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Country Superlatives Quiz #1

For each category, name the country that is #1.
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Last updated: November 19, 2023
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First submittedNovember 1, 2010
Times taken95,925
Average score75.0%
Rating4.39
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Category
Country
Most FIFA World Cups won
Brazil
Highest population
India
Most international tourists (2019)
France
Most carbon dioxide emitted
China
Highest military spending
United States
Most military troops per capita
North Korea
Northernmost capital city
Iceland
Largest land area
Russia
Largest inland water area
Canada
Highest waterfall
Venezuela
Category
Country
Least densely populated
Mongolia
Most languages spoken
Papua New Guinea
Most Spanish speakers
Mexico
Tallest building
United Arab Emirates
Lowest elevation on land
Israel / Jordan
Most HIV-positive people
South Africa
Tallest average height (people)
Netherlands
Most volcanoes
Indonesia
First alphabetically
Afghanistan
Last alphabetically
Zimbabwe
kalbahamut
+4
Level 82
Nov 6, 2013
good quiz. Missed Egypt and Singapore, along with almost everybody else.
RayH518
+5
Level 39
Jun 15, 2017
I got Singapore, I just came from the lowest fertility quiz
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Mar 2, 2020
Got them this time.
QuizzerBros
+1
Level 66
Aug 3, 2021
Yeah I missed them both and Netherlands as well.
123hello456
+1
Level 28
Nov 25, 2023
I typed Holland for that question and answer wasn't accepted

I thought I typed in the wrong answer for that question but I should have typed Netherlands because it was the right answer

OptStudent
+1
Level 62
Nov 6, 2013
I thought the tallest average height referred to elevation (but I guess it would have said elevation)
finglehorn
+15
Level 63
Nov 6, 2013
i kept trying to type in reykjavik when all i had to do was type iceland... still got a 15/20
Mogysht
+1
Level 50
Nov 11, 2013
Me too. But then capital city misled me.
Arp2600
+2
Level 86
Apr 13, 2014
The question is misleading, even if the quiz is about countries :3.
precisioncontrol
+2
Level 63
Dec 3, 2015
Yea that sucks, I typed Reykjavik too. They should take that as an answer.
mwierenga
+3
Level 85
Dec 3, 2015
I did the same thing. I own my mistake, but I'm wondering if it'd help to say, "Has the northernmost capital city" to prevent confusion.
samiamco
+2
Level 69
Jun 11, 2016
Seriously? When the title (and all the other answers) makes it clear that the answers are countries?

The question is worded exactly fine.

JudgeRudy
+1
Level 66
Feb 19, 2018
Mark me down as another one pounding Reykjavik into my keyboard and blaming the quiz for my ineptitude.
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Sep 9, 2018
Me too
Norgeoveralle
+8
Level 15
Nov 27, 2018
Did you also put '1.386 billion' for 'Highest population'?
mrputter
+1
Level 81
Dec 3, 2021
@Norgeoveralle No... but I did try to put down "Rastafarians." 😛
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 2, 2020
Same... must have typed it more than 10 times. Was so confused. Fortunately after wasting a lot of time on that one I did proceed to put countries again for the rest.
Yanni47
+1
Level 77
Aug 2, 2020
So, did anyone then also write Angel Falls for the highest waterfall question?
PorcNBeanz
+2
Level 57
Nov 7, 2013
After I saw the answer for "Tallest Average Height" was the Netherlands I was stunned. It took me at least 2 minutes trying to figure out why that was wrong to understand that you wanted the tallest average height of the citizens and not the tallest average elevation, which would put the Netherlands close to the bottom.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Nov 8, 2013
Put a note saying "(people)".
maur85
+2
Level 72
Dec 27, 2023
At this point we can only assume the Dutch have evolved to be so tall in order to make up for the land being so low. It was the only way to even it out
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 19, 2024
Haha that is a very good one! Never heard that before, and it makes so much (quasi) sense!
Sonko
+3
Level 35
Nov 16, 2013
It's not easy being short in The Netherlands, trust me..
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Nov 23, 2013
It's not easy being extremely tall almost everywhere else. Trust me...
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 68
Jan 12, 2021
What do you consider "extremely tall"?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Mar 11, 2021
6'7" or well into the 99th percentile everywhere including the Netherlands.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Nov 19, 2023
Also so hard being incredibly rich and stunningly attractive. Few can understand my strife!
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 79
Nov 19, 2023
Can't change your height though
nomad14
+1
Level 68
Jan 10, 2014
great quiz!
rawe
+1
Level 66
Nov 11, 2014
Missed Egypt, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore.
Gyrenaica
+1
Level 35
May 13, 2015
WOAH! MOre languages spoken in PNG than CHina? AMAZING!
Sulps
+1
Level 56
Dec 3, 2015
Africa, America and Oceania (incl PNG) probably have a lot fewer languages spoken. The reason is a lot of those languages are actually dialects, but we haven't done enough research on the languages to determine which ones. Though, since we don't know for sure, let's consider the official estimates correct.
scambigol
+1
Level 76
Dec 3, 2015
What is the source for highest people? According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Average_height_around_the_world Bosnia is just 'higher' than Netherlands, although I don't really understand the data as Netherlands appears at least 4 times.
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 65
Dec 3, 2015
Three of those four have been "self-reported" or "estimated". The lower one has been measured accurately. Mexico seems to a tad higher than Bosnia, but that's only central so you can't really rely on that.
samiamco
+1
Level 69
Jun 11, 2016
Anecdotally, when I was in Bosnia, I do remember that everyone seemed particularly tall! Then again, so have all the Dutch people I've ever known. Maybe because I'm 4' 11". ;-) (Just kidding about that last part! I'm a reasonably-tall-for-woman 5' 7".)
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Mar 2, 2020
According to heightcalc.com I am 5'10 (1.78) and taller than 98.9% of US females. And yea, Im from the Netherlands.

I knew I was taller than the average (of most countries), but hadnt expected to clear such a high %.

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Nov 19, 2023
https://www.ncdrisc.org/data-downloads.html
rawe
+1
Level 66
Dec 3, 2015
Only missed Singapore. Nice quiz!
PauloMX
+1
Level 66
Dec 3, 2015
More sequels of this please!! thanks :)
Punewolf
+1
Level 69
Jan 3, 2016
Are condoms against the catholic religion
Malbaby
+2
Level 71
Feb 3, 2016
The Pope has said that "it was acceptable to use a prophylactic (condom) when the sole intention was to “reduce the risk of infection” from Aids".
KingofQuiz
+3
Level 44
Aug 16, 2016
Complete brainfart and was trying to get the city, not country, for northernmost capital city. *facepalm*
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Aug 18, 2016
Yep, I kept putting Reykjavik, and also Angel Falls. Oh man! I seriously need to read the title!
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Jul 18, 2018
Can the Dutch circle jump as high as the Masai though?
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Sep 9, 2018
They don't have to ....... they are already up there.
lvtharrison
+2
Level 81
Mar 2, 2020
Oh that lowest elevation question - reword it!!!
Cantstopwontstop
+5
Level 64
Dec 26, 2020
You could've gone with...

Most cocoa production - Ivory Coast

Youngest population - Niger

Fastest growing economy - South Sudan

Most capital cities - South Africa

Most World Major Marathon winners - Kenya

Most official languages - Zimbabwe

But nope. Africa is AIDS and landmines. Every time with these quizzes.

CaptainUnderpant
+2
Level 79
Nov 19, 2023
Valid point
maur85
+3
Level 72
Dec 27, 2023
Agree with the point, although I don't think an extremely young population is necessarily a positive
ornei
+1
Level 62
Apr 22, 2021
Missed Egypt and Nigeria. 0% chance I was guessing Egypt and I thought AIDS was more of a southern Africa problem for whatever reason.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Aug 21, 2023
Missed Netherlands, Israel/Jordan, and Singapore, though I thought I tried Netherlands because it definitely crossed my mind and it makes sense
maur85
+2
Level 72
Dec 27, 2023
Is that the lowest point or the lowest elevation on average?
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 66
Feb 23, 2024
Isn't the Caspian Sea the largest inland water area in the world? Bigger than any of the great lakes.

I thought Victoria and Baikal were larger than the Great Lakes too... Maybe this question needs a look.

Messirules
+1
Level 20
Feb 23, 2024
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