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Countries Breakdown Puzzle #3

Solve the short clues on the right and left. Then combine the letters and unscramble to form a country name.
Example: Clue 1: Mail a letter....SEND; Clue 2: Us, not them....WE; SEND + WE = SWEDEN
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Last updated: May 7, 2026
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First submittedFebruary 24, 2015
Times taken29,493
Average score63.3%
Rating4.11
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Clue 1
Answer
 
Country
 
Answer
Clue 2
Small rodents
MICE
=>
MEXICO
<=
OX
Certain beast of burden
Sack, purse, satchel
BAG
=>
GAMBIA
<=
AIM
To focus on the target
Footwear
SHOE
=>
LESOTHO
<=
LOT
Auction unit
Ladder step
RUNG
=>
HUNGARY
<=
HAY
Dried grass
Christmas, in French
NOEL
=>
LEBANON
<=
BAN
Prohibit
Very small bottle
VIAL
=>
BOLIVIA
<=
OBI
___-wan Kenobi
Use a rotary phone
DIAL
=>
THAILAND
<=
THAN
Word following greater or less
Lucifer, Beelzebub
SATAN
=>
BOTSWANA
<=
BOW
Violinist's stick
Squid's defense
INK
=>
PAKISTAN
<=
PASTA
Lasagna, linguine etc
Part of a knife or door
HANDLE
=>
NETHERLANDS
<=
STERN
Back of a ship
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26 Comments
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Level 33
Feb 24, 2015
Tha last one was the hardest.
+6
Level 81
May 4, 2015
need more time for this one. But great quiz!
+3
Level 62
Jun 4, 2015
Ditto for more time.
+3
Level 72
Apr 3, 2016
Excellent quiz, but yes more time please!
+2
Level 76
Dec 10, 2018
I second that
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Level 76
Sep 9, 2019
Actually this time I found the time just fine, finished with over a minute left. And no recollection of ever doing this quiz before. But well, my name is right there so I must have :P
+2
Level 55
Jun 3, 2015
Difficult but I love it!
+3
Level 73
Jun 3, 2015
Agree. Could have used more time, though.
+1
Level 71
Jun 4, 2016
Finally, I finished one of these! Almost not - had only 9 seconds left!
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Level 42
Oct 18, 2016
I'm loving your quizzes! For some reason i'm doing really well in them!
+1
Level 33
Jun 27, 2018
Violinist's stick? Really? I got what you meant, but 'used to play a violin' would have been better.
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Level 87
Sep 12, 2022
No "used to play the violin" sounds like a musician who used to play the violin but doesn't anymore.
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Level 90
Oct 25, 2018
These quizzes are always a good challenge.
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Level 76
Dec 10, 2018
Ouch 16/30 no time to think about the ones I didnt get instantly (and reading the answers I would ve known quite a few,) did much better at the next version of this quiz. Only missed one there.
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Level 48
Mar 12, 2019
Enjoyed that. 5 points for me. Didn't get ox or Mexico
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Level 88
Apr 13, 2019
Only managed to get vial by guessing Bolivia first from Obi and doing it backwards!
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Level 80
May 7, 2026
Same here.
+1
Level 68
Sep 28, 2019
Awesome quiz!
+1
Level 69
Apr 26, 2020
How do I keep getting the hardest ones and missing the obvious ones
+2
Level 83
May 7, 2026
How is it possible that 84% got handle and only 34% got hand which you have to type in to get to handle?
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Level ∞
May 7, 2026
There was an error in the quiz. Stats will be weird for a bit.
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Level 86
May 8, 2026
Nice quiz Kiwi, but can I ask why is the clue "certain beast of burden" and not simply "beast of burden"?
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Level 86
May 8, 2026
I guess to help people think of specific animals and not a general synonym for a beast of burden
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Level 87
May 19, 2026
Fortunately, OBI was enough to guess BOLIVIA. From that, I got VIAL. Never would've guess that one otherwise.
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Level 73
May 20, 2026
It helps a lot visually if you take the two answers and write them down as one long word to then unscramble. At least for me
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Level 75
May 20, 2026
OMG, so tough, but so fun. Great quiz!