Who Has the Most Neighbors? Trivia Quiz

In this quiz your task is to pick the country that has the most land borders with neighboring countries. For example, Iceland has no land borders. Haiti has one: Dominican Republic. (disputed borders and external territory borders are not counted)

A multiple-choice quiz by urubu715. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
urubu715

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
358,375

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Easy

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1. Which of these South American countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: think large) Hint

Brazil

Peru

Colombia

Venezuela

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2. Which of these North/Central American countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: the Mayans inhabited this area anciently) Hint

United States

Guatemala

Canada

Panama

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3. Which of these European countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: If this country could talk, it would say "J'ai des fronti�res avec huit pays") Hint

France

Denmark

Spain

Norway

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4. Which of these Middle-East countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: this area was anciently called Mesopotamia) Hint

Egypt

Iraq

Lebanon

Yemen

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5. Which of these African countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: If you went to Timbuktu, you would be in this landlocked country) Hint

Mali

Tunisia

Ghana

Liberia

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6. Which of these Southeast Asian countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: France once owned this, the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia) Hint

Thailand

Laos

Vietnam

Indonesia

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7. Which of these Asian countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: this country once tried to protect their border by building a Great Wall) Hint

China

Nepal

India

Pakistan

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8. Which of these former Soviet Union countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: think large) Hint

Ukraine

Latvia

Belarus

Russia

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9. Which of these European countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: "The Sound of Music" took place in this country) Hint

Czech Republic

Austria

Switzerland

Italy

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10. Which of these African countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: this country can be easily confused with its neighbor: Republic of the Congo) Hint

Central African Republic

Kenya

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these South American countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: think large)

Answer: Brazil

Brazil borders 10 countries including Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. The others are Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Columbia borders 5.
Peru borders 5.
Venezuela borders 3.

2. Which of these North/Central American countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: the Mayans inhabited this area anciently)

Answer: Guatemala

Guatemala borders 4 countries (Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador).
United States borders 2.
Panama borders 2.
Canada borders 1.

3. Which of these European countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: If this country could talk, it would say "J'ai des fronti�res avec huit pays")

Answer: France

France borders 8 countries ("J'ai des fronti�res avec huit pays" is French for "I have borders with eight countries"). Spain, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
Spain has 4.
Norway has 3.
Denmark has 1.

4. Which of these Middle-East countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: this area was anciently called Mesopotamia)

Answer: Iraq

Iraq has 6 (Syria, Turkey, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait).
Egypt has 3.
Lebanon has 2.
Yemen has 2.

5. Which of these African countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: If you went to Timbuktu, you would be in this landlocked country)

Answer: Mali

Mali has 7 (Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, C�te d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania).
Ghana has 3.
Liberia has 3.
Tunisia has 2.

6. Which of these Southeast Asian countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: France once owned this, the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia)

Answer: Laos

Laos has 5 (Burma, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand).
Thailand has 4.
Vietnam has 3.
Indonesia has 3.

7. Which of these Asian countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: this country once tried to protect their border by building a Great Wall)

Answer: China

China borders 14 other countries (Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, and North Korea).
India has 6.
Nepal has 2.
Pakistan has 4.

8. Which of these former Soviet Union countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: think large)

Answer: Russia

Russia borders 14 other countries (Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea).
Ukraine has 7.
Belarus has 5.
Latvia has 4.

9. Which of these European countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: "The Sound of Music" took place in this country)

Answer: Austria

Austria has 8 (Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein).
Switzerland has 5.
Italy has 6.
Czech Republic has 4.

10. Which of these African countries borders more countries than any of the others? (Hint: this country can be easily confused with its neighbor: Republic of the Congo)

Answer: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo has 9 (Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Angola, Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania).
Central African Republic has 6.
Kenya has 5.
Equatorial Guinea has 2.

Source: Author urubu715

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