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Dictionary of World Capitals
The following clues give definitions for world capitals. These definitions describe what the capitals (just the city) sound like they would mean.
1) This capital is a recently opened store for cooked meats.
2) This capital is plant-covered bovine.
3) This capital is a tool used for fighting.
4) This capital is a royal weight.
5) This capital is a cheer for a body of water.
6) This capital is the legendary vehicle graveyard.
7) This capital is something that annoys a religious figure.
8) This capital is a basic digit.
9) This capital is something you get from the sun.
10) This capital is a score for a ringer.
1) This capital is a recently opened store for cooked meats.
2) This capital is plant-covered bovine.
3) This capital is a tool used for fighting.
4) This capital is a royal weight.
5) This capital is a cheer for a body of water.
6) This capital is the legendary vehicle graveyard.
7) This capital is something that annoys a religious figure.
8) This capital is a basic digit.
9) This capital is something you get from the sun.
10) This capital is a score for a ringer.
Answer
1) New Delhi (New Deli), India2) Moscow (Moss Cow), Russia
3) Warsaw (War Saw), Poland
4) Kingston (King's Ton), Jamaica
5) Beirut (Bay Root), Lebanon
6) Khartoum (Car Tomb), Sudan
7) Budapest (Buddha Pest), Hungary
8) Quito (Key Toe), Ecuador
9) Bern (Burn), Switzerland
10) Belgrade (Bell Grade), Serbia and Montenegro
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clever!!
agreed!
Jan 22, 2005
Haha......Vey funny
Liked it!
Feb 14, 2005
Humorous and very clever!
Some of those on there were kinda funny and it would've been easier if I paid attention in geography class back in jr. high.
The only one i got was Bern. Very difficult, but fun.
Feb 14, 2005
Happy Valentine's day!
Great Job -- Loved it
Good one!!
Very nice teaser and very hard also. I really enjoyed it.
sory to say but i did not like it
maybe i fi was smarter
maybe i fi was smarter
How in the "world" are we suppose to know these answers??? i mean a knew a couple capitals but i couldn't put it with the clues.
I heard this one on the radio here in New Zealand! Nice work!
haha, very cool! though I only got a few
i did not get any!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i went 2 skool 2day (cause i am sick) i might have studied & learned something!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wo i didn't even know those ones
I guess I liked it maybe if i paid more attention i class instead of falling asleep I didn't get any though
great one! i liked the "basic digit" one!
So clever and funny It was pretty hard- I only got 1,6,9, and 10- But some ,5 in particular ,I never would have thought of in a million years! Make more like these.
Hard!! Only got one, I was stuck on Western Europe Capitals!! This was good!
that was realloy cool
V. good, but needs an American accent to make sense of several.
very clever, I enjoyed this teaser.
Thats was funny tho lil odd
Tough but lots of fun!
Jim
Jim
only got the first two but was fun!
Far-fetched. Who uses a saw for fighting
Maybe it is too early in the A.M. for my brain, but I had a hard time and only got a few. I really enjoyed it and hope to see some more like this one.
I only got New Delhi. How about a cleaning weight (Washing Ton)?
LOL, but too early in the morning for me to get this one, very clever!!!!
Pretty tough! And BTW - I don't know anyone who pronounces Bern "burn". It's b̥ɛrn
Extremely difficult for me. Guess you have to know the correct names to get it, and since I don't, I didn't.
very good teaser ... only got a few but still enhoyed it
fun quiz.
I do agree that you need an American accent in order to get a couple of those, and you also need the Americanized spellings and shortened versions of some of the cities...al-Khartum...San Franciso de Quito, etc.
I do agree that you need an American accent in order to get a couple of those, and you also need the Americanized spellings and shortened versions of some of the cities...al-Khartum...San Franciso de Quito, etc.
Really enjoyable teaser - only got about 4 of the answers but really enjoyed!
fun but tough-only got 3
That's a toughy...
u liked it krabcat
1) This capital is a recently opened store for cooked meats. New Delhi
2) This capital is plant-covered bovine. Mos cow
3) This capital is a tool used for fighting. War saw
4) This capital is a royal weight. Kings ton
5) This capital is a cheer for a body of water. Bei rut
6) This capital is the {legendary}[?] vehicle graveyard. Khar toum
7) This capital is something that annoys a religious figure. Buda pest
This capital is a basic[important] digit. Qui to
9) This capital is something you [might] get from the sun. Bern
10) This capital is a score for a ringer. Bel grade
I had trouble with the last one until I re-thought both ringer and score. Clues 6 and 8 (and 9) could be better written as I've shown to make them more clear and honest.
Well done.
Was able to get all but Khartoum and
Quito.
Got Bern with a bit of a leap in its pronunciation. I like others have never heard it said "burn".
Quito.
Got Bern with a bit of a leap in its pronunciation. I like others have never heard it said "burn".
I did not do very well on this one.
Missed three of them. I'm surprised I did that good.
I did horrible on this, but really enjoyed reading over the answers. A Helpful Hint of maybe the country would have been nice.
Probably ok for those in the USA; not much good in Australia?
2/10; I did horrible but no surprise since geography is my worst subject.
I got none, but I liked it all the same. Very clever! I don't see why it would be easier for someone in the USA vs. Australia, though. They're world capitals!
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