Day 1: 12 Days of Xmas Quiz

zagubov

Generali wrote: »

They let women run countries?! I thought that experiment stopped with Lady Thatcher.

Mitchell and Webb advised us to never try to remember the Event.. It may cause distress. It remains in the past. Let's keep it that way.;)

zagubov

Generali wrote: »

A magazine based in the Square Mile did a survey of 'Why were you sacked?'. The best answer had to be the bloke that used the company's servers to run a gentleman's website from.

The country was a democracy of a sort for a time in the 70s before becoming very much not a democracy.

I think back then there were very few democracies outside Europe. Africa only had Botswana.

I think South America only had Venezuela. They were the only country in the world to incorporate lateral thinking into their school curriculum. I think they got Tony Buzan in to advise them. I expect it's not them, but if it was I'd say, that makes sense to me.

Generali

zagubov wrote: »

I think back then there were very few democracies outside Europe. Africa only had Botswana.

I think South America only had Venezuela. They were the only country in the world to incorporate lateral thinking into their school curriculum. I think they got Tony Buzan in to advise them. I expect it's not them, but if it was I'd say, that makes sense to me.

It depends on the year you're talking about and how you define democracy. This country definitely had at least one election in the 1970s.

Having said that, even North Korea has elections. IIRC, if you want to vote against the President you have to use a separate ballot box.

zagubov

Communist countries (at least, to date) aren't /weren't real democracies. they had a kind of obsession with elections, probably to differentiate themselves from fascist dictatorships, which they were absolutely determined to do.

Let's remember that Angela Merkel only got to lead Europe after being in a fake copy of a West German Party that the East Germans used to give a figleaf of legitimacy to their government. Elections mean little if there's no secrecy or variety of political parties.

BobQ

Paraguay......?

zagubov

BobQ wrote: »

Paraguay......?

I know they recognised Yugoslavia but not sure they recognised any other communist countries.
So, not sure they would have been likely to have free elections in the cold war era. Most of the developing world was stuck with one-party states which were affiliated to one side or the other. Hang on, Chile had elections back in the day. Am I warm?

Generali

So the answer to Day 1 is Argentina.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35171711

Cristina Kirchner, outgoing president, decided that she didn't like the result of the election very much and in a fit of pique decided to keep the old official presidential Twitter account.

vivatifosi

Generali wrote: »

So the answer to Day 1 is Argentina.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35171711

Cristina Kirchner, outgoing president, decided that she didn't like the result of the election very much and in a fit of pique decided to keep the old official presidential Twitter account.

A bit like she wants the Falklands then. Seems to have form in wanting things that are not rightfully hers.

Jonbvn

Generali wrote: »

If you use Google to find the answers, Santa will drown a baby elf.

LOL,

A quiz on the INTERNET asking you not to use the INTERNET. :rotfl:

Generali

Jonbvn wrote: »

LOL,

A quiz on the INTERNET asking you not to use the INTERNET. :rotfl:

You can use the internet if you want, just be aware of the consequences. Do YOU want the blood of a dozen baby elves on your hands...?