tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post2274476708655280181..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Monday Quiz XXXVMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-16502244369554110082008-07-15T16:45:00.000-07:002008-07-15T16:45:00.000-07:00Actually, I think that Nagorno-Karabakh isn't the ...Actually, I think that Nagorno-Karabakh isn't the disconnected bit - it's a part of Azerbaijan that has been occupied by Armenia for quite a few years because it's full of Armenian-types. I only know this because I had a grad school roommate at one time who wrote a paper about it for Bob McColl, and when he told me what the paper was about, I said, "what the hell is Nagorno-Karabakh???".....<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-KarabakhDrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-10590625990958430422008-07-15T16:44:00.000-07:002008-07-15T16:44:00.000-07:00It's true!!! I'd love to see the history of Bootl...It's true!!! I'd love to see the history of Bootlich del Mar... the flag should be pretty interesting as well. ;)Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-52796263138082764282008-07-15T08:12:00.000-07:002008-07-15T08:12:00.000-07:00I think rebel deserves the gold exclamation mark.I think rebel deserves the gold exclamation mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-86458347161896323462008-07-14T22:33:00.000-07:002008-07-14T22:33:00.000-07:00@ Rebel: I was delighted to find I had such good c...@ Rebel: I was delighted to find I had such good company in my quiz-taking strategy. Though you'd think the King of the Forgotten Lands would cut us a little slack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-12790650068537301422008-07-14T22:12:00.000-07:002008-07-14T22:12:00.000-07:00I think if I miss spelled them back in the day the...I think if I miss spelled them back in the day they were wrong, now they are just wrong before we even take into acount the spellingYankee in Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801047649293188238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-79917451008964976202008-07-14T22:06:00.000-07:002008-07-14T22:06:00.000-07:00@Elizabeth: You can't spell "mapalicious" without ...<B>@Elizabeth: You can't spell "mapalicious" without "malicious"....<BR/><BR/>@d: Very droll, very droll....<BR/><BR/>@Chance: As unsettling perversities go, yours is relatively unthreatening to the community.<BR/><BR/>@fingers: On the positive side, you spelled "Bosnia & Herzegovina" beautifully!<BR/><BR/>@Yankee: Last time you did a map ID quiz for me, it was merely for a grade. Now you're in the big show! Well done.<BR/><BR/>@Kadonk: Not so! In fact, I am so not prejudiced against the Americas that I choose to make my home there! I live in the United States of America, one of the many lovely countries of the Western Hemisphere. I can proudly say that quite a few of my best friends hail from the Americas!<BR/><BR/>@Reb: Yeah, yeah...<BR/><BR/>@Mrs.5000: After today's showing, you might be sleeping on the couch.<BR/><BR/>@Karin: Karin, Karin, Karin. You see, this is the kind of mistake even a seasoned Quiz veteran like Karin can make when she lets down her "Quiz Focus." ~Thursday~ Quizzes are time-dependant. ~Monday Quizzes~, you get the same bling all the way up to the final bell.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-47068069896303860522008-07-14T21:51:00.000-07:002008-07-14T21:51:00.000-07:00Thus, the following learned and sexy competitors a...<B>Thus, the following learned and sexy competitors are taking home the MQVL (or, if you prefer, the MQXLV) Exclamation Point: Cartophiliac, la gringissima, gs49, DrSchnell, Chance, and mhwitt!<BR/><BR/>For those of you counting, this brings the good doctor and Chance both to within one point of Mrs.5000s all-time E.P. total of 13; Carto and la gring are not far behind with 10 and 9 respectively. mhwitt breaks a sixteen-week drought to claim his fourth, and gs49 is back to claim his second.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-67842366736941653202008-07-14T21:48:00.000-07:002008-07-14T21:48:00.000-07:00Mrs.5K - that's actually very reassuring. Your co...Mrs.5K - that's actually very reassuring. Your countries have better names than mine though!Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-17456399704582328262008-07-14T21:41:00.000-07:002008-07-14T21:41:00.000-07:00Ooh! A map quiz! The answers to which are as fol...<B>Ooh! A map quiz! The answers to which are as follows:<BR/><BR/>1. Afghanistan<BR/>2. Albania<BR/>3. Algeria<BR/>4. Angola<BR/>5. Armenia. Not Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is mostly to the east of Armenia and has the little disconnected part, Ngorno Karabakh, which is not only wildly controversial but also quite helpful on map quizzes.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-43526326940560581632008-07-14T20:45:00.000-07:002008-07-14T20:45:00.000-07:00I shant guess, for my answers, though probably (po...I shant guess, for my answers, though probably (possibly?) correct, would be far too late to garner any bling.<BR/><BR/>But I do like the theme you've got going.<BR/><BR/>And Rebel and mrs.5000 crack me UP!Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678914679733770434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-28008952478863250842008-07-14T20:39:00.000-07:002008-07-14T20:39:00.000-07:001 Swiss Grindelbad2 Bootlich del Mar3 Spot of mold...1 Swiss Grindelbad<BR/>2 Bootlich del Mar<BR/>3 Spot of mold on the gray, gray earth<BR/>4 Cote d'Rouge<BR/>5 Lesser Prince Caspian <BR/><BR/>Sometimes you're just not going to get an exclamation point no matter who you sleep with. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-41807412004850794752008-07-14T16:37:00.000-07:002008-07-14T16:37:00.000-07:00Name them? Ok.1. Greenblobistan2. The former Oran...Name them? Ok.<BR/><BR/>1. Greenblobistan<BR/>2. The former Orangelumpian Republic<BR/>3. People's republic of Northwest Africa<BR/>4. Libraria<BR/>5. Squishtania<BR/><BR/>Oh - did you want their real names? No clue.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-13913325101889117392008-07-14T16:19:00.000-07:002008-07-14T16:19:00.000-07:00Aaaaaaaaa.1. Afghanistan2. Albania3. Algeria4. Ang...Aaaaaaaaa.<BR/><BR/>1. Afghanistan<BR/>2. Albania<BR/>3. Algeria<BR/>4. Angola<BR/>5. Armenia (I hope not Azerbaijan.)mhwitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692644684366966097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-39287121337542666212008-07-14T15:03:00.000-07:002008-07-14T15:03:00.000-07:00Why are you prejudice against the Americas? What d...Why are you prejudice against the Americas? What did they ever do to you?Kritkrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326794443218496730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-60589829600677500942008-07-14T11:42:00.000-07:002008-07-14T11:42:00.000-07:00AfganistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngola(not to sure but as ...Afganistan<BR/><BR/>Albania<BR/><BR/>Algeria<BR/><BR/>Angola(not to sure but as I see and A theme forming I will wager a guess<BR/><BR/>Azerbyjan(okay I know this is no where near the correct spelling but hey hooked on phonics works for me)Yankee in Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801047649293188238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-67302117683408441432008-07-14T09:41:00.000-07:002008-07-14T09:41:00.000-07:00From looking at everyone else's answers, I did rat...From looking at everyone else's answers, I did rather poorly!fingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-75426824441824301912008-07-14T09:39:00.000-07:002008-07-14T09:39:00.000-07:001. Afghanistan2. Bosnia & Herzegovina (spelling is...1. Afghanistan<BR/>2. Bosnia & Herzegovina (spelling is probably atrocious)<BR/>3. Morocco<BR/>4. I have no clue, but I'll guess Mali<BR/>5. Armeniafingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-6776034780599242802008-07-14T08:55:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:55:00.000-07:001. Afghanistan2. Turkey? Oh I am guessing. I need ...1. Afghanistan<BR/>2. Turkey? Oh I am guessing. I need to take a geography course.<BR/>3. Algeria<BR/>4. No idea.<BR/>5. No idea.<BR/><BR/>Boy, do I have some exploring to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-2607777154733597332008-07-14T07:55:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:55:00.000-07:00Now here's a quiz I can take! 'Cause geography, I...Now here's a quiz I can take! 'Cause geography, I suck at that!<BR/><BR/>(It reflects a rather unsettling perversity in me that I generally refuse to take your quizzes when I know all the answers, but willingly jump in when I probably don't know any.)<BR/><BR/>1. afghanistan. we're at war there.<BR/>2. moldavia? not if my theory below is correct. albania. ha!<BR/>3. algeria?<BR/>4. ok, hold on. do all these start with A? i wouldn't have any idea otherwise, but i'm going to guess angola now that i've cottoned on to your little scheme.<BR/>5. again, normally i would have no idea whatever, but if you are playing the A game here, it's armenia. right? right???Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-62679083664461968402008-07-14T07:53:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:53:00.000-07:001. Afghanistan2. Albania3. Algeria4. Angola Hmmmm...1. Afghanistan<BR/>2. Albania<BR/>3. Algeria<BR/>4. Angola Hmmmm sensing an "A" theme here....<BR/>5. ArmeniaDrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-738890859189321492008-07-14T07:00:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:00:00.000-07:001 / Afghanistan2 / Albania (but you can call me "A...1 / Afghanistan<BR/>2 / Albania (but you can call me "Al")<BR/>3 / Algeria (but you can call me "Al")<BR/>4 / Angola<BR/>5 / Azerbaijan (spelling?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-91976603120537239392008-07-14T06:56:00.000-07:002008-07-14T06:56:00.000-07:00the only one i knew was afghanistan. what can i sa...the only one i knew was afghanistan. what can i say? geometry was never my strong suit.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-54337892849956082302008-07-14T06:04:00.000-07:002008-07-14T06:04:00.000-07:00a theme quiz..1 Afghanistan2 Albania3 Algeria4 ...a theme quiz..<BR/><BR/>1 Afghanistan<BR/>2 Albania<BR/>3 Algeria<BR/>4 Angola<BR/>5 ArmeniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-83502801726180636502008-07-14T04:50:00.000-07:002008-07-14T04:50:00.000-07:00Yeah. What he said.Yeah. What he said.Christine M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13673973522206470114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-3151938908886708462008-07-14T03:44:00.000-07:002008-07-14T03:44:00.000-07:001. Afghanistan2. Albania3. Algeria4. Angola5. Arme...1. Afghanistan<BR/>2. Albania<BR/>3. Algeria<BR/>4. Angola<BR/>5. ArmeniaCartophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474715424129283330noreply@blogger.com