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lilhokie525 OP
May 07, 2026 at 07:32 AM ET
today's trivia
Which national capital has the highest elevation?

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Freddyburg Hokie Freddyburg Hokie
2mo
Anyone who has seen Long Way Up knows that.
Femoyer Hokie Femoyer Hokie
2mo
Lhasa
vt90 vt90
2mo
Washington, DC is pretty high most of the time but that is a different ...
question I suppose.
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EDGEMAN
2mo
Have had stops in two of the capitals guessed.
On the ground in one, and never got off the plane in the other.
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lilhokie525 OP
2mo
Do high altitude landings pose any difficulties that low altitude landings
do not?
E
EDGEMAN
2mo
Yes. Lower DA and PA
JoesterVT JoesterVT
2mo
some do...but due to terrain, and not necessarily the altitude
** Edited by JoesterVT at 5/7/2026, 9:02:29 AM
JoesterVT JoesterVT
2mo
back during your drug mule days?
Brown Water Brown Water
2mo
Aliaksei Protas
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Va AandM
2mo
Quito, Ecuador
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I85Hokie
2mo
La Paz, Bolivia?
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lilhokie525 OP
2mo
ding, ding, ding, correct!
LaPaz, Bolivia at 11,975 feet easily captures that title. Second highest is Bolivia’s other capital, Sucre, at 9153 feet. The highest outside Bolivia is Bogota at 8660 feet.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
2mo
Quito is higher than Bogota, according to the Googles
World Atlas, and a few other sites all concur... ** Edited by JoesterVT at 5/7/2026, 9:14:56 AM
Late 80s Hokie Late 80s Hokie
2mo
Bolivia has 2 capitals?
VTHokie2000 VTHokie2000
2mo
Sucre is the constitutional capital and seat of the judicial branch of
government. While the executive, legislative, and electoral branches are seated in La Paz. It is similar to how the Netherlands is structured with Amsterdam and The Hague.
santafe santafe
2mo
Dang it...missed it by that much........ :)
JoesterVT JoesterVT
2mo
looking at the map, I was down to La Paz, Bogota, and Quito
JoesterVT JoesterVT
2mo
Is scanning a map disqualifying?
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lilhokie525 OP
2mo
If it is a topographical map, yes. If the map does not contain altitude
lines or images of mountains, no.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
2mo
I'll abstain, probably rong anyway
santafe santafe
2mo
Bogota Columbia?
Spud Spud
2mo
Mexico City?
E
EDGEMAN
2mo
It gets the award for the most elevation and air pollution combination.
Stork Stork
2mo
Katmandu?
E
EDGEMAN
2mo
Reminds me of a song...