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General Knowledge Quiz

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  • #1922
    NotCominBack
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    Ottoman, British and French


  • #1923
    feargale
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    piuswal wrote: »
    What 3 Colonial powers almost came to war over Samoa?

    Germany, Great Britain and USA.


  • #1924
    piuswal
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    ar aghaidh leat


  • #1925
    feargale
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    piuswal wrote: »
    ar aghaidh leat

    Mise?


  • #1926
    piuswal
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    feargale wrote: »
    Mise?

    tusa


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  • #1927
    feargale
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    Sweden and Iceland did it in the nineteen-sixties. Samoa did it the opposite way in 2009. What was it?


  • #1928
    piuswal
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    Changed the side of the road on which they drove.


  • #1929
    piuswal
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    Name 3 countries wherein some part drives on the opposite side of the road from the majority?


  • #1930
    feargale
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    piuswal wrote: »
    Name 3 countries wherein some part drives on the opposite side of the road from the majority?

    British Indian Ocean Territory ( Diego Garcia.)
    China ( Hong Kong and Macau.)
    USA ( Virgin Islands.)

    P.S. also in very localised cases in various countries e.g. The Road of Death in Bolivia.
    Some years ago, Capel Street Bridge in Dublin!


  • #1931
    piuswal
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    feargale wrote: »
    British Indian Ocean Territory ( Diego Garcia.)
    China ( Hong Kong and Macau.)
    USA ( Virgin Islands.)

    P.S. also in very localised cases in various countries e.g. The Road of Death in Bolivia.
    Some years ago, Capel Street Bridge in Dublin!

    All yours, though I had Gibraltar for the UK


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  • #1932
    Sclosages
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    piuswal wrote: »
    Name 3 countries wherein some part drives on the opposite side of the road from the majority?
    Remote parts of Kerry at odd times of night.


  • #1933
    feargale
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    Sclosages wrote: »
    Remote parts of Kerry at odd times of night.

    Sorry, I forgot Kerry. i've experienced it there, and during daytime too. I never saw anything like it.


  • #1934
    feargale
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    piuswal wrote: »
    All yours, though I had Gibraltar for the UK

    I thought of Gibraltar, but it's not part of the UK.


  • #1935
    feargale
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    Question: To which country were the inhabitants of Diego Garcia forcibly removed by the British government?


  • #1936
    donegal_man
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    feargale wrote: »
    Question: To which country were the inhabitants of Diego Garcia forcibly removed by the British government?

    Mauritius (?)


  • #1937
    feargale
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    donegal_man wrote: »
    Mauritius (?)

    Correct. Off topic, if you are not aware of the manner in which the USA and UK governments bullied and blackguarded the inhabitants of BIOT/Diego Garcia, I would suggest that you do some googling,


  • #1938
    piuswal
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    feargale wrote: »
    I thought of Gibraltar, but it's not part of the UK.

    Is it not a British Overseas Territory?

    Good point about Diego Garcia and how the UK and US exiled the inhabitants.

    I think that deal is up for renewal soon as the 50 years agreed at the time ends in 2016.

    Some colonial habits die hard, how about Tony Abbott declaring that there was nothing but bush in Australia before the Brits arrived, and him with a Jesuit education, as far as I know!


  • #1939
    donegal_man
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    What date is the National Day of Mauritius?


  • #1940
    GopErthike
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    donegal_man wrote: »
    What date is the National Day of Mauritius?

    17th March, for all the Paddies there?


  • #1941
    piuswal
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    GopErthike wrote: »
    17th March, for all the Paddies there?
    They like it a bit earlier

    March 12th!


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  • #1942
    donegal_man
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    piuswal wrote: »
    They like it a bit earlier

    March 12th!

    Yes they do. You're up :)


  • #1943
    piuswal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭piuswal


    What is the link between the National Holiday of Mauritius and President Obama's last Presidential victory?


  • #1944
    piuswal
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    Maybe should have said Presidential campaign instead of victory!


  • #1945
    piuswal
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    There were only 2 people involved!


  • #1946
    donegal_man
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    It's been three days. Looks like you're going to have to tell us


  • #1947
    piuswal
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    One last clue

    Look at Romney and make link to National Day


  • #1948
    piuswal
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    piuswal wrote: »
    One last clue

    Look at Romney and make link to National Day

    Mitts birthday is the same date, March 12th.

    Someone else restart.


  • #1949
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    If the floor is open I might have a go. This is a tricky one, name the four major Mafia groups in Italy?

    Don't worry about spelling, a clue is that they're all based in southern Italy.


  • #1950
    piuswal
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    If the floor is open I might have a go. This is a tricky one, name the four major Mafia groups in Italy?

    Don't worry about spelling, a clue is that they're all based in southern Italy.

    Some might argue that there are at least 5 but for what it's worth here are 4

    Camora
    Cosa Nostra
    'Ndrangheta
    Sacra Corona


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  • #1951
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    piuswal wrote: »
    Some might argue that there are at least 5 but for what it's worth here are 4

    Camora
    Cosa Nostra
    'Ndrangheta
    Sacra Corona

    Those are the four I was looking for. Your question.


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