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He posted up the question, Read the rest of his post!
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Originally Posted by Sjakihata
Hate quoting myself.
Who's that in reply to? If me, why the attitude?Quote:
Originally Posted by Warluster
Tsk, Røssvatnet of course. Common knowledge.
Back in elementary school, they made us remember the names of the ten largest lakes in Norway: Mjøsa, Røssvatnet, Femunden, Randsfjorden, Tyrifjorden, Snåsavatnet, Tunnsjøen, Limingen, Øyeren, Blåsjø.
Next we started on the ten highest mountains of Peru, in Quechua. :yes:
Not correct. Pay attention to the question. The second largest natural lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by luigi VI di Fatlington
You did mention it in the line-up though
You editted that in afterwards, didn't you!!!!11!!1!!!? :furious3:
Uh, Femunden?
No, I didnt. Take a look at post #116, you can see it is last edited the 20th.
And yes, it is indeed Femunden. Your go Monsieur Fatlington.
That's what they all say! :no:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sjakihata
(I'm just pulling your leg, Sjakihata)
Question, uhm, let's see, hmm...Okay: we all know that Gaul / Gallia was named after the Celts.
Question: Please name three other large areas of Celtic settlement whose name was a derivation of 'Celt'. Like 'Gaul', these areas may be historical.
Please also add name the countries where these areas are located.
Ah, that's why I have a hard time keeping my balance. :idea2:Quote:
Originally Posted by luigi VI di Fatlington
Galatia - modern TurkeyQuote:
Originally Posted by luigi VI di Fatlington
Celtiberia - modern Spain/Portugal
Gallaecia, now Galicia - modern spain
Celtiberia I believe is a name historians use to denote the mixed Celtic-Iberian civilisation or period. It is not a geographical name in itself. Similar to 'Norman England'.Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong though. :yes:
Anyway, well done, (at least) two out of three! :2thumbsup:
If you can come up with a third, it's yours.
He can have mine. Celtica the place from where the Celts originated, somewhere in southern Spain.
I've occasionally seen references to "Celtiberia", though I admit it's far more common to see "Celtiberian" as in the Celtic civilization/people in the Iberian Peninsula.
Thanks. I wasn't sure if that counted because I've only seen it in Pliny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sjakihata
Also, I believe Caledonia (modern Scotland) is a corrupted form of the same root word from which Celtic derives.
Maybe, it is what the Latins called Britain. The Celts refer to it as Albion.Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
The names I had in mind were Galicia in Poland / Ukraine, Galitia in Turkey and Galicia in Northwest Spain / Portugal. Others must count as correct too.
By all means, its yours. :yes:
Ack. I should have remember that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by luigi VI di Fatlington
OK, curious to see who knows what I'm talking about in my profile, so:
What's west of the Shannon? South of the Yalu?
A golf course amidst gently sloping green hills? A forest filled with harp playing leprechauns? A pub called the Red Lion where they serve Jameson by the pint?Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
Right neighborhood for part A.Quote:
Originally Posted by luigi VI di Fatlington
Jameson by the pint? Remind me not to play quarters with you.
Connacht (sp)?
That's part A.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke Malcolm
South of the Yalu?
Isn't the Yalu river the border between China and North Korea?
Duke Malcolm has what's west of the Shannon; Tom Hagen has what's south of the Yalu (though I was just looking for Korea as a whole). Whoever gets here first can post the next question.
Easy one for you: Where is the Country that Cyrus was born in now?
Didn't miles said that duke malcolm or tom hagen can post the next question, depending who get's here first?
Yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarmatian
Depends on how you interpret his question :scholar:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarmatian
@ Lord Motep, that country's still at the same place not? Iran ?
Just to answer that question.
Miles, why is Korea the answer to your question, or was it just a double question?
I'm still trying to figure out why La Paz isn' t the capital of Bolivia :D
Because it's Sucre, Sucre's the constitutional capital.
Oh...sorry bout that. They can go...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarmatian
Also: Wrong Cyrus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
No worries, Lord Motep. I still don't understand how one can be in Connaught AND Korea at the same time. :dizzy2:
In any case, I guess I'll give a quick one (though I hope it hasn't been asked already, my apologies if it has):
Name the world's two doubly-landlocked countries...