• 1. 
    Which of these is the largest landlocked country in the world?

  • Bolivia
  • Central African Republic
  • Paraguay
  • Kazakhstan
  • 2. 
    What country has the largest Muslim population?

  • Libya
  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
  • Indonesia
  • 3. 
    What European country is divided into departments?

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Sweden
  • France
  • 4. 
    Which of these countries is said to be shaped like an elephant’s head?

  • Thailand
  • Australia
  • Zaire
  • France
  • 5. 
    In what country might one hear the song "Waltzing Matilda" frequently played?

  • Paraguay
  • Brazil
  • Congo
  • Australia
  • 6. 
    What is the name of the long, narrow country on South America’s Pacific coast?

  • Ecuador
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Peru
  • 7. 
    Which of these countries is considered the world’s oldest republic?

  • Monaco
  • Andorra
  • San Marino
  • Iceland
  • 8. 
    Which is the world’s smallest fully independent nation?

  • Togo
  • Vatican City
  • Vanuatu
  • Kiribati
  • 9. 
    Which country participated at the Olympic Games in 1924 for the first time and won the gold medal in football (soccer)?

  • Israel
  • Croatia
  • Liberia
  • Uruguay
  • 10. 
    Which country was called “the pearl of Africa” by Sir Winston Churchill?

  • Uganda
  • Mozambique
  • Mauritius
  • Netherlands
  • 11. 
    Which country in eastern Europe was formerly known as White Russia?

  • Belarus
  • Saint Lucia
  • North Macedonia
  • Moldova
  • 12. 
    Which country did the communist movement, Khmer Rouge, rule?

  • Cambodia
  • Sudan
  • Maldives
  • Bulgaria
  • 13. 
    In which country are the aflāj, an ancient system of water channels that have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, found?

  • Oman
  • Angola
  • Kuwait
  • Jordan
  • 14. 
    Which country was formerly known as French Somaliland and the French Territory of the Afars and Issas?

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
  • Djibouti
  • Malta
  • 15. 
    Which African country is known as the "land of a thousand hills"?

  • Rwanda
  • Georgia
  • Mali
  • Czech Republic
  • 16. 
    Which is the first black African country south of the Sahara to achieve independence from colonial rule?

  • Yemen
  • Tunisia
  • Ghana
  • Morocco
  • 17. 
    In which country is the Festival of Saint Fermín celebrated?

  • Canada
  • Italy
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • 18. 
    Which of these countries is not a Baltic state?

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Estonia
  • Armenia
  • 19. 
    Name the African country which derives its name from the Tamashek phrase, gher n-gheren, meaning “river among rivers”?

  • Tanzania
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Niger
  • Ethiopia
  • 20. 
    In which year did Nauru become a member of both the Commonwealth and the United Nations?

  • 1979
  • 1962
  • 1946
  • 1999
  • 21. 
    In which year did Tuvalu gain independence?

  • 1912
  • 1948
  • 1978
  • 1966
  • 22. 
    Which country occupies the peninsula of Jutland?

  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Burkina Faso
  • 23. 
    Which country was formerly known as Dutch Guiana?

  • Guyana
  • Kenya
  • Suriname
  • Tonga
  • 24. 
    In which year did Lebanon achieve independence?

  • 1932
  • 1943
  • 1947
  • 1926
  • 25. 
    Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East, is found in which country?

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Iran
  • Turkey
  • 26. 
    The Johor Strait separates which country from Peninsular Malaysia?

  • Singapore
  • Somalia
  • Vietnam
  • Laos
  • 27. 
    Which historical federation did the states of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua form from 1823 to 1840?

  • Greater Republic of Central America
  • USSR
  • United Provinces of Central America
  • Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  • 28. 
    Which island country made its first appearance at the Olympics at the 1988 Seoul Games?

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Dominica
  • Saint Lucia
  • 29. 
    The island of Bioko is part of which country?

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • The Gambia
  • Mozambique
  • 30. 
    What is the smallest country in Central America?

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Guatemala
  • 31. 
    In which year did Kuwait officially grant women the right to vote?

  • 1934
  • 2005
  • 1974
  • 1963
  • 32. 
    "Kalevala" is the national epic of which country?

  • Poland
  • Tuvalu
  • Colombia
  • Finland
  • 33. 
    The famous singer and Grammy Award winner Cesaria Evora is a citizen of which country?

  • Malawi
  • Solomon Islands
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Cabo Verde
  • 34. 
    Oina is the traditional sport of which country?

  • South Korea
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tajikistan
  • Romania
  • 35. 
    The traditional dress called 'shiromani' is worn by the women of which country?

  • Bangladesh
  • Palau
  • Gabon
  • Comoros
  • 36. 
    Which is the largest country in Africa?

  • Egypt
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Algeria
  • Sudan
  • 37. 
    Which country was formerly known as Southern Rhodesia?

  • South Africa
  • Cameroon
  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
  • 38. 
    Which country was called Santiago by Christopher Columbus, who first sighted it in 1494?

  • Panama
  • Grenada
  • Barbados
  • Jamaica
  • 39. 
    Which is the largest single island of the West Indies?

  • Brunei
  • Cuba
  • Bahamas
  • Haiti
  • 40. 
    Wangari Maathai, the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize in 2004, is from which country?

  • Greece
  • Gabon
  • Kenya
  • Burundi
  • 41. 
    Which country was called South West Africa until 1968?

  • Namibia
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Zambia
  • 42. 
    The people of which country are known as Ticos?

  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Costa Rica
  • Puerto Rico
  • 43. 
    By which name is Swaziland now known?

  • Sierra Leone
  • Eswatini
  • Senegal
  • Chad
  • 44. 
    Bundestag is the lower chamber of the federal parliament of which country?

  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Lesotho
  • Italy
  • 45. 
    The people of which country call their homeland as Land of Magyars?

  • Croatia
  • Montenegro
  • Hungary
  • Slovakia
  • 46. 
    In which country does the Grimaldi royal family reign?

  • Qatar
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Belgium
  • 47. 
    The name of which country is derived from the Huron-Iroquois word meaning village or settlement?

  • Canada
  • Belize
  • Peru
  • Venezuela
  • 48. 
    Ruth Dreifuss was the first woman and first Jewish president of which country?

  • Portugal
  • Israel
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Switzerland
  • 49. 
    Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909, is from which country?

  • Madagascar
  • Sweden
  • Liechtenstein
  • Russia
  • 50. 
    Who was the first European to sight Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga, and the Fiji Islands?

  • James Cook
  • Jacob van Heemskerck
  • Willem Barentsz
  • Abel Tasman
  • 51. 
    The "séga" and the "moutya" are the famous dances of which country?

  • Seychelles
  • Dominican Republic
  • Samoa
  • China
  • 52. 
    Which of these countries is the world’s leading producer of silver?

  • Argentina
  • Turkmenistan
  • Mexico
  • Bolivia
  • 53. 
    The Shinto religion is indigenous to which country?

  • New Zealand
  • Fiji
  • Guatemala
  • Japan
  • 54. 
    Bandura, also called kobza, is the national musical instrument of which country?

  • Ireland
  • Ukraine
  • Albania
  • Serbia
  • 55. 
    In which country is the Khalkh (Khalkha) dialect spoken?

  • Uzbekistan
  • Lebanon
  • Philippines
  • Mongolia
  • 56. 
    The majority of the Gurkha contingents in the British army are from which country?

  • India
  • Bhutan
  • Nepal
  • Chad
  • 57. 
    Which country was referred to as Serendib, also spelled Serendip, by the Arabs?

  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Malaysia
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