Statistics for The World Country Quiz

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  • The average score is 20 of 30

Answer Stats

CountryQuestionAnswer% Correct
BurundiOf 157 countries, Burundi's rank in the 2016 World Happiness report (1=happiest)157
100%
EswatiniIn what year did the country change its name from Swaziland to Eswatini?2018
100%
LesothoIllness 25% of the adult population had as of 2016AIDS
100%
New ZealandName of the national rugby union teamAll Blacks
100%
BrazilLongest riverAmazon
100%
VenezuelaWorld's tallest waterfallsAngel Falls
100%
GeorgiaWhat is the smallest country that borders Georgia?Armenia
100%
DominicaFruit that accounts for more than 40% of the total exportsBanana
100%
KenyaU.S. President whose father was born in KenyaBarack Obama
100%
LuxembourgThe province of this country that borders Luxembourg is also called LuxembourgBelgium
100%
IndiaNickname for the Indian film industryBollywood
100%
Sierra LeoneEmpire it was part of, 1808–1961British Empire
100%
BhutanMost common religionBuddhism
100%
MyanmarAlternative name for MyanmarBurma
100%
TunisiaAncient city defeated by Rome in the Punic WarsCarthage
100%
Sri LankaColonial name of Sri LankaCeylon
100%
BelarusAbout 20% of Belarus's farmland was contaminated by this 1986 disasterChernobyl
100%
Antigua and BarbudaWhat is the most popular sport in Antigua and Barbuda?Cricket
100%
CyprusA person from Italy is called an Italian. What do you call a person from Cyprus?Cypriot
100%
DenmarkOfficial languageDanish
100%
MauritiusFlightless bird that went extinct shortly after it was discovered in the 1600sDodo
100%
NetherlandsOfficial languageDutch
100%
CubaLeader of the Cuban RevolutionFidel Castro
100%
Burkina FasoEuropean country that colonized Burkina Faso, 1896–1960France
100%
RwandaRwanda is the 4th-smallest country on the African mainland. Name one of the three countries that are smaller.Gambia | Eswatini | Djibouti
100%
KazakhstanKhan who conquered the region in the 1200sGenghis Khan
100%
ChinaWhat is China's national animal?Giant Panda
100%
North MacedoniaCountry sharing longest borderGreece
100%
Dominican RepublicOnly bordering countryHaiti
100%
United States of AmericaState located entirely on islandsHawaii
100%
IsraelOfficial languageHebrew
100%
LatviaMost popular sportIce Hockey
100%
SwedenHuge furniture retailerIKEA
100%
BahrainWhat is the birth country of the greatest number of foreign-born Bahraini residents?India
100%
Papua New GuineaThe only country that PNG bordersIndonesia
100%
IraqIraq fought a bloody war against this country from 1980-88Iran
100%
Guinea-BissauMost common religionIslam
100%
BruneiMain religionIslam
100%
San MarinoOfficial languageItalian
100%
Federated States of MicronesiaThe Imperial Navy of what country invaded the islands in 1914?Japan
100%
PolandSecond biggest city / former capitalKraków
100%
BoliviaBolivia and Paraguay are the only American countries that are ...Landlocked
100%
SenegalNational animalLion
100%
PeruAncient city that is Peru's most popular tourist attractionMachu Picchu
100%
MalawiAmerican pop singer who adopted two children from MalawiMadonna
100%
MaldivesCapital cityMale
100%
GuatemalaNative civilization known for pyramids, calendars, and writingMaya
100%
LibyaWhich major ocean sea does Libya border?Mediterranean
100%
SloveniaFirst name of Trump's wifeMelania
100%
ItalyFashion capitalMilan
100%
UkraineSmallest (and poorest) country which borders UkraineMoldova
100%
TongaTonga is the only country in Oceania to practice what form of government?Monarchy
100%
AngolaCountry that borders Angola to the southNamibia
100%
SamoaIndependence from this countryNew Zealand
100%
FinlandMobile phone companyNokia
100%
Spain"Guernica" painterPablo Picasso
100%
BangladeshCountry from which Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971Pakistan
100%
Saint Kitts and NevisHead of state of Saint Kitts and NevisQueen Elizabeth II
100%
ColombiaColombia gets more of this than any country in the world, 324 cm a yearRain
100%
Costa RicaCountry etymologyRich Coast
100%
SwitzerlandMost famous tennis playerRoger Federer
100%
HungaryFamous invention of Ernő RubikRubik's Cube
100%
El SalvadorCapital citySan Salvador
100%
GabonWhat island nation can be found 225 kilometers west of Gabon?São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
UgandaCurrency (a former British coin)Shilling
100%
ThailandFormer English-language name for ThailandSiam
100%
MauritaniaIn the year of 1981, Mauritania became the last country to abolish what?Slavery
100%
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan used to be part of what former country from 1922 until 1991?Soviet Union
100%
Marshall IslandsWhat country claimed the islands in 1592?Spain
100%
IrelandPatron saintSt. Patrick
100%
EritreaWhat country borders Eritrea to the northwest?Sudan
100%
AustraliaMost populous citySydney
100%
EgyptOn what river do the vast majority of Egyptians live?The Nile
100%
CanadaMost-populous cityToronto
100%
RomaniaHistorical region of central Romania starting with TTransylvania
100%
PhilippinesType of natural disaster that struck in 2013Typhoon
100%
JamaicaWhich Jamaican athlete is the fastest sprinter of all time?Usain Bolt
100%
UzbekistanOfficial languageUzbek
100%
LiechtensteinOnly other country that is double-landlocked like LiechtensteinUzbekistan
100%
MadagascarMadagascar's top export - a key ingredient in some ice creamVanilla
100%
Vatican CityCapital cityVatican City
100%
Trinidad and TobagoNearest countryVenezuela
100%
BelgiumFood made in grid-shaped ironsWaffle
100%
TurkmenistanExpensive building material covering a high percentage of the buildings in the capitalWhite Marble
100%
NigeriaMost populous cityLagos
83%
SomaliaWhat crime did Somalia become famous for in the 21st century? hint: "Captain Phillips"Piracy
80%
YemenSea to the westRed Sea
80%
BelizeType of natural disaster that struck in 1942Hurricane
75%
Syria"Caliphate" which controlled a significant amount of territory in Syria during the 2010sISIS
75%
CameroonMost populous country that Cameroon bordersNigeria
75%
South SudanCurrency of South SudanPound
75%
NauruCapital cityYaren
75%
BulgariaSea that borders BulgariaBlack Sea
67%
MalaysiaIsland on which the eastern part of Malaysia is situatedBorneo
67%
NamibiaWith what country does Namibia share its longest border?Botswana
67%
SingaporeCandy that was banned in 1992Chewing gum
67%
FranceTower built for the 1889 World's FairEiffel Tower
67%
TurkeyWhat is Turkey's most populous city?Istanbul
67%
TanzaniaHighest mountainKilimanjaro
67%
SerbiaWhat region unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008?Kosovo
67%
MozambiqueLarge island located about 200 km east of MozambiqueMadagascar
67%
Saudi ArabiaHoliest cityMecca
67%
LaosLongest riverMekong
67%
LiberiaCapital cityMonrovia
67%
SurinameWhat country colonized Suriname in 1667 and left in 1975?Netherlands
67%
BeninEuropean country that is nearest in size and shape to BeninPortugal
67%
SlovakiaEthnic group that includes Slovaks, Serbs and CroatsSlavs
67%
EstoniaCapital CityTallinn
67%
QatarMajor event that will be hosted in 2022World Cup
67%
GreeceName for this letter: ΔDelta
60%
ParaguayTo the nearest whole number, the percent of Paraguay's power which comes from hydroelectricity100
50%
Democratic Republic of the CongoWhat is the largest country that borders the DRC? hint: starts with AAngola
50%
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMajor peninsula it is situated onBalkans
50%
PortugalCountry colonized in 1500Brazil
50%
AustriaLongest riverDanube
50%
KosovoCurrency usedEuro
50%
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesThe Name "Grenadines" refers to the Spanish City ofGranada
50%
GuyanaSecond most common religionHinduism
50%
VanuatuWhich British explorer gave that name to the islands when he landed there?James Cook
50%
TogoPut on your thinking cap... name the largest lake in TogoLake Togo
50%
UruguayNotorious biterLuis Suárez
50%
BahamasCapital cityNassau
50%
MontenegroMilitary alliance joined in 2017NATO
50%
South AfricaFormer president (1994-1999)Nelson Mandela
50%
NorwaySea that lies between Norway and BritainNorth Sea
50%
PalauIn what continent is Palau located?Oceania
50%
KuwaitWhat is the main export of Kuwait?Oil
50%
GermanyMunich beer festivalOktoberfest
50%
JordanAncient city that is Jordan's most popular tourist attractionPetra
50%
VietnamStaple cropRice
50%
KiribatiFormer president that shares its surname with a Yugoslavian leaderTeburoro Tito
50%
IndonesiaIndonesia suffered 130,000 deaths from this type of disaster in 2004Tsunami
50%
ZimbabweRiver that forms the border in the northZambezi
50%
Cape VerdeClosest mainland African nationSenegal
40%
Central African RepublicCapital cityBangui
33%
United Arab EmiratesCurrencyDirham
33%
AfghanistanWhat is the second most populous city in Afghanistan?Kandahar
33%
MexicoCurrencyPeso
33%
Republic of the CongoWhat branch of Christianity does the majority belong to?Protestantism
33%
Equatorial GuineaWhich country colonized Equatorial Guinea between 1778–1968?Spain
33%
CroatiaSecond largest citySplit
33%
ArgentinaDance that originated in ArgentinaTango
33%
BotswanaCapital cityGaborone
25%
Solomon IslandsCountry to which the island of Bougainville belongs but is part of the Solomon archipelagoPapua New Guinea
25%
United KingdomTallest buildingThe Shard
25%
ChileMountain range that stretches the length of ChileAndes
0%
AlgeriaMountain range spanning the north of AlgeriaAtlas Mountains
0%
NicaraguaNational sport of NicaraguaBaseball
0%
MoroccoMost populous cityCasablanca
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AzerbaijanSea on which the capital is locatedCaspian Sea
0%
LebanonTree on flagCedar
0%
NigerThe average Nigerien woman will have 6.9 of these, the highest rate in the worldChildren
0%
East TimorMost common religionChristianity
0%
HaitiFounder of the first European settlement, La NavidadChristopher Columbus
0%
AndorraWhat is the national animal of AndorraCow
0%
Czech RepublicShort version of the country nameCzechia
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TajikistanCapital cityDushanbe
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GuineaDisease that Guinea suffered a major outbreak from in 2014Ebola
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EcuadorLine of latitude on which the country liesEquator
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EthiopiaWhat country broke away from Ethiopia in 1993?Eritrea
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HondurasWhat supposedly falls from the sky over the town of Yoro annually during the "Lluvia de Peces"Fish
0%
MaliOfficial languageFrench
0%
GambiaName of the river that forms the countryGambia
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MongoliaWhat major desert is located in Mongolia and China?Gobi
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IcelandOfficial languageIcelandic
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Ivory CoastCountry whose flag looks very similar to that of the Ivory CoastIreland
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PakistanSecond highest mountain in the world, on the border with ChinaK2
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LithuaniaSecond biggest cityKaunas
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SeychellesWhich country in mainland Africa is the closest to Seychelles?Kenya
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RussiaSoviet equivalent of the CIAKGB
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CambodiaWhat is the official language of Cambodia? (also known as Cambodian - but give us the more common name)Khmer
0%
MaltaDemonymMaltese
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PanamaName one of the four countries that has more skyscapers per capita than Panama.Monaco | United Arab Emirates | Singapore | Qatar
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MonacoGambling districtMonte Carlo
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ComorosThe name "Comoros" derives from the Arabic word qamar. What does it mean? hint: astronomical bodyMoon
0%
JapanHighest mountainMount Fuji
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GrenadaWhat is the name of the administrative divisions of Grenada?Parish
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Saint LuciaNational birdParrot
0%
IranOfficial languagePersian
0%
Sao Tome and PrincipeWhat is the official language of the country?Portuguese
0%
SudanSudan has the highest number of this type of ancient structure, even more than its northern neighbourPyramid
0%
NepalNepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not a ...Rectangle
0%
ChadEuropean country whose flag is nearly identical to Chad'sRomania
0%
MoldovaBordering countriesRomania | Ukraine
0%
FijiMost popular sportRugby union
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AlbaniaName for the country in AlbanianShqipëri
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North KoreaTechnically, North Korea is still at war with this countrySouth Korea
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TuvaluNine of these appear on the flag of TuvaluStars
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OmanTitle of the Omani monarchSultan
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South KoreaKorean martial art and Olympic sportTaekwondo
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TaiwanObject depicted on Taiwan's flagThe Sun
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BarbadosFrom what country did Barbados gain its independence in 1966?United Kingdom
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GhanaGhana is the second-leading producer of this edible tuberYam
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DjiboutiAsian country that is only 20 km away from DjiboutiYemen
0%
ArmeniaCapital cityYerevan
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ZambiaBordering country whose name also starts with ZZimbabwe
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