Can you name the answers to these random geographical questions?

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Geography Grab Bag! (1st Edition) Quiz

Rating:	Nominate Report game
Created by: Escaho -
Contributed: December 29th, 2009
Category: Geography
Plays: 12,265

Tags: grab, bag, question, random, 1st, edition

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	HLJW1989:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 03:34 GMT	-3 points
	Me too.

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	Escaho:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 03:48 GMT	15 points
	@the_ever_lasting: While I had many variations of the answer for the Pyramids (including Pyramid of Giza, Pyramid of Khufu, etc.), I have added 'Giza' for ease. I have also changed Amazon and Nile to #1 or 2, as sources (even Wikipedia) are unsure of which is longer [that was my error]. However, I will not accept "Northwest" for "Northwest Territories" and the latter is the proper name of the territory in Canada.

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	Escaho:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 04:04 GMT	14 points
	@csburke: The Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean) is a large body of water encircling Antarctica.

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	NYCub:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 04:51 GMT	17 points
	There isn't widespread agreement about whether the water that surrounds Antarctica is really an ocean in its own right, or simply the southern edges of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans (in school, for example, we were taught that there are 4 oceans), so that really should be a bonus answer. Also, isn't Moscow the largest city in Europe? You also should accept "Great Pyramid."

	Haushinka:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 05:57 GMT	8 points
	PYRAMIDS should be accepted for GREAT PYRAMID

	RedLIon:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 06:08 GMT	18 points
	Istanbul and Moscow are bigger than London, and if for some reason you choose to not see those two cities in as European (though they indisputably are,) Paris is bigger than the other two you included.

	scgal:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 06:49 GMT	11 points
	You should specify that you are looking for the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, not its trade (and more commonly known) capital Colombo.

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	Datazoid:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 09:02 GMT	16 points
	There's only one Great Pyramid, and "Great Pyramid" should be an acceptable answer for it.

	Duke_of_Prunes:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 09:32 GMT	8 points
	I was quite certain that Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka.

	Allie Farrell:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:30 GMT	21 points
	I'm Canadian, and we almost always use the abbreviations NWT and BC for the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, and not just on our mail, but in conversation. It would be good if you could add those answers for the convenience of the Canadian crowd! Query: is San Marino a city-state? I thought it was. Great quiz otherwise!

	zmoney:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:33 GMT	10 points
	Mount Everest is right on the border between China and Nepal. You should require both countries as answers for that category.

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	Sjoerd:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 11:37 GMT	1 point
	Very nice quiz. I only missed the Himalayas, since I typed Himalaya and figured it was wrong when I didn't take it :(

	tball:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 14:25 GMT	9 points
	For the 3rd river I tried, Yang and Yahtzee. So close..

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	cbdollyy:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 15:27 GMT	1 point
	since when is there a 5th ocean?

Five Largest Canadian Provinces/Territories

	Escaho:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 17:08 GMT	7 points
	Lots of things to answer/explain, so here we go: Now accepts 'Great Pyramid' [Though the quiz DID accept the pluralized form]. Colombo is the commercial capital city of Sri Lanka, while the answer I'm looking for is the administrative capital. The admin. capital is generally the de facto capital [see: South Africa], but I have now labeled it as "Admin. Capital City." I live in Canada and have never used abbreviations for NWT, but I will accept that answer. I will not accept "Rocky" for Rocky Mountains, but the quiz does accept "Rockies" and even "Rockys." And no, San Marino is not a city-state. China and Nepal now both need to be accepted for the Everest answer. I apologize for the largest cities in Europe answer (it was meant to be largest cities in the EU. That is now changed). Finally, Sporcle convention accepts 'Southern Ocean' as an ocean, hence that answer in the quiz.

	Unidentifiedkiwi:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 17:16 GMT	9 points
	Just a heads up, the heading still says "Largest Cities in Europe." And people saying Paris should be there, it actually "only" has a population in the 2 millions where Berlin and Madrid both have over 3 million inhabitants. If we were talking about metro areas, it would be a different story.

	davepro14:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 18:12 GMT	5 points
	Please accept Chang Jiang for the Yangtze River.

	schoopdawoop:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 18:55 GMT	2 points
	I typed China (space) Nepal and that wasn't accepted.

	jjjoseph:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT	-4 points
	accept "vatican" for "vatican city" and "rocky" for "rocky mountains"

	ladyj1131:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 21:02 GMT	9 points
	Why not have China and Nepal be separate answers for the Mt Everest question?

	Escaho:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 21:31 GMT	7 points
	@davepro14: Chang Jiang is now an acceptable answer. @schoopdwawoop: China (space) Nepal IS accepted. It is possible that you typed in 'China', got it correct, and only Nepal was then typed. But what you specified has always been a definite answer. @jjjoseph: No one calls the "Rocky Mountains" or the "Rockies" just "Rocky." That is not an acceptable answer. "Vatican" is now acceptable, however. @ladyj1131: If I accept both countries as acceptable answers, everyone will just answer "China" for another question and get it right by accident. The idea here is for people to learn what they're being quizzed on, not getting the answer by a fluke.

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	Illini13:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 22:52 GMT	4 points
	you should specify what you mean by largest us states, whether it be land area or population

	hiandbaii:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 01:17 GMT	2 points
	yeah i kept on putting Pyramids at Giza, Giza Pyramids and it kept giving me nil

	Keit:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 04:04 GMT	6 points
	If you're going to accept NWT, you should probably accept BC since that's what the province is actually commonly referred to as (NWT, not as much).

	Escaho:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 04:11 GMT	2 points
	@hiandbaii: There are a plethora of possible answers for that question (It even accepts "Pyramid" so I don't see how you can really get that wrong...). And to be fair, the actual wonder itself is only one pyramid, not pluralized (though I accept many pluralized alternatives).

	jgizow44:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 05:41 GMT	1 point
	i got the exact population of Japan, but I couldn't for the life of me get any of the five oceans.

	deej:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 16:40 GMT	1 point
	guys - it isnt the three largest cities in europe it is in the EUROPEAN UNION. ergo, no moscow or istanbul.

	sabresfan:	Jan 1st, 2010 at 19:29 GMT	0 points
	Can you specify that metro population is for the world? Figured it out when NY ended up #4, but still. thanks.

	yoshiman:	Jan 3rd, 2010 at 01:15 GMT	1 point
	@redlion Moscow and Istanbul aren't a part of the eurpean union, which was what the quiz said

	marpocky:	Jan 3rd, 2010 at 18:42 GMT	5 points
	@deej, yoshiman: That's not what the quiz said at the time those comments were made. Chill out.

	swellwrench:	Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:51 GMT	2 points
	Please accept "Himalayan" and preferably also just "Himalaya"