A puzzle centered around geographical features such as countries, continents, cities, mountains, rivers, and climate.
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Have you been here?
I am every man. I am named after a festival. I live in the largest of spaces. I belong to the thin. Uniquely, I began twice. What am I?
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The thousand-year enigma
Three two and five versus one five and three twos,
sellable merchandise made out of these clues,
latter being northern the first's in the east,
country's name one thousand years back at least.
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Political riddle [duplicate]
I'm a man only rule my state,
My system is "one-man only",
Not democratic, but "one-man only"
Some of them are soldiers, while others are commoners.
Who am i?
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A Geography-ish Riddle
Here's another riddle of mine, albeit one that's not as hard:
The name of which national capital city sounds as if it's composed of two Greek letters?
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Where do I want to go next? 001 by KrOmega (new try)
Now an entry into Fortnightly Topic Challenge #41: Short and Sweet
Having a new try on "where do I want to go next" questions", hope you enjoy it.
I have visited:
1: Regulations on the internet ...
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Endless pain and Belgian ale
Endless pain with prosecutor is board game and peace garden place in anonymous organization (6)
South German to a Spaniard is Hebrew month in alehouse with well-rounded finish (6)
100th ...
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A transgenre puzzle with rowing
Capital city that matches [A-H]+,
take out the first four and then add deux cents plus;
crossing the Danube, you make your way north;
stay on that route till the coastline comes forth.
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Columbus's coccyges
Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges, characterize Cyprus / Cuba / Crete. Count couplet's components, country's command central, Cairo, Chicago & Cebu.
Correct comeback comprises 10 ...
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Hotly contested
Arab dad infiltrating computer network islands (6)
Franco-German brown egg is peaceful abode (6)
Haiku song corrupted southern port (9)
No heartless Swedes in springtime capital basin (9)
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3answers
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Close encounter of the orthographical kind
Over here! Hey! People! Thank goodness. I managed to escape. I was held captive in a Keerg spaceship hovering high above the continental United States. They pointed on different places on a map and ...
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1answer
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Horror Episode #5: Hats and Cloves
A row of four hats is seen sitting on a desk through the window of a noble Victorian Era clothing store. Before you can even prepare yourself as you walk in to get a closer look, you are immediately ...
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Tomato sauce with flavourant vowels
Cathedral returns warm air, a madness (10)
All-salad cave mixes up historical house (12)
Endless tomato sauce with flavourant vowels gives Casbah mosque (9)
Dirk C.O. Rosalyn backed off a ...
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1answer
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World-renowned for having many natural wonders
Ancient tombs perplex urban Bonnie (11)
Magic sleek hill mixed is small island (14)
Small island's hidden twin is Moroccan (7)
Dramatic sound and additional grotto are underground site (11)
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1answer
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Deranged hippo person
Statue suing deranged hippo person (11)
Baltic port is original pope's German castle (12)
Animator and universe are perplexing snowy riddle (11)
Pop star and French city confusedly lock javelins ...
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1answer
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You're a large automobile
Capital city says you're a large automobile (7)
Work horse videography camouflages monastery (9)
Football stadium building hides coastal city (6)
Black Sea hub hides Caspian Sea hub (4)
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2answers
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Tropical trees and god-kings
To my north is the residence of an antique ruler.
To my east is a tower made of iron.
To my south is the tomb of a god-king.
To my west are tropical trees.
I have a big pool with music.
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Remote yet central
Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)
Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)
Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)
Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)
Fantasy prince's body of ...
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The numbers, Mason, what do they mean?
I'm made up of:
__ colours of magic
__ poules françaises
__ gestation months
__ nations playing rugby
__ friends of Balthazar
and also
__ is imaginary squared
__ six mod three
__ ...
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Mysterious Flash Drive
First puzzle I ever do! Hopefully it won't be too easy or too challenging.
My co-worker just gave me a USB flash drive, which was supposed to contain a couple files of code for me to review. ...
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Four Directions #15 - Where and what am I?
To the North-West there are four larger is the fifth largest.
To the North-East this small place has nine different kinds of ethnicity.
To the South-West there are six larger is the seventh ...
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Forgotten Travels
I normally like to go on travelling holidays, where I visit several different places.
Last year I went to:
Chad
Angola
Malawi
Eritrea
This year I pushed the boat out and went to even more ...
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Streaming live from Rio
Check out this list of destinations I compiled for my vacation. The content of the list is still a bit fluid, but the ordering should be correct now.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Baghdad, Iraq
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Spilled coffee on my puzzle
Some time ago I created a nice simple puzzle. It's a horizontal word grid with 22 letters and nine clues. However, I spilled some coffee on my notes and can no longer remember what numbers I wanted to ...
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Crime lords and valuables
Lost consciousness's rate of return is Spanish valuables in Swedish valuables. (5)
The light side running a confused non-gay. (6)
Stirring a Malay T for a grateful Spanish spirit. (6)
Dear ...
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Named after something you'd find in a harbour
A big book of words was brought forth to my north.
A prominent Turkish-born priest to my east.
A bad taste was left in French mouths to my south.
Criminals are put to the test to my west.
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1answer
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Coffee and a movie with friends
The day after our wedding, me and my wife Becky met our friend Charlotte and her husband Alan for coffee and a movie.
Me: Hi Charlotte! Hi Alan!
Charlotte: Hi! So, are you two finally married ...
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Planning a round-the-world trip
My friend is preparing for her upcoming round-the-world trip and is excitedly making lists of places she wants to visit. She sent me a list of her current top 20 destinations. Mostly I see what the ...
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Hey diddle diddle, the big cat in the riddle
Okay I've written a bad rhyming story that is mostly fluff, but hidden in this story there are two(2) things that symbolise a place on Earth. One thing symbolises a Country whilst the other a City ...
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Follow the Crumbs #1
(This is a new format I wanted to play with. I'll post it as-is to start with and add clues around how to go about it if needed. Hopefully someone will first pick up the idea and follow the crumbs ...
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Riddle me this, birdman
I wanted to write a riddle in the form of a story, so here we are. Hope you like it.
This is the story of great birds, two.
Around and around in the sky, they flew.
One remained small, while ...
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Four Directions #14 - Where and what am I?
To my North is a place that means Warrior King
To my East is a whole town made of books.
To my South there's a very cold airfield for bridge dwellers.
To my West lies the mouth of a ...
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Four Directions #13 - Where and what am I?
To the North lies a place full of crumpets and tea.
Also to the North, they say Kawaii.
Another place to the North is very bumpy.
Again to the North, you'll get very sweaty.
Where am I?...
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Four Directions #12 - Where and what am I?
To the South is the jewel in the ring you can't wear
To the East was envisioned a mountain pair
To the North climb a tree to work your own way
To the West are buildings that don't see ...
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Four Directions #11 - Where and what am I?
To the North: Is a place where conflict has yet to die
To the East: Is a place where the dead can be a marker
To the West: Is a place where its Fort and its pass is Key
To the South:...
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Four Directions #10 - Where and what am I?
To the North the royals doth lie, watching the sun cross the sky.
To the South they stand in a line, and a dance they will call mine.
To the West the sea doth crash, against the white worth ...
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Four Directions #9 - Where and what am I?
To the North is a fortress containing a rose.
To the West is a place that may leave you aghast.
To the South stay on track to see where it goes.
To the East is a place you won't find in the ...
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Four Directions #8 - Where and what am I? (fan-made)
To the north is a bank of extreme altercations.
To the west is a land that is claimed by no nations.
To the south is a seat of a union's operations.
To the east is a site of devout lapidations.
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Four Directions #7 - Where and what am I?
To the North, take a horse to find something delightful
To the West, a game piece that was tight with Paul
To the South, he can't smell, although he wasn't spiteful
To the East, you might see ...
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Where is Alex P. Barker?
Overview
You are a special agent with the FBI and have been given the task of finding the number one most wanted criminal of all time. He's been hiding anywhere and everywhere to evade capture for ...
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Four Directions #5 - Where and what am I?
To the West, they are young and grand
To the North, they are high and briny
To the East, they are enchanting and jolly
To the South, they are rising and shiny
I'm all at once and none at ...
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Boastful demographics
I don't want to brag or anything, but I have more...
...Azerbaijanis than Azerbaijan. (3)
...Macedonians than Macedonia. (2)
...Congolese than the Republic of Congo. (7, 15)
...Georgians than ...
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Four Directions #4 - Where and what am I?
To the North a dusty foot philosopher was born
To the South as you go, the colder the weather
To the West is a brown leaf - wait is that a horn?
To the East is a place to get back together
I'm with a ...
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No pharaohs here, move along
A bowl can hold my start in place,
But try not catch one with your face.
No continent do I embrace;
You may think "pharaohs" – not the case.
A Dutchman caught me in his sight,
But ...
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Four Directions #3 - Where and what am I?
To the North, a mule may serve you in copper.
To the South, you may end up rich or a pauper.
To the West, "Keep it Weird" you may hear them mutter.
To the East, if you visit, bring plenty of butter.
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Four Directions #2 - Where and what am I?
To the North is a place you could wear on your feet
To the South is a place that could mean alone
To the West they play a ba' game in the street
To the East is where Hallvard sits on his throne
I've ...
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Four Directions - Where and what am I?
To the North I see headstones, but to my surprise - no grass, no dirt, and no clay.
To the South is the smallest you probably can't visit, then nothing for a very long way.
To the West is a garden ...
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My first riddle ^^
The place of magical emerald light,
Where penguins are often in sight;
Here, red beast is on alert,
But still, freely, the devils lurk.
Name the place. :)
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A mother of dragons
A mother of dragons, a sea-rimmed estate,
with flora and fauna in protected state.
A line that goes nearby the whole world equates;
I'm neighboured by flowers in land of the raids.
What am I?
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Alberta's winter is pretty mild
Republic of some merit, I'm the world's number one.
I'm colder than Alberta, as to snow I have a ton.
I'm larger than some countries, such as Nauru and Algeria.
Yet in a sense I'm smaller than ...
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St. Beatle's Blues
Can you identify where these peculiarly named places are located?
Ableis
Askera
Handleama
Offington
Speechtown
St. Beatle's
Looking for names of countries.
Hint:
Hint #2:
