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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
21/03/2010	Around the World in 30 Questions	30 multiple choice questions about countries.	Format index


Choose your question from the 30 countries listed below by clicking the adjacent question number. Each question has 4 possible answers. Click the one you think is right. The answer will turn red if it's wrong and green if it's right.
1.	Togo	2.	Portugal	3.	Laos	4.	Estonia	5.	Peru	6.	Greece
7.	Bhutan	8.	France	9.	Guatemala	10.	North Korea	11.	Switzerland	12.	Zimbabwe
13.	New Zealand	14.	Sri Lanka	15.	Vanuatu	16.	Montenegro	17.	Paraguay	18.	Iraq
19.	Ukraine	20.	Lebanon	21.	Norway	22.	Kazakhstan	23.	Hungary	24.	Iceland
25.	Ecuador	26.	Armenia	27.	Vietnam	28 .	Madagascar	29 .	UK	30.	Belgium


1.	Togo
Which of the following Premiership footballers plays for Togo?

A	Florent Malouda	B	Kolo Touré	C	Emmanuel Adebayor	D	Nwankwo Kanu
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2.	Portugal
What is the second largest city in Portugal?

A	Funchal	B	Porto	C	Almada	D	Braga
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3.	Laos
Which of the following countries do NOT border Laos?

A	China	B	Myanmar	C	Vietnam	D	Malaysia
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4.	Estonia
Which of the following colours appears on the Estonian flag?

A

Yellow

B

Red

C

Green

D

Blue

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5.	Peru
Peru’s best performance in The World Cup was in 1970 when they reached the Quarter Finals. Which team knocked them out?

A	England	B	Italy	C	Brazil	D	North Korea
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6.	Greece
The ancient city of Sparta is situated in which prefecture of the modern Greek province of Peloponnese?

A	Argolis	B	Arcadia	C	Corinthia	D	Laconia
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7.	Bhutan
What is the name of Bhutan's unit of currency?

A	Dong	B	Kip	C	Ngultrum	D	Kyat
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8.	France
Since World War II there has only been one Socialist French President. Who?

A	Mitterand	B	Pompidou	C	Chirac	D	Giscard d'Estaing
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9.	Guatemala
Which of these countries does NOT border Guatemala?

A	Belize	B	Mexico	C	Nicaragua	D	Honduras
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10.	North Korea
Which James Bond film was largely set in North Korea?

A	Die Another Day	B	Tomorrow Never Dies	C	Goldeneye	D	Quantum of Solace
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11.	Switzerland
In a recent Business Week survey based on a range of indices Switzerland was ranked the 2nd happiest country in the world. Which country was rated the happiest?

A	Bhutan	B	New Zealand	C	Denmark	D	Ghana
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12.	Zimbabwe
In a recent Business Week survey based on a range of indices Zimbabwe was ranked the 2nd least happy country in the world. Which country was rated the least happy?

A	Myanmar	B	Albania	C	North Korea	D	Burundi
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13.	New Zealand
Which is the southernmost city in New Zealand?

A	Nelson	B	Invercargill	C	Christchurch	D	Dunedin
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14.	Sri Lanka
The flag of Sri Lanka includes a lion. What is the lion holding?

A

Cricket bat

B

Staff

C

Tea tree

D

Scimitar

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15.	Vanuatu
Up to independence in 1980 what did the English-speaking world call Vanuatu

A	New Caledonia	B	Solomon Islands	C	New Hebrides	D	Gilbert & Ellice Islands
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16.	Montenegro
What is the capital of Montenegro?

A	Podgorica	B	Zagreb	C	Pristina	D	Sarajevo
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17.	Paraguay
From what does the name Paraguay derive?

A	Name of the country's wide plains	B	Name of the country's founder	C	Literally 'country of the condor'	D	Name of the country's main river
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18.	Iraq
In ancient times Iraq was known by the name of Greek origin, Mesopotamia. What does Mesopotamia mean?

A	Middle lands of the pottery people	B	Land of the hippopotamuses	C	Land between the two rivers	D	Land full of water
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19.	Ukraine
By area Ukraine is the largest wholly European country. What is the second largest?

A	France	B	Sweden	C	Spain	D	Germany
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20.	Lebanon
Lebanon was the seat of which ancient civilisation?

A	Phoenicians	B	Assyrians	C	Sumarians	D	Hittites
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21.	Norway
Which of these famous men of the arts was NOT Norwegian?

A	Edvard Grieg	B	August Strindberg	C	Henrik Ibsen	D	Edvard Munch
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22.	Kazakhstan
By area Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world. Which of the following countries is not in the top 10 largest countries in the world?

A	Argentina	B	India	C	Saudi Arabia	D	Algeria
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23.	Hungary
Which of the four famous composers below was Hungarian?

A

Chopin

B

Liszt

C

Tchaikovsky

D

Rachmaninov

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24.	Iceland
Which is the Icelandic flag?

A

Sweden

B

Denmark

C

Norway

D

Iceland

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25.	Ecuador
Ecuador is bordered by Colombia and which other South American country?

A	Peru	B	Brazil	C	Bolivia	D	Venezuela
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26.	Armenia
Who of the following was born of Armenian parents?

A	Elvis Presley	B	Liberace	C	Cher	D	Bon Jovi
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27.	Vietnam
What is the predominant religion of Vietnam?

A	Islam	B	Buddhism	C	Confucianism	D	Christianity
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28.	Madagascar
Which African country is the closest in distance to Madagascar?

A	Tanzania	B	Zimbabwe	C	South Africa	D	Mozambique
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29.	UK
What is the most northerly inhabited island of the UK?

A	Unst	B	Lewis	C	Papa Westray	D	Foula
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30.	Belgium
Which of the following African nations was NOT a colony of Belgium?

A	Angola	B	Congo	C	Rwanda	D	Burundi
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