Can you name the country these famous images were taken in? by hellofromUK

Can you name the country these famous images were taken in?

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Here are 20 of some of the most famous, iconic, and prize winning images ever, can you name what country they were taken in? WARNING: some are understandably quite graphic and show violence and death
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20 Iconic Photographs (with warning) Quiz

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Created Nov 10, 2010 in Miscellaneous
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	hellofromUK:	Nov 10th, 2010 at 15:29 GMT		11 points
	Hope you enjoy the quiz, reflecting on these images and appreciating how powerful and poignant some moments captured in time are.

	SuIly2:	Nov 10th, 2010 at 16:10 GMT		9 points
	Gut wrenching. 5 globes.

	koopa08:	Nov 10th, 2010 at 16:42 GMT		1 point
	I thought that Afghan girl was older than 12, but I suppose I could be wrong.

	Hejman:	Nov 10th, 2010 at 21:05 GMT		2 points
	@koopa08- Her exact age is unknown, but it is thought that she was between 11 and 13 at the time of the photo: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2002/04/afghan-girl/index-text

	dollymix:	Nov 10th, 2010 at 21:35 GMT		5 points
	Good quiz, but it's worth noting that the Robert Capa picture is alleged to be staged.

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	hellofromUK:	Nov 10th, 2010 at 23:12 GMT		9 points
	You're right, dollymix. There has been controversy about the authenticity of Robert Capa's photo and whether the soldier has been shot for real; but it definitely was taken in Spain. And Robert Capa was a serious photojournalist who subsequently died whilst on assignment photographing more war scenes, so I've included his photo as a tribute to his work.

	Hooby:	Nov 11th, 2010 at 14:19 GMT		1 point
	depression win......sigh

	bazmerelda:	Nov 11th, 2010 at 19:04 GMT		8 points
	First time I've ever played a quiz just for the sake of reading the extra info column. Thanks for this.

	hellofromUK:	Nov 12th, 2010 at 08:30 GMT		3 points
	@Hooby, do try to look past the sadness in the photos and see the inspiration and courage of humankind. In the photographs of tragedy, I hope that you can see that even as individuals, we can often make a difference; and also appreciate how lucky we are to just able to sit here looking at and contemplating those moments in history.

	Nemesissy:	Nov 12th, 2010 at 15:07 GMT		1 point
	Never even heard of Kevin Carter or that photo before now. Great quiz.

	reepicheep:	Nov 12th, 2010 at 16:52 GMT		3 points
	Awesome, awesome, awesome quiz. Hopefully more people become exposed to these shots through it. You've used the power for Sporcle for good here. Thank you.

	hellofromUK:	Nov 12th, 2010 at 17:25 GMT		2 points
	Thanks for your positive comments. I guess the Pulitzer Prize for Photography isn't as famous as it should be, which is a shame because it can describe in a single photograph a thousand words of things going on in our world. Check out some more here http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Breaking-News-Photography

	nhrafan:	Nov 12th, 2010 at 18:41 GMT		2 points
	The vulture one is a picture of a girl, not a boy, so the description is slightly off. Wonderful quiz, though.

	EmYanks2001:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 05:32 GMT		1 point
	wow 8/20 for me is pretty darn good... most were just guesses

	foyherald:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 07:16 GMT		5 points
	Fantastic quiz, a couple really threw me especially no.20 as I knew the title of the photograph.

	mattycakes345:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 16:27 GMT		6 points
	Lol funny side story to picture 11, the army guy, pte. patrick cloutier, starred in porn movies after he was discharged from the army a few years after this... some things are just too hilarious to make up

	PandaTinker:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 17:59 GMT		1 point
	Fantastic quiz. I remembered the girls' name in 13 but not which country it was taken in. That's hilarious re: Patrick Cloutier.

	Chunklets:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 20:51 GMT		1 point
	Superb quiz - an easy 5 sporcle-bulbs! And thanks for the link to the pulitzer site!

	commackfinest3:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 21:02 GMT		1 point
	what about pablo escobar shot dead on a roof?

	mattycakes345:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 21:09 GMT		1 point
	@pandatinker: Ya, amazing how I still remember that from high school politics class over 5 years ago.... amazing what sticks in your head. I decided to share it b/c i hoped it would brighten up this quiz thats filled with poverty, assassinations, and self immolization. enjoy lol

	NorwegianSalmon:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 22:08 GMT		1 point
	One of the best quizzes on Sporcle.

	kbowe:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 23:23 GMT		2 points
	Very powerful images, and important for people to know about these.

	hellofromUK:	Nov 14th, 2010 at 00:51 GMT		1 point
	Great anecdote, mattycakes345! And thanks for the correction nhrafan, I've corrected it to read female rather than male.

	SpeedyY:	Nov 14th, 2010 at 18:57 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz. Should be published

	WCRoentgen:	Nov 15th, 2010 at 09:21 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz. Most of these photos are indeed iconic. I couldn't understand why number 20 wouldn't accept Afghanistan. Now I know. Need to read the NG article again.

	folio1701:	Nov 17th, 2010 at 16:45 GMT		1 point
	What a disgusting world we live in.

	match:	Nov 18th, 2010 at 19:08 GMT		1 point
	Can't say I necessarily enjoyed it. It was difficult to do, but well done. A picture indeed paints a thousand words!