Can you name the countries in the World Cup the USA and England have been in an armed conflict with? by godpaul25

Can you name the countries in the World Cup the USA and England have been in an armed conflict with?

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World Cup? This Means War! Quiz

by godpaul25

Created Jun 12, 2010 in History
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	godpaul25:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 15:36 GMT		2 points
	I know I prob missed some, so please don't freak out and just let me know if i did and which one(s)

	kthxbai:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 16:01 GMT		3 points
	Love the idea behind this one. Netherlands is listed twice under England, but only shows up once when you type it in. And perhaps consider adding "itself" as a bonus answer under USA...I tried it thinking of the Civil War. Actually that probably applies to England as well...Cromwell and all.

	godpaul25:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 16:13 GMT		0 points
	Yes england had 2 civil wars I believe. Left them out because it was going to be redundant anyway when you typed in england for USA and USA for england

	german16:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 16:18 GMT		0 points
	Hungary did not qualify for the world cup.

	godpaul25:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 16:43 GMT		-1 points
	can't read my own chicken scratch apparently, sorry. Saw Hungary on one list and H-scribble on the other, Honduras i guess. Fixed

	Tirfergus:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 17:15 GMT		1 point
	was it not the United Kingdom who was at war with most of the countries listed? England is not the UK

	godpaul25:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 18:58 GMT		0 points
	Please read game note. Why i put that there.

	RJMurphy:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 19:43 GMT		2 points
	Who said England conflicted with USA, but didn't say the other way round...

	godpaul25:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 19:48 GMT		0 points
	lol, I'm not sure.

	miyomiyo1:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 20:29 GMT		0 points
	For some reason Germany was accepted under USA but not England... probably a glitch with Sporcle and not an issue with your quiz though.

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	Peanut:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 22:33 GMT		2 points
	Surely if nations who are part of a sovereign country count as part of the country, then England has been at war with the UK, having been at war with all 3 other home nations in some point. Puerto Rico too was invaded by the US so shouldn't US count for US?

	godpaul25:	Jun 12th, 2010 at 22:58 GMT		-2 points
	@Peanut, I did not include those for redundancy reasons, but will do so now since you are the second person to request that.

	javonzir:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 01:26 GMT		5 points
	South Africa for England? After all they have thought two sections of what is now known as South Africa - The Boers and the Zulus. Maybe Serbia as a bonus for both countries due to the Peace enforcement policies during the Yugoslav break up.

	Soulman87:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 01:40 GMT		6 points
	North Korea definitely for the UK. The Korean war was fought between the UN and North Korea/China. Whilst South Korea and the US had by far the most troops, the UK had 63,000 troops.

	marcelob:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 01:48 GMT		3 points
	Switzerland? Really?

	godpaul25:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 02:19 GMT		0 points
	@javonzir...Serbia is a bonus for both, you must not have tried it. I will add South Africa

	godpaul25:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 02:20 GMT		0 points
	@soulman: Ok I will add that too

	johnlk:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 14:32 GMT		1 point
	England has definitely been at war with Denmark - there were two famous battles of Copenhagen during the Napoleonic Wars (1801 and 1807), and the latter was followed by a period of formal war, iirc. There's also an arguable case that the US and UK were at war with Slovakia during WWII, since Slovakia was an Axis satellite state. England also was arguably at war with Portugal several times in the late 16th/early 17th century during Portugal's personal union with Spain. I'm also puzzled by England's supposed war with Switzerland. When did that happen?

	johnlk:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 14:34 GMT		2 points
	Oh, there's also the U.S. "quasi-war" with France (1798-1800), which was basically a de facto naval war. Maybe a bonus?

	HiddenPalace:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 14:37 GMT		2 points
	Algeria might be worth including due to the Barbary Wars with the USA.

	godpaul25:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 14:45 GMT		0 points
	@johnlk: The War of the 5th Coalition involved Great Britain, Austria, Hungary vs Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Bavaria and France in 1809. I have added a link for where I got info on British wars, it is Wikipedia (sorry) but it is the only comprehensive list I found. You are right about Denmark, I will add it and Portugal sorry

	godpaul25:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 16:47 GMT		0 points
	@hiddenpalace: The algerians never participated in the war, though, which is why I didn't include it. I will add as a bonus

	johnlk:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 17:16 GMT		-2 points
	godpaul - Switzerland never actually fought England in that war; I'm not sure if there was a formal declaration of war, though. Switzerland was a French satellite, so it's certainly possible it declared war on the UK at some point in the Napoleonic Wars. BTW, you say current non-countries count for the nation they were part of, but what about current countries that were once-non-countries? Slovakia and Slovenia were part of Austria-Hungary during World War I, for example.

	godpaul25:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 17:37 GMT		-1 points
	It's a real gray area, I will add them both, because most of the answers up there were not the same country they are today

	sabresfan:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 17:50 GMT		-3 points
	England popped up only once for me (under England, but not the US).

	godpaul25:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 18:20 GMT		1 point
	Weird. Someone earlier said that happened to them too with Germany. I just tried it and it's working fine for me, and checked data page and it's in there correctly. Not sure what's going on

	DanielS:	Jun 13th, 2010 at 23:39 GMT		1 point
	United States is not accepted as an alt. answer?

	Hejman:	Jun 14th, 2010 at 00:20 GMT		1 point
	Very, very clever idea for a quiz, godpaul25, and a wonderful job of responding to the issues raised. My only note is not with the game itself, but with the heading. Since you say "the countries the USA and England..." doesn't that make it a "they" therefore make the next word "have" instead of "has"? Oh, Lynne Truss would be happy with me for that comment. (http://www.lynnetruss.com/) And thanks for including the non-war with France on the USA side. John Adams would be happy you listed it.

	godpaul25:	Jun 14th, 2010 at 00:33 GMT		1 point
	@Hejman, thank you. I originally was making this quiz just for the U.S., but found it a little short, so added England, hence me forgetting to change the heading. Sorry will fix

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	godpaul25:	Jun 14th, 2010 at 18:38 GMT		0 points
	civil wars in England is why it's listed, same with U.S. (not war with puerto rico).

	Peanut:	Jun 15th, 2010 at 07:01 GMT		-2 points
	Yes, but the USA is a country, England isn't, and "non-countries (e.g. Wales, Puerto Rico) count for the country they are a part of"

	Hamburger:	Jun 15th, 2010 at 10:09 GMT		2 points
	But England is a country for FIFA

	H0limkill:	Jun 15th, 2010 at 13:01 GMT		1 point
	I got most of the countries ... except the US and England. Shame on me.

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	TeganX7:	Jun 16th, 2010 at 15:08 GMT		0 points
	@H0limkill I am right there in the cone of shame too. Kudos to godpaul25!

	nhrafan:	Jun 18th, 2010 at 21:45 GMT		1 point
	Why is it that when I type in UK, it gives me England on the England side, but not the USA side?

	godpaul25:	Jun 19th, 2010 at 02:09 GMT		0 points
	sorry, fixed

	josquius:	Jun 19th, 2010 at 17:34 GMT		-4 points
	south africa? ...err....the UK has never been at war with South Africa