A little history/geography quiz
Ok this is about cities and countries that have changed their name. Some are easy, some not so easy.
1. The city of Bombay, India is now known as
2. The country of Thailand was once known as
3. The city of Istanbul in Turkey was once known as
4. The country called Ceylon changed it's name to
5. The country now known as The Czech Republic, before it was part of Czechoslovakia, was first called
6. The country of Zimbabwe used to be called
7. The city of Beijing China used to be called
8. The country now known as The Democratic Republic of Congo was called
9. Iran used to be called
10. Burma is now known as
11. Ghana, in Africa, used to be known as
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I like quizzes ........ how's this for off the top of my head (no cheating!)
1. Mumbai
2. Siam
3. Constantinople (and before that it was Byzantium)
4 Sri Lanka
5. Moravia (?)
6. Rhodesia
7. Peking
8. Zaire
9. Persia
10. Myanmar
11. The Gold Coast
:thankyouthankyou:
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X
I like quizzes ........ how's this for off the top of my head (no cheating!)
1. Mumbai
2. Siam
3. Constantinople (and before that it was Byzantium)
4 Sri Lanka
5. Moravia (?)
6. Rhodesia
7. Peking
8. Zaire
9. Persia
10. Myanmar
11. The Gold Coast
:thankyouthankyou:
Perfect score, except maybe for 5. Moravia is a good answer. The quiz I copied had an answer of Bohemia. However a quick bit of googling seems to indicate that it's a toss up area between Moravia and Bohemia, both are regions that currently occupy Czech Republic, historically it is not clear to me which answer is better. So I guess we have to say perfect score, well done.
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Bloody hell I only got about 2. But I never did give a shit about geography or history. ;D
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Von Milash
Bloody hell I only got about 2. But I never did give a shit about geography or history. ;D
I agree Von ...... it's pointless to know where you are and what has already happened ;)
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I'm sure there's stuff about this continent I know that you don't. :cool:
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Oh yes - dis continent and dat continent ...... but not about being incontinent, I hope ;)
I myself am an expert on the Antarctican continent..... it's cold, windy. lots of snow and fuck all has ever been there or ever happened.
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X
Oh yes - dis continent and dat continent ...... but not about being incontinent, I hope ;)
I myself am an expert on the Antarctican continent..... it's cold, windy. lots of snow and fuck all has ever been there or ever happened.
........ a bit like Vancouver really. ;D
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I guess it could be one of thousands of volcanic tropical (?) islands ...
Monserrat, Conception, Stromboli?
Nah, I'm just randomly guessing :(
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I guess it could be one of thousands of volcanic tropical (?) islands ...
Monserrat, Conception, Stromboli?
Nah, I'm just randomly guessing :(
Well, from this island you can see Monserrat on a clear day. But this is a tough one. Unless you have already seen a pic, it would be hard to just guess.
I have seen it written that Columbus visited this Island in 1493. Also, about 12-13,000 people live here.
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Nah .... unless its Easter Island or Rapa Nui, you've got me on this one! Even they are guesses.
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Well, don't know Rapa Nui, but Easter Island and Monserrat are thousands of miles apart.
Anyways, the answer is Nevis, in the West Indies, Caribbean.
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Where is the longest in Hight Rock Face in the World :confused: