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Test your knowledge of world countries in 1900 with this challenging quiz. Can you name the countries sorted A-Z by name?

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World Countries In 1900

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Name the world countries in the year 1900. Sorted A-Z by name…first letter shown. Some alternate names are accepted including current country names for those that are still existent and whose current names are basically the same. However for some you need the full name of the country as it was then if it differs or is a combination of two current countries. Countries refers to widely recognized sovereign states at the beginning of 1900.

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alexkowal

2 years ago

Why is the time limit so ridiculously short. I had time to enter 10 countries, am I missing something?

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darin

2 years ago

Reply to alexkowal

i’ll increase it. there are time bonsues too.

alexkowal

9 months ago

Reply to darin

It’s a great quiz, the research for it must’ve been tough. Senussiya should probably count, and there were the Ovambo kingdoms such as Oukwanyama, Ondonga etc., also loads more in the Great Lakes but you got the main ones. Nkore is the right name rather than Ankole, it was only called Ankole after it was combined with some minor states under british administration.

felixcroc

3 years ago

IMO this would work a lot better with a map

prcstntr

11 months ago

Reply to felixcroc

I think that would be a diffferent game. Maybe more fun, but less challenging (for me at least)

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darin

3 years ago

i changed this quiz to reflect all world countries in 1900, not just those with a population estimate at that time.

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