End of Year Geography Quiz, Question 20:

[gh]

20. More countries begin their name with this three-letter combination than any other. Which one?

a. Bel

b. Bur

c. Mal

d. Cam

[gm]

Belarus, Belize, Belgium

uhhhhh....

Mali, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives (thanks 26!), Malagasay

Cambodia, Cameroon

Burundi, Burma haha,

[26mi235]

I'll go with Belarus, Belize, Belgium

uhhhhh....

Mali, Malawi, Malaysia

Cambodia, Cameroon

Burundi, Burma haha,

Maldives?

[wineturtle]

MAL
Maldives
Republic of Malta
Mali
Malaysia





BUR is not Myannmar

[cullman]

Mon is second to Mal.

cman

[wineturtle]

MAL
Maldives
Republic of Malta
Mali
Malaysia
Edit to AddMalawi





BUR is not Myannmar

[gh]

20. c. Mal: Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali and Malta. Bel is a close second: Belarus, Belau, Belgium and Belize.

[cullman]

Belau...what the hell is Belau?? Mon has Mongolia, Monaco, Montserrat, and Montenegro.

cman

[gm]

How could I forget Malta? Bogey will kill me...

[bambam]

MAL
Maldives
Republic of Malta
Mali
Malaysia

Remember, though, Dick Pound's greatest quote ever, referring to the Maldives not competing at the 1988 Olympics (a titular boycott) - "The Maldives? Isn't that only a country at low-tide?"

[Marlow]

Remember, though, Dick Pound's greatest quote ever, referring to the Maldives not competing at the 1988 Olympics (a titular boycott) - "The Maldives? Isn't that only a country at low-tide?"

OK, then I take my defense of his wordsmithing in regards to Canada. He is just a jerk.

[eldrick]

Go easy on Dick, Taffy

In a few 100y he coud say

"Where ?"

( the place is gradually submerging - i have a friend from there & i'll ask him about it )

[rasb]

All that I have heard and read of Pound makes me think of him as an abrasive, self-aggrandizing idiot. With due apologies to Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks, I am ashamed that Pound is a Canadian.

[Vault-emort]

Surely the true winner is....

REP

Republic of Korea, Republic of South Africa,, Republic of Yemen, etc etc etc :wink:

[bambam]

All that I have heard and read of Pound makes me think of him as an abrasive, self-aggrandizing idiot. With due apologies to Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks, I am ashamed that Pound is a Canadian.

He's far from an idiot. He is usually described as the smartest guy in the room. But he can be very abrasive. Unlike most of us, he has no filter at all. He says exactly what he feels. Had he been more politically correct and a bit more of a schmoozer, he would definitely have been IOC President.