Game: Chain of Place Names

Malc 44 · 31 Oct 2003, 07:36 AM

dragon1's thread 'chain of song titles' reminded me of a Geography game that my kids play sometimes. It's identical to this game but played (obviously) with place names. I thought this would work well with this global forum!

Rules:

Place names can include Countries, States, Counties, Cities, Towns, Village etc. Any place on our planet basically.

You CAN repeat place names, but try to avoid repitition on the same page. You may need to consult your atlas for 'X'

If you have time, try to educate us all by adding a rough location of your entries, (especially lesser known places). And any other info you wish to add.

example:

NorthwooD

(a suburb of north London, England)
---------------------
DoveR

(A coastal town in Kent, England. You can get a ferry crossing to France from here)
--------------------------

I'll start you off with my home town:

WatforD

(A town just north-west of London, England)

**JeffK** · 31 Oct 2003, 07:55 AM

Dingo - a town in central western Queensland, Australia. (also the name for an Australian "native" dog).

31 Oct 2003, 08:15 AM

Oakey - Queensland Australia, (just north of Towoomba)

dragon1 · 31 Oct 2003, 08:38 AM

Yolo - a county in Northern California that is much closer to the state capitol of Sacramento than to San Francisco. It's primarily agricultural and home to the University of California at Davis.

To read more about it, go here.

31 Oct 2003, 08:42 AM

Orange NSW Australia - About 3 hours west of sydney

kander · 31 Oct 2003, 05:02 PM

Amsterdam

AKA: The Center of the World. Famous for it's.. erm. Well, I dunno why people come to Amsterdam, but it's pretty famous.

--K

Malc 44 · 31 Oct 2003, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kander
Amsterdam

Where the hell's that??

Manchester ~ Northern City in Lancashire, Engalnd, famous for their successful football team Manchester United. erm that's soccer to some of you

kander · 31 Oct 2003, 06:32 PM

Roodkerk - Tiny hamlet in Friesland, one of the the northern provinces of the Netherlands. Has 211 citizens currently. The 212 will probably be born in the night between today and tomorrow.

(OT: Perhaps it's a good idea to have the convention of putting the name of the area/town/etc in bold, so that people know what letter to use...)

Spin · 31 Oct 2003, 07:11 PM

Kentucky - State in the U.S.A.

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Spin

31 Oct 2003, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kander
Amsterdam AKA: The Center of the World. Famous for it's.. erm. Well, I dunno why people come to Amsterdam, but it's pretty famous.

--K

Amsterdam/Holland must be a fairly relaxed place

Y*** NSW

Dave P in StLouis · 1 Nov 2003, 12:14 AM

Washington, D.C. - U. S. Capitol

Malc 44 · 1 Nov 2003, 12:25 AM

CoventrY

City in the midlands, England. Was hit heavily by bombing during the 2nd world war.
There is an English expression "send him/her to Coventry" which means to totally ignore someone.

dragon1 · 1 Nov 2003, 01:53 AM

Yreka - a small city in Northern California situated 22 miles south of the Oregon border off Interstate 5. Recreational activities abound here including backpacking, whitewater rafting, bicycling, fishing, water skiing, and more. It is home to the Yreka Western Railroad/ Blue Goose steam train.

Pronounced Why-Reeka. Not to be confused with the city of Eureka, which is on the coast.

robert@fm · 1 Nov 2003, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Malc 44
Manchester ~ Northern City in Lancashire, Engalnd,

Er, since 1967 Manchester has been in the County of Greater Manchester.

Abergavenny — AFAIK the only Welsh town ever to have a song about it.

(Recorded by Marty Wilde, Kim's dad, in the 1960s.)

robert@fm · 1 Nov 2003, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kander
Amsterdam AKA: The Center of the World. Famous for it's.. erm. Well, I dunno why people come to Amsterdam, but it's pretty famous.

Famous for having sung about it by Max Bygraves, a song so cheesey one could use it to catch mice.

A bit like the town of Abergavenny, really.

31 Oct 2003, 07:36 AM	#1
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	Game: Chain of Place Names dragon1's thread 'chain of song titles' reminded me of a Geography game that my kids play sometimes. It's identical to this game but played (obviously) with place names. I thought this would work well with this global forum! Rules: Place names can include Countries, States, Counties, Cities, Towns, Village etc. Any place on our planet basically. You CAN repeat place names, but try to avoid repitition on the same page. You may need to consult your atlas for 'X' If you have time, try to educate us all by adding a rough location of your entries, (especially lesser known places). And any other info you wish to add. example: NorthwooD (a suburb of north London, England) --------------------- DoveR (A coastal town in Kent, England. You can get a ferry crossing to France from here) -------------------------- I'll start you off with my home town: WatforD (A town just north-west of London, England)

31 Oct 2003, 05:02 PM	#6
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	Amsterdam AKA: The Center of the World. Famous for it's.. erm. Well, I dunno why people come to Amsterdam, but it's pretty famous. --K Last edited by kander : 31 Oct 2003 at 06:29 PM.

31 Oct 2003, 07:55 AM	#2
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,176	Dingo - a town in central western Queensland, Australia. (also the name for an Australian "native" dog).

31 Oct 2003, 08:15 AM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Oakey - Queensland Australia, (just north of Towoomba)

31 Oct 2003, 08:38 AM	#4
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Yolo - a county in Northern California that is much closer to the state capitol of Sacramento than to San Francisco. It's primarily agricultural and home to the University of California at Davis. To read more about it, go here.

31 Oct 2003, 08:42 AM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	Orange NSW Australia - About 3 hours west of sydney

31 Oct 2003, 06:32 PM	#8
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	Roodkerk - Tiny hamlet in Friesland, one of the the northern provinces of the Netherlands. Has 211 citizens currently. The 212 will probably be born in the night between today and tomorrow. (OT: Perhaps it's a good idea to have the convention of putting the name of the area/town/etc in bold, so that people know what letter to use...)

31 Oct 2003, 07:11 PM	#9
Spin The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa, FL (Cincinnati, OH in the Summer) Posts: 2,446	Kentucky - State in the U.S.A. ______________ Spin

1 Nov 2003, 12:14 AM	#11
Dave P in StLouis Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO USA Posts: 597	Washington, D.C. - U. S. Capitol

1 Nov 2003, 12:25 AM	#12
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	CoventrY City in the midlands, England. Was hit heavily by bombing during the 2nd world war. There is an English expression "send him/her to Coventry" which means to totally ignore someone.

1 Nov 2003, 01:53 AM	#13
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Yreka - a small city in Northern California situated 22 miles south of the Oregon border off Interstate 5. Recreational activities abound here including backpacking, whitewater rafting, bicycling, fishing, water skiing, and more. It is home to the Yreka Western Railroad/ Blue Goose steam train. Pronounced Why-Reeka. Not to be confused with the city of Eureka, which is on the coast.