Norman Darlo
In this fun quiz, let’s see if you know the older names for some modern countries. Let’s hear how you get on 🙂
Cover photo: Creative Commons
All answers correct per Wikipedia
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Which is a former name of Australia?
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New Holland
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New Scotland
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New Britain
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What is Abyssinia called nowadays?
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Central African Republic
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South Sudan
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Ethiopia
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What is the modern name for Persia?
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Iraq
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Iran
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Afghanistan
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Question of
What was Mexico formerly known as?
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New Spain
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New Mexico
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Lower California
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The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was later known as…
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Bulgaria
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Yugoslavia
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Czechoslovakia
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German Southwest Africa’s modern name is…
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Angola
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South Africa
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Namibia
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What’s the modern name of the Spanish East Indies?
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Indonesia
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Philippines
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Hawaii
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Question of
Bolivia’s former name was…
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Upper Peru
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Upper Brazil
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Upper Canada
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The modern name for the Batavian Republic is…
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Indonesia
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New Zealand
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Netherlands
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Siam is now known as…
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Sri Lanka
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Thailand
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Taiwan
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What is the former term for Guyana?
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French Guyana
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Dutch Guyana
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British Guyana
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The British Mandate of Mesopotamia is now better known as…
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Kuwait
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Iraq
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Iran
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Question of
What is the up-to-date name for Bessarabia?
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Saudi Arabia
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Jordan
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Moldova
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Question of
What is Zimbabwe’s former name?
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Rhodesia
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Zambia
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Botswana
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Question of
What is Bangladesh’s former name?
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East Pakistan
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Ceylon
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West Pakistan
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Question of
Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?
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Nepal
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Bhutan
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Sri Lanka
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Question of
Which country used to be known as Hibernia?
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USA
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Russia
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Ireland
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This quiz was hard … 7/17
I know it was! But thank you for trying it 🙂
9/17 – not so bad. Atlest some of the countries I know
It’s not bad, Intro – anything over 50% is a pass on my quizzes! Thanks for taking the challenge 🙂
You got 11 out of 17 right!
Not bad, Snezana! Thanks for playing 🙂
9/17, Sighs. That was a tough one! Good though, really good.
You passed at over 50%, but yep it was a toughie! Thanks for taking the quiz 🙂
Got a whopping 15 out of 17 but I had help from google while doing it. Sorry but at least it refrehed me declining geographical memory. Great quiz as always. Hope to see you again more often.
Me you too! Excellent result, HGal! And there’s nothing wrong with using Google so long as you don’t fool yourself you figured it all out independently 🙂
Oh some of them I knew, but about 1/3 of them I did not remember or even knew so I had to use good old google. BTW, glad to have you back. I had not seen you in a while although I am not always on Virily…
Really good quiz, again. 🙂 Some lucky guesses helped me to get some 14 out of 17 but learned a lot. 🙂
That’s a great score, Zaklina! Good guessing is a very important life skill 🙂
I didn’t know some of them, 13/17. Very interesting quiz!
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Ellie! Thank you for playing 🙂
Great quiz, Norman. It surely showed me up. Showed me what I’d better do, too. Oh well, I knew the ones I knew. All 7 of them. –red face–
All 7 of them? I hope that included New Holland 😀 Thanks for taking the quiz, Kathy!
You got 10 out of 17 right!
Not so bad.. It could have been better…hah.
It can always be better, unless you get 100% 🙂 But never mind that, thank you for playing, Marija!
12/17, it was super to refresh my knowledge in the field of geography!!!
I’m very glad you enjoyed it, Anastasia! Thank you for playing 🙂
Seven out of 17 on this quiz.
It sure wasn’t easy-peasy was it?! Thank for playing 🙂
It was not that easy at all. However I enjoyed it.
11 out of 17. I thought I would do better than that.
Hey you didn’t do badly, Gary! I made it challenging deliberately, you know 😉
cool… so many countries changed their names.
It’s a fact! Thanks for taking the quiz, Mavic 🙂
7 correct, I know well about sri lanka, Siam, Pakistan. 😛
Hi Tiada, and thanks for playing! I included some very tricky questions in this quiz, didn’t I? 🙂
QUIZ: Do you know these Countries’ previous Names?
You got 11 out of 17 right!
Okay, not bad, Branka! Thanks for playing 🙂
I knew almost all. Very good quiz.
Well done, Milica! And thank you 🙂
I only knew a few and I’ve guessed a few more! However, the score is unsatisfactory !! Great quiz! Shared!
Thanks for sharing, Ileana. I made the quiz quite challenging, I think!
Yikes I missed a few on this one but learned again. Thanks for your quiz Norman.
So long as it was fun, that’s all that matters, right? Thanks, Carol 🙂