[Ninth]

A friend of me suggested

Spoiler:

6: Norway

[simpson_yellow]

Some stabs at 3, 20 and 27

Spoiler:

3. Not fake Israel (is real)
20. Angry ones Ireland?
27. Devilish film portrayal Oman (The Omen)

[simpson_yellow]

Originally Posted by Bard09

Wow, that answer for #24 is wicked.

Why, thank you my good man. Hope Bastich gives me a gold star for it

[Bastich]

Bard09, you are correct with #30.

Ninth, you are incorrect on #6

simpson_yellow, all of your answers except 23 are correct.

The answer you gave for 23 was absolutely brilliant though. It has way more panache than my answer. I wish I would have thought of it...

Originally Posted by simpson_yellow

Why, thank you my good man. Hope Bastich gives me a gold star for it.

And a well deserved star it is.

[Bastich]

Current Forum Total: 24 of 31 or 77%

The remaining clues:

05. Corporate culture
06. Neither here nor there
15. Former British penal colony (33°N)
16. Box marks
23. Black lacquer
25. Spicy beef
28. Excessively prudent

[simpson_yellow]

Thanks for the star. I shall treasure it always
OK, two more. 5 & 6:

Spoiler:

05. Corporate culture Thailand (tie land)
06. Neither here nor there Midway Islands

Struggling with the rest

[Bastich]

You are correct on 5 and 6, simpson_yellow.

Current Forum Total: 26 of 31 or 84%

The remaining clues:

15. Former British penal colony (33°N)
16. Box marks
23. Black lacquer
25. Spicy beef
28. Excessively prudent

[DomStLeger]

15. Former British penal colony (33°N)

Spoiler:

Gibralter

[Bard09]

My guess for 28 is that there is a good synonym for the word "prudent" that I am just not thinking of, and that it is prefaced by some kind of word that means "very." I was thinking in French, but I don't know any country that begins with "tres..."

Dunno. Maybe this thought process can help people. I'd be on Google (or an atlas) in a snap, but this is more fun

[Bastich]

DomStLeger, good guess, but no cigar. That country is 36ºN. A bit too far north. Although, to be completely accurate, the region in my clue goes from 31-34ºN.

Bard09, you are somewhat on the right path, but not entirely...

[simpson_yellow]

Not confident about these but might give others some ideas.

Spoiler:

15. Former British penal colony Georgia (the clue may relate to the state of Georgia, US? Interesting that you said 'region' rather than 'country', Bastich)

24. Black lacquer Japan? A country that's known for black lacquer (I think). Too literal an interpretation perhaps?

25. Spicy beef Mongolia (Mongolian beef) Again, maybe too literal an interpretation. Maybe there's a type of spicy beef dish that sounds like the name of a country?

28. Excessively prudent Switzerland. This doesn't follow Bard09's logic much but it's the only thing I can think of - Switzerland always remaining neutral could be construed as particularly prudent. And all those Swiss banks...

Anyone got any ideas on box marks? The only things I've come up with are Pakistan (where "pak" comes from "box", but the "istan" part is a bit shaky) and Denmark (but the relation of "den" to "box" is a tenuous one)

And Bastich, you are evil. Another time eating quiz...
Looks interesting but I could pick hardly any of those shots. Might have to leave that one to the adventure gurus.

[Bastich]

You are correct on 15, 24, & 25 for the exact reasons you gave. If you look up the country in 24 in the dictionary, you will get my clue. It doesn't get more literal than that...

Total for forum: 29 of 31 or 94%

All that leaves is the final 2:

16. Box Marks
28. Excessively prudent

Shorten up the 2nd word in 28 and it may help. 16 is a play on words.

[simpson_yellow]

ah, japan. much clearer now.
Right, how about these:

Spoiler:

16. Box Marks Czechoslovakia (Checks = box marks)
28. Excessively prudent Iceland?

[Bastich]

You are pretty much correct on #16. You figured out the connection anyway. The technically correct answer is:

Spoiler:

Czech Republic. Czechoslovakia ceased to be about 10 years ago and split into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Unless something has changed on me again. Keeping up with Geography can be a bitch sometimes.

You are getting closer on 28, but not quite there yet. My clue is purposefully vague. Think about why someone might be called prude. There are actually two answers.

[simpson_yellow]

Damn, of course.

Spoiler:

28. Excessively prudent British Virgin Islands (the "British", I assume, pertains to the 'excessively' part of the clue ).

The Czech Republic, eh? Those young upstarts. Back when I was a boy, people respected their geography and left things as they were. Next you'll be telling me there isn't a Berlin wall any more.

[Bastich]

Well that finishes up the entire list.

Congratulations!

[Bard09]

Originally Posted by Bastich

Well that finishes up the entire list.

Congratulations!

Thanks, Bastich! I had a lot of fun working on these.

For future reference, though, Georgia isn't technically a country

[Bastich]

Georgia is a country that formed in the early 90s as part of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

My clue was for the US State of Georgia. While my clue was perhaps difficult and unfair, the answer is indeed the name of an existing country, even if the clue doesn't refer to the actual country itself.

[Bard09]

Originally Posted by Bastich

Georgia is a country that formed in the early 90s as part of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

My clue was for the US State of Georgia. While my clue was perhaps difficult and unfair, the answer is indeed the name of an existing country, even if the clue doesn't refer to the actual country itself.

Oh! I'd completely forgotten about that. Now that I can look at it objectively, it was a pretty darn good clue.

[AGA]

Everything you ever wanted to know about Georgia, and more.