Remember "France" was also a correct response, and it's east of most of Spain, not just Galicia (the part above Portugal). (Although, I guess that France borders the Bay of Biscay, not the Atlantic Ocean, per the conversation we had a few weeks back on this topic)skullturf wrote:I did the same thing! My first instinct was Portugal, but I thought "Bottom clue -- it might be tricky!"Leaper wrote:I got the FJ despite knowing extremely little about (and never having read) the novel. Lucky guess?
And I was kind of surprised at what counted for $2000 in this game, especially "westernmost country in Europe." I think I actually thought to myself, "they can't mean Portugal, can they? Not at $2K..."
Without looking at a map, I know that Portugal doesn't take up the entire west coast of the Iberian peninsula -- there's a part of Spain "above" Portugal. I wouldn't have known, without looking, whether that portion of Spain extends slightly further west than Portugal.
Complicating matters, the clue said something to the effect of being ruled by a dictator until the mid-1970s, and I thought to myself, "That applies to Spain, too, doesn't it?" So I remained clam on that one, and was annoyed when Portugal was correct.
skullturf, I had the exact same thought processes, but the Portuguese dictatorship(s, thought there was only one) was a headslap on reveal. ("Of course! The Carnation Revolution!")