There are quite a few countries named after an individual. 1 point for the name of each such country, and 1 point for the person it's named after (a gift for several; a challenge for some).
Sovereign nations only. Current country names only, e.g. Rhodesia is not eligible. A title belonging to an individual is eligible.
Results so far:
Bolivia: Simon Bolivar. Doubleshuffle, 2 points.
China (Qin Shi Huang). Doubleshuffle, 1 point.
Colombia: [?] Columbus. Doubleshuffle, 1.5 points.
Dominican Republic: Saint Dominic. Issybird, 2 points.
El Salvador: Jesus (The Saviour). HomeInMyShoes, 2 points
Georgia: Saint George. Doubleshuffle 2, points.
Ireland (Eire): the Celtic goddess Eriu. Doubleshuffle, 2 points.
Israel: Jacob, who was also called Israel. Stitchawl, 2 points.
Marshall Islands: John Marshall. Bilbo, 2 points.
Mauritius (Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange). Doubleshuffle, 1 point.
Mozambique (Mussa Mbiki). HomeInMyShoes, 1 point.
Nicaragua (Nicarao). Doubleshuffle, 1 point.
Peru: Birú. Orlok, 2 points.
Philippines: King Philip II of Spain. Bilbo, 2 points.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Saint Christopher. Stitchawl, 2 points.
Saint Lucia (Saint Lucy). HomeInMyShoes, 1 point.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Saint Vincent of Saragossa). HomeInMyShoes, 1 point.
San Marino: Saint Marinus. Issybird, 2 points.
Sao Tome and Príncipe (Saint Thomas and the Prince of Portugal). HomeInMyShoes, 1 point.
Saudi Arabia: Muhammad bin Saud. Doubleshuffle, 2 points.
Seychelles: Jean Moreau de Séchelles. Stitchawl, 2 points.
Solomon Islands: King Solomon. Stitchawl, 2 points.
USA: Amerigo Vespucci. Doubleshuffle 2 points.
Scores so far:
Doubleshuffle 14.5 points
Stitchawl 8 points
HomeInMyShoes, 6 points.
Bilbo, Issybird 4 points
Orlok 2 points
Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 02-09-2015 at 04:20 PM.
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