The Continental Feud by Aspidistra [game over]

[Dolores Reborn]

RULES!

1. DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS

2. Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that are "serious" will be scored. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players.

3. Formatting rules:

If they are not followed, your answers will be DISQUALIFIED.

1. answer
2. answer
3. answer
4. answer

Make your list look like the one above. No double spacing. No periods (except for the one following the number.) No quote marks, no punctuation if it is not necessary! No smilies! No extraneous bullshit is allowed. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it AFTER THE LIST!

The reason this is so important is because I cut and paste all the answers, and I have to edit each answer to make them identical. It is a lot of work, so please make it easier on me. Thanks.

Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points.

If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me and I'll get you on The List. (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10944618&postcount=86)

The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 2:30 PM Central on Friday, 04/03/09 whichever comes first.


Good luck!

Read the rules! :)

1. Name a country in Asia, besides China
2. Name a country in Africa
3. Name a country in the Middle East
4. Name a country in Eastern Europe
5. Name a country in Western Eurupe
6. Name a country in Scandinavia
7. Name a country in Central America
8. Name a country in South America
9. Name a country in the Pacific Islands
10. Name a country in Oceania, besides Australia and New Zealand

[Infovore]

1. Japan
2. Nigeria
3. Iraq
4. Romania
5. England
6. Denmark
7. Panama
8. Argentina
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

[42fish]

1. India
2. Egypt
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. Great Britain
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. New Zealand
10. Fiji

[madmonk28]

1. Japan
2. Kenya
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Guatemala
8. Peru
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

[Dolores Reborn]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Iran
4. Poland
5. France
6. Iceland
7. Belize
8. Brazil
9. Samoa
10. Papua New Guinea

6. Hi, Worm!


I'm afraid question 9 and 10 might have some overlap.

[Miller]

1. India
2. Kenya
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Samoa
10. Indonesia

[Freudian Slit]

1. Japan
2. Kenya
3. Iraq
4. Russia
5. England
6. Denmark
7. Costa Rica
8. Brazil
9. Philippines
10. Fiji

[Gangster Octopus]

1. India
2. Egypt
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Costa Rica
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. New Guinea

[Chronos]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Czech Republic
5. France
6. Norway
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Philippines
10. Indonesia

[notfrommensa]

1. India
2. Egypt
3. Saudi Arabia
4. The Czech Republic
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Japan
10. Malaysia

"Western Eurupe" ?

[twickster]

1. India
2. Nigeria
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Denmark
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Tahiti
10. Indonesia

This is going to be interesting! Good theme, Aspidistra!

[Scarlett67]

1. Japan
2. Ghana
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Poland
5. France
6. Finland
7. Costa Rica
8. Brazil
9. Papua New Guinea
10. Indonesia

Hmm, Googling indicates that Oceania and the Pacific Islands have a lot of overlap and are often considered pretty much the same thing . . .

[Amp]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Guatemala
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

[Fretful Porpentine]

1. Japan
2. Nigeria
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Czech Republic
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Costa Rica
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Fiji

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

1. Japan
2. Kenya
3. Iraq
4. Czech Republic
5. France
6. Norway
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

[MovieMogul]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. United Kingdom
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Papua New Guinea
10. Papua New Guinea

[ShibbOleth]

1. Japan
2. Nigeria
3. Israel
4. Czech Republic
5. Germany
6. Sweden
7. Mexico
8. Brazil
9. Guam
10. Fiji

The last two questions are at least somewhat redundant

[Sternvogel]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Philippines
10. Fiji

[RealityChuck]

1. India
2. Egypt
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. German
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Micronesia
10. Indonesia

[Munch]

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Fiji
10. Phillipines

[Ellen Cherry]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Philippines
10. Indonesia

[Dolores Reborn]

1. Japan
2. Ghana
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Poland
5. France
6. Finland
7. Costa Rica
8. Brazil
9. Papua New Guinea
10. Indonesia

Hmm, Googling indicates that Oceania and the Pacific Islands have a lot of overlap and are often considered pretty much the same thing . . .

When I posted it I didn't realize they were the same thing. :smack:

[swampbear]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Philippines
10. Indonesia

[Cunctator]

1. Japan
2. Egypt
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. France
6. Norway
7. Honduras
8. Brazil
9. Micronesia
10. PNG

[Biffy the Elephant Shrew]

1. Japan
2. Kenya
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Guatemala
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. New Guinea

[astorian]

1. India
2. Kenya
3. Iran
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Indonesia
10. Papua New Guinea

[kenner116]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Russia
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Fiji

[bibliophage]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Poland
5. the U.K.
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

[WormTheRed]

1. Japan
2. Egypt
3. Iraq
4. Turkey
5. UK
6. Iceland
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Fiji

6: Not really a Scandinavian country, but I couldn't resist

[WormTheRed]

6. Hi, Worm!


Thanks!

I just hope someone else thinks of me aswell :)

[NDP]

1. India
2. Kenya
3. Israel
4. Russia
5. France
6. Norway
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Papua New Guinea

[Johnny Q]

1. Thailand
2. Egypt
3. Iran
4. Romania
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Nicaragua
8. Argentina
9. Tahiti
10. Borneo

[Kobal2]

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Iraq
4. Russia
5. England
6. Sweden
7. Mexico
8. Brazil
9. New Guinea
10. Polynesia

[gonzomax]

1. Japan
2. Egypt
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. panama
8. Brazil
9. Samoa
10. Indonesia

[Ichini Sanshigo]

1. Japan
2. Nigeria
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Norway
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Guam
10. Samoa


Aren't the Pacific Islands and Oceania the same?

[Elendil's Heir]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. United Kingdom
6. Sweden
7. Nicaragua
8. Brazil
9. Japan
10. Indonesia

[El_Kabong]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Costa Rica
8. Brazil
9. Indonesia
10. Malaysia

(10. pulling that one out of my bottom; I didn't know there were any others than Australia and NZ)

[Aspidistra]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Iran
4. Bulgaria
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Guatemala
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. New Guinea

[Aspidistra]

ETA: I would consider Oceania to be "environs of AU/NZ" (which abuts the Pacific) and Pacific Islands to be "any island in the Pacific". So there's overlap, but not a big one.

What sparked the idea of this for me was considering the way in which different countries define these regions differently. Fr'instance, I'd never encountered the concept that India could be considered part of Asia till moving to the UK at 19. I'd also think that Iceland's a shoe-in for the Scandinavian category - but then, I don't live there!

[WormTheRed]

. I'd also think that Iceland's a shoe-in for the Scandinavian category - but then, I don't live there!


Per true definition, Scandinavia is the Scandinavian peninsula which is Sweden and Norway. But then Denmark and Finland have been added to the blend. Iceland (and the Faroe Islands) are like the odd cousin out.

But they're all part of the Nordic Countries.

[AuntiePam]

1. Japan
2. Kenya
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. El Salvador
8. Brazil
9. Guam
10. Samoa

[NDP]

Per true definition, Scandinavia is the Scandinavian peninsula which is Sweden and Norway. But then Denmark and Finland have been added to the blend. Iceland (and the Faroe Islands) are like the odd cousin out.

But they're all part of the Nordic Countries.


But doesn't Scandinavian also refer to the linguistic sub-group of the Germanic languages that consists of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic? By that standard, the term "Scandinavian" includes more than just the people who live on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Also, while close territorially, Finland is not really a Scandinavian country because Finnish is not an Indo-European (let alone Scandinavian) language.

[AppallingGael]

1. Japan
2. Egypt
3. Israel
4. Russia
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Tonga
10. Indonesia

[Simmerdown]

1. Japan
2. Nigeria
3. Israel
4. Czech Republic
5. France
6. Denmark
7. Guatemala
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Papua New Guinea

[Mahaloth]

1. India
2. Egypt
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Norway
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Papau New Guinea
10. Name a country in Oceania, besides Australia and New Zealand

[Really Not All That Bright]

1. India
2. Nigeria
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Russia
5. UK
6. Sweden
7. Nicaragua
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Papua New Guineau

[rexnervous]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Mexico
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

Not clear what the difference between 9 and 10 are, really

ETA dammit, why did i put Mexico. Do these things way too fast.

[Little Nemo]

1. India
2. Nigeria
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Samoa
10. Indonesia

I'm a little confused by 9 & 10, I thought the Pacific Islands and Oceania were at least overlapping, if not the same.

[tarragon918]

1. Name a country in Asia, besides China
2. Name a country in Africa
3. Name a country in the Middle East
4. Name a country in Eastern Europe
5. Name a country in Western Eurupe
6. Name a country in Scandinavia
7. Name a country in Central America
8. Name a country in South America
9. Name a country in the Pacific Islands
10. Name a country in Oceania, besides Australia and New Zealand

1. Japan
2. Kenya
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. Spain
6. Sweden
7. El Salvador
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

Thanks, good one. :) Have to admit that I'm not sure about #s 9 and 10 - sorry, just not that familiar with the geography there. :D

[Sparky812]

1. India
2. Egypt
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. New Guinea

[Sparky812]

/more nitpicks - Guam is not a country, it is an American territory.
- only some island provinces of Indonesia are included in the Pacific Islands and Oceania but not the country as a whole.

[Švejk]

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Iraq
4. Czech Republic
5. Netherlands
6. Sweden
7. Nicaragua
8. Brazil
9. Samoa
10. Papua New Guinea

[DfrntBreign]

1. India
2. Zimbabwe
3. Iraq
4. Czech Republic
5. France
6. Finland
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Tahiti
10. Caledonia

[Walkabout]

1. India
2. South Africa
3. Isreal
4. Ukraine
5. France
6. Norway
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Tonga
10. Papua New Guinea

Good feud!

[Dolores Reborn]

Walkabout is #47, if there are no DQ's.

[Sigmagirl]

1. Japan
2. Egypt
3. Israel
4. Poland
5. Spain
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. New Guinea

[twickster]

/more nitpicks - Guam is not a country, it is an American territory.
- only some island provinces of Indonesia are included in the Pacific Islands and Oceania but not the country as a whole.

Luckily for us, it doesn't matter if an answer is right or not, as long as someone else said it.

twicks, who'd thought of Guam but rejected it as an answer since it's an American territory ;)

[Ellen Cherry]

I think this is the ONLY feud I've ever done that I've sat and smugly thought, while coming up with my answers, that there's no doubt I'll score high. Glancing over others' answers, though, produces :smack:

I need to go find Swampy's answers and see how well I'll do. :D

EDIT — With the exception of the middle east country, my answers are identical to Swampbear's! :eek:

[WormTheRed]

But doesn't Scandinavian also refer to the linguistic sub-group of the Germanic languages that consists of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic? By that standard, the term "Scandinavian" includes more than just the people who live on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Also, while close territorially, Finland is not really a Scandinavian country because Finnish is not an Indo-European (let alone Scandinavian) language.


True. But since all of the other questions referred to geographical areas and not linguistic ones, I explained the geographical set-up.

[Spoons]

1. India
2. Zimbabwe
3. Iraq
4. Poland
5. France
6. Sweden
7. Panama
8. Argentina
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia

[OtakuLoki]

1. Japan
2. South Africa
3. Israel
4. Belarus
5. France
6. Finland
7. Panama
8. Brazil
9. Fiji
10. Indonesia



I'll admit to a little confusion between the differences inherent in the Pacific Islands, and Oceania.



(Missed feuding. I hope I made this one.)


ETA: I should have gone with my first impulse for #4, after all. At least someone else did think of Ukraine.

[Biffy the Elephant Shrew]

I need to go find Swampy's answers and see how well I'll do. :D

Ha! I never thought of doing that!

Uh-oh, I matched only half of Swampbear's answers. Look like I'll suck on this one. :p

[OtakuLoki]

Egads, I matched seven of swampbear's answers.


He must be having a bad day. ;)

[Dolores Reborn]

OtakuLoki is #50.

[Dolores Reborn]

1. Name a country in Asia, besides China
1. Japan 31
1. India 18
1. Thailand 1

2. Name a country in Africa
2. South Africa 18
2. Egypt 12
2. Kenya 9
2. Nigeria 8
2. Zimbabwe 2
2. Ghana 1

3. Name a country in the Middle East
3. Iraq 21
3. Israel 15
3. Saudi Arabia 10
3. Iran 4

4. Name a country in Eastern Europe
4. Poland 30
4. Czech Republic 8
4. Russia 6
4. Romania 2
4. Belarus 1
4. Bulgaria 1
4. Turkey 1
4. Ukraine 1

5. Name a country in Western Eurupe
5. France 36
5. United Kingdom 9
5. Germany 2
5. Spain 2
5. Netherlands 1

6. Name a country in Scandinavia
6. Sweden 34
6. Norway 7
6. Denmark 4
6. Finland 3
6. Iceland 2

7. Name a country in Central America
7. Panama 29
7. Costa Rica 5
7. Guatemala 5
7. Nicaragua 4
7. Mexico 3
7. El Salvador 2
7. Belize 1
7. Honduras 1

8. Name a country in South America
8. Brazil 45
8. Argentina 3
8. Pass 1
8. Peru 1

9. Name a country in the Pacific Islands
9. Fiji 20
9. Philippines 5
9. Samoa 5
9. Papua New Guinea 4
9. Guam 3
9. Tahiti 3
9. Indonesia 2
9. Japan 2
9. Micronesia 2
9. Tonga 2
9. New Zealand 1

10. Name a country in Oceania, besides Australia and New Zealand
10. Indonesia 20
10. Papua New Guinea 14
10. Fiji 8
10. Malaysia 2
10. Samoa 2
10. Borneo 1
10. Caledonia 1
10. Pass 1
10. Philippines 1
10. Polynesia 1

[Sternvogel]

Some more notes:

New Guinea is not a country -- it's divided between Papua New Guinea (the eastern part) and the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua (this area was formerly known as Irian Jaya).

Borneo is divided among the country of Brunei, the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia also includes the Malay Peninsula), and the Indonesian portion (Kalimantan).

Tahiti is not a country -- it's the main island of French Polynesia.

Caledonia is an old name for Scotland. The Pacific "island collectivity" of New Caledonia belongs to France, but a referendum on independence is slated for sometime between 2014 and 2019 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia).

ETA: Dolores, your tally shows 49 answers for #9 and 51 for #10.

[gonzomax]

It does not matter. If 49 people wrote down France for the middle east country ,they would score the points.

[gonzomax]

I was going for Transylvania and Nicaragua but I did not want to spend time thinking of the spelling, so I changed to the right answers.

[Dolores Reborn]

And the winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ Ellen Cherry!!! Excellent! ::flings confetti:: Ellen got 9/10 top answers. Very good! Perfect score was 570.00.

Thanks, everyone! Thanks also to Aspidistra for a fun Feud!

I believe MsWhatsit will be posting a new one this afternoon!


1. Ellen Cherry 538.00
2. swampbear 526.00
2. gonzomax 526.00
4. Amp 522.00
5. Sparky812 520.00
6. rexnervous 506.00
7. bibliophage 494.00
7. Miller 494.00
9. Little Nemo 492.00
9. Biffy the Elephant Shrew 492.00
11. Sternvogel 490.00
12. kenner116 474.00
13. Sigmagirl 466.00
14. AppallingGael 460.00
15. ArchiveGuy 458.00
16. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 454.00
17. Gangster Octopus 450.00
18. astorian 442.00
19. OtakuLoki 436.00
20. twickster 428.00
20. Spoons 428.00
22. El_Kabong 426.00
22. AuntiePam 426.00
24. Ichini Sanshigo 424.00
25. Chronos 418.00
25. tarragon918 418.00
27. Elendil's Heir 416.00
27. Aspidistra 416.00
29. madmonk28 414.00
29. RealityChuck 414.00
31. 42fish 410.00
31. Fretful Porpentine 410.00
33. Mahaloth 404.00
34. Munch 402.00
35. NDP 400.00
36. notfrommensa 392.00
37. Cunctator 384.00
38. Simmerdown 374.00
39. Dolores Reborn 370.00
40. Walkabout 368.00
40. Scarlett67 368.00
42. WormTheRed 354.00
43. Really Not All That Bright 338.00
44. Švejk 334.00
45. DfrntBreign 330.00
46. Kobal2 316.00
47. ShibbOleth 312.00
48. winterhawk11 296.00
49. Freudian Slit 284.00
50. Johnny Q 196.00

[Dolores Reborn]

ETA: Dolores, your tally shows 49 answers for #9 and 51 for #10.

Damn, you are one sharp cookie! I caught that after I posted it, and corrected the standings sheet. I think it changed the standings beginning around 8th or 9th place.

Blame it on Munch. ;) He skipped question 8 and I had to renumber his answers. Wrongly. :)

I counted New Guinea in with Papua New Guinea, FTR.

[Really Not All That Bright]

Fr'instance, I'd never encountered the concept that India could be considered part of Asia till moving to the UK at 19.
Where else would you put it? :confused:

[WormTheRed]

Hey Gonzo! Get your ass down here, right now!

You know it's not healthy to hang around with those yupsters!

[Ellen Cherry]

And the winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ Ellen Cherry!!! Excellent! ::flings confetti:: Ellen got 9/10 top answers. Very good! Perfect score was 570.00.

Thanks, everyone! Thanks also to Aspidistra for a fun Feud!

I believe MsWhatsit will be posting a new one this afternoon!


1. Ellen Cherry 538.00



:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Wow! I'm speechless! I guess Swampbear is gonna be checking my answers from now on. *struts*

[gonzomax]

2nd again. What do I need to do to win win? I nearly doubled the Worm. I would like to thank the little people who made this possible. I will post a site so you can purchase my autograph.

[Aspidistra]

Where else would you put it? :confused:

Practically big enough to be a category on its own ;) Which is a semi-serious answer ... round here if someone said "look at that Asian man over there" and the guy was Indian, you'd be looking behind him to find the Thai/Malaysian/Chinese/Vietnamese person your friend was really talking about. If I were categorising people by ethnicity I'd put in a separate box for Indian/Pakistani.

Also, if the "Asian" category is going to involve India and China it's waaaay to big! We need a little more precision here ;)

[Aspidistra]

Also...gah! Pathetically average in my own feud! :sigh:. Again...

[Chronos]

I may not play a mean game of Feud, but I do play a median one.