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I. NAMES OF COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES
Quiz
Below is a series of competitions for you to try in groups. Its main
aim is not to test your geography, but to help you study and practise your
English. Only look at the left-hand column. Cover the words on the right.
Try to answer the questions. Then check your answers by looking at the
words in the right-hand column.
1. Which countries have borders with the following groups of countries
given below?
I.
Guatemala
El Salvador Honduras
Nicaragua
II. Algeria
Niger
Chad Libya
Sudan
Egypt
III. Colombia
Costa Rica Panama
2. Now the reverse; which countries border those on the left below? And
what nationality are most of the people in them?
Switzerland (five) Bolivia (five) England (two)
I. Italy, Liechtenstein, France, Austria, West Germany, Brazil, Peru,
Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Scotland, Wales.
II. Swiss, Italian, Liechtensteiner, French, Austrian, German, Boliv-
ian, Brazilian, Peruvian, Argentinian, Paraguayan, Chilean, English, Scot-
tish, Welsh.
3. Travelling between the cities below, by the shortest possible land route,
which countries would you pass through? And what nationality of
people would you see most of? Name four countries for each journey.
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1. From Tel Aviv to Ankara
2. From Kabul to Katmandu
3. From Bucharest to Dresden
4. From Lusaka to Entebbe
Israel
The Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Romania
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Zambia
Zaire
Tanzania
Uganda
Israeli
Lebanes
Syrian
Turkish
Afghan
Pakistani
Indian
Nepalese
Romanian
Hungarian
Czech (oslovakian)
East German
Zambian
Zairean
Tanzanian
Ugandan
4.
Which countries have the currencies listed below? And what national-
ity are most of the people who have that kind of money in their pock-
ets?
rand
yen
renminbi
rial
markka
zloty
drachma
baht
guilder
rouble
South Africa
Japan
China
Iran
Finland
Poland
Greece
Thailand
Holland
(The Netherlands)
Russia
(The Soviet Union)
(The USSR)
South African
Japanese
Chinese
Iranian
Finnish
Polish
Greek
Thai
Dutch
Russian
I. NAMES OF COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES 1. From Tel Aviv to Ankara Israel Israeli
The Lebanon Lebanes
Quiz Syria Syrian
Below is a series of competitions for you to try in groups. Its main Turkey Turkish
aim is not to test your geography, but to help you study and practise your Afghanistan Afghan
English. Only look at the left-hand column. Cover the words on the right. 2. From Kabul to Katmandu Pakistan Pakistani
Try to answer the questions. Then check your answers by looking at the India Indian
words in the right-hand column. Nepal Nepalese
Romania Romanian
1. Which countries have borders with the following groups of countries Hungary Hungarian
given below? Czechoslovakia Czech (oslovakian)
I. Guatemala 3. From Bucharest to Dresden East Germany East German
El Salvador Honduras Zambia Zambian
Nicaragua 4. From Lusaka to Entebbe Zaire Zairean
II. Algeria Tanzania Tanzanian
Niger Uganda Ugandan
Chad Libya
Sudan 4. Which countries have the currencies listed below? And what national-
Egypt ity are most of the people who have that kind of money in their pock-
III. Colombia ets?
Costa Rica Panama
rand South Africa South African
2. Now the reverse; which countries border those on the left below? And yen Japan Japanese
what nationality are most of the people in them?
renminbi China Chinese
Switzerland (five) Bolivia (five) England (two)
rial Iran Iranian
I. Italy, Liechtenstein, France, Austria, West Germany, Brazil, Peru, markka Finland Finnish
Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Scotland, Wales.
II. Swiss, Italian, Liechtensteiner, French, Austrian, German, Boliv- zloty Poland Polish
ian, Brazilian, Peruvian, Argentinian, Paraguayan, Chilean, English, Scot- drachma Greece Greek
tish, Welsh.
baht Thailand Thai
3. Travelling between the cities below, by the shortest possible land route, guilder Holland Dutch
which countries would you pass through? And what nationality of (The Netherlands)
people would you see most of? Name four countries for each journey. rouble Russian
Russia
(The Soviet Union)
(The USSR)
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