How Good Is Your Geographic? [5]

Hello there, boys and girls! :wave:

It's a fine tradition on these forums to have a thread on geographical bits of info, providing vital knowledge and general hilarity to all concerned. :D

So why don't we give it yet another go? :)

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The rules of this game are:
- The forumer who answers a question correctly asks the next one,
- No boobling!

As simple as that. :)

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Let's start off with an easy one: Which is the most popular place name in the world?

Thanks EuroTroll, this forum has had a popular geo thread for quite some, but the fun was recently ruined by a couple of posters. It's probably several pages deep by now.
Hopefully your attempt will resurrect it :) .

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Originally Posted by schmenke

Thanks EuroTroll, this forum has had a popular geo thread for quite some, but the fun was recently ruined by a couple of posters. It's probably several pages deep by now.
Hopefully your attempt will resurrect it :) .

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Hi Schmenke! :wave: Yeah, I had a quick look to see what had happened to the previous incarnation of this thread, and it wasn't pretty!

Maybe we should add Rule 3 to the list: Don't be an arse! :D

No takers, huh? Perhaps I should elucidate.

I'm looking for a name that is most widespread in the world for towns, islands, etc. For example, there are 1017 places in the world with the name 'San Francisco'. The name I'm looking for, however, has no fewer than 1716 uses for places around the world.

What might that be? :bandit:

A "san" that is more popular than Francisco.....
San Juan?

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

A "san" that is more popular than Francisco.....
San Juan?

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A good try! :up: But 'San Juan' is the 6th most popular place name with 1166 uses.

Santa Maria

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

Santa Maria

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Better and better! :up: But still no cigar. Santa Maria is no. 3 with 1246 uses.

Sanremo ! :D

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Originally Posted by pino

Sanremo ! :D

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Who won the festival?

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Originally Posted by pino

Sanremo ! :D

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Never heard of it. ;)

San Siro. :devil:

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

San Siro. :devil:

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:up: :laugh:

It's a joke, isn't it? :crazy:

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

It's a joke, isn't it? :crazy:

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I obviously didn't mean 'San Siro' was the right answer. :D I was just laughing at it. :)

San Pedro.
( Wonder how many other saints are in a callendar ).

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

San Pedro.
( Wonder how many other saints are in a callendar ).

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Another good try! :s mokin: San Pedro is 5th with 1191 uses.

Oh, there are many. :D

Last attempt: Santa Ana

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

Who won the festival?

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Marco Mengoni ( not my favorite) :)

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

Last attempt: Santa Ana

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Alas, no. Santa Ana is 14th with 608 uses.

You've done well though, gadjo-dilo. :up: You've certainly got the right idea. :)

Typical....I always have a good start and then fail lamentably. :(

Santo Domingo !

Just talked to a girl called Elena.

So St. (H)Elen(a).

Santiago ?

San Marino.

No right answer so far.

There are 460 Santo Domingos, 389 Santa Elenas, and 439 Santiagos. San Marino is not on my list of top 50, so I don't know how many there are.

Here's a clue: San ****. ;)

I'm a stubborn Taurus: San Jose

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Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo

I'm a stubborn Taurus: San Jose

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Your persistence has paid off! :up: San Jose is the right answer. :cool:

The top 5 are:
1716 San José (or San Jose)
1691 San Antonio
1246 Santa Maria
1212 Santa Rosa
1191 San Pedro

Your question, gadjo_dilo. :)

Nah....My neuron is too tired, I'm not good at geography and definitely I'm not in the mood to obey rule no.3.
You or anybody else may pick a new one.

Anyone? :bandit:

Nice freakin' screen name Stud'. My new name will be launched March 15 :s ailor:

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Originally Posted by Dr Giacomo Rappaccini

Nice freakin' screen name Stud'. My new name will be launched March 15 :s ailor:

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I most humbly thank you Doc, and confess to looking forward to March 15. :D

Here you go. What is the deepest lake on each continent? Extra points for the approximate depths.

North America-Lake Tahoe?

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Originally Posted by Dr Giacomo Rappaccini

North America-Lake Tahoe?

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Nope.

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Originally Posted by Starter

Nope.

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I'm #2 :(

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Originally Posted by Dr Giacomo Rappaccini

I'm #2 :(

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You were sorta, kinda in the right area.

Bikal's the deepest in the world and it's in Asia, but I don't know about the others.

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Originally Posted by Gregor-y

Bikal's the deepest in the world and it's in Asia, but I don't know about the others.

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That's correct. Baikal is 5,314 feet or 1,616 meters deep. Any other takers?

Titicuacua - S America