The Country Quiz #ICTUSD2020

A country whose capital city is Beirut

• Jordan

• Lebanon

• Syria

• Iraq

Answer explanation

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.

A country with the national anthem 'God Save the Queen'

• Great Britain

• New Zealand

• Netherlands

• Australia

Answer explanation

"God Save the Queen" is the national or royal anthem in most Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown dependencies.

A country that has the motto 'Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité'

• French

• Belgium

• Côte d'Ivoire

• Switzerland

Answer explanation

French for "liberty, equality, fraternity", is the national motto of France.

The largest country in the world

• USA

• Canada

• China

• Russia

Answer explanation

Russia is the largest country on earth in terms of surface area and extends over a length of more than 9000 km.

Due to the location across the pacific ring of fire, this country has experienced the most earthquakes

• Indonesia

• China

• Japan

• Iran

Answer explanation

Japan has the most recorded earthquakes in the world as it sits on a highly active seismic area.

The country in South America whose capital city is Santiago

• Brazil

• Chile

• Argentina

• Peru

Answer explanation

Santiago, sometimes called Santiago de Chile, is the capital and economic center of Chile.

A country with the world's highest number of castles and chateaux per capita

• San Marino

• Republic of Malta

• Swiss

• Slovakia

Answer explanation

This is one of the most interesting facts about Slovakia that surprises travellers. 180 castles and 425 chateaux in a country with the entire population far smaller than the city of New York!

A country whose national animal symbol is the lemur

• Costa Rica

• Kenya

• South Africa

• Madagascar

Answer explanation

Do you know that the ring-tailed lemur is found only on the island of Madagascar?

Country with the largest number of UNESCO world heritage sites in the world

• Italy

• Germany

• Egypt

• India

Answer explanation

Italy is home to the largest number of UNESCO world heritage sites in the world. The country now boasts 58 world heritage locations.

The safest country in the world

• Ice land

• Denmark

• Singapore

• Norway

Answer explanation

Denmark has a low crime rate and there’s almost no risk of natural disaster.