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Old 03-31-2008, 01:03 PM   #1
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This is a fun game and there are more like this on the site.
My best is I got them all except 5. Not bad. http://www.sporcle.com/games/canadia..._ministers.php
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:10 PM   #2
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I missed 7. I'm a little embarrassed that I missed the PM from 1948-57.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:23 PM   #3
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:29 PM   #4
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There are 7 Prime Ministers on that list that I have never heard of in my life.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:31 PM   #5
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I "Can't connect to database".



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Old 03-31-2008, 01:36 PM   #6
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All except for Bowell, Abbott and Thompson. Never heard of one of those fellows in my life.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:39 PM   #7
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All except for Bowell, Abbott and Thompson. Never heard of one of those fellows in my life.
I missed Meighan and Bennett as well. Probably should have gotten Bennett but the others were all super short term PMs.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:41 PM   #8
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:41 PM   #9
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I missed Meighan and Bennett as well. Probably should have gotten Bennett but the others were all super short term PMs.
I randomly read about Meighan and Bennett a few weeks ago. Yeah, Bennett was a full-term PM and lost to one of the great PMs we've ever had, so he should be remembered. The others are forgettable, but Bowell had an awesome beard. Holy smokes that's a killer.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:42 PM   #10
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I started typing names of french hockey players, and came up empty.

Europe = 44/46 (Montenegro/Moldova missed)

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Old 03-31-2008, 01:44 PM   #11
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I missed 7. I'm a little embarrassed that I missed the PM from 1948-57.
I had the same.

I was able to name all 50 states though.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:44 PM   #12
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Missed all of them from 1891 to 1896, 4 of them, and missed the 1920-1921 and 1926 (Same guy twice). Other than that, got them all. So missed 5. The ones I missed I don't think I ever heard anything about from the school social studies texts. For all of the others I could say quite a lot about what they did, etc.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:49 PM   #13
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All but four - I blanked on all the PM's during the 1890's, save Laurier. Darnitall. And I'm a history major.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:50 PM   #14
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I had the same.

I was able to name all 50 states though.
Hahha, good work! I got 45.
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Old 03-31-2008, 01:55 PM   #15
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17 for me. Nice website, my productivity just went down.
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Old 03-31-2008, 02:04 PM   #16
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only 49 states, missed Missouri of all things.

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Old 03-31-2008, 02:04 PM   #17
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only 49 states, missed Missouri of all things.

"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missoura!"
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"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missoura!"
LOL, exactly what I was thinking when I typed that.

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Old 03-31-2008, 02:11 PM   #20
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I got 19.
Got all of Europe except Vatican. "Vatican City" they wanted. Took me a while to spell Bosnia Herzegovina right though. Luckily they accepted Macedonia.
Failed miserably on Shakespeares plays. Got 15, kicked myself on another dozen or two.
Messed up US states badly. (I have never cared for US geography) Missed 4 (maryland, Utah (I just couldn't think of it!) Illinois, and Mass (could not spell it))
Brain needs rest.
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