gk wed 7th independent world cup quiz

[creamegg]

I have 10 questions that I am totally stuck on, have researched them thoroughly and I am drawing a blank. I have all the rest though if anyone needs answers.

27. Who is this famous portuguese explorer (you need the paper to answer this one)

33. Group E. Which country (czech rep, ghana, usa) does this president in the top hat belong to? ...you need the paper for this one too.

37. Since 1945 which country has seen most governments come and go, ghana, italy or USA???

55. Which group d country is this man president of? (again you need paper)

67. In either Germany or Sweden there is a town named 'A' . Which one is it?

82. How many this years proms will use chopins music?

91.Where is the worlds oldest town, czech rep or Brazil?

97. First european explorer to reach argentina?

113. How many working days were lost to strikes in the french republic during 2004?

121. What is Ironic about Argentinas name?

[mike b]

67 - Sweden - actually written with the small circle over the letter, pronounced something like 'awe'

97 - first to reach River Plate estuary & top end of Argentina probably Juan Diaz de Solis, 1515

121 - River Plate (Plata) = silver, named by Sebastian Cabot leading Spanish expedition in 1526 after he traded for some with natives, assuming incorrectly that it was locally mined. Country later called Argentina, also meaning silver, though the expected riches never materialised.

[mike b]

37 - Italy has had around 35(?) changes of Prime Minister since the war, USA has had 12 presidents, including FDR. Ghana only became independent in 1957, becoming a republic in 1960, under Nkrumah till 1966 and Rawlings basically 1979 to 2001- depends what you mean by governments, but I would be surprised if Ghana manage to have more than Italy in the rest of this time...

[mike b]

91 - 'Settlement' of Dolni Vestonice, Cz, dated to 27000BC (Guiness BoR)

[mike b]

Hello!! Were those any use?? How are you doing with the rest??