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Quiz about Sobriquets
Quiz about Sobriquets

Sobriquets Trivia Quiz


A quiz to see how well you know some of the sobriquets countries in the world go by. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by srini701. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
srini701
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
189,348
Updated
Aug 11 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2501
Last 3 plays: Guest 106 (10/10), Guest 183 (5/10), Guest 152 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which nation is referred to as "The Giant of Africa?" Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which country do we call as "The Land O'Cakes?" Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This nation is also referred to as "The Land of the Flying Fish." Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which region is often called "The Land of the Five Rivers?" Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which country is also known as "The Land of the Dikes?" Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This Asian country is also sometimes called as "The Land of the White Elephant". Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This city in Southern India is also known as the "Silicon Valley of India."

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Question 8 of 10
8. This country is also known as "Little Venice". Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which country is called as "The Land of the Golden Fleece"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which city is often referred to as "The Gateway of India"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which nation is referred to as "The Giant of Africa?"

Answer: Nigeria

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with over 130 million people. The population is about one fifth of the entire continent. In economy too, Nigeria is at the very top of the African charts with its oil and exports business coming up well. On many other parameters also Nigeria is rated among the powers of Africa and is therefore called "the Giant of Africa."
2. Which country do we call as "The Land O'Cakes?"

Answer: Scotland

The poet Robert Burns used this expression to describe Scotland in the opening line of his poem 'On the Late Captain Grose's Peregrinations Thro' Scotland'. Scotland has long been referred to as the "Land O'Cakes," where o'cakes is short for oatcakes.
3. This nation is also referred to as "The Land of the Flying Fish."

Answer: Barbados

Barbados, is a small island-nation situated in the Caribbean. Barbados was once a British colony and English is the official language. The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown.
4. Which region is often called "The Land of the Five Rivers?"

Answer: Punjab (India & Pakistan)

Punjab is a state in India. After India's independence in 1947, a part of the state went to Pakistan too. The word "Punjab" is made up of two Persian words 'Panj' (meaning five) and 'Aab' (meaning water). Punjab was known as land of five rivers because of the five rivers that criss-cross the state. The five rivers are Indus, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej and Chenab.
5. Which country is also known as "The Land of the Dikes?"

Answer: Netherlands

Dikes are built to reclaim land from the sea. A dike is a construction along the edge of a body of water to prevent it from flooding onto an adjacent lowland. Dikes may be of permanent types or emergency buildings (often of sandbags).
6. This Asian country is also sometimes called as "The Land of the White Elephant".

Answer: Thailand

The Thais consider a white elephant as a very auspicious animal. It is said that before Lord Buddha was born, his mother dreamt that a white elephant came to present her with a lotus, symbol of purity and
knowledge. Buddhism is a major religion in Thailand.
7. This city in Southern India is also known as the "Silicon Valley of India."

Answer: Bengaluru

Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, is the headquarter of many Information Technology companies, including Infosys. Most IT majors from the US have their "second home" in Bengaluru. Did you know that the word "Bangalored" (meaning a person has lost his job because the work got outsourced to Bengaluru or India) has now entered the dictionary?
8. This country is also known as "Little Venice".

Answer: Venezuela

Venezuela literally means "Little Venice". It was the explorer Alonso de Ojeda who gave the country its name. Arriving at Lake Maracaibo in the late 15th century, he admired the stilted houses that the Indians had built above the lake and called the place Venezuela.
9. Which country is called as "The Land of the Golden Fleece"?

Answer: Australia

Australia has been called "The Land of the Golden Fleece," because of the quantity of wool produced there. Georgia, one of the Caucasian nations is also called "The Land of the Golden Fleece." This is probably because Colchis, the place where Jason found the golden fleece in Greek mythology, is situated near the Black Sea, very close to present-day Georgia.
10. Which city is often referred to as "The Gateway of India"?

Answer: Mumbai

The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V to Bombay in December 1911. There is an "India Gate" in New Delhi.
Source: Author srini701

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