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Structure Sub-topic of: Football Players Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are no general entries in this topic. Check related entries above. Frequently Asked Questions & Answers There are 22 user-asked question matches ( goto ) Special Topics International Football Players Which Country Are They From? Player's Jersey Numbers: #1 International Players In Europe Player's Jersey Numbers: #2 Soccer Player Numbers in 2001 Shirt Numbers Birthplaces: World's Players! So-So Soccer Soccer Internationals Nicknames of Soccer Players Which Nationality? Nationalities of World Soccer Players

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Nicknames and Nationalities

• What are some nicknames of Rasputin? ( goto )



• What are the names of all the Santa Clauses of differing nationalities? ( goto )



• What country's government once had a Chamber of Nationalities? ( goto )



• What are all of Shawn Michael's wrestling nicknames? ( goto )



• Did Charles Darwin have any nicknames? ( goto )



• Mariah Carey is obviously American, but what two other nationalities could you say she is, i.e. what nationalities were her parents? ( goto )



• One of North Dakota's nicknames is "The Flickertail State." What is a Flickertail? ( goto )



• Are there any other nicknames around for New Yorkers than "knickerbockers"? ( goto )



• Without any titles or nicknames, what was the Red Baron's full name? ( goto )



• During the recent EUFA match between Chelsea and Liverpool, how many different nationalities were involved? ( goto )



• In 'It Ain't Half Hot, Mum' what were the nicknames of Gunner Graham and Bombadier Beaumont? ( goto )



• Why do many Brazilian soccer/football players have nicknames on the back of their jerseys? ( goto )



• We have the Union Jack and Old Glory--what are some other nicknames for national flags? ( goto )



• What nicknames, if any, are given to the inhabitants of Gibraltar? And what about the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey? ( goto )



• Does anybody have a list of 10 or more nicknames for the devil? I know the basic ones, but there has to be more out there. ( goto )



• Movie mogul Adolph Zukor had several nicknames, including "Sugar." How did he earn that nickname? ( goto )



• George A. Custer had several nicknames, but which was not-so-secretly given him by his disgruntled post Civil War cavalry troops? ( goto )



• "Les Rosbifs" is a well-known standard French insult for the English that comes up here on AFT occasionally. Are there equivalent standard derogatory terms for the English used by other nationalities such as the Italians, Spanish or Germans? ( goto )



• Rlaj's question on mad hatters reminds me of some American city and town nicknames. What is the "hat city," the "chair city" and the "brass city"? ( goto )



• When the Nazis established what was in effect a foreign legion, why were these units, consisting of nationalities and groups such Ukrainians, Latvians and Bosnian Muslims, put in the SS, notorious for its obsession with race, instead of in the regular armed forces, the 'Wehrmacht'? ( goto )



• If I am from Japan I am considered to be Japanese. Likewise if I am from Mexico I am considered to be Mexican. How many nationalities can you name which require no added letters to the end of the country's name. For example, Germany = German. ( goto )



• A reference book states that most US states have nicknames. Can anyone tell me what Flickertail (North Dakota), Tar Heel (North Carolina) and Sooner (Oklahoma) are supposed to represent or what they are? ( goto )