Hi everyone,

welcome to the June 2023 edition of #fridaygeotrivia, our a social media geotrivia contest. which took place on Friday, 30th of June 2023 at 18:00 Berlin time, 5pm London time, 12 noon New York time. See how to play below.

The June 2023 geotrivia question:

Name countries whose capital is located on the longest river in or passing through the country. An example is Vienna, Austria on the banks of the Danube.

You need to name the country, the capital city, and the river.

Remember: to get the points you need the #fridaygeotrivia hashtag AND the emoji flag of the country(ies). And only one answer per response.

Prizes

#fridaygeotrivia is a game with two prizes:

  1. the sheer joy of geographic knowledge and pedantry.

  2. the bragging rights of getting the answer first.

The #fridaygeotrivia Mastodon thread:

The winner

Congrats to Ciarán Ferrie, who defended the title and wins for the second month in a row. Well done!

Second place went to Jocelyn, with third to Matt Travis.

This month’s geotrivia answer:

  • Andorra, Andorra la Vella, La Lavira
  • Argentina: Bueno Aires, Paraná/Río de la Plata
  • Austria: Vienna, Danube
  • Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Mekong
  • Dem Rep Congo: Kinshasa, Congo
  • Egypt: Cairo, Nile
  • Hungary: Budapest, Danube
  • Laos: Vientiane, Mekong
  • Latvia; Riga, Daugava
  • Liechtenstein: Vaduz, Rhein
  • Mali: Bamako, Niger
  • Niger: Niamey, Niger
  • Poland: Warsaw, Vistula
  • Portugal: Lisbon, Tagus
  • Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville, Congo
  • Serbia: Belgrade, Danube
  • Slovakia: Bratislava, Danube
  • Sudan: Nile, Khartoum
  • The Gambia: Banjul, Gambia

Prizes

#fridaygeotrivia is a game with two prizes:

  1. the sheer joy of geographic knowledge and pedantry.

  2. the bragging rights of getting the answer first.

Thanks for playing,

Ed