Can you name the countries starting or ending with 'an'? by bigturnip

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Countries starting or ending with 'an' Quiz

by bigturnip

Created Mar 10, 2010 in Geography
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	LordLombardi:	Mar 11th, 2010 at 06:00 GMT	8 points
	Why is Taiwan a bonus answer?

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	Chocolatl:	Mar 11th, 2010 at 07:44 GMT	12 points
	Taiwan shouldn't be a bonus answer; it should be part of the quiz.

	abanazerb:	Mar 11th, 2010 at 10:20 GMT	5 points
	Good quiz. Agree about Taiwan though. Vatican debatable.

	abanazerb:	Mar 11th, 2010 at 10:26 GMT	3 points
	Just realised your source is the UN. In which case, it might be a good idea to change your title to mention "UN member states". Then there's a legitimate reason for leaving Taiwan out, if that's the way you want to do it.

	bigturnip:	Mar 11th, 2010 at 12:51 GMT	1 point
	The reason I left 'The Vatican' out is that it's correct name is Vatican City and the official name for Taiwan is Republic of China, but as it is generally accepted to be Taiwan I added it as a bonus.

	TreehuggnCowgirl:	Mar 11th, 2010 at 19:43 GMT	2 points
	I agree that the correct name is Vatican City, but you should add it as a bonus. That way people won't think you forgot it. Taiwan should be a proper answer, since it's "Taiwan" in standard Sporclese.

	blokeyfella:	Mar 11th, 2010 at 23:23 GMT	1 point
	Arrrgh!! Got Andorra & Angola first then switched to stans. then forgot they could start An and missed A&B dammit! good quiz..

	Pit_trout:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 03:33 GMT	2 points
	If you keep "Taiwan" as a bonus, perhaps display it as "Taiwan (officially Rep. of China)" or something, to explain why it's not a proper answer?

	mjob688:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 15:03 GMT	-3 points
	Taiwan is not proper to America because we don't officially recognize it. But the rest of the world does.

	bigturnip:	Mar 12th, 2010 at 23:41 GMT	1 point
	I think you'll find most, if not all, countries don't 'officially' recognise Taiwan (ROC) because they don't want to annoy China (PRC).

	godpaul28:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 01:41 GMT	-1 points
	Fifty says this is published within a week

	BiloxiSean:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 03:12 GMT	-1 points
	I thought Taiwan was the name of the Island, not the country.

	Julie:	Mar 13th, 2010 at 04:22 GMT	1 point
	vatican should be bonus. but only bonus.

	Mayan:	Mar 15th, 2010 at 09:59 GMT	1 point
	I suggest grouping the answers, depending on whether they start or end in 'an'. That of course, is entirely subjective.

	FreakyFlyBry:	Nov 16th, 2010 at 06:04 GMT	1 point
	Agreed that Taiwan should be a full answer, as Sporcle recognizes it as such generally. Only missed Bhutan and Jordan, guess I wasn't up on my Asian non-stans!