{"id":7363,"date":"2012-06-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/2012\/06\/15\/globalization-quiz-in-honor-of-well-thats-part-of-the-quiz\/"},"modified":"2012-06-15T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T07:00:00","slug":"globalization-quiz-in-honor-of-well-thats-part-of-the-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20120615-00\/?p=7363","title":{"rendered":"Globalization quiz: In honor of, well, that's part of the quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\n\nCorporate Citizenship Tools; Microsoft Local Language Program<\/a>\nWeb site contains a map of the world, coded by region.\nThere was a bug on the map.\nSee if you can spot it:\n<\/p>\n\n\n
\n \n <\/td>\n\n  <\/span> Asia
\n  <\/span> Europe
\n  <\/span> Middle East & Africa
\n  <\/span> North America
\n  <\/span> South America
\n  <\/span> South Pacific\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\nAfter I pointed out the error, they fixed the map on their Web page,\nso\nno fair clicking through to the Local Language Program Web page\nand comparing the pictures!\n<\/p>\n

\nNon-useful hint<\/b>:\nI chose the publication date of this quiz in honor of the answer.\n<\/p>\n

\nBonus chatter<\/b>: Inside the answer.<\/p>\n

\n

\nIceland is drawn in the color of North America rather than Europe.\nHere’s the corrected map:\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThe non-useful hint is that I posted this quiz on the Friday\nbefore\n\nIcelandic National Day<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nBonus chatter<\/b>:\nThe colors are based on the categorization in the\n“Select your location” box under the map.\nAnd in that combo box, Iceland is listed under Europe.\n(Russia is listed under both.)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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