| To clarify why I included Russia's borders with Azerbaijan and Georgia in the quiz, let me point out that the issue I considered was the situation of the actual border, not the the countries separated by the border. If we accept the "Sporcle standard" that the Caucasus marks the divide between Asia and Europe (and anyone who really thinks it is that simple should read Frank Jacobs' fascinating piece on the matter at http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/where-is-europe/), the issue then becomes what line marks the Asian and European sides. If the boundaries exclusively followed the watershed divide, then perhaps we could claim that Azerbaijan and Georgia are wholly in Asia. But I'm not certain that is the case. In particular the eastern section of the Azerbaijan-Russia border turns northeast, such that one could reasonably claim that at least part of the border is "in Europe". All that said, I can see the argument for excluding these two borders, particularly when I observe that they are the least guessed, despite my comment preceding the quiz. I've never been able to figure out how to add "bonus" answers, but perhaps that's the best place for these two borders to be. |
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