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By the Numbers #2 (Geography Edition) - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 121 times
- The average score is 8 of 22
Answer Stats
| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Number of US states | See Wikipedia: “List of states and territories of the United States” | 50 | 90%
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| Number of UN member countries | Plus two non-member observer states: Palestine and Vatican City | 193 | 67%
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| Number of countries in the European Union as of November 2023 | https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/country-profiles_en | 27 | 52%
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| Number of US states whose name starts with C | California, Colorado, Connecticut | 3 | 52%
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| Number of sovereign nations in South America | See Wikipedia: “List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America” | 12 | 48%
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| Number of US states whose name starts with M | Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana | 8 | 42%
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| Number of EU member countries that are technically (geographically) in Asia | Geographically, Cyprus is located in Asia. | 1 | 41%
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| Number of sovereign nations in North America | See Wikipedia: “List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America” | 23 | 36%
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| Number of Australian states | New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia | 6 | 36%
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| Number of islands in the Japan archipelago | See Wikipedia: “List of islands of Japan” | 1425 | 33%
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| Number of sovereign nations in Oceania | Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, F. S. of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu | 14 | 32%
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| Number of Canadian provinces | Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan | 10 | 30%
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| Number of US state capitals whose name contains the English word “city” | Carson City, Nevada; Jefferson City, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Salt Lake City, Utah | 4 | 26%
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| Number of UK locations that have been granted city status (as of November 2022) | 55 in England, eight in Scotland, seven in Wales, and six in Northern Ireland. | 76 | 26%
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| Number of German Länder (states), including “city-states,” as of November 2023 | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia | 16 | 25%
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| Number of negeri (states) in Malaysia | Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu | 13 | 22%
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| Number of French Overseas Departments | French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Réunion and Mayotte | 5 | 19%
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| Number of US states that seceded in 1861 to form the Confederate States of America | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia | 11 | 17%
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| Number of Australian External Territories | Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island | 7 | 17%
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| Number of Hawaiian islands | See Wikipedia: “List of islands of Hawaii” | 137 | 16%
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| Number of republics that are constituent parts of the Russian Federation | See Wikipedia: “Republics of Russia” | 21 | 14%
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| Number of (non-functional) provinces in Taiwan | In 1997, Fuchien Province and Taiwan Province became non-self-governing, and their provincial governments were abolished in 2018. Provincial borders remain for statistical purposes only. | 2 | 13%
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