A little history/geography quiz

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Who conquered the largest land Empire in history?

Genghis Khan

Well, actually it was the Mongols (Genghis died and his son continued to expand the Empire) .... but I'd give you your answer.

OK yeah, I can see the empire pretty much doubled in size after his death, but I think we can agree that Genghis Khan was the brains that united the Mongols and got the ball rolling.

[killersheep]

Well, we learned something about lakes this question anway. Tanganyika still has more water than Superior.

OK new question.

This man was nominated before his death, but is the only person to actually win the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously.

No Idea, but I thought the question should be bumped. I love this thread.

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I didn't know this at all, so I have to admit that I did cheat and look this one up.


"In 1961, the prize was awarded to the second Secretary General of the UN, Dag Hammarskjöld, for strengthening the organization. Hammarskjöld is the only person to have received the prize posthumously, a few months after his death in a plane crash in the Congo; the Nobel statutes were later changed to make a posthumous prize virtually impossible."

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Boo hiss! I wanted to see if anyone knew.

Anyways, Hammarskjold was probably the most effective leader of an organization that is supposed to be dedicated to world peace, and this is an award that is dedicated to peace, so in a way it is ironic that so few people would be able to answer this.

[Scrap]

Why should Britain be thankfull to Panama.

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Why should Britain be thankfull to Panama.

Is the reason something different than the reason any other European nation should be grateful?

[Scrap]

Being an Island yes.

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Why should Britain be thankfull to Panama.

Because they gave the world the great Roberto Duran?

[Scrap]

No its geographical

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Why should Britain be thankfull to Panama.

Probably some sort of preferential deal on Panama Canal access. Maybe during the Falklands conflict, Britain had warships in the Pacific and Panama granted them quick access through the canal to get to Argentina.

[Scrap]

simply it makes Britain 10% warmer 12,000 years ago it wasnt there and the Gulf stream use to go into the Pacific. with Panama rising it redirected it North to warm us up, I thank them my father thanks them my Mother thanks them, my Dog thanked Them because He was short Haired.

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By the same token, I suppose it is all Panama's fault that it is always raining in the UK

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OK, new question...

Dec 1937 - Feb 1938 saw, in what city, an estimated 200,000 - 300,000 civilians massacred by soldiers from this country.

[Andre]

Im just stabbing at this. USSR

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Incorrect. USSR is not involved