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Countries People Mispronounce/Call the Wrong Thing - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 82 times
49 since last reset
- The average score is 7 of 15
Answer Stats
| Continent | Reason | Country | % Correct |
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| South America | Often spelled with a U when it should be a second O. | Colombia | 86%
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| North America | Called by a nickname by many of its own inhabitants. This nickname refers to one or two whole continents depending on who you ask. | United States | 76%
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| Oceania | The TI makes an S sound, but people don't know that. | Kiribati | 70%
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| Europe | Often mistakenly referred to as one of two of its subdivisions. | Netherlands | 65%
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| Africa | Not pronounced in the French way; confusion with a river and its southern neighbor, | Niger | 57%
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| Africa | It changed its English name in 2018 and the UN has recognized it, but most people haven't adjusted. | Eswatini | 54%
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| Europe | Often mistakenly referred to as the largest of its subdivisions. | United Kingdom | 54%
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| Europe | It's changed its English name and lots of people (including Jetpunk) haven't adjusted. | Czechia | 43%
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| Asia | People think the H is silent, it's not. | Bahrain | 41%
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| Asia | More mispronounced than any country. Arabic means it's not pronounced at all the way it looks. | Qatar | 41%
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| Africa | Called by English translation, not real name. | Cote d'Ivoire | 38%
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| Asia | The S on the end is silent, but people don't know that. | Laos | 38%
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| Africa | The H near the end is silent, but people don't know that. Also, the O's should be pronounced like u's. | Lesotho | 24%
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| Asia | The A in this country's name is pronounced the wrong way. | Iran | 22%
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| Africa | People sometimes put the emphasis on the 2nd syllable, but it should be the 3rd. | Tanzania | 19%
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