Questions tagged [geography]
A puzzle centered around geographical features, such as countries, continents, cities, mountains, rivers, and climate.
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Around the World in Many Days
Deаr Puzzling,
How have you been? I am excited to tell you about my new trip. It’s my most ambitious one yet – a full trip around the world! I will definitely keep you posted about my whereabouts. I ...
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Introducing Gladys, an intrepid globetrotter
Gladys has always led an active life full of adventure. As a retiree, she has a lot of free time on her hands and loves to spend it on her two favourite pastimes – travelling and crossword ...
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Living the traveller’s dream
Dear Puzzling,
How have you been? I'm excited to tell you about my new trip. For the next three months or so, I will be visiting a total of 65 exotic destinations. I’m so happy to be travelling again! ...
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Piece de Resistance - Five Flowers with One Missing
Five - Flowers with One Missing
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Go back to Part 1 (Ace) for the story.Ace Two Three Four Five ...
Removing the silver matter, you see ...
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Piece de Resistance - Three Troublesome Toshes
Three - Troublesome Toshes
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Go back to Part 1 (Ace) for the story.Ace Two Three Four Five ...
For the third time you removed the ...
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Gladys's Clashing Cryptic
Dear Puzzling,
Remember me? I have some exciting news for you. I'm starting on a new journey to visit a few wonderful landmarks around the world.
In case you want to follow my travels, I'll send you a ...
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Four Directions - Where and what am I?
To the North I see headstones, but to my surprise - no grass, no dirt, and no clay.
To the South is the smallest you probably can't visit, then nothing for a very long way.
To the West is a garden ...
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Four Directions #2 - Where and what am I?
To the North is a place you could wear on your feet
To the South is a place that could mean alone
To the West they play a ba' game in the street
To the East is where Hallvard sits on his throne
I've ...
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Four Directions #3 - Where and what am I?
To the North, a mule may serve you in copper.
To the South, you may end up rich or a pauper.
To the West, "Keep it Weird" you may hear them mutter.
To the East, if you visit, bring plenty of butter.
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Sergeant Sequence takes the case
It was 2am and Sergeant Sequence had been called in to Headquarters urgently. The second he stepped through the door a file was pressed into his hands by the Chief Investigator, who began to talk ...
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Room 1 of the Maze
You wake up in a dark room that you don't recognize. The walls are made of some material you've never seen before. There is a door with a keypad next to it, and a small platform suspended in air in ...
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Where is it? - The Google Earth Challenge Ep. 1
I've just found something fun when I tried to give hint in What is a BEN Number™. Let's find whether this puzzle could get well-reputed or not :P
This puzzle will provide a screenshot in somewhere ...
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Four Directions #4 - Where and what am I?
To the North a dusty foot philosopher was born
To the South as you go, the colder the weather
To the West is a brown leaf - wait is that a horn?
To the East is a place to get back together
I'm with a ...
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Which country is INDIA in?
An intrepid globetrotter needs to know this:
BENIN is in Libya
CANADA is in China
DENMARK is in the United States
FRANCE is in Germany
INDIA is in ??
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Don't clear your terminal history
You woke up this morning locked in a room. The only apparent exit is a door with a terminal. On the screen you see the following:
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Traversing Africa: A Cryptic Journey
Each answer is a place, landmark or attraction in Africa, one per country. The answers first traverse all countries on the mainland by crossing land borders, and then the remaining ones go around the ...
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Ingrid Deduction pops by with a puzzle
The other night I was sat at home in Providence when the doorbell rang. To my surprise, my very good friend Ingrid Deduction stood on the step, a huge grin on her face and a piece of paper held out ...
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Four Directions #5 - Where and what am I?
To the West, they are young and grand
To the North, they are high and briny
To the East, they are enchanting and jolly
To the South, they are rising and shiny
I'm all at once and none at ...
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Gladys loves Pink Floyd
This is part 4 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
I hope you are well. This week’s puzzle is a little different from ...
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Is there a proof that a map of the United States requires 4 colors?
The Four color theorem states that no more than four colors are required for any map. Can it be proved or disproved that 3 colors can be used for United States map?
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More important than the destination
This puzzle is the 26th and final part of Gladys' journey across the globe. If you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
Spoiler alert: This puzzle gives ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 4): Letters to Father Christmas (Sgt. Sequence Fan-Fic)
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 100 reputation.< Previous DoorNext Door >
"Good ...
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Google (Maps) Hacking
So I think I might have been hacked...my Google maps has gone crazy. I tried
poking a couple of places in, and it is taking me to the wrong location.
When I enter CAYMAN, it tells me it is between the ...
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Crossword gone overboard
This puzzle is part 24 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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Ten miles south, east, north and west
I'm standing on the surface of the Earth. I walk ten miles south, ten miles east, ten miles north and ten miles west. I end up exactly where I started.
Where on earth am I?
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Gladys's Letter-Dropping Cryptic
This is part 6 of the puzzle series. Part 1 is here.
Dear Puzzling,
My today's destination is a bit more of a mainstream tourist spot than some of the other stops on my journey. I'm definitely going ...
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Can you name the country code?
As an hommage to @eyl327's "can you name the country code?" puzzles. Here is one more:
Given the country codes of the 10 countries in the following table, can you figure out the country code of ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 22): Santa's Sleigh Route
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
It's ...
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Traveller's fatigue
This is part 10 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
I have noticed that the longer a trip lasts, the harder it is to ...
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Rich and unique
This is part 12 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
Unfortunately I’m nearing the end of my trip. Next week’s ...
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Traversing Oceania: A Cryptic Journey
Each answer is a place, landmark or attraction in Oceania, one per country. The answers traverse all countries by crossing maritime borders (or close enough). Each clue is missing a country name from ...
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The end of a wild ride
This is part 13 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
My long trip is finally over. This is my last destination before ...
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Roaring walls of water
This is part 2 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
Time really does fly when you are having fun. It seems like only ...
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All-round traveller chickens out
This is part 3 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
As I'm sure you know, I am pretty much an all-round traveller. I'm ...
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The world's best and brightest
This is part 5 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
Hi, it's me again! I don't know if you have noticed, but there are a ...
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She must be tripping
This is part 7 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
As you have probably noticed, I visit quite a lot of different ...
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Going in circles
This is part 11 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
Don’t ask me how or why, but this week I have ended up at almost ...
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Take nothing but pictures
This is part 6 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
”Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints.” – unknown
Dear Puzzling,
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Enjoying the ride
This is part 9 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
Nine destinations down, four to go. As you may have noticed, my ...
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Almost interplanetary travel
This is part 8 of the puzzle series that started at Living the traveller's dream. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
How have you been?. My trip is going really well. Even though you ...
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Four Directions #7 - Where and what am I?
To the North, take a horse to find something delightful
To the West, a game piece that was tight with Paul
To the South, he can't smell, although he wasn't spiteful
To the East, you might see ...
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Traversing the US and Canada: A Cryptic Journey
Each answer is a place, landmark or attraction in the United States or Canada. The answers traverse all Canadian provinces, Canadian territories, U.S. states and the District of Columbia. This is done ...
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Lost: a country’s journey
This puzzle belongs to the puzzle series: A-Countries-Journey.
This is part 1.
You wake up in a corner.
It’s cold here.
You head down a dark path. There’s weird graffiti on the walls. You can see ...
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This month's $100 question (not a real prize)
****A big one to celebrate my half-century (50th puzzle)!****
I work as a puzzle setter at FakePuzz (not a real magazine). This morning I burst into the office of Eddie Tor (not a real editor) so ...
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A pilot's messages
A friend of mine works as a pilot, so he travels a lot and I don't see him that often. But every year around the same time he sends me a message. He has been doing that ever since 1997.
Here is a list ...
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Which country did my sister visit?
My sister is always talking about pilots. And her passengers. And planes in general. She's a flight attendant, see, and she is OBSESSED with all things aeronautical (always has been). On the rare ...
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Headless horseman claims new head
Solve the clues and fit the answers into the grid so that each of the coloured squares contains exactly four different letters.
Sahara desert capitals of historically African region in ...
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Chain Puzzle: Tabletop Games #10 – Risky Finale
This is the tenth and final Chain Puzzle in the Tabletop Games series, in which all puzzles are themed around board games, card games, tile games, and the like. Once this puzzle is solved, this Chain ...
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Which US city is it?
This is a more advanced punzzle with a first level based on the same concept as this one. Each of the questions below is answered by the name of a US city which could be pronounced in a way that has ...
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