How well do you know the Middle East?

Tramspotter · 08-29-2006, 05:26 PM

See how you do if you get all the "Stans" right then my hat is off to you!

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-29-2006, 09:42 PM

I got 11 of them on the first try. It went gradually downhill from there.

Morrigoon · 08-29-2006, 10:01 PM

I got the "stan"s okay, it was the north african nations that drove me nuts

LSPoorEeyorick · 08-29-2006, 10:05 PM

I knew the Middle East (the main countries, at least) but not the smaller countries or much of Africa. (Morocco, I knew, and Niger, but little else.)

Prudence · 08-29-2006, 10:31 PM

Thanks to soviet and north african history classes, I did pretty well. Although I briefly blanked on Armenia. Which is so stupid. I mean, I know what it's next to because I know about the ethnic conflicts. What the hell was I thinking?

Tref · 08-29-2006, 11:16 PM

It has come to light that I know nothing about the Middle East. I placed Uzbekistan next to Fresno. And who knew Cyprus was not next to Cerritos? Not me.

wendybeth · 08-29-2006, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Tref

It has come to light that I know nothing about the Middle East. I placed Uzbekistan next to Fresno. And who knew Cyprus was not next to Cerritos? Not me.

Crap. I can't even spell Uzobeksterstan, let alone Cerrutios.

I took one look at the map and ran.

Alex · 08-30-2006, 08:24 AM

The stans were easy for me, but then we did a lot of Russian geography when I took Russian in college.

Other than a couple where I misclicked on the ocean next to the country the only ones I got wrong were swapping Mali and Niger and then Bahrain and Qatar.

Sub-Saharan Africa, however, would give me real problems.

Stan4dSteph · 08-30-2006, 08:37 AM

Africa is always hard for me. I am not so good with those countries. I'm good with Middle East now, because I've been doing a lot of work-related stuff in that area.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-30-2006, 08:42 AM

I kicked ass the second time through.

08-29-2006, 05:26 PM	#1
Tramspotter Show me on the bear. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: LA Posts: 445	How well do you know the Middle East? See how you do if you get all the "Stans" right then my hat is off to you!
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	I got 11 of them on the first try. It went gradually downhill from there.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I got the "stan"s okay, it was the north african nations that drove me nuts __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I knew the Middle East (the main countries, at least) but not the smaller countries or much of Africa. (Morocco, I knew, and Niger, but little else.)
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Thanks to soviet and north african history classes, I did pretty well. Although I briefly blanked on Armenia. Which is so stupid. I mean, I know what it's next to because I know about the ethnic conflicts. What the hell was I thinking? __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	It has come to light that I know nothing about the Middle East. I placed Uzbekistan next to Fresno. And who knew Cyprus was not next to Cerritos? Not me. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?! Last edited by Tref : 08-29-2006 at 11:21 PM. Reason: I know the Middle East like the back of your hand.
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08-30-2006, 08:24 AM	#8
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The stans were easy for me, but then we did a lot of Russian geography when I took Russian in college. Other than a couple where I misclicked on the ocean next to the country the only ones I got wrong were swapping Mali and Niger and then Bahrain and Qatar. Sub-Saharan Africa, however, would give me real problems.
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08-30-2006, 08:37 AM	#9
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Africa is always hard for me. I am not so good with those countries. I'm good with Middle East now, because I've been doing a lot of work-related stuff in that area.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I kicked ass the second time through. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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