u/M0dern_Pr0metheus

Here is a round I did on a World Cup theme, but which is not really about the world cup (except the last question). Players have to identify the countries by the flags, then are asked trivia questions about them (questions also have clues to help identify the countries). I had 11 teams, and all got 10 or more out of 15. Could easily be adapted with different countries and easier/harder questions.

Here are the questions:
#1-8 - identify the countries by their flag

1. >!Canada!<

2. >!South Africa!<

3. >!the Netherlands!<

4. >!Sweden!<

5. >!Ghana!<

6. >!Colombia!<

7. >!Australia!<

8. >!Curacao!<

9. Answer will be either country 1 or country 2. Both of these countries have diamond mining industries. In 2024, which country’s diamond mines produced fewer diamonds by weight? >!South Africa produced fewer diamonds – only about 5 million carats, compared to Canada’s 13 million carats!<

10. These are both countries that have a lot of tall people. But which country’s citizens are, on average, the tallest in the world? >!Netherlands!<

11. Both countries have citizens who have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Their names are Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and Kofi Annan. Which country’s Nobel laureate won in 2001 for his work as secretary-general of the United Nations? >!Ghana (Kofi Annan)!<

12. Which of these countries is NOT the world’s leading producer of opals? That’s opals like the iridescent gem, not the car. >!Curacao!<

13. These two countries have some linguistic overlap. An official language in one country is mostly made up of vocabulary from the other country’s main language. Also, in both countries, English is widely spoken, but it is only an official language in one of them. Which of these countries does NOT have English as one of their official languages? >!The Netherlands – almost everyone speaks it to some degree, but it’s not official. But it is one of the 12 official languages of S. Africa!<

14. Which country produces a bitter-orange-flavoured liqueur that is a main ingredient in the cocktails Blue Lagoon, Blue Hawaii and Aqua Velva? >!Curacao (the liqueur is also called Curacao)!<

15. World Cup question. Which of these countries’ world cup team has only one player that was actually born in that country? >!Curacao, (the rest are from the Netherlands)!<