Which Country Are We in, Kids? (4) Quiz

Answer: Afghanistan

The strategic importance of the city of Kabul, capital of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, has meant that many empires have fought for control over the centuries. A centre of Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Hinduism, the city was visited by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC.

The Mongol armies passed through in the 13th century, destroying much of what they found. More recently, both Russia and the Americans have been engaged in military actions here.

Answer: Belgium

We are visiting Bruges, a city of just over 115,000 (2013 estimate) in the north of Belgium, near the North Sea coast. Nicknamed "The Venice of the North", Bruges is one of the world's best-preserved medieval cities. The famous Belfry is part of the "Church of Our Lady". The 13th-century Belfry itself stands 401 feet high and is one of the world's tallest brick structures.

Answer: Bolivia

Officially called the "Plurinational State of Bolivia", this region was formerly part of the Incan Empire and was known as Upper Peru during Spanish colonial times. Sixteen years of war culminated in a declaration of independence and a renaming of the country after Simon Bolivar.

'Arbol de Piedra' is a solitary rock formation located in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in the southeastern corner of Bolivia.

Answer: Fiji

Independent from the United kingdom since 1970, the Republic of Fiji in an island country in the Melanesia sub-region of Oceania. The 330 islands and more than 500 islets that make up Fiji have a land area of 7,100 square miles, which is about three times the size of the U.S. state of Delaware. Around 87% of the entire 850,000 population (2012 estimate) live on the two main islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, although less than 100,000 of those live in the capital city, Suva.

Answer: Lebanon

Situated at the crossroads of the Arabian heartland and the Mediterranean Basin, Lebanon has been at the heart of human history going back to before records began. It was from here that the Phoenicians, the world's first maritime culture, forged an empire that survived for a millennium (c.1550-550 BC).

The caves in the hillsides of the Qadisha Valley have been used as human burial sites going back to the Stone Age. Monastic communities have existed here since the beginning of the Christian era. The nearby Forest of the Cedars of God contains the most highly-prized woods of the ancient world, with hundreds of individual trees centuries old and at least two that have been aged at more than 3,000 years old. It is here that the cedar emblem on the present-day Lebanese flag originates.

Answer: Uganda

With a total area of 93,260 square miles, Uganda is only slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Michigan. More than 18% of that area, though, 17,000 square miles (an area twice the size of New Jersey) is water, primarily Lake Victoria. Uganda has a population of around 37 million (2013 Census), making Ethiopia (99m - 2015 estimate) the only landlocked country that is home to more people.

The Rwenzori Mountains National Park, home to Africa's third-point peak, was designated as a UNESCO World heritage Site in 1994. The 386-square mile park is known for its diverse plant life, with many endemic species of plants and trees including many endangered species. It is also home to four species of primate and nearly 100 bird species.

Answer: Saint Lucia

The French were the first to settle on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, in 1660, but constant wars between France and Britain meant that the island frequently thereafter changed hands. Indeed, between 1660 and 1814, when the British took control for good (or, until independence in 1979), Saint Lucia belonged to each of those two European powers seven times. Roughly 40% of the island's 175,000 population live in the capital city, which is located near the west coast in the north of the island.

The Pitons are a pair of volcanic spires rising 2,530 feet (Gros Piton) and 2,438 feet (Petit Piton). Located near the town of Soufriere on the southwest coast of the island, they were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.

Answer: Switzerland

The original city of Bern, now the capital of Switzerland, was built on a hill inside a U-bend of the River Aare. Work on the area now known as the Old City began in the 12th century, although much of that early work was destroyed by fire in 1405. Building continued into the 18th century and what remains is a wonderfully-preserved medieval city that was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.

Work on the Bern Munster, located on the southern side of the peninsula, began in 1421 although the 328-foot high bell tower was not completed until 1893. It remains the tallest tower in Switzerland and is also home to the country's largest bell. The bell, which is more than eight feet in diameter, dates to 1611 and is still rung daily.

Answer: India

With a population of more than 1.2 billion, India is the world's most populous democracy. This is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, but there is still plenty of room in the world's 7th-largest country for its native inhabitants.

Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur in Rajasthan in the northwest of the country is a 6,880-acre nature reserve that began as a duck-hunting reserve that was redeveloped as a bird sanctuary in the 1950s.

Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary, in Assam in the northeast, home to the largest population of the great Indian one-horned rhinoceros as well as numerous other mammal species, was first developed as a reserve forest in 1908. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, also in Assam, high in the Himalayas on the Bhutan border, is a unique natural environment that offers protection for numerous species of threatened plant and animal species.

Answer: Philippines

Consisting of more than 7,500 islands situated in the western Pacific Ocean, the Republic of the Philippines has a total area of 115,800 square miles, which is about the same size as the sixth-largest U.S. state, Arizona. The population of the Philippines, around 103 million (2016 estimate), is about fifteen times that of the same state.

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a 55,000-acre site located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the island of Palawan, in the extreme west of the Philippines. The underground river has waterfalls, spectacular rock formations and numerous marine wildlife as well as a cave with dome reaching 980 feet above the river. In 2012, the park was confirmed as one of the "New7Wonders of Nature", as chosen by a global poll.