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Quiz about AZ International licence plate codes

A-Z International licence plate codes Quiz

This is a quiz in the A-Z format about some lesser known international licence plate codes.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
209,211

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. A: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for Anguilla? Hint

AUA

ANG

AIA

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Question 2 of 25

2. B: What is the international licence plate code for Botswana? Hint

BDS

BWA

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Question 3 of 25

3. C:What is the international licence code for Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)? Hint

CGO

RCB

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Question 4 of 25

4. D: What is the international licence plate code for Algeria? Hint

DAR

DRA

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Question 5 of 25

5. E: What is the international licence code for Uganda? Hint

EAK

EAZ

EAU

EAT

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Question 6 of 25

6. F: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for the Falkland Islands? Hint

FLK

FAL

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Question 7 of 25

7. G: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for St.Helena? Hint

GBS

GBM

GBZ

GBA

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Question 8 of 25

8. H: What is the international licence plate code for Croatia?

Answer: (Two letters)

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Question 9 of 25

9. I: What is the international licence plate code for Israel? Hint

ISL

ISR

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Question 10 of 25

10. J: What is the international licence plate code for Jordan?

Answer: (Three letters)

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Question 11 of 25

11. K: What is the international licence plate code for Greenland?

Answer: (Two letters)

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Question 12 of 25

12. L: What is the international licence plate code for Latvia? Hint

LAT

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Question 13 of 25

13. M: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for Montserrat? Hint

MSR

MNS

MTS

MRT

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Question 14 of 25

14. N: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for the Northern Mariana Islands?

Answer: (Three letters)

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Question 15 of 25

15. O: What is the international licence plate code for Oman? Hint

OMA

OMAN

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Question 16 of 25

16. P: What is the international licence plate code for Palau? Hint

PAL

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Question 17 of 25

17. Q: What is the international licence plate code for Qatar?

Answer: (No hint, obviously)

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Question 18 of 25

18. R: What is the international licence plate code for the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)?

Answer: (Three letters)

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Question 19 of 25

19. S: What is the international licence plate code for Solomon Islands? Hint

SOL

SLB

SOM

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Question 20 of 25

20. T: What is the international licence platecode for East Timor?

Answer: (Two letters)

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Question 21 of 25

21. U: What is the international licence plate code for Ukraine? Hint

UKR

UAE

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Question 22 of 25

22. V: What is the international licence plate code for Vanuatu? Hint

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Question 23 of 25

23. W: What is the international licence plate code for Sierra Leone?

Answer: (Three letters)

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Question 24 of 25

24. Y: What is the international licence plate code for Yemen? Hint

YAR

YEM

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Question 25 of 25

25. Z: What is the international licence plate code for Zimbabwe?

Answer: (Two letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for Anguilla?

Answer: AIA

AUA is Aruba, ANG is Angola, AG is Antigua and Barbuda. Many people on this tiny Caribbean island will surely prefer the British GB as this is a British colony. This is also the official code.

2. B: What is the international licence plate code for Botswana?

Answer: BW

The code for Botswana prior to 2003 was RB. BS stands for Bahamas, BDS for Barbados.

3. C:What is the international licence code for Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)?

Answer: CD

The country was formerly called Zaire and had the code ZRE. CO stands for Comoros, RCB is the code for Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).

4. D: What is the international licence plate code for Algeria?

Answer: DZ

DZ stands for El Djezair, the local name of the country.

5. E: What is the international licence code for Uganda?

Answer: EAU

EAT stands for Tanzania, EAK for Kenya. As Uganda's EAU they all refer to East Africa. EAZ used to be the code for Zanzibar.

6. F: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for the Falkland Islands?

Answer: FLK

Many people in this South Atlantic island group will prefer the British GB as this is a British colony. GB is the official code. FL refers to Liechtenstein.

7. G: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for St.Helena?

Answer: GBA

This is interesting, as GBA also is the official code for the Channel Island of Alderney. I wonder why they chose the same code, as St.Helena and Ascension Island are situated in the South Atlantic. Most people on this remote British island will probably prefer the GB, which is the official code.

The official code of Gibraltar is GBZ, of the Isle of Man it is GBM. Two other Channel Islands also have their separate official codes, GBJ = Jersey and GBG = Guernsey.

8. H: What is the international licence plate code for Croatia?

Answer: HR

HR stands for Hrvatska, the local name of the country.

9. I: What is the international licence plate code for Israel?

Answer: IL

IL is also used in the occupied zones (West Bank, Gaza) but only by Israeli cars. Cars in the areas controlled by the Palestinian authorities have the code PS. IS stands for Iceland.

10. J: What is the international licence plate code for Jordan?

Answer: JOR

Jordan previously used to have the code HKJ, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

11. K: What is the international licence plate code for Greenland?

Answer: KN

KN stands for Kaladlit Nunat, which is the official name of the country.

12. L: What is the international licence plate code for Latvia?

Answer: LV

LT stands for Lithuania. L stands for Luxembourg.

13. M: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for Montserrat?

Answer: MSR

Montserrat is a British colony in the Caribbean and many would prefer the GB plates, which are the official ones.

14. N: What is the unofficial international licence plate code for the Northern Mariana Islands?

Answer: NMI

As the Northern Mariana Islands is a US territory, most people in this Pacific territory would probably go for the USA plates, which are the official.

15. O: What is the international licence plate code for Oman?

Answer: OM

Oman is a sultanate on the Arabian peninsula.

16. P: What is the international licence plate code for Palau?

Answer: PAL

This is a tiny island republic in the Pacific. PA stands for Panama, PL for Poland.

17. Q: What is the international licence plate code for Qatar?

Answer: Q

Qatar is a tiny sheikhdom on the Persian Gulf.

18. R: What is the international licence plate code for the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)?

Answer: RCB

The Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) has the code CD.

19. S: What is the international licence plate code for Solomon Islands?

Answer: SOL

Solomon Islands is an island state in the Pacific.

20. T: What is the international licence platecode for East Timor?

Answer: TL

TL stands for Timor Leste, the official name of East Timor (in Portuguese language this means East Timor).

21. U: What is the international licence plate code for Ukraine?

Answer: UA

UAE stands for United Arab Emirates. No country has just the code "U". Nor has anyone the code "O","R" "T", "W" or "Y".

22. V: What is the international licence plate code for Vanuatu?

Answer: VU

Vanuatu is a Pacific island state. VN is Vietnam, just V is the Vatican City.

23. W: What is the international licence plate code for Sierra Leone?

Answer: WAL

In WAL, the WA stands for West Africa, as it does in WAN, which stands for Nigeria, who now has changed to NGR, and in WAG which stands for the Gambia.

24. Y: What is the international licence plate code for Yemen?

Answer: YAR

YAR stands for Yemen Arab Republic. YE is a former code for this country. The country used to be divided into two states until the early 90s, those states had separate codes. ADN was the code for South Yemen, ADN stands for Aden, a former British colony.

25. Z: What is the international licence plate code for Zimbabwe?

Answer: ZW

Zimbabwe was formerly called Southern Rhodesia.

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