General Knowledge quiz II

[hell_hound]

open floor

 

[Olav]

What nation was the first to recognize American independence?

 

[hell_hound]

America

 

[Ozbenno]

France or Spain?

 

[jeps]

Holland? [not sure if they were 1st or 2nd]

 

[Olav]

No, no, no and no. It's very close to Spain though...

 

[Diamondeye]

Portugal. xcl

 

[Olav]

No. It's not an European country. You should be able to get it easily now, don't wait for confirmation if you're sure.

 

[jeps]

close to spain. not europe. so africa. Morocco???

 

[Perfection]

America!

 

[Mise]

Mexico??????

 

[Perfection]

Mexico wasn't a nation then, silly wombat poop face trumpet tea root crab!

 

[choxorn]

Algeria!!!!

 

[Olav]

jeps nailed it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan-American_Treaty_of_Friendship

 

[jeps]

what do these have in common?

and

?

 

[Perfection]

They're all images

 

[Krill]

They all have syphilis...

 

[PeteAtoms]

(except the Gangs of the New York one, kinda) are they all civil war era photographs? or something to do with the civil war?
is it that there is at least one brunette in each one?

 

[Diamondeye]

They all have 17 views?

O wait...

 

[Marsden]

I like those hats! I gotta get me one.