Country Quiz Without Vowels #1: answers and sources
Spoilers ahead! Play the video first. Here is every answer, the fun fact and the source we checked it against.
Scores: 0-39: Vowel rookie · 40-64: Map reader · 65-84: Globetrotter · 85+: Geography legend. Don't forget your Couch Wager. Spotted a mistake? Email hello@ahaville.com with the question number.
Level 1: Easy
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Country 20: SW_TZ_RL_ND
Switzerland It has four national languages.
Level 2: Medium
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Country 40: C_B_
Cuba It's the biggest island in the Caribbean.
Level 3: Tricky
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Country 60: M_D_G_SC_R
Madagascar It's the fourth-largest island on Earth.
Level 4: Expert
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Country 66: _N_T_D _R_B _M_R_T_S
United Arab Emirates
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Country 78: B_SN__ _ND H_RZ_G_V_N_
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Country 80: L_X_MB__RG
Luxembourg In 2020, it made its buses, trams and trains free.
Level 5: Impossible
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Country 83: C_NTR_L _FR_C_N R_P_BL_C
Central African Republic
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Country 100: K_R_B_T_
Kiribati It's the first country to see each New Year.
Source: wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B14:00 · wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati
The Big Aha stories
- Countries named after people: America is named after an Italian explorer: Amerigo Vespucci. Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus. And the Philippines are named after Philip II of Spain. Sources: wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_the_Americas · wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia · wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines
- The land of the -stans: Seven countries end in stan. You've met three of them today. Stan is a Persian ending that means: place of. So Afghanistan simply means: the land of the Afghans. Sources: wikipedia.org/wiki/-stan · wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan
Bonus question
Which country's name has all five vowels, each exactly once? We reveal the answer in the pinned comment under the video.