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Algeria Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Algeria?
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Last updated: May 17, 2020
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First submittedApril 20, 2017
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Hint
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Capital and largest city
Algiers
Second largest city (hint: 4 letters)
Oran
Countries that border
Algeria
Morocco
Libya
Tunisia
Niger
Mali
Mauritania
Two-letter country code
DZ
Most important export
Oil
Currency of Algeria
Dinar
Official languages
Berber
Arabic
Hint
Answer
To the nearest whole number, the
% of Algerians who are Islamic
99%
Mountain range spanning the
north of Algeria
Atlas Mountains
Desert that covers most of the country
Sahara Desert
Region of North Africa that Algeria
is part of (hint: starts with M)
Maghreb
European country from which Algeria
gained its independence in 1962
France
Series of wars that ended with the
destruction of Carthage and
the establishment of Roman rule
Punic Wars
Algeria is the largest country in Africa.
What is the second-largest?
D. R. Congo
What was the profession of the
Barbary Corsairs?
Pirate
cpgatbyu
+6
Level 85
May 17, 2020
Maybe accept "piracy" as the profession.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
May 17, 2020
That will work now
redsplat
+5
Level 74
Dec 11, 2020
What was it before? Marine entrepreneur? ;) For the record, corsairs would technically be correct, but I get why it's not accepted.
Szatan
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Level 59
Jul 28, 2022
Presumably "Pirate" with no type ins such as piracy
fromaj
+18
Level 70
May 18, 2020
I really need an atlas for the mountain one.
DonTheLamplighter
+17
Level 84
May 19, 2020
Country code = DZ.

Quiz by Denzal.

Coincidence?

bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 59
Oct 11, 2022
I think not.
TenThousand
+4
Level 76
May 21, 2020
Want to clarify in the clue what a "two letter country code" is? Is this to do with internet domain suffixes?
NoutButBuckets
+6
Level 56
Jul 30, 2020
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) issues 2-letter, 3-letter and numeric codes. Uses include internet domains (though some exceptions e.g. United Kingdom is .UK and not .GB) and postal service.
bigf420
+7
Level 44
Jul 4, 2020
Why on earth is it DZ, that was a really annoying one
tourwoorden
+15
Level 70
Jul 5, 2020
from Dzayer, the local name for Algeria (Wikipedia)
Eigengrau
+4
Level 60
Aug 3, 2020
Isn't the local name "Al-Jazair"? Even so, Dzayer does not sound like Jazair. Maybe some French or other Westerner got confused in the translation of phonetics?
redsplat
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Level 74
Dec 11, 2020
Transliteration has a range of interpretations, depending on what language you speak (this goes both ways, so someone can be a native Arabic speaker transliterating into another language, or *not* a native speaker and transliterating from Arabic into their own language). It also depends on the extent to which transliteration has been standardised (e.g. romanji for Japanese).

The fun really begins when sounds do not exist in one of the languages in question. In the case of Algeria/Dzayer/Aljazair etc, the letter ج is near English d, z, j, or soft g (e.g. as in 'assuage'); it has regional differences. Dz is one transliteration, as is J or G. ('Al' just means "the" btw, so it's sensibly dropped for the country code; you wouldn't use TH for The United States).

One solution is to just use IPA (international phonetic alphabet) which in this case is d͡ʒ but IPA is not so user-friendly. And don't get me started on English speeling ;)

CardinalSin
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Level 77
Jul 30, 2020
bigf420, maybe it annoy Dzayens (or whatever they are called) that you call their country Algeria.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 89
Aug 3, 2020
Yeah I spent too much time trying to come up with as many letter combinations as I could before I gave up.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Aug 3, 2020
I assume it's because of the way French is written. So, for instance, the surname Jalloh in Sierra Leone would be Diallo in Guinea.
sketchmid
+7
Level 28
Sep 5, 2020
it "Al-jazair" in arabic , but "Dzayer" in the algerian dialect ( a mix between arabic,french and amazigh ). that why it's DZ.

PS: I am algerian.

kalbahamut
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Level 82
Aug 3, 2020
Whenever I hear Oran I think of the Orat-on-a-stick from Space Quest III.
kingoftunes
+1
Level 74
Aug 3, 2020
I think of Oran "Juice" Jones and his great 80's hit "The Rain".
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Aug 4, 2020
Ironically it doesn't rain much in Algeria.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 72
Aug 12, 2020
For me, it's Orin from Parks and Rec. Creepy dude.
DaSportyYamper
+1
Level 33
Sep 30, 2022
i think of the berry from Pokemon
blizzrd33
+7
Level 79
Aug 3, 2020
The question about 2nd largest country feels out of place, would be a better quiz if that wasn't there or could be swapped for a different question that is actually about Algeria. Suggest something asking about where Algerians predominantly emigrate to when they leave their country might be a good choice.
pellam
+2
Level 72
Aug 3, 2020
Wouldn't that be the same as the "European country from which Algeria gained its independence in 1962"?
Froststar101
+1
Level 74
Aug 3, 2020
I agree, you could ask a question about the Algerian War (Charles de Gaulle, FLN, Évian Accords) or maybe Camus or The Stranger. Also, I was doing research for a quiz just yesterday and learned that Algiers is home to the world's third-largest mosque and the tallest minaret, which could easily be made into a question.
Amilcar
+1
Level 65
Jun 9, 2023
yes agreed - questions on other countries is a real cop out. Not sure the punic one makes much sense either given that territory in Algeria was fairly tangential to the conflict.

More Algeria-specific questions might include rai music, St Augustine and the 250,000-1,500,000 Algerians killed in the war of independence.

Crem
+4
Level 68
Aug 3, 2020
What do the punic wars have to do with Algeria? Carthage used to be in Tunisia, right?
Highlander29
+2
Level 74
Aug 3, 2020
Agreed. I was scratching my head on the relevance of that question also.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 82
Aug 24, 2020
Carthiginian territory consisted of all of the northern coasts of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco as well as southern Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, and part of Sicily. Though..... I don't think there were any battles that took place on the Algerian coast so the question's inclusion is still a bit odd.
fitheach
+1
Level 59
Aug 3, 2020
I can't wait for these daily country quizzes to get round to Cyprus. Now which continent is it in again...?
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 75
Dec 5, 2020
You won't be disappointed - they really trolled that point in the Cyprus quiz!
TheCrusher
+2
Level 72
Aug 12, 2020
Just wondering: is there any logic to the order in which you list the bordering countries? It's not alphabetical and doesn't seem to follow a clockwise progression either...
AllenY
+2
Level 69
Nov 14, 2020
Muslim, rather than Islamic?
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 75
Dec 5, 2020
Yes, I was just seeing if anyone had brought this up yet. You don't describe people as Islamic, you describe them as Muslim.
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Dec 11, 2020
Agreed, people aren't calendars ;) Please change this to Muslim Quizmaster.
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Dec 11, 2020
I could feel my brain muscles squeezing out the name of the series of wars. I only need that brain cell every ten years or so...I always remember them as 'punishing' which helps get me rolling on the name.
stylus
+1
Level 76
Aug 6, 2021
i would suggest instead of asking for the percentage you ask ‘what religion do ~99% of the population belong to’ - it actually shows knowledge about algeria rather than just ability to guess a number
PangeaEnjoyer12
+1
Level 50
Dec 23, 2021
Wouldn't "% of Algerians who are Muslims" make more sense than Islamic
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 56
Apr 5, 2022
Really? DZ? Algeria doesn't have D or Z in their name, who came up with that‽
RaySeonsae
+3
Level 59
Jul 21, 2022
In arabic, algeria is "Djazair"
cocachiantos
+1
Level 68
Nov 22, 2022
in fact the word "Algeria" comes from "al-djazair"
Iceyiced23
+1
Level 27
Jan 4, 2023
It is very funny how I do not think of tunisia. the only miss i got.
RJG
+1
Level 60
Feb 18, 2023
20/21 I've heard of Punic Wars, but didn't know it as answer
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