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Country Confusion

Some countries have similar names. Can you tell them apart?
Quiz by Djinsasa
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Last updated: October 29, 2023
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First submittedApril 15, 2021
Times taken31,619
Average score86.7%
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1. Which one has the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Iraq
Iran
2. Which one has a higher population?
Niger
Nigeria
3. Which one is NOT in Africa?
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Papua New Guinea
4. Which one has the kangaroos?
Austria
Australia
5. Which one borders the Mediterranean Sea?
Slovakia
Slovenia
6. Which one is landlocked?
Paraguay
Uruguay
7. Kinshasa is the capital of ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
8. Which one is in South America?
Ghana
Guyana
9. Which one has volcanoes?
Iceland
Ireland
10. Which one is in the Sahara Desert?
Malawi
Mali
11. Which one shares an island with Haiti?
Dominica
Dominican Republic
12. Which one is further East?
Oman
Yemen
13. Which one is nearly surrounded by Senegal?
Gambia
Zambia
14. Which one has a higher elevation?
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
15. Which one is NOT a monarchy?
Bahrain
Benin
Bhutan
Brunei
22 Comments
+6
Level 78
Oct 11, 2023
Way easy five points!
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Level 77
Oct 11, 2023
I think that's the quickest I've ever finished a quiz. [Exception: Countries that start with Q]
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Level 79
Oct 11, 2023
Love the image for this one. Why does Slovakia/Slovenia question ask about Mediterranean and not just Adriatic? Also it should say "Which of these borders" not "Which of the borders."
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Level 62
Oct 29, 2023
What's wrong with the mediterranean?
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Level 80
Oct 11, 2023
Good questions overall but I felt that the 'mate' on the Australian question was a bit cringeworthy.
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Level 85
Oct 12, 2023
Meh.
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Level 75
Oct 12, 2023
Easy - many of these are countries with similar-ish names, but rarely confused with each other.
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Level 73
Dec 5, 2023
I assumed Mauritania and Mauritius would make an appearance. But we all know what "assume" does.
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Level 31
Dec 5, 2023
Yes true
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Level 65
Dec 5, 2023
this was a blast. great test.
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Level 65
Dec 5, 2023
Senegal is in fact the only country that surrounds the Gambia
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Level 31
Dec 5, 2023
I think they meant also including the Atlantic Ocean. It’s not like Lesotho, which is completely land locked by South Africa.
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Level 53
Dec 5, 2023
The way I got the Iraq river one is because of the bible.
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Level 21
Dec 5, 2023
I got a new level! Level 20
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Level 56
Dec 5, 2023
Ugh, I misread the Austria/Australia question, lol.
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Level 47
Dec 5, 2023
Scored 13/15 and only beat 32% of quiz-takers. Absolute fiends on this website lol
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Level 31
Dec 5, 2023
I scored 100% first try
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Level 71
Dec 5, 2023
Great quiz! Well-chosen pairs and distinguishing features. It's easy if you have some familiarity with the countries of the world, of course, as most regular Jetpunkers do; but these are in fact often confused by non-geography-enthusiasts, and there is space for quizzes of different difficulties here.

I might add Sweden and Switzerland.

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Level 46
Dec 5, 2023
I get my East and Wests misidentified but i can tell my right and lefts even though i am ambidextrous
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Level 65
Dec 5, 2023
I SWEAR THAT SAID WHICH ONE IS IN AFRICA
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Level 72
Dec 6, 2023
I'm surprised that the Tigris/Euphrates question is the most missed. Those two are notorious, c'mon. Mesopotamia, anyone?
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Level 18
Dec 7, 2023
Exactly! Where's our ancient history knowledge???