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Australia or Oceania? Drop A Pin's continent quiz gets complicated

A population-ranking question has viewers comparing school geography lessons, with Europe and Antarctica getting their own side discussions.

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Why this story? The video drew 523 comments in its first day, 5.2 times a normal first day on this channel (101).

Name the continents in order of population from highest to least #continents

Does your answer change depending on what your school called a continent? That's the sticking point beneath Drop A Pin's “Name the continents in order of population from highest to least #continents.” Several viewers remember learning Australia, not Oceania, and are questioning the labels before settling the ranking.

The Short drew roughly a quarter of a million views in its first day, an ordinary start for the channel. The conversation was anything but ordinary: comments arrived more than five times faster than usual.

There is a genuine distinction behind the replies. Oceania is a geographic region encompassing Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands; Australia is commonly taught as the continent. Different educational traditions use different continent models, so a seemingly straightforward quiz comes with a terminology problem.

Other viewers focus on Europe's place in the population order, while Antarctica inspires a lighter detour: penguins in formalwear and a reference to the Antarctic horror film The Thing.

For the travel podcast hosted by the Wonton Don and Uncle Chaps, this is a different wrinkle from the letter-E country quiz we covered earlier. Here, viewers aren't just supplying answers. They're debating what belongs on the answer sheet.

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What viewers say

Now ask who is the best dressed continent.
Antarctica's penguins with their black and white suits winners for centuries!
@TiNRiBSee it on YouTube
The population of Antarctica highly depends on how many scientists The Thing encountered that year
@iwatchstuff6786See it on YouTube
i was taught that Australia is the continent not Oceania. Oceania includes islands that are not on the same tectonic plate.m. Is
@rlkinnardSee it on YouTube

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When did we stop calling it Australia and start calling it Oceania?
@MrDrProfJMFSee it on YouTube
So what happened to Australia? I got them all right and in the right order until it got to Oceania, which I don't consider a continent.
@LeeMccormick-n2eSee it on YouTube
I need to be alerted faster to the easy ones.
@KetOrKevinSee it on YouTube

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