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Author:  Fogmeister [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Another one of those quizzes
Well, I've got another quiz for you all.

This time all the answers are countries around the world. Any with (anag.) after them are anagrams. The questions are mostly cryptic with some factual questions. The cryptic questions sometimes refer to the sound or spelling of the name.

1. English bone - China - RedEyes
2. Reign (anag.) - Niger - jonbwfc
3. Franglais for "we're ill" - Malaysia - RedEyes
4. United in 1707 - UK - finlay666
5. A place for rookie environmentalists - Greenland - fu manchu
6. Can be very hot or a bit cold - Chile - John_Vella
7. Put the lady in a tin - Canada - AlunD
8. Sounds like someone in a hurry - Russia - jonbwfc
9. Boo to precipitation - Bahrain - fu manchu
10. Goes brown and crazy - Tanzania - AlunD
11. Field for preserves? - Jamaica - RedEyes
12. Starts with silver in a heraldic shield - Argentina - jonbwfc
13. Chant - and a hole in the skin - Singapore - l3v1ck
14. Not old eagerness, as well - New Zealand - soddit112
15. Freezer superstore - Iceland - jonbwfc
16. Harbour your girl - Portugal - soddit112
17. Steal a scrap of cloth before assuring someone - Nicaragua - RedEyes
18. Real bus (anag) - Belarus - AlunD
19. - and me goose - Uganda - leeds_manc
20. Phobia about a line
21. Plane (anag) - Nepal - leeds_manc
22. Long haired hound is brown - Afghanistan - AlunD
23. Mount Hillaby is the highest point in this country - Barbados - l3v1ck
24. Home of poinsettia - Mexico - Zippy
25. Myanmar today - Burma - AlunD
26. Gives us a Christmas tree every year - Norway - jonbwfc
27. What follows after leaving school
28. Green and pleasant land - England - leeds_manc
29. Land of the Sphinx - Egypt - finlay666
30. Payment for half a horse?
31. Down under - Australia - AlunD
32. Maul a gate (anag) - Guatemala - jonbwfc
33. Deceive and depart - Congo - jonbwfc
34. Italian tree
35. Is there a bug?
36. A bit only
37. Land of the cedar
38. Gather in?
39. American takeaway - Togo - soddit112
40. Ruin Sam (anag) - Surinam - leeds_manc
41. Makes a purchase at start of year
42. Hercule's homeland - Greece - finlay666
43. O me acorn! (anag) - Cameroon - jonbwfc
44. **can't read this on my sheet, sorry**
45. Keep talking
46. Rare tie (anag) - Eritrea - jonbwfc
47. Or Formosa - Taiwan - RedEyes
48. Place for of anger?
49. Note the bear's lair - Denmark - soddit112
50. Lotus is the national flower - India - RedEyes
51. Hat - Panama - AlunD
52. Bird for Christmas - Turkey - finlay666
53. Twenty one shillings - Guinea - finlay666
54. Capital Nassau - Bermuda - AlunD
55. Old Persia - Iraq - jonbwfc
56. No gala (anag) - Angola - jonbwfc
57. Land of the cuckoo clock - Switzerland - jonbwfc
58. Home of the leaning tower - Italy - leeds_manc
59. Moan (anag) - Oman - jonbwfc
60. Political survey plus - Poland - Linux_User
61. Ancient Carthage is here - Tunisia - l3v1ck
62. Flag - yellow cross on blue background - Sweden - jonbwfc
63. Cough it up
64. Liar age (anag) - Algeria - jonbwfc
65. Land of the killing fields - Cambodia - jonbwfc
66. Feeling peckish - Hungary - jonbwfc
67. Stand in line and take your turn
68. Lusaka is the capital - Zambia - l3v1ck
69. Several blokes in an operatic solo
70. Litigate Mr Brown the author - Sudan - jonbwfc
71. Angel falls here - Venezuela - leeds_manc
72. Good whiskey - definitely - Malta - RedEyes
73. Guayaquil is its largest city - Equador - l3v1ck
74. Old Gaul - France - l3v1ck
75. Nuts - Brazil - AlunD
76. Land of the Edelweiss - Austria - Zippy
77. Pure (anag) - Peru - jonbwfc
78. Desert city of Palmyra is here - Syria - l3v1ck
79. Used to be Siam - Thailand - finlay666
80. Outer and inner - Mongolia - leeds_manc
81. Mail (anag) - Mali - jonbwfc
82. Angry! A utility automobile - Madagascar - John_Vella
83. Sounds like half a bloke
84. They sing under water as well here!
85. You blokes of old - Yemen - soddit112
86. Rank sail (anag) - Sri Lanka - fu manchu
87. Does this fall in England? - Spain - AlunD
88. Queen's husband wastes away - Philippines - leeds_manc
89. O ripe court (anag) - Puerto Rico - leeds_manc
90. Land of the rising sun - Japan - finlay666

I already know a few of them but I'll leave them for you guys to fill in :D I was given the sheet after it was over half done and we got to about 5 or 6 remaining but I don't know most of them as I didn't solve them myself (if that makes sense).

Enjoy :D

I'll update the list with the answers and the name of the first person to get it :D
Author:  finlay666 [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
Fogmeister wrote:
4. United in 1707 - England/Scotland (Great Britain?)
7. Put the lady in a tin - Lady Grey? (Look around you reference possibly)
29. Land of the Sphinx -Egypt
30. Payment for half a horse? - Pony? £500?
42. Hercule's homeland - Greece I think
46. Rare tie (anag) - Rarity?
52. Bird for Christmas - (this could be a lot of things.... Turkey likely)
53. Twenty one shillings - Guinea
58. Home of the leaning tower - Pisa
79. Used to be Siam - Thailand
90. Land of the rising sun - Japan
Author:  jonbwfc [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
2. Reign (anag.)
Niger.

8. Sounds like someone in a hurry
Russia.

12. Starts with silver in a heraldic shield
Argentina

15. Freezer superstore
Iceland

26. Gives us a Christmas tree every year
Norway(?)

32. Maul a gate (anag)
Guatemala

43. O me acorn! (anag)
Cameroon

46. Rare tie (anag)
Eritrea

55. Old Persia
Iraq

56. No gala (anag)
Angola

57. Land of the cuckoo clock
Switzerland?

58. Home of the leaning tower
Piza

59. Moan (anag)
Oman

62. Flag - yellow cross on blue background
Sweden

64. Liar age (anag)
Algeria

65. Land of the killing fields
Cambodia

66. Feeling peckish
Hungary

70. Litigate Mr Brown the author
Sudan

77. Pure (anag)
Peru

81. Mail (anag)
Mali

90. Land of the rising sun
Japan

Jon
Author:  leeds_manc [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
3. New Zealand
80. Mongolia

(they're all countries Fin)
Author:  jonbwfc [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
leeds_manc wrote:
3. New Zealand

(they're all countries Fin)

I doubt that - Piza for example is most definitely not a country.

Jon
Author:  leeds_manc [ Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
jonbwfc wrote:
leeds_manc wrote:
3. New Zealand

(they're all countries Fin)

I doubt that - Piza for example is most definitely not a country.

Jon

Then it would be Italy then :p (I'm just going off what Olly said ;))
Fogmeister wrote:
This time all the answers are countries around the world.
Author:  leeds_manc [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
89. Puerto Rico
88. Philipines
Author:  Fogmeister [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
leeds_manc wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
leeds_manc wrote:
3. New Zealand

(they're all countries Fin)

I doubt that - Piza for example is most definitely not a country.

Jon

Then it would be Italy then :p (I'm just going off what Olly said ;))
Fogmeister wrote:
This time all the answers are countries around the world.
Indeed :D

Which is why you get number 58 also :D
Author:  leeds_manc [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
83. Paraguay ?
40. Surinam
19. Uganda
(you'll notice i'm getting South American countries quite well :p)

(is New Zealand wrong?)

21. Nepal
28. England
71. Venezuala
Author:  Fogmeister [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
leeds_manc wrote:
(is New Zealand wrong?)

Yep.

I'll fill in all your correct answers tomorrow.

I'm off to bed now :D
Author:  leeds_manc [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
Would someone be a dear and emboldenify all the correct answers? :P
Author:  fu manchu [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
5. A place for rookie environmentalists
Greenland


9. Boo to precipitation
Bahrain


86. Rank sail (anag)
Sri Lanka
Author:  AlunD [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
7. Put the lady in a tin - Canada
18. Real bus (anag)- Belarus
21. Plane (anag) – Nepal
25. Myanmar today – Burma
28. Green and pleasant land - England
31. Down under - Australia
40. Ruin Sam (anag) Surinam
54. Capital Nassau - Bermuda
75. Nuts - brazil
Author:  Fogmeister [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
I'm not convinced RE 28 or 83.

I'll wait it out and see what other answers I get.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another one of those quizzes
73. Ecuador
74. Any Asterix fan will tell you that that is France.
23. Barbados
68. Zambia
13 Singapore (sing & a pore)
61. Tunisia (I think)
78. Syria

16. Porto Rico (maybe, I'm not sure) EDIT - Can't be at that's already an answer.

I would say England for 28, but we've already has UK as an answer. 76 could be one of several european countries such as Germany or Austria.
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