Places Quiz 11 NewHard
- 20 questions
- about 25 minutes to run
- published 8 Nov 2026
- updated
1. The Baths, a beach strewn with giant granite boulders, is a famous sight on Virgin Gorda in which British Overseas Territory?
2. Which small island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey bans cars, so that people get around by bicycle, horse and tractor?
3. In 2025, the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory to which country?
4. 10 January is a national holiday in Benin celebrating which traditional religion, which originated there?
5. Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's largest exporters of which nut?
6. The national cricket stadium of Antigua and Barbuda is named after which great West Indies batsman?
7. The Pitcairn Islands have one of the smallest populations of any territory in the world. Roughly how many people live there: about 50, about 500, or about 5,000?
8. The ritual of "land diving" from tall wooden towers on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu inspired which modern extreme sport?
9. Which country became the world's newest internationally recognised country in July 2011?
10. What is the capital of Togo?
11. Most of the disputed territory of Western Sahara is controlled by which country?
12. What is the capital of Bermuda?
13. At Stingray City in the Cayman Islands, what do tourists swim with in shallow water?
14. Dominica, home to the Boiling Lake, is known by what nickname?
15. Which island in the Solomon Islands, scene of a major Second World War campaign, is home to the capital, Honiara?
16. Tonga is the only Pacific island nation that was never formally colonised. What kind of state is it?
17. The TV news network Al Jazeera is based in Doha, the capital of which country?
18. In which country is Samarkand, a Silk Road city famous for the Registan square?
19. Which is the only country in South America where Dutch is the official language?
20. In 2002, East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century, after gaining independence from which country?
ANSWERS
1. The British Virgin Islands
2. Sark
Until 2008, Sark was often called the last feudal state in Europe.
3. Mauritius
Under the deal, the UK and the US keep the military base on Diego Garcia on a long lease. It is worth checking the deal's current status before using this question.
4. Vodun (Voodoo)
5. Cashew nuts
6. Sir Vivian Richards
7. About 50
Only a few dozen people live there, most of them descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
8. Bungee jumping
9. South Sudan
10. Lomé
11. Morocco
12. Hamilton
13. Stingrays
14. "The Nature Isle of the Caribbean"
15. Guadalcanal
16. A kingdom (a monarchy)
17. Qatar
18. Uzbekistan
19. Suriname
20. Indonesia
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