To be fair, you sent this message in 2016, on the other hand the other guy sent this 3 years before you, it is very likely that in that time the quiz updated.
All this talk about Burma versus Myanmar was irritating me, so I did some research into it. Burma refers to the largest ethnic group in the country, and is the written or literary name of the country. In languages like Burmese they have different versions of words for when they are written and when they are spoken. Myanmar is the spoken variant of the country's name. The official name of the country was the "Union of Burma" until 1989, but has since been changed to the "Union of Myanmar" and is now the "Republic of the Union of Myanmar." Myanmar was chosen as its official name to avoid singling out the minority ethnic groups of the country. Myanmar is its official name. Burma is accepted as a variant of the name. All this being said, if it were I would include Burma in the B quiz and Myanmar in the M quiz to avoid the dispute. :D
Aesthus, Historical claim and control of the region are completely conflicting. Burma's government has historical claim to name the country, no? Because historically they have been in charge, however the vicious military regime has control of the area, so who gets to name it? Pick one or the other man, you can't have both.
Real tangible control overrides historicity, but there are cases where clear tangible control is a hotly debated topic (such as whether Palestine controls their claimed territories) and this is where historicity becomes important. Hence, Myanmar, but also hence, no Palestine.
I usually look at the comments in quizzes but i may start to not. BECAUSE ANYONE THAT EVER COMMENTS, COMMENTS ABOUT SOME STUPID ARGUMENT THAT DOESN'T PARTICULARLY MATTER!
I forgot 3 of them and I am glad that this comment has nothing to do with the Burma/Myanmar discussion because I don't care which one you use as long as you accept both of them.
And Gambia is The Gambia, Bolivia is the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and South Africa is the Republic of South Africa. Gambia is sorted under 'G' not 'T', Bolivia is 'B' not 'P', and South Africa is 'S' not 'R', although they are RSA for FIFA and IOC usage.
Myanmar or Burma.....Myanmar was imposed by the military against the wishes of the population in 1989. They changed the names of lots of towns too, to get rid of the old colonial past. Opposing parties and most older locals still use Burma. Both names come from the local tribes that were found there, and its been called Birma and Barma over the years. Aung San Suu Kyi says either is ok as there isnt anything in the countries constitution that says what the countries name actually is.
I guess she should know better than most.
Lots of countries changed the names of places, Kolkotta, Mumbai are just a couple, but they were basically using the local language version of the "English" name.. we all know that loosely speaking, Holland means The Netherlands...
it's one of those awkward ones that i wouldnt use in a vocal pub quiz, and in a thing like this, filling in the space (as Quizmaster has done) should stop people trying to look for an answer that isnt there
It should be THE Bahamas. Also with THE Gambia. Maybe put them in T? (Sorry if you get notifications and this is a copy notification of the other comment in G’s XD)
I got hung up on the fact that when I do quizzes that include Antigua and Barbuda, I usually type Barbuda (because I remember to add it when I'm adding Barbados) and it counts. So, I kept typing it thinking that I spelled it wrong. Then I ran out of time before getting Belarus. SMH.
I am a pro 😎 I got full marks with 1:54 time left while I knew that Burma is Myanmar thanks to God that I know this so don't argue that Burma is a country because it is not and someone takes so much time to make a quiz don't insult him even if he is not seeing because I also made many quizez so please do not argue there is written no vulgar language we should be thanks to the quiz maker to take some time to make a such a good quiz. I hope you understand what am I saying
Me: trying to remember Burkina-Faso as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Also me: Get's that one song with every country in the world (not Yakko's world, Yakko's world is all the nations) stuck in my head so I remember them anyway.
please dont bully me after this... :(
Both it's official and common names include Myanmar, and neither include Burma
B o t s w a n a
I guess she should know better than most.
Lots of countries changed the names of places, Kolkotta, Mumbai are just a couple, but they were basically using the local language version of the "English" name.. we all know that loosely speaking, Holland means The Netherlands...
it's one of those awkward ones that i wouldnt use in a vocal pub quiz, and in a thing like this, filling in the space (as Quizmaster has done) should stop people trying to look for an answer that isnt there
I've done that way more times than I want to admit.
Bhina, Bindia, Bapan, Buk, Bain
my fren is from bosnia AAAAAAAAAAA
she gon' kill me
Scoring
You scored 3/17 = 18%
This beats or equals 5.1% of test takers
The average score is 11
Your high score is 3
Scoring
You scored 3/17 = 18%
This beats or equals 5.1% of test takers
The average score is 11
Your high score is 3
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You scored 17/17 = 100%
11.1% of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is 11
Your high score is 17
Your fastest time is 1:24
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Also me: Get's that one song with every country in the world (not Yakko's world, Yakko's world is all the nations) stuck in my head so I remember them anyway.
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
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