Place guessing

Malte279 · **Reply #140 on:** January 25, 2005, 04:40:27 PM

Perfect!

You got this one quickly!

Nick22 · **Reply #141 on:** January 25, 2005, 04:44:06 PM

This place was used by the Germans in WWII for supplies of oil.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #142 on:** January 25, 2005, 04:57:02 PM

Ploesti in Romania?

Nick22 · **Reply #143 on:** January 25, 2005, 05:00:27 PM

Yep. Your turn malte.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #144 on:** January 25, 2005, 05:10:18 PM

Which territory was sold to the US during WW2 and was paid mainly with warships?

Nick22 · **Reply #145 on:** January 25, 2005, 05:16:23 PM

I know the Us acquired leases to bases due to the Lend-Lease Act. The bases were located in Greenland Iceland and the Carribean. I don't know of any territory that was gained from the Lend Lease acts.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #146 on:** January 26, 2005, 05:24:18 AM

So let's do a little research, shall we? I didn't know about foreign country ruler's sightings of Abraham Lincoln's ghost either before you put up the question.

Nick22 · **Reply #147 on:** January 26, 2005, 10:33:06 AM

The only territory I found was the Trust Territory of Papau, given to the US in 1947. Papau has since become an independent country.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #148 on:** January 26, 2005, 12:48:13 PM

Sorry, I have to admit a serious mistake here. The territory I'm talking of was not in fact bought, but in exchange for the warships the US were allowed to establish military bases there even though the territories belonged to another country.
Also it was more than one territory. So if you name any of them I'll accept it as the answer. If you can name more than one, the better.

Nick22 · **Reply #149 on:** January 26, 2005, 02:24:27 PM

Greenland(Denmark) and Jamaica(British) were two of the bases
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #150 on:** January 27, 2005, 09:12:20 AM

Greenland was not involved in the deal I'm talking of, but as Jamaica was the turn is yours. Other bases were permitted on Antigua, Trinidat, Bermuda, St. Lucia, Newfoundland, and in British Guayana.

Nick22 · **Reply #151 on:** January 27, 2005, 10:28:40 AM

But the US did have a base in Greenlaand though.Let me think of another Place.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #152 on:** January 27, 2005, 04:49:34 PM

You named a place (Jamaica) where the US were allowed to establish a base due to the deal. You answered the question and may come up with the next one.
I had named all the other places in my last message anyway.

Nick22 · **Reply #153 on:** January 27, 2005, 04:51:48 PM

I meant question...

Where are the 3 capitals of South africa?
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #154 on:** January 28, 2005, 03:15:33 AM

Sorry, I misunderstood you.
Three capitals of South Africa?
The three large South African cities that come to my mind are Cape Town, Johannesburg and Transvaal, but I don't know if more than one of them is considered a capital.

Nick22 · **Reply #155 on:** January 28, 2005, 01:43:26 PM

Cape Town is one Capital, the other two cities you mentioned are not capitals though. Keep guessing Malte.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #156 on:** January 29, 2005, 07:52:54 AM

Looking into an Atlas I found a town named Pretoria (never heard the name before) marked as a capital same as Cape Town. I didn't find a thrid capital though (you are not talking of the capitals of Lesotho or Swasiland, are you?). Can you tell me why they have more than one capital? I didn't know they do.

Petrie · **Reply #157 on:** January 29, 2005, 09:13:32 AM

Neither did I, so that's why I didn't say anything because I didn't even think they had such a thing. -_-

Nick22 · **Reply #158 on:** January 29, 2005, 06:21:38 PM

Bloomfontein is the other. Each city is home to a part of the government(Judiciary, Legislative executive). If you thought 3 capitals was a bit much, well India has 7(all located within new Dehli)
The Capitals of Lesetho and Swaziland are Mbabane(lesetho) and Maseru(Swaziland).
Nick

Nick22 · **Reply #159 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:10:31 AM

You Can Ask a question Malte, since I can't think of one.
Nick