Capitals quiz - with a twist
I was helping my Gran the other day with a quiz and I thought it might entertain one or two of those whom read this. So here we are - they are cryptic clues to capital cities around the world. Not necessarily state capitals, but capital cities around the world. That's the disclaimer!
Here's an example:
"Is there a cake in this city?" - Answer "PARIS" (Eiffel cakes... or so my Gran tells me!).
So here you go. I'll put the answers in as people guess them. If you guess them! Also, there are a couple I'm not sure of yet!
1. Former Hearts player follows tin CANBERRA (Juliane)
2. Fix a letter underwater ANKARA (Malc's Mum)
3. 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, 4+4 etc... DUBLIN (Anon)
4. Type of map followed by short greeting OSLO (Malc's Gran!)
5. Two rivers together make this name
6. Escaped mammal
7. Repeatedly give money and leave PAGO PAGO (AMERICAN SAMOA) (Wee Mo)
8. Add this to coffee in France SUCRE (Gizem)
9. Swap D for R and drop S in this Aussie soap EDINBURGH (Wee Mo)
10. Put a parent in a sack BAGHDAD (Anon)
11. Support for a broken arm (a drink) SINGAPORE (George)
12. Could be underfoot SEOUL (Linda J)
13. Catchphrase in "Extras" with mirth HAVANA (Finlay)
14. Norse God using razor TORSHAVIN (Anon)
15. Anagram: A U G C L T G P E A I TEGUCIGALPA (Anon)
16. Neckwear hands over cash TAIPEI (Sam)
17. In a field coming after five but before ten KUWAIT (Finlay)
18. Burial place behind a vehicle KHARTOUM (Linda J)
19. Wee Maureen turns whiter PALERMO (Richard)
20. Organise a wee holiday BUCHAREST (Finlay)
Good luck with that!
Here's an example:
"Is there a cake in this city?" - Answer "PARIS" (Eiffel cakes... or so my Gran tells me!).
So here you go. I'll put the answers in as people guess them. If you guess them! Also, there are a couple I'm not sure of yet!
1. Former Hearts player follows tin CANBERRA (Juliane)
2. Fix a letter underwater ANKARA (Malc's Mum)
3. 1+1, 2+2, 3+3, 4+4 etc... DUBLIN (Anon)
4. Type of map followed by short greeting OSLO (Malc's Gran!)
5. Two rivers together make this name
6. Escaped mammal
7. Repeatedly give money and leave PAGO PAGO (AMERICAN SAMOA) (Wee Mo)
8. Add this to coffee in France SUCRE (Gizem)
9. Swap D for R and drop S in this Aussie soap EDINBURGH (Wee Mo)
10. Put a parent in a sack BAGHDAD (Anon)
11. Support for a broken arm (a drink) SINGAPORE (George)
12. Could be underfoot SEOUL (Linda J)
13. Catchphrase in "Extras" with mirth HAVANA (Finlay)
14. Norse God using razor TORSHAVIN (Anon)
15. Anagram: A U G C L T G P E A I TEGUCIGALPA (Anon)
16. Neckwear hands over cash TAIPEI (Sam)
17. In a field coming after five but before ten KUWAIT (Finlay)
18. Burial place behind a vehicle KHARTOUM (Linda J)
19. Wee Maureen turns whiter PALERMO (Richard)
20. Organise a wee holiday BUCHAREST (Finlay)
Good luck with that!
14 comments:
3, Dublin
10, Baghdad
14, Torshavn
16 Taipei
11. Singapore
12 . seoul
18. Khartoum
1. Canberra
15. Tegucigalpa
5. Budapest? (Tis g by the way Malc)
Budapest was my first thought too, but I don't think it is - Budapest is two CITIES (Buda and Pest) on two sides of one RIVER (Danube)... doesn't quite fit.
G? Gary? Graeme? George? Gandalf?!
g as in the one you call smelly!
#19 - Palermo
5. Koblenz
Neil,
I don't think so. Its not a capital as far as I can see.
Yeah, it was a tenious link, Koblenz is confluence in german, it isn't even a state capital in germany but thought it was worth a shot! Kicking myself eveytime i see a new answer go up!
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