How about the St Lawrence?
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How about the St Lawrence?
Not the St Lawrence
1.Amazon
2.Congo
3.?
4.Orinoco
What's the name of the river that flows trhough Bangladesh and empties into the Bay of Bengal? I can never remember its name :mark: .
The answer is either the Rio Negro or the Ganges.
The correct answer is
1.Amazon
2.Congo
3.Ganges-Brahmaputra
4.Orinoco
I DON'T KNOW WHO WINS!
..so somebody pose a Q.
Anfield5 got three of the four, so it goes to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by edv
I would have bet, between my two, that it was the Rio Negro. I remembered that one of the largest rivers in the world was a tributary of the Amazon, but couldn't remember the name until this morning. The Ganges was just covering my bet :rolleyes:.
Yeah, that's the one I was thinking of :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by edv
OK. Name the 11 U.S. States/Commonwealths that start with a vowel.
Alabama, Ohio, Idaho, Utah, Iowa, Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska............
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah ...that's 12 I think
Albuquerque?
You are correct edv I do have 12 on my list, unsure why I said 11.
I though that may be too easy for any of you State side people, but it was the only thing I could think of this morning:)
BleAivano good effort but Albuquerque is a city in New Mexico
Weird, I always thought that it was an own state, but I do remember now that I have visited Albuquerque airport in FSX.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
OK
Here's a world map in 3 colours.(sorry about the little red bits..)
What does this map represent?
http://i.imgur.com/eQwnsIb.jpg
A wild guess but does the pink indicate Communist countries
Well, you're on a track.
The theme is indeed geopolitical.
My interest in this map is mostly what the GREEN countries represent.
I can't see the map.
3rd world countries or those part of NAM?
blue and pink = America+Allies (Nato + more?) and Soviet Bloc
Excellent answer, Storm! You are correct.
I was trying to learn more about what the term '3rd World' meant and I found this. I had always thought that it was the 'old' world, the 'new' world and the '3rd' world.
Turns out the name '3rd world' is a term originating during the Cold War Era, referring to countries non-aligned with either NATO/WEST or Soviet Bloc/Warsaw Pact/EAST.
I also thought that '3rd' world referred to under-developed/poor/colonial countries, but I was wrong.
So Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, etc are all 3rd world countries!
Your go, Storm
usually third world is used as a derogatory term for poor, under-developed countries like mine - as you said - most people think it has to do with having 3rd class facilities.
India, Egypt and Yugoslavia were actually the driving force behind NAM....a fat load of good it did for the development of those countries though. :p:
I will come back with a Q soon, unless someone else already has one, please have a go.
usually third world is used as a derogatory term for poor, under-developed countries like mine - as you said - most people think it has to do with having 3rd class facilities.
India, Egypt and Yugoslavia were actually the driving force behind NAM....a fat load of good it did for the development of those countries though. :p:
I will come back with a Q soon, unless someone else already has one, please have a go.
Ok, a question in the style of edv
Identify
Wotsitstan ?
Afghanistan?
Sure looks like it to me. (and North is even at the top! :) )Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
oh yeah..
bonus blah blah for the thingie coming out at the right corner...
yes I forgot to add that no craftiness like edv's stuff ;)
I would guess the Khyber Pass
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Originally Posted by Storm
Don't know about the thingy but perhaps Sikhia?
Anyway new question.
This is an unofficial flag of a small region somewhere in Europe. Name the region and what country it is located in.
http://i.imgur.com/Yj3CiAu.png
Basque region of Spain/France?
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Originally Posted by D-Type
Nope.
Some swedish isle ?
Yeah, the three crowns would seem to indcate so.Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
Perhaps the Aland Islands?
Well "sort of", more part of an island rather then the island itself ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
No, no, no --Here is Åland's flag (and the same sentance in the language of 99.9% of the locals)Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
nej nej nej ---här är Ålands flagga
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...QGIZMi3cKwTgh5
That should give you a hint about who they are, what they speak...and should be easy enough to read.
The flag in the question comes from someplace where the locals could once understand the imported language..but is a made up thing from modern times.
Well, 'no,no,no' is english, I presume.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
So is the Island the UK?
The Faroe Islands?
Nej nej nej detta är Føroyar flagga:Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...slands.svg.png
And I'm not saying what Føroyar means cause it'll be a good question.
The flag is a fictitious flag for some BIG part of a BIG island that was last a "kingdom"--and thereby needin a flag, ya know---over 1000 years ago... Just pre-dating the well known "Tre Kronor" (three crowns) of Sweden by 500-600 years.
Nope they're Danish.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
and edv is on the right way...
One of the islands that are part of Denmark: Sjaeland (Zealand) perhaps?
No,Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
also Edv is right about the country which is the UK, although if you want to be picky, the island is not named UK. ;)