GAMES GAME TO PLAY - ABC OF PLACE NAMES

[Blackthorne]

J - Jönköping, Sweden (Where Agnetha of ABBA was born)

 

[Ev]

Kansas (Irving) - USA
(interesting - Wizard of Oz - Baum had been a newspaper editor in the "Dakota Territory” (now South Dakota) and recalled the story of twin tornadoes that destroyed the rural town of Irving, Kansas in May of 1879. The name of one of the victims of this tornado outbreak was found in a mud puddle - and her name was Dorothy Gale.)

 

[Blackthorne]

Kansas (Irving) - USA
(interesting - Wizard of Oz - Baum had been a newspaper editor in the "Dakota Territory” (now South Dakota) and recalled the story of twin tornadoes that destroyed the rural town of Irving, Kansas in May of 1879. The name of one of the victims of this tornado outbreak was found in a mud puddle - and her name was Dorothy Gale.)

There is a place named Kansas too ?

 

[Glyn]

Laurieton, NSW. Australia

 

[Blackthorne]

Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia

 

[Moss]

Nottingham, England

 

[Glyn]

Olinda, VIC. Australia

 

[Blackthorne]

P - Phillipsburg, Germany

 

[Glyn]

Quairading, WA. Australia

 

[Ev]

Rome, Georgia, USA

 

[Barb]

Southport, Merseyside, Uk.

 

[Blackthorne]

Tokyo, Japan

 

[Glyn]

Ulmarra, NSW, Australia

 

[Blackthorne]

V - Vadodara, India

 

[Glyn]

Wauchope - NSW Australia

 

[Moss]

Xantippe

Xantippe is a rural locality in Western Australia approximately 220 kilometres (140 mi) north east of Perth and 33 km (21 mi) east of Dalwallinu. It is the only place in Australia whose name starts with an X.

 

[Blackthorne]

Y - Yokohama, Japan

 

[Glyn]

Zagreb, Croatia

 

[Blackthorne]

A - Ashgabat, Capital town of Turkmenistan

 

[Glyn]

Babinda, QLD. Australia