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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:53 am
by ian16th
Are Trinidad & Tobago deemed to be 'in' South America?

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:02 am
by Wodrick
I would call them Caribbean Ian. I was heading for the former British Honduras but I see I am wrong.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:11 am
by Ex-Ascot
I think that we have been through all the British colonies. OK now guessing, Venezuela. Been there but can't remember.

Edit, wrong.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:14 am
by Ex-Ascot
Don't know why I thought of Peru but just checked it before I made a complete prat of myself and it seems to be correct.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:28 pm
by tango15
ian16th wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:53 am
Are Trinidad & Tobago deemed to be 'in' South America?
No, definitely Caribbean, although they are very close to Venezuela.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:37 pm
by tango15
Wodrick wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:02 am
I would call them Caribbean Ian. I was heading for the former British Honduras but I see I am wrong.
Belize is technically in Central America, but they do drive on the right because of the neighbours apparently.
I was very surprised when I found out about this myself, during a visit there.

USEFUL CLUE: The country concerned is not a former British Colony, but it is a former colony.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:38 pm
by tango15
Ex-Ascot wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:14 am
Don't know why I thought of Peru but just checked it before I made a complete prat of myself and it seems to be correct.
Peru drives on the right.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:10 pm
by Ex-Ascot

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:34 pm
by tango15
Hmmmm, dunno where they got that from. I've driven in Peru, and it was definitely on the right! That said, I and my Beetle came close to being written off once, as one lorry was in the process of cresting a hill whilst overtaking another on a two-lane road, so it could be said that they drive on the left!

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:35 pm
by ian16th
If you look on Google Maps street view, everybody is driving on the wrong side of the road!

Or maybe the Car Hire Co. meant LHD cars!

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:34 pm
by Ex-Ascot
Ask RiS who drives in the middle. Certainly on our island.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:53 pm
by llondel
Of course, there are countries where it's not clear on which side of the road they drive because vehicles are all over the place.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:27 pm
by Rwy in Sight
Ex-Ascot wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:34 pm
Ask RiS who drives in the middle. Certainly on our island.
Personally I learned that trick from seeing a Sheriff doing just that in the US.

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:36 pm
by Wodrick
For no reason other than they are adjacent - Suriname

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:51 pm
by tango15
Wodrick wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:36 pm
For no reason other than they are adjacent - Suriname
Spot on, Wodders! You have also identified the reason why, so bonus point! It seems odd, but there has always been a lot of trade between the two countries, apparently - hence the oddity.

YHC

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 7:11 pm
by ian16th
tango15 wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:51 pm
Wodrick wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:36 pm
For no reason other than they are adjacent - Suriname
Spot on, Wodders! You have also identified the reason why, so bonus point! It seems odd, but there has always been a lot of trade between the two countries, apparently - hence the oddity.

YHC
The former Portuguese colony of Mozambique, also drive on the left, simply because all the countries around them do!

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:34 pm
by Wodrick
What is a funambulist ?

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:36 pm
by Opsboi
Wodrick wrote:
Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:34 pm
What is a funambulist ?
Highly strung

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:29 pm
by Opsboi
Or shall I spell it out?

Re: Trivia Question of the Day

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:54 pm
by Wodrick
Might as well for the rest.