Guess My Country Trivia Quiz

In this quiz, I will give you clues about a country. From these clues, you must figure out where I am. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by geobeechamp. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
geobeechamp

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
352,077

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
3954

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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1. I am in an African country that is famous for its pyramids. I am currently visiting Lake Nasser. Where am I? Hint

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Libya

Egypt

Narnia

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2. I am wearing a Panama hat made in this South American country, as I cruise in the Galapagos Islands. Where am I?

Hint--be very sure that your answer is in South America! Hint

Brazil

Ecuador

Peru

Panama

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3. I am in a large, English-speaking country in the Southern Hemisphere that has no land borders. I am visiting a famous opera house, and I am about to fly to Uluru (Ayers Rock). Where am I? Hint

Australia

South Africa

New Zealand

Indonesia

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4. I am slurping spaghetti while viewing the Colosseum in this country that borders Slovenia and Austria. Where am I? Hint

Italy

France

Germany

Spain

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5. This tiny country is completely surrounded by the city of Rome. I am in St. Peter's Basilica, and I am about to visit the residence of the Pope. Where am I? Hint

Italy

San Marino

Vatican City

Monaco

6. This is one of the two countries that border more other countries than any other nation in the world--14! I am in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a far-eastern Arctic outpost of this giant nation. Where am I? Hint

Kazakhstan

Russia

India

Poland

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7. I am in one of the poorest countries in North America, near the border of the Dominican Republic. This island country is home to the city of Port-au-Prince, and is located primarily on the island of Hispaniola. Where am I? Hint

Mexico

Haiti

Jamaica

Cuba

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8. I have flown north-by-northwest for thousands of miles to the city of Nuuk (also known as Gothab) in Greenland. However, Greenland is not an independent country. I am now in the territory of what country? Hint

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Germany

Norway

Denmark

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9. As I near the end of my journey, I decide to travel back to Africa. I fly to a landlocked country in West Africa with two words in its name. The capital of this former French territory is Ouagadougou. This country borders Mali, Niger, Ghana, Togo, and Benin (among other countries.) Where am I? Hint

Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast

Equatorial Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

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10. To wrap up my journey, I decide to travel to one of the countries in which humanity first evolved. I am in the city of Kigali, capital of a small nation that became infamous in 1994 as the epicenter of brutal ethnic violence between the Hutu and Tutsi groups. Where am I? Hint

Rwanda

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Uganda

Kenya

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I am in an African country that is famous for its pyramids. I am currently visiting Lake Nasser. Where am I?

Answer: Egypt

Lake Nasser is an artificial lake on the Nile River. It is located in Southern Egypt, and was created by the Aswan High Dam. The major city of Aswan is located along its banks.

2. I am wearing a Panama hat made in this South American country, as I cruise in the Galapagos Islands. Where am I? Hint--be very sure that your answer is in South America!

Answer: Ecuador

The Galapagos Islands, famous as the location of the discovery of evolution by Charles Darwin, are a major tourist attraction located about 600 miles off of the coastline of Ecuador. Authentic Panama hats are a type of straw hat that are made ONLY in Ecuador. They are named after Panama because they were popular among workers on the Panama Canal.

3. I am in a large, English-speaking country in the Southern Hemisphere that has no land borders. I am visiting a famous opera house, and I am about to fly to Uluru (Ayers Rock). Where am I?

Answer: Australia

The famous opera house I am speaking of is located in the city of Sydney. It looks like a giant sailboat. Uluru is a large sandstone rock formation in the desert of the Northern Territory.

4. I am slurping spaghetti while viewing the Colosseum in this country that borders Slovenia and Austria. Where am I?

Answer: Italy

Italy also borders Switzerland and France, as well as the two tiny countries located entirely within its borders: San Marino and the Vatican City.

5. This tiny country is completely surrounded by the city of Rome. I am in St. Peter's Basilica, and I am about to visit the residence of the Pope. Where am I?

Answer: Vatican City

St. Peter's Basilica has the largest interior area of any church in the world. The Vatican City was set up as an independent nation in 1929.

Answer: Russia

China also borders 14 countries! The capital of Russia is Moscow. Russia has a total area of 17,075,400 km2.

Answer: Haiti

On January 12, 2010, the region around Port-au-Prince, Haiti was struck by a earthquake measuring 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale. This catastrophe killed approximately 314,000 people (Haitian government estimate), making it one of the deadliest earthquakes ever.

Answer: Denmark

Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. That means that it has some control over its own day-to-day affairs, but it still has to listen to the Danish government for more major things, and the Danish government has the final say.

Answer: Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou is pronounced wah-gah-DOO-goo! Burkina Faso gained independence in August 1960.

Answer: Rwanda

In 100 days, from early April to mid July 1994, around 800,000 people were brutally murdered in the violence between the two tribes. Violence spilled into the neighboring countries of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

Source: Author geobeechamp

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