Geography Quiz

[Mantzaros]

Right, so instead of just connecting geographic locations with each other, let's try something a bit more... challenging.

The idea's this: a poster describes a country in his post, and the people after him/her try guessing/knowing which nation the description was about. The original poster then tells if the answer was correct, and the person with the right answer gets to describe the next nation.

For example:

Person 1:
This nation gained its independence in 1917, after which it was the battlefield for a civil war for a year before the so-called 'white' side beat the opposing 'reds'. Its flag has only two colours, blue and white.

Person 2: That's Finland, isn't it?

Person 1: Correct, Person 2; your turn.

etc...

So, I'll describe a nation. Something easy to begin with. ;)

The flag of this European nation contains three colours, which I won't name here. The official language of this country is not spoken too widely worldwide as most speakers live either in this country or in its neighbours. This nation's football team (or its predecessor) has won multiple football World Cups.

[Arkacia]

That discribes half of Europe :D....but at a guess, Italy?

[Mantzaros]

Well crap, alright. My description does indeed cover a couple of countries, and since I cannot say Italy doesn't meet the requirements, I'll accept it. I was looking for Germany with its 'predecessor' West Germany being the football masters, but meh. Your turn, Arkacia.

(One thing though: I'd NEVER mention Italians' World Cup success, NEVER I would. :rolleyes: )

[Freakums]

alright, dragon gave me her turn, so .. . . . . . .

this country was a country for a short period between the end of the 19th cnetury and 1949, when they joined a klarger country in existance since about the turn of the century.
that gives it away!

[Mantzaros]

East Germany, perhaps? DDR was established in 1949 and in the turn of 1980s-90s along with the German re-unification, it ceased of existance.

[Freakums]

ummm . . . mantzaros . . . ..
from the end of 1900's to 1949. not 1949 to 2000's

[Mantzaros]

alright, dragon gave me her turn, so .. . . . . . .

this country was a country for a short period between the end of the 20th cnetury and 1949, when they joined a klarger country in existance since about the turn of the century.
that gives it away!

If you meant this 'end of the century' to have happened earlier than 1949, you might have wanted to call it "the end of the 19th century". ^^;

edit: I've spent one hour pondering this, and cannot come up with a country meeting all the requirements. -_-' I'll keep on thinking till someone grabs the prize.

[Arkacia]

Freakums, the discription you give is a bit confusing, but one "nation" did come to mind, if I've read things right :).

Tibet?

[Freakums]

nope,
and . . . arrrggghhhh! i CORRECTED MY POST, AND THEN SOMEBODY RE-EDITED IT . . . .
now edited again.

[Arkacia]

The games been stagnant for a few days now, so Freakums, I think we need some more clues :)

Oh, and I did'nt re-edit your post. Who's name was down as the last edit?, just curious about this.

[Freakums]

I forget the name. ..
okay, heres a clue:
it was inder ther tule of the briotish empire! and the country it is now a part of is now one the owrlds major powers, if one of the lesser ones.
and: one of its conditons for joined was that it could keep its nutrient enriched white bread!
thasts shoudl give you an idea!

[HinesDaMan]

India

This country was formed in 1945 as a republic, and then fell apart in 1992. American pressure in 1995 split one of the former reigions in this former republic into two nations, and in 2005 this "nation" has finally disappeared from the map of Europe.

Simple...

[Arkacia]

I think considering the nature of this game, and the hard nature of some of the clues, we all should wait to have our answer confirmed as correct, before putting the next question in :).

India is'nt the answer Freakums is looking for, as it never joined a larger country, and lost its independance.

However, Newfoundland and Labrador did, when they joined Canada in 1949, and if this is the right answer, I'm going to kick myself hard for not guessing it first. Considering where Freakums is from :D.

If I'm right, HinesDaMan's question can stand as the next one.

[Freakums]

how' you figure it out? did you ask GB?
(btw he knew immediatly!
or did you just think . . . hmm . . . hgow woudl FFreak3 knoiw sio much abotu a place?
JUST CURIOUS!
:D I can;lt belioeve i actually stumped you guys!

[Arkacia]

Is it Yugoslavia?

(Freakums, I have no idea who or what GB is. I was just looking at old British empire maps, trying to see if one of the nations fit your clues, when I remembered where you were from. I checked it on google, and found I was right.)

[Freakums]

GB, GuyBrush!
you never knew that??????
you know hima lot longer then i do!
meanwhiel, i ahve no idea what the answer to hines question is . . . . .
but i'll guess regardless . . . let's see . . . which european country isn;t on this new map of the world I ahve?
/me still doesn;t have a clue
hmmm . . . . looks like this is a bit of a spam post . . . . .

[supermario]

It is Yugoslavia...

[Arkacia]

Ok, I'm going to assume I'm right, because the question asker has'nt posted anything.

What nation was the first in the world to give women the vote?

[Mantzaros]

New Zealand, I seem to recall. Year I don't remember, though.

[Arkacia]

yep, your turn :).

[Mantzaros]

This nation consists of two fairly different parts and its flag is originally a combination of the two flags of these regions. The capital of this nation is often mistakenly mentioned to be the largest city (port city) of this nation, even though the actual legislative (and official) capital has been located elsewhere for decades already.

[supermario]

Is it Australia??? I have this feeling I'm wrong, but I couldn't pass up the Sydney/Canberra connection...

[Mantzaros]

Not bad a guess, but nope, it's not Australia. If this seems difficult to more people, I'll post some more hints later.

[Arkacia]

I'm probably wrong too, but the only other nation I can think of that gets its capital mixed up is Brazil. Don't think it fits the other clues though.

[Mantzaros]

Not Brazil either. Alright, so a clue: one of the aforementioned two parts of this nation is an island traditionally wealthier than the continental region.

[Arkacia]

By George I think I've got it :D.

The island clue made me think of Zanzibar, and on checking up, found that Tanzania fits all your clues...so my answer is

Tanzania.

[Mantzaros]

Tadada-dang, correct. ^_^

Arkacia's turn desu.

[Arkacia]

Name the area in the USA where you can find old faithful :).

[supermario]

Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, Montana)... I've been there...

[Arkacia]

yep, your turn supermario :).

[supermario]

Whereabout in the United States would you find Fort Baker? A golden question if I do say so myself...

[Mantzaros]

Err... I must say I don't have any kind of reasonable clue on this one. Could you give some more clues for non-Americans?

EDIT: Ding, I immediately came up with something ridiculous! Well, I guess I'm just doing some blind shooting, but could it be in California? Golden question, Golden Gate, that's the only "golden" thingie I remember of the top of my head knowing also its location within the States...

EDIT2: Somehow I don't trust my answer above. :rolleyes:

[supermario]

That is correct! San Francisco, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge... very nice seeing my clue... :p

A side note, Fort Baker was the end point for the Amazing Race 2 a couple of years ago.

All yours Mantzaros...

[Mantzaros]

The nation I'm looking for has a very colourful flag, due to political reasons mostly. In order to emphasize the new equality between every political and social faction within this nation, the flag was changed somewhere just before the middle of 1990s. The flag contains and combines the party flags found in this nation, and also symbolizes the "former division, but future unity" between the social groups. Oh yes, and this country is one of the wealthiest of its continent, no matter how major social problems they actually have.

Hope it's somehow understandable. ^^;

[Mick]

Would that be South Africa? I seem to remember a flag change when Nelson Mandela came to power and ended apartheid around the mid '90s....

[Mantzaros]

Aww, shucks, Mick. You got it right so fast... :D

Your turn, aye.

[Mick]

This nation has been ruled by another nation since the 1850's. It is fairly small nation with a population of about 200,000. It is also a popular tourist destination for some europeans.

[Arkacia]

Hmm, guessing, guessing, guessing :D

The canary islands?

[Freakums]

i woudl guess St. Lucia, buit the time is slightly worng, unless you reman the time when they came under permanent contol of britain, which wa sin 1857, i believe. before that, they changed hands betweenthe britsh and the french a few times. they gianed indenpence in 1985, and aren;t so big ofna to0urist desrination right now due to frequent hurricanes that don;t usually strike so harshly. am i right?

[HinesDaMan]

My guess is the Virgin Islands

[Mick]

Not quite, but the nation is an island....

[pollovivo]

Not quite, but the nation is an island....

Like easter Island?

[Mick]

No...still not it...

[HinesDaMan]

Is it Cyprus? or Crete?

[Mick]

No...

Another clue...it is in the Pacific Ocean..

[Arkacia]

New Caledonia?

I know its ruled by France, but not sure when that started.

[Mick]

Yes New Caledonia!!!......your turn..

[Arkacia]

These islands have been under disputed ownership for over 200 years. An attempted invasion was repelled in the second half of last century. The main industries are farming and fishing.

[Mantzaros]

(Yikes, the New Caledonia one was really difficult... it only first popped into my mind after reading Arkacia's answer. :D)

This one, however, might be easier... Falkland Islands in South Atlantic? Argentina and the United Kingdom haven't really reached an agreement since the first half of 19th century on these islands, and the shortish "invasion" by Argentinians was quickly countered by Thatcher and company of the UK somewhere in the beginning of the 1980s... 1981, 1982 or something.

[Arkacia]

Yes, you are right. It is the Falklands :).

Darn, I'd hoped this on was going to be a bit hard to work out.
Oh well, maybe next time :D.

[Mantzaros]

Alright, sorry for the delay; I sort of forgot and err... right.

Anyway, the country I'm looking for gained its independence and became an empire in the first half of the 19th century but only got to have two emperors before turning into a republic in turn of 1880s and 1890s. In the mid-20th century this nation seemed like it could've theoretically become a southern hemisphere "Scandinavian social democracy paradise" (or at least potentially postpone the current social problems further) with its huge public income and resources, but one certain and certainly more than questionable construction project turned everything upside down. This construction project was the new capital, by the way.

I hope it's not too confusing; I'm running a nice little fever, so my concentration is a bit shaking.

[Arkacia]

Is it Brazil?

It sort of seems to fit the clues. At least what I can remember reading about Brazil's history ages ago does :).

[Mantzaros]

If my feverish memory served me correct back when I wrote that, Brazil indeed should fit the clues. You're right, Arkacia. :D

All yours. ^_^

[Arkacia]

This tiny oil-rich Islamic sultanate is known chiefly for the astounding wealth of its Sultan, its tax-free, subsidised society, and the fact that its population enjoy one of the highest per capita incomes on earth.

[Mick]

I'm thinking that would be Brunei.... I have heard of the massive wealth of the sultan of Brunei and a quick google search tells me its an oil rich, Islamic country..

[Arkacia]

You got it right Mick. Your turn now :)

[Mick]

Ok, this country is fairly small with a high density population, their flag has 2 colours and they are big on manufacturing electronics...

[JoeN]

Ok I'm going to put the answer that came to my head first

Japan

If not i have a few others

[Mick]

Japan it is..:)

Your turn...

[JoeN]

Ok when i saw this i was just shocked and i never knew this and that it was kinda cool. I also want to meet this person. I promise I will make it harder next time.

This man set a Guinness Records for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. He later became the Prime Minister of this country.

[Arkacia]

I've heard of the beer drinking exploits of Bob Hawke - ex PM ( and our best IMO) of Australia so I am going to guess him :).

[Mick]

LOL....I think every Aussie has heard of the great drinking feats of our ex-prime minister:D ....probably why he got voted in :p

ah...Bob Hawke.... or "King Bonza the charismatic" as they called him in a funny radio sketch series called "How green was my cactus", funny name, funny show, a political satire....of course that was about 10 years ago :) ....hmmm...showing my age now :D

[JoeN]

Well Arkacia you are right and I was expecting one of the Australians to shout out the answer. Yeah I was searching country facts and I saw this and I thought I just have to post this its going to be easy but I gotta do it. Well Arkacia crank out the next clues.

[Arkacia]

This nation is an ex-British colony and achieved independance in the middle of last century. It has the biggest cinema industry in the world for numbers of movies made each year.

[HinesDaMan]

Is it India?

[Freakums]

hmmm . .. i would sya canada becuase it currently has the largest movie induistry in movies + total money now, but we became a countyr in the 1800's. not the last century . . . .
maybe i am slightly confused.
(or you could be, but i douibt it .. . I am in Canada, and waht's a little pumping up one number iunba socail studies book gonna do? or on a website, etc. I know, for sure, that Canada is at least a world leader in mnovie production.)

[Arkacia]

Canada may have a big movie industry Freakums, but it isn't as big as Bollywood. Even Hollywood doesn't pump out the number of movies each year that Bollywood does :).

HinesDaMan is correct. The answer is India.

[dunkinmb310]

Freakums Its the republic of texas

[HinesDaMan]

OK...this country was completely formed in 1984, but had been thought of as a separate entity since 1870. While 1 billion people worldwide technically are citizens of this country, the population inside the actual borders is only 921 people at last census. The official language of the country is Latin, but there are many more languages spoken there.

[Freakums]

[offtopic]
Statistics: (from a few years ago, admittably)
Hollywood:
@16,000,000,000 in proceeds from movies +merchandise (growth since then per year (or maybe not, i'm not sure)or soemthing, 7.59%)
Toronto:
@17,000,000,000 in proceeds from movies(growth since that, 10.78%)
that's not including merchandise, and that's not inclusding the rest of the states ro ther rest of Canada. The rest of Canada followws similar statistics over the U.S.
that's comign form several sources, including statistics Canada, the sister of that from the states, moviegoers (a critics group), and from Money World.
:pleasant "ha ha" type grin:

[Arkacia]

Is the answer the Vatican HinesDaMan?

Freakums, I wasn't talking about profits but sheer numbers of movies made. Bollywood movies don't make as much money as other countries because they aren't exported like those from North America. It doesn't help that most Indian movies are pretty crappy and most western audiences aren't really interested in them.

[HinesDaMan]

Yep Ark, it is the Vatican. Technically every Catholic in the world is a citizen of the Vatican, which is how 1 billion people worldwide are citizens there.

All yours

[Arkacia]

Sorry I forgot all about this game :D.

I'll just put an easy one in.

This nation was a great explorer in its past and is responsible for the language most commonly spoken in South America. It was also responsible for the destruction of at least two ancient societies due to lust for gold, slaves, land and forced religious conversions in the 15th and 16th century. Today however it has just passed laws allowing gay marriage.

[HinesDaMan]

Is it Portugal?

[Arkacia]

No, its not Portugal, but you aren't far off :).

[HinesDaMan]

Must be Spain then

[Arkacia]

Yes it is. Your turn :).

[HinesDaMan]

This country became independent in 1970, after being a British colony since nearly a century. Two political coups in 1987 caused beacause of anger over the Indian community dominating the government disrupted this country's machine, but it has since recovered and had free elections in 1999. Later elections in 2001 provided this country with a democratically elected government.

[Arkacia]

I'll have a guess.

Is it Fiji?

[HinesDaMan]

Yup, Fiji is the correct answer

[Arkacia]

This continent is home to the lowest temperatures ever recorded on Earth.

[HinesDaMan]

Well...Antartica, for obvious reasons...but I have a feeling this is a trick question

[Arkacia]

Nope not a trick question at all and you got it right :).

[Freakums]

may I post the next question?
Merci!

What place on Earth is reknown for havign the fastest wind speeds recorded? (even though the guiness book refuses to acknowledge it as the windiest place on earth because some palce in the states with just a few less km per hour and few more million dollars?)

[Arkacia]

I had to spend a while looking this up. Everytime I googled I got site after site about winds on other planets in the solar system.

The Guiness book of records says Greenland. The USAF base at Thule to be exact with a wind speed of 333 km/h (207 mph).

[JsWoman]

I didn't know there was such a record for windiest place.... Good fact to know, so thanks.

[yarnellcg17]

Although Chicago can claim to be the Windy City..Antarctica is known as the windiest place on earth..


What volcano caused a dramatic climate change in 1816? and where is it located...

[JsWoman]

Mount Saint Helens?

I'm prolly wrong, but I don't know very much about volcanoes. Or at least not the ones that are being talked about here. :D ;)

[yarnellcg17]

You are right about being wrong..keep plugging away :)

[JsWoman]

I think, on this, I'll leave it to the people that know what they're talking about, and stop embarrasing myself with my lack of knowledge.

[yarnellcg17]

I don't blame ya.. is a toughy to figure out

Don't forget..there is a geographical location too:)

[Freakums]

hmmm . . . just like to mention that you're supposed to wait for the person to vertify the answer, but nevermind!
abotu yours . . is it krakatoa?
spelled somehtign lioek that, right?

[yarnellcg17]

Nope Krakatoa occured in 1883

[JoeN]

Tambora on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia.

[yarnellcg17]

Your answer is correct.. Indonesia was in former Dutch East Indies..

Tambora located there..caused a climate change to occur in North America and in Europe in 1816..other parts of the world were affected..but 1816 is referred to as the Year without Summer..

[JoeN]

Travelers to this city often become ill the moment they arrive in this city, Why? This city is 11,900 feet above sea level, the highest metropolis in the world. People with ailing hearts or bronchial problems are warned to stay away, and even those in perfect health usually cannot avoid some illness resulting from the Altitude.

[yarnellcg17]

La Paz, Bolivia is what I am thinking for this answer :D

[JoeN]

you are right indeed

[yarnellcg17]

In 1770..A man came along a land.. he named the River “Endeavour,” just shortly after.. Where is this location?

[Arkacia]

I was waiting to see if anyone else wanted to have a go at this one, but a week is long enough.

The man is Captain James Cook and the location is Cooktown, Queensland, Australia.

[yarnellcg17]

very cool Arkacia..got that right :D

[Arkacia]

Just a quick and easy one.

Name the nation that goes with the flag I've attached below.

[Mantzaros]

Malawi in the south-eastern part of the African continent. Neighbours are Tanzania, Mozambik and Sambia, if I'm not mistaken. Unfortunately, that's about all I know about the small country.

[Arkacia]

Yep thats the right nation, and you know more about it than I do.

I just saw the flag pic and thought it looked nice so decided to use it :).

[Mantzaros]

For once, I'll post a flag as well (typing descriptions is so hard v_v). So, which nation marches into the Olympics under the following decorative flag?

[Arkacia]

Its the flag of Cambodia.

and yes I had to look it up. I knew it was either Cambodia or Laos, but couldn't remember which :).

[Mantzaros]

Yep, nothing to add except that the Laotian flag can be identified from its white circle in the middle. ^_^

Your turn, Arkacia. :)

[Arkacia]

Well seeing as it just seems to be the two of us interested in this game, and we both seem to like flags, heres another one...

[yarnellcg17]

I like flags :D

I found that 1 to be Pitcairn...volcanic island:eek: ..South Pacific

[Arkacia]

Yes, thats exactly right. Your turn yarnell :).

[yarnellcg17]

Here is 1 I think will be is easy:angel2:

http://www.theodora.com/flags/state_flags/hi.gif

[Mantzaros]

That's one of the few states of the USA, of which flag I can recognize. I must admit, though, that I confirmed my guess by checking the file name: hi.gif. ^^;

Hawaii, HI.

[yarnellcg17]

Your right Mantzaros..very good Detective work..

Knows how she did it too...hehehehe..

[Mantzaros]

Alright, let's stick to the flags for now. ^_^ The easiest way to find this flag is from sports competition.

[Arkacia]

Starts muttering under breath....I'm not going to cheat and look it up, I'm not going to cheat and look it up, I'm not going to cheat and look it up

Ok, I'll have a complete guess, is it the Danish olympic flag?

[Mantzaros]

Hehe, not a Danish flag, Arkacia. I'll add that this "country" is not independent, but a rather problematic area belonging to the United Kingdom.

[Arkacia]

Hmm, Northern Ireland?

[yarnellcg17]

:D 2nds the motion in the answer that it is Northern Ireland:D

[Mantzaros]

Yes, that's the Ulster's Banner. Northern Ireland it is.

Your turn again, Arkacia. ^_^

[Arkacia]

I've tried to be a bit tricky here. Hope this one is a bit harder to guess :).

[JsWoman]

I'm going to have a try at the flag. I will guess it's

Northern Territory, Australia

[Arkacia]

Dang, wasn't as tricky as I thought it would be :D.

Yes you are right, you're turn now.

[JsWoman]

Hoping this is a good one to try.


http://www.flags.net/images/largeflags/PORT0001.GIF

[Arkacia]

Ok, another guess.

The colours look Portugese, so Portugal?

[JsWoman]

Ok.. So it wasn't the hardest one to go up, but it was worth a shot. :D Good job, Arkacia.

[Arkacia]

The reason I was able to guess that one is because on another site I visit, people can use a flag to represent where they live. The site concerned has a few Portugese members so I see their flag in threads a fair bit :).

Ok, next one....

[yarnellcg17]

An African Nation named Burundi


Here is mine

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/flags/dc/dcflagsmall.GIF

[Mantzaros]

Washington DC. The family coat of arms of George Washington. No, I didn't know it right away. ^^;

(The earlier country is spelled Burundi, but I'm sure that was just a typo. :D)

[yarnellcg17]

You're right on both answer and typo Mantzaros..wanna trade keyboards?:D

[Mantzaros]

Trading keyboards, eh? Aww, shucks... I like this current one of mine so much; many years together and such... ^^;

Flags, flags, flags... another flag. ^_^

edit: aww, shucks... this cannot be this hard. I included now the former flag as well in case it'd help a bit.

[Arkacia]

Ok, I admit it. This was a hard one and the old flag didn't help me one bit, but cheating and looking through a flags site did :D.

It belongs to Georgia, a former soviet republic.

[Mantzaros]

Alrightie, Arkacia. ^_^

The turn is yours again. :D

[Arkacia]

I chose this one because I thought it looked pretty :).

[yarnellcg17]

My answer for Arkacia's is

Belize

Mantzaros had a very very hard 1 on that old Georgia flag ( former Soviet Republic )
Here is mine..

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/edu/ref/wf/f/gg-lgflag.gif

[Arkacia]

I've just done a big search through world and American flags and can't find this one. You've stumped me yarnell :D.

Would you consider putting a clue in.....please :)

[yarnellcg17]

It's just a newer flag of a Former Soviet Republic :D

[Arkacia]

Ok, I'll give it a guess, how about...ummm.....Armenia?

[Mantzaros]

It's the former flag of Georgia, the same I posted just a few days before the current one. In my post from three weeks ago, I attached eventually two flags with it. The five-cross flag is the new flag, while this one in question is the old flag replaced perhaps in 2002 or so.

[yarnellcg17]

Oh ok.. I thought it was the new 02 flag :D

But when your right about Georgia being the answer..it just has to be good:D

Your right Mantzaros.. Your next :D

[Mantzaros]

Alright, let us get out of the former Soviet Union for now... :D

Now, this flag is not in use anymore. The country I'm looking for has been a republic twice in its lifetime, but both times for a very short period. This flag is from the second republican era. The coat of arms in the middle might make it easier to recognize. Ah yes, and nowadays this country is a kingdom.

[yarnellcg17]

Hmmmm..after very hard looking ..I see that Andorra has a similiar coat of arms in their flag..so I will shoot for Andorra :D

[Mantzaros]

Sorry, not Andorra. I see perfectly well why you went for Andorra, though, yarnellcg17. :) With which country does Andorra have extremely similar coat of arms?

[Mantzaros]

Aww, shucks. I feel devastated being forced to double-post, but this flag seems to have got you all silent, no matter how close the first try was. *wipes tears*

Well, here's the current flag of the country. Not too difficult now, eh? :D

[JsWoman]

I think I found that, and think it's Spain.. Am I right?? I don't do very well with flags, usually.

[yarnellcg17]

I second the motion that it is Spain.. Sorry Mantzaros on the one ya did before this new one..that one was a tough one to try and put together for an answer.. good stumping:D

[JsWoman]

I'm glad you agree with me, Yarnell, but I'll wait to make sure the quizzmaster agrees before I go and find a flag.

[Mantzaros]

Aye, Spain it is. I must admit the old republican flag isn't widely-known, so it was a lot more difficult. Good work on this one, though. :)

JsWoman, the catwalk's yours. :D

[JsWoman]

Ok, it's my turn, then, so here goes...

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/b/br-sc.gif

[Mantzaros]

Even though my field of "expertise" isn't in non-national flags, the general composure of this flag gave out its nature. Definitely a Brazilian state flag.

Browsing a South American flag database gave me the answer: Santa Catarina.

[yarnellcg17]

Santa Catarina a state in the country of Brazil
is what I seen as well to be the answer..

[JsWoman]

You're right, Mantzaros. Your turn.

[Mantzaros]

Hee, alright... for once, I'll come up with a simple question and not a flag... :D

In which country can you find a village called Jerusalemi?

I'll come up with a flag next time again. ^_^

[yarnellcg17]

In Finland I find a village called Jerusalemi

[Mantzaros]

Hehe, that's correct. Your turn. :D

[yarnellcg17]

Here is something a bit different..just have to guess what country I am:D

http://www.triviaplaza.com/geo/2503.gif

[JsWoman]

Looks like Germany, to me.. And, do I have to do a blank map, too, for my turn, or what??

[yarnellcg17]

Germany is the correct answer Js..:D

Will see what ya come up with :D

[JsWoman]

Hmmm.. a little birdy, who can't guess, now, showed me where to get the outlines of countries.

http://www.triviaplaza.com/geo/2516.gif

[Mantzaros]

Switzerland, definitely. ^_^

[JsWoman]

Yup, you're definately correct. Your turn.

[Mantzaros]

Sorry for the delay... ^^;

I like flags more than anything else in geography, so here I go: another flag. ^_^

[yarnellcg17]

Burma :D


Is my answer for this flag

[Mantzaros]

Aye, you're right. Myanmar is the Burmese name for the country, but I prefer Burma myself as well. ;)

Your turn, yarnellcg17. ^_^

[JsWoman]

Congrats on the getting the right one, Yarnell. Wonder what you're gonna put up this time.

[yarnellcg17]

Thank You Js an Mantzaros :D

Here are 2 that I am going to put up...
http://www.flags.net/images/largeflags/SCOU0001.GIF

http://www.flags.net/images/largeflags/SCOU0002.GIF

[Mantzaros]

I cannot be 100% sure about these, but I'd say they have something to do with boy/girl scouts. It's that knot in the rope in the upper flag which brought that into my mind. ^^; I'm almost sure they're not national/regional flags of any kind.

[yarnellcg17]

You are correct Mantzaros on it being boy/girls scouts flag :D

They are world organizational flags..Your turn :D

[Mantzaros]

Let's see how difficult this one proves to be... ^_^

So, here you go, another flag!

[JsWoman]

The first one I came across that was similar to this was Iceland, then I kept looking and found the real one..

Aaland Islands (Finland)

Make sure I'm right before I post a new one up.

[Mantzaros]

Aye, you're right, JsWoman. ^_^

The Finnish name for this Swedish-speaking region is Ahvenanmaa, and the Swedish name for it is Åland. Internationally known as Aaland Islands, just like you said.

Your turn. ^_^

edit: Ah yes, an excellent rule of thumb is to remember that all Nordic countries have a cross flag. Originally adopted in Denmark hundreds and hundreds of years ago, different variations are now in use also in Sweden, Iceland, Norway and Finland (the Aaland Islands flag is identical to the Swedish one with just a thinner red cross added inside the yellow one).

[JsWoman]

Ok, here's mine..

http://www.fotw.net//images/m/mh.gif

Good Luck!!

[yarnellcg17]

Marshall Islands
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http://store1.yimg.com/I/united-states-flag_1864_1430933

[JsWoman]

That's easy... Massachusetts. Couldn't you come up with something more challenging?

[yarnellcg17]

Your Right Js..Massachusetts is correct :D

yeah.. next one I will find it will be from an island we never knew about :D

[JsWoman]

Ok, lets try this one...

http://www.fotw.net//images/c/co_sayp.gif

[yarnellcg17]

Columbia
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[JsWoman]

Hmm.. I guess I can give it to you, :p but this is more precise... ;)

San Andres and Providencia Department (Columbia) :D

And it must have been difficult if it took you 2 days. :D :D

[yarnellcg17]

Hehehe Js :D
http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/edu/ref/wf/f/aq-lgflag.gif

[JsWoman]

American Samoa

Couldn't you think of anything better. ;) lol

[yarnellcg17]

American Samoa is right Js :D

Hmmm..still trying to revive my brain :rolleyes: lol :D

[JsWoman]

Ok, my turn. This one might be easy, but I guess we'll see.

http://www.fotw.net//images/d/dk-sorg.gif

[yarnellcg17]

Denmarks Mourning Flag..est. 1743

[Arkacia]

I'm going to resurrect this thread. Next flag for guessing is....

[Mantzaros]

Queensland, no question about that. ^^;

[Arkacia]

Yes, you're exactly right.

Your turn now :).

[Mantzaros]

Another flag. ^_^

[JsWoman]

Yarnell and I were racing each other trying to see who could find this flag first, and it looks like I did it. :D:D My answer is Hong Kong. What say you Mantzaros?

[Mantzaros]

Why of course, Hong Kong it is. ^_^

Your turn, JsWoman. :)

[JsWoman]

Hmm... So it's my turn.. Let's try this one. :)

http://www.fotw.net//images/r/ru-nvsns.gif

[Mantzaros]

I guess no one else wants to try...

I must say that I didn't know this right away, and the diagonal sky-blue wave gave me the impression this flag could be one of some microscopical, unindependent Oceanian island I wasn't aware of. However, further investigation changed my mind: the colours of green and white are the colours of Siberia. Green's traditionally been thought to symbolise the nature and white the snow, but the blue wave was a mystery. Well, after locating this flag, indeed in Siberia, it cleared out: the river Ob, that's the blue belt!

So, the flag is the one of the City of Novosibirsk, in Russia. Bloody tricky one, I must say; I'm not too familiar with the Russian subdivisions. ^^;

[Arkacia]

As no-one has answered this thread for bloody ages Mantzaros, I think you can consider you got it right and put in the next one if you want :).