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Which country in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with their spelling or pronunciation.
Group A: Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Venezuela
Group B: Bulgaria, Japan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zaire
Group A: Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Venezuela
Group B: Bulgaria, Japan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zaire
Answer
The countries in Group A have capitals that start with "C". Respectively, the capitals are: Canberra, Copenhagen, Cairo, Caracas. Thus, Sri Lanka, whose capital is Colombo, can be added to Group A. Respectively, the capitals of the remaining countries are: Sofia, Tokyo, Lima, Bangkok, Kinshasa.Hide Answer Show Answer
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I came up with the same answer via a different route, namely goegraphy and elimination. But your route is definitely more concrete than mine. Good one! Enjoyed it!
I'm a pretty hard reviewer; this is one of a handful of teasers I've rated as a "3" for fun. It has the intuitive leap, the attainable "AHA!" that solves the puzzle. I also considered longest northern coastline on the continent, form of government, etc.
Thanks for the great entry!
Thanks for the great entry!
YAY, i got it, but from just straight guessing.... good one tho
WOW!! That one got me and my daughter. We just put Bulgaria between Australia & Denmark so the group would still be in alphabetical order. Your answer was a bit more cereberal!!! Thanks for the info.
I thougt it was Bulgaria. The words have 9 letters, then 8 then 6 then 9. So I choose Bulgaria because it has 8 and would continue the pattern. I never even thought of the capitals That was hard!
good one
stumped.
excuse me, have you seen my atlas anywhere, i seem to have lost it....
my family's from sri lanka! yay! that was really creative i liked it great job
luv it!
I don't know capitals so I got confused.
I was thinking capitals, but didn't get it 'cause I was too lazy to find out what they all were! Nice one!
Very good Keep up the good work!
You got me stumped there, good job. Keep them coming, as this was a great teaser
Clever, fun and hard. Its also informative. Nice Teaser, keep 'em coming!!
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