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Countries that Beat Egypt

For each selected category, name any of the countries that ranks higher than Egypt.
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
Quiz by HinesBrothers
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Last updated: September 17, 2023
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First submittedMay 13, 2020
Times taken42,595
Average score87.5%
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Rank
Category
Countries
6
Country with the most Muslims
Indonesia | Pakistan | India |
Bangladesh | Nigeria
5
Northernmost country in Africa
Tunisia | Algeria | Morocco | Libya
2
Most mentioned modern-day country in the KJV Bible
Israel
4
Greatest amount of land in the Nile River Basin
Sudan | South Sudan | Ethiopia
4 (t)
Flag with the highest percentage of black
Libya | Papua New Guinea | Angola
5
African country with the highest HDI (2021)
* HDI measures, health, education, and income
Mauritius | Seychelles | Algeria | Tunisia
11 (t)
Shortest country name
Chad | Cuba | Fiji | Iran | Iraq | Laos |
Mali | Oman | Peru | Togo
7
Whose capital has the highest urban area population
Japan | India | Indonesia | Philippines |
Mexico | South Korea
7
Country producing the most oranges (2021)
Brazil | India | China | Mexico |
United States | Spain
3
Largest Mediterranean country by area
Algeria | Libya
2
Northernmost country whose name begins with E
Estonia
3
Most populous African country
Nigeria | Ethiopia
6
Country hosting the most Syrian refugees
Turkey | Lebanon | Jordan |
Germany | Iraq
7 (t)
African country with the most Men's FIFA
World Cup appearances
Cameroon | Nigeria | Morocco |
Tunisia | Algeria | Ghana
6
Greatest human exposure to air pollution (2019)
India | Nepal | Niger | Qatar | Nigeria
2
Largest number of ancient pyramids
Sudan
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Level 92
Jul 10, 2020
Greatest human exposure to air pollution - I'm assuming that's on a percentage basis, with Qatar on the list, but China not.
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Level 66
Jul 10, 2020
Somehow I got stuck thinking all the answers needed to be an african country. I did get unstuck, but nearly got stuck again. Wasted too much time by then. Still managed to get all but 4 but could have done better.

Edit: all of which btw did have atleast one african answer, but had lost too much time allready. Not the first time this happened in a quiz like this, getting stuck thinking it has to meet certain extra requirements it actually doesn't.

Good quiz

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Level 43
Oct 20, 2023
me too!
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Level 50
Aug 3, 2020
what does the (t) mean
+12
Level 75
Aug 3, 2020
tied
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Level 76
Aug 4, 2020
What about 'Number of pyramids' for this quiz?
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Level 75
Aug 6, 2020
I wanted to, but couldn't find good data.
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Level 60
Sep 19, 2021
Found a few links.

https://www.sciencealert.com/sorry-egypt-but-sudan-is-the-pyramid-capital-of-the-world

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/africa/sudan-pyramids-twice-number-egypt-meroe-soleb-prudhoe-lions-tours-a7579141.html

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Level 64
Aug 4, 2020
0:52..

Thx!

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Level 72
Aug 12, 2020
I was kind of disappointed when Tokyo worked for "capital with the highest urban area population". It's supposed to be a "Name the country" quiz... (Yes, I'm complaining about a freebie. I prefer earning my right answers, whether than them being handed to me.)
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Level 75
Aug 12, 2020
We accept Tokyo because many people think those questions are looking for the city, not the country
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Level 58
Oct 19, 2020
ARGH! I thought the Libya flag was under 33% black because the middle section has the Islamic moon and star, but the area of the middle is slightly larger than other flags.
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Level 32
May 27, 2021
there is nothing called "Islamic moon". There is a huge misconception that the star and moon are related by any means to Islam and that totally wrong. Yes, most of flag that has moon and star are from Muslim countries but in fact it's not related to Islam. There is nothing mentioned in Islam or Islamic scriptures regarding taking the moon as a holy symbol. Saudi Arabia "Hijaz region" which is the region of the birthplace of Islam, they do not have any moon in their flag, also all countries of Arabian peninsula. North African countries developed the moon and star taken from the ottoman "Turkish" when they were colonized by them because the Ottomans developed the moon and star as they national symbol.
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Level 69
Sep 7, 2021
I feel like "Country with the most pyramids" (beaten by Sudan) would be an interesting question for this. :P
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Level ∞
Sep 17, 2023
Added!
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Level 46
Sep 14, 2021
I refuse to believe:

-Beijing is Smaller than Cairo

-North Korea & "Taliban occupied Afghanistan" does not prosecute Christians

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Level 46
Sep 14, 2021
Although the first one probably has sources...
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Level 87
Sep 18, 2023
Beijing isn't the most populous city in China.
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Level 60
Sep 19, 2021
For ‘Greatest amount of land in the Nile River Basin’ Egypt is rank 3 but beaten by 3 other countries. Should it be rank 4?
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Level 75
Sep 19, 2021
Yes, thank you
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Level 71
Sep 19, 2023
Actually according to the Guiness book of world records the oldest pyramid in the world is in Peru. And actually it was thought for a while before that discovery that the oldest pyramid in the world was the Djoser pyramid in Egypt.
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Level 83
Sep 19, 2023
I had the same thought, then when Peru didn't work I realised the intended meaning must be "largest number of ancient pyramids".
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Level ∞
Sep 19, 2023
Thank you. Changed the clue.
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Level 90
Sep 21, 2023
Aren't Ceuta and Melilla more to the north than any point of Egypt? So Spain should technically count.
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Level 71
Oct 20, 2023
Spain isn't "in Africa". When speaking of a "European country" or an "African country", or a country which is "in Europe" or "in Africa", it's pretty clear that Spain is a European country, and it is in Europe, even though it has land on another continent, just as France is "in Europe" rather than being "in South America".

So I think you'd be right if the question read "Possesses the northernmost land in Africa", but that's not quite what the question says.

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Level 76
Sep 30, 2023
For the "Whose capital has the highest urban area population" question it also accepts the capitals themselves! (Except for India's!)
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Level 72
Oct 20, 2023
Taking the flags with most black quiz first helped.
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Level 48
Oct 21, 2023
ha! Same here - i was thinking the same thing when I saw that question. Glad I did it yesterday.
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Level 48
Oct 21, 2023
Great Quiz - it required a lot of thinking about a lot of different subjects.