Elementary Countries Trivia Quiz

Answer: Spain

S - Sulfur
Pa - Protactinium
In - Indium

SPaIn

Spain lies on the Iberian Peninsula in western Europe, but also includes the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital city is Madrid. Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

Answer: China

C - Carbon
H - Hydrogen
I - Iodine
Na -Sodium

CHINa

China is the largest country in Asia. Its capital city is Beijing. Despite its vast size, China has only one time zone.

Answer: Cameroon

C - Carbon
Am - Americium
Er - Erbium
O - Oxygen
O - Oxygen
N - Nitrogen

CAmErOON

Cameroon borders the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa. Its capital city is Yaoundé. Both English and French are used as official languages.

Answer: Singapore

S - Sulfur
In - Indium
Ga - Gallium
Po - Polonium
Re - Rhenium

SInGaPoRe

Singapore is a city state in southeast Asia. It has four official languages - English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil. Its name comes from a Malay word meaning lion city, although the beast that led to the name was probably a tiger.

Answer: Honduras

Ho - Holmium
Nd - Neodymium
U - Uranium
Ra - Radium
S - Sulfur

HoNdURaS

Honduras is in central America, and has coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Its capital city is Tegucigalpa. In the past it has been referred to as Spanish Honduras to distinguish it from the country known as British Honduras, which later became Belize.

Answer: Pakistan

Pa - Protactinium
K - Potassium
I - Iodine
S - Sulfur
Ta - Tantalum
N - Nitrogen

PaKISTaN

Pakistan is part of the Indian subcontinent in Asia. Its capital city is Islamabad. When it gained independence from the UK in 1947, there were two parts - East and West Pakistan, but following a civil war in 1971, East Pakistan became the independent country of Bangladesh.

Answer: Finland

F - Fluorine
In - Indium
La - Lanthanum
Nd - Neodymium

FInLaNd

Finland is in Northern Europe. Its capital city is Helsinki. Besides Finnish, it also has Swedish as a national language for the sake of the inhabitants of the island of Åland in the Baltic Sea.

Answer: Philippines

P - Phosphorus
H - Hydrogen
I - Iodine
Li - Lithium
P - Phosphorus
P - Phosphorus
In - Indium
Es - Einsteinium

PHILiPPInEs

The Philippines is an archipelago of over 7000 islands in south-east Asia. Its capital city is Manila. Its location on the Pacific ring of fire means that it is prone to natural disasters like earthquakes.

Answer: Netherlands

Ne - Neon
Th - Thorium
Er - Erbium
La - Lanthanum
Nd - Neodymium
S - Sulfur

NeThErLaNdS

The Netherlands lies on the North Sea coast in western Europe, but it also includes three islands in the Caribbean. Its capital city is Amsterdam, although the government sits in the Hague. It is often erroneously referred to as Holland, which is actually only a part of the whole country.

Answer: Gabon

Ga - Gallium
B - Boron
O - Oxygen
N - Nitrogen

GaBON

Gabon is a country on the equator in west Africa. Its capital city is Libreville. It gained independence from France in 1960, but has retained French as its official language.