Re: A little history/geography quiz
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What is the only country in the world that has an acroynm for a name ?
FYROM?
(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Re: A little history/geography quiz
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What is the only country in the world that has an acronym for a name?
Pakistan
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No idea on the country anagram or the lake with houses on stilts question
Re: A little history/geography quiz
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killersheep
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What is the only country in the world that has an acronym for a name?
Pakistan
How the hell did you get that .... well done if you got it without cheating (?)
It was named after the main tribes/ethnic groups in the country. Are you sure you didn't cheat Killersheep??
P unjab A fghan K aschmir I ndus S indh Belutschistan
Re: A little history/geography quiz
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killersheep
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Originally Posted by
X
What is the only country in the world that has an acronym for a name?
Pakistan
How the hell did you get that .... well done if you got it without cheating (?)
It was named after the main tribes/ethnic groups in the country. Are you sure you didn't cheat Killersheep??
P unjab A fghan K aschmir I ndus S indh Belutschistan
This officially falls into the random shit I've learned over the years for no reason. I didn't cheat, as for your other question I have no idea.........
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Great answer on Pakistan. I would like to rep you, but the computer says I must spread it around and unfortunately I can't be doing that egalitarian communist shit.
The other answer is Venezuela (he named it after Venice, where the houses were also on stilts)
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Great answer on Pakistan. I would like to rep you, but the computer says I must spread it around and unfortunately I can't be doing that egalitarian communist shit.
The other answer is Venezuela (he named it after Venice, where the houses were also on stilts)
interesting.
Re: A little history/geography quiz
Here's an easy one.
What is the dividing line between Europe and Asia?
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killersheep
Here's an easy one.
What is the dividing line between Europe and Asia?
The Ural mountains.
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Is it the Bosphorus river - hence Istanbul straddling Europe and Asia historically?
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I would have thought the Urals.
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Mikkel_K
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killersheep
Here's an easy one.
What is the dividing line between Europe and Asia?
The Ural mountains.
That is correct.
Re: A little history/geography quiz
Russia and Sheffield have something in common regarding Rivers what is it. also Rome has something in common with Sheffield regarding Rivers whats that, just came into my Head ;D
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In fact Rome and Sheffield are identical in what two ways.
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Both are built on seven hills (I live near Sheffield). Don't know about the rivers though.