Counties, States, Provinces, Etc.

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1. The Republic of Ireland is divided into four provinces and twenty-six counties. Which is the southernmost of the counties? Galway Tipperary Wexford Cork

2. Khorasan is the largest province in area of which Middle Eastern country? Turkey Iraq Iran Saudi Arabia

3. One of the provinces of this country is Formosa, the former name of Taiwan. Others include Chaco, Rio Negro and La Pampa. To which South American country am I referring? Brazil Argentina Chile Peru

4. Which country is divided into 43 'ken' (prefectures), 2 'fu', 1 'do' and 1 'to'? China Vietnam Korea Japan

5. Here's a question for my friends up north. Which province (key word: province!) of Canada is the northernmost? Quebec Yukon Newfoundland Northwest Territories

6. True or false: Australia has no landlocked states or territories. True False

7. Which country has provinces whose names translate as 'north of the river', 'south of the river', 'north of the lake' and 'south of the lake'? China Brazil India Russia

8. One European country is divided into regions called cantons. Examples of these cantons are Neuchâtel, Graubünden and Zug. Which country am I describing? Germany Hungary Switzerland Austria

9. Here's one for the U.S. residents taking this quiz. The United States is obviously divided up into states, and most states are sub-divided into counties. However, one state is divided up into 'parishes', but which? Louisiana Alaska Utah Maine

10. Which country has had political difficulties related to several of its administrative regions, including Chechnya and Dagestan? Answer: (One Word)