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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Shadoof = bucket?
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Yes, it is! So another answer for Bilbo! It's a bucket on the end of a lever, used to move water from the canal into the fields...
Like this. Pretty common all over North Africa.
1. What is a BERIMBAU?
2. In Japan, who typically wears a KIMONO?
SneakySnake - everyone. Yes, it's 'formal wear' for men, women, and children.
3. A CASSOULET is a typical Occitan meal. What is it mostly made of?
Hamlet53 - Beans mainly, and some sort of meat.
4. What is the HARMATTAN?
Bilbo - wind in Africa
5. From which country comes the musical ensemble called MARIACHI?
Hamlet53 (faster than Sneaky) - Mexico
6. A SHADOOF would be most useful for which occupation?
Bilbo - A bucket for irrigation, most useful for farmers
7. What natural item is traditionally used to play the game of AWALE?
(Many of you have played this game... A manufactured one was very popular!)
8. What is a TILAKA?
Bilbo - The red mark on the head of Hindu women.
10. Of which country is PATO the national game?
So far,
Hamlet 2
Sneaky 1
Bilbo 3
Stitchawl