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Country Decoders #2

Guess each short clue that relates to the hidden country. When completed, the first letter of the answers will spell out that country's name.
A couple clues don't really relate to the hidden country, sorry!
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First submittedJanuary 8, 2015
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Country #1
E
Midpoint globe line
Equator
C
Neighboring country
Colombia
U
Heritage Site org
UNESCO
A
Incan mountain chain
Andes
D
World's largest fruit company
Dole
O
Spanish for gold
Oro
R
Synonym for jungle
Rainforest
Country
Ecuador
 
 
 
Country #2
I
Desert-dwelling goat
Ibex
S
King David's son
Solomon
R
Muslim month of fasting
Ramadan
A
Biblical patriarch
Abraham
E
Evacuation; migration
Exodus
L
Fillet of brined salmon
Lox
Country
Israel
Country #3
F
3-letter pine tree
Fir
I
Solid dihydrogen monoxide
Ice
N
Term for five northern countries
Nordic
L
He had 95 theses
Luther
A
Circle found near 66°N
Arctic
N
Neighboring country
Norway
D
Person who rules a duchy
Duke
Country
Finland
 
 
 
Country #4
M
Yucatan civilization
Maya
E
Spanish word for Spanish
Español
X
Marimba or glockenspiel relative
Xylophone
I
Famous pyramid: Chichen ____
Itza
C
Generic term for a hot pepper
Chili
O
Some call it black gold
Oil
Country
Mexico
redsplat
+2
Level 74
Apr 12, 2016
Thanks for the quiz. Please accept duchess as well as duke.
Kestrana
+2
Level 60
Apr 15, 2016
Duchess will work now.
Hampus
+1
Level 57
Dec 11, 2020
In theory, yes...
fuanacdc
+2
Level 84
Apr 12, 2016
I like these, fun. Small point, shouldn't it be: Chichen _______
Kestrana
+1
Level 60
Apr 15, 2016
Fixed, thanks.
AlejandroAP
+1
Level 81
Apr 12, 2016
Very creative quiz. Congratulations!
TenThousand
+1
Level 76
Apr 12, 2016
Agree!
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 85
Apr 14, 2016
Why not "cayenne" instead of "chili"?
samiamco
+1
Level 69
May 15, 2016
Or chipotle, for that matter. They all fit the clue.
Clarisse451
+8
Level 65
Aug 21, 2016
The clue is "generic term"
Hampus
+4
Level 57
Dec 11, 2020
Cayenne and chipotle doesn't fit the clue.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 66
Dec 22, 2023
The more common spelling of "chilli" is not accepted... Took me a while to work out what was wrong!
sillie
+1
Level 77
Apr 15, 2016
I am a bit at a loss about how "Person who rules a duchy" specifically relates to the country in question?
Kestrana
+2
Level 60
Apr 15, 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Finland
Lilylee
+3
Level 74
Jun 18, 2016
Still very far fetched. There were hardly any dukes around here, most of them nominal.
Kestrana
+2
Level 60
Jun 19, 2016
If you have a more appropriate suggestion for "D", that would be the most productive use of this discussion. Thanks :)
aunk05
+1
Level 56
Aug 20, 2016
Producer of Bergman directed film Fanny och Alexander
BiggieSmalls
+4
Level 73
Aug 21, 2016
Could find a way to work in a denmark question for the D
scrumpyone
+5
Level 45
Aug 22, 2016
Like...what letter does Denmark begin with? :)
halpie
+1
Level 77
May 1, 2016
fun quiz! I also thought about cayenne pepper. Also, there is the fir tree, but there is also the fig tree. Can both work?
HeyItsMeJJ
+1
Level 60
Feb 6, 2021
I think it was pine tree...
Frischluftfanatiker
+1
Level 72
May 17, 2016
Nice quiz but what abour oak? It has 3 letters as well
ander217
+4
Level 75
Aug 23, 2016
Neither oak nor fig is a pine tree. Actually, neither is a fir, but at least it's an evergreen, which would make a better clue than pine, IMO.
Hampus
+2
Level 57
Dec 11, 2020
At least fir belongs to Pinaceae (the pine family).
Hampus
+1
Level 57
Dec 11, 2020
Three letter conifer would make a good clue.
HeyItsMeJJ
+1
Level 60
Feb 6, 2021
Yeah i like that
Kestrana
+2
Level 60
May 17, 2016
I've clarified the clues about peppers and trees to be more specific.
loganite
+3
Level 88
Aug 22, 2016
Excellent quiz, thanks for making it. The tree clue needs another tweak, though. A fir is not a pine tree, maybe use evergreen or conifer instead of pine?
MayaB
+2
Level 73
Jul 8, 2016
For Finland instead of the current answer you could have "Lapland" - where Santa lives. It relates more to the country.
PearlJoyster
+2
Level 22
Aug 20, 2016
Never heard of Lapland....
Antofagasta
+5
Level 67
Dec 22, 2016
What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait was that just a joke or

Antofagasta
+1
Level 67
Dec 22, 2016
Maybe a bit over the top.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 66
Dec 22, 2023
Lapland is a big tourism thing for Finland cos everyone knows it as Santa's home
LemmyJoe
+4
Level 35
Jul 13, 2016
Please accept 'Martin Luther' instead of just Luther.
Kestrana
+1
Level 60
Jul 13, 2016
The answer needs to start with L so I'm sorry but in this context, Martin Luther isn't correct. And Finland is a Lutheran country, so I think its fine to leave as is.
mmckenzie8
+1
Level 34
Jul 14, 2016
I like these quizzes :) I will never get all the clues but I like working between the clues and the country
CliveDexter
+4
Level 75
Aug 20, 2016
I would dispute that rainforest is synonymous with jungle. I live in a rainforest in Washington State, but the nearest jungle is about two thousand miles away.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Aug 20, 2016
But this rainforest is in Ecuador, so it is jungle.
ander217
+3
Level 75
Aug 23, 2016
Rainforests have thick tree canopies which don't allow many plants to grow beneath them. Jungles have thick vegetation near the ground. A lot of people seem to be using the two terms interchangeably even though they are not the same thing, and I easily got the answer.
Antofagasta
+4
Level 67
Dec 22, 2016
Just because it rains in a forest doesn't mean it's a rainforest...
Algernon
+2
Level 72
Aug 20, 2016
I found this quiz really tricky. Even after seeing some of the answers I have no idea what the question means. "He had 95 of these" ???? What? From reading the comments I see it's about Martin Luther but still not a clue what it relates to especially as he was German not Norwegian.

The "term for five northern countries" threw me as well, all I could think was Scandinavia. Much more commonly used than 'Nordic'. Yes, I appreciate Scandinavia starts with an S and the clue needs an N, but when you haven't got the country that doesn't help.

Never heard of Lox, Dole (they must trade under a different name in the UK), or chicken Itza.

PearlJoyster
+2
Level 22
Aug 20, 2016
I agree, but I have heard of Dole I just couldn't think of the word and guessed Dove instead.
Karenina
+2
Level 76
May 18, 2019
I've never heard of Dole
CardinalSin
+2
Level 77
Jul 28, 2019
I've never heard of Dole
Anzi
+2
Level 69
Apr 24, 2017
Strictly speaking, Finland isn't part of Scandinavia, I learned while at school up there. The region of Scandinavia being based on the language and historical ties of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Iceland and Finland are sometimes called Scandinavian but are more accurately Nordic.
Algernon
+5
Level 72
May 10, 2017
Nine months on and I STILL can't read. Redid the quiz and read it as "these" again. Gold star for me.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 66
Dec 22, 2023
Dole DO trade in the UK, you might see them on bananas
AbiA
+1
Level 83
Apr 18, 2024
And tinned fruit
shortyf1
+1
Level 48
Aug 20, 2016
Being picky, I know, but a Fir is not a type of Pine tree, they are both completely separate families of coniferous trees.
tshalla
+2
Level 75
Aug 20, 2016
Nice quiz. Well over a hundred million Muslims (mostly from South Asia) refer to the holy month as "Ramazan." It would be worth accepting the z as well as the d. Thanks.
Warrenator
+2
Level 59
Aug 20, 2016
How dare you associate Israel with Ramadan
Kestrana
+10
Level 60
Aug 21, 2016
How dare you ignore the fact that many Muslim people live in and around Israel, and that Jerusalem is a holy city for three religions, including Islam.
Antofagasta
+2
Level 67
Dec 22, 2016
Ha
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Jul 5, 2019
So much for love thy neighbour..
xplosiv9
+2
Level 56
Aug 22, 2016
Why not Adam for biblical patriarch? He was the big daddy of the bible
YamatoFans
+1
Level 69
Aug 28, 2016
Love Ibex!
nobrain
+2
Level 55
Dec 30, 2016
Please accept "chilli" with two Ls.
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Jan 30, 2017
WHY?
CaritasInVeritate
+4
Level 91
Mar 7, 2017
Because that is how it is commonly spelt in the U.K.
TheNotoriousA
+1
Level 32
Aug 21, 2017
Seconded.
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Dec 2, 2019
Excellent quiz! I see nothing wrong with the clue for Duchy.

It's amazing how some people with fight tooth and nail to avoid learning something. If you didn't know that a Duke ruled a Duchy, you do now, get over it.

EcceHomo
+1
Level 79
Aug 17, 2021
Is Dole that well known as a company?

If it is, I have today learned something I probably should already have known.

HyddenRizz
+1
Level 66
Dec 22, 2023
Well as far as fruit companies go, you couldn't choose anyone bigger! (Yes they are well known globally, look at the bananas next time you're shopping)
sal67
+1
Level 45
Aug 31, 2023
my computer doesnt let me do the tilde on espanyol please consider accepting it without it
cta127
+1
Level 72
Sep 12, 2023
Diacritics are ignored on jetpunk. Maybe it'd help to drop the Y.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 88
Jan 29, 2024
The neighbouring country clues could be better worded. I was looking for generic terms for “neighbouring countries” beginning with both C and N. This is because all the other answers can be obtained without direct reference to the country in question - I got nearly all of them as simple stand-alone questions. So I was doing the quiz wrong, but got 28/30 anyway!
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 88
Apr 14, 2024
Also could accept Emigration
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