Statistics for Common Knowledge (for Quiztakers)

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This quiz has been taken 210 times
The average score is 10 of 20

Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
At 7,762,602 square km, this country has the most forest area	Russia	84%
Largest South American country	Brazil	81%
Its obvious to anyone taking the "Countries by Oil Import" quiz that despite fracking and shale, this country has yet to free itself from foreign oil dependency	United States	77%
Country named after Columbus	Colombia	75%
At 891,163 square km, this country has the most inland surface water	Canada	72%
"We will never surrender" British PM	Winston Churchill	70%
World's largest river by volume	Amazon	65%
Of the 70 countries, the US invaded, occupied and fought, 95% of quiz takers remember this particular fight, invasion and occupation beginning in 1941	Germany	60%
Capital of Peru	Lima	60%
Of the 31 countries the US military has a base, 92% identified this country.	Japan	58%
Not the largest ethnic group in Canada (#3 actually), but quiz takers seem to think it so	French	50%
The most well known NHL hockey team hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1967. Its nickname can be found on the Canadian flag	Toronto Maple Leafs	48%
Largest producers of automobiles	China	43%
The most well known soccer club in Europe according to quiz takers	Real Madrid	42%
Capital of Uruguay	Montevideo	36%
Listed 7th by the Global Hunger Index, this country has yet to escape its reputation as a place of famine. Blame Bob Geldof and Live Aid	Ethiopia	35%
Inventor of the printing press	Johann Gutenberg	35%
A country with a very well deserved excellence for soccer excellence but never managing to win it all despite trips to the final four in FIFA World Cup. Perhaps their distinctive colour uniform leaves an impression	Netherlands	30%
Tried to run across Canada with an artifical leg, cancer activist, died of cancer	Terry Fox	6%
A country without a desert is the highest rated answer for a country without surface water	Nauru	1%