What's the capital of Burma/Myanmar?
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What's the capital of Burma/Myanmar?
Rangoon
The official capital, not it's largest city Craterus, though it's correct enough I guess. They're still changing from Yangon to the other place.
Your turn then ;)
Oh. Erm.
Where is the Historical Museum of Spaghetti located?
Naples?
No.
(sorry to be so blunt)
Cmon, it's not that hard.
Cultured individuals such as yourselves should know all about such fine cuisine.
Somewhere in Italy?
He's cunningly narrowed it down... ~;)
Nothing actually. Just if yiou feel you wish to, try to answere truthlly the first time, then *sigh* you may refer to wiki...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zain
Flourance?
'Fraid not.
Well, If I remember correctly, Marco Polo brought the recipe from China, so... Venice maybe?
Since it's in Italy, it would only be normal if the museum is in Rome.
Nope.
Thought there was one in Rome though, or no that was a pasta museum.
Pontedassio?
:bow:
What country was referred to in ancient times as Nubia?
None. No nation can trace a direct route back to Nubia, as far as I'm aware. You could say Sudan, methinks, but you'd be wrong. :yes:
It was Sudan I was looking for. The 'Nubian' dynasty that ruled Egypt for some years came from what is now Sudan.
Fair do's.
Where can one find the Fairy Chimneys?
Carlsbad Caverns?Quote:
Originally Posted by Justiciar
No sir.
South Dakota.
'fraid not.
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Kappadokia, Turkey ~:)
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Quite right!
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Which city was the last target of the victor of Manzikert and where is it located now?
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Nicaea, now known as Iznik, to the east of Istanbul in Turkey?
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Don't think he made it there (did he? :confused:) but in either case that's not the answer.
Tip: It's mentioned within the past week elsewhere at the ORG.
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Ah, I get the gist of your question now, methinks. If I remember correctly Alp Arslan died while campaigning in the East, so that would be in... Central Asia?
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Nope. Somewhere relatively much nearer to Malazgirt (Manzikert). ~:)
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Come on people, not that difficult!
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Can't suffer a good thread die. ~:mecry: The correct answer is:
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Please move on...
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Since nobody knew, you get to ask another question.
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There's this place in the world, whose native language defines but two numbers: 1 and >1. Which is the place?
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Do you mean the natives' language only recognize zero (0)?
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No; it recognizes 1 (one) and >1 (greater than one) but nothing else.
Source: Britannica's sources. :inquisitive:
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That's weird. But nevertheless, I will try to guess: São Tomé
Nunavut?
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Neither. :no:
Tip: A serie of islands in the Indian Ocean
Wikipedia states about the languages that:
which contradicts with Britannica's statement that they distinguished only one and greater than one.Quote:
Judging from the available sources, the [...] languages have only two cardinal numbers: one and two. However, they have at least six ordinal numbers. This gap in the vocabulary was remedied where necessary by the use of gesture.
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Andamans?
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:yes:
Your turn good sir. :bow:
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The name I'm looking for is both a city and an island, though the city isn't located on the isle.
The island was discovered by a famous explorer, though it doesn't bear its name. He claimed it for his country, yet another nation built a fort there, the only settlement of that nation in this now great country.
What is the name I'm looking for?
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:dizzy: Any tips?
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Southampton maybe?
Hispaniola?
This large city lies to the west of both Southampton and Hispaniola, to the south of Southampton, but more to the norht than Hispaniola.
Hope that this narrows it down a bit.
Vancouver perhaps than? :beam:
Vancouver it is, your turn Charge.
Alright, this city is located outside of europe, and was governed by europeans for a long time. It has currently a spec. administrative status, and located near another such city.
hope it isn't mentioned before...
Hong kong?
If its right, someone else can answer the question, ever since I dropped geography I just became disinterested in it...:sweatdrop:
eeer, not, but...
It should be easy for you.
macau?
Yep! :grin3: :balloon2:
Well Hong Kong and Macau both fit your descriptions...
someone else can post a question :2thumbsup:
Time to revive this quiz...
Name the largest island in a lake.
Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron
Your turn :laugh4:
What's the highest mountain of America?
Akonkagua, not sure about spelling
Correct, your turn.
In which country lies the mountain peak Noshaq (aka Nowshak)??
Since nobody found it.....it's Afghanistan
This quiz still going? Vorian?
Nobody answered my question so I gave away the answer. You may post yours I think.
Name the first explorer to survey enough of Antarctica to prove it a continent instead of merely a collection of islands.
Possibly not Ernes Shackleton?
WELL before Shackleton.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warluster
A further hint: the land surveyed now bears the surveyor's name.
Ross?
Dumont d'Urville?
Charles Wilkes?
Evil, you're two for two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars
OK, just to get this quiz going again:
Name two countries not colonized during the 19th Century European land grab in Africa.
abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia.
That would be the two. Take 'er away.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuintusJulius-Cicero
In which specific region of land (province) is the Neuschwanstein castle (my favourite castle, like to own it one day) located at?
Bavaria?
Alsace?