tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post4975824706894660270..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Wednesday Quiz III:12 -- Country OutlinesMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-90854151687550926312010-08-22T10:16:21.726-07:002010-08-22T10:16:21.726-07:00So, the season results?So, the season results?Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-73267508409721941192010-08-20T08:19:09.228-07:002010-08-20T08:19:09.228-07:00Oops, DrSchnell nailed 'em too.<b>Oops, DrSchnell nailed 'em too.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-78177154696267133502010-08-20T07:59:31.251-07:002010-08-20T07:59:31.251-07:00Hey, how 'bout my answers?Hey, how 'bout my answers?DrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-31968281932690770772010-08-20T06:27:32.587-07:002010-08-20T06:27:32.587-07:00...and the answers are indeed: 1. Japan 2. New Zea...<b>...and the answers are indeed: 1. Japan 2. New Zealand 3. China<br />4. India 5. South Africa<br />6. France 7. Russia 8. Brazil<br />9. Mexico 10. Turkey<br /><br />Carto, la gringa, and Dug nailed 'em, Aviatrix and the Unwise Owl right behind them.<br /><br />Elizabeth, I have to say that all of your answers seem pretty right too.<br /><br />Jenners, I would never isolate an outline map of Sweden here. This is a family blog.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-72025819785791851032010-08-19T09:27:49.024-07:002010-08-19T09:27:49.024-07:001. Japan 2. New Zealand 3. China
4. India 5. South...1. Japan 2. New Zealand 3. China<br />4. India 5. South Africa<br />6. France 7. Russia 8. Brazil<br />9. Mexico 10. TurkeyDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05787505045121628368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-67727204467875709372010-08-19T06:26:25.463-07:002010-08-19T06:26:25.463-07:00Wait a second, wait a second! That's not Laos,...Wait a second, wait a second! That's not Laos, it's Mexico! I can name the states, too: Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz... okay, I guess I can't name all the states...Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-10313722720394239152010-08-19T06:23:54.091-07:002010-08-19T06:23:54.091-07:00I miss-read this as "county outlines" at...I miss-read this as "county outlines" at first. It's still hard.<br /><br />1. Japan<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. China<br />4. India<br />5. South Africa<br />6. Poland<br />7. England (er, the United Kingdom?)<br />8. Brazil<br />9. Laos<br />10. PortugalNichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-1766255285739571872010-08-19T03:30:14.877-07:002010-08-19T03:30:14.877-07:00I can already hear the shrieks.I can already hear the shrieks.Elainehttp://elaineinarkansas.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-28082990383770665792010-08-18T18:38:53.183-07:002010-08-18T18:38:53.183-07:001. Japan
2. New Zealand
3. China
4. India
5. South...1. Japan<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. China<br />4. India<br />5. South Africa<br />6. France<br />7. Russia<br />8. Brazil<br />9. Mexico<br />10. TurkeyDrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-5015912831712986182010-08-18T18:25:13.990-07:002010-08-18T18:25:13.990-07:00Nice quiz, man, nice quiz.Nice quiz, man, nice quiz.UnwiseOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466448988499591715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-60638483686631011822010-08-18T18:24:54.280-07:002010-08-18T18:24:54.280-07:00I wrote my usual long and rambling answer sheet, o...I wrote my usual long and rambling answer sheet, only to have it be eaten by the internet. so bugger that.<br />1. Japan<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. China<br />4. India<br />5. South Africa<br />6. Germany<br />7. Russia<br />8. Brazil<br />9. Mexico<br />10. TurkeyUnwiseOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466448988499591715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-88701469963202363362010-08-18T17:05:55.550-07:002010-08-18T17:05:55.550-07:001. Sweden
2. Sweden
3. Sweden
4. Sweden
5. Sweden
...1. Sweden<br />2. Sweden<br />3. Sweden<br />4. Sweden<br />5. Sweden<br />6. Sweden<br />7. Sweden<br />8. Sweden<br />9. Sweden<br />10. Sweden<br /><br />I bet I don't even get 1 out of 10 right.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-17794495182527396412010-08-18T14:25:17.781-07:002010-08-18T14:25:17.781-07:001. Japan
2. New Zealand
3. China
4. India
5. South...1. Japan<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. China<br />4. India<br />5. South Africa<br />6. France<br />7. <br />8. Brazil<br />9. Mexico<br />10.McGuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300113373059468207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-45645860576603822762010-08-18T11:55:26.746-07:002010-08-18T11:55:26.746-07:00If I get any of these wrong, I may have to resign ...If I get any of these wrong, I may have to resign from the blogosphere...<br /><br />1. Japan<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. China<br />4. India<br />5. South Africa<br />6. France<br />7. Russia<br />8. Brazil<br />9. Mexico<br />10. TurkeyCartophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380642357785275377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-4075962793724795842010-08-18T08:11:12.584-07:002010-08-18T08:11:12.584-07:001. Japan
2. New Zealand
3. China
4. India
5. South...1. Japan<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. China<br />4. India<br />5. South Africa<br />6. Kenya<br />7. UK<br />8. Hungary<br />9. Vietnam<br />10. PortugalMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475862386179357634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-10836714247370817282010-08-18T07:24:31.988-07:002010-08-18T07:24:31.988-07:001. Amnesia
2. Freesia
3. Magnesia
4. Nausea
5....1. Amnesia<br />2. Freesia<br />3. Magnesia<br />4. Nausea<br />5. Artemisia<br />6. South Diarrhea<br />7. Monomania<br />8. Symphonia<br />9. Euphonia<br />10. The Free State of EgregiousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-32725001197148895512010-08-18T05:59:07.616-07:002010-08-18T05:59:07.616-07:00Oooh, a Rorschach test! I love those. Here's w...Oooh, a Rorschach test! I love those. Here's what I see:<br /><br />1. A fur seal chasing a small ray.<br /><br />2. A woman's boot, broken in half.<br /><br />3. A goat peering out from behind a bush.<br /><br />4. A uterus.<br /><br />5. Godzilla!<br /><br />6. A clump of cheese curds.<br /><br />7. Porky Pig, doing a little dance.<br /><br />8. A widow, crying for her dead husband.<br /><br />9. A whale doing a spit-take.<br /><br />10. The Wicker Man, after being set on fire.<br /><br />I'm sure this says something about my personality, but I'm not sure what. Your analysis, Dr. 5000?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-49427075155948721132010-08-18T05:31:51.894-07:002010-08-18T05:31:51.894-07:001. Japan
2. New Zealand
3. China
4. India
5. South...1. Japan<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. China<br />4. India<br />5. South Africa<br />6. France<br />7. Russia<br />8. Brazil<br />9. Mexico<br />10. TurkeyChristine M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13673973522206470114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-17181896405511809652010-08-18T01:50:33.345-07:002010-08-18T01:50:33.345-07:00What I learn from this quiz is that:
a. France a...What I learn from this quiz is that: <br /><br />a. France and Japan approximate rotational symmetry enough for inversion to pass unnoticed. (Or almost unnoticed in the case of Japan. I thought something was fishy there).<br /><br />b. I don't expect antipodean islands to be right side up.<br /><br />c. I have such a strong expectation of north orientation that it took the freaking Baja peninsula to shake it.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-83429324387657125212010-08-18T01:45:02.869-07:002010-08-18T01:45:02.869-07:00Oh hell that's not an island. I know which cou...Oh hell that's not an island. I know which country it is. Unfortunately it's freaking obvious <i>after</i> I already looked up a map of Portugal, so that would be cheating, thus knowing now doesn't count. I got the the hint about flag colour right, though!<br /><br />That was still fabulous Michael. I think I grew new brain cells working on it. Some good quizzes this season.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-6492634631160815182010-08-18T01:42:01.654-07:002010-08-18T01:42:01.654-07:00Okay, I just scrolled up and read Aviatrix's a...Okay, I just scrolled up and read Aviatrix's answers. She is a crack quiz-taker, so maybe I have two or three right despite wide-spread guessing. #2 I picked NZ because it's the only country I know of that is two islands. (Pretty much my approach to the whole thing. With things rotated and not to the same scale, not to mention absence of surrounding land masses/oceans, I'm Lost In Space.Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-31659899637849068652010-08-18T01:36:54.630-07:002010-08-18T01:36:54.630-07:001. Indonesia
2. New Zealand
3. Billy Goat Head?...1. Indonesia<br />2. New Zealand<br />3. Billy Goat Head? China<br />4. Spain<br />5. Uruguay<br />6. Germany<br />7. Argentina<br />8. Brazil<br />9. Will this quiz never end? Mexico<br />10. Red Blobovania? Or maybe this one is Argentina and 7 is Venezuela<br /><br />I have absolutely no clue about any but #4, which is still kind of a guess. This strikes at my absolute weakest areas. (Sound of head striking desk a la Petraeus)Elainehttp://elaineinarkansas.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-88137347460515795702010-08-18T01:16:49.883-07:002010-08-18T01:16:49.883-07:00Uh-oh. I thought I was good at countries, but I pr...Uh-oh. I thought I was good at countries, but I pre-scrolled and some of these look hard. I'm guess I'm used to them being in the context of the countries around them. Here goes ....<br /><br />1. Japan, but I'm not as sure as I'd like to be. Japan has four main islands and I guess that's four. Something looks not quite right.<br /><br />2. New Zealand, definitely, even though my spellchecker doesn't like it. I'm used to seeing that in the middle of the ocean.<br /><br />3. It has an island, so it's at least on the coast. It has a head sort of like a llama's. I'm getting a south Asian vibe, could it be Vietnam? NO! After reaching #9 I now realize it is China.<br /><br />4. This one is presented complete with stuff around it context, so there goes my excuses. It's vaguely India-shaped, but of course it's not India. It's on the west coast. It's pointy. It has little bits protruding into it, like the west bank and Gaza strip, except that it's not shaped like Israel. There aren't that many landlocked countries in the world, and not two like that close together near a west coast that I can think of. Hmm, could it be something so small I've never noted the shape? And after reaching question #9 I can clearly see that it <i>is</i> India.<br /><br />5. This would appear to be in northwest Africa, but it's not called Western Sahara anymore. Post #9: clearly South Africa. The holes should have been a dead giveaway.<br /><br />6. Hey! That looks like France! Could it be that easy? Is this a trick?<br /><br />7. And now that I know the trick, that would be Russia, with its unmistakable Kamchatka peninsula. <br /><br />8. That must be Brasíl, with that shape and massive Amazon river. And I'll spell it again Brazil, in English, so you can pick your favourite.<br /><br />9. OHH I <i>wondered</i> if you might do that and decided that you weren't that mean. But you ARE! Now I'll have to go back and look at the others. That is México. And thanks for the blatant hint.<br /><br />10. Oh and there has to be a genuine hard one. It has a coast, because it has islands. It might be one of those little rectangular countries on the west coast of Africa, all competing for coastline like habitant farmlands in rural Québec. It could be some perfectly ordinary European country that I never noticed was rectangular. It's not Australia. It's going to come down to this one question, isn't it, but I don't know how to play dirty here. It is not in the Americas. Unless it's like Belize or something. It's not in Asia. Ohh is it Portugal?! I'm going with Portugal. Cause it matches the flag.<br /><br />That was marvelous, thank you, Michael.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.com