mjmooney Posted November 16, 2013 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2013 (and not 100% sure these are all counties, either): Leintrim Connemara Connaught They're not. Although Leintrim is just a typo for Leitrim. Thanks for that. I really need to learn more about my Irish heritage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 In around a friends house playing trivial pursuitNeedless to say I've won twice ready because the competition is along the lines ofName an Indian city that has 3 test cricket grounds ... Kuala Lumpur Name a Central American country that takes its name from the maya word for muddy water .. ChileAnd we even had Hungary mentioned at one point for that answer !!!I'm on my 14th can of strongbow and still can't make them look good !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2013 The five constituent counties of the City of New York... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The five constituent counties of the City of New York... Shit. There's New York County (Manhattan), then... The Borough of Queens is also called Queens County IIRC... apart from that I'm stumped. I can name the boroughs, but not the counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Name a Central American country that takes its name from the maya word for muddy water .. Chile Chile is in South America...I'm going to guess Nicaragua 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2013 It's not Nicaragua:The name "Nicaragua" was coined by Spanish colonists based on the name Nicarao, chief of the most populous indigenous tribe, and agua, the Spanish word for water.I'm going with Belize. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaguy Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'm going for Costa Rica, only because of Costa Coffee and coffee is kind of murky in appearance, quite a strange logic I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2013 Yeah, it's Belize:The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but the earliest record of the name is found in the journal of the Dominican priest Fray José Delgado, dating to 1677. Delgado recorded the names of three major rivers that he crossed while traveling north along the Caribbean coast: Rio Soyte, Rio Xibum, and Rio Balis. These names, which correspond to the Sittee River, Sibun River, and Belize River, were provided to Delgado by his translator. It is likely that Delgado's "Balis" was actually the Mayan word belix (or beliz), meaning "muddy-watered".Others have suggested that the name is derived from a Spanish pronunciation of the name of the Scottish buccaneer Peter Wallace, which was applied to an early settlement at the mouth of the Belize River, although there is no proof that Wallace actually settled in the area and some have characterized this claim as a myth. Several other possible etymologies have been suggested by writers and historians, including French and African origins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'm going for Costa Rica, only because of Costa Coffee and coffee is kind of murky in appearance, quite a strange logic I know That is strange logic Costa Rica is actually Spanish for "Rich Coast" but can also mean "Pleasant Coast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 你好 (ni hao) is often translated as "hello." Points for anyone who can tell me the literal, character-for-word translation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 你好 (ni hao) is often translated as "hello." Points for anyone who can tell me the literal, character-for-word translation I have no clue, but I will leave you with this cute Panda gif 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaguy Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'm going for Costa Rica, only because of Costa Coffee and coffee is kind of murky in appearance, quite a strange logic I know That is strange logic Costa Rica is actually Spanish for "Rich Coast" but can also mean "Pleasant Coast" Of course, Costa means coast, I feel like an idiot right now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Name the capitals of: New York Mongolia New Zealand California Utah Albany Ulan Bator Christchurch Sacramento Salt Lake City ???? Technically its Ulaanbaatar I've been there .. For some strange reason there is a statue of the Beatles in the town square Here it is... My favourite was this one though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 can you name the 10 countries with only 4 letters in the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 and doesn't ni hao mean hello in one tone of voice and you good? in another, there are 4 tones of voice to every word in mandarin iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2013 The five constituent counties of the City of New York... Shit. There's New York County (Manhattan), then... The Borough of Queens is also called Queens County IIRC... apart from that I'm stumped. I can name the boroughs, but not the counties.New York County (Borough of Manhattan)Queens County (Borough of Queens)Bronx County (Borough of The Bronx)Kings County (Borough of Brooklyn)Richmond County (Borough of Staten Island) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) can you name the 10 countries with only 4 letters in the name I've got nine... Togo, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Peru, Fiji, Laos, Mali, Chad. EDIT (<<Four letters but not a country) OMAN! Edited November 17, 2013 by 8pints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Oman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 can you name the 10 countries with only 4 letters in the name I've got nine... Togo, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Peru, Fiji, Laos, Mali, Chad. Guam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 There's 11 then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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