Trivia Quiz (Geography). No cheating!

OK, which city is the furthest WEST: Boston US or Santiago, Chile.

Put that atlas down!

From the top of your head.

Nick
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Nick Lindsley
Australia 0418 727-727
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maybe Santiago…well feel like anyway

-Wis (aka Laurent)

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Seawind
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It feels like Santiago’s gotta be it, but since you are asking this way it’s actually Boston, right? [:-graduate]

can we use Google?

-Wis (aka Laurent)

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Seawind
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Wis said “can we use Google?”

Nope. Hand smack.

N
www.oziomz.com
answer coming…soonish.

Nick Lindsley
Australia 0418 727-727
Intl +61+418-727.727

Can I use MS Streets & Trips? :smiley:

Travis
AMYA #13417

Don’t forget to have fun!!!

<blockquote id=“quote”><font size=“1” face=“Verdana, Arial, Helvetica” id=“quote”>quote:<hr height=“1” noshade id=“quote”>Originally posted by FunnyBones

OK, which city is the furthest WEST: Boston US or Santiago, Chile.

Put that atlas down!

From the top of your head.

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Good question, Boston by miles and miles

Gio

Santiago would be further west. Boston is on the EAST coast of North America while Chile is on the WEST coast of South America.

All I know for sure is that Boston is further north[:-bigeyes][:-bigeyes]
My counterintuitive guess is that Boston is further west

santiago
i think is on the west coast of south america. boston on the east coast. so my guess is santiago.
what do we get if we get the correct answer
cougar

long live the cup and cris dickson

On the same line? No basis at all… just guess it must be a trick question!

Luff 'em & leave 'em.

<blockquote id=“quote”><font size=“1” face=“Verdana, Arial, Helvetica” id=“quote”>quote:<hr height=“1” noshade id=“quote”>Originally posted by USA2

Santiago would be further west. Boston is on the EAST coast of North America while Chile is on the WEST coast of South America.
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Yes, that?s true, but east and west are relative orientations, the US east cost may bee further west than the Chilean west coast ?.
A similar trivia question is: traveling south from Detroit what?s the first border you have to show your passport?

Gio

Hi All, If I tack into the S.W sea breeze from my home town it does,nt make any difference. both places are along way from South Australia?

On similar lines to ‘FunnyBones’ Boston/ Santiago question, which is furthest west, the Pacific end of the Panama Canal, or the Caribean end?

Cheers
Ralph.

Ralph said "On similar lines to ‘FunnyBones’ Boston/ Santiago question, which is furthest west, the Pacific end of the Panama Canal, or the Caribean end?

Darn Ralph. That was my followup trivia question! How could you? (sulk).

NL
www.oziomz.com

Nick Lindsley
Australia 0418 727-727
Intl +61+418-727.727

Similar “logic” notes in regard to Florida:

Jacksonville is due south of Cleveland, OH

Pensacola is due south of Chicago, IL

It is, reportedly, quicker to drive from Pensacola to Washington, DC than from Pensacola to Key West, FL

just thought I’d put in my partisan propaganda for the Sunshine State…

Bruce Crichton
Interlachen (“between the lakes”) FL USA
AMYA 14043

Someone is bound to say something about True South, and Magnetic South. I have landed in Keflavik (Iceland) on the North runway, and the Sun was directly in my eyes.[:D]

Old timers will remember:
True Virgins Make Dull Company
Young kids remember GPS…[B)]

www.LudwigRCYachts.com

Ok… If a tree were to fall in a forest in Oklahoma, would anyone hear it???

Travis
AMYA #13417

Don’t forget to have fun!!!

Heck Travis, here in Oklahoma ya gott’a ask a few questions before you can answer that.

  1. Is the tree on your property? If no, go to #2.
  2. Was there a tree stand in the tree or was there a bunch of peacans up there? If yes to one or both questions, go to #3.
  3. Do you have a chain saw in your hand? If yes, go to #4.
  4. Look around, do you see anyone? If no, see answer below:

“Nope, I didn’t hear a thing, officer.”

Oh Well!

The answer: Boston is further west than Santiago Chile.
Santiago Chile 33 27 S and 70 42 W

Boston MA 42 21 N and 71 03 W

Pedantic types can say that the Western suburbs of Santiago are more West than the eastern suburbs of Boston, but no cigars anyway.

As someone mentioned, east and west coast are relative to their respective land masses - not absolute.

Nick

Nick Lindsley
Australia 0418 727-727
Intl +61+418-727.727