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Can you name the old names for countries, given their modern names?
created by
riddler
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Bangladesh
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Countries which changed names Quiz
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riddler
Created Dec 11, 2009 in
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riddler
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Dec 11th, 2009 at 15:24 GMT
4 points
Not a complete selection - I left out all the old Soviet republics, for example... But I hope this provokes nostalgia for the atlases you had as children!
guido17
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Dec 11th, 2009 at 18:35 GMT
-1 points
i was hoping it would be the other way around, name the country when given the old name. This was too hard (5/30)..
exackerly
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Dec 13th, 2009 at 19:13 GMT
1 point
I thought Kampuchea was what Cambodia wanted to be called now?
Teary_Ennui
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Feb 24th, 2010 at 16:02 GMT
2 points
Great quiz, should go on the main site. Although you might want to lose Western Sahara, it's not usually a "country" on sporcle
rca
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Mar 8th, 2010 at 22:16 GMT
1 point
How about Pakistan - was West Pakistan. Good game.
shakescene
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Mar 13th, 2010 at 05:55 GMT
1 point
I think Surinam or Suriname was always an acceptable alternative name for Dutch Guiana.
abanazerb
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Mar 24th, 2010 at 21:29 GMT
2 points
Excellent quiz, thanks. Only one quibble: I'm not sure if Malaya is strictly accurate. Malaya refers, then as now, to the peninsular part of the country, not including the half of Malaysia which is on Borneo.
GwynE
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May 1st, 2012 at 09:34 GMT
1 point
Good quiz. Echo the point that it should be on the main site with a few additions perhaps. Shades of when Britannia ruled the waves!!
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