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Quiz: The hardest geography quiz ever*

*Well, the hardest one on this website at this minute.

THINK YOU KNOW your way around the world? Test yourself in this diabolically hard quiz.

Washington DC is the capital city of the US, but what state is it in?
Washington
Maryland

New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Which one of these countries is South Korea?

This is Manama. It's the capital of which country?
UAE
Yemen

Bahrain
Oman
Africa is massive. How many countries are there in Toto? Sorry, in total? (See what we did there?)
64
58

62
54
The map we all know is wrong. What's the name for the proposed version, which portrays things as they actually are?
The Murray Map
The Peterson Projection

The Carnegie Cartograph
The Edmonds Illustration
Russia is the world's largest landmass. How many times would Ireland fit in in?
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25
120

250
450
True or False: This is the flag of an African country.
True
False
Which city is closest to Dublin?
Los Angeles
Buenos Aires

Johannesburg
Lima
Which of these countries has the highest population?
Costa Rica
Norway

Ireland
New Zealand
Which of these places is the most densely populated in the world?
Macau
Monaco

Singapore
Hong Kong
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Top Dog
Good job!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Clever Cat!
Nice work!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Fintastic!
Decent effort
Share your result:
You scored out of !
What are ewe doing!?
You lost?
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Turtle-y awful
Abysmal.
Share your result:

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