Monday 22 December 2008

Quiz time!

Use the clues below to find the countries.

  1. Popular bird for Christmas.....
  2. In need of a good meal.....
  3. Where the melody is ......
  4. Where the coffee comes from......
  5. Like the weather in winter.....
  6. Hurry the lady......
  7. Not out, darling....
  8. I did not walk.....
  9. Freezing place....
  10. A shop where bulls should go....
  11. Makes a nasty mark on your clothes....
  12. Where male neckwear originates....
  13. Not old, twenty one shillings...
  14. You take this up when you start your working life....
  15. Don't cry for me...

18 comments:

Z said...

There are some terrible puns here, John!

1 Turkey
2 Hungary
3
4 Brazil
5 Chile
6 Russia
7 India
8 Iran
9 Iceland
10 China
11 Greece
12 Thailand
13 New Guinea
14 Korea
15 Argentina

I'm still thinking about no. 3

Z said...

I'll try Singapore for 3, but I think I'm wrong.

However, it's the taking part that counts isn't it? ;-)

Beccy said...

Well I', not as good but here's my attempt
1) Turkey
2) Hungary
3) Sweden
4) Kenya
5)
6) Russia
7) India
8) Iran
9) Iceland
10)
11)Spain
12)Thailand
12)New ?
14)
15)Argentina

Unknown said...

Close you two!

Z said...

3. Tunisia? Or Tunis, but that's a city rather than a country. Oh John, how can you tease a woman so?

Unknown said...

Hee,hee! Right 1st time Zed!

Z said...

Yay! A glass of wine to celebrate, I think.

Cheers, John.

Unknown said...

Merry Xmas, Z!xx

Anonymous said...

Oh well, a quiz i might have been able to figure out and Zed goes and gets all the answers. I did think of Tunisia before I read her second comment though!

Z said...

Sandy, you have the moral victory then.

Sadly, I got here first. Hah!

meredic said...

You know I was doing OK until I laughed out loud at number 11 and just couldnt think of the country.....
Happy Christmas John

Unknown said...

And to you, Meredic!

Anonymous said...

I was going to guess - but see they've all been done already! nice one - #3 had me stumped.

Merry Christmas

Mr Farty said...

1. Alexandra Thingy
2. Oliver Twist
3. MTV
4. Starbucks
5. Penguins and polar bears

Oh bother, someone's beaten me to it.

Merry Xmas John!

Pat said...

Happy Christmas Keith if you are hiding here, and don't you two boys be getting up to any mischief over the hols!

ChrisB said...

I see I've been beaten to the answers only one I haven't decided on is 3 (I must run my answer by embee when he comes home).

Zed said...

I'll give this a go without looking at the other replies (ergo: a very bad score...):

1. Popular bird for Christmas.....Turkey
2. In need of a good meal.....
3. Where the melody is ......
4. Where the coffee comes from......
5. Like the weather in winter.....
6. Hurry the lady......
7. Not out, darling....
8. I did not walk.....
9. Freezing place....
10. A shop where bulls should go....
11. Makes a nasty mark on your clothes....
12. Where male neckwear originates....Florida?
13. Not old, twenty one shillings...
14. You take this up when you start your working life....
15. Don't cry for me...Argentina

Now, how did I do?

Unknown said...

ZED, er, CRAP!