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Click the Country - Etymologies #2 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 144 times
- The average score is 18 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Named after Simón Bolívar | Bolivia | 98%
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| Combines Tanganyika and Zanzibar | Tanzania | 93%
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| Perfectly describes the cold climate. | Iceland | 91%
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| Only country named after a lady. | Saint Lucia | 89%
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| Describes its position in the middle of the continent | Central African Republic | 86%
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| A derivation of Marrakesh, the former capital | Morocco | 86%
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| Named after Christopher Columbus | Colombia | 84%
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| A portmanteau of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan | Pakistan | 81%
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| Named after King Philip II of Spain | Philippines | 80%
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| Named for a river that drains into the Dead Sea | Jordan | 79%
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| Named after a rich Biblical king | Solomon Islands | 75%
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| Named after the second highest mountain in Africa | Kenya | 73%
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| Named after a province in the Netherlands | New Zealand | 72%
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| Based on Marco Polo's rendering of "Sun Origin" | Japan | 70%
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| Named after Maurice of Nassau, leader of the Netherlands | Mauritius | 70%
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| Named after an Italian explorer with last name Vespucci. | United States of America | 70%
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| Julius Caesar used it to refer to all tribes east of the Rhine. | Germany | 69%
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| Combination of the country's peninsula and its ruling royal family | Saudi Arabia | 65%
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| Named after the Biblical figure Jacob | Israel | 64%
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| An adaptation of its former name: "The Gilbert Islands" | Kiribati | 59%
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| Some erroneously think the country was named after a bird, confused with a Guineafowl, imported from the country to the New World. | Turkey | 58%
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| Named for a Viking tribe that settled along the Black Sea | Russia | 51%
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| Incorrectly called "Land of the Moors" | Mauritania | 46%
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| The native people are to thank for this Southeast Asian country's name. | Malaysia | 44%
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| Given the name by the French, who named it after the predominant ethnic group. | Laos | 35%
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