Can you name the countries named after people and families? by EGaffney

Country	Named after
	Saint Christopher
	Saint Lucy
	Saint Vincent
	Saint Marinus
	Saint Thomas
	House of Saud
	Jean Moreau de Séchelles
	King Solomon
	Mswati II of Swaziland
Mswati II of Swaziland
Mswati II of Swaziland

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Countries Named After People Quiz

by EGaffney

Created Oct 5, 2009 in Geography
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	Caedus:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 20:13 GMT		6 points
	Shouldn't the U.S be a bonus answer? The America portion at least is named after Amerigo Vespucci

	MartianBob:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 20:24 GMT		6 points
	China should be included; its name derives from the Qin Dynasty.

	Gwall1:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 20:25 GMT		3 points
	i think you should make it allow the spelled out version of saint for the 3 caribbean countries. other than that though, great quiz. and i agree with caedus about the bonus answer.

	ellerpants:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 20:37 GMT		6 points
	What about El Salvador -- the saviour?

	EGaffney:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 21:18 GMT		1 point
	Caedus wins immunity. Sorry I forgot about that. gwallz is right as well. Qin was a state ruled by the Ying; we don't know whether "China" derives from the state or the later dynasty. El Salvador is named after a title rather than a name itself, so I'm reluctant to include it.

	EGaffney:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 21:21 GMT		-2 points
	Bonus answer included, but I can't figure out how to include the "Named after" element, if that's possible.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 22:49 GMT		-1 points
	USA should be included as one of the regular answers - the A is part of the official name and it's for the map guy.

	EGaffney:	Oct 6th, 2009 at 00:25 GMT		5 points
	USA is named after the continent, not the map guy.

	princessofb:	Oct 6th, 2009 at 03:47 GMT		1 point
	As far as I can see, you've only left one out, and that's the Dominican Republic, which is apparently named after St. Dominic. And I agree with ellerpants about El Salvador, who was named after Christ, who may have been a historical person and certainly will be to many people who take this quiz. Otherwise, great job!

	EGaffney:	Oct 6th, 2009 at 11:22 GMT		2 points
	The Dominican Republic is like the USA; it was named after Santo Domingo, which was named after Saint Dominic.

	Rastapopulous:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 20:12 GMT		0 points
	Jordan's official name is The Heshemite Kingdom of Jordan--it's named after its royal family and so should at least be a bonus. Also, Georgia's name I think comes from St. George--at least it does in English...

	EGaffney:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 10:46 GMT		4 points
	Georgia is a marginal case, it could come from multiple sources. Hashemite Kingdom is a description, it's a similar case to Venezuela.

	bobc:	Oct 12th, 2009 at 23:05 GMT		7 points
	How about Chad, obviously named after Chad? ;-)

	Wales:	Oct 13th, 2009 at 04:22 GMT		3 points
	Turkey is named after Ataturk, should it count?

	EGaffney:	Oct 13th, 2009 at 13:32 GMT		-2 points
	Chad is named after Lake Chad (maybe that's named after Chad). Ataturk is named after Turkey, right? The real question is what is the turkey named after.

	cmkeller:	Oct 13th, 2009 at 21:13 GMT		1 point
	Wasn't Dominica named in the same manner that the Dominican Republic was?

	EGaffney:	Oct 13th, 2009 at 21:14 GMT		1 point
	Dominica was named after the Spanish word for Sunday. Sunday.

	ericderkonig:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 23:00 GMT		2 points
	Korea could also be a bonus: the name in English comes from the Koryo dynasty. However, the name in Korean is not from a dynasty or person (except in North Korea, where they use Chosun, from the Joseon dynasty).

	AtomicIce:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 23:44 GMT		1 point
	Good quiz-- interesting, challenging, and educational.

	pita:	Mar 26th, 2010 at 21:09 GMT		1 point
	Missed a few: Jordan, named after Michael Jordan. Bahamas: Tommy Bahama. Ireland: Kathy Ireland. France, named after Mr. French, the butler from Family Affair. Kyrgyzstan, named after the Duke basketball coach, and because it just has to be on the quiz.

	tbwilson:	Aug 6th, 2011 at 02:46 GMT		1 point
	According to a Spanish conquistador, Chile was named after an indigenous chieftain named Tili. Cambodia is similarly named after a tribal leader, indirectly. Ireland is named after a Celtic goddess.

	tbwilson:	Aug 6th, 2011 at 03:24 GMT		1 point
	^Nicaragua is also named after an indigenous leader.