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Countries that are Free from U.S.A.

Users frequently complain that JetPunk is too "U.S. centric". Free yourself from the global hegemon! Try to guess these countries that don't have a U, S, or A anywhere in their name.
Using official Jetpunk English names
Quiz by rg1227
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Last updated: November 17, 2020
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First submittedJuly 15, 2017
Times taken31,031
Average score58.3%
Rating4.81
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North America
Belize
Mexico
South America
Chile
Asia
Yemen
Africa
Benin
Egypt
Morocco
Niger
Togo
Europe
Greece
Montenegro
Oceania
Fiji
+52
Level 67
Jan 22, 2021
Before commenting about a mistake on this quiz, please double check that said country does not have a "U", "S", or "A" first, thanks
+11
Level 47
Jul 15, 2017
How about Sweden?
+152
Level 67
Jul 15, 2017
Do you see the "s"?
+129
Level 77
Nov 17, 2020
how about Weden?
+24
Level 56
Nov 17, 2020
And eden
+9
Level 42
Jan 24, 2021
And Den
+8
Level 60
Jan 28, 2021
and en
+7
Level 51
Jan 29, 2021
and n
+1
Level 42
Feb 7, 2021
And wede and swed
+6
Level 42
Feb 7, 2021
Not swed
+1
Level 51
Apr 14, 2021
little late but you forgot Brunei
+1
Level 60
May 23, 2023
u mean brnei?
+17
Level 55
May 13, 2021
Do you not see the "U"?
+14
Level 55
May 15, 2021
WHAT A COMMENTS SECTION, Here is it summarized in some stats.

Most Liked Comments-

rg1227- 88

ruffytuffy-69

rg1227- 64

biellos- 48

HinesBrothers-43

There are 19 comments with at least 10 likes, meaning that 16.8 percent of the comments have at least 10 likes, and this is definitely one of the top ratios.

The creator, Rg1227 has 7 comments, that total 198 likes, meaning he gets 28.2 likes per comment on average, including an average of 56.7 on just his first three alone.

I'm giving this a 5.00 rating for the comments alone

+4
Level 32
Jun 7, 2021
What about Brnei?
+25
Level 73
Nov 18, 2020
It's funny you said that: I thought the same thing until I had a d'oh moment.
+2
Level 67
Jan 22, 2021
Same!
+36
Level 86
May 31, 2020
Tough quiz, fun idea.
+3
Level 90
Nov 17, 2020
Czech Republic? I know we typically use "Czechia", but its actual name is the Czech Republic.
+77
Level 89
Nov 17, 2020
"Republic" has a "u."
+42
Level 77
Nov 18, 2020
And anyway Czechia has an A
+4
Level 38
Jan 22, 2021
it's actual name is Czechia ... it oficially renamed itself recently
+16
Level 57
Jan 22, 2021
No, we didn't. The Government has adopted "Czechia" as an acceptable substitute to be used in official capacities, in the hopes of making the name more acceptable to tourists, but "Czech Republic" the proper, legal name.
+11
Level 50
Jan 26, 2021
I mean, the official name of many countries isn't what we use, do you say "United Kingdom" or "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" for instance?
+68
Level 75
Nov 17, 2020
Wow, Montenegro what an overperformer you are
+4
Level 30
Jan 22, 2021
I’ve been there before it’s a lovely country.

I went to budva

+12
Level 89
Nov 17, 2020
great quiz! I actually stared at Bolivia wondering why it wasn't being accepted. My brain truly blanked on this one!
+4
Level 85
Nov 17, 2020
Of course, "Togolese Republic" (aka Togo) is in there, but "Republic of the Congo" (aka Congo) is not. :)
+93
Level 67
Nov 17, 2020
If you can find me one person that refers to Togo as "The Togolese Republic", only then I will consider removing it from the quiz lol
+1
Level 69
Nov 18, 2020
Seychelles? Comoros?
+41
Level 71
Nov 18, 2020
Both have the letter S
+16
Level 77
Nov 18, 2020
Cant resist a challenge.

Togo's own website: https://www.republicoftogo.com/

BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14106781

Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Togo

But I take your point, and great idea for a quiz.

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Level 42
Feb 7, 2021
I refer that so remove it.
+1
Level 43
Aug 10, 2021
can you find someone who refers to Congo with Republic of congo?
+5
Level 68
Oct 16, 2021
Me, and also all Jetpunk quizzes that refer to the Republic of the Congo (even if Congo is used as a type-in). It's necessary to call it that to distinguish it from the other Congo.
+1
Level 54
Apr 25, 2022
I call it it republic of the congo or rarely I say regular congo, but we all say drc for the other one
+1
Level 66
May 26, 2022
Most often, saying Congo refers to the larger Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I personally like to use the capital prefixes. Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa, it is the easiest way to separate the two countries in just regular talk in my opinion.
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Level 81
Nov 17, 2020
We can then disqualify also United States of Mexico, Hellenic Republic etc.
+2
Level 66
May 26, 2022
We do this, and the quiz no longer exist.

The only answers that would remaind would be:

- Belize

- Kingdom of Morocco

- Montenegro

All the other countries in this quiz has their full legal name as "Republic of" or "United States of".

+4
Level 85
Nov 17, 2020
Fun idea, well done. 👍
+1
Level 88
Nov 17, 2020
Agreed
+4
Level 88
Nov 17, 2020
My favorite anti-whiner (whinger?) idea for a quiz.
+24
Level 73
Jan 22, 2021
Fair criticism isn't whingeing. Quizzes about world history, for example, usually have more questions about the USA than any other country, even though it's a young nation with relatively little history to its name.
+1
Level 71
Jan 23, 2021
True
+26
Level 77
Nov 17, 2020
So where is the "Countries Free from The United Kingdom" quiz? The USA is not the only country in the world you know.
+23
Level 28
Nov 18, 2020
It says in the description of the quiz that this quiz was made because they find JetPunk to be too "U.S. centric", which quite frankly I agree with. I don't see half as many quizzes about the United Kingdom. If you want to make one, go ahead, though it wouldn't be as hard since not THAT many countries use the letter "K". Also, even if you did make a quiz like this but with the U.K., there aren't just two countries you know. ;) If you wanted this to be "fair" then we need 196 "Countries Free From X" quizzes.
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Level 67
Nov 18, 2020
I made this quiz back in 2017, when I did not know much of JetPunk, so it wasn't made to make a point about US-Centric. It just took 3 years to catch the eye of QM and feature it :)
+4
Level 77
Nov 18, 2020
justinechalifour - we need people with your perceptiveness on this quiz series.
+3
Level 71
Nov 24, 2020
Teachers pet
+4
Level 68
Dec 4, 2020
Surely a joke from Camus?
+1
Level 76
Feb 2, 2021
Yes, and not for the first time. You should read The Myth of Sisyphus.
+6
Level 83
Nov 17, 2020
Good quiz, but not enough time.
+5
Level 73
Nov 18, 2020
Clever idea. Thankful you had the continents listed or I would have wasted time just working my way mentally through each one. I had Mexico and Belize before I even hit the start button. Glad I didn't have to rule out every Caribbean island nation before moving on to South America!
+1
Level 72
Nov 18, 2020
And what happened to Burundi?
+59
Level 73
Nov 18, 2020
It's in Africa, where it has been for a while, happy with it's two U's.
+2
Level 71
Jan 23, 2021
:D Precious!
+4
Level 55
Feb 11, 2021
Not sure about the Happy part. It has internal conflict ya know
+4
Level 69
Nov 18, 2020
That was fun - and rather harder than it looked!
+4
Level 88
Nov 18, 2020
Just wondering, is the official name Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast?
+2
Level 63
Nov 18, 2020
The official English name is Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
+1
Level 49
Jan 21, 2022
Right but a lot of the countries up there's "official name" includes the word "Republic" so
+10
Level 91
Nov 18, 2020
Jetpunk officially uses Ivory Coast.
+7
Level 58
Dec 9, 2020
Even though they shouldn't because Ivory Coast has been asking to be called Cote d'Ivoire by everyone
+2
Level 66
Jan 22, 2021
@qatari a better phrase is jetpunk uses Ivory Coast. Using the word official in that sentence gives the false impression Ivory Coast is the official name (instead of Côte d'Ivoire.)
+3
Level 81
Nov 18, 2020
Not enough time to go through all 196 countries.
+18
Level 73
Nov 18, 2020
Use a different strategy then :)
+1
Level 70
Jan 22, 2021
Just get good :)
+1
Level 17
Nov 21, 2020
came up with belgium, not there, and 2 others. This is not a correct quiz
+34
Level 67
Nov 22, 2020
Last time I checked, Belgium has a "U"
+9
Level 70
Jan 22, 2021
Lol think before you type dude.
+1
Level 42
Jan 25, 2021
Hahahaha....I'd love to hear the 2 other you came up with that make this quiz incorrect since belgiUm is the only example you could give!
+2
Level 74
Jan 13, 2022
One of the ones he came up with was the United States.
+1
Level 54
Apr 25, 2022
true though
+13
Level 69
Nov 23, 2020
This anti-complainy quiz has more complaints than most, and on sketchier grounds than most!
+19
Level 71
Dec 30, 2020
Too Africa-centric.

(Don't think you could completely escape these kinds of comments :)

+1
Level 74
Jan 22, 2021
Excellent idea! Thoroughly enjoyed taking this quiz, but for the shortage of time. My brain needs more time to gel and slip through the furniture of my mind. Another couple of minutes would be appreciated.
+2
Level 56
Jan 22, 2021
In all other quizzes referring to Africa you accept Congo so why not this one?
+5
Level 44
Jan 22, 2021
The quiz says it only uses official Jetpunk English names. Just like how on most quizzes, UK is accepted for United Kingdom or Czechia is accepted for Czech Republic, Congo is accepted for both the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but Congo is not the official Jetpunk English name for either of those countries.
+2
Level 54
Apr 25, 2022
because the actual name is republic of the congo thats like saying oh papua new guinea doesnt have an a and a U because a type in is png.
+7
Level 73
Jan 22, 2021
too USA-centric
+1
Level 47
Jan 22, 2021
Why was the first country I thought of Ukraine??
+5
Level 75
Jan 22, 2021
Don't know. Please tell us.
+1
Level 54
Apr 25, 2022
hmm I wonder why even though this comment was a year ago
+2
Level 43
Jan 22, 2021
congo?

dr congo?

+4
Level 76
Jan 22, 2021
In the CotW, they are listed as Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo, respectively. Each "Republic" contains a U.
+7
Level 70
Jan 22, 2021
It was harder than it looked and missed Montenegro like most people. I cannot believe how many people have queried why certain countries have been omitted from the list despite clearly having either a U, S or A in them. I couldn't understand why a couple of my efforts were not accepted but realised that I must have been wrong, which I was
+2
Level 61
Jan 22, 2021
how about peru?
+6
Level 76
Jan 22, 2021
Peru and USA
+5
Level 56
Jan 22, 2021
What I liked about this quiz is it was a fun way to acknowledge that many feel JetPunk is too US centric.Love Jetpunk but this is true. Sport is a particularly frustrating section as nobody outside the US has any idea about the NBA, NFL, Baseball. Still the best quiz site out there though.

As for the quiz itself, a good idea but a lot of flaws as already pointed out.

+1
Level 75
Jan 24, 2021
idk i feel like many people outside the us are interested in american sports
+1
Level 66
May 19, 2021
Basketball is popular all over Europe, ice hockey as well (although mostly in cold countries). Baseball is big in Japan (chortle) and a lot of Latin America. American Football is followed all over the place - they even play NFL games in Europe.

The old "US sports are only popular in the US" cliché is, well, just a cliché these days.

(I'm not American in any sense of the word.)

+1
Level 74
Jan 13, 2022
Aren't quizzes on this site usually featured once they've been nominated by a whole bunch of users? Wouldn't that just mean that the majority of quiz takers tend to want those types of quizzes? Complaining about this site being too American is... anti-democratic!
+2
Level 46
Jan 22, 2021
Congo...
+5
Level 71
Jan 22, 2021
DemocrAtic RepUblic of the Congo

RepUblic of the Congo

Those are the official names and show up as such even when Congo is typed in as an answer.

+1
Level 54
Apr 25, 2022
its called republic of the congo
+2
Level 36
Jan 22, 2021
wow lastige maar leuke quiz, ik had alleen chili, marokko, griekanland en montenegro
+1
Level 71
Jan 22, 2021
Excellent quiz, very tough. And very cheeky :D! Loved it.
+5
Level 60
Jan 22, 2021
Too Non-U.S.A centric.
+4
Level 50
Jan 22, 2021
Dang. Entire quiz is centered around USA. Way too USA, centric
+1
Level 60
Jan 22, 2021
I just love this quiz! Hard, but the only one I didn't guess was Egypt.
+1
Level 44
Jan 22, 2021
Surprisingly difficult but I love the concept so creative!
+1
Level 38
Jan 22, 2021
what about phillippines
+4
Level 42
Jan 22, 2021
There is an S in that
+2
Level 42
Dec 18, 2021
He's historyman0, he thinks only of history.
+1
Level 65
Dec 27, 2021
He's turnbacktwo, he turns it back to the present
+14
Level 68
Jan 22, 2021
I love how all of the comments from people claiming you missed a country have to use 'u' 's' or 'a' to spell the country that you apparently missed.
+6
Level 71
Jan 23, 2021
It's bloody well hilarious reading these comments. I loved one saying "What about Burundi?" and someone answered (I'm paraphrasing) "It's happily in Africa where it's always been, along with its two "U"s."
+2
Level 58
Jan 22, 2021
can you make the quiz longer, like more time
+1
Level 78
Jan 22, 2021
Made many of the same errors others have already identified above, but what about Cote d'Ivoire? I have seen the French version of the country's name used often in other quizzes, or have the standards shifted?
+1
Level 67
Jan 22, 2021
JetPunk officially recognizes the country as "Ivory Coast" although I personally call it the Cote d'Ivoire
+1
Level 66
Jan 22, 2021
Congo? And it could use some more time imo.
+1
Level 63
Oct 3, 2022
jetpunk never uses "congo" alone since two countries claim this name
+1
Level 45
Jan 22, 2021
Russia and Republic of the Congo both have at least 1 u, s, or a.
+2
Level 55
Jan 22, 2021
It's hilarious how many people here spell a country and dont realize that it has U S A
+1
Level 68
Jan 23, 2021
Comoros?
+2
Level 42
Jan 24, 2021
S at the end.
+1
Level 75
Jan 24, 2021
maybe more time?
+1
Level 63
Jan 24, 2021
Fun one

Thanks!

+1
Level 42
Jan 25, 2021
The most entertaining comments of every quiz I've read! hahaha. Every complainer about it being 'incorrect' lists a country that does not qualify!
+1
Level 37
Jan 25, 2021
what about congo
+1
Level 75
Sep 19, 2021
repUblic of the congo

democrAtic repUblic of the congo

+1
Level 55
Jan 25, 2021
Too U, S, and A Centric
+1
Level 38
Jan 28, 2021
PERU??????
+9
Level 67
Jan 28, 2021
Literally... sigh
+1
Level 64
Apr 14, 2021
P

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UUUUUUUUUUUUU

+1
Level 54
Apr 25, 2022
theres a U
+10
Level 68
Jan 28, 2021
I would rate this quiz 5 stars for the comments alone.
+3
Level 74
Jan 29, 2021
lmao it's just too good
+3
Level 74
Jan 29, 2021
Excellent quiz rg! A very creative idea, not to mention some of the best comments on a quiz I have ever seen lol
+2
Level 29
Feb 22, 2021
what about the usa???
+2
Level 42
Feb 25, 2021
You are missing USA, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Austria,
+1
Level 42
Feb 25, 2021
Etc
+1
Level 69
Apr 19, 2023
no
+9
Level 55
Mar 9, 2021
Nice quiz, but still very US-centric. Please remove the U, S, and A's from the title, description, caveats, and header cells.
+6
Level 75
May 19, 2021
Contrie tht re free from ...

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+3
Level 60
Mar 19, 2021
What about Comoro, Sdi rbi, and North Kore?
+4
Level 75
Sep 19, 2021
Sdi rbi has an S
+1
Level 74
Jan 13, 2022
Ha! What a wonderful observation.
+3
Level 64
Jun 3, 2021
Why are the people in this comment section just so... dumb?

it takes like maybe 5 seconds to check and see if it has a 'U', 'S', or an 'A'....

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Level 42
Dec 18, 2021
At first, I was thinking HISTORY-WISE (So I put the Philippines and Cuba). Me being the dumb person who doesn't read EVERYTHING in the rules, asking myself "Why doesn't it work?"... Read the rules again, and was like "OOOhhhhhh that's why!". Got most of them.
+1
Level 45
Jun 12, 2021
i was just thinking jetpunk is so USA centric when I saw this quiz thanks fbi agent (guess I'm USA centric myself sigh)
+2
Level 69
Jul 10, 2021
Glad to see a quiz not involving the US... oh wait it's in the title... and the caveats... and you think about the USA through the whole thing. You subtly tricked us, nicely played
+1
Level 47
Aug 11, 2021
Which there was more time on the quiz
+1
Level 69
Sep 17, 2021
The irony of Mexico being one of the countries in the anti-

USA quiz

+1
Level 62
Nov 1, 2021
Kosovo
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Level 56
Nov 13, 2021
Read that again but slowly
+1
Level 67
Mar 28, 2022
Koovo
+1
Level 64
Dec 23, 2021
Nicely done. I really enjoyed this one. Thanks!
+1
Level 67
Dec 23, 2021
Great quiz. Very clever. I enjoyed it.
+2
Level 69
Dec 30, 2021
Didn't Jetpunk prefer Côte d'Ivoire over Ivory Coast?
+1
Level 58
Sep 2, 2022
Using official Jetpunk ENGLISH names. Jetpunk accept both names and the answer is displayed often as the english one.
+1
Level 70
Aug 22, 2022
As someone who's not American I can honestly say who cares if it's "US Centric".
+2
Level 58
Sep 2, 2022
It's jaw-dropping how many people commented "How about" and than a country that clearly contains U, S or A. Laughed hard on this comment section and I feel for poor rg1227 for being notified about it.
+2
Level 67
Sep 3, 2022
Probably the most entertaining comment section on the entire site lol
+1
Level 72
Oct 14, 2022
It would be interesting to do the opposite- what countries are the most USA-centric. WIthout thinking too hard, Sudan, Palau, and Nauru are 60% USA
+1
Level 66
Dec 13, 2022
Congo
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Level 21
Jan 31, 2023
I am very proud to say I actually got Montenegro after guessing Kosovo and realizing it had an s so I did the countries around it.
+1
Level 50
Mar 8, 2023
what about usa