Countries where Soccer is not the National Sport.

Started by Asal Mor, July 24, 2013, 04:54:40 PM

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Asal Mor

Quote from: johnneycool on July 25, 2013, 09:30:17 AM
Quote from: Asal Mor on July 25, 2013, 02:43:29 AM
Yeah I'd have thought rugby was more popular than soccer in Wales but maybe the numbers playing soccer are higher.

Is Wales a country or a principality?
Ah, that might be the problem alright Johnny.

magpie seanie

18/34. A bit pissed I didn't getone of the cricket ones when I'd typed in Curlty Ambrose's neck of the woods!

Good quiz. 

Wildweasel74

yeah it didnt bring up wales and South africa for rugby which was strange+

Armaghgeddon

Quote from: ardal on July 24, 2013, 05:57:32 PM
Quote from: Armaghgeddon on July 24, 2013, 05:20:54 PM
Shouldn't be that difficult to name them, have a list of 23 so far.

Using google or what ever other "pretend to know it" server is not PC. Try to use the ole grey matter if you think it matters

It was using the old grey matter  :-[ just have to make a list of sports really.

deiseach

Quote from: Wildweasel74 on July 25, 2013, 02:29:16 PM
yeah it didnt bring up wales and South africa for rugby which was strange+

Spoiler alert! ;)

It seems to be just nation states and soccer would be a far bigger spectator sport in South Africa than rugby or cricket. As seanie notes, I entered the West Indies a few times before I got the message.

magpie seanie

Quote from: deiseach on July 25, 2013, 02:34:19 PM
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on July 25, 2013, 02:29:16 PM
yeah it didnt bring up wales and South africa for rugby which was strange+

Spoiler alert! ;)

It seems to be just nation states and soccer would be a far bigger spectator sport in South Africa than rugby or cricket. As seanie notes, I entered the West Indies a few times before I got the message.

I actually entered the name of the island big Curlty is from but the name of the country is XXXX & YYYY. Grrrrrr.

Hound

Quote from: magpie seanie on July 25, 2013, 03:08:06 PM
I actually entered the name of the island big Curlty is from but the name of the country is XXXX & YYYY. Grrrrrr.
Yeah, did the same (although didnt realise Curtly is from there - I could name a good chunck of WI cricketers, but the island they're from never stuck with me)

Was pretty happy how I did with 23/34, albeit 2 of them were lucky as I was guessing for ice hockey and they popped up in the basketball column. I missed two of the WI islands and one of the baseball countries I was annoyed at forgetting, but would never have got any of the others.

Orior

I'm very pleased with 11

Never heard of the rest
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Quote from: ardal on July 24, 2013, 05:57:32 PM
Quote from: Armaghgeddon on July 24, 2013, 05:20:54 PM
Shouldn't be that difficult to name them, have a list of 23 so far.

Using google or what ever other "pretend to know it" server is not PC. Try to use the ole grey matter if you think it matters

So how the hell did you do it in the time and still come in here to post, or did you pause the time, sure thats cheating.

Got 23/34 within the time.
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

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Quote from: Asal Mor on July 25, 2013, 01:16:34 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on July 25, 2013, 09:30:17 AM
Quote from: Asal Mor on July 25, 2013, 02:43:29 AM
Yeah I'd have thought rugby was more popular than soccer in Wales but maybe the numbers playing soccer are higher.

Is Wales a country or a principality?
Ah, that might be the problem alright Johnny.

The United Kingdom is the name of that country. Wales isn't recognised as a country, no more than NI, Engand or Scotland.
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

Armaghgeddon

Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on July 25, 2013, 04:44:34 PM
Quote from: ardal on July 24, 2013, 05:57:32 PM
Quote from: Armaghgeddon on July 24, 2013, 05:20:54 PM
Shouldn't be that difficult to name them, have a list of 23 so far.

Using google or what ever other "pretend to know it" server is not PC. Try to use the ole grey matter if you think it matters

So how the hell did you do it in the time and still come in here to post, or did you pause the time, sure thats cheating.

Got 23/34 within the time.

All I did was start from Australia and then go through the other countries. It is pointless thinking about European countries where there is a big football following. On top of that I study sports.

muppet

Quote from: gallsman on July 25, 2013, 09:03:43 AM
Quote from: muppet on July 24, 2013, 10:44:59 PM
17 a bit pissed off it didn't accept New Guinea but there you go.

I should have got a couple of the European ones and one other rugby one but the rest I hadn't a hope.

Papua New Guinea?

Can't get on it in work. Good few Eastern European ones would be basketball I imagine. Lot of Baseball and cricket in Latin America and the Caribbean, good few rugby ones too.

Yip.
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Wildweasel74

I love girls soccer in Denmark, the blonde no.2 for them is quite literally a stunner lol, BBC3 Lads!!!

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Quote from: Armaghgeddon on July 25, 2013, 05:18:52 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on July 25, 2013, 04:44:34 PM
Quote from: ardal on July 24, 2013, 05:57:32 PM
Quote from: Armaghgeddon on July 24, 2013, 05:20:54 PM
Shouldn't be that difficult to name them, have a list of 23 so far.

Using google or what ever other "pretend to know it" server is not PC. Try to use the ole grey matter if you think it matters

So how the hell did you do it in the time and still come in here to post, or did you pause the time, sure thats cheating.

Got 23/34 within the time.

All I did was start from Australia and then go through the other countries. It is pointless thinking about European countries where there is a big football following. On top of that I study sports.

I got 23/34, but never thought of those mainland latin American countries and slowed down trying to figure remember which of those Carribbean Islands were dependencies and which were independent.
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

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