the annual geography quiz

[gm]

Georgia?

[lonewolf]

You can get a Coffee in GA, AL or TN but Bacon and Peach are only available in GA.

[gm]

Saw this story and thought of you and your quest, lonewolf -- http://www.statesman.com/news/news/stat ... rth/nTff5/

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<<27. Georgia.>>

Shame he had to use "peach" as one of the clues; that's a knee-jerk reaction for GA.

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28. What's the only nation on the South American mainland that's a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, that has English as its official language and that drives on the left?

[highjumpfan]

Guyana. Btw I only knew Coffee county Georgia from Tyrek Hill the reigning high school athlete of the year in T&FN

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<<28. Guyana, which obtained its independence from Britain in 1966.>>

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29. Orchard Field in Chicago is now much better known as what?

[tandfman]

O'Hare Airport?

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<<29. O'Hare Airport. Its original name, Orchard Field, is why the airport code is ORD.>>

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30. What country claims Magyar as its national language?

[tandfman]

Gotta be Hungary. Anybody who ever collected stamps would know that.

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<<30. Hungary. People outside of Hungary usually call the language "Hungarian.">>

stamps? what's a stamp?

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31. In France, can you check into a nice double en suite room at a hotel de ville?

[tandfman]

The answer is no. Another easy one for anyone who has actually been to the Hotel de VIlle (as I have fairly recently, although I don't recall exactly when or why). It's City Hall.

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OK, time to invoke the normal rule: nobody gets two picks in a row please.

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<<31. No. In France, a hotel de ville is a city hall.>>

of course, to be precise it's a hôtel de ville

[tandfman]

OK, time to invoke the normal rule: nobody gets two picks in a row please.

Sorry. I didn't know there was such a rule.

(And just when I was on a roll. )

OK. I'll behave.

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32. Who gazes down upon Trafalgar Square in London?

(and no, 122,000 pigeons isn't an acceptable answer)

[dj]

32. Who gazes down upon Trafalgar Square in London?

(and no, 122,000 pigeons isn't an acceptable answer)

Lord Nelson

[catson52]

Admiral Horatio Nelson. The square is named after his naval victory (off the coast of Spain)
against Napoleon in 1805 (?).

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<<32. A statue of Adm. Nelson, who commanded the British fleet that destroyed the combined French and Spanish fleets near Cape Trafalgar, Spain, in 1805. Nelson died in the battle.>>

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33. What is the only continent without an active volcano?

[wamego relays champ]

33. What is the only continent without an active volcano?

I'll take a shot with Australia.

[Tuariki]

33. What is the only continent without an active volcano?

I'll take a shot with Australia.

I agree

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<<33. Australia.>>

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34. What U.S. state capital was once known as La Petite Roche?

[kuha]

34. What U.S. state capital was once known as La Petite Roche?

Little Rock.

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<<34. Little Rock, Ark.>>

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35. Which is farther from sea level: the summit of Mount Everest or the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean?

[Conor Dary]

The Mariana Trench is about 7 miles deep, while Everest or Sagarmāthā as the Nepalis call it is only 29,028 feet or less than 6 miles.

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<<35. At its deepest point, the Mariana Trench is about 36,000 feet below sea level. The summit of Everest is a bit over 29,000 feet above sea level.>>

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36. Where would you find the black, cube-shaped building known as the Kaaba?

[DoubleRBar]

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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<<36. In Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It's the most sacred shrine in Islam.>>