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What do Those Letters Mean? Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your international car registration letters? I will give either the letters, or the country, and you will identify the other. (Please note these were correct at time of writing, but things do change.)

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

Author
ArleneRimmer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,816

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
795

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which country uses the letters 'DY' on their vehicles? Hint

Dominican Republic

Benin

Algeria

Kenya

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Question 2 of 10

2. Chile's cars use which letters on their registration plates? Hint

RCH

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'V' is used by the cars in which country? Hint

Vatican City

St Vincent & Grenadines

Vietnam

Venezuela

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Question 4 of 10

4. What code does Libya expect all its vehicles to display? Hint

LAR

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'RO' indicates that a vehicle is registered in which country? Hint

Romania

Burma

Rwanda

Malta

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Question 6 of 10

6. Spanish cars display which single letter on their license plate? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. There are a number of licence plate registration letters starting with 'GB' - but which one of these places uses the letters 'GBZ'? Hint

Jersey

Gibraltar

Guernsey

Isle of Man

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Question 8 of 10

8. Three of these countries use the letter 'Z' in their licence code, the fourth one used to. Which country used to have the combination 'ZRE'? Hint

Zimbabwe

Zambia

South Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ireland, also called Erin or Eire, has which code on her vehicles? Hint

IRL

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Question 10 of 10

10. Bangladesh is just one of the countries which uses a vehicle licence code starting with the letter 'B' - but which one is it? Hint

BDS

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country uses the letters 'DY' on their vehicles?

Answer: Benin

The Dominican Republic uses DOM, while Algeria is DZ and Kenya's letters are EAK.

2. Chile's cars use which letters on their registration plates?

Answer: RCH

CH is the code for Switzerland, CL the code for Sri Lanka and RN the code for Niger.

3. 'V' is used by the cars in which country?

Answer: Vatican City

Vietnam uses the letters VN, St Vincent & Grenadines uses WV and Venezuela the code YV. Hard to believe, but yes, Vatican City, in the middle of Rome, IS classified as a country - a country within a city!

4. What code does Libya expect all its vehicles to display?

Answer: LAR

LB is the code for Liberia, LS for Lesotho and L for Luxembourg.

5. 'RO' indicates that a vehicle is registered in which country?

Answer: Romania

Rwanda's code is RWA, Burma's is BUR and Malta uses GBY.

6. Spanish cars display which single letter on their license plate?

Answer: E

Sweden uses "S", Italy "I" and Cuba "C". "E" is derived from "Espa�a", the Spanish name for the country.

7. There are a number of licence plate registration letters starting with 'GB' - but which one of these places uses the letters 'GBZ'?

Answer: Gibraltar

GBJ is used for Jersey, GBG for Guernsey and GBM for the Isle of Man.

8. Three of these countries use the letter 'Z' in their licence code, the fourth one used to. Which country used to have the combination 'ZRE'?

Answer: Democratic Republic of Congo

Zimbabwe uses ZW, South Africa uses ZA and Zambia uses Z.

9. Ireland, also called Erin or Eire, has which code on her vehicles?

Answer: IRL

IR is the code for Iran, IL for Israel and IS for Iceland.

10. Bangladesh is just one of the countries which uses a vehicle licence code starting with the letter 'B' - but which one is it?

Answer: BD

B is used by Belgium, BDS by Barbados and BH by Belize.

Source: Author ArleneRimmer

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