The caveat being that you cannot take as gospel everything — or much of anything — you read on the internet. And I can’t vouch for the accuracy of this particular bit of “information,” either. But I thought it was fun, though I was less than impressed by my knowledge of European geography/history.

I did recognize more than half of the old names, but that’s just barely a passing grade — and maybe not even that. Still, I think I can be forgiven for not having heard of Vardar or Rascia. (You may need a magnifier for those.)

Give it a try, then start Googling the names you don’t know. If nothing else, you might acquire another random bit of trivia to toss out next time there’s a lag in the conversation.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
11/10/24