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rodders
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject: a little quiz fun |
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new zealand has something in common with zaire, sweden and holland that no other country can lay claim to. anyone know what it is?  |
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Charlotte
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Oooooh, that's a toughie.
Go on, give us a hint. |
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Arlevien
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 8:41 am Post subject: |
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At first.. your question is confusing based on the ff:
Holland is not a country.. ( you might be referring to the Neatherlands )
Zaire is non existing anymore.. its called Congo ( DROC ) |
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rodders
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:48 am Post subject: |
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hi arlevein, the question is definitely valid as stated.
ugh charlotte, you want a clue already.  i like to be a tease, so no big clues yet. 
actually, i'm surprised someone hasn't got it yet. looking at the poll about where everyone comes from, i'm sure some of you have the knowledge, you just need to think about it a bit more and maybe cast your mind back over the last 30 years or so, although not so much in recent years.  |
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Gerry
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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It's a long shot, and possibly difficult to squeeze Sweden in for my suggestions but how about
"They all have a grudge against Belgium"
Apologies to the lady from Belgium who posts here occassionally
Gerry |
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dctadpole
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:21 pm Post subject: No Clue |
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Does this one have anything to do with football/soccer? I know that the teams associated with these `countries' may have all lost in first round or failed to score a goal in the first round of world cup play...something like that ? 
--dctadpole |
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carl westerman
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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how about they aren't the official names of the countries?
i.e. kingdom of sweden... DROC... Netherlands... and... |
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carl westerman
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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Heirs to the throne?
All Male?
Got it... they all have land reclaimed from the sea! |
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carl westerman
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| hmmm so does hong kong I guess. |
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karltsmith
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:49 am Post subject: |
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Legalised prostitution??????????????  |
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Arlevien
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| karltsmith wrote: | | Legalised prostitution?????????????? |
so does thailand and in Las Vegas.. |
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rodders
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 3:44 am Post subject: |
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okay, time to spill the beans. dctadpole got pretty close, but after that.......
the connection is that new zealand, zaire, sweden and holland are the only teams scotland have ever beaten in the world cup finals (soccer).   |
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dctadpole
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Alright, so that is quite a stretch in my opinion - but I thought it had to
be something like that. A measure of how obscure the puzzle was, some
stupid yank is the closest to getting it correct. 
--dctadpole |
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rodders
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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obscure, yes, but i reckoned one of our scottish correspondents might have twigged it. of course with google around these days providing all the answers, you need to make on-line quizzes a touch on the obscure side.
time to get my old thinking cap on and think up another fiendish puzzle connected (however thinly) with new zealand. |
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