There should be a way to make a distinction between European country of Georgia and American state of the same name (in English). The answer should probably state something like "Georgia (US)" or something similar.
I don't think ANYONE is guessing that the nation of Georgia has one of the largest GDPs in Europe OR Asia, so it seems pretty unnecessary for this quiz.
Agreed, not to mention the fact that 'richest' is a poor term to describe the countries with the biggest economies. Unless you think, say, India is richer than Switzerland.
I wish we would start using GNP figures for these quizzes. In an increasingly globalised world GDP is increasingly unreliable in demonstrating the wealth and power of countries. It is possible for a nation to see much of the value of what it produces disappear into foreign companies and tax havens.
I don't think standard of living matters so much at this level. Like for example it matters more when talking about average salary or poverty levels, but kind of useless to compare if Jeff Bezos or Carlos Slim can buy more burritos.
When I got down to the last two, I got hung up on trying countries when answers turned out to be states (Georgia, Washington). Hooray for peaches, pecans, peanuts, carpet, apples, timber and technology.
and ca for california, tx for texas, fl for florida, wa for washington, il for illinois, pa for pennsylvania, ga for georgia, oh for ohio, ma for massachusetts and nj for new jersey
Switzerland that makes the list has no more than 7 million.