The world's weirdest place names and capital cities
Chapter 1
Capitals with unexpected quirks
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Chapter 2
Tongue twisters and punctuation puzzles
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Chapter 3
Towns named after bizarre things
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Chapter 4
Geographically impossible anomalies
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The world's weirdest place names and capital cities
Ch 2 · Tongue twisters and punctuation puzzles
Fun Fact
Y, France: The northern French village of Y is home to residents who are officially called 'Ypsiloniens' in French, named after the Greek letter Y.
Glossary
tongue twister (noun)
A word or phrase that is difficult to pronounce correctly, especially when spoken quickly. The fifty-eight-letter Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch serves as a legendary pronunciation challenge for tourists.
A word or phrase that is difficult to pronounce correctly, especially when spoken quickly. The fifty-eight-letter Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch serves as a legendary pronunciation challenge for tourists.
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What does the old French word 'ahah' (the source of Ha! Ha! in Quebec) historically refer to?
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What does the single-letter name of the Norwegian village 'Å' translate to in Old Norse?
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Which single-letter village is located in the Somme department of northern France?
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What is the English translation of the Welsh town name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
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Why did the Welsh village of Llanfairpwll... lengthen its name to 58 letters in the 1860s?