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30 Country Nicknames That Will Put Your Geography Skills To The Test – Take The Quiz
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30 Country Nicknames That Will Put Your Geography Skills To The Test – Take The Quiz

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Countries are often known by more than just their official names. Over the years, people have given them nicknames that come from all kinds of places – geography, history, culture, local sayings, even pop culture. Some of these names are poetic, some are descriptive, and some just stuck for no clear reason at all. You’ll definitely recognize a few, and maybe learn some new ones along the way.

This quiz gives you 30 nicknames, and your job is to match them to the right countries.

Think you can get them all? Let’s see! 📍

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    KatSaidWhat
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Calling absolute b******t on some of these, didn't even bother finishing.

    JuJu
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because one person, who is tight as a boiled owl, screams some words doesn't mean they become a "nickname".

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    Ace
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25. Helvetia is more that just a nickname, it's a national persona. The official name for Switzerland is "Confoederatio Helvetica", hence CH as it's normal abbreviation.

    KatSaidWhat
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Calling absolute b******t on some of these, didn't even bother finishing.

    JuJu
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because one person, who is tight as a boiled owl, screams some words doesn't mean they become a "nickname".

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    Ace
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25. Helvetia is more that just a nickname, it's a national persona. The official name for Switzerland is "Confoederatio Helvetica", hence CH as it's normal abbreviation.

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