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Can you name the countries with seven or more syllables in their common english names?
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7+ Syllable Countries Quiz
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deadperson21
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 03:59 GMT
3 points
no United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
WindSword
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:00 GMT
3 points
I specified COMMON english names. I might add that as a bonus answer though.
Alasdair_Wilkins
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:04 GMT
8 points
I would suggest adding Saint (as opposed to St.) Vincent and the Grenadines as an acceptable alternative.
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hartfan
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:04 GMT
-33 points
Doesn't Equatorial Guinea only have 6 syllables?
kristen58
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:22 GMT
0 points
hartfan: no, it's 7. i won! i got them all! what were the bonus answers?
cigarette
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:26 GMT
3 points
I suppose it depends on your dialect. Ek-wa-tor-yal vs. Ek-wa-tor-ee-al.
LondonBlue
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:45 GMT
0 points
You could say the same about Sao Tome and Principe. Sao could be pronounced with one or two syllables, like in Sao Paulo.
oldkent
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:58 GMT
2 points
For some reason, I expected the USSR to be on this quiz. I guess I'm studying too well for social studies.... ;)
TimeAndTide
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 05:20 GMT
5 points
I'm not sure how "Sao" would be pronounced as two syllables. The only way I know how to pronounce it is as a nasal version of the English word "sow" (the female pig, not the verb in "reap what you sow"). In any case, Sao Tome and Principe has 7 syllables when Sao is pronounced as one syllable, so it makes the cut either way. Good quiz, WindSword.
Nover220
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 05:30 GMT
16 points
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)- This should be a bonus answer
redsimba88
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 07:06 GMT
9 points
Equatorial Guinea strikes yet again
micah
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 08:41 GMT
4 points
I was really thrown by the alphabetization of the Congos in the Cs; I'm pretty sure most other sporcle quizzes that care about alphabetization put them under D and R respectively. I missed Dominican Republic and Equatorial Guinea because I kept trying to think of countries that started with R.
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DrRichie
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 08:53 GMT
-10 points
I may be pronouncing it wrong, but I can only get five syllables out of Sao(1) Tome(1) and(1) Principe(2). Help?
Brobert2
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 11:04 GMT
3 points
I know the quiz says "common" English names, but you should offer some bonus answers: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, People's Republic of China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea and so on.
shds
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 11:10 GMT
6 points
@DrRichie - it has accents on some of the letters -- São Tomé and Príncipe -- which increase the number of syllables to sound kinda like "sow toe may ee prin see pee" (sɐ̃ũ tuˈmɛ i ˈpɾĩsɨpɨ).
WindSword
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 13:41 GMT
7 points
If Wikipedia is a guide, if I were to include every country who's official name is more than 7 syllables, I'd have to include about 70+ of the them. Virtually every country is officially "Republic of ________" or something along those lines.
WindSword
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 13:43 GMT
3 points
And for those who are curious, bonus answers are Federated States of Micronesia, People's Republic of China, and Democratic People's Republic of Korea. And I'll add United Kingdom of yaddda yadda yadda in just a second.
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marpocky
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 14:21 GMT
-11 points
USA should really only be a bonus answer. To be consistent with other quizzes on Sporcle, it's just called "United States". On that note, it's a little arbitrary which bonus answers you have, since as you mentioned, dozens of countries have very long official names.
JayHankEdLyon
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 15:21 GMT
2 points
I love that DRC is more popular than USA. In any case, the United States of America are the United States of America. Not the United States. It's not like United States of America is an official name that nobody ever uses (like the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.)
davebesag
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 15:56 GMT
3 points
If you're going to accept CAR and DRC then you need to accept Rep Congo. Either accept all or none. It's very confusing otherwise.
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Qazza2k9
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 16:06 GMT
-15 points
Papua New Guinea should be a bonus!!!!
rottenmonk
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 16:21 GMT
2 points
USA was the last one I got ~_~
Caedus
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 16:33 GMT
2 points
Equatorial Guinea has now become my arch nemesis
hipp5
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 17:36 GMT
3 points
I'm so used to typing DRC and USA that I didn't even consider them as actual lengthened words. Doh!
yellowcarpet
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 17:56 GMT
2 points
If you are trying the alphabetical order for answers, i suggest you make some changes........
ConorONeill
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 18:52 GMT
2 points
definitely think fyrom should be there but a good quiz.
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randomhandle
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 20:06 GMT
-6 points
If it says common, then "United States of America" should be a bonus: "United States" and "America" are the most common names; rarely is the entire name used.
zigra
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 20:23 GMT
3 points
Can you allow it to accept CAR and Rep Congo to be consistent with other Sporcle quizzes? Fun quiz.
rcamps
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 21:11 GMT
2 points
Libya was a very confused country. When designing their flag, the went for great simplicity -- too simple, in fact. Then, when choosing their name, the went for: "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" lol
Jordan117
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 21:31 GMT
1 point
Nitpick: These are not "common English names," they're official long-form titles. "China" and "United Kingdom" are common English names -- "People's Republic of China" and "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" are not.
conradmcmasters
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT
1 point
nice quiz
bsd987
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Nov 5th, 2009 at 23:40 GMT
1 point
Got to accept Rep Congo.
Paul91
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Nov 6th, 2009 at 12:07 GMT
0 points
should probabaly accept something to the tune of 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'. It might no be its 'everyday' name, but i always type FRYROM instead of macedonia on other quizzes. otherwise great quiz and a great idea - definately a thinker!
elnok
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Nov 6th, 2009 at 13:58 GMT
3 points
Don't add Macedonia, because it's no longer correct, at least stateside. It hasn't been FRYOM in the US for several years-- since they backed us in Iraq in exchange for us dropping the FYRO.
Neostinker
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Nov 9th, 2009 at 10:30 GMT
1 point
I think you should add FYR macedonia, they still use that name officially (such as in eurovision) and here in europe a lot of people know macedonia as FYRMacedonia.
peanut4
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Nov 9th, 2009 at 20:50 GMT
1 point
Agree about adding Macedonia, probably as a bonus though.
Corabal
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Nov 10th, 2009 at 12:56 GMT
1 point
I read the title as seven only, dammit.
smarty
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Nov 10th, 2009 at 13:33 GMT
-1 points
please accept roc for republic of congo
allikatz1029
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Nov 11th, 2009 at 01:35 GMT
1 point
Please consider alphabetizing saint vincent and the grenadines before sao tome and principe.
DSNorth
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Nov 11th, 2009 at 13:39 GMT
-1 points
What about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of South Africa? They could be considered common names as they appear in the standard abbreviations of each country ('KSA' and 'RSA' respectively).
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