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  • redfalcon
    I have a national competition coming up in April, and I am looking for random facts. Throw out your best geography trivia and I'll see what I can do.
  • Nate
    Are you going to google or wiki our questions?
  • Strapping Young Lad
    What do you call a narrow strip of land that links an island to the shore???
  • redfalcon
    no, I'm pretty good at this. If I don't know them, I'll look them up and provide the answer, but announce that I didn't know. I gotta practice somehow.

    An ismuth?

    EDIT: Isthmus
  • Strapping Young Lad
    Eh, IDK i just kind of made that one up, but i guess technically it would be an ismuth. Pretty good jerky.
  • Strapping Young Lad
    a little land bridge that makes an island accesible at low tide is called what though????
  • redfalcon
    Why thank you. I'm not sure I understand. Are you talking about a sandbar? Technically, an Isthmus is a narrow land bridge which connects any two masses of land.
  • BRF
    What two states are bordered by 8 others?

    What state is only bounded by one state?
  • GOONx19
    Lake Victoria spans which countries?
    What is the highest peak in Colorado?
    What is the minimum numbers of countries you'd have to pass through traveling from Switzerland to Vietnam by land?
    In which country is the Indian-Pacific railroad?
    The Tatra Mountains form a natural boundary between which two countries?
  • Strapping Young Lad
    redfalcon wrote: Why thank you. I'm not sure I understand. Are you talking about a sandbar? Technically, an Isthmus is a narrow land bridge which connects any two masses of land.
    A causeway. Ever hear of that?
  • redfalcon
    BRF wrote: What two states are bordered by 8 others?

    Missouri and I think that is the only one. Kentucky borders 7 EDIT: ah, Tennessee. Damn. I looked Tennessee up.

    What state is only bounded by one state?

    Maine
    GOONx19 wrote: Lake Victoria spans which countries?
    What is the highest peak in Colorado?
    What is the minimum numbers of countries you'd have to pass through traveling from Switzerland to Vietnam by land?
    In which country is the Indian-Pacific railroad?
    The Tatra Mountains form a natural boundary between which two countries?
    Lake Victoria-Uganda, Tanzania, maybe others?

    Mount Elbert (my former roommates climbed it)

    5, not counting Switzerland or Vietnam-Switzerland to Germany to Poland to Ukraine to Russia to China to Vietnam???

    I'll take a guess and say that this is a trick question and it is a historical name, so lets say the Netherlands

    Another guess, Russia and Kazakhstan.
    Strapping Young Lad wrote:
    redfalcon wrote: Why thank you. I'm not sure I understand. Are you talking about a sandbar? Technically, an Isthmus is a narrow land bridge which connects any two masses of land.
    A causeway. Ever hear of that?
    Now that you mention it, it seems to ring a bell.
  • Apple
    In which mountain range of the Rocky Mountains is Gannett Peak located?
    Bonus: What Indian reservation is located in this same mountain range?
  • redfalcon
    At 13,804 Gannet Peak is in the Wind River Range, and you are looking for the Wind River Indian Reservation.
    It is the tallest peak in Wyoming, and hopefully I will be climbing it next summer.

    You have experience with Wyoming?
  • Laley23
    How many capitols are also the name of their country and what are they? (hint there are 6)

    What countries are encompassed entirely by another country? (hint there are, i believe, 2)
  • GOONx19
    redfalcon wrote:
    GOONx19 wrote: Lake Victoria spans which countries?
    What is the highest peak in Colorado?
    What is the minimum numbers of countries you'd have to pass through traveling from Switzerland to Vietnam by land?
    In which country is the Indian-Pacific railroad?
    The Tatra Mountains form a natural boundary between which two countries?
    Lake Victoria-Uganda, Tanzania, maybe others?

    Mount Elbert (my former roommates climbed it)

    5, not counting Switzerland or Vietnam-Switzerland to Germany to Poland to Ukraine to Russia to China to Vietnam???

    I'll take a guess and say that this is a trick question and it is a historical name, so lets say the Netherlands

    Another guess, Russia and Kazakhstan.
    Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya.
    Correct.
    Correct.
    Australia.
    Poland and Slovakia.
  • redfalcon
    Laley23 wrote: How many capitols are also the name of their country and what are they?

    What countries are encompassed entirely by another country?
    Lol, I just took this Sporcle Quiz about an Hour ago. Let me see if I can remember all of them.

    Identical name:
    Singapore
    Monaco
    Vatican City
    San Marino
    Luxembourg

    Name plus city:
    Kuwait City
    Mexico City
    Panama City
    Guatemala City

    partial name:
    Andorra La Vella, Andorra
    Male, Maldives
    Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe
    Bissau, Guinea Bissau
    Tunis, Tunisia
    Algiers, Algieria


    I think thats all of those.


    As for the second question,

    Vatican City
    Lesotho
    San Marino
    Gambia (borders Atlantic, otherwise surrounded by Senegal)
    Monaco (borders Mediterranean, otherwise surrounded by France)

    And I believe that is all of those.
  • Laley23
    ^^thats funny. I actually didnt see that game. I just love those 6 countries. I think its hilarious that their country and capital is the same...
  • BRF
    So, I got you on one (Tennessee)! Good job!

    What four states make up the place known as "The Four Corners"?

    What is the largest county in the US (by population)?
  • ernest_t_bass
    Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah
  • redfalcon
    Colorado utah new mexico and arizona

    I think it is los angeles county.
  • eersandbeers
    Define these types of boundaries....

    anthropogeographic boundary
    antecedent/pioneer boundary
    subsequent boundary
    superimposed boundary
    relic boundary


    What are irredenta and irredentism?
  • redfalcon
    Wow, I have no idea what any of those are.
  • BRF
    redfalcon wrote: Colorado utah new mexico and arizona

    I think it is los angeles county.
    Bingo!....................you, too, ernest!

    Which state has the smallest population?
  • redfalcon
    Wyoming.
  • BRF
    How did you know? ;-)