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Billy Bob's Crazy Travels: Part VIII
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Crazy Billy Bob got sick of the crazy British accents where he was. He decided to see if the rest of the U.K. had such accents.
So, Billy Bob sets off again, in hopes of a new place to live. This time, there are 10 different places for him to visit. Can you figure out where he visited by the clues listed below?
1. Be Quiet! + Really Overpayed Person + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
2. At or in This Place + A Shallow Place in a Body of Water Where One can Cross by Walking + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
3. A Piquant Sauce of Soy Vinegar and Spices
4. An Armed Conflict Between two Parties + What You Light on a Candle + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
5. Not as Great in Amount or Quantity + Tur + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
6. To Form Knots + A Song of Praise or Joy + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
7. The 16th President of the United States + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
8. And Not; or Not; Not Either + People of a Specified Group or Kind
9. Abbreviation for Camera + A Structure Providing Passage over a Gap + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
10. 90 Degrees Clockwise from West + Thigh meat of a Hog + 16th Letter of the Alphabet + 2,000 Pounds + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
So, Billy Bob sets off again, in hopes of a new place to live. This time, there are 10 different places for him to visit. Can you figure out where he visited by the clues listed below?
1. Be Quiet! + Really Overpayed Person + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
2. At or in This Place + A Shallow Place in a Body of Water Where One can Cross by Walking + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
3. A Piquant Sauce of Soy Vinegar and Spices
4. An Armed Conflict Between two Parties + What You Light on a Candle + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
5. Not as Great in Amount or Quantity + Tur + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
6. To Form Knots + A Song of Praise or Joy + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
7. The 16th President of the United States + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
8. And Not; or Not; Not Either + People of a Specified Group or Kind
9. Abbreviation for Camera + A Structure Providing Passage over a Gap + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
10. 90 Degrees Clockwise from West + Thigh meat of a Hog + 16th Letter of the Alphabet + 2,000 Pounds + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain
Hint
Remember, Crazy Billy Bob has to be able to drive from county-to-county. Therefore, each county must border the county before and after it.Answer
Crazy Billy Bob went to:1. Shhh R.O.P. Shire (Shropshire)
2. Here Ford Shire (Herefordshire)
3. Worcestershire [Sauce](Worcestershire)
4. War Wick Shire (Warwickshire)
5. Less Tur Shire (Leicestershire)
6. Knotting Hymn Shire (Nottinghamshire)
7. [Abraham] Lincoln Shire(Lincolnshire)
8. Nor Folk (Norfolk)
9. Cam Bridge Shire (Cambridgeshire)
10. North Ham P Ton Shire (Northamptonshire)
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