>>Without looking it up, do you know (in order of difficulty):
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>>1) Why is Australia named so?
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>Because it is in the South.
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>>2) Why is Argentina named so?
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>Argentum = silver.
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>>3) What year and city was the first British military invasion of South American territory?
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>Not sure about this one. There was the war of the Malvinas - I forgot the British name for it - but I am not sure if it was the first one.


You are not suppossed to answer publicly. Let the others take a stab at it.
1) correct. Austral = Southern
2) correct. The Spanish were looking for the famed silver mines (mostly in Peru not Argentina anyway but they didn't know)
3) Wrong. Many years before. Name the year and city. Hint: It was commanded by an ineffective General named WhiteLocke who was sacked by London right after his failed invation. Another hint: There was a second invasion the following year commanded by a more capable General by the name of Beresford. This one was better planned and conducted and more successful at the beginning but ultimately failed bevcause London did not provide sufficient military support for the adventure. Beresford had to capitulate and went home to have a distiguished career in Wellington's Army against Napoleon.

(Here's the History buff in me talking). Again, I did not have to look this up as history is one of my hobbies.

The Brits should know this one if they know their country's history well enough.