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Country	Question	Answer	% Correct
Albania	What is the most practiced religion in Albania?	Islam	97%
Bahrain	Which nearby country has a very similar flag to Bahrain?	Qatar	72%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina has only 12 miles of coastline. On which sea is this?	Adriatic Sea	66%
Angola	What is the largest country that has the same official language as Angola?	Brazil	66%
Comoros	Which ocean is Comoros in?	Indian Ocean	66%
Canada	What is the name of the French-speaking province of Canada?	Quebec	66%
Bangladesh	Which major river has its delta in Bangladesh?	River Ganges	66%
Georgia	Which country invaded Georgia in 2008?	Russia	66%
Austria	Which Austrian is known as the 'Father of Psychoanalysis'?	Sigmund Freud	66%
China	Which ancient trade route, named after a Chinese export, connected China to Europe?	Silk Road	66%
Algeria	Algeria has two official languages. Arabic is one of them, what is the other?	Tamazight	66%
Bhutan	What is pictured on Bhutan's flag?	A Dragon	63%
Cambodia	What is the name of the largest religious building in the world, a Buddhist temple located in Cambodia?	Angkor Wat	63%
Brunei	On what island is Brunei located?	Borneo	63%
Bulgaria	Which Eastern European writing system was created in Bulgaria?	Cyrillic	63%
Dominican Republic	What is the name of the island Dominican Republic shares with Haiti?	Hispaniola	63%
East Timor	What country did East Timor gain independence from in 2002?	Indonesia	63%
Barbados	Which famous pop star is a native Barbadian?	Rihanna	63%
Armenia	Which beverage was first brewed in Armenia over 6000 years ago?	Wine	63%
Cape Verde	In 1400, what was the population of Cape Verde?	0	59%
Greece	Greece's capital, Athens, is often called the birthplace of what?	Democracy	59%
Australia	There are two animals on Australia's coat of arms. One is a kangaroo, what is the other?	Emu	59%
Benin	Which neighbouring country is home to Benin City?	Nigeria	59%
Czech Republic	What is not practiced by around 3/4 of the Czech Republic's population - the highest rate in Europe?	Religion	59%
Israel	Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. What it its largest city?	Tel Aviv	59%
Germany	What is the name for Germany's highways, parts of which do not have speed limits?	Autobahn	56%
South Africa	Every country has one, some have two, but South Africa is the only one with three. What is it?	Capital Cities	56%
Ecuador	The Galápagos Islands are located in the west of Ecuador. Who was inspired by the islands to theorize about the origin of species?	Charles Darwin	56%
Botswana	What valuable products are Botswana's biggest export?	Diamonds	56%
Cameroon	Which country colonised Cameroon in 1884?	Germany	56%
North Macedonia	In 2019, Macedonia changed its name to North Macedonia following a dispute with which country?	Greece	56%
Netherlands	What is the Netherlands often incorrectly referred to as?	Holland	56%
Pakistan	What is the second highest mountain in the world, located in Pakistan?	K2	56%
North Korea	Which family has ruled North Korea for the last 3 generations?	Kim	56%
South Sudan	Gaining independence in 2011, South Sudan is the world's _____ country.	Newest	56%
Argentina	Which element does the name Argentina come from?	Silver	56%
Lesotho	What country completely surrounds Lesotho?	South Africa	56%
Djibouti	Which Asian country is just 26km across the sea from Djibouti?	Yemen	56%
Mauritius	What now extinct flightless bird was endemic to Mauritius?	Dodo	53%
Papua New Guinea	What is the only island in the world bigger than New Guinea?	Greenland	53%
Afghanistan	In which mountain range does Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul, lie?	Hindu Kush	53%
Maldives	With an average elevation of 1.5 meters, Maldives is the _____ country.	Lowest	53%
Eswatini	What was the former name of Eswatini?	Swaziland	53%
Cyprus	Which country, aside from the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus, has territory on the island of Cyprus?	United Kingdom	53%
Serbia	Prior to its breakup in the 1990s, what country was Serbia part of?	Yugoslavia	53%
Vatican City	Approximately what percentage of Vatican City's population are immigrants?	100%	50%
Guinea-Bissau	What is Guinea-Bissau's capital city?	Bissau	50%
Romania	Which African country has an almost identical flag to Romania?	Chad	50%
Qatar	Which major sports tournament was held in Qatar in 2022?	FIFA World Cup	50%
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone's capital was founded as a home for former slaves, hence the name ____town.	Free	50%
Fiji	From which country do around 40% of Fijians descend?	India	50%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Kingstown. Which nearby country has a capital with a very similar name?	Jamaica	50%
Singapore	Singapore was expelled from another country in 1965. Which country?	Malaysia	50%
Kenya	Kenyan athletes hold the world record for the men's and women's categories of which type of long-distance race?	Marathon	50%
Iraq	Which historical region was mostly situated in Iraq?	Mesopotamia	50%
Tanzania	What is the highest peak in Africa?	Mount Kilimanjaro	50%
New Zealand	New Zealand is named after the province of Zeeland. What country is Zeeland in?	Netherlands	50%
Nauru	Unfortunately, Nauru has the world's highest rate of this health condition.	Obesity	50%
Poland	Who was the only Polish pope, sovereign from 1978 to 2005?	Pope John Paul II	50%
Bolivia	One of Bolivia's capitals is La Paz. The other is also a French word - what does that word mean in English?	Sugar	50%
Russia	What is the current name of the city of Stalingrad, site of a bloody World War II battle?	Volgograd	50%
Belarus	What does the Belarussian word 'biela' (the country's namesake) mean in English?	White	50%
Saint Lucia	Lots of countries are named after people, but Saint Lucia is the only one of these named after a...	Woman	50%
Federated States of Micronesia	In which war was Micronesia conquered by Japan?	World War II	50%
Kazakhstan	How many countries are bigger than Kazakhstan?	8	47%
Slovenia	Around 3.5% of the ____ mountain range is located in Slovenia.	Alps	47%
Spain	What is the name of the autonomous community in northern Spain and southern France with its own language?	Basque	47%
United Arab Emirates	What is the tallest building in the world, located in Dubai?	Burj Khalifa	47%
Liechtenstein	Along with Uzbekistan, Liechtenstein is one of only two of what type of country?	Double Landlocked	47%
Suriname	Suriname is the only country outside of Europe where which language is spoken by a majority of the population?	Dutch	47%
Norway	Norway is known for which natural glacial landforms?	Fjords	47%
Japan	What is the name of the main island of Japan?	Honshu	47%
Liberia	Who is Liberia's capital city named after?	James Monroe	47%
Indonesia	What is the world's largest lizard, native to Indonesia?	Komodo Dragon	47%
Jamaica	Which Afrocentric religious movement started in Jamaica in the 1930s?	Rastafari	47%
Belgium	Which major international organisation is headquartered in Belgium's capital Brussels?	The European Union	47%
Libya	Libya's capital city is Tripoli. In Greek, what does Tripoli mean?	Three Cities	47%
France	Rivalled by Spain and the United States, France has more of what every year than any other country?	Tourists	47%
Colombia	A person from Colombia is a Colombian. What country, early in its existence, called it people 'Columbians'?	United States	47%
Venezuela	Which Italian city is Venezuela named after?	Venice	47%
Mozambique	Mozambique is the only country in the world with what kind of object on its flag?	A Gun	44%
Ireland	What object is pictured on Ireland's coat of arms?	A Harp	44%
Mexico	What is the name of the long, thin peninsula in the west of Mexico?	Baja California	44%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	The capital of DRC, Kinshasa, lies across a river from another capital city. Which one?	Brazzaville	44%
Tunisia	Which famous rival of ancient Rome was situated in northern Tunisia?	Carthage	44%
Brazil	Brazil has the world's largest population of which religious denomination?	Catholicism	44%
Sri Lanka	What was the colonial name of Sri Lanka?	Ceylon	44%
Tonga	What is the biggest religion in Tonga?	Christianity	44%
Egypt	Who was the last Pharaoh of Egypt?	Cleopatra	44%
Yemen	Which popular beverage was first brewed centuries ago in Yemen?	Coffee	44%
Ivory Coast	What is, as of 1986, Ivory Coast's official name, despite many (including this quiz) using another name?	Côte d'Ivoire	44%
Kosovo	Kosovo has a national map on its flag. What is the only other country in the world to also have this?	Cyprus	44%
South Korea	What 3-letter abbreviation is used to describe the area of land between North and South Korea?	DMZ	44%
Paraguay	Due to its location, Paraguay is often called 'Corazón de América'. What does Corazón mean?	Heart	44%
Saudi Arabia	What is Saudi Arabia's largest port city?	Jeddah	44%
Lebanon	What type of tree is featured on the flag of Lebanon?	Lebanese Cedar	44%
Madagascar	What primate, many of which have ringed tails, are endemic to Madagascar?	Lemurs	44%
Philippines	What is the largest island in the Philippines?	Luzon	44%
Mali	Which 14th century Malian emperor is thought to be one of the wealthiest people ever?	Mansa Musa	44%
Laos	What major river runs along the west of Laos?	Mekong River	44%
Vietnam	What is the most common surname in Vietnam - with some estimates at over one third of the population?	Nguyen	44%
Nigeria	What is the name for Nigeria's film industry?	Nollywood	44%
Ethiopia	Out of all the landlocked countries in the world, what does Ethiopia have the most of?	People	44%
Andorra	Andorra is led by two co-princes. One of these co-princes is the Bishop of Urgell. What position is held by the other?	President of France	44%
São Tomé and Príncipe	What does 'São Tomé' mean in English?	Saint Thomas	44%
Somalia	What is the name of an unrecognised country in northern Somalia?	Somaliland	44%
Oman	What is the title of the leader of Oman?	Sultan	44%
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago lies less than 7 miles from which mainland American country?	Venezuela	44%
Uzbekistan	Which inland sea, formerly the third largest in the world, is now tragically only a tenth of its former size?	Aral Sea	41%
Kiribati	Which other country's currency has official status in Kiribati?	Australia	41%
El Salvador	What was made an official currency in 2021 in El Salvador?	Bitcoin	41%
Ghana	In 1957, Ghana became the first African country south of the Sahara to do what?	Gain Independence	41%
Costa Rica	What did Costa Rica abolish in 1949, becoming one of the only countries to do so?	Its Army	41%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Who is the head of state?	King Charles III	41%
Uganda	Lake Victoria is partially located in Uganda. What is the only freshwater lake in the world larger than Victoria?	Lake Superior	41%
India	Which empire built the Taj Mahal?	Mughal Empire	41%
Guatemala	Which native bird is also the name of Guatemala's currency?	Quetzal	41%
Nepal	Which group of people are known for being elite mountaineers?	Sherpa	41%
Estonia	In 2005, Estonia became the first country to allow citizens to do what over the internet?	Vote	41%
Turkey	What is the name of the main peninsula of Turkey?	Anatolia	38%
Syria	Along with red, white and black stripes, what shape appears twice on the flag of Syria?	A Star	38%
Belize	What was the colonial name of Belize?	British Honduras	38%
Dominica	Who named Dominica?	Christopher Columbus	38%
Panama	Which impenetrable jungle in Panama makes it impossible to drive from North to South America?	Darién Gap	38%
Ukraine	Which major river appears to split Ukraine in two - from east to west?	Dnieper River	38%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe has more official _________ than any other country.	Languages	38%
Monaco	What is the most populated ward of Monaco?	Monte-Carlo	38%
Taiwan	What is the official name of Taiwan?	Republic of China	38%
Samoa	Which constellation is featured on the canton of Samoa's flag?	Southern Cross	38%
Gambia	What word (other than Gambia) uniquely appears in the country's official name?	The	38%
Moldova	What is the name of the separatist region in the east of Moldova?	Transnistria	38%
Peru	What type of institution is San Marcos, the oldest of its kind in the Americas?	University	38%
Sudan	For the first half of the 20th century, Sudan was under joint rule by the United Kingdom and what other country?	Egypt	34%
Iceland	65% of Iceland's energy comes from what source?	Geothermal	34%
Togo	Togo has just 32 miles of coastline on which body of water?	Gulf of Guinea	34%
Marshall Islands	The Marshall Islands has the largest ____-to-land ratio in the world.	Water	34%
Myanmar	What is the largest city in Myanmar?	Yangon	34%
Italy	In what year was the Kingdom of Italy founded?	1861	31%
Thailand	Which fruit native to Thailand is known for its smell?	Durian	31%
Haiti	What was the surname of 'Papa Doc' and 'Baby Doc', father-and-son dictators in the 20th century?	Duvalier	31%
Senegal	For just 3 months in 1960, Senegal was formally unified with another country. Which one?	Mali	31%
Palau	What is the capital city of Palau?	Ngerulmud	31%
Guinea	Which major river has its source in Guinea?	Niger River	31%
Sweden	What does the centigrade system, invented in Sweden, measure?	Temperature	31%
Zambia	What world-famous waterfall is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe?	Victoria Falls	31%
Lithuania	What is the most popular sport in Lithuania?	Basketball	28%
Uruguay	In 2013, Uruguay became the world's first country to legalize recreational use of what product?	Cannabis	28%
Solomon Islands	What type of boat is commonly crafted, often using traditional methods, in the Solomon Islands?	Canoe	28%
Central African Republic	From 1976 to 1979, what was the Central African Republic known as?	Central African Empire	28%
United Kingdom	The UK is responsible for three nearby islands: the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. What is the name for these types of territories?	Crown Dependencies	28%
Luxembourg	Excluding microstates, Luxembourg has the highest of which economic indicator?	GDP per capita	28%
Montenegro	What is a person from Montenegro called?	Montenegrin	28%
Malaysia	What is the name of the passage of water separating mainland Malaysia from Sumatra?	Strait of Malacca	28%
Seychelles	The Seychelles is home to the world's largest population of giant _______, a type of reptile.	Tortoises	28%
San Marino	Which U.S. president was granted honorary citizenship of San Marino?	Abraham Lincoln	25%
Chile	What is the name of the strait separating Chile from Antarctica?	Drake Passage	25%
Vanuatu	Which British island chain was Vanuatu named after during the colonial era?	Hebrides	25%
Croatia	Which Croatian footballer won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award in 2018?	Luka Modrić	25%
Denmark	What major shipping and logistics company is based in Denmark?	Maersk	25%
Hungary	What is Hungary called in its native language?	Magyarország	25%
Bahamas	Which island in the Bahamas is most populated, with over 70% of the population living there?	New Providence	25%
Grenada	Grenada supplies around 40% of what spice?	Nutmeg	25%
Iran	Who founded the Zoroastrian religion in ancient Iran?	Zarathustra	25%
Chad	In the Kanuri language, what is a Chad?	A Lake	22%
United States	What was the last state on the US mainland to join the union?	Arizona	22%
Switzerland	Which socioeconomic index does Switzerland rank top of?	Human Development Index	22%
Tuvalu	Tuvalu has a lower _______ than any other UN member state.	Population	22%
Jordan	What is Jordan's largest coastal city, also the site of a World War I battle?	Aqaba	19%
Nicaragua	What is the name for the currency of Nicaragua, also a Spanish city?	Córdoba	19%
Guyana	What is the name of the region of Guyana claimed by Venezuela?	Essequibo	19%
Kuwait	What is the national bird of Kuwait, featured on stamps and currency?	Falcon	19%
Finland	What was the name of the short-lived war between Nazi Germany and Finland in 1944?	Lapland War	19%
Morocco	Who is the current King of Morocco?	Mohammed VI	19%
Mongolia	In many languages, traditional Mongolian tents are known as yurts. But what are they called in Mongolia?	Ger	16%
Malawi	What plant is Malawi's biggest export?	Tobacco	16%
Burundi	Burundi's population is mostly comprised of three peoples, the Hutu, Tutsi and which other?	Twa	16%
Honduras	What is the meaning of the spanish word 'Honduras' in English?	Depths	13%
Malta	What is the name of the cross featured on Malta's flag and coat of arms?	George Cross	13%
Cuba	What is sold in Coppelia, an establishment founded by Fidel Castro?	Ice Cream	13%
Azerbaijan	What is Azerbaijan's notable landlocked exclave called?	Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic	13%
Gabon	Which organisation did Gabon leave in 1995, only to rejoin in 2016?	OPEC	13%
Equatorial Guinea	What is the name of the mainland region of Equatorial Guinea?	Río Muni	13%
Slovakia	What is the split of Slovakia and the Czech Republic known as?	The Velvet Divorce	13%
Tajikistan	Tajikistan is home to the Nurek ___, the second-tallest in the world.	Dam	9%
Kyrgyzstan	What is the name of an epic poem written in the 18th century, detailing the history of Kyrgyzstan?	Epic of Manas	9%
Portugal	Which Portuguese footballer is known as 'The King'? (Hint: it's not Cristiano Ronaldo!)	Eusébio	9%
Namibia	What is the largest canyon in Africa, located in Namibia?	Fish River Canyon	9%
Republic of the Congo	What is the name of a Brazzaville-based subculture based around wearing stylish clothing?	La Sape	9%
Latvia	What was Latvia's currency before it adopted the Euro in 2014?	Latvian Lats	9%
Rwanda	What is the name of an initiative where able-bodied Rwandans participate in community improvement projects once a month?	Umuganda	9%
Antigua and Barbuda	What is the island of Antigua also known as by the local population?	Waladli	9%
Turkmenistan	Which desert covers most of the country?	Karakum Desert	6%
Burkina Faso	What is the most spoken language in Burkina Faso?	Mooré	6%
Eritrea	What is, ironically, the only legal political party in Eritrea?	People's Front for Democracy and Justice	6%
Mauritania	What geological feature, sometimes called the 'Eye of Africa' lies in the Mauritanian Sahara?	The Richat Structure	6%
Niger	What does the colour orange on the flag of Niger represent?	The Sahara Desert	6%

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