But those country names are unambiguous (except for the 'Russian Federation', which is different to 'Russia', and the 'People's Republic of China', which may be confused with the 'Republic of China'). 'America' may refer to anywhere in the two continents in the Western Hemisphere.Tonamel wrote:Federal Republic of GermanyCaravan Ray wrote:33. The President must be born in what country?
A: America
"America" - a country? If this was Trivial Pursuit - I'd be calling that wrong.
Commonwealth of Australia
Swiss Confederation
French Republic
Kingdom of Belgium
Russian Federation
People's Republic of China
Republic of Italy
Dominion of Canada
United Mexican States
Yeah, I hate it when people don't use the proper name of a country.
After many years of watching "Sale of the Century", I can assure you that returning an answer of "America" when you mean to refer to the second largest nation in North America would earn a short, sharp double buzz from the adjudicator and a request from Tony Barber to provide "more information please...