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For each selected country, name the country whose name comes immediately before it alphabetically.
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Using the short country names from Wikipedia, and ignoring "the"
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Last updated: December 4, 2019
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First submittedMay 1, 2014
Times taken10,925
Average score47.6%
Rating4.20
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Country
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Indonesia
India
Portugal
Poland
Switzerland
Sweden
Mozambique
Morocco
Netherlands
Nepal
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Cuba
Croatia
Country
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Angola
Andorra
Yemen
Vietnam
Albania
Afghanistan
Djibouti
Denmark
Taiwan
Syria
Gabon
France
Slovenia
Slovakia
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Cameroon
Cambodia
India
Iceland
Moldova
Mexico
Belize
Belgium
Ukraine
Uganda
Jordan
Japan
Peru
Paraguay
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Level 59
May 1, 2014
WOW! This quiz proved to be rather difficult. When put on a timer its funny how fast the brain shuts down and renders a person unable to think.

Angus D.

Glasgow, SCO.

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Level 49
Jul 18, 2014
LOL Angus same here! Brain scrambled!
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Level 59
Jul 17, 2014
Shouldn't the answer for Moldova be Micronesia?
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Level 64
Jul 17, 2014
I think Micronesia technically starts with an "F," since it's the Federated States of Micronesia.
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Level 29
Jul 17, 2014
I've never understand why we do this distinction for Micronesia and not for other countries: French Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Swiss Confederation, Kingdom of Belgium, etc. which are the official names of those countries...
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Level 25
Jul 17, 2014
siocnarfus: I'd say a more relevant comparison is to the name of the USA - sometimes just called America or the United States instead of its full name. But I do see where you're coming from.
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Level 85
Jul 16, 2021
Traditionally, on JetPunk, Micronesia has been accepted without the "F.S." or other references thereto, in much the same way Congo is accepted without the insistence that it begins with D or R. The instructions even specify the use of "short names" furthering the notion that Micronesia ought to be accepted.
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Level 76
Dec 6, 2022
The Congos ARE considered as starting with D and R on this site. And I think Micronesia is considered as starting with an F to differentiate it from the whole pacific region also called Micronesia. Calling the country "Micronesia" is like calling the USA "America". It completely disregards all of the other countries in the region.
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Level 69
Jul 20, 2014
Absolutely - regardless of these comparisons, the quiz clearly specifies that it uses the Short Name according to Wikipedia, so Federated States of should be dropped and just leave with Micronesia, as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia
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Level 84
Mar 7, 2017
The country in the Pacific should be alphabetized as "Micronesia, Federated States of", IMO. Just as it should be "Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of". Just as it should be "Gambia, The". Just my 2 cents.
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Level 70
Sep 16, 2019
Wouldn't that be similar to alphabetizing the USA as "America, United States of?"
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Level 85
Jul 16, 2021
Not in the history of JetPunk's track record on these matters.
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Level 77
Jul 17, 2014
abc... abcd... hijklmn... what comes before t? opqrst... r? no s.. AARGH!
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Level 69
Jul 19, 2014
this!
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Level 68
Jul 17, 2014
I started, got two answers, and gave up. Too hard while I'm on my first cup of coffee!
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Level 75
Jul 17, 2014
Very hard. Could have used about three more minutes. It seemed much easier to think of the countries which came immediately after.
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Level 69
Jul 17, 2014
Vietnam and France did not work for me when I entered them. Great quiz.
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Level 52
Jul 17, 2014
Great quiz. Maybe 1-2 minutes more would make it even better.
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Level 79
Sep 4, 2016
This quiz absolutely racks the brain.
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Level 69
Sep 4, 2018
Definitely needs more time, and a ruling on Micronesia.
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Level 76
Dec 6, 2022
Calling the FSM "Micronesia" is basically the same as calling the USA "America". Everyone says it, but it is wrong as it disregards all other countries in the region.
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Level 58
May 8, 2020
Shouldn’t United Kingdom or UK be the answer for Ukraine?
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Level 45
May 27, 2020
a b c d e f g h i j K l m N o p. K in uKraine comes before the N in uNited kingdom.
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Level 69
Nov 11, 2020
Great quiz, super difficult. I feel like an idiot for having to sing the alphabet song to get every answer!
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Level 76
May 11, 2023
great quiz could only manage scoring 1 Point for my first game