Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Film, Media & TV2 mins ago
Team GB
22 Answers
Is Northern Ireland part of Team GB?
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by Oleanda. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
This thread may help clarify/confuse things
http://
http://
Theres a bit here about the name;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19047586
you need to scroll down a bit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19047586
you need to scroll down a bit
Actually I should of said team British Islands, not isles.
http://
http://
The full name of the team is "Team GB and Northern Ireland", shortened for convenience.
"British Isles" is a geographical term which has nothing to do with politics. The analogy is with "America", a continent that comprises the separate nations of Canada, USA and all those South American countries. Thus, Ireland can no more claim to be outside the British Isles than Brazil (say) can claim to be outside America.
"British Isles" is a geographical term which has nothing to do with politics. The analogy is with "America", a continent that comprises the separate nations of Canada, USA and all those South American countries. Thus, Ireland can no more claim to be outside the British Isles than Brazil (say) can claim to be outside America.
