Memorize these and you could recognize 33.7% of all Countries clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 37 | Great Bear Lake is the largest lake entirely within this country |
| 2 | Mexico | 35 | North American mainland country which straddles the Tropic of Cancer |
| 3 | Greece | 32 | Because it grows mostly wheat, the region of Thessaly is known as the breadbasket of this country |
| 4 | Italy | 30 | "The Boot"(It has more World Heritage sites than any other country) |
| 5 | Germany | 29 | "The Land of Poets & Thinkers"(Hey Einstein, it's pronounced "GUR-tuh" , not "GO-thee") |
| 6 | France | 29 | If its royal family has no male heir, Monaco will become part of this country |
| 7 | South Africa | 27 | All nations of Africa, except this 1, belong to OAU, founded in 1963 to eradicate colonialism |
| 8 | India | 27 | The world's most populous democracy |
| 9 | Egypt | 27 | The Greek historian Herodotus called this country "The Gift of the Nile" |
| 10 | Australia | 27 | Bob Hawke served as prime minister of this country from 1983 to 1991 |
| 11 | Denmark | 26 | Jutland juts out of the top of West Germany forming this country's mainland |
| 12 | Argentina | 26 | 8 of the 10 highest mountains in the Andes are located in this Atlantic coast country |
| 13 | Switzerland | 24 | "The Playground of Europe"(St. Moritz is so over. All the best parties are in Gstaad) |
| 14 | Sweden | 24 | The 1 Scandinavian country not to be occupied by Germany during WWII |
| 15 | China | 22 | This country's state emblem shows the Gate of Heavenly Peace framed by grains of wheat and rice |
| 16 | Northern Ireland | 22 | Armagh, Down & Londonderry |
| 17 | Poland | 21 | In this country, you can follow the Copernicus trail which covers the places in which he lived & worked |
| 18 | Israel | 21 | It's home to over 250 kibbutzim |
| 19 | Norway | 20 | Hammerfest, Europe's northernmost city, lies in this country |
| 20 | Japan | 20 | This country boasts the largest number of recreational walk-thru mazes, including the Shiga Ritto |
| 21 | Brazil | 20 | In the famous play, "Charlie's Aunt" was from this country "where the nuts come from" |
| 22 | the Philippines | 18 | The U.S. maintains Subic Bay Naval Base & Clark A.F.B. in this Pacific island country |
| 23 | Morocco | 18 | Its chief port is Casablanca |
| 24 | Iceland | 18 | "The Land of Fire & Ice"(Do its citizens really believe in elves? I guess we'll never gnome) |
| 25 | Algeria | 18 | In 1962 this Barbary state won its independence from France |
| 26 | Indonesia | 17 | Thiscountry is home to roughly 120 active volcanoes along the Pacific Ring of Fire |
| 27 | Belgium | 17 | Belgique |
| 28 | Austria | 17 | Autriche |
| 29 | Spain | 16 | Among the regions in this country are Old Castile, New Castile & Andalusia |
| 30 | Russia | 16 | It's the largest republic in the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| 31 | England | 16 | The University of Sunderland, the University of Sheffield, Oxford University |
| 32 | Dolly Parton | 16 | For "Here You Come Again", she became 1st country female artist to receive a platinum record |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 15 | Ceylon |
| 34 | Hungary | 15 | Country whose cap!tal includes Buda on the west bank of the Danube & Pest on the east |
| 35 | Andorra | 15 | As co-sovereign of this Pyrenees land, the Bishop of Urgel, Spain is paid about $6.87 semi-annually |
| 36 | the Netherlands | 14 | Of the 3 Low Countries, the 1 that has only a single official language |
| 37 | Thailand | 14 | This Asian country's King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born in the United States |
| 38 | New Zealand | 14 | This country in the Southern Hemisphere was named for a province of the Netherlands |
| 39 | Monaco | 14 | This principality on the French Riviera is only about 3/4 of a square mile in area |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 14 | Abyssinia |
| 41 | Portugal | 13 | Mournful folk songs called Fados are performed in the popular Fado houses of this country |
| 42 | Panama | 13 | This Central American nation has been called the "Crossroads of the World" |
| 43 | Cuba | 13 | In October 1962 the U.S. demanded the withdrawal of all offensive missiles from this country |
| 44 | Turkey | 12 | The Gallipoli Peninsula, a site of major action in WWI, is part of this country |
| 45 | Romania | 12 | "The Land of Count Dracula"(You've never been to Transylvania in October?You gotta go!) |
| 46 | Nigeria | 12 | This country on the Atlantic coast is Africa's most populous |
| 47 | the United States | 12 | The Achy Breaky |
| 48 | South Korea | 11 | Its city of Pusan has an average of 54 inches of precipitation a year |
| 49 | Scotland | 11 | Ecosse |
| 50 | San Marino | 11 | Independent since 301 A.D., this "most serene republic" in Europe is the oldest republic in the world |