SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PH.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the freshman level, 2 points on the graduate level and 3 points on the PH.D. level.

COUNTRIES

(e.g., The largest (area) country in the world. Answer: Russia.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. It occupies a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. 2. The most populous democracy in the world. 3. There is a red maple leaf on its flag.

4. Formerly named Persia. 5. There is a green cedar tree on its flag.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. Located between Colombia and Costa Rica. 7. “The Lord of the Rings” was filmed here. 8. The largest number of native Spanish speakers in the world live here. 9. The country is named after Philip II of Spain. 10. Its name is an anagram for “plane.”

PH.D. LEVEL

11. A sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. 12. The westernmost sovereign state in mainland Europe. 13. The world’s largest landlocked country. 14. Formerly known as “East Pakistan.”

15. It became the newest country in the world on July 9, 2011.

ANSWERS:

1. Chile. India. 3. Canada. 4. Iran. 5. Lebanon. 6. Panama.

7. New Zealand. 8. Mexico. 9. Philippines. 10. Nepal. 11. Singapore.

12. Portugal. 13. Kazakhstan. 14. Bangladesh. 15. South Sudan.