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Countries of the World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

This country's largest metropolis, Almaty, is a long-standing trading hub whose landmarks include Ascension Cathedral, a tsarist-era Russian Orthodox church, displaying thousands of nation's artifacts. Identify this country that is the largest landlocked country in the world?

a)

Kazakhstan

b)

Belarus

c)

Mongolia

d)

Ukraine

2.

This country consists of over seventeen thousand islands including a part of Papua New Guinea. This country is also the 14th largest country in the world. Identify this country which has the largest Muslim population.

a)

Indonesia

b)

Malaysia

c)

Madagascar

d)

Seychelles

3.

Cantons are the member states of this country's federation. For example, it is administratively similar to the Provinces in Sri Lanka. The question is which middle European country uses Cantons as their administrative states.

a)

Switzerland

b)

France

c)

Netherland

d)

Belgium

4.

This country is known for it's tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha. This country's capital is the town located the Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Identify this country that has the shape of a head of an elephant.

a)

Thailand

b)

Vietnam

c)

Burma

d)

Bhutan

5.

This is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera close to the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe. Bordered by France to the north, east and west, it is lapped by the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Identify this country that is considered as the oldest republic in the world?

a)

San Marino

b)

Vatican

c)

Lesotho

d)

Andorra

6.

It is a large landlocked country spanning north-central Africa that named after a lake. The Sahara Desert covers much of northern parts of the country and occupies roughly 1/3rd of the country's total area. The Toubou tribe, who live in the Tibesti Mountains in this country, are known as the world's best camel racers. Identify this country that is nicknamed as the "Dead Heart of Africa" due to it's citizens' life expectancy.

a)

Chad

b)

Central African Republic

c)

Somalia

d)

Nigeria

7.

This country is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America and also the second smallest country in the continent. The meaning of this country's name is “river of painted birds”. Identify this country that participated at the Olympic Games in 1924 for the first time and won the gold medal in football?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Argentina

c)

Surinam

d)

Venezuela

8.

Nearly half of this country is made up of forests – this fact is symbolized by the green stripe on the country's flag. This country is sometimes called the 'Lungs of Europe' for its countless forests, rivers and lakes. This country uses Bison as one of it's symbols. Which country in eastern Europe was formerly known as White Russia?

a)

Belarus

b)

Ukraine

c)

Latvia

d)

Georgia

9.

Aflāj, an ancient system of water channels that has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located in a Middle East Asian country. This country is ruling by the Al Said family, the longest-ruling royal family in the whole of Arabia whose reign has been continuous since the past three centuries and also ranked third in the list of ‘longest-ruling monarchs’. Identify this country that is famous for it's high usage of Mountain Dew, known as the alcohol of this country.

a)

Oman

b)

Yemen

c)

Qatar

d)

Saudi Arabia

10.

This country has the world's record of highest representation of women in parliment. This country is one of Africa's best digital revolutionaries which has one of the countries that have the highest internet connectivity in Africa. This country's capital Kigali is the cleanest capital city in Africa that had officially announced by The African Union. Identify this country African country which is known as the "land of a thousand hills" and also famous for it's Gorilla population?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Botswana

c)

Mozambique

d)

Angola

11.

Greenland, the world's largest island, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean. Greenland is noted for its vast tundra and immense glaciers. Greenland's closest European neighbour is Iceland. However Green land is not a fully independent country and it is an overseas territory of a Scandinavian country but it has its own domestic government. What is the country that owns Greenland, better known for mysterious Vikings, it's high amount of importing dairy products and the higher happiness level of it's citizens?

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Sweden

12.

The flag of this country was adopted on 21 September 1981, the day this country became independent. It consists of the Coat of Arms on a blue field with red stripes at the top and bottom. This country was previously known as British Honduras. The national motto, Sub Umbra Floreo, meaning "Under the Shade I Flourish", is written in the lower part of the coat of arms in the flag. Identify this country owns this flag, world's only flag that we can see full human body.

a)

Belize

b)

Panama

c)

Guyana

d)

Nauru

13.

This is a shape of an European country. It seems to be like a heel of a shoe and cause of this shape the country is nicknamed as "The Boot". Identify this country which was home to one of the largest and most developed civilizations in Europe?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

UK

d)

Sweden

14.

This country shape belongs West African country to the west of Nigeria. It is known as the ‘cradle of voodoo’ due to the fact that voodoo is practiced by the local Fon people, known to them as Vodun (‘spirits’). This country's shape is little similar to a torch. Identify this country which was known as Dahomey in the past and famous for Bronze?

a)

Benin

b)

Burkina Faso

c)

Ghana

d)

Ivory Coast

15.

This country is named after the army general who was highlighted as the "Great Survivor of Latin America". It broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. It is known for it's salt lakes and forests. Annual rainfall of over 5 meters makes this country one of the wettest countries in the world and this country's capital La Paz is the highest capital city in the world. Identify this country.

a)

Bolivia

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Venezula

16.

Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city in the world, experiences an annual average temperature of -1.3°C. It is capital city to a Asian country that is known for it's horse culture and for a large dessert in the country. Identify this country that has the least population density in the world.

a)

Mongolia

b)

Kyrgyzstan

c)

Turkmenistan

d)

Uzbekistan

17.

The newest internationally recognized country in the world is the African country of South Sudan, which declared independence on July 9, 2011. In the following days, it became also the newest member of the United Nations. What is the capital of South Sudan?

a)

Juba

b)

Khartoum

c)

Abuja

d)

Bangui

18.

The flag mentioned above owns to a minor Asian country, nicknamed "Land of Fire". Identify this country that has the world's lowest capital city.

a)

Azerbaijan

b)

Georgia

c)

Turkey

d)

Kurdisthan

19.

Nearest Nearest capital city to theto the line of the Arctic Circle is Reykjavik, Iceland and the nearest capital city to the line of the Antarctic circle is Wellington, New Zealand. Nearest capital city to the line of the Tropic of Cancer is Muscat, Oman and the nearest to the line of the Tropic of Capricorn is Windhoek, Namibia. What is the nearest capital to the equator with the location of situated at 00' 15' 00 degrees South?

a)

Quito, Ecuador

b)

Nairobi, Kenya

c)

Kampala, Uganda

d)

Singapore, Singapore

20.

This city is widely believed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with evidence of habitation dating back to around 10,000 to 8,000 BCE. Its location and persistence have made the city a nexus for civilizations to come and go. Identify this capital city that's titled "The City of Jasmine" and the Capital of Syria.

a)

Damascus

b)

Aleppo

c)

Amman

d)

Sana'a

21.

A double landlocked country is a country that borders only the landlocked countries. In the world there are two double landlocked countries. One is Uzbekistan and what is the only double landlocked country in the world other than Uzbekistan?

a)

Liechtenstein

b)

Vatican

c)

Lesotho

d)

Andorra

22.

An enclave is a territory (or a part of one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters.60 Enclave is sometimes used improperly to denote a territory that is only partially surrounded by another state. The Vatican City State and San Marino, both enclaved by Italy are two of three enclave sovereign countries in the world. What is the other enclave country which has enclaved by South Africa?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Lesotho

c)

Burundi

d)

Djibouti

23.

Danube river divides this European country's capital Budapest into two parts; Buda and Pest. What is the country that has Budapest as its capital?

a)

Hungary

b)

Poland

c)

Czech Republic

d)

Bosnia

24.

In 1918 this state has given the right of self-government by Denmark and later in 1944 it got fully independent from Denmark. Identify this country that is famous for its naming method, the common surname will be determined by the father’s name combined with the suffix “son” if you are a guy or “-dóttir” if you’re a girl.

a)

Iceland

b)

Greenland

c)

Faroe Islands

d)

Ireland

25.

This country once called Zaire and it is the second-largest country in Africa which borders with 9 countries. Identify this country that was a Belgium colony in its colonial era.

a)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Republic of the Congo

c)

Namibia

d)

Uganda