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Cities to Countries Trivia Quiz

I'll give you a city and a direction. Then you give me the first country (besides the one you start in) that you would come to!

A multiple-choice quiz by biohazard930. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
biohazard930

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,022

Updated
Aug 18 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
4511

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (9/15), Raven361 (6/15), brenda610 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. If you travel due east from Montevideo, Uruguay, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Benin

Argentina

South Africa

Morocco

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Question 2 of 15

2. If you travel due south from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Tajikistan

Pakistan

India

China

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Question 3 of 15

3. If you travel due west from Aden, Yemen, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Eritrea

Sudan

Djibouti

Ethiopia

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Question 4 of 15

4. If you travel due west from Jakarta, Indonesia, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Kenya

Maldives

Mozambique

Tanzania

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Question 5 of 15

5. If you travel due west from San Jose, Costa Rica, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 6 of 15

6. If you travel due east from the railway station at Venice, Italy, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Austria

Slovenia

Croatia

Turkey

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Question 7 of 15

7. If you travel due north from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Japan

China

Russia

Micronesia

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Question 8 of 15

8. If you travel due south from Monaco, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Tunisia

Algeria

Italy

France

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Question 9 of 15

9. If you travel due east from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Latvia

Estonia

Russia

Lithuania

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Question 10 of 15

10. If you travel due east from Charleston, S.C., U.S, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. If you travel due west from Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Indonesia

Malaysia

Singapore

Thailand

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Question 12 of 15

12. If you travel due north of Istanbul, Turkey, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Ukraine

Bulgaria

Romania

Moldova

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Question 13 of 15

13. If you travel due west of central Brazzaville, Congo, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

Democratic Rep. of Congo

Gabon

Angola

Brazil

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Question 14 of 15

14. If you travel due east of Mbabane, eSwatini, what is the first country you will come to? Hint

South Africa

Mozambique

Madagascar

Australia

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Question 15 of 15

15. If you travel due east of Juneau, Alaska, what country will you come to?

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If you travel due east from Montevideo, Uruguay, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: South Africa

Montevideo is just above the 35th southern latitude, and, traveling due east, this latitude barely meets the southernmost point of Africa.

2. If you travel due south from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: China

Directly south from Bishkek is China before Tajikistan, then Tajikistan, and finally Pakistan.

3. If you travel due west from Aden, Yemen, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Eritrea

Going directly west, you would miss meeting Djibouti by just a few miles.

4. If you travel due west from Jakarta, Indonesia, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Tanzania

Traveling due west, you would actually first come to the island of Zanzibar.

5. If you travel due west from San Jose, Costa Rica, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Marshall Islands

You'd first come to the island of Wotje.

6. If you travel due east from the railway station at Venice, Italy, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Croatia

Traveling due east you are Umag in Croatia. You would miss Slovenia by a few miles/km.

7. If you travel due north from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Japan

Traveling due north, you would barely not meet a Micronesian island, but you would instead arrive in Hokkaido. (A Japanese island)

8. If you travel due south from Monaco, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Algeria

Monaco is on the Mediterranean coast surrounded by France.

9. If you travel due east from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Estonia

Traveling due east, you would almost meet Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

10. If you travel due east from Charleston, S.C., U.S, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Morocco

This is a tricky one sometimes, as many people find it hard to judge positions over the Atlantic Ocean.

11. If you travel due west from Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Malaysia

Bandar Seri Begawan is the longest capital name in the world.

12. If you travel due north of Istanbul, Turkey, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Romania

Traveling due north, you would meet Romania across the Black Sea.

13. If you travel due west of central Brazzaville, Congo, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Democratic Rep. of Congo

DRC 'curls around' Brazzaville, which is on the border.

14. If you travel due east of Mbabane, eSwatini, what is the first country you will come to?

Answer: Mozambique

eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland) has a small border with Mozambique. Lesotho is the only country totally surrounded by South Africa.

15. If you travel due east of Juneau, Alaska, what country will you come to?

Answer: Canada

You'll encounter the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Source: Author biohazard930

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