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Can you name a country that fits the given category for each of the questions? Answers change every time you play!
A huge thank you to IAB, Jato3, and CringeDragon for helping come up with questions
A lot of these are based on the United Nations, which don't include certain countries like Vatican City or Taiwan
Using standard JetPunk naming conventions
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First submittedNovember 9, 2019
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Country
in Europe that is 5 letters long
Italy | Malta | Spain
that speaks Chinese (besides China)
Taiwan | Singapore
with exactly 2 time zones
D.R. Congo | Ecuador | Federated States of
Micronesia | Netherlands | Mongolia | Papua
New Guinea | Portugal | South Africa | Spain
with a population of 20,000 or less
Vatican City | Tuvalu | Nauru | Palau
with at least 2 million cases of HIV/AIDS
South Africa | Tanzania | Mozambique | Nigeria | India
whose capital starts with G
Botswana | Guyana | Burundi | Guatemala
With territory in the Pyrenees Mountains
Spain | Andorra | France
with a population between 70 and 100 million
Vietnam | Iran | Turkey | Germany | Thailand
whose capital starts with F
Tuvalu | Sierra Leone
that is part of the Maghreb
Morocco | Algeria | Tunisia | Libya | Mauritania
that speaks German (besides Germany)
Austria | Switzerland | Liechtenstein |
Luxembourg | Belgium
that had 1 million km² of land in the Mongol Empire
(besides Mongolia)
China | Russia | Kazakhstan | Iran
that borders Eswatini
South Africa | Mozambique
with a geothermal energy capacity of 1,000 megawatts or more
United States | Philippines | Indonesia | Mexico |
New Zealand
without an official language by law
Argentina | Australia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Chile | Eritrea | Japan | Mauritius | Mexico |
United Kingdom | United States | Uruguay
that has won at least 5 Eurovision titles
Ireland | Sweden | France | Luxembourg |
United Kingdom | Netherlands
that ranks in the top 5 of the Democracy Index
Norway | New Zealand | Iceland | Sweden | Finland
that starts with Z
Zambia | Zimbabwe
with a difference in elevation of the highest and
lowest points of less than 50 meters
Tuvalu | Maldives | Marshall Islands | Vatican City
that starts with J
Jamaica | Japan | Jordan
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102 Recent Comments
ImAFKPlayz
+2
Level 55
Apr 19, 2021
This may be quite nitpicky or unnecessary, however I think that Uganda should be accepted for the question "countries with 'and' in its name".

I understand what the question was asking - and I wasn't confused - however Uganda was the first answer I put in and it technically contains "and" in the name.

Ug - and - a.

Sorry for possibly wasting your time!

ImAFKPlayz
+1
Level 55
Apr 19, 2021
This would also apply to Rwanda as well. And Poland, Netherlands, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, and any others I missed with "and" in the name.

Also since you said "the word 'and'" in the question, could you possibly reword the question?

"Name a valid country containing the conjunction "and"' or

"Name a valid country that has the word 'and' between two words" or whatever you see fit.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

NINJAQKk
+15
Level 70
Apr 19, 2021
No you're not wasting my time and it's a valid question. However, the question specifies the word "and" while in the countries you just listed, they are simply a set of letters part of a word.
ANeal
+1
Level 38
Apr 26, 2021
can someone please explain what is meant by the question 'has a unique letter'?
NINJAQKk
+1
Level 70
Apr 26, 2021
It means that a country is the only one the ends with a certain letter (ex Bangladesh is unique because no other country ends with the letter H).
BillShields
+5
Level 37
Jul 1, 2021
so how come Australia isn’t an island country of 400,000km or higher?
Purritolegend
+2
Level 43
Apr 19, 2022
Mainland Australia isn’t an island, its a continent
Wolfboy12
+2
Level 48
Oct 17, 2021
I was so confused for a second when I came to the comments but then I realized that the quiz changed every time. And why does the "Name a country within 100 km of Africa but not in Africa" not include Israel when they border Egypt?
joostifant
+3
Level 54
Jan 14, 2022
I also tried Israel, then realised the Sinai peninsula is considered part of Asia.
Charliezard
+1
Level 67
Oct 31, 2021
Does Ivory Coast not have two capitals? It should be accepted for "with at least 2 capitals accepted by Jetpunk."
CaptainUnderpant
+4
Level 81
Nov 10, 2024
Yamoussoukro became the only capital in 1983, Abidjan is still an economic and administrative hub but it isn't the capital and JetPunk only lists Yamoussoukro.
Nestormakhno
+1
Level 79
May 31, 2022
why does zambia have two mega cities and china and india don’t?
db27
+2
Level 93
Jun 18, 2022
The United States isn't at least 5,000 km wide east to west? Nome and Portland (ME) are 6,000 km apart. Yes, that's not due east-west, but there's land in Alaska further west than Nome and land in Maine east of Portland. It has to be that the tip of the Aleutians is more that 5,000 km west of the easternmost point in Maine.
NINJAQKk
+1
Level 70
Jun 19, 2022
Nope, it only reaches to be about 4,500 km wide.
nermah
+7
Level 53
Jul 13, 2022
Why not accept the United States as a country with a capital named after a US president?
IchBinKarotte
+2
Level 38
Jul 16, 2022
Canada borders Denmark and France borders the Netherlands
blizzrd33
+1
Level 81
Dec 3, 2024
Knew I'd find this comment about Canada if I came looking
autoparts2
+1
Level 51
Aug 19, 2022
Great quiz! Easy too.
Rumreisender
+2
Level 47
Oct 26, 2022
whose capital contains its name...Luxemburg is missing
szaaep
+1
Level 20
Oct 27, 2022
countries which capital starts with w is missing austria or is my country the only one that calls the capital in austria wien.
DrWhoFanJ
+3
Level 64
Jan 25, 2025
It’s Vienna in English.
Sirpzu
+1
Level 40
Nov 20, 2022
needs more time
bhbhbh
+5
Level 62
Mar 14, 2023
Surely USA also has a capital named after a US president....
yposty
+1
Level 54
Jul 31, 2023
Agreed, Washington, DC...
TyrHawk
+1
Level 65
Aug 11, 2023
To pile onto this, Washington IS named for Washington, the president, and while the District of Columbia (D.C.) bit is named after Columbus, that shouldn't disqualify it, as-written. So Washington, D.C. should still qualify it for an answer, no? https://www.history.com/news/how-did-washington-d-c-get-its-name

If it's more of an "only named after a U.S. president and no one else at all" sort of thing, that should probably be clarified in the clue.

popshuv
+3
Level 61
Jun 6, 2023
"Kiev" one syllable
DrWhoFanJ
+2
Level 64
Jan 25, 2025
Kyiv.
experimentalskin
+1
Level 55
Jun 19, 2023
how come cape verde doesnt count for "has blue and yellow on flag"?
nromero02
+3
Level 68
Aug 20, 2023
Surely Mexico's capital is within 1500 km of Mexico City...
whysoserious
+1
Level 55
Oct 30, 2023
Says not including India, but India is listed as an answer
sirsemaphore
+1
Level 39
Dec 11, 2023
"with a non-rectangular flag" should accept Vatican City and Switzerland since they are squares
SmartDude123
+6
Level 44
Oct 13, 2024
square are a type of rectangles. Rectangles means 4 side with 4 90 degree angles with opposite sides being parallel and equal lengths.
MCdoesgeography
+1
Level 74
Dec 31, 2023
Kosovo is Muslim majority and in Europe.
Mohorovicic
+1
Level 43
Mar 3, 2024
Once Liechtenstein, several times Liechtenstein
Geominous
+2
Level 58
Mar 13, 2024
Should the capital of USA count as named after a US president? As it is Washington D.C.
ogunir
+1
Level 67
Apr 9, 2024
Maybe let Netherlands or Poland count for countries with the word and in its name
EDF
+1
Level 89
Apr 27, 2024
The capital city of Togo has a one syllable name; Lome.
SirPhilippines
+5
Level 73
Nov 10, 2024
It doesn’t. Lomé has that accent which makes it two syllables, pronounced loh-may.
JJWMol
+2
Level 56
May 9, 2024
The Danube actually flows for a very tiny bit trough Moldovan territory too
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
May 23, 2024
I thought it said "has territory in the Caribbean" and was confused when Cuba was not accepted. Should've read it properly
oldquizzer
+2
Level 53
Jul 12, 2024
I'm happy to be corrected on this, but for a country whose capital is named for a US president, should that also include the USA? Or is Washington DC not named for George Washington. Thanks
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 22, 2024
19/20, never heard of Melanesia
EcceHomo
+2
Level 86
Nov 10, 2024
Therefore this quiz is both entertaining and educative. Excellent.
mf3
+3
Level 90
Nov 10, 2024
Aren't there a bunch more countries with average elevation under 50 meters? Maldives? Marshall Islands? Tuvalu? (just off the top of my head) Maybe after global warming sinks them...
NINJAQKk
+2
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Yes, you are correct. Meant to specify in Europe, apologies.
Donater535
+2
Level 50
Nov 10, 2024
im mad because in this hard quiz more people get all than 19 or less than 19 🤬🤬🤬
Jokk
+3
Level 67
Nov 10, 2024
"with at least 2.8 Nobel laureates per capita".

Assuming that this is supposed to be "per million capita"?

NINJAQKk
+2
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Yes, it's supposed to be per million, thanks for pointing it out.
mf3
+2
Level 90
Nov 10, 2024
Why doesn't Canada qualify as being in N America with only one border? Is it that Denmark thing? I didn't think JetPunk recognized the two countries as bordering in any other quiz.
NINJAQKk
+2
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
I didn't realize the standard was to not count that border. Added it back as a valid option.
db27
+1
Level 93
Nov 10, 2024
“ that borders a country that only borders it” - Senegal? It borders a country (Gambia) that only borders it (Gambia only borders Senegal); the question doesn’t specify that the first country also only has one border. Similarly - North Korea (South Korea), USA (Canada), Indonesia (East Timor and PNG), Italy (San Marino and the Vatican), South Africa (Lesotho), Saudi Arabia (Qatar), Spain (Portugal), Germany (Denmark), Malaysia (Brunei).
NINJAQKk
+2
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Supposed to be worded as "that *only* borders a country that only borders it", thanks for pointing it out.
JamesWycombe
+2
Level 74
Nov 10, 2024
"that borders a country that only borders it"

should also include USA (Canada), North Korea (South Korea) South Africa (Lesotho), Senegal (Gambia) Malaysia (Brunei) and more.

Or the question should be reworded "that ONLY borders a country that only borders it"

NINJAQKk
+1
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Yes, you are right. Fixed it now.
jacoba
+2
Level 62
Nov 10, 2024
The "contains an enclave country" and "surrounds another country questions" are basically the same thing, one should be changed
NINJAQKk
+2
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Oops, thought I removed one of them. Replaced the question now.
WanderingWalrus
+2
Level 82
Nov 10, 2024
Spain is not exclusively in the Iberian peninsula. It also extends to small parts of North Africa
NINJAQKk
+2
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Reworded the question to "with a majority of its territory in the Iberian peninsula" for clarification.
Soccersquid
+1
Level 38
Jan 25, 2025
On that note, Spain is accepted as an answer for within 100km of Africa but not in Africa, however, ceuta is on the continent of Africa and controlled by Spain. Similarly, another commenter mentioned an Italian island which is less than 100km from Tunisia but is not an acceptable answer for the quiz. Additionally, a point on Tiran island, Saudi Arabia is fewer than 100km from a point in Egypt that is not in the Sinai peninsula.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jan 25, 2025
I think that Spain being included is fair enough—even if it has territory in Africa, it's still not an African country.
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 85
Nov 10, 2024
Mali needs to be added for "has at least 10 official languages". Also, I've never seen a JetPunk quiz that counts Palau or Ivory Coast as having two capitals. I'm pretty sure they shouldn't be answers for "with at least 2 capitals accepted by JetPunk".
NINJAQKk
+2
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Mali has been added as a valid answer. JetPunk accepts both Ngerulmud and Melekeok for Palau. Removed Ivory Coast, however, since it doesn't accept Abidjan.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Nov 10, 2024
1:57 used
OfficerDibble
+1
Level 86
Nov 10, 2024
2.8 Nobel laureates per capita?? That's going some!
Dontforget
+3
Level 76
Nov 10, 2024
Why does Canada not count for "In North America that borders only 1 other country"? Most quizzes on this site consider it to only border the US.
NINJAQKk
+3
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
I didn't realize the standard was to not count that border. Added it back as a valid option.
81928128
+1
Level 63
Nov 10, 2024
I tried Sri Lanka and Qatar for the purple flag one - this was how I found out that maroon doesn't count as a shade of purple.
Jiaozira
+2
Level 72
Nov 10, 2024
India is included as an answer for the question of 'countries on the Indian Subcontinent (except India)'.
NINJAQKk
+3
Level 70
Nov 10, 2024
Yep, fixed now. Thanks for pointing it out.
domingocasadof
+1
Level 60
Nov 21, 2024
Didn't Barbados leave the commonwealth recently?
NINJAQKk
+1
Level 70
Nov 21, 2024
It switched away from being a monarchy but is still in the Commonwealth.
Boogum
+2
Level 22
Dec 1, 2024
Is Cuba not greater than two and a half times wider than it is tall?
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 75
Jan 25, 2025
Cuba's is slightly diagonal so I dont think so
aslushieguysfan
+1
Level 46
Dec 9, 2024
what does the question 'that has a land area of over 750,000 km² and no desert' mean? it said that the only correct answers are indonesia, zambia and drc but shouldn't countries like canada and brazil also count?
Smeerbeer
+2
Level 47
Jan 25, 2025
Fun quiz! However I was confused when I saw that the question '...that imports more from Italy than any other country' has multiple answers. Surely 'more than any other country' can only mean one country?
Martinw
+4
Level 48
Jan 25, 2025
He means : " that imports more from Italy than FROM any other country"

The question should indeed be changed to fix this ambiguity.

Majax
+1
Level 53
Jan 25, 2025
I'm French and I had no idea what the Tyrrhenian sea was haha
BBN19
+1
Level 53
Jan 25, 2025
Is Iran not in the BRICS acronym?
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Jan 29, 2025
No
Evenultrapawn
+1
Level 65
Sep 10, 2025
India is
theenforcer22
+1
Level 70
Jan 25, 2025
Full marks for The Robbster.
Snoflakes
+2
Level 73
Jan 25, 2025
I'm finding it very hard to believe the UK had 100 mil in 1900, thereby beating out France and Germany who historically had larger populations even into the late Industrial age... Unless we're counting holdings of the British Empire, in which case I feel you should change the name in the answers
Griffin719
+1
Level 48
Jan 25, 2025
I feel dumb. On the country that ends with "lands" question I wrote Iceland and when it didn't accept it I thought the question was broken. I couldn't think of any lands countries!
ERRORTERNAL1
+1
Level 26
Jan 25, 2025
Is Albania’s flag not 90% red?
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jan 25, 2025
Nice variety of questions! The vowel E question was tricky but seemed obvious in hindsight.
Itacheeesh
+1
Level 54
Jan 27, 2025
Just for info, there's a question that states the EU parliament meets in France, Luxemburg, and Belgium. It's not true, it only meets in Strasbourg, France, in Belgium and luxemburg it's the EU concil, and the EU court of justice
nations12345eat
+1
Level 49
Jan 27, 2025
israel for the question about nukes?
Evenultrapawn
+1
Level 65
Sep 10, 2025
CONFIRMED
nothik
+1
Level 46
Jan 29, 2025
To be fixed: that imports more from Italy than FROM any other country
burgerbreath11
+1
Level 24
Jan 29, 2025
I thought that Russia was communist. Maybe not.
burgerbreath11
+2
Level 24
Jan 29, 2025
I'm stupid.
burgerbreath11
+2
Level 24
Jan 29, 2025
I'm so silly
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Jan 30, 2025
The UK has never had a population over 100 million. According to Wikipedia, the population in 1901 was 38 million.
superfasticarus
+1
Level 37
Jan 31, 2025
why does every quiz have 100 comments? does another comment get deleted every tie there is a new comment?
AzureBlue
+1
Level 46
Feb 3, 2025
Not every quiz. Like my quizzes, Sadly
passiveattack
+1
Level 48
Feb 19, 2025
Got 100% Very fun quiz
Rob27587
+1
Level 75
Apr 1, 2025
St. Croix also contains an X
Ptcairn
+2
Level 68
Jun 10, 2025
Is that a country? Because the title says, "Random Name a Valid Country". St. Croix is only an island in USVI, so real high chance that won't be added.
OwlArm
+1
Level 59
Sep 22, 2025
Indonesia - 5120km east to west and 1,760 north to south, giving a rough north-south to east-west ratio of about 1 to 2.9. Any reason why Indonesia is therefore not included in the "countries over 2.5 ratio" question???
Hamite
+2
Level 35
Nov 17, 2025
THERE IS AN ERROR.

"CITY THAT HOSTED THE SUMMER OLYMPICS MULTIPLE TIMES".

I GUESSED A FEW CITIES, AND THEY WERE WRONG.

TURNS OUT, THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE COUNTRIES, WHILE IT EXPLICITLY ASKS FOR CITIES.

THANK YOU.

Szatan
+1
Level 61
Jan 24, 2026
Shouldn't US be counted as 5000km west to east? Even if you would exclude islands, there's no reason to exclude Alaska.
CoyoteFang17
+1
Level 67
Mar 28, 2026
Curious why Brunei doesn't count for two-word name in Asia. Its official name is "Brunei Darussalam". No?
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