+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Danzig? Danzig only existed as a state from 1920 to 1939.
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Hmmmmm..... Was Alsasc-Lorranie perhaps an independent country back then (I thought it was part of France) - unless we are talking about some odd place well outside the normal thought of WW2 - Madagascar?
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Hmmmmm..... Was Alsasc-Lorranie perhaps an independent country back then (I thought it was part of France) - unless we are talking about some odd place well outside the normal thought of WW2 - Madagascar? Alsace Lorraine was part of Germany until 1918. Madagascar was not part of WW I, as it only became independant from France in 1960, but SA did have soldiers fighting there as part of Operation Ironclad during WW II, as it was under Vichy French control.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Iceland? Not Iceland. Iceland was part of Denmark until 1918, though it did have home rule from 1874.
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Greenland - but I assume that was also part of Denmark - which only capitualted later. You have me stymied - one of those Slavic or Baltic countries perhaps - but can't think that they were independent before the end of WW2
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Greenland - but I assume that was also part of Denmark - which only capitualted later. You have me stymied - one of those Slavic or Baltic countries perhaps - but can't think that they were independent before the end of WW2 Greenland only got home rule in 1979, and autonomy from Denmark in 2009, though they are still part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Not any of the Baltic countries, further West.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Portugal? Germany only declared war on Portugal in 1916. Not that far West.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Monaco or San Marino? Further West than both of those. Monaco was included in the treaty of Versailles, so their involvemnet in WW I stopped then, adn San Marino was officially neutral during WW I.
+cincol Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 That leaves Andorra and Spain. I will guess Andorra.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 That leaves Andorra and Spain. I will guess Andorra. I had a feeling CH would do the hard work before someone snuck in and got the answer. It was Andorra. Andorra (with its 10 part time soldiers) declared war on Germany during WW I, but never got invited to peace negotiations and so never signed the treaty of Versailles. When WW II rolled round they decided they would be neutral, which neither the Allies or Axis seemed too worried about. All yours cincol.
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Well well - Republic of Hout Bay was my next guess
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Well well - Republic of Hout Bay was my next guess But Hout Bay is east of San Marino
+cincol Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 The Gulf Cooperative Council [GCC] is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Which countries are members of the GCC? Carbon Hunter only gets ONE shot at this one!!!
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I'm off to Lesotho - so will leave this one until Sunday night But after the last question - I know it is NOT Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, the Vatican and Moldova!
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 OK -here is my one "guess" - Oman, UAE; Saudi; Qatar; Bahrain; Kuwait I rememebr almost being arrested while trying to get a cache near Abu Dhabi airport during the last GCC Summit
+cincol Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 For Carbon Hunter - in 2011 2 more countries were invited to join. Which ones where they?
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Hmmmm - now you got me. I know Iran is definitely out. Yemen were in negotiations a while vback - but I believe that is all on ice now. Iraq perhaps - and Jordan would be my guesses
+cincol Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Half correct - Jordan and Morocco believe it or not!!! All yours.
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Morocco? Wow - like that's in the Gulf of Arabia?????? Go figure! OK back to WW2 - what or who was ROBERTO another name for?
+MadSons Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Ok a clue - RO-BER-TO? Beyond economical repair?
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Some or other mechanical robot. Too much Styx for you! Ok a clue - RO-BER-TO? Beyond economical repair? Good guess - you are on the right track - and right now that may be a fair acronym But neither answer is correct. Edited March 19, 2012 by Carbon Hunter
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 OK - more clues - in WW2 - this name was used in the media for the bulk of the war to describe something that we now generally give a different name. RO-BER-TO
+Bouts777 Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 What about cities. RO-?; BER-Berlin; TO-Tobruk ?
+Alien3Inc Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 Ok a clue - RO-BER-TO? ROme-BERlin-TOkyo - the first "axis of evil"?
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 Alien3Inc - all good - your question. the Axis forces were reffered to as the ROBERTO forces by the media for much of the war.
+Alien3Inc Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 OK. This should be a fairly easy one: which country has the highest low-point?
+Alien3Inc Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Nepal? Nope! Probably would have been my first guess until I discovered the fact! ;-)
+Midgleys_ZA Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Nepal? Nope! Probably would have been my first guess until I discovered the fact! ;-) If I remember from a pub quiz "blindingly obscure" correctly, Nepal's low point is either 77m amsl or 113m amsl. Of course I could be mistaken, as the blindingly obscure question happens late in the evening. Can I be cheeky and ask if Tibet counts as a country in this case? My guess is Mongolia. Based on nothing in particular.
+Jors Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Lucky guess... What is Andrew Scott Waugh known for?
Sonsoekster Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Waugh was a surveyor and he named Mount Everest after the Surveyor-General, but interesting enough Everest himself initially objected to it.
Sonsoekster Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 For which "incident" did the current CEO of Mxit become well-known in 2008?
+Carbon Hunter Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Was he not involved in a potential buy out from Google?
Sonsoekster Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 I'm not sure CH, not as far as I know. But the "incident" I had in mind was not a business deal.
Sonsoekster Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Another hint: he was the MD of iBurst at the time of the "incident" I have in mind.
+Carbon Hunter Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Was it not the letter or speech he read at St Johns prize giving that eventually became a book about the good life in SA and how each of us can make a difference in SA?
Sonsoekster Posted April 5, 2012 Posted April 5, 2012 You are on the right track CH, very close. It was an e-mail to his employees, that eventually became a book. If you know the title or topic of the e-mail or book, or what "incident" caused him to write the e-mail, then I can give it to you.
Sonsoekster Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 Another hint: it was at the time of the load shedding in South Africa, in the first quarter of 2008.
+DamhuisClan Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 It was something about staying in South Africa, and making it a better place. Something about that one must not sit and complain, but get up and do something about it. Something like that.
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