Bhugol contest!

[Navo]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Bern.
Tibet.

Name 3 landlocked countries in Asia.

Mongolia
Uzbekistan
err...

[Naimul_Hd]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Bern.
Tibet.

Name 3 landlocked countries in Asia.

Nepal, Mongolia, bhutan

[Navo]

I'm going with one of Iran/Iraq

[Navo]

Let's see who follows (relatively) recent events - capitals of Kosovo and East Timor (Timor Leste)

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Navo
I'm going with one of Iran/Iraq

Neither Iraq nor Iran are landlocked.

Going purely by memory:

Landlocked countries in Asia:

Laos
Mongolia
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Nepal
Uzbekistan
Kirghizistan (can never spell it)
Tajikistan
Armenia

As far as I can recall Kazakhastan and Turkmenistan has the Caspian Sea on one side.

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Navo
Let's see who follows (relatively) recent events - capitals of Kosovo and East Timor (Timor Leste)

Pristina (Can one forget all the Amanpour reports from there? )
Dili

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Naimul_Hd
Zurich

easy peasy

Edit: wrong ans

Yeah wrong.. most of the people makes that mistake..

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Bern.
Tibet.

Name 3 landlocked countries in Asia.

[Naimul_Hd]

Originally Posted by oronnya
Yeah wrong.. most of the people makes that mistake..

Yeah, same as when people say 'sydney' is the capital of Australia

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Navo
how many countries does the danube flow through?

(man, it's difficult to formulate questions that are google proof)

That'a tough one. A whole bunch of East Europe + Germany, Austria. I think Budapest is split by the Danube (Buda and Pest) so Hungary should be one? Not sure of Rumania
or the balkans. Where does it hit the Black Sea? Through which country?

[Navo]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Neither Iraq nor Iran are landlocked.

Going purely by memory:

Landlocked countries in Asia:

Laos
Mongolia
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Nepal
Uzbekistan
Kirghizistan (can never spell it)
Tajikistan
Armenia

As far as I can recall Kazakhastan and Turkmenistan has the Caspian Sea on one side.

Right on Boss. And I think out of those Uzbekistan is double-landlocked, as in surrounded by other landlocked countries. (I think I heard that at a pub quiz at some point! haha)

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Navo
how many countries does the danube flow through?

(man, it's difficult to formulate questions that are google proof)

10 countries as far as I can remember..

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Navo
Right on Boss. And I think out of those Uzbekistan is double-landlocked, as in surrounded by other landlocked countries. (I think I heard that at a pub quiz at some point! haha)

Did not know that specific trivia. Nice to know that.

Yeah, I am a geography buff.

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Navo
Let's see who follows (relatively) recent events - capitals of Kosovo and East Timor (Timor Leste)

Pristina , Dili

[Navo]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
That'a tough one. A whole bunch of East Europe + Germany, Austria. I think Budapest is split by the Danube (Buda and Pest) so Hungary should be one? Not sure of Rumania
or the balkans. Where does it hit the Black Sea? Through which country?

You're right to mention Romania boss, the Danube ends there. I'll let this question gestate a bit and see if anyone can answer it without wiki-ing or google-ing

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
That'a tough one. A whole bunch of East Europe + Germany, Austria. I think Budapest is split by the Danube (Buda and Pest) so Hungary should be one? Not sure of Rumania
or the balkans. Where does it hit the Black Sea? Through which country?

Romania

[Navo]

Originally Posted by oronnya
10 countries as far as I can remember..

Spot on! (Though there are more countries that share the Danube Basin) For the bonus point, how many and which capitals does it flow through =p

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Navo
You're right to mention Romania boss, the Danube ends there. I'll let this question gestate a bit and see if anyone can answer it without wiki-ing or google-ing

Ok. Bratislava is on the Danube so add Slovakia.

Now from Hungary to Rumania. I think Belgrade is on the Danube to. SO add Serbia. So if it has to go through Serbia then it must enter it from Croatia. The side-ways U shape. Does it also pass throug Bosnia-Hrecegovina?

Ok, current tally:

Germany
Austria
Slovakia
Hungary
Croatia
?
Serbia
Rumania

AT least 7, maybe 8.

ADD:

Navo says 10. So I will start guessing the remaining three.

Bulgaria
Bosnia
Umm. Moldova?

[Purbasha T]

Talking about Geography: this was my FB status yesterday

I've just put all my books on Iraq coz even though I did finally manage to Peru-ve the Homomorphism theorem, I just couldn't for my life calculate the arc Korea.

It's been a Dhaka-ide since the last time I enjoyed Reading, although the statistics was a Madrid.

US they say do not simply Doha backflip this late in the night, no matter how Machu want it as everyone's taking a Nep and Al.

But still no matter what they say, love is always India.

Saudi-d I just Laos it now or has it always Burundi case? I will forever Rwanda.

No copy-pasting.. promise

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Navo
Spot on! (Though there are more countries that share the Danube Basin) For the bonus point, how many and which capitals does it flow through =p

Ok, capitals are easy Budapest, Vienna, Bratislava, Belgrade

Now for countries- Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Germany, Ukraine, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania mmm arekta mone nai..

[Bonglababu]

# Where is formoza strait?

# Naikhangchori ebong chagalnaiya kon zillay obosthito?

# Which latitude divided North with South Korea?

# Which countries were previously called Zaire and Upper Volta?

# What is the capital of South Sudan?

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Bonglababu
# Where is formoza strait?

# Naikhangchori ebong chagalnaiya kon zillay obosthito?

# Which latitude divided North with South Korea?

# Which countries were previously called Zaire and Upper Volta?

# What is the capital of South Sudan?

Separating Taiwan and the mainland.
CTG Hill Tracts? (don't know)
37th parallel
Congo and Burkina Fasso (means land of the upright men)
Juba

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Bonglababu
# Where is formoza strait?

# Naikhangchori ebong chagalnaiya kon zillay obosthito?

# Which latitude divided North with South Korea?

# Which countries were previously called Zaire and Upper Volta?

# What is the capital of South Sudan?

Where is formoza strait?- Taiwan
Which countries were previously called Zaire and Upper Volta- Congo, arekta mone nai
What is the capital of South Sudan- Juba (has been on the news for a long time now)

[Bonglababu]

wow! I'm impressed

1. correct
2. naikhangchori is in Cox's bazar and chagalnaiya in Feni
3. it's between 37th and 46th parallel
4. correct
5. correct

[Bonglababu]

Which country was previously called Helvetia
Which city was previously called New Amstardam?

[Navo]

Moldova is the 10th one as Boss guessed.