Quiz questions where the answer may surprise you...

[Loz]

Just did an online quiz with this one:

Which city lies furtherest west - Edinburgh, Cardiff or Liverpool?

[Horsebox]

It's Edinburgh, I believe, though looking at most maps I'd be inclined to say Cardiff.

Something to do with maps being flat and not representing longitude & latitude correctly (please forgive my laymans terms).

I love the rehashing of the article(s) that shows the 'true' size of countries and continents against what's represented on most maps.

From The Economist on 'The true size of Africa' for starters

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/cartography

[El Pibe]

the standard 'upright' representation is at quite a slant as you can see.

still looks like cardiff pips it on that map, though google he say no

3.1833? W vs 3.1889? W

Though i guess as cardiff is further south that would make it further west in terms of physical distance from 0, he said pedantically.