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South African (Off-Topic) Quiz


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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?

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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.

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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

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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.

Posted

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.

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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.

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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!!! :ph34r::P

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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 :surprise::ph34r:

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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

Posted (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.

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Posted

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.

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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.

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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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