How Good is Your Geographic? [4]

Rank these countries in order of their highest peak.

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Japan

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Originally Posted by studiose

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. ;)

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

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

Rank these countries in order of their highest peak.

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Japan

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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...

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

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Originally Posted by Breeze

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

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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

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?

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Originally Posted by 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?

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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 :) )

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.

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.

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:

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.

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

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

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Originally Posted by 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

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Swot :p ;)

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.

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

I guess it must then be:

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Originally Posted by D-Type

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

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

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.

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

Thanks! Here goes:

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

Suzuka

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Originally Posted by Lousada

Suzuka

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No :down:

:s ailor: Indy

Indianapolis

Thats what I was going to choose.

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Originally Posted by Starter

Monza

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Correct :up:

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

North = Alaska
South = Texas
East = New York
West = Hawaii
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Well, north is kinda obvious: Alaska
South: Florida
East: Maine
West: Oregon

:?:

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Originally Posted by Starter

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?

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

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Originally Posted by studiose

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

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Agh, I forgot about Hawaii! :mark:

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

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

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Originally Posted by Starter

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

Your turn.

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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.

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

French Guyana is incorrect!

Would the movie be To Have and Have Not?

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

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Originally Posted by Mr Alcatraz

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

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Is there more?

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

Have Studiose post the next Q :) .

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

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

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Originally Posted by Starter

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

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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 :) .