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Quiz about Palindromic Places
Quiz about Palindromic Places

Palindromic Places Trivia Quiz


Palindromes are spelt the same backwards or forwards and the place names in this quiz are just that! Can you work out the name of the (almost) A to Z places from the clues given?

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Engadine
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
184,831
Updated
Sep 08 22
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
1929
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Question 1 of 20
1. Beginning with the letter 'A', this place is in Morocco. Which one of the following is the palindromic place name I'm searching for - hint - it's not a girl's name, so which is it? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Beginning with the letter 'B', this place is in Hungary. Which one of the following is the palindromic place name I'm searching for - hint - it's not a boy's name, so which is it? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Beginning with the letter 'C' is this palindromic place name located in the Northern Andes in Peru. Which of the following is the place name I'm searching for - hint - it rhymes with one of the other names given, so which is it? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Beginning with 'D' is this palindromic name of a place in both Australia and Sierra Leone. Which of the following palindromic place names am I searching for - hint - it's not a lemon, so which is it? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Beginning with 'E' is this palindromic place name in the United Kingdom. Which of the palindromic place names am I searching for - hint - think anatomically, so which is it? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Beginning with the letter 'G', this is one of the most common palindromic place names in the world! Originally a village in Scotland, this place is in Adelaide, South Australia. Which one of the following is the place name I'm searching for? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Beginning with the letter 'I' is this palindromic place in Angola. Which of the following palindromic place names is the one I'm searching for - hint - it's not the shortest place name in the world, but it comes close, so which one is it? Note that all choice start with a capital I. Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Beginning with 'J' is this palindromic place in Lebanon. Which of the following is the place I'm looking for - hint - it only uses one vowel and one consonant, so which is the place I'm looking for? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Beginning with 'K' is this palindromic place in South Korea (know by two other non-palindromic names). Which of the palindromic place names am I searching for - hint - it rhymes with one of the other names given, so which is it? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Beginning with 'L' is this palindromic place found in the USA. Which of the following is the name of this place - hint - it is not associated with anything even vaguely volcanic - so which one is it? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. This palindromic place name starts with 'M' and is in India. Which of the palindromic place names is it - hint - it's also a language - so, which one is it? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Beginning with 'N' is this palindromic place name in Thailand. Which of the following is the place I'm searching for - hint - think of a relative - so, which one is it? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Beginning with 'O' is this common palindromic place name in the USA (and not so common place name in the Central African Republic). Which of the following is the place I'm looking for - hint - think of a European boy's name, so which of the following is it? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Beginning with 'P' is this palindromic place name in Uzbekistan. Which of the following is the place I'm looking for - hint - think of a medical procedure for women, so which one is it? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Beginning with 'R' is this palindromic place in Algeria (also in the USA). Which of the following is the place I'm looking for (one of the given places is water), so which one is it? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Beginning with 'S' is this palindromic place name in the Pyrenees, in France. Which of the following is it - hint - it rhymes with a couple of the other place names, so which one is it? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Beginning with 'T' is this palindromic place name in south western France. Which of the following place names is it? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Which of the given palindromic place names beginning with 'U' is in Estonia (there's also one in the Congo) - hint - the other places are in Asia, so which one is it? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Beginning with 'V' is this palindromic place name in Bulgaria? Which of the following is it - hint - the other three are in Denmark, so which is it? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which of the following 'W' palindromes is a place in Canada? Hint - it's not an exclamation, so which one is it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Beginning with the letter 'A', this place is in Morocco. Which one of the following is the palindromic place name I'm searching for - hint - it's not a girl's name, so which is it?

Answer: Akka

Akka is in the Province of Tata in Morocco, surrounded by oasis villages where you can literally step back in time. There is an Akasaka in the Prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, Hyogo, Miyagi, Tokyo, Tottori and Yamagata in Japan. Anona is a place in Honduras in the Department of Ocotepeque and also a place in the Province of Manabí in Ecuador. Anna is a place in the region of Calabria in Italy, a place in Nauru, also a place on the Ivory Coast and a locality in Mauritius.
2. Beginning with the letter 'B', this place is in Hungary. Which one of the following is the palindromic place name I'm searching for - hint - it's not a boy's name, so which is it?

Answer: Béb

Béb is a village in Veszprém County in Hungary, dating from 1260, whose inhabitants are a mix of Hungarian and German. Bab is a place in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, a place in the Lezhë Rreth in Albania, a place in the Tambacounda Province of Senegal, and a place in Slovakia. Bob is a place in the Zamboanga del Sur Province of the Philippines and also a place in South Africa. Bagab is the name of a mountain in Ethiopia.
3. Beginning with the letter 'C' is this palindromic place name located in the Northern Andes in Peru. Which of the following is the place name I'm searching for - hint - it rhymes with one of the other names given, so which is it?

Answer: Cátac

Cátac is located in the south of the Callejón de Huaylas which is in the Northern Andes in Peru, in western South America. Within 50km of Cátac are the oldest carved stone buildings in Peru. Carac is in the Province of Lima, and Conoc and Caraparac are also in Peru.
4. Beginning with 'D' is this palindromic name of a place in both Australia and Sierra Leone. Which of the following palindromic place names am I searching for - hint - it's not a lemon, so which is it?

Answer: Dibid

Dibid is a place in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone and also an Aboriginal Community on Mornington Island in the state of Queensland, Australia. Dörröd is a place in the Skĺne Län in Sweden. Daba Qabad is a place in the Togdheer Region in Somalia and Dud is a place in Romania.
5. Beginning with 'E' is this palindromic place name in the United Kingdom. Which of the palindromic place names am I searching for - hint - think anatomically, so which is it?

Answer: Eye

Eye is a place name in the Counties of Cambridge, Hereford and Worcester and also Suffolk in the United Kingdom. Emme is a place in the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Egge is a place in the Province (Fylke) of Buskerud and the Provinces of Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane in Norway and in too many areas in Germany to mention! Ece is a place in both the Bilecik and Burdur Provinces in Turkey.
6. Beginning with the letter 'G', this is one of the most common palindromic place names in the world! Originally a village in Scotland, this place is in Adelaide, South Australia. Which one of the following is the place name I'm searching for?

Answer: Glenelg

Glenelg is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, and is also a town in Maryland, USA, a village in Nova Scotia and a town in Ontario, both in Canada! Gaqag is in Sichuan Province in China. Gog is the name of a mountain in the Southland of New Zealand and a place in Bangladesh. Gag is a place in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and also a place in the Shkodër Rreth in Albania.
7. Beginning with the letter 'I' is this palindromic place in Angola. Which of the following palindromic place names is the one I'm searching for - hint - it's not the shortest place name in the world, but it comes close, so which one is it? Note that all choice start with a capital I.

Answer: Iai

Iai is a place in the Cuanza Sul Province (Provincia do Cuanza Sul) in Angola. Isakasi is a place in the Berat Rreth in Albania. Iriri is a place in the States of Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Illi is a place in Tartumaa Maakond (County) in Estonia. And in reference to the hint in this question, there is a 'fishing hamlet' called A (in Norway) and a place called Y (in Picardy, France).
8. Beginning with 'J' is this palindromic place in Lebanon. Which of the following is the place I'm looking for - hint - it only uses one vowel and one consonant, so which is the place I'm looking for?

Answer: Jaj

Jaj is a town in Lebanon located on the slopes of Mount Lebanon and a place in Ethiopia. Jakaj is in the Shkodër Rreth (district) in the north west of Albania and Janaj is in the Vlorë Rreth, which is in the south west of Albania. There is also a place named Janaj in the Al Gharbiyah (governate) in Eqypt. Jijij is not a place but the name of a small-leafed tree from the Solomon Islands.
9. Beginning with 'K' is this palindromic place in South Korea (know by two other non-palindromic names). Which of the palindromic place names am I searching for - hint - it rhymes with one of the other names given, so which is it?

Answer: Kahak

Kahak is a city in the Province of Cholla-namdo in the south of South Korea. Kahak is also known as Kahang-ni or Gakaku-ri. Kangnak is a place in the Province of Hwanghaenam-do in the south of North Korea. Kabak is in the north of Indonesia and Kalak is a city in the south of Indonesia. Kalak is also a place in Greenland, a place in the in the south of Iran and is a Kurdish area in Iraq on the west bank of the Zab al Kabir River.
10. Beginning with 'L' is this palindromic place found in the USA. Which of the following is the name of this place - hint - it is not associated with anything even vaguely volcanic - so which one is it?

Answer: La Sal

La Sal is a place in San Juan County, in the south east of Utah, USA. Levél is a village in Gyor-Moson-Sopron County in Hungary. Lellel is a place in Mali. Laval is a place in the region of Piemonte in Italy, a place in France in the Department of Mayenne in the region of Pays de la Loire, and a place in Quebec, Canada and also a place in Haiti and one in Belgium too.
11. This palindromic place name starts with 'M' and is in India. Which of the palindromic place names is it - hint - it's also a language - so, which one is it?

Answer: Maram

There is a place called Maram in the State of Manipur in north eastern India and Maram is also a language in India. There is also a Maram in both Mali and Yemen. Mem is in the Kukes Rreth in Albania. Minim is a place in Cameroon and there's also a Minim Island in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA.
12. Beginning with 'N' is this palindromic place name in Thailand. Which of the following is the place I'm searching for - hint - think of a relative - so, which one is it?

Answer: Nan

Nan is in Nan Province in the Northern Region of Thailand. Nan is also a place in Albania and an island in the Marshall Islands. Nan An is a place in Fujian Province in China. Neuquen is the name of a river, a city and a province in Argentina. Naman is in the Hamgyong-bukto Province in North Korea.
13. Beginning with 'O' is this common palindromic place name in the USA (and not so common place name in the Central African Republic). Which of the following is the place I'm looking for - hint - think of a European boy's name, so which of the following is it?

Answer: Otto

Otto is also a place in the Central African Republic. There is also a place called Otto in Aichi Prefecture in Japan and there are many places called Otto in the USA; in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New York State, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming! Oko and Olo are places in Benin. Obo is near to the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the south east of the Central African Republic (there is also a place called Obo in Ethiopia).
14. Beginning with 'P' is this palindromic place name in Uzbekistan. Which of the following is the place I'm looking for - hint - think of a medical procedure for women, so which one is it?

Answer: Pap

There is a town called Pap in the eastern Namangan Viloyat (region) in the Republic of Uzbekistan, in Central Asia. Palap is a city in Kachin State and Pa-tap is a city in Shan State, both in Burma (Myanmar). Parap is in the Northern Territory, Australia.
15. Beginning with 'R' is this palindromic place in Algeria (also in the USA). Which of the following is the place I'm looking for (one of the given places is water), so which one is it?

Answer: Remer

Remer is in Algeria and there is also a Remer in Cass County, Minnesota, USA. Ruppur is a place in Bangladesh. There is a stream in Indonesia called the Rur and there is a river that flows through Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in Europe called the Rur. Reer is an island in the Marshall Islands.
16. Beginning with 'S' is this palindromic place name in the Pyrenees, in France. Which of the following is it - hint - it rhymes with a couple of the other place names, so which one is it?

Answer: Sajas

Sajas is in the Midi-Pyrenees Region of France. Savas is in the Rhone-Alps Region of France. Sayas is in Peten Department in Guatemala and Somos is an area in the Hajdu-Bihar County in Hungary.
17. Beginning with 'T' is this palindromic place name in south western France. Which of the following place names is it?

Answer: Tassat

Tassat is in the Aquitaine Région in south western France. Tet is in the Győr-Moson-Sopron Megye (County) and Tat is in the Komarom-Esztergom Megye, both in the Republic of Hungary, in Central Europe. Tumut is a 'snow town' in the Snowy Mountains region, below the southern highlands in southern New South Wales, Australia.
18. Which of the given palindromic place names beginning with 'U' is in Estonia (there's also one in the Congo) - hint - the other places are in Asia, so which one is it?

Answer: Utu

Utu is in Hiiu Maakond (County) or Hiiumaa, the second largest island that makes up Estonia in north eastern Europe, and there is also a place called Utu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in central Africa. Ukuku is in Okinawa Prefecture and Usu is in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. Ulu-ulu is a place in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago.
19. Beginning with 'V' is this palindromic place name in Bulgaria? Which of the following is it - hint - the other three are in Denmark, so which is it?

Answer: Vrv

Vrv is a place in the Republic of Bulgaria in south eastern Europe. Viv is a city in the Vejle Amt (Amt is a County) in southern Denmark. Vellev is a large town in the Viborg Amt in western Denmark in the north-central part of the peninsula of Jutland and Vovov is a set of shoals in the Ribe Amt in the south west of Denmark.
20. Which of the following 'W' palindromes is a place in Canada? Hint - it's not an exclamation, so which one is it?

Answer: Wakaw

Wakaw is a place in the Province of Saskatchewan in Canada. Wabaw is a city in the Kachin State and Wadaw is a city in the Ayeyarwady Division, both in Myanmar (formerly Burma), south east Asia. Wow is a locality in the Nugaal Gobolka (Region) in northern Somalia, bordering Ethiopia.
Source: Author Engadine

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