Countries of the Alphabet
Name 2 countries whose name does not contain the letter A.
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Brunei, Burundi, Cote d'Ivore, Chile, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Holy See, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Seychelles, Sweden, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yemen
What is the smallest country in the world (by land area)?
Vatican City/Holy See
This former empire still holds ownership over faraway claims such as Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Bermuda, Pitcairn, and the South Shetland Islands.
The United Kingdom
This sea (lake?) is bordered by Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran.
Caspian Sea
Which is the only national flag in the world that doesn't have exactly 4 sides?
Nepal (double pennant shape)
Name 3 countries that start with the letter L.
Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Which country has the highest ratio of length to width (i.e., which country is the most long and skinny shape?)
Chile
This nation is the only one in Southeast Asia that is landlocked (does not have a coastline on the ocean.)
Laos
This strait separates Russia from Alaska and contains the Diomede Islands.
The Bering Strait
Name a flag that contains a picture of it's country's land on it.
Cyprus, Kosovo
Name 3 countries that start with the letter E.
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia
What is the largest country that is fully surrounded (enclaved) by only one other country?
Lesotho (Enclaved by South Africa)
This transcontinental country served as the centre of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, with its historical capital of Byzantium/Constantinople
Turkey
This sea separates the Arab Peninsula from the Horn of Africa.
Red Sea
This nation is the only one whose flag depicts a gun (specifically an AK-47.)
Mozambique
Name 3 countries that start with the letter K.
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
What is the biggest city (by population) in North America?
Mexico City
This West African nation was established by people formerly enslaved in the United States, who named their country after their newfound freedom.
Liberia
This waterfall is the tallest in the world and can be found in Venezuela.
Name 1 national flag that contains the colour purple.
Dominica, Spain, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Mexico
Name 3 countries that start with V, W, X, Y, or Z.
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Which country has the largest number of capital cities? (An extra 100 points for each one you can name)
South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein).
This archipelago includes 32 atolls, including the line islands, which create the jagged, irregular shape of the International Date Line.
Kiribati
This artificial waterway was constructed in 1914 under the direction of Teddy Roosevelt, though the first proposal to create it came as early as 1534.
Panama Canal
Which national flag has the most pink in it?
Spain (pink lion on the shield)