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Border Fun For One Trivia Quiz

Ten questions on countries which border only one other.

A multiple-choice quiz by alan03. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
alan03

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
176,719

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
8736

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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1. The Dominican Republic borders only one other nation. Which is it? Hint

Dominica

Haiti

Belize

Jamaica

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2. This is the second largest country by area in the world yet it only has a land border with one other country. Which big country has only one neighbour?

Answer: (One Word)

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3. Which of these countries has a border with Spain only? Hint

Andorra

Morocco

Portugal

France

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4. What is Gambia's only contiguous neighbour? Hint

Mali

Senegal

Liberia

Guinea

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5. Which is the United Kingdom's only land neighbour?

Answer: (One Word)

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6. South Korea borders only North Korea. Although not officially recognised by either country, in what year was this border finally established? Hint

1953

1947

1944

1951

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7. Which landlocked country is entirely surrounded by South Africa?

Answer: (One Word)

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8. Two of Indonesia's neighbours border Indonesia and Indonesia only. Which two? Hint

Brunei and Malaysia

Malaysia and Papua New Guinea

East Timor and Papua New Guinea

East Timor and Singapore

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9. San Marino is entirely landlocked by which country? Hint

Italy

Spain

Switzerland

Austria

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10. Which of these Asian countries has only one contiguous neighbour? Hint

Laos

Thailand

Brunei

Cambodia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Dominican Republic borders only one other nation. Which is it?

Answer: Haiti

Haiti and Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. As such, each borders only the other.

2. This is the second largest country by area in the world yet it only has a land border with one other country. Which big country has only one neighbour?

Answer: Canada

Canada of course borders only the United States of America. In contrast, the largest country by area, Russia, borders 14 other countries.

3. Which of these countries has a border with Spain only?

Answer: Portugal

Andorra also borders France while France in addition borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Morocco (which borders the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla) also borders Algeria and Western Sahara. Spain also borders Gibraltar which in turn borders only Spain.

4. What is Gambia's only contiguous neighbour?

Answer: Senegal

Senegal and Gambia entered into an agreement in 1982 to do away with the border and unify their countries as Senegambia. However, nothing came of this and the agreement was dispensed with in 1989.

5. Which is the United Kingdom's only land neighbour?

Answer: Ireland

The border was created in 1921 when the southern 26 counties of Ireland broke away from the UK to form the Irish Free State with the northern six counties remaining part of the UK.

6. South Korea borders only North Korea. Although not officially recognised by either country, in what year was this border finally established?

Answer: 1953

Korea had been occupied by the Japanese until the end of the Second World War. In 1945 it was occupied by the Soviets and the Americans pending the selection of a government for the whole of Korea. However, this division solidified into two separate nations in 1948 with a border running along the 38th Parallel.

In 1950 North Korea invaded its southern neighbour. The war ended in 1953 (although no formal peace treaty has ever been concluded) with the current border and the surrounding Demilitarised Zone, which cuts across the 38th Parallel, in place since then.

7. Which landlocked country is entirely surrounded by South Africa?

Answer: Lesotho

Against South African wishes, Lesotho (or Basutoland as it was then) along with modern day Botswana and Swaziland were kept out of the Union of South Africa when it was established in 1910.

8. Two of Indonesia's neighbours border Indonesia and Indonesia only. Which two?

Answer: East Timor and Papua New Guinea

Indonesia shares the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea and the island of Timor with East Timor. It does not border either Singapore or Brunei.

9. San Marino is entirely landlocked by which country?

Answer: Italy

San Marino claims to be the oldest republic still in existence, having been founded in 301. Italy is also the sole neighbour of the Vatican City.

10. Which of these Asian countries has only one contiguous neighbour?

Answer: Brunei

Brunei lies on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. It shares the island with Malaysia and Indonesia but shares a border with Malaysia only.

Source: Author alan03

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