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Taiwan Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Taiwan?
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Last updated: May 19, 2020
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First submittedJune 23, 2019
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Capital of Taiwan
Taipei
World's tallest building 2004–2010
(hint: capital + number)
Taipei 101
Type of "tea" that often contains
tapioca balls
Bubble Tea
Country which occupied Taiwan
from 1895–1945
Japan
International body that expelled
Taiwan in 1971
United Nations
Most common religion
(not including folk religions)
Buddhism
Object depicted on Taiwan's flag
The Sun
Highest mountain
Yu Shan
Most popular spectator sport
Baseball
Question
Answer
Sailing due south from Taiwan, what is
the first country you would reach?
Philippines
Currency of Taiwan
New Taiwan Dollar
Official name of Taiwan
Republic of China
Former name of the island of Taiwan
Formosa
Body of water dividing China and Taiwan
Taiwan Strait
Generalissimo who established Taiwan
after fleeing the mainland in 1949
Chiang Kai-Shek
Taiwanese company that makes
iPhones in China
Foxconn
Nickname of the vibrant economies of
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
and South Korea
Four Asian
Tigers
81 Comments
+17
Level 79
Jun 23, 2019
Bubble tea has a formal name which is called "Boba tea".

Kuomintang has an English translation of "Nationalist Party"

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Level 78
Jun 23, 2019
I usually hear it referred to as boba tea, although I did get the answer eventually. I definitely think that boba should be an accepted answer.
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Level 83
Jun 23, 2019
I tried nationalist
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Level ∞
Jun 23, 2019
Boba will work now.
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Level 73
Jun 23, 2019
I agree on the boba tea, that's what I've always seen it called.
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Level 90
Jun 25, 2019
It is almost always referred to as the Nationalist Party.
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Level 78
Aug 27, 2020
I've heard Kuomintang more often than Nationalist Party but then I'm not from the English-speaking world.
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Level 71
Nov 13, 2022
In English it is usually Kuomintang too.
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Level 91
Aug 27, 2020
I wonder what Boba Fett means in Taiwan...
+8
Level 75
Aug 27, 2020
Tea with cheese.
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Level 58
Nov 12, 2022
this is a reply
+5
Level 89
Jun 23, 2019
I put star for the flag question. Guess what the sun is?
+37
Level 87
Jun 23, 2019
I put "thing" for the flag question. Can I get credit for that? It's correct.
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Level 63
Jun 24, 2019
You sneaky little thing, you. :D
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Level 63
Dec 31, 2020
A star.
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Level 81
Jul 12, 2019
I typed "star" instead of "sun" but isn't that technically correct?
+8
Level 69
May 19, 2020
Haha, I guess that's correct but not precise enough.
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Level 81
Nov 12, 2022
seems to be an acceptable type-in, now
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Level 34
Nov 17, 2024
The flag is officially called 青天白日满地红 (blue sky, white sun and a wholly red earth)
+7
Level 30
Jul 22, 2019
According to the United Nations, Taiwan is not a country.
+39
Level ∞
Jul 22, 2019
Writing something down doesn't make it true. According to the constitution of Venezuela, citizens have a right to employment, health care and freedom of expression. In reality, they don't. The United Nations can say whatever they want. They could say that the moon is made of cheese. It doesn't change the reality that Taiwan is an independent country.
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Level 65
Mar 9, 2020
It's not just the UN. Even in Taiwan's constitution it's also sitll a part of China.
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Level 88
May 19, 2020
+Citronnier Taiwan's constitution says that Taiwan is part of China, but that the ROC is the legitimate government. "China" is an entity greater than any party.

Fun fact: Taiwan also holds the original copy of the Treaty of Nanjing, meaning that Taiwan legally owns Hong Kong. But that isn't real, just like whatever the UN says.

+5
Level 65
Jun 4, 2020
but the moon is made of cheese. also it mentions in lots of documents that it's part of chine
+6
Level 59
Aug 27, 2020
China as a region, not as a country. Taiwan claims itself as "the sole legitimate government over Mainland China and Taiwan."
+2
Level 22
Sep 1, 2020
When you asked the official name of Taiwan the first thing that came to mind was Chinese Taipei ngl
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Level 69
Sep 5, 2020
The funny thing is that most Taiwanese would be happy to "relinquish their claim" to the mainland and simply concern themselves with their own independence. And if China simply admitted that a place with its own president, currency, military, immigration, passport, etc. was an independent country and let them live freely, then they could easily court Taiwan into their "diplomatic sphere". Instead, they threaten to "blow up Taiwan" and with their threats drive the majority of the people away from them into the arms of the USA and Japan.
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Level 73
Sep 13, 2021
@Quizmaster To classify things, you need to have clearly defined categories. "Cheese" is a fairly well classified category, however, a country isn't.
+7
Level 42
Oct 28, 2021
Taiwan is absolutely NOT A COUNTRY. It is an inalienable province of CHINA.
+7
Level 52
Mar 26, 2023
This is like South Korea and North Korea refusing to recognize each other as countries.
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Level 69
Dec 29, 2024
THAT WOULD BE A SEVERE WASTE OF THE CAPITAL LETTER SUPPLIES.
+11
Level 78
Jan 17, 2022
@Douglas216 - Weird then that China -- by which I assume you mean the People's Republic of China -- has no governmental control at all there, gets no taxes from them or cut of their GDP, and uses a different currency.
+4
Level 42
Apr 13, 2023
Countries that recognize Taiwan: Belize, Guatemala, Haiti, Vatican City, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuvalu. So we live in a world where it only takes 13 countries to recognize it to become a country? LMFAO If it is a country, why doesn't the US or the United Nations recognize it???
+3
Level 71
Apr 28, 2024
regardless of who recognizes it as independent, it is de facto independent and has been for almost 80 years
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Level 26
Jul 24, 2024
What the 13 countries recognize is the Republic of China, not Taiwan. The Republic of China was established in 1912, not 1949.
+6
Level 81
Nov 12, 2022
yeah, seems pretty well alienated to me
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Level 29
Feb 22, 2023
thanks quizmaster
+15
Level 78
May 19, 2020
It has its own system of government, currency, military, border controls, foreign policy. Saying it is not an independent country is really playing with semantics.
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Level 63
Jan 17, 2025
So does Somaliland, but it's not a country
+4
Level 59
Mar 16, 2022
According to me, Taiwan is part of the African continent which borders the Arctic Ocean. So, there's that.
+2
Level 30
Jul 22, 2019
But good quiz anyways
+1
Level 76
May 19, 2020
Highest mountain? Add 山 :D
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Level 68
May 19, 2020
Shan means mountain and Yu meaning Jade is the name of the mountain, so the question should ask for Yu rather than Shan
+2
Level ∞
May 20, 2020
Fixed, thanks!
+4
Level 77
May 20, 2020
Accept NT or NTD as a type in for currency? Nobody says "that costs 10 dollars" they say "that costs 10 NT".
+1
Level 69
Sep 5, 2020
Agreed. I live in Taiwan, and I entered NTD first.
+3
Level 35
May 20, 2020
Why was the Kuomintang question removed??
+5
Level 74
Jul 4, 2020
Accept Dragons also, as they are also known as
+1
Level 62
Sep 20, 2022
wha-
+3
Level 80
Jul 15, 2020
AAAARRRRGGGGHHH I tried football, soccer, basketball, wrestling, boxing, tennis, table tennis, badminton, taekwondo, fencing, volleyball, hockey, darts, swimming, running, sprinting etc. but forgot BASEBALL!!!!!
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Level 55
Aug 7, 2020
I always come in to these thinking I know nothing about the country but often end up doing well. Thanks for the confidence boost jetpunk!
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Level 71
Aug 27, 2020
The Quizmaster always manages to sneak in a clue that has the country's name for an answer. And I always miss it. And I always feel dumb.
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Level 32
Aug 27, 2020
Cool
+4
Level 76
Aug 27, 2020
Could Kai Shek work for Chiang Kai Shek? Only Chiang works as of now. I know that the Chinese put the family name first but I feel like "Kai Shek" is enough to show that someone knows who the person is.
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Level 73
Feb 9, 2021
A lot more leeway on the spelling in that particular question would be nice.
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Level 43
Apr 20, 2021
Also Chiang Kai Shek (without the hyphen) doesnt work. Which is just brutal lol
+5
Level 77
Dec 15, 2021
punctuation never matters on jetpunk
+19
Level 68
Aug 28, 2020
You won't believe this, but I typed in Taipei followed by every number from 1 to 100, then stopped...
+2
Level 67
Aug 29, 2020
Lol
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Level 46
Nov 20, 2021
Chinese (mainlander) and 16/17 - Not bad!
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Level 46
Nov 20, 2021
Only one I forgot was Foxconn - In China we call it "Fushikang" and I typed in Fujiconn, Fushiconn, Fusconn etc
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Level 66
May 25, 2022
Taiwan is an interesting way to spell "The Real, One and Only, Truly Legitimate Chinese Nation"
+1
Level 45
Sep 16, 2023
repubulic of China, Senatus Republique Sericus
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Level 72
Aug 24, 2022
Why isn't Japan considered one of the tigers?
+8
Level 68
Sep 22, 2022
Because Japan was already an industrial nation before ww2.
+2
Level 46
Oct 26, 2022
i guessed Alishan lmao
+1
Level 44
Nov 2, 2022
Milk tea should probably count for bubble tea as well.
+2
Level ∞
Nov 2, 2022
Okay
+2
Level 66
Nov 12, 2022
Dang, no question about TSMC
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Level 68
Nov 12, 2022
The only reason why I got Yu Shan is because I guessed the currency to be the Yuan.
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Level 56
Nov 12, 2022
Apparently I can't spell Buddhism
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Level 42
Apr 13, 2023
Countries that recognize Taiwan: Belize, Guatemala, Haiti, Vatican City, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuvalu. So we live in a world where it only takes 13 countries to recognize it to become a country? LMFAO If it is a country, why doesn't the US or the United Nations recognize it???
+7
Level 69
Apr 19, 2023
Because they're scared of breaking ties with China, a much more "powerful" country in terms of diplomacy. The United States citizens and government definitely show their support for Taiwan, giving aid, but the official stance is that the People's Republic is the "true" China so that trade relations don't break since the United States are so reliant on Chinese manufacturing. That's why alot of Americans are pushing on the "Made in America" stance, to stop the reliance.
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Level 56
Apr 19, 2023
Perhaps accept "NT" for the currency question since that's what everyone in Taiwan calls it.
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Level 71
Apr 27, 2023
I have been reminded that oftentimes on these quizzes the name of the country ends up being one of the answers for something you wouldn't necessarily expect
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Level 28
Oct 12, 2023
got 14 right :)
+3
Level 56
Jul 23, 2024
What is "Taiwan"?

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+3
Level 55
Jul 25, 2024
Taiwan is certernly not a normal province of China, because it's a f*ing rebel province of China. If Taiwan can be a country, where is Northern Cyprus? Where is Somaliland? Where is Western Sahara? Where are the countless warlords in Syria, Afghanistan,....? Double standard can't make you wiser, seeing what only you like to see brings nothing but blindness.
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Level 69
Nov 21, 2024
Last time I checked Taiwan was at relative stability.
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Level 34
Nov 17, 2024
Interesting fact: of the 193 members of the UN, 146 recognize Palestine and only 13 recognize Taiwan.
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Level 69
Dec 29, 2024
Because countries cant recognize both Chinas.