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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQUIZ: Name the countries with six letter names.
It's not as easy as it sounds. I got 15 of 31. Missed a real obvious one too.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/63385/name-six-letter-countries
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QUIZ: Name the countries with six letter names. (Original Post)
MattSh
Apr 2015
OP
What are the criteria? UN membership? Would 'recognised by several countries'
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2015
#10
bvf
(6,604 posts)1. As a crossword puzzle setter, I found this intriguing. Thanks!
Violet_Crumble
(35,977 posts)2. I only got 14 n/t
DanTex
(20,709 posts)3. 18/31. Missed some easy ones. Fun quiz.
tanyev
(42,613 posts)4. USA!USA!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)5. 'Murica
A Little Weird
(1,754 posts)7. Only 17 of 31!
I wouldn't have gotten all of them even with all the time in the world, but think I could have got more if it had a longer timer. I started panicking as it counted down.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)8. 19
Quantess
(27,630 posts)9. I would have gotten a lot more if I had a map of the world to peek at.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,361 posts)10. What are the criteria? UN membership? Would 'recognised by several countries'
be good enough?
The official (short) name in English? Would a common shortening of a name be good enough?
Oh, I see - it does the judging.
27 out of 31; I had heard of the 4 I didn't get.