Where would you find the world’s tallest building and oldest university? Test your knowledge in our countries quiz
Some of the people of which island nation believe Prince Philip is descended from one of their spirit ancestors?
Fiji
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu
What was the destination of the first package holiday abroad for British tourists?
Mallorca
Ibiza
Cyprus
Corsica
Which country covers the most time zones?
France
Greenland
Russia
USA
Which nation uses the Gross National Happiness index to measure its citizens' quality of life and wellbeing, instead of the usual gross domestic product?
Bhutan
Cuba
Denmark
North Korea
The distinctive Pitons, two mountainous volcanic plugs, are on which Caribbean island?
Cuba
Jamaica
St Lucia
Tobago
Which country is home to the world's oldest university ?
Italy
Morocco
UK
India
Animals show little respect for international borders, but the gelada, or bleeding-heart monkey, is unique to which country?
South Africa
Nepal
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Which country's flag features an AK-47?
North Korea
Albania
Mozambique
Vietnam
Where did the first football World Cup finals take place?
Brazil
Uruguay
France
Italy
Which is the world's largest landlocked country?
Sudan
Mongolia
Bolivia
Kazakhstan
In which country are these striking desert sand dunes found?
Jordan
USA
Egypt
Namibia
Which South American country is home to the continent's highest mountain?
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Which country is home to the world's largest Muslim population?
India
Indonesia
Pakistan
Egypt
This is the world's tallest building – where is it?
China
Malaysia
United Arab Emirates
US
A certain president won’t let us forget where Covid-19 originated, but epidemiologists cannot agree where the 1918 flu pandemic started. Theories have been put forward about it originating in several countries. Which of these was not one of them?
Spain
China
France
USA
Of these four countries, which is the only one in the eurozone?
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Charles de Gaulle would often throw a spanner in the works on state visits – his "Vive le Québec libre!" comment in Montreal is one example. Which nation did he damn by declaring, "This is not a serious country," as he departed?
England
Brazil
Soviet Union
USA
On the epic road trip chronicled in his Motorcycle Diaries (later made into a film, pictured here), Che Guevara rode through six South American countries, but which one of these did he skip?
Peru
Chile
Venezuela
Bolivia
Mark Twain was a great traveller. Which country did he describe as "the one land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined".
Egypt
India
Italy
Japan
Which is the world's youngest country?
East Timor
Eritrea
Kosovo
South Sudan
16 and above.
Excellent. You've obviously been watching The Quiz and picked up a few tips from Major Charles Ingram!
11 and above.
Well done – you're a good armchair traveller
6 and above.
Better use the lockdown to swot up on your general knowledge.
0 and above.
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