One-Syllable Countries Quiz

Name the five countries that have a one-syllable name.

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Continent	Country
Africa	Chad
Europe	France
Europe	Greece
Asia	Laos
Europe	Spain

Level 83

May 30, 2014

Needs a LOT more time. Also, I know this particular can of fish gets opened up a lot on Jetpunk, but Wales is a country. Might want to clarify with a note that you are looking for sovereign states.

+58

Level 43

Jul 29, 2014

Typically the rule of thumb with Jetpunk country quizzes is that 'countries' refers to those on the Countries of the World quiz. If it is not in that quiz it wont be considered a country in many others, if any.

Level 63

Jul 29, 2014

Also Wales is 2 syllables isnt it? It is to me, (and it is when spoken in a welsh accent). 'Way-uls'.

I also used to pronounce Laos as 'Lay-oss', but that was wrong I guess

Level 76

Jun 30, 2023

Hello sir! Mr. Diphthong here to tell you about diphthongs! In English, many vowel sounds are actually two vowel sounds smushed together into a single syllable. Oil is another example of this. If you say it slowly, it seems like you're saing oi-yuhl. That's a diphthong! Two vowel sounds, one syllable!

Level 31

Jun 19, 2016

Technically Wales is a country, just not a Sovereign country. Regardless it is two syllables.

Level 43

Nov 23, 2016

Wales is a country, yes. However, since Jetpunk is an American website and Wales is not a sovereign state, all featured quizzes use sovereign states interchangebly with countries.

Level 65

Nov 24, 2016

In French, there are two syllabs. The "a" of Laos is not prononced "aw"but "a", like in "cat"

Level 32

Feb 5, 2018

Taiwan is definitely a sovereign state, albeit with limited recognition

+15

Level 45

May 17, 2018

i thought it was lah-os

+12

Level 84

May 16, 2019

"Wales" is one syllable where I'm from in England (like "tales").

Level 18

Sep 12, 2019

In Scotland, we pronounce Wales as one syllable. Not sure about Welsh people, but I'm pretty sure they say it the same.

Level 88

Oct 5, 2019

Q: How many ambassadors are in Cardiff?

A: Exactly.

Level 55

Nov 25, 2020

Laos' s is silent.

Level 55

Nov 25, 2020

Also welsh people don't say "wales".

Level 88

Jun 29, 2021

By this reasoning, Maine belongs here. "States" is actually a more accurate term for sovereign, independent nations. Constitutionally the United States were established as independent entities with a common currency, defense and free trade amongst them, like the European Union with less centralized regulation.

So, pre-Brexit one could futiley argue Maine belonged on the list more than Wales.

Level 53

Aug 28, 2021

@EliotSkyrll No that's how to pronounce the Language Lao, the S of the Country Laos is pronounced.

Level 61

Sep 22, 2023

Only in English. The French, when colonizing bc that's what they do, added a silent "s" at the end bc that's what they do, and then the Anglicized version had it pronounced.

+13

Level 13

Jul 29, 2014

Wales is not a country, the United Kingdom is the name of the country.

Level 23

Jan 14, 2015

Wales isn't an independent country like Scotland. Scotland was fighting for independence form the UK. If it was a country then they wouldn't want to be independent because they would be already. Wales is just like Scotland

Level 31

Jun 19, 2016

The "States" of the UK are called countries. Well England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland isn't really a country yet, its just a... thing

Level 61

Oct 13, 2016

The United Kingdom is a country. It is composed of four constituent countries - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. All four of them are countries, but you can have countries that are parts of other countries.

Level 79

Aug 31, 2017

Not sure that Scotland was 'fighting for independence'. So far is Scotland has a collective consciousness, 'Scotland' had a vote and decided that it didn't want independence. Support for independence in Wales is even lower.

Level 45

Nov 19, 2018

actually kinda similar to how we have 50 states in the US...They are (technically speaking) 50 independent countries in an alliance. OF course, nobody really thinks of it this way, but legally, the states have more rights than the federal government does.

Level 59

Apr 8, 2019

@MyMindWentBlank actually Northern Ireland is a province and Wales was made a constituent country only (relative to the age of the UK) recently

Level 45

Aug 3, 2014

Wales is not a country. It is part of the U.K.

Level 55

Nov 25, 2020

Wales is a country. It is, however, not a sovereign country because it is under the united kingdom

Level 52

Aug 8, 2014

A whale is a fish and it has an h, stupid.

Just kidding.

Also, Laos is pronounced "louse."

Level 57

Aug 15, 2014

A whale isn't even a fish.

Level 62

Jun 18, 2016

In English, it's pronounced with an S.

Level 83

Aug 31, 2016

Having been to Laos multiple times I can assure you that if you are pronouncing the 's' you are doing it wrong. The 's' is only there because the French put it there when they colonised it and they have a bizarre tendency to add unnecessary, silent consonants to words.

Level 85

Nov 23, 2016

The plural "s" is usually silent but not "unnecessary". On the other end, in French, we pronounce all four letters of Laos...

Level 61

Feb 14, 2017

Huh... normally in French they don't pronounce the S at the end of words :D

Level 58

Jan 5, 2021

Isn't it pronounced with a silent 's'

Level 67

Jan 5, 2021

"Lao" is the pronunciation in Laotian. The English pronunciation is "Laos." It's the same as the distinction between "Italia" and "Italy." Neither is wrong, but if you're speaking English, you'd say "Laos."

Level 33

Dec 28, 2014

Wales is not a country, it is a county which is part of the United Kingdom.

Level 31

Jun 19, 2016

Just stop please. Wales is a country. Wales is not a sovereign country. It is not that hard.

"The governments of the United Kingdom and of Wales almost invariably define Wales as a country. The Welsh Government says: "Wales is not a Principality. Although we are joined with England by land, and we are part of Great Britain, Wales is a country in its own right.""

Level 31

Jun 19, 2016

It is also definitely not a county. Wales itself contains 8 counties: Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys and West/South/Mid Glamorgan.

Level 61

Oct 13, 2016

They really like the letter 'W'.

Level 45

Nov 23, 2016

Possums you are very wrong that it's "that simple" because I assure you A Pennsylvania native would say "A country is a sovereign state" so, no it isn't simple. It depends on where a person comes from

Level 78

Oct 15, 2019

Haha Wales is most definitely not a county. It is a country made up of multiple counties.

Level 41

Oct 19, 2015

Wales is an autonomous region of the United Kingdom. Saying Wales is a country is like saying that Porto Rico, French Guyana, Kalingrad and Hong Kong are also countries.

Level 62

Jun 18, 2016

No it isn't. Because Wales is a country. It's not a sovereign state, but it is a constituent country of the UK.

Level 61

Oct 13, 2016

Also they're spelled "Puerto Rico" and "Kaliningrad"

Level 52

Aug 26, 2017

Wales is far more akin to Oregon or Nevada than to Puerto Rico. For example, Wales has about 40 seats up for grabs in parliamentary elections to Westminister, whereas Puertro Rico does not have a single electoral vote in presidential elections. It's also very much part of the mainland of Britain rather than being miles overseas.

Level 74

Sep 20, 2017

Well.... Just to add to the discussion: It's like saying Aruba or the Faroe Islands are countries, which they are. Constituent countries. This is not the case for the others listed, which have various legal statusas in their own right, but generally don't consider themselves countries.

Level 55

Nov 25, 2020

The Constitution of the uk says so

Level 64

Nov 23, 2016

Complaining about a country that arguably is not a sovereign nation, but even then arguably is two syllables... where again will that get you?

Level 62

Feb 5, 2018

to be honest it needs less time finished with 2:00 left

Level 88

Sep 3, 2018

Technically, Wales aren't fish.

Level 39

May 17, 2019

Neither are whales.

Level 88

Jun 29, 2021

.....

Level 88

Oct 5, 2019

Did it in 9 seconds. Maybe expand to 10?

Level 88

Jun 29, 2021

I find it hilarious that this is now 3 minutes. It's kind of the polar opposite result for people who beg for everyone else to be handcuffed to ridiculously short times.

Level 49

Nov 25, 2020

wales isnt sovereign

Level 68

Jan 5, 2021

If Wales is a "country of the world", then Planet Hollywood is a "planet of the Solar system".

Level 71

Jan 5, 2021

It does not need more time. There are only five answers

Level 64

Jan 5, 2021

Is Wales a nation? Yes

Is Wales a distinct region? Yes

Is Wales a country? No

Level 39

Jan 28, 2021

Yes but then there would be so many more countries you could put on world quiz but they’re not sovereign countries

Level 8

Jun 1, 2014

Done in 7 seconds

Level 81

Jul 29, 2014

Second try? If so I got it in 6. Lol.

Level 17

Jan 1, 2016

8 seconds

Level 59

Dec 16, 2022

Second try I got it in three.

Level 80

Jul 30, 2015

I finished before even starting, and I'm 4 years old.

Level 74

Jun 8, 2016

Just born and did it in 1 second

Level 41

Jan 5, 2021

I actually finished before the quiz was even made...

+15

Level 72

Jun 1, 2014

Never would have guessed Laos. For me it's made out of 2 syllables: La-os. BUT English is not my mother tongue, and I just heard how it's pronounced in Wikipedia.

Level 74

Jun 12, 2014

I rejected Laos as a 2-syllable country, and I'm a native English speaker. Borderline, I guess.

Level 31

Aug 9, 2015

I thought two syllables too

Level 61

Feb 14, 2017

I used to pronounce it as two until taking this quiz, but I realized that if you say it quickly you can make it one syllable

Level 43

Jul 29, 2014

Some people pronounce the two halves separately as in 'Lay-os' but I think it is supposed to be pronounced 'louse 'like house or 'lao' cow (silent s).

Level 44

Jul 29, 2014

I think it's confusing because the country rhymes with house, but the people are "lay-oceans"

Level 69

Jul 29, 2014

in Spanish there's no debate cause the rules of syllabe dividing are really straight forward, and Laos would have 2 syllabes

Level 69

Jul 31, 2014

Same for French

Level 59

Nov 21, 2016

And Polish.

Level 65

Dec 15, 2018

And dutch lah-os (not lay-os or louse)

Level 88

Jul 4, 2019

French has spelling rules? Just throw in a ton of consonants you have no intention of pronouncing, that's French's spelling rule.

Level 66

Feb 5, 2022

and Portuguese

Level 45

Aug 3, 2014

I was thinking Laos was two syllables too, but I tried it just in case.

Level 61

Oct 13, 2016

Yeah, even as a native English speaker it's hard to tell if it's one or two syllables. But it's definitely one.

Level 70

Nov 23, 2016

It's pronounced in a way so that it rhymes with "house", (in English), but in Laos, they actually pronounce it with a silent s, so that it rhymes with "how". Either way, it has one syllable, though.

Level 39

Jul 30, 2020

I've always though it was two syllables as well.🤷‍♀️

Level 83

Jul 29, 2014

This is one of those mornings when my brain just isn't working.

Level 31

Jun 19, 2016

I know the feeling. Got Chad and Laos straight away but took me a minute or so to remember Greece, Spain and France.

Level 45

Oct 30, 2023

Looked at the comments and found this one. Thanks.

Level 83

Nov 23, 2016

This afternoon brain is working better. 5/5 with 2:15 left.

Level 75

Jul 29, 2014

Missed Greece. This was harder than I thought it would be.

Level 73

Jul 29, 2014

Way harder than it looks! Only missed Chad but I didn't have any for the first two minutes!

Level 61

Oct 13, 2016

The picture was a dead give away for Chad

Level 52

Mar 21, 2017

If you know the flag of Chad by heart, which most people don't.

Level 72

Aug 6, 2020

Oh, you mean that Romanian flag at the top?

Level 61

Jan 5, 2021

vexillology humor

Level 52

Jul 29, 2014

This is very hard fore one like me whose mother language is very different. Never would have guessed France and Greece. In my language (Finnish) words are pronounced exactly as they are written, so it would have been Fran-ce and Gree-ce. Nice quiz, thanks.

Level 22

Jul 29, 2014

Would you mind saying "even by using his non-fisherman likeness" in finnish please?

Level 22

Jul 29, 2014

pleaaaase

Level 74

Jul 29, 2014

You mean "kalastajamaisuudettomuudellansakaan"?

Level 46

Jul 29, 2014

Laos. Definitely not only one syllable. The fact that you can pronounce it with one syllable doesn't mean you should.

Level 62

Jun 18, 2016

The fact that you don't pronounce it with one syllable doesn't mean you're right.

Level 83

Aug 31, 2016

It rhymes with 'how'.

Level 33

Jul 29, 2014

100% with 0:53 left. Chad had me stumped for a while. I completely didn't see the flag in the picture! -_-

Level 28

Jul 29, 2014

I got Chad and Laos easily. But it wasn't until the final seconds that I focused on the flag and came up with Spain and France. With more time I would've gotten Greece.

Level 85

Jul 29, 2014

Er... that's is the flag of Chad.

Level 44

Sep 14, 2015

Maybe because it looks a little bit like the Andorran flag, which leads to France and Spain as the neighbours.

Level 74

Dec 31, 2016

I thought it was Romania - takes quite a bit of imagination to get that down to one syllable

Level 65

Dec 17, 2019

You can get inspiration from anywhere ;)

(for me it was a lightbulb moment when I got france, then I got greece and spain fairly easy. Before that I was kind of stuck, couldnt think of any other besides chad and laos. Guess I (un)consciously sort of disregarded europe initialy)

Level 22

Jul 29, 2014

Same. Took a full 150 seconds for something in my brain to realize europe actually did have countries with only one syllable, including the one I live in

Level 31

Jun 19, 2016

Its pretty hard though, considering: Español and Française

Level 65

Dec 15, 2018

Française is a french and espanol is spanish. Not France and Spain. That would be France and España

Level 60

Jul 29, 2014

Man, I've been pronouncing UAE wrong forever.

Level 85

Jul 29, 2014

United Arab Emirates, that's eight syllables ;).

Level 65

Dec 17, 2019

It is pronounced just like huawei

Level 85

Jul 29, 2014

I thought Chile was a one-syllable country in English. I've learned something today ^^.

Level 80

Aug 20, 2014

only when proceeded by "Honey"

Level 57

Oct 26, 2015

lol!!!

Level 31

Jun 19, 2016

Yup its Chill-ee. Not like Pile or mile

Level 28

Jul 29, 2014

This is a fantastic quiz

Level 45

Jul 30, 2014

Got them all, and learned that I've been pronouncing "Laos" wrong all these years.

Level 17

Aug 1, 2014

done in 5 seconds

Level 14

Aug 4, 2014

100%, 5 seconds into the quiz

Level 42

Jan 17, 2015

Finished at 2:44 :D

Level 55

Mar 25, 2015

To all the comments about Laos (and Wales, though not one of the answers) being one or two syllables: it has to do with a thing called a dipthong, which is when a vowel has two "parts" but is only one syllable, technically. For example, "boils" ("boy-yulls") or even "I" ("ah-yee") both take two "sounds" to say, but are one syllable each. This is a common thing to have to deal with when singing, since you have to know where to put stress on which part of the word/vowel.

Level 62

Jun 18, 2016

That's not the argument with Laos. Some people pronounce it as two distinct syllables (lay-oss), whereas others pronounce it the same as louse.

Level 88

Jul 4, 2019

You wouldn't pronounce the adjective Lao as Lay-oh, would you? Just curious.

Level 65

Dec 15, 2018

Thank you for this! People saying wales is two syllables because you say way-uls, made me ..well sort of speechless. It is like saying "boys" has two syllables because you say boy-us..house would be how-us etc... because some people stretch words or insert pauzes midword does make them (magically) have two (or more) syllables. I guess abive people would also consider "more" as two syllables mo-

Level 42

Aug 1, 2015

Ez as Pi not to brag or anything, but I am on a roll.

Level 42

Aug 1, 2015

And btw Laos is 1 syllable

Level 78

Oct 26, 2015

According to wikipedia it can be pronounced both in one syllable or two:

/ˈlaʊs/, /ˈlɑː.ɒs/, /ˈlɑː.oʊs/, or /ˈleɪ.ɒs/

Level 65

Dec 15, 2018

Exactly so it probably shouldnt be on the list.

ˈlau̇s, ˈlä-(ˌ)ōs, ˈlā-ˌäs is what I found. So some do pronounce it as one, but many don't. I would exclude it for that reason

Level 63

Jan 25, 2023

I agree, but more so because it's ambiguous, not because of the specific pronunciations themselves. A lot of people do pronounce it as one syllable (myself included), even if there are more pronunciations out there with two syllables than one

Level 28

Nov 19, 2015

I find it weird that Laos is accepted, but not Chile.

Level 69

Dec 11, 2015

Laos is borderline in English, but Chile is very distinctively two syllables. It's a homonym with "chilly", or if you like your spicy little peppers, "chili".

Level 45

Jun 9, 2016

What about Chile ??

Level 62

Jun 18, 2016

How can that be one syllable?

Level 65

Dec 17, 2019

While is one syllable.. (and so is chill ;) )

Level 64

Jun 30, 2016

As in, similar to child?

Level 22

Aug 27, 2016

Got 'em all with 6 sec to spare wooo

Level 83

Aug 31, 2016

There seems to be a lot of confusion over the pronunciation of Laos. It rhymes with 'How'. I can only assume the two-syllable crowd are also thinking that Chairman Mao, far from being a brutal tyrant, was actually something to put on a sandwich.

Level 84

Nov 23, 2016

Not in English: "lɑːoʊs/, /ˈlaʊs/, /ˈlɑːɒs/, or /ˈleɪɒs/"

Level 66

Nov 23, 2016

100+ comments on a five item quiz has to be a ratio record!

Level 64

Nov 23, 2016

I think the real record is the string of 35+ comments above about a non-sovereign nation that has disputably has two syllables.

Level 65

Dec 17, 2019

If people think wales has 2 syllables, do they also think sales and males have 2?

Level 72

Nov 23, 2016

But can you name the capital cities of these countries? Prove it - http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/133711/captial-cities-of-monosyllabic-countries

Level 69

Nov 23, 2016

Not totally sure if Laos only has one syllable

Level 58

Jan 5, 2021

The country is pronounced "Lao" not "Lao-s". The s is silent.

Level 13

Nov 23, 2016

chad

france

greece

laos

spain

Level 66

Nov 24, 2016

Your a mug if you didn't get 5 points.

Kind regards,

Generali Geeks

Level 74

Dec 31, 2016

More of a mug if you don't know the difference between your & you're

Level 53

Nov 24, 2016

0:57 on the clock. Had 4/5 in 45 seconds, but it took me saying almost every Asian country out loud before i got Laos

Level 74

Dec 31, 2016

So is Cyprus in Europe, or what then?

Level 68

Jan 4, 2018

Laos is pronounced La- os not Lous.

Level 70

Feb 5, 2018

It‘s pronounced Lao. For further information watch Geography Now! Laos

Level 58

Jan 5, 2021

Yes! I highly recommend Geography Now for brushing up on your geography knowledge on a certain country.

Level 21

Feb 5, 2018

hhh and 2.52 left

AMAZING

Level 92

Apr 20, 2018

the number of answers here really depends on how drunk you are. pretty sure i sould even make solomon islands one syllable

Level 74

Jun 17, 2018

clever quizz. however it is weird English considers Spain as monosilabe. luckily I remembered sponge and spoon..

Level 65

Dec 15, 2018

How the hell do you guys pronounce laos if it is one syllable? I thought if it (cause was trying to think of all the short names) and immediately dismissed it. Didnt even consider it could be two syllables...

Level 76

Jan 5, 2021

We pronounce it like this: Take the word "lass." Replace its vowel sound with the vowel sound from "how." L-ow-ss. Or, more succinctly, like it rhymes with "house."

Level 43

Dec 16, 2018

I pronounce it L-ow-s

Level 42

May 16, 2019

Never heard of Laos being pronounced with two syllables. Usually its the argument whether the s is silent or not.

Level 63

Jul 6, 2019

I'm Dutch and this is the First time I've EVER heard that Laos is one-syllabal

Level 55

Aug 20, 2019

In Laos, "Laos" is pronounced "Lah-o" and written "Lao". In French it's "Lah-os".

Level 35

Feb 6, 2020

great quiz enjoyed it

Level 59

Apr 11, 2020

in the us, laos is pronounced "laws".

Level 32

Jun 4, 2020

good quiz, but could arguably include wales

finished in 10 seconds

Level 21

Jun 6, 2020

The countries I missed were France and Spain

Level 64

Nov 25, 2020

Wait.. Laos is one syllable??

Thanks anyway!

Level 49

Nov 25, 2020

la-os

Level 64

Jan 4, 2021

Laos?

La-os?

How is this one syllable?

Level 64

Jan 5, 2021

It's pronounced "Louse" (Like blouse)

Level 58

Jan 5, 2021

its ACTUALLY pronounced "LAOW" (like saying "ow" when your hurt)

not "louse"

Level 64

Jan 5, 2021

Correct.

Level 67

Jan 5, 2021

Not correct. "Lao" is the pronunciation in the Lao language (just as it's "Espana" in Spanish). In English, it's "Laos" (just as it's "Spain").

Level 40

Feb 13, 2021

In portuguese, Spain was Espanha and Laos was Laos in portuguese

Level 76

Jan 5, 2021

The "ao" is combined into a single vowel sound, "ow." The end result rhymes with "house."

Level 59

Jan 5, 2021

Just go through Yakko's "Countries of the World" song and check for the answers. All five are in the song.

Level 66

Mar 19, 2021

that's what I did for the last European country. Still took me 2 minutes to figure it out though.

Level 40

Feb 13, 2021

I do his quiz in 6 seconds....but in the second time :/

Level 52

Apr 30, 2021

Absolutely classic. Laos, Chad, and Greece .... no France and Spain ...

Level 91

Dec 23, 2021

I got all of them but the one in Asia... I kept trying Cyprus, because it's the only Asian country I could think of.

Level 55

Aug 27, 2022

First try 8 secs.

Level 65

Jan 25, 2023

It's Laos as in blouse, 1 syllabale. Lao as in cow is common but incorrect, though not offensive to Laotians.

Level 65

Jan 25, 2023

This is for the English name of the country, as opposed to the endonym. We don't use Nihon for Japan or Italia for Italy. So when speaking in Lao, there is no 's', but included is the Lao word for country.

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