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    So you thought you knew about world affairs...?

    I'd like to think that I am a reasonably well educated person who has a grasp of current affairs and who takes an interest in our world, what goes on in it, and the implications to our shores of foreign affairs - and then I did this little test.

    map game

    Looks easy, doesn't it, just matching countries to the maps? Have a go - or perhaps I really am less well informed than I think. I'm certainly less well informed than I should be! Awful.
    Last edited by Hazel at the Hill; 02-03-2011, 09:46 AM.
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    Managed to get 12 correct first time.

    hadn't even heard of a couple of them!!!

    'They' did something similar in America a few years ago...and the majority questioned couldn't even find France or the UK!
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

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    • #3
      Bladdy L Haze, that was difficult. I had trouble enough finding Egypt. KK, needless to say, did them all in about 3 minutes with only a few guesses - smart a@se!
      A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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      • #4
        Geography is one of my weakest subjects - I only just found out that Tahiti isnt in the Caribbean!

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        • #5
          Had a heck of a time doing that - though I never did history of that area at school and haven't seen a full map of it (only ever see the cut down ones on TV).

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          • #6
            Thank you for this, I have promised myself to do this quiz every day until I get it right - I now know where Egypt is
            A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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            • #7
              Oh dear, 15 mistakes, useless, I knew the obvious ones, but the stans and mauritania, took up a lot of my errors.

              The whole area is clearly a bit fuzzy to me.
              I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.

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              • #8
                Crikey, I was a shocker at that!

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                • #9
                  O.M.G , I don't think I'd make a very good travel agent .

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                  • #10
                    enjoyed doing that - got a bit mixed up with the little 'stans' but otherwise Ok altho i hadnt realised that tunisia was so small.
                    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...gs/jardiniere/

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                    • #11
                      I think I need to brush up on my Geography!
                      Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by ginger ninger View Post
                        O.M.G , I don't think I'd make a very good travel agent .
                        I was thinking rather more about how we've sent our soldiers to fight (and die) in this area on our behalf, and to my shame I can't even point the relevant bit out on a map, rather than where I'm planning to take my next holiday, GN...

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                        • #13
                          Well I knew several of them, ans guessed right on a few more. The rest took 2 or 3 goes (and a couple took a lot more).
                          Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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                          • #14
                            I did get egypt, cyprus, libya, and tunisia right first time!!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Hazel at the Hill View Post
                              I was thinking rather more about how we've sent our soldiers to fight (and die) in this area on our behalf, and to my shame I can't even point the relevant bit out on a map, rather than where I'm planning to take my next holiday, GN...
                              Mmmmm, nothing in your original post that mentioned "Where our troops were" . Those were some of the places I DID get right. But then I'd be very ashamed if I didn't...I have friends out there. And one of my friends Grand-Son goes out this month .
                              Last edited by ginger ninger; 02-03-2011, 04:06 PM.

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