Not Georgia Trivia Quiz

Answer: Georgia

One of the nation of Georgia's claims to fame is that it's a birthplace to viticulture in general; the South Caucasus specifically were considered the perfect fertile lands for the cultivation of grapes-- both red and white-- to be used in the production of Georgian wines.

The process through which the winemaking process occurred was discovered more than eight thousand years ago when the Stone Age inhabitants of the region left grape juice to ferment over the winter months. Today, it's part of the culture of the Georgia, and the methods by which the wine is made there, to this day, is protected by UNESCO as part of its unique heritage.

Answer: Georgia

Several of the world's deepest caves are, in fact, in the nation of Georgia. Veryovkina Cave reaches a depth of more than two kilometres below the Earth's surface, and with a winding system of caves that takes fifteen kilometres to reach the bottom, it's one of a handful of great underground finds in this region of the Earth.

It's topped by Krubera Cave which, found in the contested Abkhazia Region of Northwestern Georgia, sinks to 2,224 metres (to Veryovkina's 2,209). Both caves are found in the Gagra Mountain range, part of the dramatic karst landscape south of the Greater Caucasus.

Answer: Georgia

This is true of both Georgias, fortunately, as Tbilisi, the capital of the nation of Georgia, is also its largest city, while Atlanta, the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia, is the largest metropolitan area therein.

And the two locations couldn't be more different. While the Georgian national capital was founded in the 5th century AD along the route of the Silk Road, the state capital of Georgia, in the U.S., was originally built up in the 19th century, intended to be the terminus of a number of railway lines in advance of the U.S. Civil War.

Answer: Georgia

Located in the Northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia, the city of Athens may seem like it should be in Greece...and it is, but it's in Georgia too. Home to the University of Georgia, Athens has long been known as a college town, but it's also, historically, been home to a surprising cultural wellspring, especially with regards to music, since it was the home city of the B-52s in the 1970s and '80s, R.E.M. in the '80s and '90s, and the indie pop collective known as of Montreal. Athens, otherwise, developed from humble beginnings as an Oconee River trading post into one of the state's larger cities.

Answer: Georgia

The flag of the U.S. state of Georgia contains several stars-- thirteen white ones to be exact-- encircling its coat of arms. Its design hearkens back to the Confederacy, of which Georgia was a part at the time of its adoption, and it features all elements of the original Confederate flag design, only differing with the seal in the top left. There was a time, between 1956 and 2001, in which the Georgian flag featured the Confederate Battle Flag, but this was replaced in 2001 and then again in 2003.

The nation of Georgia possesses a flag featuring one large, red, central cross and four smaller ones in the four quadrants it creates. Meant to represent Jesus Christ and the four Evangelists of the Gospels, it was adopted in 2004.

Answer: NOT Georgia

Neither of the Georgias sits on the Caspian Sea, though without a map handy, you might assume that the nation is close enough. It is, in fact, not, as it's blocked both by Russian land and the nation of Azerbaijan, due east of its borders. The country instead has coastline on the Black Sea, giving it a small handful of ports, the ships of which must pass through the Bosphorus Strait to reach the Mediterranean and then continue onward to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Caspian Sea is shared by Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, and it has no connection to the ocean.

Answer: NOT Georgia

Neither of the Georgias are south of the Equator, but South Georgia Island, located near the Falklands, is in the South Atlantic. Unfortunately, that destination, occupied mostly by penguins, isn't a qualifier for the question here. The State of Georgia is between 30 and 35 degrees latitude north while the nation of Georgia is around 42 to 43 degrees north.

It means that both do experience summers and winters on regular rotation.

Answer: NOT Georgia

King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II's father, was seated on the throne in Britain from 1936 until his death in 1952, and thus reigned well after the establishment of both of these Georgias.

The U.S. state of Georgia does bear a bit of a tie, however, as it was actually named after King George II, who was King of Britain from 1727 to 1760 and who was on the throne when the lands were still just a British colony.

The nation of Georgia has many potential origins, but amongst those is the idea that it was named after the 3rd century figure Saint George, also the patron saint of Moscow, Russia.

Answer: NOT Georgia

Neither of the Georgias is landlocked though it may be tougher for some to reach the sea.

The State of Georgia sits directly on the Atlantic Coast, giving it access to the world's oceans from the city of Savannah on its northern border (with South Carolina). Granting access from the Savannah River, this location was selected as one of the early settlements for the British when they colonized this part of the eastern seaboard.

The nation of Georgia accesses the ocean from the Black Sea, where the cities of Batumi and Poti act as the key port hubs for the region.

Answer: NOT Georgia

Mount Ararat would be nowhere near Georgia which, while it contains the Blue Ridge Mountains, is not known for specific peaks such as this. In Eurasia, Mount Ararat is one of the most famous mountains in Turkey, found close to the border with Armenia. Rising more than five thousand feet above the land here, it's considered to be the where Noah's Ark ran aground after the great flood.

There's also a Mount Ararat in the United States, but it's found in the far northeast of Pennsylvania as part of the Allegheny Plateau.