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Old 19-May-2006, 03:31 AM
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What is the historical name of the city Kaliningrad in the Russian Federation?
Königsberg
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Old 19-May-2006, 03:56 AM
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What is the area of sea/ocean between mainland Australia and Tasmania.
The Tasman Sea.

I don't know if there are unanswered questions...


Name the countries that border Zambia.
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Old 19-May-2006, 08:01 AM
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The Tasman Sea.
I thought it was Bass Strait? Isn't the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand?
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Eroica is correct by my map
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Old 20-May-2006, 03:23 AM
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I thought it was Bass Strait? Isn't the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand?
Yes you're correct, I misread the question. I saw Tasmania but thought New Zealand, don't ask me why.
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Old 20-May-2006, 07:39 AM
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What desert has a name which may be roughly translated as, "If you go in, you won't come out"?


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I'm guessing--Sahara?
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Old 21-May-2006, 11:06 AM
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I'm guessing--Sahara?
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What desert has a name which may be roughly translated as, "If you go in, you won't come out"?
The Takla Makan in Turkmenistan

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Name the countries that border Zambia
Dem. Re. of Kongo (formerly Zaire)
Angola
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Tanzania

I am not sure if Botswana counts. My old world map shows a situation where four countries lie in the four fields defined by a cross. Don't know if a point-like border is a border...

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Old 21-May-2006, 03:42 PM
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The Takla Makan in Turkmenistan
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Old 21-May-2006, 06:54 PM
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Dem. Re. of Kongo (formerly Zaire)
Angola
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Tanzania

I am not sure if Botswana counts. My old world map shows a situation where four countries lie in the four fields defined by a cross. Don't know if a point-like border is a border...
You're missing one, and I didn't count Botswana but after checking on a map other than my own; it clearly shows it bordering Zambia. Botswana should be on the list.
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Old 21-May-2006, 07:20 PM
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The Tasman Sea.

I don't know if there are unanswered questions...


Name the countries that border Zambia.

My street name question is still up for grabs, but I'm not around much to check the board right now.
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Could you restate the question about streets? is it worldwide or specific to a country?

If US how about Park, we have a few in town.
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Old 21-May-2006, 09:14 PM
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My street name question is still up for grabs, but I'm not around much to check the board right now.
Cross, alow me to persist with my answer. I checked several hits in my internet search, and they were consistent in naming Second Street as the most common street name. Here are three of them.

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You're missing one, and I didn't count Botswana but after checking on a map other than my own; it clearly shows it bordering Zambia. Botswana should be on the list.
Ah,yes. Here it is: Malawi
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Could you restate the question about streets? is it worldwide or specific to a country?

If US how about Park, we have a few in town.
my source says Park is the most common name in streets, lanes, etc.

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Ah,yes. Here it is: Malawi
That is correct the next question is yours.
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Old 22-May-2006, 11:56 AM
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Star Trek featured a highly motivated resistance/guerilla group fighting the occupation of their homes by the Cardassians.

How did the group get its name, to which place in Europe is the name connected, and how?
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The Maquis, named after the "predominatly rural guerrilla bands" of the French Resistance.
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Old 22-May-2006, 02:35 PM
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The Maquis, named after the "predominatly rural guerrilla bands" of the French Resistance.
True, but what is maquis in geographical terms, and why is it associated with resistance?
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A type of Corsican bush the resistance fighters used for hiding.

Which countries have territory on both hemispheres?
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Old 22-May-2006, 05:36 PM
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