All Mapped Out

Humans have been drawing maps for time immemorial – from lines scraped in the dirt in prehistory to star charts of the known universe. We don’t always get it right, however, as this week’s trivia can attest. Get to the end with no wrong turns and you could win a sweet US$50 in Karma Concierge vouchers. Winners to be announced on 01 September 2026. 


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    1. What fake features do mapmakers draw to catch copyright thieves?

    2. Which mapping app became famous for a glitch that turned bridges and roads into twisted, melting shapes?

    3. Which continent did Christopher Columbus mistake America for because of poor mapping?

    4. Why did early mapmakers draw dragons and sea monsters in empty ocean areas?

    5. What is the phenomenon called when faulty GPS maps cause fatal navigation errors?

    6. Which lost city of gold was drawn on South American maps for centuries before being proven a myth?

    7. What is a digital map listing for a closed restaurant called?

    8. Which African river did European mapmakers mistakenly show flowing backwards into the Atlantic for centuries?

    9. Which water body in Europe lacks an officially mapped border because Germany, Austria, and Switzerland cannot agree on it?

    10. Which European town has a border running through a kitchen table?

    11. What geographic feature did early European mapmakers mistakenly draw California as for over 100 years?

    12. Which Atlantic region is famous for fictional maps claiming ships and planes vanish without a trace?

    13. Which island near Australia appeared on digital maps but never existed?

    14. What nickname was given to completely uncharted, unmapped areas on early global maps?

    15. What atmospheric visual trick hid the iceberg from lookouts on the night the Titanic sank?

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    2. Maps are important to recognise the boundaries but sometimes they lead to a different unknown destinations. It’s good to use maps as well as our own instincts.

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