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Can you name the capital cities that have had the first and last letter removed from their name?
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ubli
ins
oky
iyad
hak
abu
erli
ari
ogot
isbo
stan
agre
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osco
eou
airob
oh
sl
eiru
ienn
aghda
im
himph
araca
ehra
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uni
avan
uit
iran
aba
air
ampal
then
ub
adri
arar
bilis
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arsa
reetow
rasili
ofi
ragu
ttaw
angko
ripol
nkar
om
eijin
ondo
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Capital City Middles Quiz
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Created Jun 6, 2012 in
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AwesumJuan
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Jun 6th, 2012 at 10:41 GMT
9 points
For _om_ it can also be Lome, the capital of Togo
manonthemoon
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Jun 6th, 2012 at 10:56 GMT
2 points
Thanks, AJ.
ArtFever
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Jun 6th, 2012 at 11:59 GMT
6 points
Didn't expect London and Prague to be as hard as they were.
FreakyFlyBry
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Jun 13th, 2012 at 16:45 GMT
6 points
I guess it's appropriate that _stan_ is the capital of one of those stans in Asia!
Geografist837
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Jun 26th, 2012 at 22:27 GMT
10 points
Did anyone else's mind just jump to typing "Dhabi" on "Abu?"
coolg
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Jun 27th, 2012 at 03:19 GMT
9 points
Great game, not as easy as I thought it would be.
Woodchucker
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Jun 27th, 2012 at 04:46 GMT
6 points
Thanks for noticing that, Juan. I wouldn't have gotten that one without your comment and manonthemoons speedy fix. After reading your comment I couldn't think of what _om_ could be other Lome, and had to look back. Of course Lome comes to me but Rome doesn't...
Kloddz
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Jun 27th, 2012 at 06:41 GMT
7 points
Add me to the list of those thinking of Lome rather than Rome... I also spent an inordinately long time figuring out the _reetow_ one.
HER
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Jun 27th, 2012 at 15:45 GMT
7 points
Thanks for making a legitimately hard quiz - challenging in unusual ways (how did I miss Paris and get Harare?). There weren't any gimmes (like _ew Delh_ or _uwait Cit_ - which I'm happy about), though some came easier than others. All in all, challenging and fun quiz. Poor Juba though. There just isn't any more room in my brain for it.
manonthemoon
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Jun 27th, 2012 at 22:17 GMT
1 point
Thanks to all & to RP for the EP :)
googie
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Jun 30th, 2012 at 02:41 GMT
-1 points
Another quiz where I guess Kyrgyzstan right away.
SunnyKat
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Jun 30th, 2012 at 05:55 GMT
2 points
Great quiz! I had never heard of Juba before now, but I'm happy to say that I learned something new.
Ulkomaalainen
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Jun 30th, 2012 at 21:17 GMT
2 points
Some of them were easy, and while maybe not giveaways like _ri Jayawardenapura Kott_, found out quickly. Some... not so much. Missing the last one after slowly spelling out every letter before it hurt...
shakescene
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Jul 2nd, 2012 at 04:52 GMT
2 points
"Wild crap-shooters, with a whoop and a call,/Danced the Juba from wall to wall" -- Vachel Lindsay, "The Jungle"
Game published: Jul 6th, 2012 at 04:03 GMT
Hamlet
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 04:13 GMT
18 points
Wow, it's amazing how different familiar words can look with only a slight change.
MikeyZ
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 05:04 GMT
8 points
So I get Juba easily, but can't figure out Rome. Hmm.
dje
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 05:42 GMT
37 points
@mikeyZ- Rome?!?! i thought it was Lome, Togo!!! sporclitis... facepalm
PsychoSavager
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 06:24 GMT
7 points
I think you should also accept Tirane as well as Tirana.
WredAguyW
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 06:28 GMT
31 points
I totally guessed Lome over Rome. Also for the life of me couldn't get Cuba outta my head for Juba. I will say, too, that I'm surprised at the lack of 'ishke'.
rick81
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 09:16 GMT
16 points
I guess "exico cit" would have been to obvious...
hodgetiger
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:18 GMT
11 points
D'oh(a)! I was Havana good time until I got to some of the tricky ones, but I was determined not to Quit(o)!
kellkris
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:41 GMT
3 points
Good one!
save_ferris15
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 13:24 GMT
8 points
Rea ui, iv lobe
BonnieH
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 14:53 GMT
5 points
Suprisingly difficult! I either wanted to do countries instead of capitals (Cuba) or I couldn't figure out that anything was missing at all (Iran, Ragu, Air)...
Jeffhabfan
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 15:29 GMT
12 points
Am I the only one who tried Gondor for "ondo"? I know it's a kingdom, not a capital, but still...
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pablitomiguez
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Jul 6th, 2012 at 19:19 GMT
-5 points
Of all those capitals guessed correctly
weriov
:
Jul 6th, 2012 at 21:05 GMT
4 points
Great quiz! (Even with the aforementioned lack of love for "ishke")
matt01
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Jul 7th, 2012 at 10:34 GMT
3 points
I actually missed ONDO and I live there
levgo
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Jul 7th, 2012 at 18:19 GMT
3 points
@Jeffhabfan - I tried Gondor, too. I don't know what's worse, the fact that I tried it, or the fact that it's not even a capital...
KillerFromCro
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Jul 8th, 2012 at 13:18 GMT
2 points
Well, good thing I missed my home town.
ensiform
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Jul 25th, 2012 at 00:26 GMT
3 points
Brilliant idea for a quiz! Five globes. Rave reviews all around. Tell your friends. Bring popcorn.
Eolas
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Sep 30th, 2012 at 16:09 GMT
1 point
Great quiz. Where are juba and Thimphu ?
jessiainscough
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Oct 26th, 2012 at 14:31 GMT
2 points
Haha my immediate reaction was also Lome and not Rome! I love sporcle!
Ubbiebubbie
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Dec 27th, 2012 at 06:03 GMT
2 points
@Eolas: Juba is the capital of South Sudan and Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan.
Fanoreman
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May 10th, 2013 at 11:58 GMT
1 point
47 out of 48....somehow i didnt get ONDO.......Unbelieveable! Gutted!
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