Country names origins quiz
Computer's working again - let's hope it holds out until I get the new one up and running. Today’s challenge involves identifying the countries whose current names were derived as indicated in the clues. Some fairly obvious but others may be more difficult. 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 midnight tonight. 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.Named after Simón Bolívar Bolivia
2.Named after Christopher Columbus Colombia
3."Land of the Franks" France
4.Describes its position at the south of a continent South Africa
5."The Savior" in Spanish El Salvador
6."Land of the Indus River" India
7."Rich Coast" in Spanish Costa Rica
8."White Russia" Belarus
9.Named after King Philip II of Spain Philippines
10.Combines Tanganyika and Zanzibar Tanzania
11."Low lands" Netherlands
12.From the Latin word for "Free" Liberia
13."Black Mountain" in Italian Montenegro
14.Italian for "Little Venice" Venezuela
15.Named after the Biblical figure Jacob Israel
16.Based on Marco Polo's rendering of "Sun Origin" Japan
17Named after a province in the Netherlands New Zealand
18.Taken from the Latin for "Southern" Australia
19.Means "Lion City" Singapore
20."Land of the Aryans" Iran
21. Lion Mountains Sierra Leone
22. From the Greek for Small Islands Micronesia
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. 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.Named after Simón Bolívar Bolivia
2.Named after Christopher Columbus Colombia
3."Land of the Franks" France
4.Describes its position at the south of a continent South Africa
5."The Savior" in Spanish El Salvador
6."Land of the Indus River" India
7."Rich Coast" in Spanish Costa Rica
8."White Russia" Belarus
9.Named after King Philip II of Spain Philippines
10.Combines Tanganyika and Zanzibar Tanzania
11."Low lands" Netherlands
12.From the Latin word for "Free" Liberia
13."Black Mountain" in Italian Montenegro
14.Italian for "Little Venice" Venezuela
15.Named after the Biblical figure Jacob Israel
16.Based on Marco Polo's rendering of "Sun Origin" Japan
17Named after a province in the Netherlands New Zealand
18.Taken from the Latin for "Southern" Australia
19.Means "Lion City" Singapore
20."Land of the Aryans" Iran
21. Lion Mountains Sierra Leone
22. From the Greek for Small Islands Micronesia
