there's a similar thing in the middle of the (much smaller) Bahraini desert called the Tree of Life. It used to be a pretty charming place to go visit but now they've made it into a tourist destination.
I was not. I had an apartment in Bahrain for over 2 years, and would often go out to the desert on weekends before returning to my apartment where I lived. That aside, I'm not complaining about the tourists being there - there were sometimes a small handful - but rather the structures they built around it to try and make it more tourist friendly, ultimately ruining the place's charm. Thanks for your input; insightful and spot-on as always.
I really appreciate the number of new quizzes being features. However, there are really way too many clues given in those new ones. In this once for instance, I don't see how displaying the flags, giving the first letter of the ethnic group of giving away the CFA of the currency makes the quiz better. It just takes away the challenge.
I am absolutely in favour of the increasing number of country quizzes featured.
However, I don’t really appreciate questions like: « Country whose name can be made by adding two letters to Niger» or « only country on the Equator which is bigger than DR Congo » which do not tell about the countries themselves, but are rather comparative facts...
For the more "exoctic" countries easier question are fine imo, getting 0 for everything isn't fun either. I think giving the first letter (in some cases) is a good idea, you learn something that what, you can perhaps get the answer by some information that was floating around in your head but normally would never have guessed.
I am of the opinion to ask for the capital(s) of the UK is too easy.
You sort of have a point with the flags (but I wouldn't have gotten it, because I don't know Niger's flag, but now I will forever remember)
I do agree with the question "adding two letters" (but then again, I don't mind some shoo-ins to give everybody a chance to get atleast one right, as long as the other are interesting enough)
In the case of Nigeria, it’s very much the question which I disapprove of. Keeping « Nigeria » as an answer is fine, but in that case, the question should be rephrased in order to spice up the challenge. For example: « What is the most populous country that Niger borders? » would be cool. Adding two more letters two a country just makes it too easy, according to me.
Uranium isn't a "yellow element", it has a silvery colour like most metals. What is indeed yellow are certain uranium-containing minerals and, most famously, yellowcake, which is a product of uranium ore processing mostly made up of uranium oxide.
Strong agree here. After the obvious Sulfur and the slight-stretch Chlorine, I tried "yellowcake" (recalling something about the event in question, even though yellowcake isn't an element), then gave up. Was a little frustrated to see the answer was something that's straight up not yellow.
I admit it, I tried Uruk (hai) not that I had any believe that would be an acceptable answer, but to just type something while my mind continued to search (and failed)
Anyone else? :D (my fingers often keep typing while my mind looks for more plausible answers)
I guessed France for the official language instead of French and got the currency answer. Didn't realize my mistake until I saw the correct answer at the end.
I don't understand why people aren't expected to be able to figure out the name of "Songhai" without being given half the word. The way that half the answer is given is pretty silly.
Had never heard of sahel until this quiz. Gave up after savanna, savannah and steppe didn't work, only to find out later they are all considered part of the sahel. Every day's a school day.
Wow. The US gave them nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in 2016-2018 because they couldn't feed themselves. Why do they allow their populace to birth 6.9 children. What a ridiculous cycle. At the very least offer sterilization in exchange for food.
From wikipedia: "The USAID's Food for Peace office has contributed roughly $203.7 million between 2016 through 2018."
However, I don’t really appreciate questions like: « Country whose name can be made by adding two letters to Niger» or « only country on the Equator which is bigger than DR Congo » which do not tell about the countries themselves, but are rather comparative facts...
I am of the opinion to ask for the capital(s) of the UK is too easy.
You sort of have a point with the flags (but I wouldn't have gotten it, because I don't know Niger's flag, but now I will forever remember)
I do agree with the question "adding two letters" (but then again, I don't mind some shoo-ins to give everybody a chance to get atleast one right, as long as the other are interesting enough)
Anyone else? :D (my fingers often keep typing while my mind looks for more plausible answers)
From wikipedia: "The USAID's Food for Peace office has contributed roughly $203.7 million between 2016 through 2018."