# Learn Some Geography **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 22, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958 "2009-04-22T10:27:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/21 "2009-04-22T17:40:12Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Do the addresses of people who live on the farthest islands say “Honolulu”? I don’t think so. It’s more of a legal distinction. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/22 "2009-04-22T17:56:20Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Do the addresses of people who live on the farthest islands say “Honolulu”? They’re uninhabited, rendering the question moot. They’re also, appropos of nothing, part of that marine wildlife reserve George W. Bush created. > **[Northwestern Hawaiian Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_Hawaiian_Islands)** > > The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, also known as the Leeward Hawaiian Islands, are a series of mostly uninhabited islands and atolls located northwest of Kauai and Niʻihau in the Hawaiian island chain. Politically, these islands are part of Honolulu County in the U.S. state of Hawaii, with the exception of Midway Atoll, though they are generally not included on maps and graphic depictions of the State of Hawaii. Midway Atoll is a territory distinct from the State of Hawaii, and is classified as o... ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/23 "2009-04-22T20:56:08Z")
Some easy, some harder: Name the only American state flag that is a Coat of Arms. France’s land border touches 8 countries, can you name them all? Naypyidaw is the capital of what Asian country? Name the only foreign capital to be named after a US president. On what island is Manx most commonly spoken? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/24 "2009-04-22T21:01:50Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > France’s land border touches 8 countries, can you name them all? Spain, Andorra, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, The Netherlands, Monte Carlo. > [@Sitnam](#): > > On what island is Manx most commonly spoken? The Isle of Man. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/25 "2009-04-22T21:12:06Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Spain, Andorra, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, The Netherlands, Monte Carlo. Nope, and one of those isn’t a country. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/26 "2009-04-22T21:13:24Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Name the only American state flag that is a Coat of Arms. > Naypyidaw is the capital of what Asian country? > > Name the only foreign capital to be named after a US president. Maryland–Calvert family’s coat of arms Myanmar (Burma) – moved from Yangon (Rangoon) a while back, allegedly on the advice of Than Shwe’s astrologer Monrovia, Liberia ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/27 "2009-04-22T21:14:48Z")
**42fish** Correct, with bonus points. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/28 "2009-04-22T21:17:43Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Nope, and one of those isn’t a country. Monaco, Monte Carlo, same same. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/29 "2009-04-22T21:19:01Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > France’s land border touches 8 countries, can you name them all? Not true: you are thinking of Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland. But France also has land borders with Brazil and Suriname. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/30 "2009-04-22T22:13:36Z")
Yeah, but I felt that would have been a little pedantic. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/31 "2009-04-23T01:23:17Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > t1: The only two doubly landlocked countries in the world. I’m assuming you mean that you’d have to pass through a minimum two other countries to get to the sea. Uzbekistan; I don’t know the 2nd ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/32 "2009-04-23T03:06:14Z")
> [@EpicNonsense](#): > > The game is simple… > > C. The Capitol of Ireland. 6 letters. > C. Country East of Norway. Starts with S. > C. Continent North of Africa > C. Asian country NW of Hawaii. Capital city is Tokyo. > C. Country which is home of the Taj Majal Your original examples are public school level, no? Anyway, Google can answer any of these and the veracity of the respondents is therefore questionable. What was the Western name of Taiwan before we Westerners knew it as Taiwan? ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/33 "2009-04-23T03:38:35Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Your original examples are public school level, no? > > Anyway, Google can answer any of these and the veracity of the respondents is therefore questionable. > > What was the Western name of Taiwan before we Westerners knew it as Taiwan? Formosa What African nation has become landlocked in the past 20 years? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/34 "2009-04-23T04:13:26Z")
I don’t think the Fragrant Harbour question has been answered. It is Hong Kong. ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/35 "2009-04-23T04:19:22Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > S1: South America’s two landlocked countries Paraguay and Bolivia ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/36 "2009-04-23T04:32:43Z")
C. A country South of California.Mexico C. A popular beach East of Orlando, FL.Daytona Beach? C. The Capitol of Ireland. 6 letters.Dublin C. Country East of Norway. Starts with S.Sweden C. Continent North of AfricaEurope C. Asian country NW of Hawaii. Capital city is Tokyo.Japan C. Country which is home of the Taj Majal India S1: South America’s two landlocked countriesParaguay and Ecuador? S2: Two countries which border Italy and no other nation.San Marino and the Vatican City S3: A country with three capital cities. Bonus: Name the cities and the branch of government centered in each. South Africa? R1: Chinese province whose name means “fragrant harbo(u)r”.Hunnan? R2: Island nation south of India. Bonus: give its previous name. Sri Lanka, Ceylon The capital of the country that is South of Florida (2 words)Havana, Cuba? I’m not sure about the question Island nation SE of AfricaMadagascar Country that is in the southernmost point of Africa South Africa The country that is West of the state that is North of HawaiiRussia The 2 seas that are West and South of the Dead Sea Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea t1: The only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.Not sure what this means. Liechenstein and Uzbekistan? t2. Longest (by dimensions) city in the world.Don’t even have a guess on this one t3. Largest to smallest, the five largest countries in the world.Russia, Canada, China, Kazakhstan, United States? I’m embarassed I don’t know this one. t4. Island grouping just east of Madagascar. Seychelles Name the only American state flag that is a Coat of Arms.New York France’s land border touches 8 countries, can you name them all?Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, Spain Naypyidaw is the capital of what Asian country?Totally guessing. Nepal? Name the only foreign capital to be named after a US president.Monrovia On what island is Manx most commonly spoken? Mann ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/37 "2009-04-23T04:34:35Z")
What African nation has become landlocked in the past 20 years? Ethiopia What was the Western name of Taiwan before we Westerners knew it as Taiwan? Formosa ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/38 "2009-04-23T15:17:59Z")
> [@kenner116](#): > > Formosa > > What African nation has become landlocked in the past 20 years? Ethiopia, cause Eritrea broke off ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/39 "2009-04-23T15:20:20Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > S3: A country with three capital cities. Bonus: Name the cities and the branch of government centered in each. South Africa, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria…I have NO idea which branch is where ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958/40 "2009-04-23T15:46:52Z")
> [@Lord\_Mondegreen](#): > > I don’t think the Fragrant Harbour question has been answered. It is Hong Kong. Correct. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-some-geography/493958.md?page=3)