Who Used To Own It? - Round Three
Round Two Answers
1) Senegal - France
2) The Gambia - Great Britain
3) Namibia - Germany
4) Somalia - Italy*
5) Malawi - Great Britain
6) Gabon - France
7) Ethiopia - Independent**

Wow! Scores for Round Two of Who Used To Own It? were astronomically improved over Round One! Returning contestant The Guy scored three out of seven for 43% correct! Newcomers C. and Skeeter scored, respectively, three and a half out of seven for 50% and five out of seven for a staggering 71%!

*The failed/failing nation-state of Somalia is composed principally of the former Italian Somaliland, but a portion was the former colony British Somaliland; thus, both The Guy and Skeeter were credited with a correct answer for Italy, while C. got half a point for her answer, Great Britain.

**Ethiopia is one of only two contemporary nation-states that were not colonized by the European powers during the Scramble for Africa. The other will almost certainly be featured in a later round.

Round Three
As always, Who Used To Own It? depends upon the honor system; so, go ahead and do your best, and only afterward consult the appropriate reference materials to check your score. Participation was up 200% in Round Two compared to Round One, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we can see a similar increase here in Round Three.

Bear in mind the example of Somalia-Italian Somaliland/British Somaliland. Modern nation-states correspond roughly, but not precisely, to pre-Great War colonial holdings. Because our purpose here is educational, not competitive, deliberately tricky questions will be plainly flagged as such. Good luck!

1) Uganda

2) Angola

3) Madagascar

4) Sierra Leone

5) Tunisia

Tricky
6) Tanzania

Tricky
7) Zanzibar

The Rebel Black Dot Songs of the Day
Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping" from Tubthumper (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Anarchists sure do love their hooch.

"He drinks the whiskey drink,
He drinks the vodka drink,
He drinks the lager drink,
He drinks the cider drink,
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times,
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times."

Donnerstag, 6 März
Great Big Sea, "Jakey's Gin" courtesy of The Watergirl (The Watergirl)

Commentary: Thanks, Katie!