# \[GAME\] All the Countries in the World trivia game **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 9, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718 "2014-12-09T02:53:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/21 "2014-12-18T02:15:17Z")
Long war-torn Badly exploited by Belgium as colony Rich in minerals 20 (as currently numbered on the Wiki page). France ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/22 "2014-12-18T11:26:29Z")
Great wine, [shitty beer](http://www.chti.com/catalog/chti_blonde_beer)\* Eiffel Tower Invented guillotine - had to look up the link, but I have actually drunk it and it’s pretty good 21 Thailand ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/23 "2014-12-18T12:12:54Z")
Thailand Formerly called Siam, Capital is Bangkok, Has a large sex trade industry 1. The UK ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/24 "2014-12-18T18:28:38Z")
The Queen reigns; the Prime Minister governs London is an amazing capital city Divided from the U.S. by a similar language 1. Italy ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/25 "2014-12-18T18:39:15Z")
Looks like a women’s foot and lower leg Sent lots of immigrants to the new world, despite having sweet fuck all as colonies in it. Great Maritime tradition, as long as its safely within the Mediterranean. 24 South Africa. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/26 "2014-12-18T19:40:10Z")
South Africa Locale of the Boer War, Holds large reserves of diamonds and gold, Had a racist “apartheid” system in place for decades 1. Burma (“On the road to Mandalaaaaaaaay…”) ---
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1. Former capital was Rangoon 2. Country officially known as Myanmar 3. Besides the US & Liberia, it is the only country to use feet, pounds and degrees Fahrenheit as official units of measurement. South Korea ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/28 "2014-12-18T20:22:11Z")
South Korea: Capital is Seoul Hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics Scene of historic amphibious Inchon landing during Korean War 27. Colombia ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/29 "2014-12-18T20:27:41Z")
1. Colombia Was spelled Columbia when I was a kid, a center for the cocaine trade, used to own Panama. 1. Tanzania ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/30 "2014-12-18T22:26:26Z")
Tanzania Was formed by merger of former countries Tanganyika and Zanzibar Was ruled for decades by socialist dictator Julius Nyrere Largest city is Dar Es Salaam but capital was moved to Dodoma 1. Spain ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/31 "2014-12-19T02:17:43Z")
Got a new King recently Great food Shameful record in colonial era 1. Ukraine ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/32 "2014-12-19T14:41:31Z")
1. Ukraine Historically, the “breadbasket” of the Russian empire Capital is Kiev Became independent nation in 1991 ---
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(Pssst: You’re supposed to name the next country). Wiki has renumbered the list again, so the next is… 1. Kenya Big African country Former British colony Important archeological sites 1. Algeria ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/34 "2014-12-20T01:31:17Z")
1. Algeria Big African country Former French colony Known for the Casbah Next country is 34. Poland ---
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1. Gave us the first non-Italian pope in centuries with John Paul II 2. Have been partitioned and divided up among other countries multiple times 3. Attacked German panzers with their cavalry when invaded in World War II Sudan ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/36 "2014-12-20T16:04:59Z")
35.Sudan 1. Recently partitioned into a Muslim north and Christian/Pagan south. 2. Location of the Siege of Khartoum, in which the famous soldier of fortune Charles George “Chinese” Gordon was killed. 3. Location of the Battle of Omdurman, which led to the UK conquest of Sudan, and revenge of Gordon. A young cavalry officer named Winston Churchill was the most famous participant, although it took some time for him to outshine the victorious general Herbert Kitchener (dubbed “K of K” after the campaign). 1. Denmark ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718/37 "2014-12-20T16:10:22Z")
1. Denmark Home of King Christian X, who rode through streets daily during Nazi occupation Birthplace of Lego toys Home of Hans Christian Andersen and philosopher Soren Kirkegaard But wait… #36 is Iraq. 36. Iraq Former setting of the Babylonian empire Capital is Baghdad Currently controlled largely by ISIS 37. Ooooooo, Canadaaaaaa… ---
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1. Second largest country in the World 2. Bilingual 3. Surprisingly good military 1. Uganda ---
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1. Uganda 1. For many years ruled by notorious megalomaniac Idi Amin. 2. Capital Entebbe. Entebbe airport was scene of famous airliner hostage rescue mission by Israeli commandos. The only Israeli death was that of commando mission leader Jonathan Netanyahu, brother of future PM Benjamin Netanyahu. 3. Suffers significant Tsetse fly infestation. 1. Morocco ---
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1. Morocco First country to recognize the United States as an independent nation. Center of two pre-WWI diplomatic crises between France and Germany. Site of Operation Torch in World War II. 1. Saudi Arabia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-all-the-countries-in-the-world-trivia-game/706718.md?page=3)