# The Daily Feud: Faraway Places by bmoak \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 10, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934 "2008-09-10T13:47:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/21 "2008-09-10T15:13:20Z")

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Why so little love for Ganymede? Io just quicker to type?

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/22 "2008-09-10T15:14:52Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Darwin
3. Shangri La
4. Tahiti
5. Reykjavik
6. Ganymede
7. Cassiopeia
8. Ayers Rock
9. Narnia
10. Symkaria

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/23 "2008-09-10T15:20:50Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Livingston
3. Shangri-La
4. Tahiti
5. Reykjavík
6. Io
7. Cassiopeia
8. Angel Falls
9. Oz
10. Krypton

10: not a country, but all I can think of

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/24 "2008-09-10T15:21:44Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Dr. Livingston
3. Atlantis
4. Midway
5. Oslo
6. Europa
7. Orion
8. Victoria falls
9. Narnia
10. Latveria

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/25 "2008-09-10T15:22:42Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Ernest Shackleford
3. Atlantis
4. Guam
5. Point Barrow
6. Io
7. Big Dipper
8. Grand Canyon
9. Narnia
10. Corto Maltese

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**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/26 "2008-09-10T15:26:58Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Meriwether Lewis
3. Shangri-La
4. Pitcairn
5. Barrow, Alaska
6. Io
7. Crux
8. Victoria Falls
9. Narnia
10. Pass

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/27 "2008-09-10T15:29:08Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Amundson
3. Lilliput
4. Fiji
5. Nome, Alaska
6. Io
7. Big Dipper
8. Grand Canyon
9. Oz
10. Latveria

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**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:** [September 10, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/28 "2008-09-10T15:36:28Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Lewis &/or Clark
3. El Dorado
4. Midway
5. Juneau
6. Io
7. Orion
8. The Marianas Trench
9. Hogwarts
10. Um… Pass.

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**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/29 "2008-09-10T15:41:20Z")

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1. Leif Eriksson
2. Shackleton
3. Atlantis
4. Easter Island
5. Nome, Alaska
6. Europa
7. The Big Dipper (a.k.a. Ursa Major)
8. Victoria Falls
9. Neverland
10. Latveria (the fiefdom of Dr. Doom)

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/30 "2008-09-10T15:49:22Z")

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1. Leif Ericson
2. Roald Amundsen
3. Atlantis
4. Pitcairn Island
5. Barrow, Alaska, USA
6. Io
7. The Big Dipper
8. Ayers Rock
9. Oz
10. Latveria (Doctor Doom’s country, Marvel Comics)

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**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/31 "2008-09-10T16:16:16Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Robt. Peary
3. Shangri-La
4. Rapa Nui
5. Murmansk
6. Ganymede
7. Orion
8. Ayres Rock
9. Narnia
10. Cimmeria

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/32 "2008-09-10T16:37:06Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Byrd
3. Shangra La
4. Tonga
5. Rykiavik
6. Io
7. Orion
8. Great Barrier Reef
9. Narnia
10. Krypton

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/33 "2008-09-10T16:42:46Z")

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1. Leif Ericson
2. Meriwether Lewis
3. Lilliput
4. Easter Island
5. Nome
6. Io
7. Big Dipper
8. Ayers Rock
9. Narnia
10. Latveria

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**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/34 "2008-09-10T17:02:00Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Captain Scott
3. Lilliput
4. Easter Island
5. Anchorage
6. Io
7. The Plough/Big Dipper
8. Grand Canyon
9. Wonderland
10. Krypton

I know Krypton isn’t a country, but I’m hoping lots of other people won’t be able to think of a real country as well!

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/35 "2008-09-10T17:29:47Z")

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1. Leif Ericson

2. Jacques Cousteau

3. Shangri-La

4. Easter Island

5. Anchorage

6. Io

7. Ursa Major

8. Ayers Rock

9. Narnia

10. Latveria

11. Also known as Rapa Nui or _Isla de Pascua_

12. Or, as one newscaster referred to it, “Moon Ten”

13. Also known as the Great Bear, it contains the Big Dipper (which is also known as the Plough)

14. Also known as Uluru

15. Ruled by Doctor Doom

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**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/36 "2008-09-10T19:25:32Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Peary
3. Shangri-La
4. Easter Island
5. Barrow. AK
6. Titan
7. Ursa Major
8. Ayres Rock
9. Neverland
10. Amazonia

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/37 "2008-09-10T19:28:07Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Sir Edmund Hillary
3. Eldorado
4. Easter Island
5. Fairbanks, Alaska
6. Europa
7. Orion
8. Ayers Rock a.k.a. Uluru
9. Oz
10. Elbonia

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**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/38 "2008-09-10T19:28:37Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Admiral Peary
3. Atlantis
4. Easter Island
5. Reykjavík
6. Io
7. Big Dipper
8. Mt. Everest
9. Narnia
10. Latveria

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/39 "2008-09-10T19:52:45Z")

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1. Marco Polo
2. Henry Morton Stanley
3. Shangri-la
4. Easter Island
5. Oslo
6. Titan
7. Orion
8. Mount Kilamanjaro
9. Narnia
10. Latveria

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**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-faraway-places-by-bmoak-game-over/462934/40 "2008-09-10T19:55:11Z")

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1. Lief Erikson
2. Robert Byrd
3. pass
4. Rose Island
5. Reykjavik
6. Ganymede
7. Cassiopeia
8. Angel Falls
9. Narnia
10. pass

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