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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:16 AM Post #1 |
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Ask me any question about U.S. geography and I will have the answer. MOST OF THE TIME. Ask away. |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 23 2008, 03:18 AM Post #2 |
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Why is Rhode Island called Rhode Island when it isn't actually an Island? |
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| fab4fan | Jul 23 2008, 03:19 AM Post #3 |
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What is the unluckiest 500 sq. ft. in Chicago? |
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| Dorfliedot | Jul 23 2008, 03:20 AM Post #4 |
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What is Geography?
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 23 2008, 03:20 AM Post #5 |
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Where, apart from the US embassy and military bases, is there U.S. soil in England? |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:22 AM Post #6 |
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Explorer Adriaen Block named it "red island" because of the reddish shore. Apparently when he got there he thought it was an island. |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:23 AM Post #7 |
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Is this a trick question? |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:24 AM Post #8 |
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The study of Earth's landforms. Even though it's turned out to be the study of maps, even though that's really called cartography. So you may also ask me questions about U.S. cartography. |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 23 2008, 03:26 AM Post #9 |
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So a name given by an assumption stuck. Hmm. You'd think that someone would have corrected his mistake by now! Thanks for the answer - I've always wondered about that, but never when I was in a position to look it up! |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:26 AM Post #10 |
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Is this another trick question? |
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| fab4fan | Jul 23 2008, 03:32 AM Post #11 |
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Nope! Everyone knows its Wrigley Field.
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:33 AM Post #12 |
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Very funny and for your information I am a die-hard Cubs fan! |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:34 AM Post #13 |
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And also for your information Wrigley Field just happens to be the LUCKIEST 500 sq. ft in Chicago. |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jul 23 2008, 04:06 AM Post #14 |
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Nope, although it could come within the realms of history as well as geography.
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 04:09 AM Post #15 |
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This was supposed to be U.S. geography, meaning where IN THE U.S., not what U.S. thing is in another country. |
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| Bill | Jul 23 2008, 06:30 AM Post #16 |
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Dang! I was going to say that!
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| iscreamer1 | Jul 23 2008, 01:44 PM Post #17 |
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What plant can only be found in southern Arizona? |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 03:15 PM Post #18 |
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Probably the Saguaro, even though it also can be found in Mexico. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 23 2008, 03:37 PM Post #19 |
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Do you answer history too or just geography?
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| iscreamer1 | Jul 23 2008, 04:30 PM Post #20 |
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Right! My FIL from Brooklyn calls it a Segoonya. I always think of him when I say that word. |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 05:54 PM Post #21 |
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Just U.S. geography. |
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| beatlespud | Jul 23 2008, 07:46 PM Post #22 |
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If Wrigley field is so lucky... why has no World Series been won there in any of the board member's lifespans? Dean |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 08:06 PM Post #23 |
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Correction. No World Series has ever been won there. Period. In 1908 they played at West Side Grounds which is now Stroger Hospital. In answer to your question, it's lucky ONLY THIS YEAR because the Cubs have played so well there. I admit it's been unlucky before. And besides, nothing Cubbish has happened there yet this year, right? Guys, please stay on the topic of U.S. geography PLEASE!!!!! |
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| beatlespud | Jul 23 2008, 09:16 PM Post #24 |
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Where does the Mississippi River flow from? Dean |
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| billyshears | Jul 23 2008, 09:46 PM Post #25 |
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Lake Winnibigoshish in Minnesota. |
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| Mia Culpa | Jul 24 2008, 04:18 AM Post #26 |
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What kind of car do you need to drive to get from San Francisco to San Diego on a single tank? |
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| billyshears | Jul 24 2008, 04:43 AM Post #27 |
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This isn't a geography question. Which means I don't know the answer. The part that I answer is the geography part. |
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| Mark Stephen Baker | Jul 24 2008, 07:35 AM Post #28 |
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What is the closest pizza delivery place to the third highest natural point in Delaware? |
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| Deleted User | Jul 24 2008, 04:42 PM Post #29 |
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What is the location of the only supper volcano (that we know of) in the US? |
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| billyshears | Jul 24 2008, 06:12 PM Post #30 |
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Um, sorry, that is inapplicable because Delaware is mostly flat. But I can do the closest pizza delivery place to the first highest point in Delaware And that is Tivoli to Go, on 2716 Naamans Rd, Wilmington, DE |
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| billyshears | Jul 24 2008, 06:14 PM Post #31 |
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Yellowstone National Park |
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| beatlespud | Jul 24 2008, 07:55 PM Post #32 |
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That is incorrect. It's Lake Itasca (sp?) in Minnesota. Dean |
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| billyshears | Jul 24 2008, 11:34 PM Post #33 |
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I looked on my atlas and the map shows it flowing from Lake Winnibigoshish. |
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| beatlespud | Jul 25 2008, 07:29 PM Post #34 |
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I'm from the state... take it because I know the correct answer. Dean |
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| billyshears | Jul 25 2008, 11:02 PM Post #35 |
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Minnesota |
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| fab4fan | Jul 26 2008, 03:25 AM Post #36 |
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Where would you be standing if your feet are in 4 different states simultaneously? |
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| billyshears | Jul 26 2008, 05:39 PM Post #37 |
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Four Corners. P.S. Wouldn't you need four feet to do that? |
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| Deleted User | Jul 27 2008, 05:21 PM Post #38 |
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Actually the name of the state is The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Rhode Island then referred to Aquidnick Island which is where Newport is located. The rest of the land that makes up the state is Providence Plantations. However we call it Rhode Island for short. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 27 2008, 05:25 PM Post #39 |
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Andy I would say graveyards where US Military are buried abroad is considered US soil but that is a guess. What is the correct answer? |
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| fab4fan | Jul 27 2008, 07:20 PM Post #40 |
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I think you're right Tony. But that assessment is only based on a supposed quote of Colin Powell's. Supposedly he said that in all the wars the U.S. has fought that we only asked for land for our dead to be buried. Since WWII we haven't even asked for that. |
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| ohnotjimagain | Jul 27 2008, 07:50 PM Post #41 |
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I'm not certain Tony but I'm sure I read once that RAF Menwith Hill near Harrogate in Yorkshire is leased to the United States Military. Maybe Andy can confirm it. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 27 2008, 09:44 PM Post #42 |
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He comes back and teases us with a riddle. Andy get back here now! |
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| billyshears | Jul 27 2008, 10:06 PM Post #43 |
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Any questions?
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| Mia Culpa | Jul 28 2008, 05:13 AM Post #44 |
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I have google too. |
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| Dorfliedot | Jul 28 2008, 08:47 AM Post #45 |
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| Mark Stephen Baker | Jul 28 2008, 03:08 PM Post #46 |
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Only daft ones!
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| SherryO | Jul 28 2008, 03:56 PM Post #47 |
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I'll take Mark's daft, & raise him a stupid! LOL! How far is Salem from Boston, please! Thanks! |
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| Mark Stephen Baker | Jul 28 2008, 04:00 PM Post #48 |
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How far is Texas from Dallas?
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| SherryO | Jul 28 2008, 04:04 PM Post #49 |
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Ok, I know when I've been outbid! |
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| billyshears | Jul 28 2008, 11:58 PM Post #50 |
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3,132 miles or 5,041 km |
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| billyshears | Jul 29 2008, 12:00 AM Post #51 |
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269 miles
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| Deleted User | Jul 29 2008, 04:26 PM Post #52 |
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What are the highest and lowest points in the continental US? |
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| SherryO | Jul 29 2008, 07:57 PM Post #53 |
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Actually, I thought it started somewhere closer to the Canadain border, but then, I don't know U.S. geography! |
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| Mark Stephen Baker | Jul 29 2008, 09:31 PM Post #54 |
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What's that in litres? |
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| Deleted User | Jul 29 2008, 10:29 PM Post #55 |
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15 Miles separate Boston and Salem. Salem Massachusetts, famous for their Witch Trials. |
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| ohnotjimagain | Jul 30 2008, 02:24 PM Post #56 |
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I just looked on google and it's source is Lake Itasca |
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| SherryO | Jul 30 2008, 02:26 PM Post #57 |
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Thank-you, & thank-you!! |
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| beatlespud | Jul 30 2008, 06:00 PM Post #58 |
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| Mia Culpa | Jul 31 2008, 02:57 AM Post #59 |
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What state do the Simpsons live in? |
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| billyshears | Jul 31 2008, 03:43 AM Post #60 |
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Highest: Mount Whitney, California, 14,505 ft Lowest: Death Valley, California, -282 ft |
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| billyshears | Jul 31 2008, 03:43 AM Post #61 |
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| billyshears | Jul 31 2008, 03:44 AM Post #62 |
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It has not been revealed yet. |
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| Mark Stephen Baker | Jul 31 2008, 08:39 AM Post #63 |
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All the clues are there. |
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| SherryO | Jul 31 2008, 02:02 PM Post #64 |
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I nominate Michigan. |
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| beatlespud | Jul 31 2008, 07:02 PM Post #65 |
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Well it isn't Minnesota.... the city here refused to take part in the contest. Dean |
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| billyshears | Aug 5 2008, 05:05 AM Post #66 |
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Illinois is a possibility as Springfield, IL is a pretty big city and there is a nuclear power plant some 30-40 miles northeast. |
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| billyshears | Aug 5 2008, 05:12 AM Post #67 |
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Speaking of lots of the same city name (e.g. Springfield), did you know there are 72 recognized areas (cities, towns, villages, unincorporated areas) in the United States named Fairview?
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| Deleted User | Aug 5 2008, 09:46 AM Post #68 |
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When is Andy going to tell us the answer to his question? Or shall I just assume I was right, something I normally do anyways
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