Can you name the following instances of misapplied geographical knowledge? by btroup1

Can you name the following instances of misapplied geographical knowledge?

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Inspired by "mistaken for countries" but these answers can be any widely known geopolitical term. Some answers are the misapplied knowledge. Others are true - designed to surprise the uninformed.
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Basic Description	Place	Some Extra Info
Nordic country		Often lumped in with Scandinavia
Oceania island that houses two nations		The island itself is not a country, as some think
Two provinces that house Amsterdam and Rotterdam		Part of, but NOT SYNONYMOUS, with The Netherlands
Monaco city known for casinos		Mistaken as the capital
A city with a famous opera house		Mistaken as Australia's capital
England, Wales, and Scotland		A major portion of, but not the entirety of, the UK
Home of the CN Tower		NOT Canada's capital
A borough of New York City		It was, but no longer is, its own city
The 13th US state		Actually has land borders with two states

Basic Description	Place	Some Extra Info
The southernmost US state		All southerners don't say 'Hey y'all'
The easternmost US state		It's not in the eastern time zone
Dikembe Mutombo's homeland		It hasn't been Zaire for a while
Serbia, Croatia, et al		Some still use this name, no longer in existence as a nation
Speaking of non-existant nations, Prague is its capital		It became two nations during the 'Velvet Revolution'
State that legally claims 80% of Ellis Island's land		And the Giants and Jets
A group of seven nations ending with an isthmus		North America is more than 'the big 3'
Continent that houses polar bears		I didn't ask about Penguins

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Geographical Misnomers Quiz

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	transparentblack:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 02:27 GMT		3 points
	knew most of them... but didn't know finland wasn't part of scandinavia!

	btroup1:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 02:42 GMT		3 points
	And knowing is half the battle. Actually, it's the whole battle. I always made that mistake with Finland too. Heck, the flags are similar in design.

	lilhoffo87o:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 03:38 GMT		4 points
	Timor is also correct "Oceania island that houses two nations"

	Chocolatl:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 04:53 GMT		2 points
	Very interesting idea for a quiz.

	betraisefold:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 05:18 GMT		2 points
	Are there really that many people out there who think that Toronto is the capital?

	btroup1:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 13:32 GMT		1 point
	lilhoffo - I guess I'll add it. The dividing line between Asia and Oceana is somewhere in that archipelago, and it's applied with little consistency.

	RedLIon:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 16:41 GMT		-3 points
	Sorry, but Finland IS part of Scandinavia. Denmark and Iceland aren't.

	hjcanema:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 17:07 GMT		3 points
	@redlion - NOT - here is some reading material: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavia cool quizz...

	bsd987:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 19:58 GMT		2 points
	Iceland should be accepted for the first one as well.

	GeoExpert:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 20:41 GMT		1 point
	I hate it when dumb people say something about Yugoslavia in a casual conversation as if it still exists.

	joebobs:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 22:15 GMT		0 points
	You need to make this so you have to answer one question at a time, otherwise people can guess wildly. Nice quiz though!

	btroup1:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 00:01 GMT		3 points
	joebobs - I'm a big fan of avoiding random guessing. So many people come to these games and say "20/0" when all they were was proficient in typing. In this instance, I think the answer types are diversified enough that one would be hard pressed to luck into another answer.

	btroup1:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 00:02 GMT		2 points
	bssd - I deliberated on that one because I'm not sure that many people say that. That said, I guess someone could say "countries related to Vikings = Scandinavia" so I'll add it.

	puse:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 00:39 GMT		2 points
	czechoslovakia would be a good fit here!

	smekeldorfed:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 02:06 GMT		-1 points
	Central America IS part of North America, as is the Caribbean. They're just smaller portions. It's like saying that Southeast Asia, the Arabian peninsula, or Indonesia aren't part of Asia. NORTHERN America is limited to Canada, the United States, and Mexico (and Greenland).

	clintisiceman:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 02:33 GMT		3 points
	In what sense is Alaska the eastern most US state?

	marpocky:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 03:53 GMT		3 points
	In the sense that the 180th meridian is the "edge" of the world.

	smarty:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 04:33 GMT		1 point
	opera house should be two words

	btroup1:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 12:14 GMT		3 points
	smekeldorfed - I agree, so I'm not sure I get the genesis of your critique. People seem to parse the Caribbean and Central America into pieces separate from North America. That's why it's on here.

	btroup1:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 12:15 GMT		2 points
	puse - I thought about it, and there's no reason to omit it. It's similar to the Croatia/Serbia question.

	Poos:	Feb 24th, 2010 at 16:29 GMT		1 point
	Great quiz. Maybe you could also address the Delhi/New Delhi confusion.

	dr_stalker:	Mar 21st, 2010 at 01:05 GMT		3 points
	The Alaska one is dumb. The 180th meridian doesn't exist to be a defining line for determining east and west; it exists to give precise coordinates. East and west are relative terms, and as such if you caught on a far-flung Aleutian island, you would never say "Nome is west of here" simply because you cross the 180th meridian. When you compare Alaska to Maine, Alaska is west of Maine, and Maine east of Alaska. It's that simple.

	mbc:	Jun 30th, 2010 at 19:35 GMT		1 point
	I liked it, but it shouldn't be called the misnomer quiz. (Or perhaps it should, ho ho)

	andr5036:	Apr 20th, 2011 at 18:25 GMT		0 points
	Very well made, but Denmark is technically not a part of Scandinavia either. The main land is Jutland, a peninsula attached to Germany, and the remaining islands are mainly (geographically) Jutlandic islands, except for Bornholm and some islets off that island, that are geographically a part of Scandinavia. However, in that case, Finland is also part Scandinavia. When said is said, I hate the fact, that I always mistakes Ellis Island with Ellesmere Island. There is a remarkable difference.

	Oli4:	Jul 27th, 2011 at 20:09 GMT		1 point
	Monte Carlo isn't a city, it's a district of the city of Monaco.