| Chainyi: and the official name of the UK is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", but that's not what matters here. We're talking, as in every Sporcle quiz, about the official SHORT names. Otherwise it would be impossible to remember names such as "State of Brunei, the Abode of Peace" or the incredible name of "The city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city (of Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn", which is the complete name of Bangkok. |