12-07-2012, 01:28 PM | #1 | ||
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
|
Quiz: Name Europe's 16 most populated cities
Name Europe's Most Populous Cities Online Quiz - Mental Floss
Damn I only got 5 of 16. Eastern Europe is a big black hole to me. ...edit: who am I kidding - all but Westernmost Europe is a black hole to me.
__________________
... Last edited by lighthousekeeper : 12-07-2012 at 01:29 PM. |
||
12-07-2012, 01:38 PM | #2 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
|
Missed 4 but, at first glance, they're missing at least one in Athens.
Spoiler
EDIT: Never mind. Technically Athens only has 650K within the city. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens SI
__________________
Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 12-07-2012 at 01:39 PM. |
12-07-2012, 01:40 PM | #3 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
So close. Got 15 of 17. Missed
Spoiler
Last edited by sabotai : 12-07-2012 at 01:52 PM. |
12-07-2012, 01:44 PM | #4 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
|
It said 17 when I did it. I got 13 of them. I was pretty sure of two of the four I missed (had the countries right) but I was just drawing a complete blank what the names of those cities were.
__________________
. . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. |
12-07-2012, 01:45 PM | #5 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
|
SI, I missed exactly the same four you missed.
__________________
. . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. |
12-07-2012, 01:45 PM | #6 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Winnipeg, MB
|
I only got 6, and when I reviewed the list I only kicked myself for about 2 of them that I missed. The rest I never would have guessed.
__________________
"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime." |
12-07-2012, 01:45 PM | #7 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: non white trash MD
|
I got 11.
__________________
Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!! |
12-07-2012, 01:51 PM | #8 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
|
I wasn't going to get
Spoiler
SI
__________________
Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" |
12-07-2012, 01:53 PM | #9 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
|
Quote:
Actually, I don't know if I would have gotten the second German city. I was trying a couple of second and third cities in countries but I'm not sure I would have gotten to that one. I think the next one should include metro areas as just city size makes for some odd lists. SI
__________________
Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" |
|
12-07-2012, 02:00 PM | #10 |
High School Varsity
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Austin, TX
|
I missed two. The same one in far east Europe that everyone missed and the second German city.
|
12-07-2012, 02:01 PM | #11 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
|
Spoiler
Last edited by Passacaglia : 12-07-2012 at 02:02 PM. |
12-07-2012, 02:07 PM | #12 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
|
Missed 6, 2 I wouldn't have guessed period, the other four were solvable but I spent time thinking of other ideas that didn't pan out.
|
12-07-2012, 02:22 PM | #13 |
College Starter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The Dirty
|
Missed 2, was sitting with 2 minutes left and out of guesses until I remembered the Eastern Bloc was part of Europe
Spoiler
__________________
Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5) |
12-07-2012, 02:30 PM | #14 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2005
|
Is Turkey officially considered part of Europe or Asia?
Last edited by Galaxy : 12-07-2012 at 02:31 PM. |
12-07-2012, 02:31 PM | #15 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Madison, WI
|
Asia Minor is part of Asia, but there is a sliver of Turkey that is on the European mainland.
|
12-07-2012, 02:34 PM | #16 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Cary, NC
|
Well the issue is Istanbul, not Turkey itself, and the part of Istanbul's population that is on the European side is quite a bit more than on the Asian side - I think the Euro side alone is like 7 or 8 million, which is why it's on the list. Amazing city to visit by the way, I went there in March and it was incredible- so much history.
__________________
Your guilty conscience may force you to vote Democratic, but deep down inside you secretly long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king. --Sideshow Bob |
12-07-2012, 02:37 PM | #17 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
|
Missed 5. 3 of which I prolly woulda never gotten.
Spoiler
|
12-07-2012, 02:43 PM | #18 |
College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Roseville, CA
|
Got 10...better than I thought I'd do.
|
12-07-2012, 02:43 PM | #19 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
|
I missed one,
Spoiler
__________________
* 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail |
12-07-2012, 02:44 PM | #20 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
|
missed 2 with 1 due to spelling, but then again i have home court advantage here
Spoiler
most cities on the list are well worth a visit as well, if anyone still looking for places to see next year
__________________
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” |
12-07-2012, 02:55 PM | #21 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
|
15, one common miss with many here, one fairly unforgivable
Spoiler
|
12-07-2012, 03:33 PM | #22 |
High School Varsity
Join Date: Oct 2009
|
I got 6, woulda been 8 if their map indicated Russia was involved. A few more I should have gotten... I wish I still had Civ 4, don't really like 5.
|
12-07-2012, 03:38 PM | #23 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
|
Quote:
Assuming an "urban agglomeration" is a metro area, this'll do: Can you name the urban agglomerations in Europe with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants? | Online Games & Trivia by Sporcle Last edited by molson : 12-07-2012 at 03:38 PM. |
|
12-07-2012, 03:51 PM | #24 |
Go Reds
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
|
I missed: Istanbul, Saint Petersburg, Kiev, Baku, Minsk, Hamburg, Budapest, Vienna, Warsaw, Bucharest, Barcelona
Ouch |
12-07-2012, 03:54 PM | #25 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
|
I missed two
Spoiler
EDIT: Apparently I got the one most commonly missed in their thread. you folks seriously didn;t get that one? Especially after a certain event there this summer?
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent Last edited by Abe Sargent : 12-07-2012 at 03:56 PM. |
12-07-2012, 04:11 PM | #26 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
|
Quote:
I honestly have never heard of that city before today and still doubt its existence. I strongly suspect I am the victim of some elaborate Friday hoax perpetrated by the Internet to dupe me into thinking that it is a real city. Edit: or maybe the Bible says it is a city with 1.5M+ population, so all you Bible-beaters sadly continue to think it really does exist?
__________________
... Last edited by lighthousekeeper : 12-07-2012 at 04:14 PM. |
|
12-07-2012, 04:27 PM | #27 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
|
Quote:
Maybe this will help http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_2012
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent |
|
12-07-2012, 04:28 PM | #28 |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2005
|
15 of 17
Spoiler
|
12-07-2012, 04:29 PM | #29 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
How could I have ever forgotten about an event I didn't know existed until today!
|
12-07-2012, 04:30 PM | #30 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
|
Quote:
Yeah, what he said.
__________________
. . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. Last edited by Chief Rum : 12-07-2012 at 04:31 PM. |
|
12-07-2012, 04:35 PM | #31 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
|
Quote:
So, missed that one and your same two. |
|
12-07-2012, 04:36 PM | #32 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
|
Quote:
You didn;t know it took place in that city this year, or you didn;t know Eurovision Song Contest existed at all?
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent |
|
12-07-2012, 04:40 PM | #33 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Colorado
|
I continually look at us and world demographics since I am a geographer and I am still amazed at the top 25 cities in the world. 15 or so are all new cities in China (probably high but that what it seems like).
|
12-07-2012, 04:41 PM | #34 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
|
12-07-2012, 04:44 PM | #35 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
|
Quote:
Well then, you have a lot of awesome music to catch up on! Each year I d/l from them all of the contestant songs for about 10 Euros and it has around 35-40 songs, about half of which are crap. But many I adore. Here's one I really, really like from a few years ago:
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent |
|
12-07-2012, 04:48 PM | #36 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Colorado
|
Probably both for a lot of people. What was the deal this year that was newsworthy?
|
12-07-2012, 04:49 PM | #37 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
|
Eurovision Song Contest is brilliant, it's so bad it's good. Lots of awful songs, then all the Eastern bloc countries vote for each other.
Here's the Russian song from last year, astoundingly it didnt win: Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody (Russia) 2012 Eurovision Song Contest - YouTube |
12-07-2012, 04:50 PM | #38 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
|
12-07-2012, 04:54 PM | #39 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
|
Quote:
yeah, you have a ton of crap songs, and then a ton of great songs. plus you get to figure out the craziness o some countries. For example, Belgium invariably has an off the wall where did that come from song. Two recent examples include Rockabilly and Acapalla:
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent |
|
12-07-2012, 04:58 PM | #40 | |
College Prospect
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Louisburg, KS
|
Quote:
The map does - only a portion of Russia is in Europe though, so only that part is highlighted.
__________________
TRA, the Royal Ape |
|
12-07-2012, 05:56 PM | #41 |
High School Varsity
Join Date: Oct 2009
|
|
12-07-2012, 06:21 PM | #42 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
|
It depends on whether you consider Europe and Asia as two different continents to begin with. There's no Panama or Suaz canal to say: hey, look, there's the end of the continent, and there's the other one! It's not uncommon to just call it Eurasia.
__________________
* 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail |
12-07-2012, 06:23 PM | #43 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
|
You're not missing anything. Trust me on that one.
__________________
* 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail |
12-07-2012, 06:33 PM | #44 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The State of Rutgers
|
Got 12
Spoiler
|
12-07-2012, 06:35 PM | #45 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Colorado
|
Quote:
Ironic since the Panama Canal is not demarcation for any country's boundary, let alone a continent! |
|
12-07-2012, 06:55 PM | #46 |
"Dutch"
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
|
Missed Five...including Baku. If you guessed that right, you spent too much time as a kid staring at the globe instead of doing your homework.
|
12-07-2012, 06:56 PM | #47 |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkeley
|
Missed two... thank you Europa Universalis and Ticket to Ride: Europe!
Baku - didn't even know it was considered Europe Minsk - actually thought about but didn't try -- silly since there is no penalty for typing wrong answers Last edited by Daimyo : 12-07-2012 at 06:57 PM. |
12-07-2012, 07:35 PM | #48 | |
Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: London, England
|
Quote:
You don't need to be a European country to enter the Eurovision Song contest. Israel is a past champion (with a transsexual singer) and Morocco have previously entered. |
|
12-07-2012, 07:41 PM | #49 | |
College Prospect
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Inland Empire, PRC
|
Quote:
isn't Israel part of Europe for international football? |
|
12-07-2012, 07:42 PM | #50 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
|
Yup. And is Cyprus European or Asian? Frankly, anywhere you draw the line between Europe and Asia is just arbitrary.
__________________
Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
|
|