Countries that Start with I

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Level 61

Sep 4, 2012

Ivory Coast?

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Level 31

Sep 4, 2012

For some reason, we call it by it's french name, Cote d'Ivoire. Which is actually the name I learned in school, so Jetpunk is following the rules established by the Man.

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Level 50

Sep 9, 2012

I believe the reason we call it Cote d'Ivoire is because that's the country's official name and they prefer to use it over the English version. Of course, we call plenty of other countries by their English rather than native names (Germany and China, for example) so I'm not sure what makes the Ivory Coast special in that regard.

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Level 35

Jan 28, 2013

@Synchronicity

This is because the countries you mentioned don't actively discourage the use of the English name in the same manner in which Cote d'Ivoire does.

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Level 84

Feb 6, 2013

on most quizzes on this site they go with Ivory Coast, though.

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Level 37

Apr 12, 2013

lets all just admit it's purely arbitrary.

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Level 38

Jul 30, 2014

funny, FIFA called them Ivory Coast in this year's World Cup

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Level 75

Oct 19, 2014

No they didn't - it is called Côte d'Ivoire everywhere on www.fifa.com. The reason it is because its government changed the country's name to Côte d'Ivoire back in 1986!

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Level 51

Feb 4, 2015

Its official name is "République de Côte d'Ivoire." So I guess technically, it starts with an R.

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Level 59

May 12, 2016

Replying to Typhon's comment: If Cote D'Ivoire starts with an R, then Micronesia starts with an F.

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Level 45

May 25, 2016

@MyMindWentBlank: Ficronesia?

+15

Level 32

Jun 18, 2016

@KingofQuiz It's the Federated States of Micronesia -_-

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Level 70

Jun 30, 2018

I was there in 1980 (lovely place by the way) and at that time it was called Ivory Coast. It was sometime after that they changed to the French.

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Level 45

May 27, 2019

I just did the M quiz and they denied Micronesia for that reason. Might find the "C" quiz and make sure China isn't accepted...

+1

Level 52

May 11, 2021

wouldnt it start with t then

+1

Level 40

Jul 27, 2022

That's like saying Ireland shouldn't be on this quiz because it is called the Republic of Ireland.

+7

Level 21

Dec 5, 2013

people, just learn cote di'voire!!!!!

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Level 71

Jan 24, 2015

As this quiz is in the English Language then it should be 'Ivory Coast' ..... if not then all other countries should be spelt in their language.

If you prefer Cote d'Ivoire (with circumflex) then I suggest making your own quiz in French.

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Level 73

Jun 15, 2018

Malbaby- Do you also insist on calling Costa Rica "Rich Coast," or Puerto Rico "Rich Port," or Montenegro "Black Mountain," or Ecuador "Equator," or El Salvador "The Savior," or Liechtenstein "Bright Stone," or San Marino "Saint Marin," or Sierra Leone "Lion Mountains," or Trinidad "Trinity," or Argentina "Silver place," or Vermont "Green Mountain," or Los Angeles "The Angels," or San Francisco "Saint Francis"?

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Level 71

Oct 12, 2018

MarlowePl ...... if you point at a map of the world to a UK resident that speaks English and has a good knowledge of Geography they will answer Ecuador, El Salvador, San Marino etc. etc. ..... but most will give Ivory Coast for the Ivory Coast (exception being the most pretentious pedants)

+7

Level 66

Jun 6, 2019

Spot on marlowe!! People saying "they should use the english name" are the ones that are being pedantic. Côte d'ivoire ís the official english title. Ivory coast is just the translated name. And yes in many other cases the official english name for a country is the translated one. But for quite a few it is not. And nobody is btching about those. These arguments to me feel like a small child that is not getting their way, "I want it to be this, so that's what I call it *crosses arms*). Really, call the country by its name and move on. Or atleast be consistent and go complain about all the other countries that havent been translated. (And there are more than the ones mentioned above. I guess côte d'ivoire feels even less english than the others because of the accents/apostrophe. (Or maybe they just dont like spelling it)

(btw this comment is not aimed to anybody in particular, just as a reaction to all the complaining I have seen on this site)

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Level 74

Aug 5, 2020

Funny you bring up the example of a small child. The thing with those is, if you teach them something one way or bring them up in a certain way - e.g. not give them any sweets when they're little - they learn to roll with it and have no problem with it in the future. But if you give a child sweets in the beginning and then stop doing that when they are, say, 6 years old, you'll just create hell for yourself. They'll never accept it. Also, weeding out any of their bad habits later in their lives is much harder than preventing them from the start. It's the same with those countries. Everyone accepts the names they have learned at first and are happy with them (e.g. Costa Rica, Montenegro etc.). Change one well-established country name slightly, and people are less accepting, and will just keep using the name they've "grown up with".

+10

Level 21

Jan 26, 2015

You are forgetting that cote d'Ivoire is ACTUALLY the English name as well, it was changed in the late nineties from Ivory Coast, so that all establishments call it Cote d'Ivoire

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Level 82

Aug 27, 2016

But Timor-Leste is East Timor? And North Korea doesn't call itself "North" Korea - it's the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. I think it shouldnt be about what the country wants to be called, we should use some standard. Like maybe the CIA Factbook - but they say Timor-Leste too.

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Level 35

Oct 26, 2021

DPRK incorrectly recognises itself as the leader of all of Korea and by using that name you end up not recognising the south. East timor is another one of these cases like ivory coast

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Level 33

Jun 15, 2018

I recommend to pre-fill it (with braces)

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Level 45

Dec 12, 2019

For anyone who complains about Ivory Coast now being on this quiz, it is essentially given in the caveats at the top of the quiz.

+2

Level 66

Aug 12, 2021

My anger has turned to shame.

+4

Level 46

Mar 13, 2022

Wow, I was eating popcorn while reading this argument.

+2

Level 40

Sep 23, 2022

Yeah it shouldn't be here since it starts with C. Same as Timor Leste which for some reason is often included in countries starting with E

+9

Level 49

Sep 4, 2012

I usually just put them in pairs to remember; India and Indonesia, Ireland and Iceland, Iran and Iraq, Italy and Israel. makes it easier. :)

+2

Level 78

Oct 30, 2013

I like this! I have started using it!

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Level 57

Jan 29, 2015

In my head that is actually how they came to me. I got the rest of the answers in pairs except for Israel, it doesn't seem to relate!

+7

Level 89

Dec 22, 2015

Italy and Israel are Mediterranean countries, close enough for me.

+4

Level 36

Jan 15, 2016

thank you for the answers

+14

Level 76

May 4, 2016

Cheater.

+1

Level 60

Feb 9, 2017

Exactly how I remember them, too!

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Level 63

Aug 8, 2021

Same! Only now Ivory Coast ruins the pair thing now.

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Level 35

Oct 26, 2021

they sound similar and Israel and Italy were the countries that were forced paired because there was nobody else

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Level 3

Sep 7, 2012

@latesleeper

I don't agree, sorry, Ivory Coast is the correct english name. Then you should call the Netherlands "Nederland", Germany "Deutschland" and Japan "Nippon"....when you are using the english names, then please do so for all the countries.

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Level 66

Sep 10, 2012

Cote d'Ivoire is how the country is referred to in the list of UN members in the English-language section of the UN's website. That list uses the English-language versions for Germany and the Netherlands.

Cote d'Ivoire is hardly the first country to be more referred to by its foreign-language title in English. We rarely hear of The Saviour (El Salvador), Saint Thomas (Sao Tome) or Saint Marinus (San Marino) in their English forms, either.

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Level 33

May 16, 2014

I don't think we can use that list as a reference, since it has "Myanmar", which is apparently taboo on this site. (Just sayin').

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Level 59

Oct 21, 2016

Myanmar is the officially used name on JetPunk.

+1

Level 82

Feb 9, 2017

As of just recently.

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Level 35

Oct 26, 2021

and cote d ivoire activley discourages use of ivory coast but none of the other countries do

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Level 14

Sep 15, 2012

Anyone notice how people almost always get two answers based on their similarity? Same percentage for Iceland and Ireland, and Iran and Iraq.

+2

Level 59

Feb 9, 2017

I barely got Iceland with a second to spare and I got Ireland first, but that may have something to do with me being Irish

+1

Level 74

Aug 5, 2020

Then you are probably an exceptional case. Most people usually forget their own country, country they have lived or have just been to on holiday.

+2

Level 24

Oct 30, 2012

further to comments above, if we're using the anglicised versions of every other country in the world, then Ivory Coast should be included.

+1

Level 84

Feb 6, 2013

Cwej makes a good point.

+1

Level 59

Oct 21, 2016

But other countries don't care if you use the English name. Cote D'Ivoire actively discourages it and therefore Ivory Coast isn't the English name.

+1

Level 52

Apr 29, 2017

Then why do we have Cape Verde instead of Cabo Verde?

+2

Level 67

May 6, 2017

because Ivory coast will only respond to their french name.

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Level 88

May 11, 2017

If a US aircraft carrier anchored in Abidjan's harbor without permission and gave an announcement over the bull beginning with with "Ivory Coast", I imagine they would respond.

+13

Level 52

May 11, 2017

If a US aircraft carrier anchored in my backyard and called me 'Mr Poopy Idiot-Face', I imagine I would respond. Does that make me Mr Poopy Idiot-Face? I hope not.

+1

Level 87

Jan 18, 2019

What the hell do they care? 99% of native English language speakers are going to garble it.

They also don't speak English as a native language. If they so converse with someone in English they have to K ow 1,000s of English words, grammar and syntax ao you'd think high on the list would be how to say their country's name in a new language they're learning.

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Level 57

Apr 28, 2020

then you wouldn't have a dime.

+6

Level 37

Oct 11, 2018

To simsy: But we're not. As other commenters have pointed out, we use Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, San Marino, El Salvador, Montenegro, Ecuador, etc., why so much resistance to using the name "Cote d'Ivoire" that that country prefers? Is it because it is an African country?

+1

Level 44

Jan 5, 2013

got all with 1:02 left.

+1

Level 14

Feb 7, 2013

missed italy and ireland...wow

+1

Level 51

Mar 9, 2013

I think you should change this Cote d'ivory to Ivory coast. Name Ivory coast is used in many quiz in this site (example in soccer quiz's). Its irritating that only one country of 196 should be named by its local language.

+3

Level 89

Nov 18, 2013

But it's not the only one. See Cwej's comment above, and also include Ecuador, Costa Rica, Burkina Faso, Kiribati, etc.

+1

Level 35

Aug 8, 2021

Cwej's comment is not above. You do realize that the order in which you see the comments is not a fixed order (other people will see it in a different order!)

+1

Level 89

Aug 10, 2021

I don't think that's true. The comments have always been shown chronologically. And looking now, there are 2 comments by Cwej above (read: further up the page than) this one.

+1

Level 35

Oct 26, 2021

its the only country that actually cares and all the other countries don't care.

+1

Level 14

Mar 20, 2013

I got all with 1:18 left

+1

Level 17

Mar 29, 2013

got em all w/ 1:19 :D

+1

Level 33

May 11, 2013

100% with 1:44 :D

+1

Level 33

Aug 18, 2021

100% with 1:45 L

+1

Level 46

Sep 19, 2021

100% with 2:45 :D

+1

Level 16

Oct 15, 2013

100% I got india, iceland and Ireland straight away then I couldn't think of any then I remembered Iran and got them all :D

+1

Level 43

May 18, 2017

I was the exact opposite

+1

Level 16

Nov 1, 2013

8/8 with 1:51 left :)

+1

Level 48

May 7, 2021

Same

+1

Level 63

Dec 15, 2013

1:41 left and I wasn't even hurrying. Just seemed really easy

+1

Level 65

Mar 27, 2014

100%, first quiz like this to get 100%, feel proud and like an idiot at the same timeLOL

+3

Level 20

Jun 18, 2014

I did 8/8 but took me a while to get Italy..... :)

+1

Level 36

Jun 20, 2014

Hi mom! *waves*

+1

Level 13

Aug 15, 2014

I may be seven years old but I have a talent. I love this quiz. I had to think it over to

help me figure it out. you know how to make a good quiz.

+2

Level 39

Nov 7, 2021

bruh stfu you are not 7

+7

Level 62

Jan 4, 2015

1:31 left and all correct ... blindfolded ... and using only my feet :^)

+1

Level 43

Jan 24, 2015

Lies

+1

Level 64

Jan 24, 2015

100% with 1:50

+2

Level 42

Nov 11, 2017

all 8 answers in 10 seconds???? yeah ok whatever 1.25 answers a second? it takes about 3 seconds to type Indonesia

+2

Level 75

Jan 7, 2018

No, I did this whole quiz in seven seconds and I know I can do it faster than that.

+1

Level 66

Jan 27, 2015

01:55 left. Ez

+1

Level 66

Nov 8, 2015

01:56*

+2

Level 42

Nov 11, 2017

yeah ok 4 second?? 2 answers a second?? Indonesia takes at last 3 seconds haha

+2

Level 11

Feb 16, 2015

How could i forget india?!

+1

Level 60

Feb 20, 2015

I always use the wording Ivory Coast whenever possible, mostly because they're so insistent on calling it by the French name. Every other country in the world manages so they can too.

+3

Level 76

May 4, 2016

If it were easier to spell we wouldn't give a hoot.

+2

Level 37

Mar 27, 2017

And I hope you get marked wrong every time you do. How DARE you dictate to any country/nation how they should spell their name

and what spelling of it they must accept?

+4

Level 66

May 11, 2017

I agree. The country's called Cote d'Ivoire. Quit whining.

+1

Level 44

Jan 22, 2018

It would make sense for the English translation to be the English name for a country. It's not like we call Germany Deutschland or Poland Polska. They don't have to accept any spelling, and we aren't dictating what's right, it's merely a translation that allows English people to communicate more efficiently.

+1

Level 73

Jan 22, 2018

That is silly. Most countries call other nations by some version of the name in their own language. Surely, you won't insist that Mexicans or other Latin Americans call the United States by its English name. Eustados Unidos will do. Some should be true of the Ivory Coast for English speakers.

+2

Level 74

Feb 14, 2018

divantilya... oh get off your high horse. If that's the case, then quit writing Greece, and write Ellada, or Hellas.

People are just saying what the English version of each country is.

+2

Level 21

Oct 10, 2017

That is the French name. If we want to get technical Finns call their country "Suomi", The Swedes call their country "Svergie", the Norwegians call their country "Norge", Germans call their country "Deutschland" and on and on. So "IVORY COAST" should be one of the answers for English speaking people. Let's get it right there QUIZMASTER.

+2

Level 37

Nov 5, 2017

Or... you could put some effort into memorizing the correct spellings... even if they were all in their native languages.

+1

Level 42

Nov 11, 2017

Ireland in irish is Eire

+1

Level 46

Jan 19, 2018

YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH EIRE!!!!

+2

Level 46

Jan 19, 2018

cote d'ivoire is the name....i know its ivory coast in english, but nobody says the name in english, same as jalapeños thats spanish

+3

Level 46

Jan 19, 2018

besides, nobody complains about costa rica!

+1

Level 27

Mar 7, 2015

how could I forget ITALY?

+1

Level 62

Feb 17, 2018

Same here

+2

Level 24

Jan 19, 2021

pizza

+1

Level 66

Mar 31, 2015

that was about to be well embarrassing, I almost forgot the country I am living in...ooops

+2

Level 16

Feb 16, 2018

Which one? I'm in Ireland

+1

Level 14

May 30, 2015

100% 1:48 let and im 12

+1

Level 61

Jun 9, 2015

i missed indonesia....

+3

Level 14

Dec 1, 2015

Oh how could I forget ISREAL!

+3

Level 52

May 11, 2017

After all, it is real!

+2

Level 37

Sep 20, 2017

I S R A E L !!!

+2

Level 46

Jan 19, 2018

oh how could i forget ______ is real! (please fill in blank)

+1

Level 46

Feb 2, 2018

iran...

+2

Level 16

Feb 23, 2018

*Israel

+1

Level 66

Jan 16, 2016

i am only 8 and got all of them except italy. :(

+1

Level 14

Jan 27, 2016

really, maepug ???

+1

Level 33

Feb 21, 2016

The two i missed were Italy and India. How, I don't really know.

+2

Level 46

Mar 25, 2016

IMHO "Ireland" should be better called "Republic of Ireland" and placed under R. The name Ireland strictly refers to the island comprising both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

+3

Level ∞

May 5, 2016

In that case Mexico would go under U (or perhaps E), and China under P. That would not align with common sense.

+1

Level 39

Aug 8, 2021

Using your logic on this quiz, it should be "Republic of Ireland", because that's what Wikipedia uses as well.

Wikipedia page of "Ireland"=Republic of Ireland

+1

Level 58

Dec 17, 2022

This is factually incorrect. The official name of Ireland is "Ireland". It is frequently referred to as "The Republic of Ireland" for clarity but that's a description, not the official name.

This is somewhat analogous to how the city of New York is often referred to as "New York City" to distinguish it from the state of New York. However the official name of the city is "New York", not "New York City".

+1

Level 47

Apr 15, 2016

very easy

+2

Level 71

May 4, 2016

Whichever way you wash it, Ivory Coast should be allowed in this quiz. In the WIkipedia .............................https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Africa ........... Under the ENGLISH NAME list it is given as Ivory Coast ........ Under DOMESTIC NAMES it is given as ...... Côte d'Ivoire — République de Côte d'Ivoire. As this quiz is in ENGLISH it should be IVORY COAST.

+1

Level ∞

May 5, 2016

What you are asking for is that Ivory Coast be required, not allowed. That seems unfair, considering that we use the name Cote d'Ivoire on every single one of our featured quizzes.

+1

Level 42

Nov 11, 2017

in the world cup they are known as Ivory Coast even on the official score line banners and annoucements

+2

Level 64

Feb 9, 2017

In the 1980s, the President declared the French name of Côte d'Ivoire to be official in every language.

+5

Level 74

Oct 27, 2017

It's not though, in Polish it's: "Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej". We always call it that way :)

+4

Level 71

Jan 18, 2018

How can a President declare that every country must call his country by a certain name? Otherwise China's president might decide to demand every country call China 中国

+3

Level 74

Feb 14, 2018

Malbaby... That is hilarious!!!!

+1

Level 59

May 12, 2016

Funny. I do totally fine on Countries of the World, but I always forget the obvious ones on Countries by Letter quizzes.

+1

Level 46

Feb 2, 2018

same

+1

Level 53

May 30, 2016

Extremely easy

+1

Level 58

Jun 18, 2016

I insist, Myanmar should be called Burma and not Myanmar.

+1

Level 42

Jul 14, 2016

Quickest letter quiz so far for me just all rolled off in my head

+1

Level 55

Jul 14, 2016

I missed Italy :/

+1

Level 68

Aug 27, 2016

But on the countries of the world quiz you have to type Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire isn't even accepted

+1

Level 48

Mar 10, 2017

100% incorrect

+1

Level 59

Jun 12, 2017

But this isn't the Countries of the World quiz!

+1

Level 23

Oct 6, 2016

yeah it is type it like this cote divoire

+1

Level 19

Oct 10, 2016

how on earth have I forgotten Italy, all others done within first 30-60 seconds. As I come to face the fact that I have done all the others so quickly it will be my luck that I cant remember this last one. My brain obviously goes blank and I am now just watching the clock count down.. I start to think of other things, random things beginning with 'I', my brain quickly goes from blank nothingness to overdrive and I cant stop thinking of random things, internet, ice cream... then start to think if this is in Europe I will be really, really annoyed (I am from UK and so have fairly decent knowledge of European maps, flags etc.) Then think if its European and a bit of an unknown obscure one ill let myself off. But no. Italy, these bloody Mario and luigi pizza pasta moustache Italians why the hell could I not remember Italy what is going on

+3

Level 25

Oct 15, 2016

Where's Indiana, Illinois and Iowa? xD

+5

Level 88

Feb 9, 2017

They're all laughing at Idaho.

+3

Level 17

Oct 30, 2016

missed IRELAND and I live there. So IMBARRSED

+4

Level 45

Mar 10, 2017

Not IRate? IRritated? IRredeemable? Maybe INconsolable? INconsistent? Possibly ICky? Or even ITalian?

... Yeah, I ran out of adjectives. No offense meant to Italians!

+1

Level 44

Dec 15, 2016

Got 'em all with 1:41 left

+1

Level 37

Dec 22, 2016

I am so disheartened yes, and enraged whenever I read of attempts to change the spelling of a country to accommodate those who are either too lazy or haughty to learn and memorize the proper spelling of a country's name. How would you appreciate seeing the spelling of your country changed to Los Estados Unidos or Inglaterra simply because its easier for some?

+1

Level 73

May 3, 2018

I do understand the reasoning behind the argument that we should all say the names the way the country themselves says them, but that can be tricky, especialy when the two countries in question don't use the same alphabet or all of the same sounds in their languages.

It's not hard, in this case, to call it Cote d'Ivoire, but not all native-language names transliterate so easily.

I do grant also that some English-language names for places are quite different than what the place calls itself in its native language. But there can be a lot of good reasons for that.

One great example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Germany

+1

Level 31

Jan 8, 2017

Lmao I'm Italian and Italy is the last one I got. How lame

+1

Level 56

Jan 25, 2017

Where is Ivory coast?

+1

Level 66

Feb 9, 2017

This might help:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast#/media/File:Location_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire_AU_Africa.svg

+1

Level 48

Mar 10, 2017

It's in the instructions at the top of the quiz.

+1

Level 46

Jan 28, 2017

Nearly missed India.

+1

Level 51

Feb 9, 2017

What about IVORY COAST??

+2

Level 66

Feb 9, 2017

The country is officially referred to as Cote d'Ivoire. At the UN, and here on Jetpunk...

+1

Level ∞

Feb 9, 2017

Although we are considering changing the name we use to Ivory Coast.

+2

Level 59

Feb 9, 2017

I would suggest keeping it as Cote d'Ivoire. I know it makes people mad, but the government of Cote d'Ivoire has stated that no translation should be used - they want Cote d'Ivoire to be the official name in all languages. Unless I'm mistaken, which I may be.

+2

Level 59

Jun 12, 2017

Interestingly, it's not called Cote d'Ivoire in other European languages: it's Elfenbeinkueste in Germany and Costa de Marfil in Spanish.

+2

Level 74

Oct 27, 2017

And Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej in Polish

+1

Level 64

Feb 9, 2017

Ireland! FFS, how on earth................

+1

Level 39

Feb 9, 2017

Ireland is not a country. that's like saying California is its own country.

+5

Level 61

Feb 9, 2017

Perhaps you mean Northern Ireland.

+7

Level 48

Mar 10, 2017

You've taken this many quizzes and think Ireland isn't a country?

+1

Level 56

Feb 9, 2017

what about ivory coast?

+2

Level 61

Feb 10, 2017

It starts with a C.

+1

Level 71

Feb 9, 2017

It should really be "République de Côte d'Ivoire" since their govt. has stated that is how they want their name to be. As the quiz is in the English language I think Ivory Coast should be used.

+2

Level 37

May 15, 2017

And I think that your name should be changed to L'Enfante Terrible.

How do you like that?

+2

Level 71

Jan 18, 2018

I quite like that!

+1

Level 66

Feb 11, 2017

I missed Indonesia, but in my defense it's early in the morning and I'm still sleepy. I'm actually using quizzes to wake up my brain at work.

+1

Level 17

Feb 16, 2017

First try: 8/8 (I got Ireland with 4 seconds left)

+1

Level 57

Mar 10, 2017

This is the Number 1 quiz of any kind anywhere in the world for making people kick themselves. My father and I randomly discovered this one day before it was even a quiz--he just said there aren't that many "I" countries, and started to name them. It took both of us forever to think of Iran and Iraq, even though here in the states they're both in the news constantly. Everyone else I've ever given this little quiz to has taken forever to come up with one or two that are really obvious (in fact, they're all easy).

+1

Level 42

Jun 9, 2017

Nice and easy

+1

Level 14

Jun 22, 2017

Only 1:26 left I really know my countries

+1

Level 15

Jan 18, 2019

Wow, congratulations. I know every country in the world and their capitals.

+2

Level 41

Apr 18, 2021

I really can't deal with all this embarrassing bragging and competition here in the comments.... :D Makes me feel like schoolkid all over again

+1

Level 16

Aug 11, 2017

100% with 1:35 remaining! :D

+3

Level 33

Aug 18, 2017

Palestinians would be happy to learn that I forgot Israel...

+1

Level 33

Sep 19, 2017

Finished with 1:51 left

+1

Level 84

Oct 5, 2017

name the countries whose countries?

+1

Level 21

Oct 10, 2017

You might want to try putting in "ivory coast".

+1

Level 25

Nov 8, 2017

Geeeeez, I remembered all but Israel. Someone might say it's too small a country to be remembered, but.. I've visited the place 12 times. ha ha!

+1

Level 41

Jan 16, 2018

You can see the countries in pairs

India-Indonesia (Ind-)

Iran-Iraq (Ira-)

Ireland-Iceland (Only difference is R/C)

Italy-Israel (Idk)

+1

Level 71

Jan 18, 2018

Like mixed questions? try Mal's General Knowledge 31 ......here it is

+1

Level 5

Jan 19, 2018

I'm 10 and i got 7/8.

+1

Level 68

Feb 9, 2018

Just noticed the description oddly says "Name the countries whose countries that start with the letter I." No idea how long it has been like that!

+1

Level ∞

Feb 9, 2018

Wow. A long time. Fixed now.

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Level 89

May 1, 2018

Curious as to why you reversed the long-time stand on Cote d'Ivoire?

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Level ∞

May 1, 2018

I've been meaning to for a long time. It all started when Cape Verde decided that their name was going to be "Cabo Verde" in all languages. This forced me to reconsider our naming choices. In almost all cases, we use the colloquial name instead of the official name. Thus "China", not "People's Republic of China", etc... Using Ivory Coast is more consistent with this.

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Level 81

May 9, 2018

Moldova was successful though (in English)

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Level 69

Aug 8, 2018

I was wondering about that. I recall Ivory Coast not appearing on here before.

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Level 37

Apr 24, 2019

Quizmaster: In that case, translate El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Monte Negro, Guatemala, Yemen, Oman and Ecuador into English as well.

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Level 43

Aug 8, 2021

Quizmaster is using the colloquial names, and people don’t commonly refer to Costa Rica as the Rich Coast

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Level 35

May 2, 2018

It's actual name is Cote d'Ivoire (French), but goes by its English name, Ivory Coast

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Level 15

Jan 18, 2019

Yeah ok, but is this website written in French? Didn't think so.

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Level 57

May 3, 2018

What a nice quiz - felt first challenging - but got them all..

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Level 64

May 9, 2018

Isn't there another country whose name starts with "E" in its native language...Eire. (Naturally English is also an 'official' language of that country, but it's fun to think about.)

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Level 15

Jan 18, 2019

Nope

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Level 58

May 10, 2018

Ivory Coast does not start with 'c' in its native language; it starts with 'c' in its official language. The native language of most people in Ivory Coast is not French.

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Level 18

May 16, 2018

Ack! I didn't know of Ivory Coast. I know it as Cote d'Ivore or whatever. sigh*

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Level 38

May 16, 2018

Israel is a country???? Joke of the year...

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Level 15

Jan 18, 2019

Yes, yes it is. It is in the middle east next to Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. So no, it is not a joke actually.

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Level 23

Dec 15, 2019

ok boomer

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Level 63

May 19, 2018

Wow, okay, every single quiz on Jetpunk calls it Cote d'Ivoire, except this one. This is garbage.

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Level 22

Jun 1, 2018

Okay, I was having a meltdown on "WHAT COUNTRY AM I MISSING?" I even tried to cheat and look on Google to see which countries start with I lol. Now I feel stupid.

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Level 73

Jun 15, 2018

It really is funny to see how many people REFUSE to say "Cote d'Ivoire" instead of "Ivory Coast" as though it's some sort of matter of principle, and yet don't complain about Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ecuador, El Salvador, Notre Dame....

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Level 48

Jan 17, 2019

I only say Angeles d'Los

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Level 15

Jan 18, 2019

weird flex but ok

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Level 72

Jul 5, 2018

The quiz comment is totally referring to the Indonesia/Cindonesia debate, right?

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Level 49

Aug 29, 2018

Ireland is an island not a country. Eire or Republic of Ireland is a country.

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Level 23

Dec 15, 2019

Are you the type of person to say the Federated States of Micronesia, the People's Republic of China and the Dominion of Canada..?

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Level 59

May 17, 2021

Looking forward to when they put Finland under S, or Germany under D.

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Level 58

Aug 8, 2021

This is factually incorrect. The official name of the country, in English, is "Ireland". It's in our constitution.

So Ireland is the name of the country and also the name of the island.

When people need to distinguish between the country and the island, they will use the descriptors "Republic of Ireland" or "island of Ireland". This is somewhat analogous to how people say "Washington state" when they need to distinguish from Washington DC, even though the name of the state is "Washington", not "Washington state".

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Level 46

Jul 9, 2022

Ireland is OFFICIALLY called Ireland, not the Republic of Ireland, it is a very common misconception.

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Level 49

Aug 29, 2018

... although I accept that jetpunk is consistent on this... i just forgot.

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Level 43

Sep 22, 2018

I missed Ireland

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Level 77

Feb 11, 2019

Got all but one - manage to forget Italy...

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Level 44

Mar 28, 2019

Spent a minute, or so trying to figure out what country I was missing when I noticed the line in the instructions that stated 'One of these countries has a name that starts with a C in French'. Realised then Cote D'Ivoire must have been changed in this quiz series to Ivory Coast.

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Level 42

Jun 23, 2019

It was really tough. got it with 3 seconds to spare. I was overwhelmed and didn't know how well i'd do.

p.s. Got it with 1m 35s left but just wanted to contrast some of the people excessively bragging

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Level 49

Dec 6, 2019

White privilege be like "iVorY coAsT"

Rest of the world: Côte d'Ivoire

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Level 44

Mar 9, 2020

its good to know both :)

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Level 37

Mar 19, 2020

^ Couldn't agree with you more!

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Level 16

Nov 3, 2022

Even most white people still say "Cote d'Ivoire" which is why I didn't get it

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Level 23

Dec 15, 2019

That awkward moment when you forget Ireland.. and you're Irish.

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Level 66

Feb 29, 2020

i tried Iowa so many times hahahah

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Level 25

Mar 17, 2020

I almost forgot Indonesia but managed to type it with 9 seconds left! Phew!

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Level 41

Apr 13, 2020

would have forgotten ivory coast if i hadn't had the clue stating that the name starts with c in french

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Level 26

May 4, 2020

woo did it in 21 seconds

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Level 60

Oct 1, 2020

I for Irony... I have no soul, have a nice day!

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Level 45

Oct 22, 2020

done in 3 seconds :) 129 wpm

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Level 32

Nov 17, 2020

3 seconds.

ALMOST MISSED INDIA, IRAN AND IRAQ FOR PETE'S SAKE.

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Level 33

Nov 25, 2020

1 second.

I got Israel.

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Level 23

Jan 16, 2021

I just knew almost all comments are about Ivory Coast not being Côte d'Ivoire XD

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Level 32

Feb 28, 2021

This was fun thank you!

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Level 41

Mar 7, 2021

yakko world is great

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Level 50

Mar 9, 2021

I literally missed Ireland, Iran, iraq, Italy, Israel and Ireland.....

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Level 59

May 17, 2021

Dear everyone who is mad about the Ivory Coast / Cote D'ivorie:

1. Do you live in the country?

2. Did you read the quiz description? If not, please do!

3. Have you read the first string of comments?

4. Have you been on any other quiz with Ivory Coast?

If so, feel free to complain.

Just know it won't be acknowledged.

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Level 59

Jun 11, 2021

Got most of them pretty quickly, got stuck on Ivory Coast for a long time and got it with 4 seconds remaining. Surprised because I usually do somewhat poorly on these

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Level 43

Aug 8, 2021

I misread the capital I as a lowercase L and immediately typed in Lesotho as I started the quiz. Then I took a few seconds to process why it wasn't taking it as an answer lol.

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Level 25

Dec 9, 2021

20 levels in 2 days awesome

i have made an account in jetpunk past two days

and now i have 20 levels

if you think i am lying then just move your cursor on the name of my account

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Level 56

Jan 28, 2022

1 month

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Level 56

Jan 28, 2022

i got em all but italy :(

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Level 30

Mar 22, 2022

Got it with 1:42 remaining

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Level 16

May 6, 2022

done 0:52 left

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Level 33

May 31, 2022

Can't believe I forgot my own country (Ireland)

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Level 45

Sep 16, 2022

I Did It

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Level 54

Oct 20, 2022

where is Ingland

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Level 54

Nov 21, 2022

...you serious?

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Level 18

Nov 12, 2022

I only missed israel

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Level 57

Dec 17, 2022

Ivory Coast should not be on this list. Unless we are also changing Spanish names as well:

Rich Coast

The Savior

Equator

etc etc etc

First submitted	June 13, 2012
Times taken	764,549
Average score	77.8%
Rating	4.91