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Multiple Choice Country Etymologies
For each country, there are four options for where the name came from. Three of them are made up.
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Last updated: June 22, 2022
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| First submitted | October 2, 2021 |
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1.
India
Made up by the Dutch, then anglicized by the British
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Named after a Mughal Emperor
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Derived from the Latin word for Southern Asia
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Derived from the Greek word for people from the Indus River
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2.
Russia
Named after a Grand Duke of Moscow
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An English transliteration of the Russian word for taiga
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Derived from the Rus
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Derived from a Mongol word for snow
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3.
Mexico
Was a native word of the Aztecs
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Derived from the Spanish term for 'far west'
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Named after the lake Mexico City resides on
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Named after a Spanish conquistador
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4.
Algeria
Named after the French General who conquered Algeria
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Derived from the Latin name for Carthage
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The origin is completely unknown
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Named after the capital of Algeria
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5.
New Zealand
Named after a Danish island
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Named after the sunken continent it resides on
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Named after a Dutch province
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Derived from an Aboriginal word for island
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6.
Taiwan
Named by the Portuguese words for 'beautiful island'
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Derived from the Chinese word for Terraced Bay
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Named after the location of a Dutch fort
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An anglicized form of 'dragon tear' in Chinese
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7.
Czechia
Derived from a Medieval term for a unit of soldiers
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Named after a famous Duke of Moravia
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Named after a famous Duke of Bohemia
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Named after a tribe that settled the area
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8.
Peru
Named after a tree indigenous to Peru
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Named after a Panamanian ruler
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Derived from Spanish for 'royal hilltops'
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Derived from the Incan name for a mountain
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9.
Tanzania
A shortening of the native Tanenziania
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Derived from the German word for East Africa
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A portmanteau of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
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An anglicized name of a local ruler
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10.
Timor-Leste
Derived from a Malay word meaning 'split island'
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Named after a Muslim leader who sailed to Timor-Leste
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Named after a Portuguese Viceroy
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A Portuguese transliteration of the Malay word for east
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Tough quiz, fun though! :D