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Countries by a Single Clue #7

Can you name the country that corresponds to each clue?
Answer must correspond to yellow box!
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Last updated: April 1, 2020
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First submittedMay 15, 2017
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Clue
Country
Where the Renaissance began
Italy
The only country whose name starts with Q
Qatar
Re-established diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 2015
Cuba
Smallest of the Benelux countries
Luxembourg
Its national oil company has been estimated to be worth between 1 and 10 trillion dollars
Saudi Arabia
Its major cities include Marrakesh, Tangier, and Agadir
Morocco
Has about the same number of horses as people
Mongolia
The British helped to create this country with the Balfour Declaration
Israel
Home to the Mayan ruins of Tikal
Guatemala
Its capital city is Accra
Ghana
The largest country in Melanesia
Papua New Guinea
Thought to be where coffee beans originated
Ethiopia
This country, starting with the letter E, has the world's highest murder rate
El Salvador
Where the Danube River meets the Black Sea
Romania
Central American country that abolished its military in 1949
Costa Rica
Northernmost of the former Yugoslav republics
Slovenia
The first country to make Christianity a state religion (301 AD)
Armenia
Its largest city was formerly known as Rangoon
Myanmar
Island country that was controlled by Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Moors,
Normans, Spanish, Knights Hospitaller, French, and British
Malta
Borders six countries, including Nigeria, Rep. of the Congo, and Chad
Cameroon
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Level 71
May 15, 2017
These are HARD!!!!

I've never even heard of Melanesia.

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Level 63
Jul 17, 2017
Me neither. Melanesia forms one of three areas of Oceania (the other two being Micronesia and Polynesia).
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Level 72
Sep 15, 2020
and Australasia
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Level 84
Oct 19, 2017
You should ask your dermatologist about that.
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Level 65
Oct 19, 2017
Wow, even though she's the first lady?
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Level 77
Nov 17, 2020
That's Melania
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Level 78
May 15, 2017
I couldn't figure out why "Yangon" wasn't the correct answer. Why does it happen all the time?
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Level 59
Oct 18, 2017
Because you're called Sillie...? ;-)
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Level 83
May 15, 2017
Wikipedia: "no direct evidence has ever been found indicating where in Africa coffee grew or who among the natives might have used it as a stimulant or known about it there earlier than the seventeenth century."
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Level 73
Oct 18, 2017
Hence the key phrase: "thought to be"
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Level 83
Oct 18, 2017
That key phrase makes every answer right, because the person who typed it in "thought [it] to be" correct.
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Level 50
Jan 3, 2021
The legend of coffee originating in Ethiopia after being discovered by a goat herder is pretty popular though. It's also endorsed by the National Coffee Association USA :)
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Level 76
May 15, 2017
For the Danube question, I'd consider both Romania and Ukraine correct, as both countries contain parts of the Danube delta.
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Level ∞
May 15, 2017
Okay
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Level 57
Oct 23, 2020
It still doesn't list Ukraine as an answer (Even though you do get it right when typing it)
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Level 75
May 15, 2017
This is a great series!
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Level 60
May 16, 2017
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Level 60
May 16, 2017
Once again I equal 2.5% of the test takers. Good night.
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Level 67
May 21, 2017
Ran out of time! Again!
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Level 84
Oct 18, 2017
Easy
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Level 76
Oct 18, 2017
If you liked this series try my Countries By a Single Word quiz. https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/97423/countries-by-a-single-word
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Level 56
Apr 1, 2020
Update the answer of the murder rate question to El Salvador please
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Level ∞
Apr 1, 2020
Done
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Level 72
Jan 31, 2021
What was it before?
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Level 52
Dec 29, 2020
Malta has enough history. They don't need no more! They should give some of their history to South Sudan - they could really use it.
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Level 56
Dec 26, 2022
why's "Yemen" a Type-in for "Ethiopia"
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Level 56
Dec 26, 2022
and why is ukriane a type in for romania