Countries You've Never Heard Of
Tiny, distant, overlooked, but very real. Try this trivia game on the lesser known nations of the world.
15 questions · Published February 2, 2026
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What continent is home to the Principality of Liechtenstein, a doubly landlocked Alpine country?
Located in Europe, Liechtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world (the other being Uzbekistan in Central Asia). It is surrounded entirely by other landlocked countries, with Austria to the north and east and Switzerland to the south and west.
- Multiple Choice
2. Slovenia, Macedonia, and Montenegro are all countries that were once part of the former ______________.
Yugoslavia existed as a stand-alone Central European country between 1918 and 1992. The nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Serbia, Slovenia, and the Republic of Kosovo emerged from it in the early 1990s.
The breakup occurred following the 1991 declarations of independence by Slovenia and Croatia, with the remaining republics following in the subsequent years.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these animals is NOT endemic to the island country of Madagascar?
The kiwi is not endemic to Madagascar but is native to New Zealand. Madagascar, on the other hand, is famous for its unique biodiversity, which includes the fossa, lemurs, and tenrecs.
- Multiple Choice
4. What semi-autonomous archipelago is best known as being the birthplace of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury?
Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania, is famous for its pristine beaches and spice markets. However, one of its most renowned claims to fame is being the birthplace of Farrokh Bulsara, better known as Freddie Mercury, the legendary frontman of rock band Queen.
- Multiple Choice
5. In the TV show "Friends", Chandler buys a ticket to ________ to get away from his on-again, off-again girlfriend Janice.
In the hit sitcom "Friends" (1994), Chandler Bing tell his relentless on-again, off-again girlfriend Janice that he has been transferred to Yemen.
When she follows him to the airport, he is forced to actually buy a ticket to the African nation and board the plane.
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