Can You Identify 24 Countries by Their Old Names? Quiz

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Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?

Thailand
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
India

Great!

Not quite right. 😢

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Which country was formerly known as Persia?

Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan

You're doing great!

Not quite.

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Which country was formerly known as Siam?

Myanmar
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos

Terrific! 🥳

That was incorrect.

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Which country was formerly known as Burma?

Bangladesh
Laos
Philippines
Myanmar

Outstanding!

Not quite.

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Which country was formerly known as Zaire?

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Uganda
Angola

Bravo!

Doh! 🤬

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Which country was formerly known as Southern Rhodesia?

Zimbabwe
Zambia
Mozambique
Malawi

Was that too easy for you?

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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Which country was formerly known as Northern Rhodesia?

Mozambique
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Zambia

Impressive! 👍

Doh! 🤬

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Which country was formerly known as East Pakistan?

Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India

Wonderful!

Having difficulty with this one?

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Which country was formerly known as Kampuchea?

Laos
Vietnam
Thailand
Cambodia

Right on the money!

Doh! 🤬

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Which country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

Ethiopia
Djibouti
Sudan
Somalia

Slay!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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Which country was formerly known as New Hebrides?

Tonga
Vanuatu
Samoa
Fiji

Nice job!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Which country was formerly known as Upper Volta?

Burkina Faso
Niger
Mali
Ivory Coast

Great!

Not quite.

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Which country was formerly known as Dahomey?

Ghana
Nigeria
Benin
Togo

Terrific! 🥳

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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Which country was formerly known as Bechuanaland?

South Africa
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Namibia

Outstanding!

Doh! 🤬

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Which country was formerly known as Dutch Guiana?

Brazil
Guyana
French Guiana
Suriname

Superb!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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Which country was formerly known as Gold Coast?

Togo
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Nigeria

Nice!

Not quite right. 😢

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Which country was formerly known as Swaziland?

Namibia
Eswatini
Botswana
Lesotho

Sensational!

That was incorrect.

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Which country was formerly known as Formosa?

Taiwan
China
Philippines
Japan

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Not quite.

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Which country was formerly known as British Honduras?

Guatemala
Nicaragua
Belize
Honduras

Woohoo! 🥳

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Which country was formerly known as Nyasaland?

Tanzania
Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia

Great job!

That was incorrect.

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Which country was formerly known as Ellice Islands?

Samoa
Kiribati
Tuvalu
Fiji

Superb!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Which country was formerly known as South-West Africa?

Botswana
Angola
South Africa
Namibia

Fabulous!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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Which country was formerly known as Basutoland?

Zimbabwe
Botswana
Lesotho
Eswatini

Great!

Doh! 🤬

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Which country was formerly known as Transjordan?

Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Iraq

Nice!

Not quite right. 😢

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