The Wombat File Is Yours to Keep: Q.U. I. Z. Round Three: Lightning Round!

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Q.U. I. Z. Round Three: Lightning Round!

Here's today's geography-themed lightning round, Q.U.I.Z.-lers. The team(s) which post the correct answers first in the comments picks up some bonus points -- a possible 120 in all.

As usual, no maps, atlases, gazetteers, travel guides, or consultations with the Ancient Mariner. No Googling, particularly no Google Earthing. And, just to be safe, no Earthing of any kind.

Ready?

The African Union embraces all of the countries on the continent of Africa with two exceptions; one renounced its membership in the AU's predecessor body (the Organization of African Unity) over a territorial dispute; the other was suspended after a coup d'etat. Both of them border a territory, now mostly controlled by the former, which is the largest on the United Nations list of "Non Self-Governing Territories" -- and which was the cause of the dispute leading to the first country's resignation from the Union. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which vies unsuccessfully with one of these two nations for control of the territory, is itself a member of the AU, though it is unable to govern the area it claims to represent.

What are the two nations (40 bonus points each)? What is the English name of the disputed territory? (40 more points)

Posted by BT on January 5, 2007 02:58 PM | Permalink

Comments

somalia?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:07 PM

zimbabwe?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:10 PM

uganda?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:11 PM

sierra leone?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:12 PM

no

Posted by: BT | January 5, 2007 03:12 PM

libya?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:13 PM

chad?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:14 PM

shit that was my guess but I couldn't log n for 5 minutes! Chad?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:14 PM

pregnant chad?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:14 PM

Shoot! Mali?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:14 PM

morocco?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:15 PM

no

Posted by: BT | January 5, 2007 03:15 PM

gabon?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:15 PM

Haha, shananan (shananah?) Congo?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:15 PM

angola?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:16 PM

Zimbabwe/Rhodesia?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:16 PM

mauritania?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:17 PM

Hatin typekey pretty hard today... Eritrea?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:17 PM

eritrea?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:17 PM

CONGO?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:18 PM

angelinajolilia?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:18 PM

Zambia/

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:19 PM

rwanda?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:19 PM

Cote D'ivoire? Ivory Coast?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:20 PM

Mauritania is the suspended state. One for BHYU.

Posted by: BT | January 5, 2007 03:20 PM

Cote D'ivoire? Ivory Coast?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:20 PM

algeria?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:21 PM

The Sahara?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:21 PM

The Berber Homeland?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:22 PM

Glurp! Shannon also guessed Morocco way back there -- I missed it as it came in as I posted a (premature) "no."

Morocco is the resigner. 80 points to BHYU.

Any guesses on the territory?

Posted by: BT | January 5, 2007 03:22 PM

Dude, I'm breastfeeding a pooping child. The Canary IslandS?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:23 PM

On the territory, I must ask for the complete name.

Posted by: BT | January 5, 2007 03:24 PM

DArfur?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:24 PM

Seriously, it's not the Sahara?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:25 PM

The NORTHERN Sahara?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:26 PM

Um, the WESTERN Sahara?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:26 PM

The SOUTHERN Sahara?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:27 PM

The eastern sahara

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:27 PM

the motherfucking heart of motherfucking darkness?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:28 PM

dang, and I'm the biggest detractor of hammerin' yammerin' typekey jammin' in

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:28 PM

EQUATORIAL Sahara?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:28 PM

Western Sahara it is. 40 points to the Whiskey Rebellion in all of its maternal glory.

Posted by: BT | January 5, 2007 03:30 PM

Madonna Louise Ciccone Leon Ritchie

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:31 PM

Can't be Nubia?

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:31 PM

Marrakesh.

Posted by: boxjam | January 5, 2007 03:33 PM

Oh.

Posted by: boxjam | January 5, 2007 03:34 PM

omg. I was really hoping for equatorial sahara - that would've been two answers in my email address! (Equatorial.tv)

If anyone would like some baby poop, I have several gallons on my lap.

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:34 PM

Let's keep guessing. This round was altogether too short!

Posted by: bootsy3000 | January 5, 2007 03:35 PM

This round brought to you by codeine cough syrup, my new best friend

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:46 PM

Bootsy, are you in Tuvalu?

Posted by: shananan | January 5, 2007 03:49 PM

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