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Countries Breakdown Puzzle #4

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
The previous quiz in this series can be found here (Quiz #3)
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Last updated: February 27, 2019
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First submittedMarch 5, 2015
Times taken26,159
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Clue 1
Answer
 
Country
 
Answer
Clue 2
Da Vinci Code's Brown
DAN
=>
RWANDA
<=
WAR
Tolstoy's ___ and Peace
Uncle Sam's land
USA
=>
RUSSIA
<=
SIR
Galahad's title
Beam of sun
RAY
=>
NORWAY
<=
OWN
Personally possess
___ de Toilette
EAU
=>
UKRAINE
<=
RINK
Skating area
Charged atom
ION
=>
ESTONIA
<=
EAST
Where the sun rises
Actor Pitt
BRAD
=>
BARBADOS
<=
BOAS
Constricting snakes
"Black gold"
OIL
=>
MONGOLIA
<=
MANGO
Tropical fruit
State of unconsciousness
COMA
=>
COLOMBIA
<=
BOIL
Bring water to 100º C
Snout, proboscis
NOSE
=>
INDONESIA
<=
INDIA
The Jungle Book's setting
Executes by gallows
HANGS
=>
BANGLADESH
<=
BLADE
Knife's cutting edge
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42 Comments
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Level 75
Mar 18, 2015
Yay for 100% ! - Missed much much more on the others. Was it cheating that I wrote the words on paper next to each other? I just don't seem to be able to combine them just in my mind when there's so much space in between. Pure impossible.
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Level 63
Mar 19, 2015
Bravo for a top score! Not cheating at all to write it down on paper - sounds like it's a good method for you.
+3
Level 68
Jul 7, 2015
I just type the two clues into the answer box and then jumble them up until I see what they are meant to be. Same method as you really, Sillie.
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Level 82
Dec 3, 2015
I always do that thing where you write the letters in a circle. For some reason I nearly always see the anagram when I do that.
+1
Level 77
Jun 20, 2017
circle for the win!
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Level 77
Apr 29, 2015
I read it as "induced Sheep"! And that's why i missed that one.
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Level 41
Jul 7, 2015
I read it the exact same why. Its strange how our minds work
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Level 68
Nov 18, 2016
Counting sheep induces sleep.
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Level 50
Jun 20, 2017
me too omg
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Level 74
Jul 7, 2015
The blade of the knife is the entire metal part above the handle. The cutting edge is the edge, although I also tried grind, bevel, and choil. Didn't try blade because that did not fit the clue.
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Level 63
Jul 7, 2015
Blade, n. the flat cutting edge of a knife, saw or other tool or weapon. (Oxford Dictionaries).
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Level 51
Jul 7, 2015
I think this clue and answer is fair enough
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Level 76
Dec 10, 2018
I agree with you. Though blade is still easy enough to guess
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Level 74
Jul 7, 2015
"Induced sleep" is a pretty vague clue for coma.
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Level 59
Jul 7, 2015
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Level 69
Jul 10, 2015
Agree. Only one I couldn't get. Perhaps "state of deep, prolonged unconsciousness"?
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Level 78
Sep 3, 2016
Yup. Makes it sound like everyone in a coma was put there on purpose.
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Level 87
Sep 3, 2017
Have to agree. Please find a way to convey that you are looking for a noun, not a verb.
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Level 85
Jul 7, 2015
I was looking for a verb for "induced sleep."
+3
Level 49
Jul 7, 2015
How many people typed that the Jungle Book took place in the jungle? Come on... you know you tried it!
+1
Level 68
Nov 18, 2016
No. Are you related to Baloo?
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Level 50
Jun 20, 2017
guilty
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Level 58
Dec 15, 2017
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Level 54
Jul 7, 2015
Why was Colombia so difficult to get??
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Level 87
Sep 3, 2017
Because "induced sleep" for "coma" is.....not the best clue ever used.
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Level 57
Nov 30, 2018
spelling. columbia university, columbia sportswear, british columbia, and the countries of the world quiz spell colombia with a "u" and not an "o". however the country is actually spelled colombia without the "u"
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Level 51
Jul 7, 2015
Cor this was quite difficult (or maybe I'm not rhe beat at anagrams!) Good quiz.thumbs up
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Level 56
Jul 8, 2015
Is it bad that for the setting of the Jungle Book, my brain kept going to "....jungle?"
+1
Level 66
Jul 9, 2015
Talk to babbaloo7, your new best bud.
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Level 50
Jul 24, 2015
I love these! I'm not especially good at them, but they're great fun! Did better on this one than the other 3, at least.
+3
Level 42
Oct 18, 2016
Could you accept hang and boa. I missed both clues because i typed the words in singular form. I think its a reasonable request
+2
Level 68
Nov 18, 2016
If you read the clue carefully, you will see it is asking for a plural answer.
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Level 76
Dec 10, 2018
Yea the hang one really tripped me up, I was thinking of other names for the executioner, he executes by gallows.
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Level 93
Sep 19, 2018
I said boa but not boas
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Level 31
Dec 10, 2018
I did not like this quiz because many of its hints were too broad. "Tropical fruit" could mean the desired mango, but also banana, coconut, papaya, etc. It probably took a full minute for me to guess that one clue.

5-letter tropical fruit could have narrowed down the search some.

Similar problem with COMA. I thought it was "sleep". Tried sleep, sleeping, knockout, knockedout.

Either this quiz needs more precise hints, or more time.

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Level 76
Dec 10, 2018
Got all but nose. Might ve gotten it with a few seconds more (aklready tried sone and ones..) really pleased with that! Usually I get more towards the 50% right (cause most american centered questions, like brands or food products they have there, I am never able to get) well besides geography. The second day on jetpunk I knew all the countries, while the first try I was well, actually near 50% haha 89 I believe (second time allready 120 though)
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Level 63
Feb 26, 2019
Updated with a redesign and more time.
+2
Level 82
Mar 1, 2019
'Boa' was not accepted for 'boas'
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Level 63
Mar 1, 2019
Barbado is not a country.
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Level 85
Apr 13, 2021
Nice update.
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Level 87
May 13, 2024
Nor should it be.

The clue is in the plural: "Constricting Snakes". Thus the answer should be too.

Just because other quizzes are more lenient with the singular/plural distinction doesn't mean they all have to be. And for this one in particular, the correct spelling of the answer is necessary to deduce the country.

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Level 75
Mar 8, 2025
Lol ChatGPT cant even do this