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Countries by a Single Clue #1

Can you name the country that corresponds to each clue?
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First submittedMay 8, 2017
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Clue
Country
Where mariachi music originated
Mexico
Gave the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.
France
Where Archbishop Desmond Tutu lived
South Africa
On Egypt's southern border
Sudan
Has the most land area between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Brazil
Has won about 1/3rd of all the Nobel Prizes ever awarded
United States
Largest country that borders Lake Victoria
Tanzania
Formerly the personal property of King Leopold II of Belgium
D. R. Congo
Dalmatia is one of its four historical regions
Croatia
Costa Rica is located on its southern border
Nicaragua
Most of its land area is located on the Anatolian peninsula
Turkey
Country in Oceania with a four-letter name
Fiji
Small country due south of Rwanda
Burundi
Landlocked country that wouldn't be landlocked if Vietnam didn't exist
Laos
Shares its name with a U.S. state
Georgia
First country in the Americas visited by Christopher Columbus
Bahamas
Its name means "The Savior"
El Salvador
Located in the Pyrenees Mountains
Andorra
Has the most Christians of any Asian country
Philippines
Has more elephants than any other country
Botswana
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62 Comments
NigelS
+3
Level 99
May 8, 2017
But Togo isn't in Oceania...
Malbaby
+35
Level 70
Aug 1, 2017
And Oceania isn't in Africa Nigel
SweetCorn
+11
Level 43
Aug 1, 2017
Someone mixed up Tonga and Togo. I used to do that alot myself.
IsleAuHaulte
+11
Level 92
Apr 14, 2019
4-letter country that stretches to 7 in German. Fidschi.
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
May 26, 2019
Is it really fidschi in german? that is really funny :) (reminds me of veni vidi foetsie, a parody on veni vidi vici, where foetsie means vanished. But it is a special kind of word, cant describe it, maybe like tada, or sort of more childrens language, or like kaput. It is not a word you would come across in official language anyway)
camus
+1
Level 80
Aug 25, 2020
Sounds like foetsie is futsch in German.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Oct 23, 2025
I just checked and indeed it is. Both are possibly from Italian "fuggi"
NigelS
+1
Level 99
May 8, 2017
Very nice quiz!
oxfordian
+11
Level 73
May 8, 2017
Isn't being in Oceania and having a four-letter name two clues?
Carry
+2
Level 63
May 9, 2017
What's the second one? There are a quite a few 5-letter countries but I only know one 4-letter country in Oceania.
WhatIsLove
+10
Level 63
Aug 9, 2018
What? You might want to read his comment again
Arp2600
+5
Level 89
May 9, 2017
It's hard to describe Fiji with less than two clues, I guess.
Maladroit
+4
Level 50
May 9, 2017
Close in name to a mountain in Japan?
Baltimorean
+6
Level 66
Aug 1, 2017
Source of water sold to people who ought to know better? Nah, that takes in too many possibilities.
Malbaby
+4
Level 70
Aug 1, 2017
Birthplace of golfer Vijay Singh
pgb1098
+5
Level 54
Aug 1, 2017
Dream destination in The Truman Show.
Vivelageo
+1
Level 43
Sep 5, 2023
Two-times rugby sevens olympic champions ?
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
May 26, 2019
you could regard it as a single clue, since country in oceania doesnt yield a unique answer, there are several possibilities.
Jarl5
+3
Level 69
May 25, 2017
Oops! Thought it said most elephants of any Asian country. 17/20.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Aug 1, 2017
Had to guess a lot for the elephants but the rest were easy.
ander217
+1
Level 73
Aug 1, 2017
I only got that one correct because a friend went on a camera safari there and all she talked about were the lions and elephants.
ander217
+4
Level 73
Aug 1, 2017
Forgot the object of the quiz and was typing in names of every person I could think of who might have won so many Nobel prizes. Duh.
lucd13
+1
Level 70
Aug 2, 2017
Yes! Same here, unfortunately. Because of this, I only finished with 6 seconds to spare - wasted so much time!
dewey1971
+7
Level 71
Aug 2, 2017
Technically, the country where the Italian Columbus first landed was most likely Spain. They were the underwriter's of his great adventure.
IsleAuHaulte
+10
Level 92
Apr 14, 2019
I was looking for this silliness and here it is.

You forgot that "France and Spain have more land in the Pyrenees than Andorra".

Don't forget "Eswazitiniland is due south of Rwanda at 30.83° East lon!"

Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
May 26, 2019
Eswazitiniland hahaha I love it !!
AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 78
Sep 10, 2022
Pretty sure he first landed in Italy.
bellap46
+1
Level 26
Nov 8, 2017
darn i put "usa" for the nobel prize one but it wouldn't work
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Nov 8, 2017
Works for me
staypawsom3
+1
Level 39
Mar 10, 2020
You could’ve put ANY clue for my country but you had to put “most Christians than any other Asian country...” Random Filipino: you should’ve put most Christmas-
JelloDead
+2
Level 42
Aug 27, 2020
Does the Philippines have more Christians than Russia?
bn9043
+1
Level 63
Feb 25, 2022
we dont talk about russia
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
May 29, 2022
More in Asia, since Russia doesn't have many people in Asia.
TrickyTags
+2
Level 67
Jan 10, 2023
most people named Christian
Eigengrau
+3
Level 63
Aug 25, 2020
I remembered Botswana has lots of elephants from Geography Now's video on YouTube. Check that channel out. He is doing videos on each country alphabetically. Right now, he is on Seychelles. They are awesome and informative.
RickyC
+1
Level 54
Aug 25, 2020
Is Niue not in Oceania?
joanie97
+4
Level 71
Aug 25, 2020
It is in Oceania, but it is not a country. Possibly you're thinking of Nauru?
jmellor13
+3
Level 68
Aug 26, 2020
Many people think of Niue as its own country because it's autonomous. Its citizens are citizens of New Zealand though.
bmn
+1
Level 69
Aug 25, 2020
Nice one
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Aug 26, 2020
Surprised no one yet complained about two non-US clues actually being about the US (France and Georgia). ;)
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Aug 26, 2020
Also, not sure about the Laos clue. Are you suggesting that if Vietnam didn't exist, then Laos would de facto occupy its land, thus touching the ocean? If so, the clue would also work with Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, even China. They all prevent Laos from bordering the sea...
jmellor13
+5
Level 68
Aug 26, 2020
It doesn't matter if other countries could replace the clue. The clue as written is valid: the only landlocked country that would have coast if Vietnam vanished is Laos.
Hampus
+1
Level 56
Oct 23, 2020
Maybe phrase it "Located ENTIRELY in the Pyrenees Mountains" to not include France and Spain.
AlexThirkell
+6
Level 74
Mar 23, 2021
No one would ever say that France or Spain are located in the Pyrenees.
Xtrordinary
+3
Level 75
Oct 3, 2024
France and Spain are located in the Pyrenees.
StarWarsLover
+2
Level 58
Dec 17, 2024
He got you there.
mrzli86
+1
Level 99
Nov 10, 2021
Croatia, one and only....Greatings from Croatia
bn9043
+1
Level 63
Feb 25, 2022
I was confused for a while on Georgia because I thought it was Mexico (from New Mexico) but I got it in the end.
VieL5
+2
Level 55
Apr 11, 2022
oh jeez... my mind drifted and I forgot that you were asking for COUNTRIES. When you asked who "Has won about 1/3rd of all the Nobel Prizes ever awarded", I though you meant a person and was like WTF?
BeigeDragon
+1
Level 65
Sep 20, 2022
I knew all the answers except for the first one. Luckily the picture at the top of the quiz gave it away!
DLWlynxYT
+2
Level 40
May 28, 2023
Costa Ricas southern border is Panama... Nicaragua is its' northern border
3NRD
+1
Level 40
May 28, 2023
northern ... southern

southern ... northern

golden nitpicker award

How many years did it take for anyone to notice

Costa Ricas southern border is Panama... Nicaragua is its' northern border

If Costa Rica were to vanish would Nicaragua be north of Panama or would Panama be south of Nicaragua?

Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
May 28, 2023
Nitpicker awards only go to people who are technically correct.
3NRD
+1
Level 40
May 28, 2023
South of Costa Rica IS Panama.
McKenzieFam
+2
Level 68
May 29, 2023
The question is "what country's southern border is Costa Rica on" NOT "what country does Costa Rica border to the south"
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
May 29, 2023
Just missed Philippines
experimentalskin
+1
Level 55
Oct 23, 2023
Is East Timor not the most Christian country in Asia?
Flairship
+2
Level 67
Jun 4, 2024
East Timor Population: 1.35M

Philippines Population: 114.16M

No.

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Dec 16, 2024
.
Zatana
+1
Level 58
Dec 17, 2024
Nicaragua is to the North of Costa Rica, not the South. The answer should be Panama.
Zatana
+1
Level 58
Dec 17, 2024
I misinterpreted the question about Costa Rica, sorry.
callmekeeper
+1
Level 41
Dec 17, 2024
we love self awareness / gen
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