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Country Name Etymology
Given the etymology of the country's name in English, the country's native language, and a foreign language, give the internationally recognized name of the country in English. It goes from Easy to Hard per column
Not all countries are sovereign states- ie Hong Kong, Puerto Rico
Some Countries used more than once
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| First submitted | February 13, 2016 |
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13 Comments
TheQuizzler
+3
Level 64
Feb 15, 2016
Awesome quiz!
Chestnuthare
+3
Level 65
Feb 15, 2016
Thanks! If you don't mind saying, were some of them a little too hard?
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Apr 13, 2021
A lot of them were very hard, but it's fun to learn things and this is an interesting subject, so I didn't mind that I had no idea what the answer was for like 40% of these.
HelveticaBold
+2
Level 71
Aug 13, 2016
Great, very informative =)
Chestnuthare
+2
Level 65
Nov 6, 2016
Just for those interested, the name of the Khitan tribe also led to the term Cathay, which is another term for China, albeit used more poetically now. So the Russian Kitai is actually Cathay. Names for China based on the Khitan tribe are mainly used in Central Asian countries, and some Slavic speaking countries.
ThiesReebos
+4
Level 50
Jul 6, 2018
Just a tiny bit of constructive criticism for the quiz maker the Netherlands is actually 'Nederland' in Dutch. 'Nederlands' is the language we speak.
bestanford
+1
Level 71
Apr 13, 2021
Was an interesting and fun quiz but a little bit confused.
DznSung
+1
Level 48
Apr 13, 2021
Loved this quiz - just the right balance of easy and difficult questions!
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Apr 13, 2021
Fun! Etymologies are fascinating, I find the Kitay/Cathay connection interesting too :)
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
Apr 14, 2021
I liked this quiz. What confused me a little is the fact, that some countries are there several times, I didn't try them because they already appeared...
Chestnuthare
+1
Level 65
May 7, 2021
Oh, understandable. I did put a caveat in the description that some countries appear more than once. Some countries just had several interesting etymologies that I couldn't resist putting in.
Damangio
+1
Level 64
Aug 18, 2021
Great quiz! Etymology is always fun. My only complaint is that columns 2 and 3 were too easy. I got all except Rìběn, Yūnān, and Kitay without even reading the etymological clues. I would love to see a part 2 where the etymological clues are essential. (This would probably have to be exclusively foreign names.)
brownpp
+1
Level 56
May 8, 2024
Cool quiz, nominated. Is the "burnt face" etymology for Ethiopia actually sound? Best I can argue is a Wiktionary article : "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%91%E1%BC%B0%CE%B8%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%88#Ancient_Greek"
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