How Good is Your Geographic? [4]

[EuroTroll]

Time to resurrect this fun game, methinks. :cool:

The rules are:
- He/She who gets the question right asks the next one.
- No googling, unless the asker expressly allows it.

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Which country is the world's largest producer of Brazil nuts?

[Mark]

China?

They're radioactive you know.

[EuroTroll]

China?

They're radioactive you know.

Yeah, I remember seeing that on QI. Apparently, if you walk into a nuclear power plant with a pocket full of Brazil nuts, the radiation leak alarm is likely to go off.

Not China, though.

[pino]

India ?

[tfp]

Is it Brazil? :D

[EuroTroll]

Is it Brazil? :D

You'd think it was Brazil, wouldn't you. :) But it's not. Brazil is the 2nd largest producer.


India ?

No, not India either.

[donKey jote]

Peru ?

[EuroTroll]

Peru ?

Close! But no cigar. Peru is the 3rd largest producer.

[EuroTroll]

A clue: We are in the same part of the world as Brazil and Peru.

That's right, in Africa. :p :

[airshifter]

Some say that the Carnival celebrations in Brazil produce many, many nuts!


Columbia?

[EuroTroll]

Some say that the Carnival celebrations in Brazil produce many, many nuts!

Columbia?

Nope, but you're not far away!

[airshifter]

It's got to be right there somewhere!

Argentina? < hoping size would come into the picture :D

[tfp]

Damn, i was going to say argentina next...how about mexico? Id imagine its somewhere in south america?

[pino]

Can only be Venezuela then :p : btw great to bring one (mine) of the greatest thread ever alive again :up:

[EuroTroll]

You're getting closer and closer, Airshifter! :cool:

Mexico is a little further away. :)

[donKey jote]

Ecuador ?

[EuroTroll]

Can only be Venezuela then :p : btw great to bring one (mine) of the greatest thread ever alive again :up:

Indeed, Pino. ;)

But not Venezuela.

[EuroTroll]

Ecuador ?

Nope, this country is below the equator.

[donKey jote]

ah :idea: so only 2 left :D

[EuroTroll]

ah :idea: so only 2 left :D

4! :D

[tfp]

Below the equator, and its nearer to argentina than mexico....
We know its South america, and its not Brazil....Could it possibly be Bolivia? Then again its right next to Brazil, and its a smaller country, so probably not Bolivia....
This is getting my brain working :D

[EuroTroll]

Below the equator, and its nearer to argentina than mexico....
We know its South america, and its not Brazil....Could it possibly be Bolivia? Then again its right next to Brazil, and its a smaller country, so probably not Bolivia....
This is getting my brain working :D

You're wrong, good Sir, because it is Bolivia. :up: They produce about half the Brazil nuts that are produced, anywhere.

Well done, and your question. ;)

[tfp]

You're wrong, good Sir, because it is Bolivia. :up: They produce about half the Brazil nuts that are produced, anywhere.

Well done, and your question. ;)

Haha! Well I never would have guessed that the first time!

Err...My question....

[tfp]

Ok, my question will mainly appeal to the marine-scientologist type of people...

The deepest point of the Earths ocean is Challenger Deep, but which country is located to the north of Challenger deep?

[SGWilko]

Greenland?

[tfp]

Greenland?

Nope, warmer than greenland :)

[donKey jote]

Japan ?

[donKey jote]

marine-scientologist type of people...
you mean like Tom Cruise Ship ? :eek: :crazy: :p

[tfp]

Japan ?

Bugger, you got it already :p

Yes, just south of Japan is the Mariana trench, and the deepest point of the trench is Challenger deep....

Ok Donkey, your turn ;)

[Eki]

Indonesia?

[donKey jote]

Err ok...
How round is the Earth ? :)

[Camelopard]

Not very, he says very tongue in cheek............................................

[EuroTroll]

How round is the Earth ? :)

It's flat, innit? It's a trick question? :p :

[Eki]

Is a circle round?

[leighton323]

22,000kms?? Hmmm (:

[driveace]

20000 Miles at a quick guess !

[SGWilko]

Doesn't it change shape due to gravitational forces from the Moon, or the rings around Uranus or something????

[edv]

Well, the shape depends upon the number of approximations required for the definition, doesn't it?
ie: the 1st approximation is a sphere, the 2nd an ellipsoid of revolution, etc.
The geoid is actually most like a slightly squashed golf ball (with the dimples), when it comes down to it.
So I'd guess that your question needs some clarification as to your expectation.

I remember these threads from way back...thanks for bringing 'em back!

[Mark]

Ok, my question will mainly appeal to the marine-scientologist type of people...

The deepest point of the Earths ocean is Challenger Deep, but which country is located to the north of Challenger deep?

United States.

[schmenke]

You're off by a Q there Mark :p :

Yep, good to have this thread back! Let's try to keep this one going :up:

As for the current, somewhat cryptic Q, I haven't the foggiest...

Donkey-dung round :mark:

[Mark]

You're off by a Q there Mark :p :

But I think I'm right as it's not Japan, it's an overseas territory of the United States.



As for the current, somewhat cryptic Q, I haven't the foggiest...
:

I remember that the Earth is an oblated spheriod - although I've no idea how to spell that :laugh: . My guess is that it's very round, apparently even with the earths mountain ranges it's still smoother than a billiard ball.

[donKey jote]

You're on the right track edv (and even Mark :o )... :p

The Earth is almost spherical like a billiard ball, and as (almost) everyone knows it's slightly flattened at the poles (mainly due to it's rotation and not being perfectly rigid so nothing to do with Uranus, SG :s ailor :) , i.e the circumference at the equator is slightly larger than that of a meridian through the poles.

Clarification for edv: how slightly is slightly? how spherical is the Earth? how "squashed" is it? how much larger is the equatorial radius than the polar radius? what's the flatness factor? ...

[donKey jote]

Is a circle round?
is your ball spherical? :erm: :arrows: :p

[SGWilko]

nothing to do with Uranus, SG :s ailor :) ,

Oh bum!!!

I knew a girl once who's belt size was equator....... :D

[airshifter]

The earth question is becoming too technical for me so I'll break it down to simpleton level.

If the earth were a billiard ball on the pool table of the universe, it would roll just fine. :D

[schmenke]

...If the earth were a billiard ball on the pool table of the universe, it would roll just fine. :D

Albert Einstein would argue otherwise :p :

[Tazio]

Not many choices left, I'll guess Bolivia

[Eki]

The earth question is becoming too technical for me so I'll break it down to simpleton level.

If the earth were a billiard ball on the pool table of the universe, it would roll just fine. :D
Is the pool table of the universe flat and rectangular?

[EuroTroll]

Not many choices left, I'll guess Bolivia

If you're answering the first question, you're right. But we've moved on already. :)

[donKey jote]

Is the pool table of the universe flat and rectangular?

could maybe be seen that way... balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle. :bandit: :D

[donKey jote]

Not many choices left, I'll guess Bolivia
time to click on page 3, taz :laugh:

[EuroTroll]

could maybe be seen that way... balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle. :bandit: :D

But what does the giant turtle stand on? Is it turtles all the way down? :D

[donKey jote]

But what does the giant turtle stand on? Is it turtles all the way down? :D
;) :p

hmm... I think I'll start a thread "my turtle is bigger than your turtle" :D

[Tazio]

time to click on page 3, taz :laugh: This is page three Holmes. :confused:
BTW way why don't you delete some PM's I have some lies to tell you :champion:

[tfp]

Is the pool table of the universe flat and rectangular?

Apparently its curved...But I havent got my head around that yet :p

[tfp]

Doesn't it change shape due to gravitational forces from the Moon, or the rings around Uranus or something????

I dont think it changes shape, but the tides etc are caused by the moon, and apparently, the gravitational pull of Jupiter....Nothing to do with my anus :D

Hang on, are we still answering the "is the earth round" question? I've lost track :laugh:

[Tazio]

But I think I'm right as it's not Japan, it's an overseas territory of the United States.
I think that would be Guam but it is not (as you mentioned) a Sovereign State. The Island of Yap is the closet island and is a Federal State of Micronesia
After the fact that the answer has been accepted, on the map it looks like it is closer to New Guinea, Indonesia, and The Philippines as well :s mokin:


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Marianatrenchmap.png/300px-Marianatrenchmap.png,

[donKey jote]

If by country you mean land: Guam is Northeast, Yap is Southwest, Papua New Guinea is South, Japan is North :)

Apparently if you lie on the beach in Ecuador you'll be further away from the center of the Earth than at the top of Mt. Everest...
How flattened is the Earth, to the nearest .1 % ?

[Breeze]

Looks like folks are already getting bored with Donkey boy's question. I'll verture a random guesstimate that the polar meridian is 96.5% that of the equator, so the earth is 98.9% spherical. And I did all that without a lick of math!!!

Hey gang, how's it hangin?

Time to resurrect this fun game, methinks. :cool:

The rules are:
- He/She who gets the question right asks the next one.
- No googling, unless the asker expressly allows it.

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Which country is the world's largest producer of Brazil nuts?

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No ****sherlock! (http://www.motorsportforums.com/chitchat/150972-another-shooting-innocents-us-post1010044.html#post1010044)

No **** sherlock!

[EuroTroll]

Hey gang, how's it hangin?

Mine is hanging well, thank you. :erm: :p :

[Eki]

Mine is hanging well, thank you. :erm: :p :


But is your ball spherical?

[EuroTroll]

But is your ball spherical?

Should be! I'll go and check. :p :

[tfp]

Errr....whos turn is it? :-)

[schmenke]

...Hey gang, how's it hangin?

Hey Gar... er I mean Breeze, good to see you back. That avian companion of yours still kicking around? :p :

As to the current Q, I'll take a wild stab and guess that sun tanning on a beach in Ecuador my backside would be 0.8% higher in altitude than if freezing spherical parts of my anatomy at the North pole.

[donKey jote]

Looks like folks are already getting bored with Donkey boy's question. I'll verture a random guesstimate that the polar meridian is 96.5% that of the equator, so the earth is 98.9% spherical. And I did all that without a lick of math!!!

Hey gang, how's it hangin?

over to you, crow boy :wave: :D

factor 10 out but at least you stabbed a guess :up:

deviation from a sphere is roughly 1 in 300, in case anyone's remotely interested :p

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattening
the Moon would make a better billiard ball (1 in 900), and Saturn (1 in 10) is almost as squashed as Eki's ball

[donKey jote]

As to the current Q, I'll take a wild stab and guess that sun tanning on a beach in Ecuador my backside would be 0.8% higher in altitude than if freezing spherical parts of my anatomy at the North pole.

sorry schmenks, although "0.8%" is fairly close to "0.3%", the Sun's altitude depends not only on where you're tanning or freezing but also on the time of day ;) :p
Horizontal coordinate system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_%28astronomy%29)

[Breeze]

Oh, sheet. Thanks Donks, I was totally unprepared for that what with a complete WAG. But, since I'm here, your Q got me wondering what latitude would boast the greatest population density? For that matter, what longitude? More importantly, if I met at their intersection, where would I be? Roughly.

Hi Pet, em, schmenke. Glad to here you're hangin in there Studiose, and that Eki's 'nads are mostly round, though I could have done without that.....

[Breeze]

[quote="schmenke"]Hey Gar... er I mean Breeze, good to see you back. That avian companion of yours still kicking around?[quote]

Haven't heard from old Edgar in a Coon's age, but I do have some contact info. Maybe I should catch up and see what kind of trouble he's been getting into. :devil:

[EuroTroll]

Good question, Breeze! I would so want to look at a map right now, but off the top of my head, I'd guess:
- latitude 30 degrees North (going through North America, Europe, India or China, or so I hope)
- longtitude 30 degrees East (going through Europe and Africa)

Their intersection would, I guess, be somewhere around Greece.

[Breeze]

To look at a map would likely do you no good whatsoever. In any event you are wrong by about 4300 Km. 30 x30 would be a bit west of Cairo.

[EuroTroll]

To look at a map would likely do you no good whatsoever. In any event you are wrong by about 4300 Km. 30 x30 would be a bit west of Cairo.

Greece is not so far (4300 km!) from Egypt, surely. :)

[tfp]

Greece is not so far (4300 km!) from Egypt, surely. :)

Theres an idea for the next question....

What is the distance in KM's from Cairo to....Lets say Berlin..?

[Gregor-y]

What is the distance in KM's from Cairo to....Lets say Berlin..?
7585 (assuming that's Cairo, Illinois).

[schmenke]

As to the current Q (good one btw :) ), I would guess a latitude of ~40 deg. North which would comprise a good portion of Asia, Europe and the U.S.
Longitude? I’m going to guess a route that comprises Europe and some of Africa, so perhaps 15 deg. E?
Intersection would be, uh, middle of France :?:

[Breeze]

And with that answer, schmenke moves even further away from the epicenter of world population. :-(

[donKey jote]

I reckon latitude 30°N is a pretty decent guess, how about a meridian 90°E through Asia ?

[Breeze]

I reckon latitude 30°N is a pretty decent guess, how about a meridian 90°E through Asia ?

Getting warmer, based on year 2000 world cencus figures. Now only slightly less than 2200 Km away. One more good guess and you should be able to triangulate!

Actually I now recall we have three coordinated gueses. Studiose is 4400 Km away, schmenke is just shy of 5900 Km off and now Donkey at shy of 2200 Km. Time to break out the Pythagoras and Euclid tomes.

[Firstgear]

I reckon latitude 30°N is a pretty decent guess, how about a meridian 90°E through Asia ?
I was thinking something along those lines as well, but if I understood Breeze correctly (4300kms from Greece) then that wouldn't work.
I'd guess a lat that goes thru New York, and long going thru Cairo to catch eastern Europe & Africa. Don't know exactly what numbers (lat & long) those would be - but maybe it would land me somewhere in Poland?

[Breeze]

Try out this web site. Cool stuff if you like that kind of thing.
GPS Visualizer: Great Circle Distance Maps, Airport Routes, & Degrees/Minutes/Seconds Calculator (http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators)

[schmenke]

Can't be Poland if I guessed France and I was off by 5,900kms :mark: .

The triangulation would work but I'd have to plot it on a map! LOL!

I'm thinking perhaps closer to the equator, say 15 deg. North and longtitude ~80 East which would place Edgar's tired wings somewhere in southern India?

[Breeze]

Can't be Poland if I guessed France and I was off by 5,900kms :mark: .

The triangulation would work but I'd have to plot it on a map! LOL!

I'm thinking perhaps closer to the equator, say 15 deg. North and longtitude ~80 East which would place Edgar's tired wings somewhere in southern India?

Now you are getting very warm schmenke!!! :bounce: Only 960kms to go!! More or less...........

[donKey jote]

960 km further north, say around the Ganges delta ? :p

[donKey jote]

Try out this web site. Cool stuff if you like that kind of thing.
GPS Visualizer: Great Circle Distance Maps, Airport Routes, & Degrees/Minutes/Seconds Calculator (http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators)

cool stuff indeed :up:
except now I of course bombastically cheated by using t'internet to triangulate :( :arrows: :andrea: :p

[Breeze]

Nice pun Sr. Jote. Shall I give you the win?

[donKey jote]

no! I used internet and in any case I'll be away for a few days (1564 km away, bearing 16.245° :p ) so only intermittent forum access.

your website was too cool to resist :D

give it to the pun man schmonkey if he gets it and wants it...

[Breeze]

no! I used internet and in any case I'll be away for a few days (1564 km away, bearing 16.245° :p ) so only intermittent forum access.

your website was too cool to resist :D

give it to the pun man schmonkey if he gets it and wants it...

So there you have it, gents. Clues abound for the clever monkey who can sort them.

[schmenke]

The somewhat cryptic clues lead me to believe that the coordinates we're looking for might be in the vicinity of Mumbai? :mark:

[Breeze]

The somewhat cryptic clues lead me to believe that the coordinates we're looking for might be in the vicinity of Mumbai? :mark:

Schmenke got good grades in school because he payed attention. :monkeedan See how clever he is! :p :

[schmenke]

Schmenke got good grades in school...

You'd be surprised :p :

O.k., here's a geo tidbit that I recently came across that I found interesting, although the answer is really not that difficult when you think about it, so donkoogling should not be required :p :

At what approximate latitude is circumnavigation of the earth possible without touching land or permanent ice?

[tfp]

You'd be surprised :p :

O.k., here's a geo tidbit that I recently came across that I found interesting, although the answer is really not that difficult when you think about it, so donkoogling should not be required :p :

At what approximate latitude is circumnavigation of the earth possible without touching land or permanent ice?

Hmmmm! I guess just north of the Antarctic? No idea of the latitude though!

[Breeze]

90° from equator to pole. Guessing about 75° S?

[schmenke]

Your're both too far south.

[edv]

Well, the Americas pose a formidable barrier to most of the latitudes, so I'd guess either 56 deg S (Tierra Del Fuego) or 83 deg N (upper tip of Greenland).

[EuroTroll]

Maybe just south of Patagonia then? Would that be around 60 degrees S?

[schmenke]

Yep, you both got it, edv and studiose.
Anywhere between 55 to 60 deg. south will do.

Since you two posted pretty much simultaneously you can squabble over the next Q :p : .

[EuroTroll]

Edv was first. ;)

[edv]

OK gimme a few minutes to prepare something that's Google-proof....

[edv]

The world has seen the creation of many new countries over the past 21 years.
Here's one of them.
Name it.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/edvedv/crap/country1.png

[EuroTroll]

Kosovo?

[edv]

Not Kosovo.

[Breeze]

Knowing that EDV likes to turn us on our head, Ukraine?

[edv]

Not Ukraine, but you are correct regarding one of my predilections.

[schmenke]

South Sudan?

[edv]

South Sudan?

Correct!

It became a country last July...the 21 years thing was a red herring LOL

[Breeze]

I like herring. No doubt why I took the bait. :rolleyes:

[schmenke]

I thought the Q was a tad fishy.

I exhausted my current inventory of geo trivia on the last Q. Someone else have a go :p :

[EuroTroll]

I've got a question.

There are only two countries in the world that are doubly landlocked, i.e. not only do they have no coast line, not only would you have to go through another country to get to the sea, but you would have to go through two countries to get to the sea.

One of those countries is in Europe and the other is in Asia. Name those two countries, s'il vous plait.

NB! The Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea (what's left of it) are considered lakes in this question, which they are. :)

[tfp]

I've got a question.

There are only two countries in the world that are doubly landlocked, i.e. not only do they have no coast line, not only would you have to go through another country to get to the sea, but you would have to go through two countries to get to the sea.

One of those countries is in Europe and the other is in Asia. Name those two countries, s'il vous plait.

NB! The Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea (what's left of it) are considered lakes in this question, which they are. :)

Good question, I would look at a map but surely that is considered cheating :)
I'll take a wild stab in the dark with the one in Europe, could it be Switzerland? I have no idea of the one in Asia though!!

[EuroTroll]

You're right, no maps allowed. :)

Switzerland is not a bad guess, but it isn't right, because it's only singly landlocked, not doubly. :)

[Breeze]

Definitely a good question studiose. I'll venture the Euro country is Bulgaria and the the Asian country Tajikistan. Warmer but probably still wrong.

[EuroTroll]

One of those is very close, Breeze. I'll say no more than that for now. :)

[EuroTroll]

Maybe Hungary or Liechtenstein as the European and...?

A promising answer! But please give me a European and an Asian country, not two European ones. :)

[Mark]

South Sudan?

Strange I looked at South Sudan on a map and discounted it.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Azerbaijan?

If you count that as the European country then I'd guess that one of the 'stans' has be the Asian one.

[EuroTroll]

Azerbaijan?

If you count that as the European country...

I don't, as geographically it is not European. Even though they won the last Eurovision song contest. :)


...then I'd guess that one of the 'stans' has be the Asian one.

Please be more specific. ;)

[Brown, Jon Brow]

So Azerbaijan was incorrect?

Erm, Romania and Uzebekistan? :\

[EuroTroll]

So Azerbaijan was incorrect?

Yes.


Erm, Romania and Uzebekistan? :\

You're half right. :up:

Now let's put it all together, team. :)

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Uzebekistan and Liechtenstein

[EuroTroll]

Uzebekistan and Liechtenstein

Well done, Jon. :up: You're right. Liechtenstein and Uz-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan (thank you, Herman Cain) are the only two countries in the world that are doubly landlocked.

Your question. ;)

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Rank these countries in order of their highest peak.

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Japan

[tfp]

Well done, Jon. :up: You're right. Liechtenstein and Uz-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan (thank you, Herman Cain) are the only two countries in the world that are doubly landlocked.

Your question. ;)

I'm glad someone got that one, I'd have never guessed that one in a million years :p


Rank these countries in order of their highest peak.

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Japan

Good question....Canada is mountanous? I'd put that as number 1, if nothing else for the sheer size of the place. As for the rest of them...

[Breeze]

Canada, Japan, Brazil, Australia. Hopefully I've got it wrong as I have no question in the hopper.

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Canada, Japan, Brazil, Australia. Hopefully I've got it wrong as I have no question in the hopper.

Correct.

1) Mount Logan, Canada -5,959 m
2) Mount Fuji, Japan - 3,776 m
3) Pico da Neblina, Brazil - 2,994 m
4) Mount Kosciuszko, Autralia - 2,234 m

[Breeze]

Dammit! Ok, pulling one out of the hat, from the documentary I just watched. The Nile river has two sources. Where are they and which delivers the greater voulme?

[schmenke]

Dammit! Ok, pulling one out of the hat, from the documentary I just watched. The Nile river has two sources. Where are they and which delivers the greater voulme?

I've always thought that Lake Victoria was the source of the Nile. Didn't realise there were two. Haven't a clue as to the second :mark:

(Good Q's recently btw, keep 'em coming :) )

[Tazio]

Jeez this takes me back to elementary school :idea:
I have 3/4's of the answer. The rivers are The White Nile and The Blue Nile.
:s ailor: The White Nile delivers the most volume IIRC.

[Breeze]

Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey. The question again is where are the sources and which delivers the greater volume? Perhaps I should clarify. Where is the source of the White and Blue respectively and of course the volume thing? I think I should hold out for a complete answer. As for the source location, lake name or country will do.

[Tazio]

The source of the White Nile is Lake Victoria. I don't know the source of the Blue Nile but I'm guessing it is in Ethiopia?! :confused:

[Breeze]

Mr. Alcatraz I'll assume your final answer is Lake Victoria, Ethiopia and the White Nile. Two out of three ain't bad, just ask Meat Loaf, but not good enough I'm afraid.

[Tazio]

The White Nile's is the most voluminous its source is Lake Victoria.
I don't know the source of the Blue Nile but I'm guessing it is in Ethiopia if the name of the countr is a legit source

[D-Type]

Blue Nile - Lake Tana, Ethiopia
White Nile - Lake Victoria (but some rivers flow into Lake Victoria
Greater Volume - over a year the White Nile, at peak flow the Blue Nile

[tfp]

Blue Nile - Lake Tana, Ethiopia
White Nile - Lake Victoria (but some rivers flow into Lake Victoria
Greater Volume - over a year the White Nile, at peak flow the Blue Nile

Swot :p ;)

[D-Type]

Ner - it's a question of where you grew up - and I grew up in Kenya, so these things are engraved in the memory..

I don't know whether I've got the flow thing right anyway (Wikipedia is a bit vague!). I know it's the Blue Nile that causes the annual floods (or it did until they built the Aswan Dam) but I don't know which has the higher flow over a year.

So, what it comes down to is that when Burton and Speke went looking for the source of the Nile 150 years ago they got it wrong. They should have turned left at Khartoum and followed the Blue Nile or having found (and named) Lake Victoria they should have looked for rivers flowing into it.

[Breeze]

Wikipedia is very clear on the volume. Still, best answer is still only 2/3 correct

[EuroTroll]

I guess it must then be:


Blue Nile - Lake Tana, Ethiopia
White Nile - Lake Victoria (but some rivers flow into Lake Victoria

...and the Blue Nile has the greater volume.

[Breeze]

Thank you studioe. You are correct. The sticking point was volume obviously. According to Wikipedia the Blue provides at least 56% even at low flow times.

[EuroTroll]

Cool. :cool: I do have a question, but I'd like to give this turn to D-Type, if he'll take it.

[D-Type]

Thanks! Here goes:

Which is furthest North: Indianapolis, Monza, or Suzuka?

[Lousada]

Suzuka

[D-Type]

SuzukaNo :down:

[Tazio]

:s ailor: Indy

[driveace]

Indianapolis

[Matt121]

Thats what I was going to choose.

[D-Type]

Monza

Correct :up:

I was surprised how far south Japan is compared to Europe.

[EuroTroll]

North = Alaska
South = Texas
East = New York
West = Hawaii
:?:

[schmenke]

Well, north is kinda obvious: Alaska
South: Florida
East: Maine
West: Oregon

:?:

[Tazio]

Northern Italy is pretty far north for what you would think of a Mediterranean country.

Here's your new question. Which states of the United States are farthest north, south, east and west?

Alaska is the furthest north and west. Hawaii is furthest south and Main :confused: is furthest east

[schmenke]

North = Alaska
South = Texas
East = New York
West = Hawaii
:?:

Agh, I forgot about Hawaii! :mark:

[Tazio]

Come on man give it up I'm pretty sure I'm right :p

[Tazio]

Alaska is the furthest north, west, and east I was forgetting the stupid Aleutian Islands cross the 180th parallel. Hawaii is furthest south

[Tazio]

Bingo! :up: I've won quite a few drinks with that question.

Your turn.
I bet you have ;)
Especially since the international date line takes a big jog around them.
Here is an easy one:
What portion of France would find yourself in if you were in were in Fort de France?

Bonus points if you can tell me what Bogart movie it was the setting of.

[EuroTroll]

I'm guessing we're in the overseas colonies, maybe French Guyana? No idea of the movie, though.

[Tazio]

French Guyana is incorrect!

[schmenke]

Would the movie be To Have and Have Not?

[Tazio]

You are correct sir, so give me the rest!!! :)

[schmenke]

...give me the rest!!! :)

:?:

Is there more?

Studiose answered correctly.
I only guessed the bonus Q (love Bogart films BTW :) )

Have Studiose post the next Q :) .

[Tazio]

What part of "French Guyana is incorrect" are you having a problem with ;)

[Tazio]

You got it mister! BTW "To Have and Have Not" was Bogey and Bacall's first movie together! your turn!

[schmenke]

...The other Bogey film from that era was Casablanca. Both extremely exotic locations for the time.

Not to mention The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, although not necessarily an exotic location :)

Sorry Alcatraz, didn't realise you were looking for the exact location :) .

[Tazio]

Not to mention The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, although not necessarily an exotic location :)

Sorry Alcatraz, didn't realise you were looking for the exact location :) .
Well I worded it in the way that I did because I didn't want to confuse people and I didn't want to say it was an island. BTW French Guyana is almost 1,000 miles from Martinique.

Treasure of the Sierra Madre
"Badges? We dont need no stinking badges" :laugh:

[schmenke]

..."Badges? We dont need no stinking badges" :laugh:

Classic :D

[Tazio]

Your turn Starter!

[schmenke]

Studiose...? :p :

[EuroTroll]

Ok! :) Now, it's been 20 years since the break-up of Yugoslavia. Let's see how well we can identify the new republics on the map.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/SFRYugoslaviaNumbered.png/250px-SFRYugoslaviaNumbered.png

Please put a country name to each number.

NB! 5 and 5b are one country.

[Lousada]

Ok! :) Now, it's been 20 years since the break-up of Yugoslavia. Let's see how well we can identify the new republics on the map.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/SFRYugoslaviaNumbered.png/250px-SFRYugoslaviaNumbered.png

Please put a country name to each number.

NB! 5 and 5b are one country.

1. Bosnia
2. Croatia
3. Macedonia
4. Montenegro
5. Serbia
6. Slovenia

Bonus: 5b: Vojvodina

[EuroTroll]

And 5a is of course Kosovo, which I'm sure you know, but forgot to mention.

Well done Lousada, I'll count that as a correct answer. :up:

Your turn.

[Lousada]

In 1960 there was a quadripoint in Lake Chad between Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and a remaining British Colony. A quadripoint is where 4 borders meet in a single point.
In modern history (since the 19th century) there has been one other quadripoint (that was not disputed). The question is, where was it located? The question is specifically about countries.

[schmenke]

Wild guess:

Eastern Europe, including:
Austria
Croatia
Italy
Slovenia
:?:

But your Q is posted in past tense so perhaps the quadripoint you're after no longer exists today: :s

[Captain VXR]

The only one I can think of is at the borders of Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, but that is disputed

[Tazio]

This is a very difficult question. Perhaps you qould give us a hint (like what hemisphere its's in)? At any rate I'm going to stick with Schmenke's theme of central Europe I'll guess
Austria
Hungary
Slovakia
Czech Republic

[Lousada]

It is in Europe yes. The trick in this question is the fourth part. This fourth country was conceived at the Vienna convention in 1815 and dissolved at the treaty of Versailles in 1919. The border point still exists, but it's now between three countries.

[Tazio]

The Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Prussia
Switzerland
France
:s ailor: I think at least one of these borders may have ben contested'

[Breeze]

Thanks for the Clue. My answer is Prussia, Poland, Germany and Czechoslovakia.

[EuroTroll]

I'll go with Austro-Hungary, Prussia, Poland and Russia. I think the point may be in modern-day Poland.

[Lousada]

No your all wrong. Mr. Alcatraz is the closest. The reason they formed the extra country there was because of they couldn't agree on the ownership of a zinc mine. The compromise was to make the zinc mine an independent country.

EDIT: Okay I see where I might have made the mistake:

It is in Europe yes. The trick in this question is the fourth part. This fourth country was conceived at the Vienna convention in 1815 and dissolved at the treaty of Versailles in 1919. The border point still exists, but it's now between three countries.
In 1815 the first two countries formed a third country as explained above. Some time later they were joined at the border point by a fourth country. Later at Versailles the third country was dissolved, so only country 1, 2, 4 remained. Now I'm just giving the answer away I think.

[Tazio]

I am disqualified because I took a peak at a period map. Obscure (not to be taken negatively)Euopean history is not a strong point for me.
Good luck y'awl :up:

[Lousada]

I'm sorry, I didn't know it was that obscure. I think lots of people in my country at some point went on a schooltrip/holiday to the borderpoint and got the inevitable question about the four slices in the memorial there. As it was the only actual quatripoint in modern history I thought other people might have known about it too. Sorry if I made it too difficult.

[Lousada]

Okay I shall give the answer and ask a new question: it is the three border point between Belgium, Holland and Germany. Belgium was the most important mining and industrial area in the nineteenth century. And of course the Ruhr area over the border was and is also an important industrial area. That is why it was so important to control the mines. I think Belgian companies are still among the worlds leading zinc producers, but the mines have been long since closed obviously.

Okay new question:
This famous borderpoint between Belgium, Holland and Germany, is also the highest point of Holland. How high is it?

[schmenke]

Okay I shall give the answer and ask a new question: it is the three border point between Belgium, Holland and Germany. Belgium was the most important mining and industrial area in the nineteenth century. And of course the Ruhr area over the border was and is also an important industrial area. That is why it was so important to control the mines. I think Belgian companies are still among the worlds leading zinc producers, but the mines have been long since closed obviously.
...


So what was the 4th country?

[EuroTroll]

Okay new question:
This famous borderpoint between Belgium, Holland and Germany, is also the highest point of Holland. How high is it?

About 50 m above sea level?

[Lousada]

So what was the 4th country?

Neutral Moresnet.


About 50 m above sea level?

No.
By the way I mean highest point in mainland The Netherlands. The official highest point of the Dutch kingdom is on the carribean island of Saba, which tops at 877m. The highest point of The Netherlands is the Vaalserberg or "Mountain of Vaals" :p . This is less than 877m and more than 50m.

[Tazio]

:s ailor: 149 m

[EuroTroll]

I'll put in 250 m, just to keep the ball rolling. ;) Can't imagine it being more than that, anyway.

[D-Type]

Is using Wikipedia or similar allowed?

[Tazio]

Is using Wikipedia or similar allowed?

Not allowed :)

[donKey jote]

69

[EuroTroll]

69

Hey! This is a family forum! :p :

[Lousada]

You are not really up to date on the geography of The Netherlands it seems :o You're all too low.

[EuroTroll]

You are not really up to date on the geography of The Netherlands it seems :o You're all too low.

I know that most of it is under water. :p :

Alright, 350 m? We'll get there in the end. :cool:

[schmenke]

You are not really up to date on the geography of The Netherlands it seems ...

Nor are we on Neutral Moresnet ;) :p :

[donKey jote]

Hey! This is a family forum! :p :

sorry, I meant 96

[Lousada]

I know that most of it is under water. :p :

Alright, 350 m? We'll get there in the end. :cool:

Yes, now your getting there. You are rather close so I'm giving you the victory :p
The answer is it's 322.7m above sea level or 330m above the lowest point in Holland.

[EuroTroll]

Ok, here goes.

We all know that oil export revenue can be a terrific boost to a country's economy. So I ask you: Which are the three biggest oil exporting countries per capita?

The volumes are:
1. country - 0.75 barrels per capita per day
2. country - 0.43 bbl pc pd
3. country - 0.28 bbl pc pd

[Tazio]

1. Kuwait
2. U.A.E.
3. Saudi Arabia

[EuroTroll]

1. Kuwait
2. U.A.E.
3. Saudi Arabia

Good answer! But one of the three (no. 2) is not an Arabic country, nor is it Iran.

[D-Type]

Kuwait
Curacao
UAE

[EuroTroll]

Kuwait
Curacao
UAE

Also a good answer! But Curacao is part of the Netherlands, which is not one of the three.

[schmenke]

Nigeria?

[EuroTroll]

Nigeria?

Nope. Their population is huge (162 million), and the export barrels per capita per day only amount to 0.01.

[Tazio]

Good answer! But one of the three (no. 2) is not an Arabic country, nor is it Iran.
:s ailor: Hold the phone there Commodore, UAE is a country:


The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
Why this cryptic reference about it not being an Arabian country or Iran. Your original question was what countries have the highest per capita bla bla bla ;)
Perhaps you can give me a clarification of what country I have wrong, until then I’m going to go with:

1. The Sultanate of Oman
2. Kuwait
3. Saudi Arabia

[schmenke]

Looking for something smaller eh?

How about The Kingdom of Brunei?

[EuroTroll]

UAE is country, no question. :) What I meant was that in the right answer, country no. 2 is neither an Arabic country (so not UAE) nor Iran.

[EuroTroll]

Looking for something smaller eh?

How about The Kingdom of Brunei?

I just realized I've made a terrible cock-up. :disturb: Forgive me, gents. :p imp:

I'll do my calculations again, and will be back with you soon...

[edv]

Well, Canada has a relatively small population and produces much oil.
For many years, Russia was the largest producer of oil, but it does have a hefty population.
Trinidad is a place that produces some oil, with a small population.
Then there's Norway...their production is now increasing due to recent discoveries, and their population is not that big....

[EuroTroll]

I'll ask the question again, and we'll start from scratch, ok? I'm terribly sorry for the confusion; it was early morning and I missed a couple of countries from my list. :p imp:

So: Which are the three biggest oil exporting countries per capita?

The volumes are:
1. country - 0.75 barrels per capita per day
2. country - 0.61 bbl pc pd
3. country - 0.49 bbl pc pd

Two of the countries have already been mentioned, one by Mr Alcatraz and D-Type, the other by Schmenke. Please give me lists of three. ;)

And once again, solly, solly, solly, solly, solly.

[schmenke]

Well, Canada has a relatively small population and produces much oil.
....

Thought about that, but at ~2M barrels per day of production (I think. Not sure of the actual export figures to our neighbours down south) and a population of ~35M, the math(s) equates to only 0.06M bpd per capita :mark: .

[EuroTroll]

Well, Canada has a relatively small population and produces much oil.
For many years, Russia was the largest producer of oil, but it does have a hefty population.
Trinidad is a place that produces some oil, with a small population.
Then there's Norway...their production is now increasing due to recent discoveries, and their population is not that big....

These are all good guesses, but they're not in the top 3. The numbers are:

Norway - 0.43 barrels per capita per day (no. 4 in the world)
T & T - 0.15 bbl pc pd
Canada - 0.06 bbl pc pd
Russia - 0.05 bbl pc pd

[schmenke]

So, all three correct answers have been posted?
How about:

Kuwait
Burnei
Saudi Arabia

[EuroTroll]

So, all three correct answers have been posted?
How about:

Kuwait
Burnei
Saudi Arabia

No, only two of the three have been mentioned. And you are also 2/3 right. :cool:

[EuroTroll]

Just to clarify it a little, after a bit of confusion -- two of the three are Persian Gulf countries, one is not. Two of three have been mentioned, one has not.

[D-Type]

Qatar
UAE
Brunei

[Tazio]

Thought about that, but at ~2M barrels per day of production (I think. Not sure of the actual export figures to our neighbours down south) and a population of ~35M, the math(s) equates to only 0.06M bpd per capita :mark: . yea I was also thinking 'bout Y'awl boys. I think you have a lot more than your government lets on. :p :
:p : Just never serrender your liquid essence they are very taken with it

[Tazio]

Thought about that, but at ~2M barrels per day of production (I think. Not sure of the actual export figures to our neighbours down south) and a population of ~35M, the math(s) equates to only 0.06M bpd per capita :mark: . yea I was also thinking 'bout Y'awl boys have a lot more than your government lets on. :p : :confused:

[EuroTroll]

Qatar
UAE
Brunei

You're also 2/3 right.

All three countries have now been mentioned, so all we need is someone to put it all together. :cool:

[schmenke]

Kuwait
Brunei
Qatar

:?:

[schmenke]

yea I was also thinking 'bout Y'awl boys. I think you have a lot more than your government lets on. :p :
:p : Just never serrender your liquid essence they are very taken with it

In a few years time the recoverable petroleum reserves in Canada will exceed those of Saudi Arabia.
Canada is currently the world's largest exporter of crude oil to the U.S.A.
However, keep yer foot in the queue because our kite-flying friends in the far east are close behind ;) .

[EuroTroll]

Kuwait
Brunei
Qatar

:?:

Correctly Correctington. :up: Qatar is actually 2nd and Brunei 3rd, but I'll accept that as the right answer. The top 5 are:

1. Kuwait - 0.75 barrels per capita per day
2. Qatar - 0.61
3. Brunei - 0.49
4. Norway - 0.43 (<--- quite a surprise to me, that)
5. Saudi Arabia - 0.27

Anyway, your turn Schmenke. :cool:

[schmenke]

Thanks studiose :)

I can't think of anything challenging right now, so I'll throw in a Q based on a National Geographic show I recently watched on the telly :mark: :

Where can the sand dunes of Lençóis be found?

I had never before heard of this unique place and found it quite interesting :) .

[Tazio]

That sounds French. I'm going with Quebec Canada!

Then France

Then Algeria
:D

[schmenke]

Keep going :p :

[Tazio]

Looking back at that name there is one letter that does not look French. I'm totally in the dark on this one, so I have to wait until someone gets close, until I venture another guess. :)

[EuroTroll]

The name does indeed look a bit Frenchy, but I'm going with South America. Maybe Chile?

[donKey jote]

one letter that does not look French.
Looks portuguese... Portugal?

[schmenke]

Both studiose and Donks are close ;)

[donKey jote]

South America and Portuguese?

well I'll be dayammed :confused: :andrea:

I don't have a question ready so instead of the obvious I'll say Curaçao as it also sounds portuguese :p

[Tazio]

:s ailor: Brazil

[Tazio]

:s ailor: Brazil

[Tazio]

http://www.city-data.com/articles/images/img7207216.jpg



What is the name of the largest caverns in the eastern US?
In which State are they located?

[schmenke]

:s ailor: Brazil

Yes, it's a protected area in northeastern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast:
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len%C3%A7%C3%B3is_Maranhenses_National_Park)

If you ever get a chance to watch the Nat Geo program, I highly recommend it :up: . Quite an interesting and unique ecosystem.

But, go ahead Alcatraz, pose a Q :p :

[Tazio]

Define "eastern".
No trick question here, :dork: east of the Mississippi on the continental U.S.A. :cool:

[Tazio]

Yes, it's a protected area in northeastern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast:
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len%C3%A7%C3%B3is_Maranhenses_National_Park)

If you ever get a chance to watch the Nat Geo program, I highly recommend it :up: . Quite an interesting and unique ecosystem.

But, go ahead Alcatraz, pose a Q :p :

Thanks that place looks very cool! :up:

[schmenke]

Growign up in Montreal, my buddies and I would sometimes drive to Plattsburg to frolic on the beach at Lake Champlain. I remember locals talking about an impressive cave system somewhere in New York state that many tourists visited. I can't remember what it was called, or where exactly it was :mark: .

[Tazio]

You would be too far north!

[Tazio]

You are correct sir :)

[D-Type]

Quick one while people are thinking one up

Which capital is furthest east:
Edinburgh?
Cardiff?
Dublin?
Madrid?

Apologies to the non-Brits for being so parochial.

[EuroTroll]

Seems like the obvious answer is Edinburgh, so let's get that out of the way. :)

[D-Type]

Surprisingly, it isn't Edinburgh, which is why I posed the question.

[donKey jote]

Madrid?

[D-Type]

Madrid?

No

[EuroTroll]

Interesting!

[EuroTroll]

Interesting!

Can only be Cardiff, then. Or?

[D-Type]

Correct.

From Wikipedia the longitudes are:

Edinburgh - 3 degrees 11' 20'' W
Cardiff - 3 degrees 11' W
Madrid - 3 degree 41' W
Dublin - 6 degrees 15' 35" W

Until I was told, I never realised how far west Edinburgh is and that Britain runs more NW to SE than N-S

[EuroTroll]

Until I was told, I never realised how far west Edinburgh is and that Britain runs more NW to SE than N-S

Yeah, I guess we're all used to seeing Britain stand "upright" on a map, whereas it's actually tilted to the "left".

OK. I'm going to be a little parochial as well. This one is about flags. On your left you see the Estonian flag with it's colours: blue, black, and white. There is only one other country whose flag uses only these three colours. Name that country, please.

[schmenke]

I seem to recall one of the African nations having a flag all blue with white trim. Don't recall if there was black as well.
Nor do I recall the country :p :

That's all I have to offer, other than a wild guess... :mark:

[EuroTroll]

I seem to recall one of the African nations having a flag all blue with white trim. Don't recall if there was black as well.
Nor do I recall the country :p :

That's all I have to offer, other than a wild guess... :mark:

Go on, what's your wild guess? ;)

[schmenke]

If you insist :p : ...

Namibia

:mark:

[EuroTroll]

If you insist :p : ...

Namibia

:mark:

I like your answer, but unfortunately, alas. ;) Namibia's flag looks like this:

http://www.flags.net/images/smallflags/NAMB0001.GIF

[BDunnell]

I have to confess that I only this afternoon, in the course of work, saw the flag in question. It's Botswana, is it not?

[EuroTroll]

I have to confess that I only this afternoon, in the course of work, saw the flag in question. It's Botswana, is it not?

Indeed! Schmenke was very close, but Ben has got it. :up:

http://www.flags.net/images/smallflags/BOTS0001.GIF