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Question	Answer	% Correct
What country's flag features a maple leaf?	Canada	93%
What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.?	France	93%
What country has the world's largest population after surpassing China in 2023?	India	93%
In what country was Adolf Hitler born?	Austria	92%
What country's capital city is Havana?	Cuba	92%
New Delhi is the capital of ...	India	92%
What country attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941?	Japan	92%
What country does sushi come from originally?	Japan	92%
What is the only country that borders Portugal?	Spain	92%
In what country do most of the world's kangaroos live?	Australia	91%
What ancient nation was led by pharaohs?	Egypt	91%
What country's flag is a red circle in a field of white?	Japan	91%
What country borders only China and Russia?	Mongolia	91%
Lima is the capital of what country?	Peru	91%
What is the southernmost country in Africa?	South Africa	91%
What is the smallest country in the world?	Vatican City	91%
What country is Justin Bieber from?	Canada	90%
What is the only country where giant pandas live in the wild?	China	90%
What country is Greenland an autonomous part of?	Denmark	90%
What country is commonly, but inaccurately, known as Holland?	Netherlands	90%
What is the only country in the world whose name starts with Y?	Yemen	90%
What is the last country in the world, alphabetically?	Zimbabwe	90%
What country is ruled by the Taliban?	Afghanistan	89%
What country was led by Fidel Castro?	Cuba	89%
Besides Ireland, what country is geographically closest to the United Kingdom?	France	89%
What country borders San Marino?	Italy	89%
In what country would you find the headquarters of Ferrari?	Italy	89%
What is the only country whose name starts with the letter Q?	Qatar	89%
What country is Siberia a part of?	Russia	89%
In what country would you find the islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, and Menorca?	Spain	89%
In what country were noodles invented around 4000 years ago?	China	88%
Which former Soviet country has a name starting with E?	Estonia	88%
What country is also known as Persia?	Iran	88%
What country's flag features the Star of David?	Israel	88%
What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?	Italy	88%
What European country is famous for its fjords?	Norway	88%
What country has 2.3 popes per square kilometer?	Vatican City	88%
What country is Tasmania a part of?	Australia	87%
Off what country's shores would you find the Great Barrier Reef?	Australia	87%
What country has the largest amount of rainforest?	Brazil	87%
What island do Cypriots come from?	Cyprus	87%
Which European country has territory on the mainland of South America?	France	87%
Which country shares its name with a U.S. state?	Georgia	87%
What is the only country to share a land border with Denmark?	Germany	87%
What is another name for the country of Cote d'Ivoire?	Ivory Coast	87%
What country's national bird is the kiwi?	New Zealand	87%
What is the only country in the world whose name in English begins with the letter O?	Oman	87%
What country is Transylvania a part of?	Romania	87%
From which country did the U.S. buy the state of Alaska in 1867?	Russia	87%
What island country lies off the southeast tip of India?	Sri Lanka	87%
What country did the band ABBA hail from?	Sweden	87%
What country's flag is half blue, half yellow?	Ukraine	87%
What country voted to leave the European Union in a 2016 referendum?	United Kingdom	87%
In which country was Barack Obama born?	United States	87%
What country has won the most men's FIFA World Cups?	Brazil	86%
What is the largest country that borders Suriname?	Brazil	86%
What country is 2,600 miles long, but less than 220 miles in width?	Chile	86%
What country produces the greatest number of films?	India	86%
In what country did reggae originate?	Jamaica	86%
If my closest friends are Toshio and Hideki, what country do I most likely live in?	Japan	86%
What country lies between Estonia and Lithuania?	Latvia	86%
Other than Cyprus, what island country can be found in the Mediterranean Sea?	Malta	86%
What country is also known as Burma?	Myanmar	86%
What country is strongly associated with windmills?	Netherlands	86%
What country is famous for windmills and wooden shoes?	Netherlands	86%
In what modern-day country would you find Machu Picchu?	Peru	86%
Alphabetically, what is the first country in Europe?	Albania	85%
By area, what is the biggest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?	Australia	85%
What African nation has initials BF?	Burkina Faso	85%
What island is divided between Greek and Turkish factions?	Cyprus	85%
What country does espresso come from originally?	Italy	85%
What country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?	Japan	85%
Which country has four main islands - the largest of which is Honshu?	Japan	85%
What country is completely surrounded by South Africa?	Lesotho	85%
What African country is projected to pass the United States in population by the year 2055?	Nigeria	85%
What country borders both India and Iran?	Pakistan	85%
What country was attacked by both Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939?	Poland	85%
Other than the Vatican, what micronation is entirely surrounding by Italy?	San Marino	85%
What country is the world's top oil exporter?	Saudi Arabia	85%
What country borders Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany?	Switzerland	85%
In what country are "bonjour", "Guten Tag", and "buongiorno" all different ways to say hello using an official language?	Switzerland	85%
By land area, what is the largest country in Africa?	Algeria	84%
What country do famous soccer players Ronaldo and Ronaldinho come from?	Brazil	84%
Of all the countries in the world, which one has the most coastline?	Canada	84%
Which modern-day country ended up with 99% of Yugoslavia's coastline?	Croatia	84%
What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea?	Cuba	84%
What is the only country in the world where some highways have no speed limit?	Germany	84%
What is the nearest country to the island nation of Malta?	Italy	84%
What country lies directly south of the Strait of Gibraltar?	Morocco	84%
In what country would you find the headquarters of the Hyundai corporation?	South Korea	84%
What country is sometimes referred to as a "province of China" by the United Nations?	Taiwan	84%
What is the largest Spanish-speaking country by land area?	Argentina	83%
Minsk is the capital of which European country?	Belarus	83%
In what country is Inner Mongolia located?	China	83%
What country has the highest percentage of redheads?	Ireland	83%
What island is home to lemurs?	Madagascar	83%
In what tiny country would one find the district of Monte Carlo?	Monaco	83%
What country has the most people named Dmitry?	Russia	83%
Which country has three capital cities?	South Africa	83%
What country's official name is the Republic of China?	Taiwan	83%
Alphabetically, which country comes last in South America?	Venezuela	83%
What is the coldest country in South America by average annual temperature?	Chile	82%
Which country would you be in if you were climbing the North Face of Everest?	China	82%
What country lies on Panama's southern border?	Colombia	82%
In what country would you find the volcano of Eyjafjallajökull?	Iceland	82%
What island do lemurs come from?	Madagascar	82%
What country is connected to Singapore by bridges?	Malaysia	82%
In what country is Baja California located?	Mexico	82%
What tiny nation can be found along the French Riviera?	Monaco	82%
What was the largest country in Africa until it lost its southern part in 2011?	Sudan	82%
What country does Toblerone chocolate come from?	Switzerland	82%
What country takes its name from a combination of Zanzibar and Tanganyika, the two countries which merged to form it?	Tanzania	82%
Not including external territories, what is the world's southernmost country?	Chile	81%
What country do Legos come from?	Denmark	81%
In what country would you find the city of Thessaloniki?	Greece	81%
Which country always leads the parade at the Olympic opening ceremony?	Greece	81%
What is the most populous country that is located entirely on islands?	Indonesia	81%
In what country would you find the cities of Tangier and Marrakesh?	Morocco	81%
In what country was Elon Musk born?	South Africa	81%
What country did the United States fight against in the War of 1812?	United Kingdom	81%
What micronation is located within the Pyrenees mountain range?	Andorra	80%
What country is known as Österreich in its native language?	Austria	80%
What country became landlocked after losing a war to Chile in the late 19th century?	Bolivia	80%
What country is bordered by Panama and Nicaragua?	Costa Rica	80%
What country did the U.S. blockade in 1962 after the Soviet Union tried to putnuclear missile bases there?	Cuba	80%
In what country is Papadopoulos the most common family name?	Greece	80%
What country does feta cheese come from?	Greece	80%
In what country is Yom Kippur an official holiday?	Israel	80%
In what country is the religion of Shinto commonly practiced?	Japan	80%
What country was once led by military leaders called shoguns?	Japan	80%
What island nation is located about 50 miles south of Sicily?	Malta	80%
What country's largest city is Lagos?	Nigeria	80%
What country is the biggest source of foreign-born residents living in Mexico?	United States	80%
In what country would you find the cities of Cairo, Oxford, Berlin, and Athens?	United States	80%
What South American country has the world's largest proven oil reserves,even more than Saudi Arabia?	Venezuela	80%
What country do didgeridoos come from?	Australia	79%
In what country is Vegemite popular?	Australia	79%
To what country were 165,000 British convicts "transported"?	Australia	79%
What country did both Crocodile Dundee and the Crocodile Hunter hail from?	Australia	79%
What country was annexed by Germany in the 1938 "Anschluss"?	Austria	79%
In what country would you find the Terracotta Army?	China	79%
What country has as many as 227 inhabited islands, including Lesbos, Chíos, and Corfu?	Greece	79%
What country fought against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan in the Six-Day War?	Israel	79%
What country has the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag?	Nepal	79%
What's the smallest country on the Arabian peninsula?	Qatar	79%
Which South American country was once a Dutch colony?	Suriname	79%
In what country is Nguyen the most common family name?	Vietnam	79%
What country is home to 6 of the world's 12 most venomous snakes?	Australia	78%
What country was once known as East Pakistan?	Bangladesh	78%
In what country would you find the city of Bruges?	Belgium	78%
In addition to France, which country takes credit for inventing french fries?	Belgium	78%
What country was the D. R. Congo once a colony of?	Belgium	78%
What country has slums known as favelas?	Brazil	78%
What landlocked African country is also a men's name in the English language?	Chad	78%
From which country did Tunisia gain its independence in 1956?	France	78%
Great Britain is the largest island in Europe. What is the second largest?	Iceland	78%
What modern-day country contains most of the ancient region of Mesopotamia?	Iraq	78%
In what modern-day country was Christopher Columbus born?	Italy	78%
What small country is famous for producing champion sprinters?	Jamaica	78%
What country attacked the United States on a "day that will live in infamy"?	Japan	78%
What country has produced more elite marathoners than any other?	Kenya	78%
What country's rugby union team is called the All Blacks?	New Zealand	78%
In what country was "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy filmed?	New Zealand	78%
In what country would you find the city of Cusco, once the capital of the Incan Empire?	Peru	78%
In 1493 Pope Alexander VI divided the New World, giving half of it to Spain. What country received the other half?	Portugal	78%
What country did Vasco da Gama depart from when he sailed to India in 1497?	Portugal	78%
What country is found on Bulgaria's northern border?	Romania	78%
What is the northernmost country where tigers are found in the wild?	Russia	78%
Which country fought two wars in order to maintain control of Chechnya?	Russia	78%
What country has the most Orthodox Christians?	Russia	78%
What African country had an outbreak of piracy in the early 21st century?	Somalia	78%
What is the easternmost country on the African mainland?	Somalia	78%
What country has 11 official languages including Zulu, Xhosa, and English?	South Africa	78%
Where were gunpowder, paper, the compass, and the printing press invented?	China	77%
What country has expressed interest in becoming the sixth Nordic country, joining Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland?	Estonia	77%
In what country did the sauna originate?	Finland	77%
What country has a town named Marathon, after which the race was named?	Greece	77%
What neighboring country does Venezuela claim about 2/3rds of?	Guyana	77%
In what country does the Dalai Lama currently reside?	India	77%
What is the only country in the world that is home to wild lions AND wild tigers?	India	77%
In what country is the glue on postage stamps certified to be kosher?	Israel	77%
What country's capital is Ulaanbaatar?	Mongolia	77%
What country on the African mainland is geographically closest to North America?	Morocco	77%
What was the first European country to colonize New York City?	Netherlands	77%
What country is geographically closest to Australia?	Papua New Guinea	77%
In 1493 Pope Alexander VI divided the New World, giving half of it to Spain. Which country received the other half?	Portugal	77%
What country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup?	Qatar	77%
What's the hottest country to ever host the FIFA World Cup?	Qatar	77%
In what country was it illegal for women to drive until 2017?	Saudi Arabia	77%
What country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro?	Tanzania	77%
What Asian country is located less than 20 miles away from Djibouti?	Yemen	77%
In what country does most of Patagonia lie?	Argentina	76%
Other than Russia, what country uses the Ruble as its currency?	Belarus	76%
What Himalayan country measures Gross National Happiness?	Bhutan	76%
In what country would you find the easternmost point on the mainland of the Americas?	Brazil	76%
What country was Nefertiti the queen of?	Egypt	76%
What country did Eritrea gain its independence from in 1993?	Ethiopia	76%
What country defeated Brazil 7-1 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?	Germany	76%
Which country uses the country code DE?	Germany	76%
What country is the island of Rhodes a part of?	Greece	76%
What country is the island of Sumatra a part of?	Indonesia	76%
What country is the city of Limerick a part of?	Ireland	76%
What country is known as Nippon or Nihon in its own language?	Japan	76%
What African island was settled around 400 AD by people from Borneo?	Madagascar	76%
What small, former Soviet republic borders only Ukraine and Romania?	Moldova	76%
What is the least populous country that hosts a Formula One race?	Monaco	76%
What country has de-facto control over most of the disputed territory Western Sahara?	Morocco	76%
What country is often associated with the color orange, despite having a flag of red, white, and blue?	Netherlands	76%
What country, despite having a population of just 5.5 million, has won more Winter Olympics medals than any other?	Norway	76%
Which country owns Madeira, an island off the northwest coast of Africa?	Portugal	76%
What country was formerly known as Siam?	Thailand	76%
Besides the U.S. and Mexico, what country borders the Gulf of Mexico?	Cuba	75%
In what country was papyrus invented?	Egypt	75%
What country was ruled by 11 leaders with the name Ramses?	Egypt	75%
In what Caribbean country is Vodou commonly practiced?	Haiti	75%
In what country is Murphy the most common last name?	Ireland	75%
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?	Kazakhstan	75%
Which African country takes its name from the Latin for "free"?	Liberia	75%
What is (by far) the coldest country in Oceania by average annual temperature?	New Zealand	75%
What country is located 70 miles due east of Palm Beach, Florida?	Bahamas	74%
What country became independent from Pakistan in 1971?	Bangladesh	74%
What country is Flanders a part of?	Belgium	74%
What country has the "reddest" flag? (97.63% of its area is red)	China	74%
What is the capital of Djibouti?	Djibouti	74%
What is the only country that is completely free of mosquitos?	Iceland	74%
In what country is it common for "salarymen" to stay at "capsule hotels"?	Japan	74%
In what country is Tripoli located?	Libya	74%
What country has about 5 million people, but 25 million sheep?	New Zealand	74%
Other than Mexico and Canada, what country's territory lies closest to the United States?	Russia	74%
What country famously bans chewing gum?	Singapore	74%
What African nation became the world's newest independent country in 2011?	South Sudan	74%
What South American country has won more major international beauty pageantsthan any other countries besides the U.S.?	Venezuela	74%
What country do bánh mì sandwiches some from?	Vietnam	74%
What tiny mountain nation has the highest average elevation of anycountry within Europe?	Andorra	73%
What country grows the most coffee beans?	Brazil	73%
What country has the most people whose first name is João?	Brazil	73%
What country is part of the E.U. but lies geographically closer to Asia and Africathan it does to Europe?	Cyprus	73%
What country once worshipped gods named Isis, Horus, and Osiris?	Egypt	73%
What country did the U.S. support in its war against Iran in the 1980's?	Iraq	73%
What country's intelligence agency is known as Mossad?	Israel	73%
What country did Iraq invade in 1990?	Kuwait	73%
In 2014, a Boeing 777 mysteriously disappeared over the Indian Ocean. What country did it take off from?	Malaysia	73%
Which country has a flag with an eagle biting a snake over a cactus?	Mexico	73%
What country does Heineken beer come from?	Netherlands	73%
What country colonized Angola?	Portugal	73%
What country's civil war was depicted in Picasso's painting "Guernica"?	Spain	73%
In what modern-day country would you find the ruins of the city of Troy?	Turkey	73%
What is the only country in which a platypus can be found in the wild?	Australia	72%
What country does Samba music come from?	Brazil	72%
What country lost about 25% of its population in the late 1970s during the murderous reign of Pol Pot?	Cambodia	72%
What country has been led by father-son politicians Pierre and Justin?	Canada	72%
What country was the site of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?	Cuba	72%
What country is Saxony a part of?	Germany	72%
What country do the first names Spiro, Ioannis, and Sophia come from?	Greece	72%
What country was formerly called the Dutch East Indies?	Indonesia	72%
What country has the most Shia Muslims?	Iran	72%
There are 4 countries whose names contain the letter Q. Which name is the shortest?	Iraq	72%
What country does the name Séamus, a version of "James", come from?	Ireland	72%
What is the wealthiest country in the world based on per-capita income?	Monaco	72%
Besides India, what other country is predominately Hindu?	Nepal	72%
What country do Sherpas come from?	Nepal	72%
What country was Rembrandt from?	Netherlands	72%
What tiny island in the Caribbean is the only country named after a woman?	Saint Lucia	72%
What is the northernmost country that was once a part of the Roman Empire?	United Kingdom	72%
What country controls the territory of Bermuda?	United Kingdom	72%
Which country produces the most crude oil (as of 2024)?	United States	72%
What country hosted the Summer Olympics in 2016?	Brazil	71%
In what country is Angkor Wat located?	Cambodia	71%
What is the largest landlocked country in Africa?	Chad	71%
Which country has the greatest number of Arabic speakers?	Egypt	71%
What country is the Sinai Peninsula a part of?	Egypt	71%
What country's name is written as Ελλάδα in its native language?	Greece	71%
In what country would you find the city of Kalamata, famous for its olives?	Greece	71%
What country did Ingólfr Arnarson become the first person to settle in the year 874?	Iceland	71%
In what country do some people believe in invisible elves known as "Huldufólk"?	Iceland	71%
What country is the region Lombardy a part of?	Italy	71%
What country's official languages are Urdu and English?	Pakistan	71%
What country was Osama bin Laden hiding in when he was killed by U.S. troops in 2011?	Pakistan	71%
What Asian country was named after a Spanish king?	Philippines	71%
What is the only country in Asia that uses the Peso as its currency?	Philippines	71%
What country was controlled by Spain, the United States, and Japan before becoming independent?	Philippines	71%
Which country do the Azores belong to?	Portugal	71%
What country was formed by the union of Aragon and Castile?	Spain	71%
What country is Andalusia a part of?	Spain	71%
What country has taken in the most Syrian refugees?	Turkey	71%
What is the first country in the world, alphabetically?	Afghanistan	70%
Where was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann hiding when Mossad agents capturedhim in 1960?	Argentina	70%
What country did the United Kingdom fight a war against in 1982?	Argentina	70%
In what country did "The Sound of Music" take place?	Austria	70%
What do the letters "Be" represent in the portmanteau Benelux?	Belgium	70%
What is the only country in Central America that has English as its official language?	Belize	70%
In what country is Khmer the primary language?	Cambodia	70%
In what country would you find the city of Plzeň, from which Pilsner beer takes its name?	Czech Republic	70%
What country are the Galapagos Islands part of?	Ecuador	70%
What country's intelligence agency is called the Mossad?	Israel	70%
What country has more horses than people?	Mongolia	70%
Harlem is a neighborhood of New York City. In what country would you find the city of Haarlem after which it is named?	Netherlands	70%
New Zealand was named after the province of Zeeland. In what country would you find Zeeland?	Netherlands	70%
What Asian country passed Brazil around 2017 to become the world's fifth most populous?	Pakistan	70%
What country did 15 of the September 11th hijackers come from?	Saudi Arabia	70%
Somalia is east. Senegal is west. Tunisia is north. What is south?	South Africa	70%
What country is the island of Zanzibar a part of?	Tanzania	70%
What is one of the world's driest countries despite having "rain" in its name?	Bahrain	69%
In what country would you find the region of Manchuria?	China	69%
What country suffered the most deaths from the 2004 tsunami?	Indonesia	69%
Tropical nation whose bobsled team was the inspiration for the movie "Cool Runnings"	Jamaica	69%
What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?	Madagascar	69%
What country does the Tagalog language come from?	Philippines	69%
Among countries that existed at the beginning of WWII, which one suffered the most deaths as a percentage of its population?	Poland	69%
What country produces the most olive oil?	Spain	69%
Where would you find NSW, VIC, and QLD?	Australia	68%
What country shares the island of Borneo with Malaysia and Indonesia?	Brunei	68%
.CO is the Internet code for which country?	Colombia	68%
What country's leader, Anwar Sadat, was assassinated in 1981 two yearsafter signing a peace treaty with Israel?	Egypt	68%
In which country did goulash originate?	Hungary	68%
What country's highest recorded temperature is just 87 °F (30.5 °C), the lowest of any country?	Iceland	68%
What is the only country where Komodo dragons can be found in the wild?	Indonesia	68%
What is known as "The Emerald Isle"?	Ireland	68%
What country occupied Ethiopia between 1936 and 1941?	Italy	68%
What country is home to the most different species of cacti?	Mexico	68%
What is the world's least densely populated country?	Mongolia	68%
What country dominated the East Indies spice trade in the 17th and 18th centuries?	Netherlands	68%
What country in the British commonwealth is furthest away from Great Britain?	New Zealand	68%
What country has the highest number of active military personnel per capita?	North Korea	68%
What country uses the Złoty as its currency?	Poland	68%
In what country would you find Lake Baikal?	Russia	68%
What country's judicial capital is Bloemfontein?	South Africa	68%
What country has the most Catholics as a percentage of its population?	Vatican City	68%
What country did the Soviet Union invade in 1979?	Afghanistan	67%
What is the largest country (by area) that touches the Indian Ocean?	Australia	67%
What country contains most of the Ganges river delta?	Bangladesh	67%
Canuck is a nickname for someone from what country?	Canada	67%
In what country was paper money invented?	China	67%
Which European country has a name which ends in K?	Denmark	67%
What country is known as Suomi in its own language?	Finland	67%
What country built the Maginot Line to resist invasion from its eastern neighbor?(it didn't work)	France	67%
What country was British PM Neville Chamberlain visiting in 1938 when he declared "I believe it is peace in our time"?	Germany	67%
What is the only country where Kurdish is an official language?	Iraq	67%
With what country did Germany sign the "Pact of Steel" in 1939?	Italy	67%
What country traditionally produces port wine?	Portugal	67%
What country is attempting to construct a city which will consist of a 170 kilometer long "line" home to 9 million people?	Saudi Arabia	67%
Mogadishu is the capital of which African country?	Somalia	67%
In which country would you find a billabong?	Australia	66%
What country is made up mostly of Jutland and Zealand?	Denmark	66%
What country was Hamlet the prince of?	Denmark	66%
In which country would you find Omaha, Juno, and Utah beaches?	France	66%
What is the only country of the world that has an emperor?	Japan	66%
What country is the ancestral home of the avocado, and is still the top producer today?	Mexico	66%
What country's two main islands are separated by the Cook Strait?	New Zealand	66%
Complete the palindrome: "A man, a plan, a canal, ..."	Panama!	66%
Which country does the Tagalog language come from originally?	Philippines	66%
What is the most densely populated country in Asia?	Singapore	66%
What country is mostly located in Anatolia?	Turkey	66%
What country uses the Dong as its currency?	Vietnam	66%
In what country would you find the city of Waterloo? (the original one)	Belgium	65%
What is the smallest country that is believed to possess nuclear weapons?	Israel	65%
Which country controls the ABC islands of the Caribbean: Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao?	Netherlands	65%
What is the Asian country with the largest Christian population?	Philippines	65%
What country's national rugby union team is known as the Springboks?	South Africa	65%
In what country did fortune cookies originate?	United States	65%
What country is a group of islands in the Persian Gulf?	Bahrain	64%
What was the first Arab country to recognize Israel?	Egypt	64%
What country controls the Society Islands, which include Tahiti and Bora Bora?	France	64%
In what country would you find the island of Ithaca?	Greece	64%
What country is led by an ayatollah?	Iran	64%
In what country could you find a kibbutz?	Israel	64%
In what country was Barack Obama's father born?	Kenya	64%
What country was founded as a colony for African-Americans?	Liberia	64%
In what country would you find the city of Timbuktu?	Mali	64%
What country was home to artist Frida Kahlo?	Mexico	64%
What country was "discovered" by Abel Tasman in 1642?	New Zealand	64%
In what country was Pope John Paul II born?	Poland	64%
In what country would you find the cities of Zaragoza and Valladolid?	Spain	64%
What country promoted eating fondue as a way to bolster cheese sales?	Switzerland	64%
Which country is typically counted as part of North America despite lying less than20 kilometers off the coast of South America?	Trinidad andTobago	64%
What country has won the most medals in the sport of Alpine skiing?	Austria	63%
What country is Easter Island a territory of?	Chile	63%
In what present-day country was Joseph Stalin born?	Georgia	63%
In what country, according to stereotype, might someone say "Opa", and then smash a plate?	Greece	63%
In what modern-day country would you find the city of Basra, home of the legendary Sinbad?	Iraq	63%
The New York City neighborhood of Harlem is named after a city in what country?	Netherlands	63%
"Nollywood" refers to the film industry of what country?	Nigeria	63%
What country is Melania Trump from originally?	Slovenia	63%
What country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010?	South Africa	63%
What country was formerly known as Ceylon?	Sri Lanka	63%
Which country has the greatest number of ancient pyramids? (hint: They are called the Nubian Pyramids)	Sudan	63%
Which country has a name with seven letters, three of which are U?	Uruguay	63%
What African country was known as Southern Rhodesia from 1923–1980?	Zimbabwe	63%
What country does the band AC/DC hail from?	Australia	62%
In what country would you find the region of Bohemia?	Czech Republic	62%
If something is "Gallic", where is it from?	France	62%
What country once awarded the "Iron Cross" medal?	Germany	62%
What 2005 animated movie is named after an island in the Indian Ocean?	Madagascar	62%
What country does Gouda cheese come from?	Netherlands	62%
What country has by far the lowest level of economic freedom in the world, according to the Heritage Foundation?	North Korea	62%
What country is composed of 26 cantons?	Switzerland	62%
Ellesmere Island is the world's tenth largest island. What country is it part of?	Canada	61%
In what modern-day country was the Viking settlement of Vinland located?	Canada	61%
In 2018, New Caledonia voted NOT to become independent.What country did they elect to stay part of?	France	61%
What country gets nearly 75% of its electricity from nuclear power?	France	61%
In what modern-day country was the Peloponnesian War fought?	Greece	61%
What country is known poetically as Erin?	Ireland	61%
What country, along with the US, UK, Canada, and Australia is part of the "Five Eyes" intelligence community?	New Zealand	61%
What country is the largest oil producer in Africa?	Nigeria	61%
What country's film industry is called "Nollywood"?	Nigeria	61%
What country administered the Chinese region of Macau from 1557–1999?	Portugal	61%
What country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2018?	Russia	61%
In what modern day country did the Anglo-Boer war take place?	South Africa	61%
What country revalued its currency, the Bolívar, at a ratio of 1,000/1in both 2008 and 2018?	Venezuela	61%
What country built a 1,000 mile fence to prevent the spread of rabbits? (it didn't work)	Australia	60%
What country does a Sinophile love?	China	60%
What country executes more people than any other, although the exact total is unknown?	China	60%
What ancient kingdom had capital cities, at different times, in Thebes and Memphis?	Egypt	60%
What African country did Italy invade in 1935?	Ethiopia	60%
Which country's capital is Tegucigalpa?	Honduras	60%
What country heats most of its buildings with geothermal energy?	Iceland	60%
What country has territory on 5 of the world's 13 largest islands?	Indonesia	60%
In what country do people say "Kanpai" when making a toast?	Japan	60%
In what modern-day country was maize orginally domesticated?	Mexico	60%
Among the top ten countries with the most population, which one has the smallest area?	Bangladesh	59%
What neutral country was invaded by Germany in 1914 and again in 1940?	Belgium	59%
What country was Aesop from?	Greece	59%
If I need to raise shekels to win election to the Knesset, which country am I in?	Israel	59%
In what country would you find the city of Haifa?	Israel	59%
In what country would you find most of the Indus valley?	Pakistan	59%
In what country did the Tamil Tigers wage a civil war?	Sri Lanka	59%
What country celebrates the holiday Tết?	Vietnam	59%
What Latin American country permanently abolished its military in 1948?	Costa Rica	58%
What island country was ruled by the dictator Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s?	Cuba	58%
What country was led by Nicolas Sarkozy from 2007–2012?	France	58%
In what country would you find the Dodecanese and Cyclades island chains?	Greece	58%
What modern-day country is the origin of Chaturanga, the ancestor of the board game chess?	India	58%
What country named its capital after James Monroe, the fifth U.S. President?	Liberia	58%
What country's flag was 100% green until it was replaced following the revolution of 2011?	Libya	58%
What country has the highest population density?	Monaco	58%
Which country's royal family included Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly?	Monaco	58%
What country is made up of North, South, and more than 700 other islands?	New Zealand	58%
In what country were 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014?	Nigeria	58%
What country's population fell nearly 20% between 2010 and 2018 due to a civil war?	Syria	58%
What country's current currency is called the Lira?	Turkey	58%
Which country's currency was worth less than 1 trillionth of a U.S. centwhen it was abandoned in 2009?	Zimbabwe	58%
What country has been called the "graveyard of empires" because many powerful countries have invaded it with poor results?	Afghanistan	57%
On what island would you find the River Shannon?	Ireland	57%
In what country would you find the city of Lillehammer?	Norway	57%
In which country is the Serengeti located?	Tanzania	57%
In what country would you find the source of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?	Turkey	57%
Besides France, what is the most common country of birth for French residents?	Algeria	56%
In what country can one find Gooloogong, Wonglepong, and Mount Buggery?	Australia	56%
What country has a population of over 150 million but has never won an Olympic medal?	Bangladesh	56%
What country's most famous monument is possibly "Manneken Pis", a tiny statue about 61 centimeters tall of a boy peeing into a fountain?	Belgium	56%
What country used the Drachma as its currency, before switching to the Euro in 2001?	Greece	56%
What is the only country bordering the Caspian Sea that wasn't part of the Soviet Union?	Iran	56%
In what modern day country's territory was most of the Sumerian empire located?	Iraq	56%
What does the harp represent on the coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth II?	Ireland	56%
What does the harp represent on the coat of arms of King Charles III?	Ireland	56%
What country's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, was elected in 1955?	Israel	56%
In 1655, English soldiers set out to take Hispaniola from Spain. What island did they conquer instead?	Jamaica	56%
In which country would you find the city of Mombasa?	Kenya	56%
What European country is the world's only remaining "Grand Duchy"?	Luxembourg	56%
Which country's richest person is named Carlos Slim?	Mexico	56%
What country invented bank accounts that had numbers, not names?	Switzerland	56%
Chang and Eng were conjoined twins famous in the 1800s. What country were they born in?	Thailand (Siam)	56%
In what country would you find Mount Ararat?	Turkey	56%
What country is more than 90% male?	Vatican City	56%
What modern country was the site of Columbus's first landing in the New World?	Bahamas	55%
Of all the countries on Earth, which one has a capital city with the highest elevation?	Bolivia	55%
Which country in the Americas is named for Jesus Christ?	El Salvador	55%
What country's largest ethnic group are known as Magyars?	Hungary	55%
In what country would you find the cities of Fallujah and Tikrit?	Iraq	55%
In what country are Igbo and Yoruba spoken?	Nigeria	55%
What country's "Kingdom Tower" is planned to be more than a kilometer tall if they can ever finish construction?	Saudi Arabia	55%
What country does Pippi Longstocking come from?	Sweden	55%
What country uses the Baht as its currency?	Thailand	55%
In what modern-day country did the Battle of Gallipoli take place?	Turkey	55%
What country was Kylie Minogue born in?	Australia	54%
What country was once led by general Augusto Pinochet?	Chile	54%
In which country would you find a TGV train?	France	54%
Which country suffers at at least 10,000 deaths due to snakebites each year – by far the most of any country?	India	54%
What is the least populous country that touches the Pacific?	Nauru	54%
What is the only doubly landlocked country in Asia?	Uzbekistan	54%
Which Asian country has a name ending in H?	Bangladesh	53%
What country has had five republican periods - the first founded in 1792 and the current one founded in 1958?	France	53%
What west African country shares its name with a former British coin worth 21 shillings?	Guinea	53%
What was the second North American country to gain independence?	Haiti	53%
What country's population peaked at around 128 million in 2010?	Japan	53%
What country, despite having only 7 million residents, has over 800 indigenous languages?	Papua New Guinea	53%
What country's websites end in .ch?	Switzerland	53%
What country imported an estimated four million slaves before finally banning slavery in 1888?	Brazil	52%
What country was Nubia's northern neighbor?	Egypt	52%
What country is home to the greatest number of Coptic Christians?	Egypt	52%
What country was known for fighter planes known as Zeros?	Japan	52%
Almaty and Beijing were the only two cities to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In what country would you find Almaty?	Kazakhstan	52%
What country's largest city is Dar es Salaam?	Tanzania	52%
What country, technically speaking, is home to more tigers than any other?	United States	52%
Of the 5 founding members of OPEC, what is the only one that isn't in the Middle East?	Venezuela	52%
In what country is the musical "Evita" set?	Argentina	51%
What country suffered 100,000 earthquake-related deaths in 2010?	Haiti	51%
What country is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?	Iceland	51%
In what country did Zoroastrianism start?	Iran	51%
What country broke into civil war between Republicans and Nationalists in 1936?	Spain	51%
What country contains most of the Hindu Kush mountains?	Afghanistan	50%
What country has the most murders?	Brazil	50%
What island nation was uninhabited until it was colonized by Portugal in the 1400s?	Cape Verde	50%
At 5,068 meters (16,627 ft) above sea level, the Tanggula railway station is the highest in the world. In what country is it located	China	50%
What country was ruled by Hosni Mubarak from 1981 until his overthrow in 2011?	Egypt	50%
What tiny Carribean island nation did the U.S. invade in 1983?	Grenada	50%
What country of just 360,000 people has won the "World's Strongest Man" competition nine times?	Iceland	50%
In which country is the martial art of krav maga part of a soldier's basic training?	Israel	50%
On what island did dodo birds live before they went extinct?	Mauritius	50%
What country is also known as Aotearoa?	New Zealand	50%
What country's stock market closed in 1917 and didn't open again until 1992?	Russia	50%
What modern country contains most of the ancient region of Nubia?	Sudan	50%
In what country could you be imprisoned for insulting King Vajiralongkorn or his family?	Thailand	50%
What country was historically known as Abyssinia?	Ethiopia	49%
What country used Molotov cocktails in their war with the Soviets?	Finland	49%
With a population of under 400,000, what founding member of NATO remains the smallest of the member nations?	Iceland	49%
What country did Golda Meir serve as Prime Minister from 1969–1974?	Israel	49%
What country is home to Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world's largest space launch facility?	Kazakhstan	49%
What country do Gurkha soldiers come from originally?	Nepal	49%
What was the richest country in the world in 1700, due to its lucrative spice trade?	Netherlands	49%
What country, to Winston Churchill, was "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma"?	Russia	49%
What is the largest country that has ZERO active volcanoes?	Brazil	48%
What country does Bossa Nova music come from?	Brazil	48%
Fill the blank in this Shakespeare quote: Something is rotten in the state of _______	Denmark	48%
In which African country is Amharic the official language?	Ethiopia	48%
What country contains the peninsula of Attica?	Greece	48%
What country does the name Pádraig come from?	Ireland	48%
What island was known to the ancient Romans as Hibernia?	Ireland	48%
What country's ruler was forced to renounce his claim to be a divine being in 1946?	Japan	48%
What country did Commodore Perry and his "black ships" force to open up to trade and foreign relations?	Japan	48%
What country controlled the city of Goa, until it was invaded and annexed by India in 1961?	Portugal	48%
What country has the highest number of HIV-positive people?	South Africa	48%
What country did the Von Trapp family flee to?	Switzerland	48%
What country was ruled by Idi Amin?	Uganda	48%
What country's unofficial national anthem is "Waltzing Matilda"?	Australia	47%
Which country has 36 official languages, including Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and Chiquitano?	Bolivia	47%
What country won 3 of the 5 Olympic gold medals awarded in baseball?	Cuba	47%
What country was led by Haile Selassie?	Ethiopia	47%
What country had 400,000 deaths due to famine in the mid 1980s?	Ethiopia	47%
What country is the Caribbean island of St. Barts a part of?	France	47%
What country is personified by Marianne, a goddess of liberty and reason?	France	47%
Which modern-day country is the largest gold miner in history, responsible for about 22% of the gold ever mined?	South Africa	47%
What European country did not join the United Nations until 2002?	Switzerland	47%
What country does Häagen-Dazs ice cream come from?	United States	47%
What country was ruled by "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier?	Haiti	46%
What country does Waterford crystal come from?	Ireland	46%
What island's population reached a high of 8 million in the 1840s and is still lower today?	Ireland	46%
What was the first country to declare independence from the USSR?	Lithuania	46%
Which African country has a name with one word but all five vowels?	Mozambique	46%
What country is located entirely on an isthmus?	Panama	46%
What country has land on both sides of the Dardanelles?	Turkey	46%
Croissants are often associated with France. But which countrydid they come from originally?	Austria	45%
In what country were the Smurfs invented?	Belgium	45%
Other than the U.S., what country is the birthplace of the most current Major League Baseball players?	Dominican Republic	45%
What country is Toussaint Louverture considered to be the father of?	Haiti	45%
In what country would you find the world's largest stadium, Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?	North Korea	45%
What country was once led by F.W. de Klerk?	South Africa	45%
What country was run by a "Caudillo" from 1939 to 1975?	Spain	45%
What country grows the most mangoes?	India	44%
What country was responsible for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland?	Libya	44%
In what country did Steve McQueen, Leon Trotsky, and the emperor Maximilian meet their end?	Mexico	44%
In what country would you have found Robben Island prison?	South Africa	44%
What country is home to Kruger National Park?	South Africa	44%
In what country was the winter holiday Kwanzaa first celebrated in 1966?	United States	44%
In what country would you find the cities of Espoo, Tampere, and Vantaa?	Finland	43%
What is the largest country that was uninhabited by humans in the year 1000 A.D.?	New Zealand	43%
What country has been led by Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf?	Pakistan	43%
In what country did Gandhi fight for civil rights before moving back to India?	South Africa	43%
Besides the U.S. what country had the most Italian immigrants between 1850–1950?	Argentina	42%
What country was supermodel Gisele Bündchen born in?	Brazil	42%
What country is nearest to the French territory of St. Pierre and Miquelon?	Canada	42%
What modern-day country traces its origins to King Clovis in the late 400s AD?	France	42%
What is the only country whose name contains a double E?	Greece	42%
In what country would you find the city of Pondicherry?	India	42%
In what country did the sport of hurling originate?	Ireland	42%
What country was exchange student Amanda Knox living in when she was accused of murdering her roommate?	Italy	42%
What country is home to the world's five oldest surviving businesses – all founded before the year 800 AD?	Japan	42%
What tiny island nation was once among the world's richest countries, thanks to phosphate mining?	Nauru	42%
What European country had a "Golden Age" in the later half of the 1600s?	Netherlands	42%
What country is personified by the goddess Helvetia?	Switzerland	42%
What country was formerly known as Formosa?	Taiwan	42%
Which country’s flag features 27 white stars representing its 27 states?	Brazil	41%
In the movie "Scarface", what country did Tony Montana come from?	Cuba	41%
In what country would you find Annapurna?	Nepal	41%
What is the largest country in the world that doesn't have any rivers?	Saudi Arabia	41%
Where does the rain stay mainly on the plain?	Spain	41%
What country surrounds the Sea of Marmara?	Turkey	41%
What country offered Albert Einstein its Presidency (a mostly ceremonial role)?	Israel	40%
In what country did Sandinistas battle Contras in the 1980s?	Nicaragua	40%
What is the least diverse country in the world, with 99.998% of people coming from the same ethnic group?	North Korea	40%
What well-defended country has enough nuclear blast shelters to accommodate 100% of its population?	Switzerland	40%
What country calls itself the "Middle Kingdom"?	China	39%
What was the first country to give women the right to vote?	New Zealand	39%
What is either the name of a country or the style of hat worn by Harry Truman?	Panama	39%
In what country would you find Mt. Pinatubo, whose 1991 eruption was the largest in the last hundred years?	Philippines	39%
What was the last country to abolish serfdom, in 1861?	Russia	39%
What Muslim-majority country was communist from 1946–1992?	Albania	38%
What country's "Althing", established in 930 A.D. is the world's oldest surviving Parliament?	Iceland	38%
In what country did the Romani ethnic group originate?	India	38%
In what country can you go to Pizza Hut and order a pizza with mayonnaise, shrimp, and a spicy cod roe sauce?	Japan	38%
What country contains the cities of Bacolod, Cebu, and Davao?	Philippines	38%
What country is Cappadocia a part of?	Turkey	38%
What country is sometimes known as Cathay?	China	37%
What country's was ruled by a junta 1988–2011, and has been again since February 2021?	Myanmar	37%
What country did the folk hero William Tell come from?	Switzerland	37%
In what country did the movie "The Last King of Scotland" take place?	Uganda	37%
What country is on the exact opposite end of the globe from Beijing, China?	Argentina	36%
What country is most famous for its castles called Kasbahs?	Morocco	36%
In what country would you be most likely to find a polder?	Netherlands	36%
What country changed its state ideology from Communism to "Juche" in the 1990s?	North Korea	36%
What country do bagels come from originally?	Poland	36%
The Grand Banks can be found off the coast of what country?	Canada	35%
In what country would you have found a rebel group called FARC?	Colombia	35%
What country's Prime Minister is given the title Taoiseach, a word meaning "chief" or "leader"?	Ireland	35%
What country was the subject of Lee Kuan Yew's book "From Third World to First"?	Singapore	35%
Starting in Hong Kong and digging directly through the center of the Earth, in what country would you emerge?	Argentina	34%
What country does polka originally come from?	Czech Republic	34%
What country experienced virtually no inflation between 1995 and 2020?	Japan	34%
What country of 36,000 square kilometers claims the legal ownership of an area more than 250 times that size?	Taiwan	33%
Of the countries that border the Pacific, which one comes last alphabetically?	Vietnam	33%
What is the only country outside of Africa where cheetahs can still be found in the wild?	Iran	32%
What monarchy borders 5 other monarchies?	Saudi Arabia	32%
What country is the island of Socotra part of?	Yemen	32%
In what country was "The Book of the Dead" written?	Egypt	30%
What country inspired Starbucks - but had no Starbucks locations until 2018?	Italy	30%
What country did Alexis de Tocqueville famously write about?	United States	30%
In what country is Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea" set?	Cuba	29%
What country became independent in 1867, 1931, or 1982 (depending on your perspective)?	Canada	28%
What country's rural grasslands are known as the veld?	South Africa	28%
In what modern-day country would you find the ancient city of Tikal?	Guatemala	25%
What was the dominant empire in West Africa in 400 AD?	Ghana	24%
What country includes the island of Guadalcanal?	Solomon Islands	24%
Who won the War of the Pacific, also known as the Saltpeter War?	Chile	22%
In seven countries, more than 10% of the population speaks Russian as a first language. What is the only one that was not a part of the Soviet Union?	Israel	12%

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