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A-Z Largest Countries (in Area) Quiz

Choose the largest country (in area) for each letter. Be careful! Sometimes the most obvious choice is not the correct one ;-)

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

Author
hews

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,873

Updated
Jul 04 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (14/25), Guest 23 (18/25), Guest 144 (16/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. In terms of area, what is the largest country in the world starting with A? Hint

Algeria

Angola

Australia

Argentina

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Question 2 of 25

2. The largest country in the world starting with B is...? Hint

Botswana

Bulgaria

Belarus

Brazil

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Question 3 of 25

3. In total area, what is the largest country in the world starting with C?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 4 of 25

4. And now a tough one... What is the largest country of these four, starting with D (territories and autonomous regions don't count!)? Hint

Dominican Republic

Dominica

Denmark

Djibouti

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Question 5 of 25

5. Another tough one. The largest country in the world starting with E is...? Hint

Eritrea

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

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Question 6 of 25

6. There aren`t very many countries starting with F. Which of them is the largest?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 7 of 25

7. What is the largest island in the world? It starts with G. No continents included.

Answer: (One word)

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Question 8 of 25

8. The largest country in the world starting with H is...? Hint

Huntsville

Hungary

Honduras

Haiti

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Question 9 of 25

9. What is the largest country in the world starting with I? Hint

India

Indonesia

Italy

Iran

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Question 10 of 25

10. What is the largest country in the world starting with J? Hint

Jamaica

Jutland

Jordan

Japan

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Question 11 of 25

11. The largest country in the world starting with K is...? Hint

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

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Question 12 of 25

12. What is the largest country in the world starting with L? Hint

Lebanon

Laos

Libya

Latvia

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Question 13 of 25

13. And onward to M - a tricky one. The largest country in the world starting with M is...? Hint

Mexico

Mali

Mongolia

Mozambique

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Question 14 of 25

14. What is the largest country in the world by area, starting with N? Hint

Niger

New Zealand

Nigeria

Namibia

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Question 15 of 25

15. There is only one country in the world starting with O. What is it?

Answer: (4 letters, in the Middle East)

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Question 16 of 25

16. The largest country in the world starting with P is...? Hint

Paraguay

Peru

Panama

Pakistan

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Question 17 of 25

17. Like O, there is only one country in the world starting with Q. What is it?

Answer: (five letters, also in the Middle East)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Starting with R, what is the largest country in the world by area?

Answer: (six letters)

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is the largest country in the world starting with S? Hint

Sudan

Saudi Arabia

Sweden

Syria

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Question 20 of 25

20. The largest country in the world starting with T is...? Hint

Tanzania

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

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Question 21 of 25

21. What is the largest country in the world starting with U? Hint

Ukraine

Uganda

Uzbekistan

United States

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Question 22 of 25

22. What is the largest country in the world starting with V? Hint

Vanuatu

Venda

Vatican City

Venezuela

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Question 23 of 25

23. In 1998, which country in the world starting with W (other than Wales which is part of the UK) changed its official name (at the expense of the W). What was the former name of this country?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 24 of 25

24. There are no countries starting with X (and there haven`t been for a very long time). The largest country in the world starting with Y is...?

Answer: (5 letters also in the Middle East)

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Question 25 of 25

25. And finally, what is the largest country in the world starting with the letter Z? Hint

Zetland

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Zooland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In terms of area, what is the largest country in the world starting with A?

Answer: Australia

Australia has an area of 7,692,030 km2.

2. The largest country in the world starting with B is...?

Answer: Brazil

Brazil has an area of 8,547,404 km2.

3. In total area, what is the largest country in the world starting with C?

Answer: Canada

Canada has an area of 9,958,319 km2.
(Source: Der Fischer Welt-Almanach 2002)

Also: CIA World Fact Book

4. And now a tough one... What is the largest country of these four, starting with D (territories and autonomous regions don't count!)?

Answer: Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has an area of 48,422 km2.

5. Another tough one. The largest country in the world starting with E is...?

Answer: Ethiopia

Ethiopia has an area of 1,133,380 km2.

6. There aren`t very many countries starting with F. Which of them is the largest?

Answer: France

France has an area of 543,965 km2, and one of only two countries entirely in Europe which are the largest for their respective letters.

7. What is the largest island in the world? It starts with G. No continents included.

Answer: Greenland

8. The largest country in the world starting with H is...?

Answer: Honduras

Honduras has an area of 112,492 km2.

9. What is the largest country in the world starting with I?

Answer: India

India has an area of 3,287,263 km2.

10. What is the largest country in the world starting with J?

Answer: Japan

Japan has an area of 377,837 km2.

11. The largest country in the world starting with K is...?

Answer: Kazakhstan

This enormous former Soviet republic has an area of 2,717,300 km2.

12. What is the largest country in the world starting with L?

Answer: Libya

Libya has an area of 1,775,500 km2.

13. And onward to M - a tricky one. The largest country in the world starting with M is...?

Answer: Mexico

Mexico has an area of 1,953,162 km2.

14. What is the largest country in the world by area, starting with N?

Answer: Niger

Niger has an area of 1,267,000 km2.

15. There is only one country in the world starting with O. What is it?

Answer: Oman

Oman has an area of 309,500 km2.

16. The largest country in the world starting with P is...?

Answer: Peru

Peru has an area of 1,285,216 km2.

17. Like O, there is only one country in the world starting with Q. What is it?

Answer: Qatar

The `smallest of the largest`, Qatar has an area of 11,437 km2.

18. Starting with R, what is the largest country in the world by area?

Answer: Russia

Russia has an area of 17,075,200 sq km - the largest nation on earth.

19. What is the largest country in the world starting with S?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

Sudan used to be the largest country however with the establishment of South Sudan the area has dropped from 2,505,000 to 1,886,000 km2.

20. The largest country in the world starting with T is...?

Answer: Tanzania

Tanzania has an area of 945,087 km2.

21. What is the largest country in the world starting with U?

Answer: United States

The USA has an area of 9,809,155 km2.
(Source: Der Fischer Welt-Almanach 2002)

22. What is the largest country in the world starting with V?

Answer: Venezuela

Venezuela has an area of 912,050 km2.

23. In 1998, which country in the world starting with W (other than Wales which is part of the UK) changed its official name (at the expense of the W). What was the former name of this country?

Answer: Western Samoa

Western Samoa changed its official name to plain Samoa.

24. There are no countries starting with X (and there haven`t been for a very long time). The largest country in the world starting with Y is...?

Answer: Yemen

Yemen has an area of 536,869 km2.

25. And finally, what is the largest country in the world starting with the letter Z?

Answer: Zambia

Zambia has an area of 752,614 km2, and replaced Zaire after the latter changed its name to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Source: Author hews

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