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Thought there was 51
Point taken Scrap. I see it as a technicality, but I'm not sure. It is my understanding that District of Columbia is not really a state. So I'll revise my question to say:
Name all fifty states in the USA, excluding District of Columbia. Bonus points if you can name all the state nicknames as well.
Thats a long answer Id wear my finger out typing ;D
I'm trying it myself, and I'm stuck on 47 :mad: I only know a few of the state nicknames though.
Thats Brilliant, keep going ;D
The funny thing is, I try this again in a month or two and it will be a different three states that I can't remember. ;D
Finally! All 50 states. Not bad for a Canadian, eh Lyle?
The last three that gave me trouble were Iowa, Wisconsin, and especially New Hampshire.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Heres one, Which was the first written language.
Sanskrit?
Lots of writing ocured but none in a full language proir to mestophia??whateverthe hlell its called. Iraq area, sumaria.
Mesopotamia,its the valley between two rivers,on was the Tigris,and one was the EuphratesQuote:
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sandscript...puff
Alright I guess it's only fair that I as an American embarress myself by trying to name the Canadian provinces
Alberta
British Colombia
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Saskatchawanalodeon
and more...............
:p
CGM, correct
Who had the first phonetical alphabet, and what country would these people call their home if they were around today.
I think the answer is The Sumerians, though I am not sure where exactly they called home. Somewhere in the middle east I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by armin
Sumeria is in modern day Iraq, i Think.
Correct and correct, I guess to easy, should have perhaps asked what their alphabet was called,lol.
What famous Nov 1922 event is credited to Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of England? What is unique about this event?
Didnt they open a tomb.
It was the finding and opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen?
What was unique - it's the legend of the curse of the Mummy as all of them dies very shortly afterwards in mysterious circumstances?
It was in fact the discovery of the tomb of Egyptian Pharoah Tutenkhamun, more famously known as King Tut. Archeologist Howard Carter had long suspected the tomb was there to be found, but it took 5 years of searching, at great cost to Lord Carnarvon, a member of the British aristocracy who was his sponsor, before the tomb was found.
What was unique was that it was the only relatively untouched tomb of an Egyptian pharoah ever discovered, all others had long since been plundered by tomb robbers. The tomb was filled with hundreds of items made of gold, including the famous golden mask, golden statues, and golden coffins, which had lain indisturbed and undiscovered for approx 3,500 years.
The mummy's curse was associated with this event, whereby many people associated with the excavation supposedly died mysterious deaths, but most people consider this to be a fanciful myth invented by the mass media to sell newspapers.
A fascinating book on the subject, which I have read a few times, is called Tutenkhamun: The Untold Story, by Thomas Hoving.
I knew that but didnt know how to spell it ;D
tut tut ;D
;D, whose turn X
How many Islands does Indonesia have? Closest guess wins.
;D
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hahahaQuote:
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higher. much higher. guess again
p.s. I was surprised to learn that Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world.
120?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGMhahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by killersheep35Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
higher. much higher. guess again
p.s. I was surprised to learn that Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world.
:) Actually, I checked on a couple of different websites, and the answer is 17,508. Yep. It caught me by surprise. I imagine some of them might be kind of small.Quote:
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Originally Posted by CGMhahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
higher. much higher. guess again
p.s. I was surprised to learn that Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in the world.
I'm thinking some of them must be stepping stone sized.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM:) Actually, I checked on a couple of different websites, and the answer is 17,508. Yep. It caught me by surprise. I imagine some of them might be kind of small.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep120?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
But surely by writing the book, he was telling the untold story and thus rendering the book title fraudulent?Quote:
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;D
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Originally Posted by XBut surely by writing the book, he was telling the untold story and thus rendering the book title fraudulent?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
;D
What is the southmost country in Central America?
I think Panama is the southernmost country in central America.
That is correct sire. For bonus points, name the countries directly to the north and south of Panama. For even more points, name a famous variety of marijuana that came from Panama.
Its the youngest country in the World Panama
Yeah, a quick look says it finally was on it's own in 1903, so that's pretty young. I was gonna say some European countries might be younger, but then I thought many of them were probably countries before they were annexed into the old USSR or Yugoslavia.Quote:
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Interesting that Panama never had control or ownership of the canal territiories until 1999.
I believe the next country to the south of Panama would be Peru, to the east is Columbia, to the west is Costa Rica I think? Directly to the North is the US. As for the mary jane, um Panama Jack?Quote:
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Not quite what I had in mind, but I see what you mean. OK, Panama is kind of on an angle. To the North and south I meant to the immediate neighbors north and south. More or less to the north of Panama is Costa Rica, more or less to the South is Columbia. Panama is also bordered by the Pacific on the west and the Caribbean on th east.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheepI believe the next country to the south of Panama would be Peru, to the east is Columbia, to the west is Costa Rica I think? Directly to the North is the US. As for the mary jane, um Panama Jack?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
The marijuana, famous in the 70s, is known as Panama Red. Here's a link. Good old Wiki. :D
Panama Red - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia