Sunday, January 30, 2011

Another Challenge from the Middle East

Here is a quiz of your knowledge of the nations of what my Middle Brother characterized as "the Middle East".  In fact it is the Maghreb, the Near East, the Middle East and a little bit more.  Not easy.  I had trouble with the sub-Saharan nations west of Chad and only recognized Chad because it has been in the news from time to time and the fact that USAF C-5s flew French military forces there a few years ago in response to Libyan military incursions.  And, at the other end, I was confused about a couple of the 'Stans.

Have fun.

Regards  —  Cliff

2 comments:

  1. I knew the larger ones, but then others I knew the general area. I couldn't figure out Oman/Yemen or Mali/Mauritania or the cluster of countries with -stan at the end of their name north of Pakistan. I just knew somewhere over there.

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  2. Thanks Cliff; this quiz reminded me of what I do not know. BTW, I screwed up Armenia; I really did. :-)

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