Peterthegreat
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Thank you. Staying with the theme of Caroline-after whom are the Caroline Islands named?
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Peterthegreat
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Not Charles 1
Peterthegreat
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Charles II of where?
Presumably not UK. How about France?
Peterthegreat
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Not England, UK nor France....
Gloster
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Charlemagne?
Peterthegreat
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No. Much later than him.
GRALISTAIR
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Well they were at one time called the Spanish East Indies. I have been to 5 of them. So I assume they were named after a Spanish princess or queen.
Peterthegreat
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Getting close but they were actually named after a king.
randyrippley
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King Carlos III ? (random number just guessed at)
Peterthegreat
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Assuming you mean of Spain?
But it isn't I am afraid.
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Peterthegreat
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The answer has been skirted around but no one has managed to combine the right bits. Any more guesses?
GRALISTAIR
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How can Caroline’s (female) be named after a King. I didnt think there had been a tranny (LBGTQ) monarch?
DaleCooper
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A little bit of research into the origin of the name would clarify this for you.
Gloster
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Bonny Prince Charlie? (Getting desperate here.) Presumably if he has been LGBTQ+ he would have been Bona Prince Charlie.
I think that it is derived from the Latinised form Carolus or similar. Carolina, not so far from you, is the same (I think).
I think that it is derived from the Latinised form Carolus or similar. Carolina, not so far from you, is the same (I think).
GRALISTAIR
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I hear what you are saying but I don’t like cheating.
Peterthegreat
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Si Señor. Charles the 2nd of Spain it is. He also gave his name to the town of Charleroi in Belgium.
Please set the next question.
Please set the next question.
Peterthegreat
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Absolutely. After previously being named The Islands of The King's they were renamed Las Carolinas by the Spanish.
CarltonA
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More than 24 hours has elapsed since the question was correctly answered so I will butt in with a new question.
Which British Territory uses the words "Mons Calpe" on it's insignia?
Which British Territory uses the words "Mons Calpe" on it's insignia?
Gloster
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Gibraltar?
CarltonA
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Is the correct answer. Mons Calpe was the name used by the Romans (means high mountain or some such). Your inquisition.
Gloster
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By what name is the battleship Panteleimon better known?
Peter Mugridge
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I'll guess from the visual similarity, Potemekin? ( Spelling??? )
Gloster
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Indeed it was the Potemkin, which was renamed after the mutiny. The names have no connection, historically or linguistically.
Your turn to start the next revolution.
Peter Mugridge
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It was the only battleship I could think of with a name starting with "P"... 
Right... next question... sticking with battleships, which such vessel dating from the Second World War was famously restored to service in 1982 after a very long lay up?
Right... next question... sticking with battleships, which such vessel dating from the Second World War was famously restored to service in 1982 after a very long lay up?
DaleCooper
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IowaIt was the only battleship I could think of with a name starting with "P"...
Right... next question... sticking with battleships, which such vessel dating from the Second World War was famously restored to service in 1982 after a very long lay up?