Only the Worldliest Among Us Can Identify These Countries by Their Outline

By: Sam Watanuki | Published: Apr 24, 2024

Are you ready to put your geographic knowledge to the test? In this quiz, we challenge you to identify countries from around the world based solely on their silhouettes. Each of the following slides will display the outline of a country along with four possible answers.

Mark your best guess and then check if you’ve guessed the country correctly as the answer is revealed in the following slide. This is a great opportunity to learn, have fun, and see how well you know the shapes of the world’s nations.

Which country is this?

  • A) Argentina
  • B) Colombia
  • C) Venezuela
  • D) Brazil
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Brazil Map outline

Source: Freepik

Answer:

D) Brazil

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Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Source: Adelano Lázaro/Wikimedia Commons

Which country is this?

  • A) France
  • B) Spain
  • C) Italy
  • D) Portugal
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Italy Map outline

Source: Freepik

Answer:

C) Italy

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A bird’s eye view of Matera, Italy seen at sunset.

Source: Daniele Levis Pelusi/Unsplash

Which country is this?

  • A) New Zealand
  • B) Australia
  • C) Indonesia
  • D) Madagascar
Australia Map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

B) Australia

A large tree surrounded by red dirt and rolling hills

Source: Charles G/Unsplash

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Which country is this?

  • A) Pakistan
  • B) Bangladesh
  • C) India
  • D) Myanmar
India Map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

C) India

A view of a busy street in a downtown area in India

Source: Vyacheslav Argenberg/Wikimedia

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Which country is this?

  • A) Canada
  • B) Mexico
  • C) United States
  • D) Russia
USA map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

C) United States

The White House seen in the evening underneath a very dark blue sky.

Source: Tabrez Syed/Unsplash

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Which country is this?

  • A) Nigeria
  • B) Somalia
  • C) Kenya
  • D) Egypt
Somalia map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

B) Somalia

The coast south of Mogadishu

Source: AMISOM Public Information/Wikipedia

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Which country is this?

  • A) Mongolia
  • B) Bangladesh
  • C) Kazakhstan
  • D) Finland
Bangladesh map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

B) Bangladesh

A Bengal tiger, the national animal, in the Sundarbans

Source: Soumyajit Nandy/Wikipedia

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Which country is this?

  • A) Turkey
  • B) Egypt
  • C) Libya
  • D) Syria
Egypt map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

B) Egypt

Tourist looking at one of the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx of Egypt

Source: Freepik

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Which country is this?

  • A) Belgium
  • B) Portugal
  • C) France
  • D) Switzerland
Portugal map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

C) Portugal

A tourist taking photos in Porto City, Portugal

Source: RossHelen/Canva Pro

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Which country is this?

  • A) Brazil
  • B) Mexico
  • C) Peru
  • D) Chile
Mexico map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

B) Mexico

The main square in Mexico City with a Mexican flag

Source: Freepik

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Which country is this?

  • A) Japan
  • B) South Korea
  • C) China
  • D) Vietnam
China map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

C) China

A busy Chinese street with multiple people walking towards the camera. A green trolly is seen in the background. Neon signs and buildings are in the foreground

Source: Hyunwon Jang/Unsplash

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Which country is this?

  • A) United States
  • B) Greenland
  • C) Canada
  • D) Iceland
Canada map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

C) Canada

Flag of Canada flying in front of the natural landscape

Source: Freepik

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Which country is this?

  • A) Italy
  • B) France
  • C) Portugal
  • D) Spain
Spain map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

D) Spain

A bird’s eye view of Madrid, Spain seen in the daytime.

Source: Jorge Fernández Salas/Unsplash

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Which country is this?

  • A) Austria
  • B) Poland
  • C) Czech Republic
  • D) Ireland
Ireland map outline

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

D) Ireland

Illustrated Irish postcard depicting a "LONG LIVE IRELAND" (ERIN-GO-BRAGH) flag, with a castle surrounded by a ring of golden shamrocks in its center. A green shamrock and the words "A Bit of Irish Sod" also appear on the postcard. Undated.

Source: Getty Images

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Which country is this?

  • A) China
  • B) Japan
  • C) Thailand
  • D) Korea
Outline of Japan

Source: Freepik

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Answer:

B) Japan

A traditional Japanese building surrounded by trees.

Belle Co/Pexels

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