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Hint Answer % Correct
Country directly west of Suriname? Guyana
89%
Slovakia is commonly confused with... Slovenia
87%
The Falkland Islands belong to the UK, but what other country claims them? Argentina
82%
Which of these Pacific regions is a country: Melanesia, Micronesia, or Polynesia? Micronesia
82%
The two central European countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia were once a single country called: Czechoslovakia
79%
Name a country that has an eponymous, nearly identically named capital. (e. Narnia City as the capital of Narnia) Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Kuwait, Djibouti, Singapore, Vatican City, Monaco, Luxembourg or San Marino
79%
What country colonized most of Suriname? Great Britain was the first to do so, but soon traded it off to this country. Netherlands
79%
U.K. Is made of Wales, England, Scotland and... Northern Ireland
79%
Which Scandinavian country is not in the EU? Norway
79%
Sumatra belongs to... Indonesia
76%
Equatorial Guinea is the only African country where _____ is an official language. Spanish
76%
Sanskrit and Tamil are two languages that have remained almost unchanged for the past five hundred years. They are spoken in present-day: India
71%
Which of the three Baltic countries did not win any medals in the 2016 Rio Olympics? Latvia
71%
Of the three Caucasus countries, which one is completely in Asia? Armenia
68%
Which island did Thesus (remember the Minotaur from Greek mythology?) rise to fame in? Crete
68%
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and _____ are the three African countries with Guinea in their names. Equatorial Guinea
68%
Newest country as of 2/16/16? South Sudan
68%
The 2020 Euro UEFA Cup will not be partly held in which of these cities: Baku, Minsk, London, Oslo, Cardiff, Glasgow, Jerusalem or Skopje? Oslo (Surprisingly not Jerusalem)
66%
Sharing an island with Indonesia, this newly independent nation is also the only Asian country that is predominantly Catholic aside from the Philippines. East Timor
63%
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of... Hispaniola
63%
This is the largest city in the Baltics, with around two-thirds of a million people. Riga
61%
Doubly landlocked Asian country... Uzbekistan
61%
What North African city has a name meaning "White House"? Casablanca
58%
The Laotian capital, Vientiane, comes from a word from what language? French
58%
Four Tigers of Asia: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and... (Not an official country) Hong Kong
58%
Nepal is to Himalayas as Andorra is to _______. Pyrenees
58%
Easy question time! The Taj Mahal is in the city of... Agra
55%
Last surviving "Buddhist nation"? Bhutan
55%
Name one of the two most secular countries in Europe. Estonia or Czech Republic
55%
This Romance language is often overlooked and is isolated from the other major Romance languages today. Romanian
53%
There are three distinct capital cities in this country in Africa. Name it. South Africa
53%
The nation of Grenada is named after the Spanish city... Granada
50%
What are the three countries always included in Scandinavia? No and required. Sweden, Norway, Denmark.
50%
Speaking of Romance languages, what is the official language of Andorra? Catalan
47%
_______ surrounds The ______ (Western Africa) Senegal, Gambia
45%
This small, coastal country joined the EU in 2013, the newest as of the making of the quiz. Croatia
42%
Only language isolate spoken in Europe (doesn't have roots) Basque
39%
Belize again: While the official capital is inland, most business takes place in... Belize City
37%
Country where Sofia Vergana came from. Colombia
37%
Greenest city in the world (Europe) Copenhagen
37%
Name them; the hardest to spell will be relaxed. Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
37%
Finnish, Estonian and ____ are the three most widely spoken Finno-Ugric languages. Hungarian
34%
From what region did algebra come from? Middle East
34%
Last question. Stick with me. The once-grand city of _________ is in present-day Somalia. Mogadishu
34%
... Versus European Liechtenstein
32%
Out of four major island groups off the east coast of Africa, which is not a nation but instead a French possession? Reunion (or Réunion if you must)
32%
Name a country with a capital that contains PART of the country name. El Salvador, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Algeria, Tunisia, or Guinea-Bissau.
29%
Country with a name meaning "Resplendent Isle" Sri Lanka
26%
Beijing means "Northern Capital". Which former Chinese capital city means "Southern Capital"? Nanjing
24%
Kanji are ___ words borrowed into ___. Chinese, Japanese
16%
Found only in USA, Venezuela, and Trinidad; another name for a large, natural body of tar or asphalt. Pitch Lake
16%
What does "Libya" mean in Ancient Greek? Africa
13%
Ambergris Caye is found off the shore of Belize. What does "Caye" mean? Reef
13%
The closest language to old English that is definitely not a dialect is the language of: Frisian
3%
The Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, means what in Malay? Muddy River
3%
The lowest point in Africa, in Djibouti, is Lake ______ Assal
0%
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