The World Country Quiz - Statistics

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The average score is 20 of 30

Answer Stats

Country	Question	Answer	% Correct
Burundi	Of 157 countries, Burundi's rank in the 2016 World Happiness report (1=happiest)	157	100%
Eswatini	In what year did the country change its name from Swaziland to Eswatini?	2018	100%
Lesotho	Illness 25% of the adult population had as of 2016	AIDS	100%
New Zealand	Name of the national rugby union team	All Blacks	100%
Brazil	Longest river	Amazon	100%
Venezuela	World's tallest waterfalls	Angel Falls	100%
Georgia	What is the smallest country that borders Georgia?	Armenia	100%
Dominica	Fruit that accounts for more than 40% of the total exports	Banana	100%
Kenya	U.S. President whose father was born in Kenya	Barack Obama	100%
Luxembourg	The province of this country that borders Luxembourg is also called Luxembourg	Belgium	100%
India	Nickname for the Indian film industry	Bollywood	100%
Sierra Leone	Empire it was part of, 1808–1961	British Empire	100%
Bhutan	Most common religion	Buddhism	100%
Myanmar	Alternative name for Myanmar	Burma	100%
Tunisia	Ancient city defeated by Rome in the Punic Wars	Carthage	100%
Sri Lanka	Colonial name of Sri Lanka	Ceylon	100%
Belarus	About 20% of Belarus's farmland was contaminated by this 1986 disaster	Chernobyl	100%
Antigua and Barbuda	What is the most popular sport in Antigua and Barbuda?	Cricket	100%
Cyprus	A person from Italy is called an Italian. What do you call a person from Cyprus?	Cypriot	100%
Denmark	Official language	Danish	100%
Mauritius	Flightless bird that went extinct shortly after it was discovered in the 1600s	Dodo	100%
Netherlands	Official language	Dutch	100%
Cuba	Leader of the Cuban Revolution	Fidel Castro	100%
Burkina Faso	European country that colonized Burkina Faso, 1896–1960	France	100%
Rwanda	Rwanda is the 4th-smallest country on the African mainland. Name one of the three countries that are smaller.	Gambia \| Eswatini \| Djibouti	100%
Kazakhstan	Khan who conquered the region in the 1200s	Genghis Khan	100%
China	What is China's national animal?	Giant Panda	100%
North Macedonia	Country sharing longest border	Greece	100%
Dominican Republic	Only bordering country	Haiti	100%
United States of America	State located entirely on islands	Hawaii	100%
Israel	Official language	Hebrew	100%
Latvia	Most popular sport	Ice Hockey	100%
Sweden	Huge furniture retailer	IKEA	100%
Bahrain	What is the birth country of the greatest number of foreign-born Bahraini residents?	India	100%
Papua New Guinea	The only country that PNG borders	Indonesia	100%
Iraq	Iraq fought a bloody war against this country from 1980-88	Iran	100%
Brunei	Main religion	Islam	100%
Guinea-Bissau	Most common religion	Islam	100%
San Marino	Official language	Italian	100%
Federated States of Micronesia	The Imperial Navy of what country invaded the islands in 1914?	Japan	100%
Poland	Second biggest city / former capital	Kraków	100%
Bolivia	Bolivia and Paraguay are the only American countries that are ...	Landlocked	100%
Senegal	National animal	Lion	100%
Peru	Ancient city that is Peru's most popular tourist attraction	Machu Picchu	100%
Malawi	American pop singer who adopted two children from Malawi	Madonna	100%
Maldives	Capital city	Male	100%
Guatemala	Native civilization known for pyramids, calendars, and writing	Maya	100%
Libya	Which major ocean sea does Libya border?	Mediterranean	100%
Slovenia	First name of Trump's wife	Melania	100%
Italy	Fashion capital	Milan	100%
Ukraine	Smallest (and poorest) country which borders Ukraine	Moldova	100%
Tonga	Tonga is the only country in Oceania to practice what form of government?	Monarchy	100%
Angola	Country that borders Angola to the south	Namibia	100%
Samoa	Independence from this country	New Zealand	100%
Finland	Mobile phone company	Nokia	100%
Spain	"Guernica" painter	Pablo Picasso	100%
Bangladesh	Country from which Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971	Pakistan	100%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Head of state of Saint Kitts and Nevis	Queen Elizabeth II	100%
Colombia	Colombia gets more of this than any country in the world, 324 cm a year	Rain	100%
Costa Rica	Country etymology	Rich Coast	100%
Switzerland	Most famous tennis player	Roger Federer	100%
Hungary	Famous invention of Ernő Rubik	Rubik's Cube	100%
El Salvador	Capital city	San Salvador	100%
Gabon	What island nation can be found 225 kilometers west of Gabon?	São Tomé and Príncipe	100%
Uganda	Currency (a former British coin)	Shilling	100%
Thailand	Former English-language name for Thailand	Siam	100%
Mauritania	In the year of 1981, Mauritania became the last country to abolish what?	Slavery	100%
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan used to be part of what former country from 1922 until 1991?	Soviet Union	100%
Marshall Islands	What country claimed the islands in 1592?	Spain	100%
Ireland	Patron saint	St. Patrick	100%
Eritrea	What country borders Eritrea to the northwest?	Sudan	100%
Australia	Most populous city	Sydney	100%
Egypt	On what river do the vast majority of Egyptians live?	The Nile	100%
Canada	Most-populous city	Toronto	100%
Romania	Historical region of central Romania starting with T	Transylvania	100%
Philippines	Type of natural disaster that struck in 2013	Typhoon	100%
Jamaica	Which Jamaican athlete is the fastest sprinter of all time?	Usain Bolt	100%
Uzbekistan	Official language	Uzbek	100%
Liechtenstein	Only other country that is double-landlocked like Liechtenstein	Uzbekistan	100%
Madagascar	Madagascar's top export - a key ingredient in some ice cream	Vanilla	100%
Vatican City	Capital city	Vatican City	100%
Trinidad and Tobago	Nearest country	Venezuela	100%
Belgium	Food made in grid-shaped irons	Waffle	100%
Turkmenistan	Expensive building material covering a high percentage of the buildings in the capital	White Marble	100%
Nigeria	Most populous city	Lagos	83%
Somalia	What crime did Somalia become famous for in the 21st century? hint: "Captain Phillips"	Piracy	80%
Yemen	Sea to the west	Red Sea	80%
Belize	Type of natural disaster that struck in 1942	Hurricane	75%
Syria	"Caliphate" which controlled a significant amount of territory in Syria during the 2010s	ISIS	75%
Cameroon	Most populous country that Cameroon borders	Nigeria	75%
South Sudan	Currency of South Sudan	Pound	75%
Nauru	Capital city	Yaren	75%
Bulgaria	Sea that borders Bulgaria	Black Sea	67%
Malaysia	Island on which the eastern part of Malaysia is situated	Borneo	67%
Namibia	With what country does Namibia share its longest border?	Botswana	67%
Singapore	Candy that was banned in 1992	Chewing gum	67%
France	Tower built for the 1889 World's Fair	Eiffel Tower	67%
Turkey	What is Turkey's most populous city?	Istanbul	67%
Tanzania	Highest mountain	Kilimanjaro	67%
Serbia	What region unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008?	Kosovo	67%
Mozambique	Large island located about 200 km east of Mozambique	Madagascar	67%
Saudi Arabia	Holiest city	Mecca	67%
Laos	Longest river	Mekong	67%
Liberia	Capital city	Monrovia	67%
Suriname	What country colonized Suriname in 1667 and left in 1975?	Netherlands	67%
Benin	European country that is nearest in size and shape to Benin	Portugal	67%
Slovakia	Ethnic group that includes Slovaks, Serbs and Croats	Slavs	67%
Estonia	Capital City	Tallinn	67%
Qatar	Major event that will be hosted in 2022	World Cup	67%
Greece	Name for this letter: Δ	Delta	60%
Paraguay	To the nearest whole number, the percent of Paraguay's power which comes from hydroelectricity	100	50%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	What is the largest country that borders the DRC? hint: starts with A	Angola	50%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Major peninsula it is situated on	Balkans	50%
Portugal	Country colonized in 1500	Brazil	50%
Austria	Longest river	Danube	50%
Kosovo	Currency used	Euro	50%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The Name "Grenadines" refers to the Spanish City of	Granada	50%
Guyana	Second most common religion	Hinduism	50%
Vanuatu	Which British explorer gave that name to the islands when he landed there?	James Cook	50%
Togo	Put on your thinking cap... name the largest lake in Togo	Lake Togo	50%
Uruguay	Notorious biter	Luis Suárez	50%
Bahamas	Capital city	Nassau	50%
Montenegro	Military alliance joined in 2017	NATO	50%
South Africa	Former president (1994-1999)	Nelson Mandela	50%
Norway	Sea that lies between Norway and Britain	North Sea	50%
Palau	In what continent is Palau located?	Oceania	50%
Kuwait	What is the main export of Kuwait?	Oil	50%
Germany	Munich beer festival	Oktoberfest	50%
Jordan	Ancient city that is Jordan's most popular tourist attraction	Petra	50%
Vietnam	Staple crop	Rice	50%
Kiribati	Former president that shares its surname with a Yugoslavian leader	Teburoro Tito	50%
Indonesia	Indonesia suffered 130,000 deaths from this type of disaster in 2004	Tsunami	50%
Zimbabwe	River that forms the border in the north	Zambezi	50%
Cape Verde	Closest mainland African nation	Senegal	40%
Central African Republic	Capital city	Bangui	33%
United Arab Emirates	Currency	Dirham	33%
Afghanistan	What is the second most populous city in Afghanistan?	Kandahar	33%
Mexico	Currency	Peso	33%
Republic of the Congo	What branch of Christianity does the majority belong to?	Protestantism	33%
Equatorial Guinea	Which country colonized Equatorial Guinea between 1778–1968?	Spain	33%
Croatia	Second largest city	Split	33%
Argentina	Dance that originated in Argentina	Tango	33%
Botswana	Capital city	Gaborone	25%
Solomon Islands	Country to which the island of Bougainville belongs but is part of the Solomon archipelago	Papua New Guinea	25%
United Kingdom	Tallest building	The Shard	25%
Chile	Mountain range that stretches the length of Chile	Andes	0%
Algeria	Mountain range spanning the north of Algeria	Atlas Mountains	0%
Nicaragua	National sport of Nicaragua	Baseball	0%
Morocco	Most populous city	Casablanca	0%
Azerbaijan	Sea on which the capital is located	Caspian Sea	0%
Lebanon	Tree on flag	Cedar	0%
Niger	The average Nigerien woman will have 6.9 of these, the highest rate in the world	Children	0%
East Timor	Most common religion	Christianity	0%
Haiti	Founder of the first European settlement, La Navidad	Christopher Columbus	0%
Andorra	What is the national animal of Andorra	Cow	0%
Czech Republic	Short version of the country name	Czechia	0%
Tajikistan	Capital city	Dushanbe	0%
Guinea	Disease that Guinea suffered a major outbreak from in 2014	Ebola	0%
Ecuador	Line of latitude on which the country lies	Equator	0%
Ethiopia	What country broke away from Ethiopia in 1993?	Eritrea	0%
Honduras	What supposedly falls from the sky over the town of Yoro annually during the "Lluvia de Peces"	Fish	0%
Mali	Official language	French	0%
Gambia	Name of the river that forms the country	Gambia	0%
Mongolia	What major desert is located in Mongolia and China?	Gobi	0%
Iceland	Official language	Icelandic	0%
Ivory Coast	Country whose flag looks very similar to that of the Ivory Coast	Ireland	0%
Pakistan	Second highest mountain in the world, on the border with China	K2	0%
Lithuania	Second biggest city	Kaunas	0%
Seychelles	Which country in mainland Africa is the closest to Seychelles?	Kenya	0%
Russia	Soviet equivalent of the CIA	KGB	0%
Cambodia	What is the official language of Cambodia? (also known as Cambodian - but give us the more common name)	Khmer	0%
Malta	Demonym	Maltese	0%
Panama	Name one of the four countries that has more skyscapers per capita than Panama.	Monaco \| United Arab Emirates \| Singapore \| Qatar	0%
Monaco	Gambling district	Monte Carlo	0%
Comoros	The name "Comoros" derives from the Arabic word qamar. What does it mean? hint: astronomical body	Moon	0%
Japan	Highest mountain	Mount Fuji	0%
Grenada	What is the name of the administrative divisions of Grenada?	Parish	0%
Saint Lucia	National bird	Parrot	0%
Iran	Official language	Persian	0%
Sao Tome and Principe	What is the official language of the country?	Portuguese	0%
Sudan	Sudan has the highest number of this type of ancient structure, even more than its northern neighbour	Pyramid	0%
Nepal	Nepal's flag is the only national flag in the world that is not a ...	Rectangle	0%
Chad	European country whose flag is nearly identical to Chad's	Romania	0%
Moldova	Bordering countries	Romania \| Ukraine	0%
Fiji	Most popular sport	Rugby union	0%
Albania	Name for the country in Albanian	Shqipëri	0%
North Korea	Technically, North Korea is still at war with this country	South Korea	0%
Tuvalu	Nine of these appear on the flag of Tuvalu	Stars	0%
Oman	Title of the Omani monarch	Sultan	0%
South Korea	Korean martial art and Olympic sport	Taekwondo	0%
Taiwan	Object depicted on Taiwan's flag	The Sun	0%
Barbados	From what country did Barbados gain its independence in 1966?	United Kingdom	0%
Ghana	Ghana is the second-leading producer of this edible tuber	Yam	0%
Djibouti	Asian country that is only 20 km away from Djibouti	Yemen	0%
Armenia	Capital city	Yerevan	0%
Zambia	Bordering country whose name also starts with Z	Zimbabwe	0%