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European Geography

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KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 1 Jun 2014 20:25

Errol.....just a thought, the countries you feel are insignificant are the home of fellow human beings, so are as important to them as ours is to us.

Researching:
Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles

KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 1 Jun 2014 20:21

John I agree.......ignorance is sometimes bliss.

I have never travelled further than 90 miles from home, so have no real knowledge of most of this country, let alone the others that keep changing their names

:-S

Researching:
Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles

eRRolSheep

eRRolSheep Report 1 Jun 2014 19:22

I could place all of the countries that had any significance.
Some are just too insginificant to be bothered about.

Researching:
Happy

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 1 Jun 2014 19:14

We must start watching the news, Kitty. I thought Monty Negro was a comedian from my yuff. And as for that FWIW (Formerly Youtube or You something), had never heard of it. Oh well, ignorance is sometimes bliss. :-D ;-)

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 1 Jun 2014 18:00

All I could be sure of was France, Germany, Spain and big boot Italy kicking little Sicily right in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea :-(

Other than that...I am hopeless :-(

Researching:
Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 1 Jun 2014 17:56

I was brilliant at school. I was hopeless here. Got 109, which was 77%.

Gutted. Got everyone right that was there when I went to school. Got everyone wrong in the middle that has changed. Didn't those in middle all use to be the Prussian Empire when I did "O" level? :-S

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 1 Jun 2014 14:38

I got 5 out of 27 and gave up....now you know why I was politely asked NOT to do Geography at GCE or CSE level :-( :-S

Researching:
Brockhurst Newman Pelham Parsons West Sussex Birth information for Thomas Parsons born in Cork 1818 mother Mary father ?Charles

GinN

GinN Report 1 Jun 2014 13:48

90% for me too, and I slipped up with those countries too, Karen ;-)

Researching:
My Geordie and East Anglian ancestors.

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 1 Jun 2014 12:13



I got 90%....it's those countries of the former Yugoslavia that got me!! :-(

Researching:
Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania

Kense

Kense Report 1 Jun 2014 11:23

98%, clicked Latvia for Estonia and Austria for Hungary.

Graham

Graham Report 1 Jun 2014 10:22

Let's see how well you know your way around.

http://lizardpoint.com/geography/europe-quiz.php

I got 82%. The ones I got wrong were the former parts of Yugoslavia and the former states of the USSR.