.

Level 80

Oct 6, 2021

And yes, the ferry was a time machine that took people to present-day Istanbul.

Level 74

Oct 16, 2015

About JetPunk comments: Can anybody tell me what the numbers in brackets just after the pseudonyms stand for, for example plattitude (73) or Jerry928 (61)?

I know it doesn't have anything to do with this quiz, but I have always been wondering about that... :))

Level 93

Oct 16, 2015

It's the user's quiz level. Since there's no actual rankings list available for viewing, the comments are the only place you can see other users' levels. The highest I've seen thus far is 74.

Level 95

Nov 6, 2015

Though it changes as the QM adds & features more quizzes, as of today, the highest point total possible is 19,365, which is level 74.

Level 82

Jul 26, 2016

And as I view this today, plattitude's even shows 75, so it's gone up apparently. :-)

Level 73

Mar 23, 2025

He is 96 now!

Level 95

Sep 26, 2016

Yeah, I think the quiz count is up to 4352 now, which is 21760 points, or level 76. Almost there...

Level 73

May 16, 2018

And as I see joeythelemur's comment today, s/he himself/herself is already at level 75.

Level 76

Aug 7, 2018

Ever noticed QM's level? ∞ = infinity :)

Level 91

Dec 20, 2018

Platitude is at Level 81. Holy crap. Isn't that like a perfect score on every featured quiz?

Level 61

Jan 27, 2020

Level 84? Didn’t know that was possible

Level 80

Feb 25, 2021

Level 89?? Bow-wow-wow!!

Level 71

Oct 2, 2021

@PjotrL, it's a lie! Quizmaster's actual user level is 60 according to his profile.

Level 46

Nov 15, 2023

platitude is at 91... wow

Level 95

Dec 6, 2024

Hit 94 today!

How much more useless information can I cram into my head!?

Level 52

Mar 23, 2025

*96

Level 73

Mar 23, 2025

2 levels in 3,5 month is impressive! (for the higher lvls, not for getting from 20 to 21 ;) )

I'm not on daily anymore and I have seen quite a few people pass me, but I don't think I could ever get extremely high, since I basically skip all the sports quizzes. (and I don't retake quizzes right after I have done them to get 5/5 as some people might do. I wait till I have forgotten I have ever even taken them haha, sometimes I have retained some of the information, but just as often I do worse than the previous time)

Level 68

Apr 19, 2021

Congrats on reaching level 73 yourself now!

Level 47

Dec 11, 2015

In Germany no one says "Sea of Galilee", which could have been translated to "Galiläisches Meer".

We say (Sea of) Genezareth (engl: Sea of Genneseret)

or occasionally "See Tiberias", which is "Lake Tiberias".

That was a little confusing...

Level 51

Jan 8, 2016

Same remark here: in many European countries it is called Lake of Tiberias

Level 28

Jan 8, 2016

It is in the Galilee and borders the city of Tiberias

Level 76

Jan 8, 2016

Couldn't spell Mauna Kea - put Kia instead! Should have tried different spellings but just assumed I was wrong! Now kicking myself.

Level 73

Jan 18, 2016

I guess Kia would pay a decent sum of money for that kind of commercial on Hawaii ;)

Level 59

Jan 8, 2016

Finished with 100% and 4.00 remaining very happy with that

Level 78

Jan 8, 2016

Wow, I always thought that the Orient express went really far east, possibly to China. I guessed that Istanbul was the westernmost point, but had no idea where the easternmost point might be.

Well, I learnt something new today anyway.

Level 60

Jan 8, 2016

Please accept "Abyssinia" for Ethiopia

Level 68

Jan 8, 2016

I agree, that's what it was called back then

Level 72

Oct 2, 2021

Agree

+12

Level 69

Jan 8, 2016

I don't want to make this political, but the Falklands are a part of UK. They don't claim it, they already have it.

Level 75

Jan 8, 2016

If they have it they certainly claim, don't they? But drive through mainland Argentina and see just how many "Las Malvinas son argentinas" posters, stickers, etc. you see. So two countries claim it.

Level 74

Sep 7, 2016

Two countries claim it, but the most important thing to consider is what the inhabitants want

Level 77

Dec 20, 2018

Which is what led to British involvement in Iraq, right?

Level 71

Nov 15, 2023

The point is the UK does not "claim" the Falklands. Argentina's claim is a political misdirection for the population and not based on any facts.

Level 78

Jan 4, 2024

"Not based on any facts". Oh the irony. You might wanna read up on things before you spout unsubstantiated biased nonsense.

You can dispute the facts, but they do exist. Hence why the majority of the UN countries support initiating negotiations between the two nations.

Level 68

Sep 8, 2016

I think if an actual war happens over a place, it's safe to say that more than one party thinks it's theirs. That's not political, nor is the quiz question – only thing being political here is you.

Level 58

Oct 2, 2021

The Falkland Islands are not "part of" the UK. They are a largely self-governing overseas territory of the UK. The UK is made up of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Level 28

Jan 8, 2016

Hard quiz.

Enjoy your life.

Level 69

Jan 8, 2016

Best. Comment. Ever.

Level 73

Mar 23, 2025

Hard life, enjoy your quiz

Level 70

Jan 8, 2016

You should accept Caucausus for Caucasus.

Level 79

Dec 20, 2018

And caucoanut.

Level 80

Oct 6, 2021

Caucaupuffs?

Level 71

Dec 19, 2016

Independent African countries was tricky. I only got Ethiopia by luck and had no idea that it could be Liberia.

Level 81

Dec 20, 2018

The Italian colonization of Ethiopia only lasted for a couple of years. After the Italians were kicked out Ethiopia remained the only non-colonized country on the continent and they are quite proud of this fact. Liberia was colonized by freed American slaves, not Europeans. Easy to remember when the name of the country means "land of freedom" and the capital is named for President Monroe.

Level 69

Apr 23, 2018

I thought it said "suNdanese" and was confused why Java wasn't working. Would've gotten 40/40 otherwise

Level 75

Oct 27, 2018

Hate to be pedantic... well, no I don't... but Juba isn't a Sudanese capital. It's THE South Sudanese capital.

Level 81

Dec 20, 2018

As long as we're being pedantic, Sudanese can refer to things from both Sudan and South Sudan, and you should be emphasizing the word "South" not the word "the" unless you were confused into thinking we thought there were multiple capitals of South Sudan.

Level 58

Dec 21, 2018

where are all the fast typing Geography "eggheads" who claim superior intelligence with passive aggressive word placement , bragging of their high scores , whos only talent is a list of places on a map , why does this Geo quiz which actually requires processing information , have such a low average score , i was expecting my 38 of 40 ,(i actually could have attained 40 ) to be in the 30th percentile like all the other Geo tests i take which require knowing nothing but a list and repetitive tries at said test

Level 78

Jan 4, 2024

You forgot about the passive-aggressive grammar "eggheads", vincc.

Level 73

Mar 23, 2025

The average for this quiz is indeed surprisingly low. Especially compared to other geography quizzes. Perhaps those other quizzes are more about learning lists? But even then, a mystery! :)

Level 58

Dec 21, 2018

lol i had only to look at one comment before to see the word pedantic used i rest my case

Level 21

Jan 21, 2019

Why is Ecuador classified as having, "Equator" in its name?

Level 64

Oct 2, 2021

Because Ecuador is the Spanish word for Equator.

Level 60

Dec 3, 2021

The clue is "Countries with "Equator" in their name (in some form)." "Ecuador" is some form of "Equator".

Level 64

Nov 20, 2019

Please accept alpes for alps.

Level 63

May 7, 2020

I forgot it was Kalahari and typed the great jet punk user ‘kalamabahut’ (sorry for the bad spelling)

+16

Level 74

Feb 7, 2021

My opinion is that these "Groups of x" quizzes should only include things that there are x of, not simply the two biggest or longest etc of a larger group. e.g.:

"Countries that share St Martin" = good

"Most populous cities in Africa" = bad

Level 92

Oct 1, 2021

You must have read my mind. That drives me absolutely crazy on these quizzes!!!

Level 84

Oct 6, 2021

I see and agree with what you are saying AlexT. However if it were re-framed as 'the group of two most populous cities in Africa', would that work?

Level 78

Jan 4, 2024

Yes, it would. You just don't like it. Pedantry only "works" when you know what you're talking about.

Level 80

Oct 6, 2021

I think what he's getting at is that it's more edifying when the group of two actually shares a unique characteristic. Is there any real connection between Cairo and Lagos because they're #1 and #2? Something like: "African cities with a metro subway system" seems much more interesting than #1 and 2 for population. (Cairo and Algiers, by the way)

Level 75

Dec 27, 2024

It should also be noted that it can still be fair game if there is an obvious drop off after the x number of them. For example, the 5 largest islands in Indonesia would be a much better question than the 4 or 6 largest.

But it is very fair to say that it is not much of a "group of two" (or any other given number) to just take a random statistic and ask what the top that many answers are.

Level 71

Mar 3, 2021

For some reason I always thought the Orient Express went to Calais on the French side of the channel. Maybe I need to reread Murder on the Orient Express.

Level 57

Nov 15, 2023

in the book it's known also as 'the calais coach'

Level 32

Oct 2, 2021

why is it not the ohio river? is the arkansas river really longer?

Level 86

Oct 4, 2021

The Arkansas River is nearly 500 miles longer, but discharges a much smaller water volume, than the Ohio.

Level 63

Oct 2, 2021

I got one point for getting the average score :/

Level 53

Feb 17, 2022

I got so tricked by south sudan being with sudanese as well lol

Level 74

Nov 15, 2023

Bolivia has one capital according to its constitution: Sucre (La Paz is not mentioned in the constitution). La Paz is the seat of government.

This site seems to go out of its way to remind people that the Hague is not the capital of the Netherlands, so why do I commonly see the idea that Bolivia has two capitals?

Level 68

Nov 15, 2023

Good test! I would add Huang Ho as a variant for Yellow River (otherwise why are you accepting Yangtze when it translates to Long River?)

Level ∞

Nov 15, 2023

Huang He

Level 31

May 20, 2024

Hi,

Can I translate this quiz to German?

Best, Fifi567

Level 69