Country Name Etymologies Quiz
Each numbered clue below describes the origin of the name of a country. You have to guess the name of the country. One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. "Equator" in Spanish
2. A derivation of Marrakesh, the former capital
3. Describes its importance to the trade in elephant tusks
4. Named for a river that drains into the Dead Sea
5. Spanish for "silvery"
6. Named after the second highest mountain in Africa
7. "Village" in the Iroquois language
8, Sanskrit for "holy island"
9. "Indian Islands" in Greek
10. Named after a rich Biblical king
11. "Lion Mountains"
12. An adaptation of its former name: "The Gilbert Islands"
13. Describes its position in the middle of the continent
14. Derived from Latin. Julius Caesar used it to refer to all tribes east of the Rhine.
15. A portmanteau of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan
16. Named after Maurice of Nassau, leader of the Netherlands
17. German for "light stone"
18. Combination of the country's peninsula and its ruling royal family
19. Named for a Viking tribe that settled along the Black Sea
20. Spanish for "old" and "bearded"
21. Variation of the Spanish for "low sea"
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. "Equator" in Spanish
2. A derivation of Marrakesh, the former capital
3. Describes its importance to the trade in elephant tusks
4. Named for a river that drains into the Dead Sea
5. Spanish for "silvery"
6. Named after the second highest mountain in Africa
7. "Village" in the Iroquois language
8, Sanskrit for "holy island"
9. "Indian Islands" in Greek
10. Named after a rich Biblical king
11. "Lion Mountains"
12. An adaptation of its former name: "The Gilbert Islands"
13. Describes its position in the middle of the continent
14. Derived from Latin. Julius Caesar used it to refer to all tribes east of the Rhine.
15. A portmanteau of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan
16. Named after Maurice of Nassau, leader of the Netherlands
17. German for "light stone"
18. Combination of the country's peninsula and its ruling royal family
19. Named for a Viking tribe that settled along the Black Sea
20. Spanish for "old" and "bearded"
21. Variation of the Spanish for "low sea"
