btw I had heard of gerrymander and that it had something to do with politics (eventhough I am not from the us/uk and absolutely no interest in politics (as in names and terms etc. ofcourse I have my own opinions on things).
But now I looked up how the name originated, I had no idea a salamander was involved! (I think I half conscious thought it might have something to do with germany, since the word is basicly in it, and somehow always had the weird free association of a jerrycan haha. Well not that weird actually now that I have written it, jerry-gerry pronounced the same right? and that one ís connected with the word germany)
The weirdest part is that "gerrymander" is pronounced with a soft G, like "jerrymander," but the man's name, "Gerry," is pronounced with a hard G. A fitting example of how messed up the whole process is.
Could you maybe accept South Africa for Zulu Kingdom? I know it's quite a stretch, but I think like me some people know who Shaka is and where he ruled, but not the exact name of the country.
Nelson and Wellington are two different people. Admiral Lord Nelson (Horatio Nelson) was victorious at the Battle of Trafalgar. He was born in Norfolk in England in 1758 and died in 1805 (at the Battle of Trafalgar). The Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley) was victorious at the Battle of Waterloo. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1769 and died in 1852 in Kent, England.
Also a great opportunity to plug Rasputinas great song 1816, the year without a summer
But now I looked up how the name originated, I had no idea a salamander was involved! (I think I half conscious thought it might have something to do with germany, since the word is basicly in it, and somehow always had the weird free association of a jerrycan haha. Well not that weird actually now that I have written it, jerry-gerry pronounced the same right? and that one ís connected with the word germany)