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Countries by trivia

Identify the country from the given fact - 20 different random countries each time you play.
Quiz by rwwt
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Last updated: December 28, 2023
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First submittedSeptember 7, 2021
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Fact
Country
The singer Rodriguez became extremely popular here in the 1970s, but was unaware of his fame until the late 1990s.
South Africa
Its name derives from the ancient Greek name for the Red Sea
Eritrea
Suffered a major eruption of La Soufriere volcano in April 2021
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The northernmost penguins in the world are found here
Ecuador
Cyrillic and Latin script are used fully interchangeably in this country
Serbia
Its name means "old and bearded"
Antigua and Barbuda
The only member state of the European Union which is in Asia
Cyprus
The king of this country has been known to go about in disguise, revealing his identity when he encounters poor customer service
Jordan
The village of Ytterby, namesake of four chemical elements, is in this country
Sweden
The province of Cabinda is geographically separate from the rest of the country
Angola
Fact
Country
Has one skyscraper, which gives it the second-highest number of skyscrapers per capita of any nation
Monaco
In 1956, a referendum in this nation resulted in 77% support for union with the United Kingdom.
Malta
Winners of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012 but have never yet qualified for the FIFA World Cup
Zambia
Ruled by a junta known as the SLORC from 1988 to 1997
Myanmar
The crown prince murdered nine members of the royal family in 2001
Nepal
Formerly ruled by an extremely paranoid dictatorship, nearly 180,000 military bunkers dot its landscape
Albania
Was connected by land to its neighbouring country until the 15th century when a storm broke up the natural causeway
Sri Lanka
A six-metre high statue of Frank Zappa can be found in its capital.
Lithuania
This island nation lies 350 miles west of the geographical feature that it is named after
Cape Verde
Part of this country, on the east bank of the Dniestr river, is a de facto independent nation but has no international recognition
Moldova
2 Comments
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Level 66
Sep 7, 2021
More time please, perhaps double
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Level 81
Sep 8, 2021
I think 8 minutes might be too generous for 20 questions but I increased it to 6 minutes. If anyone else should complain I'll increase it some more :)