Last week we published a quiz about the qualifying countries of the World Cup. There's still time to do it (just for fun). But if you already have, here are the answers.
1. The Atomium is to be found in...?
Belgium
2. Which country was
formerly known as the Gold Coast?
Ghana
3. The singer and
education activist Shakira comes from...?
Colombia
4. Ayatollah Ali
Khameni is the Supreme Leader of...?
Iran
5. Part of former
Yugoslavia, which country joined the EU in 2013?
Croatia
6. In which country
will you find the Foustanella, a pleated skirt worn by men?
Greece
7. Mount McKinley is
the highest peak in which country?
United
States
8. Which country is
bordered by Colombia, Peru and the Pacific?
Ecuador
9. The Duma is the
main legislative body of...?
Russia
10. Which country is
known for areas of low-lying land called polders?
Netherlands
11. Which country
comprises four main islands, and over 6000 smaller ones?
Japan
12. Caipirinha is the national cocktail of...?
Brazil
13. Which is the
only country to have won the Rugby World Cup and the Football World Cup?
England
14. Which country
gained its independence from France in 1962?
Algeria
15. Which country
borders the south-west shore of Lake Chad?
Cameroon
16. The book and
film Under the Volcano is set in...?
Mexico
17. Which country
had two capitals between 1949 and 1990?
Germany
18. The Naira is the
currency of...?
Nigeria
19. Cristina Fernández de
Kirchner is the president of...?
Argentina
20. The westernmost
country of mainland Europe is...?
Portugal
21. Which country’s
football team is nicknamed Les Éléphants?
Ivory
Coast
22. Which country was formed by a process of
unification called the Risorgimento?
Italy
23. Which country
boasts tourist attractions known as the Big Things – including the Big Banana,
the Big Guitar and the Big Gumboot?
Australia
24. In which country
will you find the towns of Molsheim, Giessen and Colmar?
France
25. Montevideo is
the capital of...?
Uruguay
26. Which country
has both a Carribbean and a (much smaller) Pacific coastline?
Honduras
27. Sofia is the
queen of...?
Spain
28. Which county’s
name translates as ‘rich coast’?
Costa
Rica
29. Which country spawned the authors Pablo Neruda, Ariel Dorfman and Isabel
Allende?
Chile
30. Which country is
made up of 26 cantons?
Switzerland
31. Which country is
divided from its northern neighbour in the area of the 38th
parallel?
South
Korea
32. Sarajevo is the
capital of...?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keri Davies is an Archers scriptwriter and web producer (and he does like a quiz).
The Archers World (Cup) Quiz
All you ever wanted to know about the World
Cup, from FIFA and Wikipedia
