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Geographical Amnesia Trivia Quiz

I recently found my diary I wrote while on a tour of the world. I suffer from acute amnesia and as such, I can not remember the names of the countries I visited. See if you can help me figure out where I went by reading my diary in the clues below.

A multiple-choice quiz by newfangle. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
newfangle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
191,303

Updated
May 25 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Linda_Arizona (6/10), Dagny1 (10/10), Southendboy (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Dear Diary: Today I enjoyed some hovadzia polievka (beef soup) at a quaint caf� in Bratislava in a country which split from its neighbour to the northwest in 1993.

Where was I? Hint

Yugoslavia

Croatia

Czech Republic

Slovakia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dear Diary: Today I sailed from South Island to North Island to visit the city of Wellington to continue my tour of "Middle Earth".

Where was I? Hint

Australia

Fiji

Tonga

New Zealand

3. Dear Diary: Today I tried to buy my lunch with punts but I was politely informed that punts are no longer an acceptable currency. Maybe tomorrow I will try these florin. Sigh, I should have planned this trip better.

Where was I? Hint

Ireland

Jersey and Guernsey

Isle of Man

The Netherlands

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Question 4 of 10

4. Dear Diary: Today I sipped vodka in Port-au-Prince in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.

Where was I? Hint

Honduras

Nicaragua

El Salvador

Haiti

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dear Diary: Today I noticed that not everyone in this country drives Saabs and Volvos, although they do originate here. I also learned that the word for "thank you" is "Tack".

Where was I? Hint

Norway

Sweden

Germany

Finland

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dear Diary: Today I learned that I am in the originating country of the walnut. I had walnut tea at a caf� in the city of Al Basrah.

Where was I? Hint

Syria

Kuwait

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dear Diary: I am in a country surrounded by five other countries, one of which is only 160 square kilometers in area. Depending on the canton one visits in the country I am in, different languages are spoken, such as Romansch.

Where was I? Hint

Romania

Switzerland

Italy

Germany

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dear Diary: Today I visited the grounds of the 1984 Winter Olympic games in Sarajevo, twenty years too late. Sarajevo is a city also known for an assassination which shocked the world on June 28, 1914. During both of these events, this country had different names. I wish I could remember what it is called now.

Where was I? Hint

Serbia and Montenegro

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yugoslavia

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dear Diary: Today I admired Gustav Klimt's world famous painting "The Kiss" at a museum which served awesome apfelstrudel (apple pie) in a country which hosted the Winter Olympics in the same locale twice - only twelve years apart.

Where was I? Hint

Austria

Italy

Soviet Union

Germany

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Question 10 of 10

10. Dear Diary: I am very lucky to have made it to what is considered the most remote place on earth. Locally, it is known as Rapa Nui. I can't wait to develop my photographs of those amazing statues with droopy heads and big noses which are all over the island.

Where was I? Hint

Bali

Fiji

Vanuatu

Easter Island

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Dear Diary: Today I enjoyed some hovadzia polievka (beef soup) at a quaint caf� in Bratislava in a country which split from its neighbour to the northwest in 1993. Where was I?

Answer: Slovakia

A 1992 election saw opposing parties win in the two regions of Czechoslovakia, leading to a mutually agreed separation of the republic after 74 years. While Split is a city in Croatia, the word used in the question was not intended as a hidden clue, but to trick you.

2. Dear Diary: Today I sailed from South Island to North Island to visit the city of Wellington to continue my tour of "Middle Earth". Where was I?

Answer: New Zealand

Quite possibly the most amazing country I have visited (I have been to over 35), New Zealand is the home of kiwis, kiwis and kiwis. It was also home to the cast and crew of the recent "Lord of the Rings" films. Organized tours of "Middle Earth" and increasingly popular, according to www.newzealand.com

Oh, the three types of kiwis are: fruit, animals and a nickname for the people.

Answer: Ireland

Ireland agreed to join the Euro currency on January 1, 1999. The euro was first distributed in Ireland on January 1, 2002 and the Irish punt met its demise on February 9, 2002. The florin was an Irish two-shilling coin which expired on February 15, 1971, also known as Decimalization Day, when Ireland and the UK decimalised their currencies.

Florin is also a synonym for Guilder, the former currency of The Netherlands. However, The Netherlands never had a currency called punt. Therefore, the answer is Ireland.

4. Dear Diary: Today I sipped vodka in Port-au-Prince in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Where was I?

Answer: Haiti

Haiti takes up approximately one-third of the island of Hispaniola (which it shares with Dominican Republic). Its official languages are French and Creole.

5. Dear Diary: Today I noticed that not everyone in this country drives Saabs and Volvos, although they do originate here. I also learned that the word for "thank you" is "Tack". Where was I?

Answer: Sweden

Sweden lies between Norway and Finland making up Scandinavia with Denmark, which lies to the south. In addition to the cars mentioned in the question, Sweden is universally known for Ikea, The Cardigans and Abba. "Thank you" in Norwegian sounds the same but is spelled "Takk".

6. Dear Diary: Today I learned that I am in the originating country of the walnut. I had walnut tea at a caf� in the city of Al Basrah. Where was I?

Answer: Iraq

The oldest walnut remains were discovered in Iraq, and they are believed to be from 50,000 B.C.

Answer: Switzerland

According to the www.cia.gov website, Switzerland's language breakdown is as follows: German (64%), French (19%), Italian (8%) and Romansh (1%) - the remaining population speaks "other languages". Cantons are the political boundaries in Switzerland, similar to provinces in Canada and states in the USA.

Answer: Bosnia and Herzegovina

While both events were in the city of Sarajevo, at the time of the assassination, Sarajevo was in the country of Bosnia. During the Winter Olympic games, Sarajevo was in Yugoslavia.

Answer: Austria

The painting is in Vienna and the Olympics were in Innsbruck in 1964 and 1976.

Answer: Easter Island

Easter Island is famous for the large stone statues which sit around its perimeter. The statues were actually discovered inland, but authorities spread them around the tiny island for touristic reasons. Easter Island is over 2000 miles from the coast of Chile is becoming an increasing, albeit exclusive, travel destination.

Source: Author newfangle

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