Know your National Anthems

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Originally called 'Chant de guerre de l'armeé du Rhin', nowadays France's national anthem goes by this name. L'Hymne à l'Amour La Brabançonne La Marseillaise La Strasbourgeoise

2. The national anthem of Vatican City, 'Inno e Marcia Pontificale', may only be performed in the presence of the pope or one of his representatives. True False

3. Which country's national anthem doesn't have any lyrics? Paraguay Australia Spain The Netherlands

4. The melody of the German national anthem was taken from a composition by Joseph Haydn, called 'String Quartet in C major, Opus 76-3'. Germany wasn't the first country to use this melody though. Which other country used to have a national anthem based on Haydn's composition? Poland Yugoslavia Luxembourg Austria

5. With only five lines of lyrics, the Japanese national anthem is the shortest in the world (not taking into consideration any anthems without words). True False

6. In 1985, the heads of state and government of the European Union adopted part of a classical symphony as the EU's official anthem. Although the original contained words - an adaptation of a poem by Friedrich von Schiller - the EU version is music-only. Who composed this symphony? Gustav Mahler Johann Sebastian Bach Ludwig van Beethoven Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7. Not every country has an unique melody for its national anthem. In fact, there are several countries that share a tune with another country. Which of these countries do NOT have similar sounding national anthems? Finland & Estonia Morocco & Egypt Zambia & Tanzania Great Britain & Liechtenstein

8. Since Switzerland has multiple official languages, each strophe of the Swiss national anthem is written in another one of those languages. True False

9. This small country's national anthem was composed by Selwyn Walford Young, while the lyrics were written by Samuel Alfred Haynes. Unfortunately, both men didn't live to see their song being adopted as the national anthem in 1981, when their country declared independence from Great Britain. Which country is this? Belize Australia Virgin Islands India

10. The melody of which country's national anthem was based on an English drinking song? United States of America New Zealand Malta Canada