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THE ULTIMATE GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

  
By:  Buzz of the Orient  •  4 days ago  •  30 comments


THE ULTIMATE GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
 

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NAME THE COUNTRY THAT THE CLUE REPRESENTS.  Last time I saw that a couple of members named the same country twice, which is a mistake, because EVERY QUESTION IS FOR A DIFFERENT COUNTRY - THERE ARE NO DUPLICATIONS. 

14 tried the last quiz, 11 the one before.  Let's see if we can increase that number cause this will be the last Geography Quiz.  From now on my focus will be on my Movie Games.  Some of you already play the games, and to those who don't, if you can do this quiz you'll do well on the games, and have fun playing. 

In this quiz the clues could be a structure, an item, a custom, tradition, person or symbol that the country is known for.

Send your answers in a PN to me, Buzz of the Orient, and I will send you a PN with your score and any corrections.  Because I'm on the other side of the world of most of you, I may be asleep when you PN your answers to me, but I will get to them when I wake up.  If you do not get an answer within 24 hours there may have been a glitch in the NT system, so get back to me again. 

PLEASE do not put your answers in a comment here, nor should you post any kind of hint, since it will ruin this game for everyone else, and I will delete it as soon as I see it.

This game will close and the Winners' Circle will be announced Monday evening March 31st at about 11 p.m. New York City time.

Please provide your answers with the same numbers as the questions.

1.

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2.

800

3.

800

4.

800

5.

800

6.

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7.

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8.

800

9.

800

10.

800

11.

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12.

800

13.

800

14.

800

15.

800

16.

800

17.

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18.

800

19.

800

20.

800


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Buzz of the Orient
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1  author  Buzz of the Orient    4 days ago

This will be the last Geography Quiz, so please give it a shot. (I was just thinking, maybe Americans might think I mean that literally instead of metaphorically.)  Anyway, it's a simple challenge and a lot of fun, so I expect that by now a lot of NT members might want a taste of something different than the usual daily news.  

Please do not post any kind of hint in a comment here, or you will ruin the quiz for everyone else.  Please send your answers to me, numbered the same as the questions, and only one answer for each one. 

This quiz will be closed on March 31st at about (and that ISN'T ''aboot'' even though I'm a Canadian) 11 p.m. New York City time. 

Have some fun, folks. 

 
 
 
charger 383
Professor Silent
2  charger 383    4 days ago

Around the world we go.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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2.1  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  charger 383 @2    4 days ago

In less than 80 days.

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
3  shona1    4 days ago

Evening...will give it a try but I am in Brisbane at the moment so not quite sure when...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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3.1  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @3    4 days ago

You'll have a week.

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
Professor Silent
5  Mark in Wyoming     3 days ago

answers sent , scrolled through and made my guesses before coffee this AM.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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5.1  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Mark in Wyoming @5    3 days ago

Received and scored - seems that doing it before morning coffee could be a good method.

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
Professor Silent
5.1.1  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  Buzz of the Orient @5.1    3 days ago

for me at least , but i often say im not worth a damn nor human before i have had my lifers juice and blackwater medicine.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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5.1.2  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Mark in Wyoming @5.1.1    3 days ago

Thankfully I don't rely on caffeine to be a mood changer.  At my age I wake up happy that I woke up. 

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
6  shona1    3 days ago

Morning...shall send it through this morning with a bit of luck.. been a busy day and it's nearly 1am so better go for a snooze...

384

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
6.1  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @6    3 days ago

Thanks for my first smile of the morning.

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
7  shona1    3 days ago

Morning Buzz from soggy and warm Queensland..I have sent my answers through..

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
7.1  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @7    3 days ago

Even though your answers were soaked and overheated I got them and scored them, thanks. 

 
 
 
shona1
Professor Quiet
7.1.1  shona1  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @7.1    2 days ago

Should have sent you some mozzies..they are everywhere as they had floods here the other week..🦟🦟

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
7.1.2  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @7.1.1    2 days ago

No thanks. I have no problem with them.  During the summer I keep a crucifier lamp beside my bed that lures them and fries them on contact, and on the 15th floor of my building they're few and far between.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8  author  Buzz of the Orient    2 days ago

LOL. It wasn't until now that I noticed the misspelling of the word 'GEOGRAPHY' by the creator of the Front Page image for this quiz. 

 
 
 
charger 383
Professor Silent
8.1  charger 383  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8    2 days ago

This is how they taught us to spell it in grade school: George Estep's Oldest Girl Rode A Pig Home Yesterday.  That is one I remember.  Spelling is hard for me but a rhyme or sentance helped.   

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.1.1  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  charger 383 @8.1    2 days ago

Ha!!!  That was clever.

 
 
 
Krishna
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8.1.2  Krishna  replied to  charger 383 @8.1    yesterday
This is how they taught us to spell it in grade school: George Estep's Oldest Girl Rode A Pig Home Yesterday.  That is one I remember.  Spelling is hard for me but a rhyme or sentance helped.   

Here's one I remember from elementary school-- its a different subject, but the same idea.

Has anyone else learned the meaning of this "reminder":

ROY G. BIV?

 
 
 
Krishna
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8.1.3  Krishna  replied to  Krishna @8.1.2    yesterday
Here's one I remember from elementary school-- its a different subject, but the same idea.

Has anyone else learned the meaning of this "reminder":

ROY G. BIV?

I learned it in a Science class...maybe third grade?

 
 
 
Krishna
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8.1.4  Krishna  replied to  Krishna @8.1.3    yesterday
ROY G. BIV?

I just googled it and found two others with the same meaning (using only the first letters...):

 "Richard of York gave battle in vain",

"Run over your granny because it's violent" 

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.1.5  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Krishna @8.1.2    yesterday
Has anyone else learned the meaning of this "reminder":
ROY G. BIV?

Not me.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.1.6  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Krishna @8.1.4    yesterday

Neither of those interpretations are a question, nor do they have anything to do with science, so since it should remind you of something, what does it remind you of?

 
 
 
Krishna
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8.1.7  Krishna  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8.1.6    yesterday
Neither of those interpretations are a question, nor do they have anything to do with science, so since it should remind you of something, what does it remind you of?

Actually its not all that important. Its something I learned in "Science" classes in the lower grades (Elementary school).. 

ROY G BIV was a "memory helper"-- to help memorize the colours of the spectrum (the rainbow) in order (ROYGBIV cinsists of the first letter in the name of each colour; "R" is for "red", "O" is for Orange:

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigio, and Violet.

 
 
 
Krishna
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8.1.8  Krishna  replied to  Krishna @8.1.7    yesterday
ROY G BIV was a "memory helper"

Reallly quite harmless actually.

But one of the things I dislike about the U.S. educational system in general is to much emphasis on rote memorization-- and two little emphasis on "Critical thinking skills"...

 
 
 
Krishna
Professor Expert
8.1.9  Krishna  replied to  Krishna @8.1.7    yesterday
R ed, O range, Y ellow, G reen, B lue, I ndigio, and V iolet.

Actually those "vibrations" (colours) occur, in that order, in nature. Rainbows of course. But also in ancient Hindu mysticism, They talk of "Chakras"-- energy vortexes, at various distances up and down the spine-- and the are those same colours in the same order (starting with Red at the base of the spine upward to the top which is Violet):

256

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.1.10  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Krishna @8.1.7    yesterday
''Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigio, and Violet.''

I guess rainbows don't want to include Brown.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.1.11  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Krishna @8.1.8    yesterday
...little emphasis on "Critical thinking skills"...

That could be the reason for what's happening in the USA today.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.1.12  author  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Krishna @8.1.9    yesterday
 ''...those same colours in the same order...''

That IS interesting.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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9  author  Buzz of the Orient    2 hours ago

Off the page.  Hope someone will do something to get this back up.  My comments won't do it. 

 
 

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