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.
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.
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... :))
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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! :)
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.:
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)
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.
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.
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?
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
The Orient Express' original route was from Paris to Istanbul.
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
I know it doesn't have anything to do with this quiz, but I have always been wondering about that... :))
How much more useless information can I cram into my head!?
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)
We say (Sea of) Genezareth (engl: Sea of Genneseret)
or occasionally "See Tiberias", which is "Lake Tiberias".
That was a little confusing...
Well, I learnt something new today anyway.
You can dispute the facts, but they do exist. Hence why the majority of the UN countries support initiating negotiations between the two nations.
Enjoy your life.
"Countries that share St Martin" = good
"Most populous cities in Africa" = bad
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.
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?
Can I translate this quiz to German?
Best, Fifi567