Places Around the World with Strange Names Quiz

Answer: France

Condom (97 sq km) is a commune located in the northern part of the department of Ger, southwestern France. The name is derived from the combined Gaulish words, condate and magos, which means "market or field, of the confluence".

Answer: Ireland

Bastardstown (191 acres) is a small seaside townland located in the Civil Parish of Kilmore, Barony of Bargy, Wexford County, Leinster Province, southeast Ireland. The location is named after the Anglo-Norman families who once lived in the area.

Answer: Norway

Hell (1.04 sq km) is a small village in the Lanke area of the municipality of Stjordal in Trondelag county, in the center of Norway. The name Hell is derived from the Old Norse word "hellir" which means "overhang" or "cliff cave".

Answer: Oregon, USA

Boring (78 sq km) is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, northwest Oregon. It is named after William Harrison Boring, a Union soldier whose family built a farm in the area in 1856.

Answer: California, USA

Weed (12.4 sq km) is a city in Siskiyou County, north west California, about 16 km away northwest of Mount Shasta. The location is named after Albert Weed who established a lumber mill in 1897. In the 1940s, Weed was the world's largest sawmill.

Answer: Denmark

Middelfart (10.8 sq km) is a town located in central Denmark, the municipal seat of Middelfart Municipality on the island of Funen. In the 13th century, it played an important role in fishing. The name means middle way, as the origin of the name is referred to the strait located in the narrowest part of the Little Belt (strait between the island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula).

Answer: Indiana, USA

French Lick (4.72 sq km) is a town located in Orange County, southern Indiana. In 1811, it was originally a French trading post. In 1837, it was known as Salt Spring. In 1857, it was renamed as French Lick.

Answer: Oklahoma, USA

Hooker (2.87 sq km) is a city located in Texas County, in the panhandle state of Oklahoma. It is named after a local cattle foreman John "Hooker" Threveld who settled there in 1873. The city's motto is "It's a location, not a vocation".

Answer: Mongolia

Moron (103 sq km) is the administrative center of Khvvsgol Aimag (province) in northern Mongolia. The location was first settled in 1809 when the Moronhiin Khuree monastery was built there on the banks of the Delgermoron river.

Answer: Ohio, USA

Pee Pee Township (84 sq km) is a township located in Pike County, the Appalachian (southern) region of Ohio.The township was established in 1798. The name is derived from Pee Pee Creek, from an early settler who inscribed his initials P.P. on a tree along its bank.