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QuestionAnswer% Correct
What is projected to be the world's most populous country in 2050?India
95%
By area, what is the biggest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?Australia
94%
What country is Greenland an autonomous part of?Denmark
94%
What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.?France
94%
What is the smallest country?Vatican City
94%
What is the only country whose name starts with the letter Q?Qatar
93%
What is the only country where giant pandas live in the wild?China
92%
In what country was Adolf Hitler born?Austria
91%
What country's flag features a maple leaf?Canada
91%
What Middle Eastern country is scheduled to host the World Cup in 2022?Qatar
91%
What island country lies off the southeast tip of India?Sri Lanka
91%
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the shores of what country?Australia
89%
What country is divided by Greek and Turkish factions?Cyprus
89%
What is the world's most populous country?India
89%
What country produces the greatest number of films?India
89%
What is another name for the country of Cote d'Ivoire?Ivory Coast
89%
In what country did reggae originate?Jamaica
89%
What country's flag is a red circle in a field of white?Japan
89%
What country lies between Estonia and Lithuania?Latvia
89%
What is the most populous country in Africa?Nigeria
89%
What country is Transylvania a part of?Romania
89%
What country attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941?Japan
88%
What is the southernmost country in Africa?South Africa
88%
What is the last country in the world, alphabetically?Zimbabwe
88%
What country is Tasmania a part of?Australia
87%
What is the biggest island in the Caribbean?Cuba
87%
What country is called the "Land of the Rising Sun"?Japan
87%
Other than Cyprus, what island country can be found in the Mediterranean Sea?Malta
87%
What country is Siberia a part of?Russia
87%
What country is Justin Bieber from?Canada
86%
What country was led by Fidel Castro?Cuba
86%
What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?Italy
86%
What country lies directly south of the Strait of Gibraltar?Morocco
86%
What country in Africa is geographically closest to North America?Morocco
86%
What de-facto independent country does China claim ownership of?Taiwan
86%
What is the smallest country in the world?Vatican City
86%
What is the only country whose name starts with the letter Y?Yemen
86%
What country did the Taliban rule from 1996-2001?Afghanistan
85%
What African nation has initials BF?Burkina Faso
85%
What country is on Switzerland's western border?France
85%
In what country are Ferraris made?Italy
85%
What country borders San Marino?Italy
85%
What country is commonly, but inaccurately, known as Holland?Netherlands
85%
What African country is projected to pass the United States in population
by the year 2055?
Nigeria
85%
What country has won the most men's soccer World Cups?Brazil
84%
What country has the longest coastline?Canada
84%
In what country were noodles invented?China
84%
What country is also known as Persia?Iran
84%
What country's flag features the Star of David?Israel
84%
If my closest friends are Toshio and Hideki, what country do I most likely live in?Japan
84%
What country is famous for its fjords?Norway
84%
What country is the world's top oil exporter?Saudi Arabia
84%
What country has the highest percentage of redheads?Ireland
83%
In what country are Ferraris made?Italy
83%
What country is connected to Singapore by bridges?Malaysia
83%
What country's capital is Ulaanbaatar?Mongolia
83%
The kiwi is a national symbol of what country?New Zealand
83%
What country borders India and Iran?Pakistan
83%
In what modern-day country would you find Machu Picchu?Peru
83%
Other than the Vatican, what micronation is entirely surrounding by Italy?San Marino
83%
In what country was it illegal for women to drive until 2017?Saudi Arabia
83%
What country has 2.3 popes per square kilometer?Vatican City
83%
Alphabetically, what is the first country in Europe?Albania
82%
What country has the largest amount of rainforest?Brazil
82%
In what country would you find the volcano of Eyjafjallajökull?Iceland
82%
What is the only country in the world whose name in English begins with the letter O?Oman
82%
What country has the most people named Dmitry?Russia
82%
What country is known as Österreich in its native language?Austria
81%
What country is 2,600 miles long, but less than 220 miles in width?Chile
81%
Where were paper, the printing press, the compass, and gunpowder first invented?China
81%
What country lies directly south of Panama?Colombia
81%
In what country was Barack Obama born?United States
81%
By land area, what is the largest country in Africa?Algeria
80%
What is the only country in the world where some highways have no speed limit?Germany
80%
What island nation is located about 50 miles south of Sicily?Malta
80%
What country was attacked by both Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939?Poland
80%
What nation is scheduled to host the 2022 World Cup?Qatar
80%
In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?Tanzania
80%
What country's most common family name is Nguyen?Vietnam
80%
What is the only country to share a land border with Denmark?Germany
79%
In what country did espresso originate?Italy
79%
What is the northernmost country where tigers are found in the wild?Russia
79%
In what country is Toblerone made?Switzerland
79%
By area, what is the largest country that is entirely within Europe?Ukraine
79%
What country voted to leave the European Union in a 2016 referendum?United Kingdom
79%
What is the largest country that borders Suriname?Brazil
78%
In what country is Angkor Wat located?Cambodia
78%
What landlocked African country is also a common English first name?Chad
78%
What country has the "reddest" flag? (97.63% of its area is red)China
78%
What country is bordered by Panama and Nicaragua?Costa Rica
78%
What country is divided between Greek and Turkish factions?Cyprus
78%
What country do Legos come from originally?Denmark
78%
Besides Ireland, what country is geographically closest to the United Kingdom?France
78%
In what country is Tripoli located?Libya
78%
What country do lemurs come from?Madagascar
78%
What country is strongly associated with windmills?Netherlands
78%
What country has about 4.5 million people, but 40 million sheep?New Zealand
78%
What country's official languages are Urdu and English?Pakistan
78%
What country is geographically closest to Australia?Papua New Guinea
78%
In 1493 Pope Alexander VI divided the New World, giving half of it to Spain.
What country received the other half?
Portugal
78%
What country is found on Bulgaria's northern border?Romania
78%
In what country would you find the headquarters of Samsung?South Korea
78%
In what country are German, French, and Italian all official languages?Switzerland
78%
What country still denies its slaughter of over a million Armenians that happened in 1915?Turkey
78%
What country has slums known as favelas?Brazil
77%
In what country would you find the Terracotta Army?China
77%
What country shares its name with a U.S. state?Georgia
77%
In what country is the glue on postage stamps certified to be kosher?Israel
77%
What small country is famous for producing champion sprinters?Jamaica
77%
What country was once led by military leaders called shoguns?Japan
77%
What country is completely surrounded by South Africa?Lesotho
77%
What micronation can be found along the French Riviera?Monaco
77%
What country is also known as Burma?Myanmar
77%
What country's largest city is Lagos?Nigeria
77%
In what country would you find the islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, and Menorca?Spain
77%
What country has taken in the most Syrian refugees?Turkey
77%
In what country is Vegemite popular?Australia
76%
In what country would you find the city of Bruges?Belgium
76%
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?Kazakhstan
76%
What country has de-facto control over most of the disputed territory Western Sahara?Morocco
76%
In what country did the didgeridoo originate?Australia
75%
In what country did the Bay of Pigs invasion take place?Cuba
75%
What country does feta cheese come from?Greece
75%
What country has the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag?Nepal
75%
What country is often associated with the color orange, despite
having a flag of red, white, and blue?
Netherlands
75%
What country is located 70 miles due east of Palm Beach, Florida?Bahamas
74%
Not including external territories, what is the world's southernmost country?Chile
74%
What country is Easter Island a territory of?Chile
74%
What country is the island of Rhodes a part of?Greece
74%
What country has territory on 5 of the world's 13 largest islands?Indonesia
74%
What modern-day country contains most of the ancient region of Mesopotamia?Iraq
74%
In what country would you find the city of Limerick?Ireland
74%
In what country is the religion of Shinto commonly practiced?Japan
74%
What country's main island is Honshu?Japan
74%
What African country was founded as a place for freed American slaves?Liberia
74%
What Asian country was named after a Spanish king?Philippines
74%
Mogadishu is the capital of which African country?Somalia
74%
What country was formed by the union of Aragon and Castile?Spain
74%
What country is the #1 source of refugees in the year 2015?Syria
74%
What country was formerly known as Siam?Thailand
74%
What is the only country in Central America that has English as its official language?Belize
73%
In what country did the sauna originate?Finland
73%
What country defeated Brazil 7-1 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?Germany
73%
What country has the most Shia Muslims?Iran
73%
What country did the U.S. support in its war against Iran in the 1980's?Iraq
73%
"Nollywood" refers to the film industry of what country?Nigeria
73%
What country, other than China and Taiwan, has a majority of Chinese-speaking citizens?Singapore
73%
What country is sometimes called "Chinese Taipei"?Taiwan
73%
What country did Tunisia gain its independence from in 1956?France
72%
What country did Ingólfr Arnarson become the first person to settle in the year 874?Iceland
72%
What country has the largest Muslim population?Indonesia
72%
What small country is famous for producing champion sprinters?Jamaica
72%
In what country would you find Lake Baikal?Russia
72%
What country did 15 of the September 11th hijackers come from?Saudi Arabia
72%
What country did the band ABBA hail from?Sweden
72%
In what modern-day country would you find the ruins of the city of Troy?Turkey
72%
What country contains the cities of Cairo, Oxford, Berlin, and Athens?United States
72%
What is the largest Spanish-speaking country by land area?Argentina
71%
To what country were 165,000 British convicts "transported"?Australia
71%
What European country has 227 inhabited islands?Greece
71%
There are 4 countries whose names contain the letter Q. Which name is the shortest?Iraq
71%
In what micronation would one find the district of Monte Carlo?Monaco
71%
What country promoted eating fondue as a way to bolster cheese sales?Switzerland
71%
What micronation is located within the Pyrenees mountain range?Andorra
70%
What country became independent from Pakistan in 1971?Bangladesh
70%
What country was once known as East Pakistan?Bangladesh
70%
What country has the the most Arabic speakers?Egypt
70%
What country uses the country code DE?Germany
70%
What is the only country of the world that has an emperor?Japan
70%
In 2014, a Boeing 777 mysteriously disappeared after taking off from what country?Malaysia
70%
What country is home to the most different species of cacti?Mexico
70%
What country has earned the most medals at the Winter Olympics?Norway
70%
In what country would you find the headquarters of the Hyundai corporation?South Korea
70%
What country was annexed by Germany in the 1938 "Anschluss"?Austria
69%
What country has been led by father-son politicians Pierre and Justin Trudeau?Canada
69%
What country has territorial disputes with 11 other countries?China
69%
Bohemia is a region of what country?Czech Republic
69%
What country is Sumatra a part of?Indonesia
69%
In what modern-day country was Christopher Columbus born?Italy
69%
Besides India, what other country is predominately Hindu?Nepal
69%
In what country did Osama bin Laden meet his end?Pakistan
69%
What country was occupied by Spain, the United States, and Japan
before becoming independent?
Philippines
69%
What country uses the Dong as its currency?Vietnam
69%
What is the first country in the world, alphabetically?Afghanistan
68%
What country is home to 6 of the 12 most venomous snakes?Australia
68%
What country is a group of islands in the Persian Gulf?Bahrain
68%
What country has the most people whose first name is João?Brazil
68%
What is the largest landlocked country in Africa?Chad
68%
What country was Hamlet the prince of?Denmark
68%
What country was ruled by 11 leaders with the name Ramses?Egypt
68%
In what country did papyrus originate?Egypt
68%
What country was Nefertiti queen of?Egypt
68%
In what country would you find the island of Ithaca?Greece
68%
Great Britiain is the largest island in Europe. What is the second largest?Iceland
68%
New Zealand was named after the province of Zeeland. What country is Zeeland a part of?Netherlands
68%
What country uses the Złoty as its currency?Poland
68%
Other than Mexico and Canada, what country is geographically closest to the United States?Russia
68%
In what country would you find people who are known as Boers?South Africa
68%
What became the world's newest independent country in 2011?South Sudan
68%
What country did both Crocodile Dundee and the Crocodile Hunter hail from?Australia
67%
What country is Flanders a part of?Belgium
67%
What country is part of the EU, but often considered to be part of Asia?Cyprus
67%
In what country would you find Omaha, Juno, and Utah beaches?France
67%
In what present-day country was Joseph Stalin born?Georgia
67%
What country is spelled Ελλάδα in its native language?Greece
67%
What is the only country in which the Komodo Dragon is found in the wild?Indonesia
67%
What country did Iraq invade in 1990?Kuwait
67%
What is the world's least densely populated country?Mongolia
67%
Among the countries in Africa, which one has the largest economy?Nigeria
67%
What is the most densely populated country in Asia?Singapore
67%
What country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010?South Africa
67%
In what modern-day country did the Anglo-Zulu war take place?South Africa
67%
What country grows the most coffee beans?Brazil
66%
In what country would you find the town of Marathon?Greece
66%
In what country is it common for "salarymen" to stay at "capsule hotels"?Japan
66%
What country dominated the East Indies spice trade in the 17th and 18th centuries?Netherlands
66%
What country's rugby union team is called the All Blacks?New Zealand
66%
What country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2018?Russia
66%
What country do bánh mì sandwiches some from?Vietnam
66%
What country did the United Kingdom fight a war against in 1982?Argentina
65%
What country lost about 25% of its population in the late 1970s
during the murderous reign of Pol Pot?
Cambodia
65%
What country executes more people than any other?China
65%
What is the capital of Djibouti?Djibouti
65%
What country once awarded the "Iron Cross" medal?Germany
65%
In what country would you find a kibbutz?Israel
65%
What country occupied Ethiopia between 1936 and 1941?Italy
65%
What country are the Azores a part of?Portugal
65%
What is the northernmost country that was once a part of the Roman Empire?United Kingdom
65%
What country is more than 90% male?Vatican City
65%
What is the largest country (by area) that touches the Indian Ocean?Australia
64%
In what country was "The Sound of Music" set?Austria
64%
What was the first Arab country to recognize Israel?Egypt
64%
What country's highest recorded temperature was just 87 °F (30.5 °C),
the lowest of any country?
Iceland
64%
What country has produced more elite marathoners than any other?Kenya
64%
In what country would you find the city of Haarlem?Netherlands
64%
In what modern day country did the Anglo-Boer war take place?South Africa
64%
What country produces the most olive oil?Spain
64%
In what country was paper money invented?China
63%
What country's internet code is .CO?Colombia
63%
What country gets nearly 75% of its electricity from nuclear power?France
63%
What country is home to the Sherpas?Nepal
63%
What country banned the sale of chewing gum in 2004?Singapore
63%
What country's national rugby union team are known as the Springboks?South Africa
63%
In what country would you find a billabong?Australia
62%
What country contains most of the Ganges river delta?Bangladesh
62%
Canuck is a nickname for someone from what country?Canada
62%
What country's intelligence agency is called the Mossad?Israel
62%
What country did the Soviet Union invade in 1979?Afghanistan
61%
In what country does most of Patagonia lie?Argentina
61%
What country hosted the Summer Olympics in 2016?Brazil
61%
In what country is Khmer the primary language?Cambodia
61%
What modern-day country was once the largest and most profitable Dutch colony?Indonesia
61%
What country is the region Lombardy a part of?Italy
61%
What country does Heineken beer come from?Netherlands
61%
What country's judicial capital is Bloemfontein?South Africa
61%
What country has the most ancient pyramids? (hint: They are called the Nubian Pyramids)Sudan
61%
What country is located mostly on Anatolia?Turkey
61%
In what country would you find the city of Waterloo? (the original one)Belgium
60%
What country was formerly called the Dutch East Indies?Indonesia
60%
Among the countries in Asia, which one has the most Christians?Philippines
60%
What country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2018?Russia
60%
What country's current currency is called the Lira?Turkey
60%
What country was Hamlet the prince of?Denmark
59%
What country is made up mostly of Jutland and Zealand?Denmark
59%
In what country would you find the Dodecanese and Cyclades island chains?Greece
59%
What country's capital is Tegucigalpa?Honduras
59%
What is the only country where Kurdish is an official language?Iraq
59%
What is the smallest country that is believed to possess nuclear weapons?Israel
59%
Among countries that existed at the beginning of WWII, which one lost
the highest percentage of its population?
Poland
59%
What is the only doubly landlocked country in Asia?Uzbekistan
59%
Where would you find NSW, VIC, and QLD?Australia
58%
In what country can one find Gooloogong, Wonglepong, and Mount Buggery?Australia
58%
In what modern-day country was the Viking settlement of Vinland located?Canada
58%
What country used the Drachma as its currency, before switching to the Euro in 2001?Greece
58%
In what modern-day country was the Peloponnesian War fought?Greece
58%
In what country did goulash originate?Hungary
58%
What country's national rugby union team are known as the Springboks?South Africa
58%
What country uses the Baht as its currency?Thailand
58%
In what country did fortune cookies originate?United States
58%
What country has been called the "graveyard of empires" because many
powerful countries have invaded it with poor results?
Afghanistan
57%
What country has won the most medals in the sport of Alpine skiing?Austria
57%
The Sinai Peninsula is part of what country?Egypt
57%
What country is the largest oil producer in Africa?Nigeria
57%
What country's "Kingdom Tower" is planned to be over 1 kilometer tall when it is completed?Saudi Arabia
57%
In what country would you find the cities of Zaragoza and Valladolid?Spain
57%
What European country had a civil war in the 1930s?Spain
57%
What country is composed of 26 cantons?Switzerland
57%
Which country in Europe has the highest average elevation?Andorra
56%
What country does the band AC/DC come from?Australia
56%
In what country is it customary, although rare, to break plates during celebrations?Greece
56%
In what country would you find the cities of Fallujah and Tikrit?Iraq
56%
In what country was Barack Obama's father born?Kenya
56%
What country has the highest population density?Monaco
56%
The New York City neighborhood of Harlem is named after a city in what country?Netherlands
56%
What country has the most murders?Brazil
55%
What country is known as Suomi in its own language?Finland
55%
What is the Emerald Isle?Ireland
55%
What country named its capital after James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States?Liberia
55%
In what country were 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram?Nigeria
55%
In what country would you find most of the Indus valley?Pakistan
55%
What country is home to Kruger National Park?South Africa
55%
What country surrounds the Sea of Marmara?Turkey
55%
Besides France, what is the most common country of birth for French residents?Algeria
54%
In what modern-day country was the Norse settlement of Vinland?Canada
54%
What country did Eritrea gain its independence from in 1993?Ethiopia
54%
If something is "Gallic" where is it from?France
54%
In what country is Timbuktu located?Mali
54%
What country traditionally produces port wine?Portugal
54%
What country administered Macau until 1999?Portugal
54%
In what country would you find Mount Ararat?Turkey
54%
What country's currency was worth less than 1 trillionth of a U.S. cent
when it was abandoned in 2009?
Zimbabwe
54%
What is the poorest country in Europe?Moldova
53%
In what country was Pope John Paul II born?Poland
53%
What country celebrates the holiday Tết?Vietnam
53%
In what country did Bossa Nova music originate?Brazil
52%
What country heats most of its buildings with geothermal energy?Iceland
52%
In what country did Zoroastrianism start?Iran
52%
In what country is the martial art of krav maga part of a soldier's basic training?Israel
52%
In what country do people say "Kanpai" when making a toast?Japan
52%
In what country did Gandhi fight for civil rights before moving back to India?South Africa
52%
What country calls itself the "Middle Kingdom"?China
51%
Pilsner lager takes its name from a city in what country?Czech Republic
51%
What country was led by Haile Selassie?Ethiopia
51%
In what country would you find the city of Lillehammer?Norway
51%
Chang and Eng were conjoined twins famous in the 1800s.
What country were they born in?
Thailand (Siam)
51%
What country does Häagen-Dazs ice cream come from?United States
51%
What does the harp represent on the coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth II?Ireland
50%
What was the last country to abolish serfdom, in 1861?Russia
50%
What country was formerly known as Ceylon?Sri Lanka
50%
What country invented bank accounts that had numbers, not names?Switzerland
50%
What country's highest peak is Aconcagua, at 22,837 feet?Argentina
49%
Croissants are usually associated with France. But which country are they from originally?Austria
49%
What nation's capital has the highest elevation?Bolivia
49%
What country had 400,000 deaths due to famine in the mid 1980s?Ethiopia
49%
What country used Molotov cocktails in their war with the Soviets?Finland
49%
In what country would you find the cities of Espoo, Tampere, and Vantaa?Finland
49%
In what country would you find a TGV train?France
49%
What country was Aesop from?Greece
49%
What country do Magyars come from?Hungary
49%
If I need to raise shekels to win election to the Knesset, what country am I in?Israel
49%
Aotearoa is an alternative name for what country?New Zealand
49%
In what modern-day country was the Anglo-Boer war fought?South Africa
49%
What modern country has the most territory in the ancient region of Nubia?Sudan
49%
With what country did the United States re-establish diplomatic relations in 2015?Cuba
48%
What country was ruled by "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier?Haiti
48%
In what country would you find a Gurkha soldier?Nepal
48%
What country, to Winston Churchill, was "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma"?Russia
48%
What country built a 1,000 mile fence to prevent the spread of rabbits? (it didn't work)Australia
47%
What country was Kylie Minogue born in?Australia
47%
What country suffered 100,000 earthquake-related deaths in 2010?Haiti
47%
In what country did chess originate?India
47%
In what country is chess thought to have originated?India
47%
What country was supermodel Gisele Bündchen born in?Brazil
46%
At 5,068 meters (16,627 ft) above sea level, the Tanggula railway station is
the highest in the world. In what country is it located
China
46%
What country did Italy invade in 1935?Ethiopia
46%
What country does the name Pádraig come from?Ireland
46%
The Dardanelles separate two parts of what country?Turkey
46%
What country permanently abolished its military in 1949?Costa Rica
45%
What country was historically known as Abyssinia?Ethiopia
45%
In what country would you find the city of Haifa?Israel
45%
In what country did the Tamil Tigers wage a civil war?Sri Lanka
45%
In what country is vodou religion commonly practiced?Haiti
44%
What country is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?Iceland
44%
Golda Meir was the Prime Minister of what country?Israel
44%
What country's population peaked at around 128 million in 2010?Japan
44%
What country is located entirely on an isthmus?Panama
44%
What country does Pippi Longstocking come from?Sweden
44%
What country is personified by the goddess Helvetia?Switzerland
44%
What well-defended country has enough nuclear blast shelters to
accommodate 100% of its population?
Switzerland
44%
What is the least diverse country in the world, with 99.998% of people
coming from the same ethnic group?
North Korea
43%
What country was once led by F.W. de Klerk?South Africa
43%
Where does the rain stay mainly on the plain?Spain
43%
What country's websites end in .ch?Switzerland
43%
In what country were the Smurfs invented?Belgium
42%
What country won 3 of the 5 Olympic gold medals awarded in baseball?Cuba
42%
What country was the northern neighbor of Nubia?Egypt
42%
What European country did not join the United Nations until 2002?Switzerland
42%
What country is personified by Marianne, a goddess of liberty and reason?France
41%
In what country might someone say "Opa" before taking a drink?Greece
41%
What country does Waterford crystal come from?Ireland
41%
What country has been led by Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf?Pakistan
41%
In what modern-day country did the Battle of Gallipoli take place?Turkey
41%
What country was ruled by Idi Amin?Uganda
41%
St. Pierre and Miquelon is a French territory located near what country?Canada
40%
What country was founded by Clovis in 486?France
40%
What country is Toussaint Louverture considered to be the father of?Haiti
40%
In what country would you find Mt. Pinatubo, whose 1991 eruption was
the largest in the last hundred years?
Philippines
40%
Besides the U.S. what country had the most Italian immigrants between 1850-1950?Argentina
39%
What country's unofficial national anthem is "Waltzing Matilda"?Australia
39%
What country imported an estimated four million slaves before finally
banning slavery in 1888?
Brazil
39%
What country did Dodo birds live in?Mauritius
39%
In what country would you find Annapurna?Nepal
39%
What country contains the cities of Bacolod, Cebu, and Davao?Philippines
39%
Starting in Hong Kong and digging directly through the center of the Earth,
in what country would you emerge?
Argentina
38%
Other than the U.S., what country is the birthplace of the most current
Major League Baseball players?
Dominican Republic
38%
What country was led by Nicolas Sarkozy from 2007-2012?France
38%
What country has been led by Begin, Sharon, and Meir?Israel
38%
In what country would you have found Robben Island prison?South Africa
38%
What country offered Albert Einstein its Presidency (a mostly ceremonial role)?Israel
37%
Other than the United States, what country has won the greatest number of
major international beauty pageants?
Venezuela
37%
What island's population reached a high of 8 million in the 1840s and is still lower today?Ireland
36%
What country did the folk hero William Tell come from?Switzerland
36%
What country is on the exact opposite end of the globe from Beijing, China?Argentina
35%
In what country would you have found a rebel group called FARC?Colombia
35%
In the movie "Scarface", what country did Tony Montana come from?Cuba
35%
Fill the blank in this Shakespeare quote: Something is rotten in the state of _______Denmark
35%
What country is most famous for its castles called Kasbahs?Morocco
35%
What is the largest country that was uninhabited by humans in the year 1000 A.D.?New Zealand
35%
In what country would you find the most Coptic Christians?Egypt
34%
What is the name of an African country or a former British coin worth 21 shillings?Guinea
34%
In what country did the Romani ethnic group originate?India
34%
What country changed its state ideology from Communism to "Juche" in the 1990s?North Korea
34%
What country has the highest number of HIV-positive people?South Africa
34%
What country was formerly known as Formosa?Taiwan
34%
In what country would you find the world's largest stadium, Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?North Korea
33%
The Grand Banks can be found off the coast of what country?Canada
31%
In what country would you be most likely to find a polder?Netherlands
31%
What is the only country outside of Africa where cheetahs can still be found in the wild?Iran
30%
In what country did the sport of hurling originate?Ireland
30%
What country do bagels come from originally?Poland
30%
What country inspired Starbucks - but had no Starbucks locations until 2018?Italy
29%
What country was responsible for the Lockerbie bombing?Libya
29%
What country had a "Golden Age" in the later half of the 1600s?Netherlands
29%
In what country did the movie "The Last King of Scotland" take place?Uganda
29%
What country was ruled by a junta from 1988-2011?Myanmar
27%
In what country is Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea" set?Cuba
25%
What country's rural grasslands are known as the veldt?South Africa
25%
What country did Alexis de Tocqueville famously write about?United States
25%
What country became independent in 1867, 1931, or 1982
(depending on your perspective)?
Canada
23%
In what country was "The Book of the Dead" written?Egypt
23%
In what country did Sandinistas battle Contras in the 1980's?Nicaragua
20%
There are 7 countries where more than 10% of the population speaks Russian.
What is the only one that was not a part of the Soviet Union?
Israel
15%

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