Find a Hidden Country in Each Sentence (part 20) Quiz

Answer: Dodoma

TANZANIA is the country hidden in "Songwriters know that to write a better sTANZA, NIAcin and Vitamin C help with creativity." Dodoma is its capital.

Located in East Africa, Tanzania is surrounded by Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi. The Nile River originates out of Lake Victoria, Tanzania. In area, the country is twice the size of California. The famous Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and is the highest point in the entire continent of Africa.

Answer: Tashkent

UZBEKISTAN is the country you can sculpt out of the sentence, "When Bek, the ancient Egyptian sculptor, is on the spacecraft SoyUZ, BEK IS TANgled in the wires." Tashkent is the capital, as well as the economic and political center of the country.

Located in western Asia, Uzbekistan is bordered by several other Stans: Kazakhstan to the north, Tajikistan to the southeast, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Interestingly, it is a landlocked country that is surrounded by other landlocked countries. The population is about 30 million people.

Answer: Damascus

SYRIA is the nation depicted inside of the sentence, "I bought a glosSY RIA de Vigo postcard to send back home." The capital city is Damascus, where people have been living since 8,000-10,000 B.C.

Located in the Middle East, Syria borders Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, and Jordan to the south. Israel borders part of Syria on the southwest. Syria's largest lake is one that is actually man-made, constructed in 1968. The population of the country is around 18 million people.

Answer: Vaduz

LIECHTENSTEIN is the tiny country (only 62 square miles) with the big name located in the sentence: Channel 7 has fake news, and Ch. Four does too, but here was the biggest journalistic LIE-- CH. TEN: "STEINway Pianos Being Used for Firewood!" Vaduz is the capital city with a population of over 5,000 people.

Back in Question 2 we encountered Uzbekistan, one of two landlocked countries in the world that are surrounded bu landlocked countries. The other country with this geographical distinction is Liechtenstein--a landlocked country surrounded by landlocked countries: Austria to the north and Switzerland to the south. The country has one of the world's lowest unemployment rates as well as one of the lowest crime rates.

Answer: Belgrade

SERBIA is the country concealed within "AdvertiSER BIAs is toward positive message commercials." Belgrade is the capital of Serbia.

Located in the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, Serbia is another landlocked country. There is a river in Serbia nicknamed "Year" because it is precisely 365 meters long. Serbia is one of the world's leading producers of raspberries.

Answer: Paris

FRANCE is the nation you can chop out of the sentence: "The cheF RAN CElery stalks over to the sous chef for chopping." Paris, aka The City of Lights is the world-renowned capital city of France.

Located on the west coast of Europe, France is the largest European country in land area after Russia and Ukraine. France and its overseas departments and territories span 12 different time zones around the globe--that's more than any other country. France has the largest canyon in Europe: the Verdon Gorge, near Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. It is 25 kilometers long and up to 700 meters deep.

Answer: Guatemala City

GUATEMALA, bordering the south of Mexico, is the dish of a country served up inside the sentence: "The sauce chef who invented RaGU ATE MALAdjusted dishes of pasta." The aptly named Guatemala City is its capital town.

Located in Central America, Guatemala's national bird is the quetzal and its national flower is the white nun orchid. Guatemala has the deepest lake in Central America: Lake Atitlán, which is as deep as 340 meters. In the opposite direction, Guatemala also has the highest point in Central America: Tajumulco Volcano, rising 4203 meters above sea level.

Answer: Montevideo

URUGUAY is the South American country appearing in the sentence: Some airliners have carpeting, but at United Airlines, "an impromptU RUG" U.A. Yammers on about, "makes for a fancier appearance." According to the CIA World Factbook, more than half of the country's population of 3.3 million live in the capital city, Montevideo.

Located between Argentina and the Atlantic Ocean, it is the only Latin American country located entirely outside of the tropical climate zone. Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America (after Suriname) and according to the BBC, cows outnumber humans there, four to one.

Answer: Yamoussoukro

Côte d'Ivoire is the African nation located on that continent's western coast and also within the sentence: After eating a steak prepared by the singing chef known as the "EntreCOTE DIVO" I REalized I might never eat anything that delicious ever again. Yamoussoukro is that country's capital.

Côte d'Ivoire has the largest church in the world: The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro. Its exterior land area covers 30,000 square meters. Inside, it can hold about 18,000 people. There are four Unesco World Heritage Sites in this country: Mount Nimba, the historic town of Grand-Bassam, Comoe National Park, and Tai National Park. Abidjan is the largest city in the country.

Answer: Dushanbe

The town of Tajik is located in Iran, but the country TAJIKISTAN is the country hiding out in "In Middle Eastern town called TAJIK, I STANd in the sunshine and I bask." Dushanbe is Tajikistan's capital.

Tajikistan is a landlocked nation in Central Asia surrounded by three other "-stan" countries and China. The longest river in Tajikistan is the Amu-daria, and the highest mountain is Ismoil Somoni Peak at 24,590 feet above sea level. In fact most of the country lies over 9,000 feet above sea level.