USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Posted (12 years 4 months 2 hours ago) and read 732 times:
Ok here is another quiz
1. What is the name of the southernmost point on the African continent?
2. What is the name of the two straits that guard the entrance to the Sea of Marmara?
3. What is the name of the highest navigable lake in the world and where is it located?
4. What U.S. State borders the most states, and name the states it borders?
5. Here is the one mountain question (sorry, couldn't resist!): What is the highest mountain located completely in China?
6.What country takes up most of Borneo?
7. What is the native name for the Empty Quarter?
8. Odd one out (hoping there is only one answer this time!)
Belize
Liberia
Denmark
Guyana
9. How many independent nations are completely surrounded by one country and name both the country and the country that surrounds it?
10. Where are the Blood of Christ Mountains?
Have fun-No cheating!
Greg
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Trvlr From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4430 posts, RR: 24 Reply 2, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 651 times:
1) Cape of Good Hope
2) Bosporous and...the Dardanelles?
3) ?
4) My best guesses are either Colorado or Wyoming. Pretty sure it's CO. I can't be bothered to name all the states
5) I know it is two words, but otherwise...?
6) Indonesia
7) Something in Arabic...all I know is that it is in Saudi Arabia!
8) Every one except Denmark is a third-world country? Or Denmark is the only one whose main landmass is a peninsula? Or Denmark is the only one that borders only one other country (Germany).
9) San Marino-Italy. Vatican City-Italy. Lesotho-South Africa.
G-KIRAN From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2000, 736 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 643 times:
1.Cape of Good Hope
2.Bass Strait and ?????
3.Lake Titicaca in Peru
4.?????
5.?????
6.Indonesia
7.?????
8.Denmark
9.2 nations.Lesotho and Swaziland are completely surrounded by South Africa
10.????
Ctbarnes From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3491 posts, RR: 52 Reply 5, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 615 times:
Us330 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3741 posts, RR: 15 Reply 6, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 607 times:
3) Lake Titicaca in Bolivia
8) The Gambia, surrounded by Senegal. Lesotho surrounded by South Africa. Swaziland is not one of the right answers seeing how it also shares a border with Mozambique.
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 7, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 600 times:
Ok it appears that most have been answered here are the correct answers for the ones that have been answered:
1. Cape Agulhas (SR3496)
2. Bosporus and Dardanelles (Trvlr)
3. Lake Titicaca (G-KIRAN, Us330)
4. Tie-TN and MO, 8 states each (G Dubya, Ctbarnes)
5. Has not been answered correctly yet.
6. Indonesia (Trvlr, G-KIRAN)
7. Has not been answered correctly yet (This is a variant of a $500,000 question that was on Who wants to be a Millionaire sometime last year)
8. Has not been answered correctly by my answer, however Trvlr's answer is still correct. (Hint: My answer has nothing to do with their geographical location)
9. San Marino, Vatican City, Monaco, Gambia, and Lesotho (Trvlr, G-KIRAN, Ctbarnes, Us330)
10. Colorado or New Mexico (G-KIRAN, Trvlr)-It helps to know that I gave the English translation of the mountains, its name on a map is "Sangre de Cristo Range"
Just 5, 7, and 8 need to be answered, I know you all can do it!!
Greg
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Brissie_lions From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 591 times:
Can I dispute question 9. Sorry USAFHummer....you know I gotta do it
I would say that the only countries completely by one country, are Lesotho (South Africa), Vatican City (Italy) and San Marino (Italy). I leave out The Gambia and Monaco, because they are not completely surrounded, as they both have coastlines.
Also no.8...the answer would be Denmark, as Belize, Liberia and Guyana, all have as their form of currency, the $.
Samurai 777 From Canada, joined Jan 2000, 2451 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 585 times:
5. sorry, I don't know that one.
7. Rub Al-khali (The Empty Quarter)
8. Liberia is unique in that it was a country founded by those who escaped slavery. That's how it got its name.
Trvlr From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4430 posts, RR: 24 Reply 10, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 577 times:
I just absent-mindedly looked at the map in my room and found that the answer for 1 is Cape Agulhas. I knew Cape of Good Hope was too deceptively easy to be true.
And I found the answer for #7 in my old World Cultures book: Kongur Shan @ 7719m/25325ft
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 11, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 580 times:
Trvlr,
You mean #5 is Kongur Shan, and that is still incorrect.
The answer is Shisha Pangma, also known as Xixabangma or Gosainthan at 8,012 meters it is just a few miles north of the Nepalese border in Tibet.
Greg
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Trvlr From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 4430 posts, RR: 24 Reply 12, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 573 times:
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 14, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 549 times:
1. What is the name of the southernmost point on the African continent?
>>Cape of Good Hope
2. What is the name of the two straits that guard the entrance to the Sea of Marmara?
>>Bosporous and Dardanelles
3. What is the name of the highest navigable lake in the world and where is it located?
>>Lake Titicaca in Peru
4. What U.S. State borders the most states, and name the states it borders?
>>Oklahoma:
>>Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico
5. Here is the one mountain question (sorry, couldn't resist!): What is the highest mountain located completely in China?
>>(Don't know this one)
6.What country takes up most of Borneo?
>>Papua New Guinea
7. What is the native name for the Empty Quarter?
>>(Don't know this one)
8. Odd one out (hoping there is only one answer this time!)
Belize
Liberia
Denmark
Guyana
>>Denmark -- all the rest are former colonies
>>(Belize/Great Britain; Liberia/United States; Guyana/Netherlands)
9. How many independent nations are completely surrounded by one country and name both the country and the country that surrounds it?
>>3:
>>Lesotho - South Africa
>>Vatican City - Italy
>>San Marino - Italy
4, if you count Monaco, which is enclosed by France on the north, east, and west, and the Meditteranean Sea on the south
10. Where are the Blood of Christ Mountains?
>>Sangre de Christo Mountains are in New Mexico, USA
I hereby affirm that I have not looked at anyone else's posts.
redngold
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 15, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 548 times:
BTW, I don't count peaks in Tibet as being part of China!
Brissie_lions From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (12 years 3 months 4 weeks ago) and read 543 times:
Where have you heard of Denmark in Australia?
The reason I ask this is that Denmark is my home town (it isn't exactly a city, with only 2,000 people). I was brought up in Denmark, and came to live in Perth just over 10 years ago.
It has got to be one of the most beautiful areas in Aussie. It has beautiful beaches, with wicked salmon fishing when they are running. And it is also right in amongst the karri forests of the South-West.
Globetrotter From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 174 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 530 times:
1. Cape Agulhus
2. Dardanelle, Bosporous
3. Lake Titicaca (Bolivia, Peru)
4. Missouri (borders IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, OK, KS, NE)
5. Shisha Pangma
6. Indonesia
7. Rub Al-Kahli
8. Denmark (all of the others have English as an/their official language)
9. 3 (Lesotho, San Marino, Vatican City)
10. New Mexico
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 20, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 521 times:
Ok first an update on the elusive number 8.
Globetrotter has finally gotten the answer I had in mind-Denmark is the only country where English is not an official language.
He also got number 7, which is the Rub-al-khali
Now apparently there are some disputes over number 5.
Trvlr-
If you look a very detailed map of the region (theres a good one being sold at Barnes and Noble), it is clear that Shisha Pangma is in Tibet. Granted, not by more than 10 miles, but still in Tibet.
Redngold-
Even though I feel for the Tibetans cause too, as of now they are still a part of China, thus my answer.
Greg
P.S. Another quiz will be posted sometime tonight-mostly history
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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 21, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 509 times:
It has occured to me that there is still one more answer for number 9 that no one got (Hint:The country does not apply to Brissie's rules as stated earlier in this thread)
Greg
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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 22, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 508 times:
Looking at a globe now-make that 1 more answer to number 9 (Both do not follow Brissie's rules). There are now 2 possible answers to number 9.
Greg
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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 25, posted (12 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 500 times:
Thank you for bringing those to my attention Brissie-I dont count Ireland as it is bordered by Northern Ireland, which is not an independent nation, but a place of unsure political status (now the Brits will hammer me for saying that)
Portugal was the one I was thinking of.
Denmark is now physically connected to Sweden (via the new bridge, not sure of the name) so that doesnt count.
Greg
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