Statistics for Country Name Etymologies #1

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  • The average score is 12 of 22

Answer Stats

HintCountry% Correct
Named after Simón BolívarBolivia
94%
Named after Christopher ColumbusColombia
93%
"Land of the Franks"France
90%
Describes its position at the south
of a continent
South Africa
86%
"White Russia"Belarus
75%
"The Savior" in SpanishEl Salvador
75%
"Rich Coast" in SpanishCosta Rica
72%
"Land of the Indus River"India
72%
Named after King Philip II of SpainPhilippines
69%
Combines Tanganyika and ZanzibarTanzania
67%
"Low lands"Netherlands
62%
From the Latin word for "Free"Liberia
57%
"Black Mountain" in VenetianMontenegro
56%
Based on Marco Polo's rendering
of "Sun Origin"
Japan
45%
Named after a province in
the Netherlands
New Zealand
32%
Name "Little Venice" by
Amerigo Vespucci
Venezuela
30%
Taken from the Latin for "Southern"Australia
26%
"Land of the Aryans"Iran
25%
Named after the Biblical figure JacobIsrael
25%
Means "Lion City"Singapore
24%
From the Greek for "small islands"F. S. Micronesia
20%
Incorrectly called "Land of the Moors"Mauritania
20%

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