March 24 QoD -- "Olympics Abbreviations"

[NellyLunatic1980]

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Welcome to our final week of the March 2008 QoD. Points go up to 4 per correct answer and 20 per correct bonus answer.

Here’s one for all you Olympics fans. Below is a list of three-letter codes that are used during the Olympic Games. For each code, tell me its respective country or territory. Be careful, as some of those codes are tricky. On your mark... get set... GO!

Answers are due by Tuesday at 5 PM Eastern.

There are 105 points available today. But the questions below add up to only 80 points. Hmmm... there must be another 25 points hidden somewhere... and it's yours if you can find it and post it in this thread.

1. ESA
2. BDI
3. BIZ
4. ASA
5. SWZ
6. MKD
7. GEQ
8. IVB
9. VIN
10. COD
11. SLO
12. INA
13. IRI
14. MRI
15. TLS

BONUS
KSA

[peacock2121]

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1. ESA - El Salvador
2. BDI - Burundi
3. BIZ - Belize
4. ASA - Austria
5. SWZ - Switzerland
6. MKD - My Kingdom, Dammit
7. GEQ - Equadorial Guinea
8. IVB - British Virgin Islands
9. VIN - Virgin Islands
10. COD - Ivory Coast
11. SLO - Slovania
12. INA - Indonesia
13. IRI - Iran
14. MRI - Micronesia
15. TLS - The Lesser Sister Islands

BONUS
KSA - Kazakstan

ShitSandwich

[jarnon]

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1. Estonia
2. Burundi
3. Belize
4. American Samoa
5. Swaziland
6.
7. Equatorial Guinea
8. British Virgin Islands
9. U.S. Virgin Islands
10. Côte D'Ivoire
11. Slovenia
12. Iran
13. Iraq
14. Mauritania
15.

BONUS
Saudi Arabia

I thought of a couple more answers:

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6. Macedonia
15. Timor L'Este

Maybe I'll get partial credit. Can't hurt to try.

[mrkelley23]

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1. El Salvador
2. Burundi
3. Belize
4. Austria
5. Switzerland
6. Cameroon
7. Equatorial Guinea
8. La Isla Bonita
9. Finland
10. Canada (I hear they eat a lot of COD there)
11. Slovenia
12. Indonesia
13. Iran
14. British Maritime Province
15. Thailand

Bonus: Saudi Arabia

SuperSecret Bonus: Shit Sandwich

[Catfish]

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1. ESA
El Salvador
2. BDI
Burundi
3. BIZ
Belize
4. ASA
Austria
5. SWZ
Swaziland
6. MKD
Denmark
7. GEQ
Greece
8. IVB
British Virgin Islands
9. VIN
Netherlands Antilles
10. COD
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11. SLO
Slovenia
12. INA
India
13. IRI
Ireland
14. MRI
Mali
15. TLS
Turkey

BONUS
KSA
Kazakstan

SUPER SECRET QOD BONUS QUESTION!
Shit Sandwich

[macrae1234]

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1. ESA El Salvador
2. BDI Burundi
3. BIZ Belize
4. ASA
5. SWZ Swaziland
6. MKD Macedonia
7. GEQ Georgia
8. IVB
9. VIN
10. COD Congo Dem Rep
11. SLO Slovenia (not a really good name for an Olympic Team)
12. INA Indonesia
13. IRI Iran
14. MRI Mauritius (almost as bad as SLO)
15. TLS East Timor I believe the newest one added

BONUS
KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

[andrewjackson]

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1. El Salvador
2. Burundi
3. Belize
4. American Samoa
5. Swaziland
6. Hmmmm. Can't think of a single county with an "M" and a "K". Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia?
7. Equatorial Guinea
8. British Virgin Islands
9. Viet Nam
10. Democratic Republic of the Congo
11. Slovenia
12. Indonesia
13. No idea. Not that many "I"s but two "I"s? Must be an Islamic Republic. Iran or Iraq. I think Iraq has a "Q" so Iran, final answer.
14. Mauritania or Mauritius. Mauritania, final answer.
15. Hmmm. A "T", "L" and "S"? Interesting combination. (Timor L'Este, maybe) East Timor, final answer.

BONUS
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Extra Bonus - This is probably not it because I can only find three but I'll try anyway.

AND (3x) - Andorra
PER - Peru
CAN - Canada

[tanstaafl2]

Rules: viewtopic.php?p=40443#40443

Welcome to our final week of the March 2008 QoD. Points go up to 4 per correct answer and 20 per correct bonus answer.

Here’s one for all you Olympics fans. Below is a list of three-letter codes that are used during the Olympic Games. For each code, tell me its respective country or territory. Be careful, as some of those codes are tricky. On your mark... get set... GO!

Answers are due by Monday at 5 PM Eastern.

There are 105 points available today. But the questions below add up to only 80 points. Hmmm... there must be another 25 points hidden somewhere... and it's yours if you can find it and post it in this thread.

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1. ESA
Estonia?
2. BDI
Burundi?
3. BIZ
Belize?
4. ASA
Afghanistan? (I know it isn't Austria or Australia but I don't know what it is.)
5. SWZ
Swaziland? (Definitely not Switzerland which is SUI. I think.)
6. MKD
Macedonia?
7. GEQ
Georgia? (Not sure why they would use a Q though...)
8. IVB
Ivory Coast?
9. VIN
Vietnam?
10. COD
Ivory Coast? (Cote d'Ivoire. Mebbe one of the two is the right guess...)
11. SLO
Slovenia? (That or perhaps Slovakia. Or neither since these codes can be goofy...)
12. INA
Indonesia? (Not India which I am pretty sure is IND.)
13. IRI
Iran? (Not Iraq which is IRQ I think or Ireland which is IRL. What else could it be! Unless it is a country that doesn't start "IR"...)
14. MRI
Mauritania? (About the only guess that comes to mind.)
15. TLS
Thailand? Doubt that is right but nothing else comes to mind.

BONUS
KSA
Kyrgyzistan?

Of the few I knew none managed to make this list! Not a single one I was really sure of. Not a good sign...

[tlynn78]

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1. El Salvador
2. Burudi
3. Belize
4. Amrican Samoa
5. Swaziland
6. nope
7. noipe
8. British Virgin Islands
9. nope
10, Congo
11. Slovenia
12. Indonesia
13. Iran
14. Mauritius
15. nope

Bonus

Saudi Arabia

t.

[Greyhound Dude]

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1. ESA
EL SALVADOR

2. BDI
BURUNDI

3. BIZ
BELIZE

4. ASA
AMERICAN SAMOA

5. SWZ
SWAZILAND

6. MKD
MACEDONIA

7. GEQ
EQUITORIAL GUINEA

8. IVB
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

9. VIN
ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES

10. COD
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

11. SLO
SLOVENIA

12. INA
INDONESIA

13. IRI
IRAN

14. MRI
MAURITIUS

15. TLS
TIMOR-LESTE


BONUS
KSA
THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

[kroxquo]

Wow, once I started this, I realized this is a lot harder than it sounds

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1. ESA Saudi Arabia?
2. BDI Bulgaria
3. BIZ Belize?
4. ASA South Africa?
5. SWZ Swaziland
6. MKD Macedonia?
7. GEQ Equatorial Guinea
8. IVB British Virgin Islands
9. VIN Really WAG Vatican City?
10. COD Cambodia?
11. SLO Slovenia
12. INA Indonesia?
13. IRI Iran?
14. MRI Mauritania?
15. TLS Tunisia?

BONUS
KSA Kuwait?

[AnnieCamaro]

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Here’s one for all you Olympics fans. Below is a list of three-letter codes that are used during the Olympic Games. For each code, tell me its respective country or territory. Be careful, as some of those codes are tricky. On your mark... get set... GO!

Answers are due by Monday at 5 PM Eastern.

I hope that "Monday" is there by mistake. I am a slow typer.

There are 105 points available today. But the questions below add up to only 80 points. Hmmm... there must be another 25 points hidden somewhere... and it's yours if you can find it and post it in this thread.

1. ESA -- El Salvador
2. BDI --
3. BIZ -- Belize
4. ASA --
5. SWZ -- Swaziland (Anyway, I think it's not Switzerland.)
6. MKD --
7. GEQ --
8. IVB --
9. VIN --
10. COD --
11. SLO -- Slovenia
12. INA --
13. IRI --
14. MRI --
15. TLS --

BONUS
KSA --

I don't know many. Not one of these countries was listed this way in my Big Book of Maps.

[plasticene]

Answers are due by Monday at 5 PM Eastern.

I hope that's a typo!

These were fun to try to puzzle out!

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1. ESA: EL SALVADOR
2. BDI: BURUNDI
3. BIZ: BELIZE
4. ASA: AUSTRALIA? (That can't be it, but I'm stumped.)
5. SWZ: SWAZILAND
6. MKD: MACEDONIA?
7. GEQ: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
8. IVB: BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS?
9. VIN: US VIRGIN ISLANDS?
10. COD: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO?
11. SLO: SLOVENIA
12. INA: INDONESIA
13. IRI: JAMAICA
14. MRI: MAURITIUS?
15. TLS: TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS?

BONUS
KSA: SAUDI ARABIA

[AnnieCamaro]

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Super Secret Bonus:

That's Mr. Sandwich. My mom won't let me call him by his first name.

[andrewjackson]

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Can I still post the Secret Bonus answer?

I couldn't figure it out and posted my best guess. I then looked at other people's answers and couldn't figure how they got the answer that they did.

I just looked at the results from the March 20 QoD and now the answer is obvious.

I don't know what to do.

Pass, I guess.

[TheConfessor]

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1. ESA ESTONIA
2. BDI BANGLADESH
3. BIZ BENIN
4. ASA AZERBAJAN
5. SWZ SWAZILAND
6. MKD MONGOLIA
7. GEQ QATAR
8. IVB BHUTAN
9. VIN VANUATU
10. COD IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE)
11. SLO SLOVAKIA
12. INA INDONESIA
13. IRI IRAN
14. MRI MAURITIUS
15. TLS TURKMENISTAN

BONUS
KSA NORTH KOREA

SUPER SECRET BONUS -- SINCE THE PREVIOUS NAME WAS SHIT SANDWICH, I GUESS YOU COULD CHANGE IT TO "KIT ON A SHINGLE"

[fantine33]

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There are 105 points available today. But the questions below add up to only 80 points. Hmmm... there must be another 25 points hidden somewhere... and it's yours if you can find it and post it in this thread.

I'm trying to picture when they show the countries on the score chryons, so I know most of these (if not all) of wrong. Participation points rock!

1. ESA - SPAIN
2. BDI - BELARUS
3. BIZ - BELIZE
4. ASA - AUSTRALIA
5. SWZ - SWITZERLAND
6. MKD - MALAYSIA
7. GEQ - GERMANY
8. IVB - ICELAND
9. VIN - VIRGIN ISLANDS
10. COD - CAMEROON
11. SLO - SLOVAKIA
12. INA - INDIA
13. IRI - IRELAND
14. MRI - MICRONESIA
15. TLS - TUNISIA

BONUS
KSA KISS SUMATRA'S ASS

Hidden 26 Points:

The letters that are bolded (by me) form a cryptogram:

E I A S E V N O L N R L

[fantine33]

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Dude! You know I always read the answers!

And even after reading aj's last post, I still didn't get what they were talking about. I'm officially dumber than a stump.

I just didn't feel the need to scroll all the way down the scores as the screen on my laptop gave me the majority of them.

You're still chafed about not getting the John Cougar Mellencamp bonus points on my QOD when I put them in my answers post, aren't you? Ha! Turnabout is fair play, I suppose. That said, I'm totally not surprised Annie got it and was shocked! that tanstaafl didn't.

And I could have sworn that the Carters had a cat named Goober or Peanut.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Yes, there was a typo in the deadline. It should read Tuesday at 5 PM.

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Can I still post the Secret Bonus answer?

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Yes, you may.

[gsabc]

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Complete guesses in most cases.

1. ESA Estonia
2. BDI Bermuda
3. BIZ Zambia
4. ASA
5. SWZ Swaziland
6. MKD Denmark
7. GEQ
8. IVB Virgin Islands
9. VIN Finland
10. COD Professional NCAA players (Cash On Delivery)
11. SLO Slovakia
12. INA
13. IRI Ireland
14. MRI Mauritania
15. TLS Slovenia

BONUS
KSA South Korea

And Shit Sandwich??

[andrewjackson]

Yes, there was a typo in the deadline. It should read Tuesday at 5 PM.

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Can I still post the Secret Bonus answer?

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Yes, you may.

Spoiler

ShitSandwich

[T_Bone0806]

Rules: viewtopic.php?p=40443#40443

Welcome to our final week of the March 2008 QoD. Points go up to 4 per correct answer and 20 per correct bonus answer.

Here’s one for all you Olympics fans. Below is a list of three-letter codes that are used during the Olympic Games. For each code, tell me its respective country or territory. Be careful, as some of those codes are tricky. On your mark... get set... GO!

Answers are due by Tuesday at 5 PM Eastern.

There are 105 points available today. But the questions below add up to only 80 points. Hmmm... there must be another 25 points hidden somewhere... and it's yours if you can find it and post it in this thread.

1. ESA
2. BDI
3. BIZ
4. ASA
5. SWZ
6. MKD
7. GEQ
8. IVB
9. VIN
10. COD
11. SLO
12. INA
13. IRI
14. MRI
15. TLS

BONUS
KSA

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Considering that I am an Olympics junkie I should know more of these, but I don't, so...

3-Belize
5-Switzerland
9-Virgin Islands
11-Slovakia
13-Iran

Bonus: Saudi Arabia

[tanstaafl2]

I must admit that I have no clue about the super secret bonus and if what the majority of people are putting is correct then it still doesn't make sense to me. Clearly I have missed something.

[DadofTwins]

Rules: viewtopic.php?p=40443#40443

Welcome to our final week of the March 2008 QoD. Points go up to 4 per correct answer and 20 per correct bonus answer.

Here’s one for all you Olympics fans. Below is a list of three-letter codes that are used during the Olympic Games. For each code, tell me its respective country or territory. Be careful, as some of those codes are tricky. On your mark... get set... GO!

Answers are due by Tuesday at 5 PM Eastern.

There are 105 points available today. But the questions below add up to only 80 points. Hmmm... there must be another 25 points hidden somewhere... and it's yours if you can find it and post it in this thread.

Wow, I thought I knew these.

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1. ESA -- Estonia
2. BDI -- Burundi
3. BIZ -- Belize
4. ASA
5. SWZ -- Swaziland
6. MKD
7. GEQ
8. IVB
9. VIN -- U. S. Virgin Islands
10. COD -- Ivory Coast
11. SLO -- Slovenia
12. INA -- Indonesia
13. IRI
14. MRI -- Micronesia
15. TLS

BONUS
KSA -- Saudi Arabia

I guess we'll see.

[megaaddict]

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1. ESA
2. BDI
3. BIZ -- Proctorangamblestan
4. ASA
5. SWZ -- Swaziland
6. MKD
7. GEQ
8. IVB
9. VIN -- Vinnyzuela
10. COD
11. SLO -- Slovakia
12. INA
13. IRI
14. MRI -- Catscannia
15. TLS

BONUS
KSA -- South Africa