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Head to Head - Countries #2

We put two countries head to head with each other in a series of stand offs! Can you select the winning country in each scenario?
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First submittedJanuary 31, 2021
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1. Which has land further south?
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Chile reaches 56°30' south while South Africa only reaches only 46°59'
2. Which has the older current president?
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Joe Biden is 81 years old. Xi Jinping is 70.
3. Which has fewer people?
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South Korea has around 52 million, North Korea has about 25 million
4. Which has never hosted either the Summer or Winter Olympics
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Denmark has never hosted an Olympics, while Norway has hosted two winter Olympic Games
5. Which has more bordering countries?
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Austria borders 8 countries, Switzerland borders 5 countries
6. Which has a higher average annual temperature?
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Malta averages 19°C and the Croatia averages 11°C
7. Which of these is in the Caribbean?
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Barbados is in the Caribbean region, Cyprus is in the Mediterranean Sea
8. Which has the longest total land borders?
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Kazakhstan has ~12,000 km, while Algeria around 6,500 km
9. Which is geographically closer to India?
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Iran is around 600 km from India, while Iraq is further away at around 2000 km
10. Which has a demonym ending in -ian?
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Bulgarians are from Bulgaria, Samoans are from Samoa
11. Which country is smallest in area?
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Vatican City is about one fifth the size of Monaco
12. Which is a landlocked country?
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Chad is landlocked in Africa, while Uruguay borders the southern Atlantic Ocean
13. Which country has a higher GDP per capita? (PPP)
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Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of at least $130,000. Kuwait's is just $53,000.
14. Which is part of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)?
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The UK joined in 1949, while Morocco has not joined
15. Which of these is more populated?
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Pakistan has around 242 million people, while Mexico sits at about 129 million
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65 Comments
toowise
+28
Level 78
Jan 31, 2021
I can't believe I got the NATO question wrong. And I live in the UK...*Goes and stands in the corner with a white pointy hat with a D on it, hanging his head in shame*
Stewart
+21
Level 68
Jan 31, 2021
Haha, I'm glad I caught someone out with that one. My hope was that with Brexit and such, people might have thought we left NATO and more :)
SaorAlba
+4
Level 63
Apr 6, 2021
One can hope.
zachazach
+2
Level 40
Dec 26, 2022
I got 14/15

Got the higher temperature one wrong

Good thing I dont have to feel bad cause its the second least guessed

ProfessorTaco567
+6
Level 46
Apr 7, 2021
Well, I'm American and I got the which has the older current president wrong, so I know how you feel.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
May 30, 2021
I thought South Korea's picture was Ireland (minus Northern Ireland) .......... hanging head in sympathy.
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 60
May 31, 2021
I thought North Korea was Pakistan and South Korea was Bangladesh... The shapes are somewhat similar, especially NK and Pakistan...
SouthKorea
+1
Level 48
Sep 25, 2021
what do you mean by saying Bangladesh to my country!!!!!!! OMG
Kenneth3748
+2
Level 53
Mar 10, 2022
North korea nd pakistan look nothing the same, or you could just learn the flags. Those are some of the easiest flags.
TvB
+3
Level 82
Jan 31, 2021
Good quiz. Switzerland borders 5 countries though, not 4.
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Jan 31, 2021
Thanks! Fixed now, forgot about Liechtenstein :)
Swaraelia
+5
Level 48
Apr 13, 2021
Ah sure don't we all
JetPunker180
+1
Level 54
Jan 31, 2021
Nice quiz
FlyingG
+1
Level 69
Jan 31, 2021
I love this series! This better get nominated.
stromae
+3
Level 71
Mar 28, 2021
i could not tell for the life of me what flag and country was next to north korea haha
EvanAviator
+2
Level 59
Oct 1, 2021
how
QRU
+6
Level 74
Apr 6, 2021
I have to come clean: When I finished the quiz 15/15 I yelled out "Suck it, Quizmaster!", but then I saw that he finished it ten seconds faster than me :(
Ghostbuster
+4
Level 90
Apr 6, 2021
I'm pretty sure Barbados is part of Europe.
joeythelemur
+11
Level 83
Apr 7, 2021
Might want to check that...
Canadian114443
+11
Level 45
May 30, 2021
I'm so tired of this argument. Barbados might be European in culture but it is clearly in Asia!!! :P
abracadabrant
+2
Level 53
Oct 18, 2022
LOL no it's an antarctic island smh
Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
Apr 30, 2024
It's part of Fennoscandia! Not Scandinavia!
SWATkun
+3
Level 59
Apr 6, 2021
Stupid me thought the second question asked for which country has her president for the longest... Still shows how far I've to go (╥﹏╥)
MPK93
+2
Level 49
Apr 7, 2021
You're not alone, I had the same thought :D
Fresco3
+1
Level 68
Apr 6, 2021
Got 14/15. But the fact I thought I was looking at the UAE vs Laos for the GDP question kinda threw me off lol
Skycarter
+2
Level 78
Apr 7, 2021
Xi Xingping looks a lot older than he really is.
joeythelemur
+10
Level 83
Apr 7, 2021
Well, Winnie the Pooh was created in 1926, so yeah, getting up there.
JackintheBox
+4
Level 79
Apr 14, 2021
It's Xi Jinping
LackingWisdom
+5
Level 31
Jun 1, 2021
he doesnt deserve to have his name spelt right
Sceptasaur
+1
Level 34
Apr 30, 2024
Cry
TamuAudwodia
+2
Level 66
Apr 7, 2021
Got one wrong, cause for some reason my brain read "temperature" as "elevation". Idk how....
chloecole
+1
Level 40
Apr 14, 2021
all right first try yayy
ducklingpanda1245
+3
Level 53
May 18, 2021
Darn, just missed Olympic games question.
thegoatisgoaty
+2
Level 71
May 24, 2021
Kind of easy but still pretty good. Nice job!
Pharley
+2
Level 73
May 30, 2021
"Vatican City is about five times smaller than Monaco" No, it's about one fifth of the size. Times is bigger.
Stewart
+9
Level 68
May 30, 2021
ok
WashingMachine
+1
Level 68
May 30, 2021
B-but- i thought Cyprus was in the Caribbean!!!11!
JWatson24
+1
Level 71
May 30, 2021
If Cyprus were in the Caribbean, it would certainly solve a lot of issues (or at least JetPunk debates :)
Yayi1
+1
Level 18
May 30, 2021
Cyprus would basically be in North America if it was in the Caribbean.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 69
May 30, 2021
Why is that
EvanAviator
+1
Level 59
Oct 1, 2021
the Caribbean sea is traditionally part of north america
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 60
Feb 13, 2022
TrINiDaD iS In SOutH AmeRICa
Yayi1
+1
Level 18
May 30, 2021
Obviously, North Korea is gonna have fewer population.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Apr 30, 2024
I thought they were hiding some..

(maybe like those plains that do not show up on radar though the coldness of its shadow betrayed it)

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 69
May 30, 2021
10/15, not bad but I made some dumb mistakes
UltraEl1te
+2
Level 37
May 30, 2021
The president question just confused my entire history of Geography, I thought it was trying to say which one was more older in the president position, thats why I chose Xi Jinping. BIDEN HAD JUST STARTED..
jennraven
+4
Level 67
May 31, 2021
Very rough when you don't know flags and country shapes well.

I think those confused about the president question are mostly non native speakers. It would be phrased "which has the longer sitting current president", "which has a current president who has spent longer in office", "which elected their current president first", or something similar. Who is older could only be asking about age.

ItzIngenious
+1
Level 60
Feb 13, 2022
It is asking about age
amgine
+1
Level 66
May 31, 2021
Everyone, I misread xyz as abc. Please now empathize with me and my pointless spam so I feel less bad about my lazy comprehension.
MinecraftFan
+1
Level 19
Nov 30, 2021
I thought Austria was Kazakhstan! *sigh* :(
Mucha02
+1
Level 41
Oct 10, 2023
sorry, what and how?
Cyphe
+1
Level 45
Jan 19, 2022
I cannot believe I got 100% on my first try, I guessed like half of them!
AntonNaboya
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Level 27
May 27, 2022
9/15
WeepingAngel2
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Level 36
Aug 16, 2022
i got all right except for the one about which on is in the caribbean because i mixed up the caribbean and mediterranean
iViri
+2
Level 56
Oct 10, 2022
i misinterpreted the president question
Sceptasaur
+1
Level 34
Apr 30, 2024
Same, thought it meant older duration in office
AndrewAsiutin
+1
Level 20
Dec 25, 2022
Wow, no mistakes
Quizerboi
+1
Level 20
Jan 31, 2023
Got all of them but the Austrian question. But I guessed 50 percent of them.
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 61
Nov 12, 2023
#8 should say "Which has longer total land borders", not "Which has the longest total land borders". It's a comparison, not an absolute; the longest total land borders title belongs to Russia I believe.
Sceptasaur
+1
Level 34
Apr 30, 2024
Suggestion: reduce the time by atleast a minute
AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Apr 30, 2024
I saw the Caribbean question and had a nagging silly pedantic thought that Barbados isn't in the Caribbean, being outside the ring of Lesser Antilles islands forming the limit and geologically separate from those islands as well. Obviously couldn't be Cyprus though so I went with it... Then seeing the explanation afterwards:

"Barbados is in the Caribbean region, Cyprus is in the Mediterranean Sea"

It's like the quizmaker also couldn't quite bring themselves to say that Barbados is in the Caribbean Sea, only the Caribbean "region"! Is the Bahamas in the Caribbean "region"? Florida? Myrtle Beach?

Fun quiz :)

Stewart
+1
Level 68
Apr 30, 2024
The Caribbean region is actually quite well defined. It largely correlates to the Caribbean tectonic plate, as well as the CARICOM intergovernmental organisation. Might be interesting to read the wiki article to learn more ;)
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 75
May 1, 2024
Definitely wise to use "region" rather than "sea" in the explanation. The "sea" is pretty easy to define and usually doesn't include Barbados, whereas the "region" has many many definitions and usually does include Barbados. Plus maybe Bahamas and others.

I in fact live in the epicentre of the Caribbean region (northern Peru ;) and visit family and friends in the Caribbean Sea frequently! I'm sure the wiki article is fascinating, thank you so much for the suggestion ;)

p.s. Genuinely well done for learning about CARICOM - but I challenge you to spend a month in a CC country and hear anyone mention it... ;) Bahamas is a member, you could pop there if you don't want to actually enter the Caribbean Sea ;)

Again, thank you for the learning suggestions ;)

(edited for extra sarcasm)

Wadio
+1
Level 43
Apr 30, 2024
The president question is bit a tricky because xi jiping has more years in power than biden
alexiik444
+1
Level 60
May 3, 2024
no way i got 15/15 on the very frist try
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