| Controversy | Underlined Portion | Sporcle Standard |
| Are these 2 seas - between N & S America and between Europe & Africa - part of the Atlantic? (name one) | |
| Is this body of water the World's 5th major ocean in addition to the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, & PacificOceans? | |
| Should this Pacific country be listed using its shorthand name or full name? | |
| Does the UK share a land border with Spain due to this dependency? | |
| Is this Mediterranean island country part of Europe or Asia? | |
| Is this large North American island an integral part of its country? | |
| Is 'Holland' an acceptable alternate name for this country? | |
| Should the Spanish name for these South Atlantic islands be accepted? | |
| Is this Southern Caribbean island West of CuraƧao an independent country? | |
| Should each of these 4 non-sovereign entities in the UK be included as countries of Europe? (name one) | |
| Is this island nation Northeast of Venezuela part of South America? | |
| Is this mountain considered part of Europe & therefore the continent's highest peak instead of Mont Blanc? | |
| Is the population of this Southern Chinese urban area enough to make it the second most populated in the World? | |
| Is this acronym part of the name of the US capital city? | |
| Is this Turkish city classified as a 'European Capital'? | |
| Is this former Yugoslav entity that declared independence in 2008 considered a country? | |
| In 1990 did this country annex its Eastern area, or were both portions dissolved to form the modern nation? | |
| Does Bahrain share a land border with this country due to a causeway linking the two? | |
| Do the words 'Former Yugoslav Republic of' begin the official name of this country? | |
| Should 'Congo' alone be sufficient for the name of either of these 2 African countries? (name one) | |
| Does this small Pacific island country actually have a capital? | |
| Should the names of these countries be written as the English translations of their local names? (name one) | |
| Are these British military bases on the island of Cyprus part of the country of Cyprus? (name one) | |
| Should Puerto Rico be included as part of this country? | |
| Does the word 'The' make this small West African country have a multi-word name? | |
| Is Mount Carstensz on the island of New Guinea in this country, the highest in Oceania? | |
| Is Sucre the capital of this country? | |
| Is Tel Aviv the capital of this country? | |
| Is this island entity in Eastern Asia North of the Philippines considered a country? | |
| Are overseas regions integral to this country like metropolitan regions? | |
| Is this West African region part of Morocco? | |
| Is this 4-letter word part of the name of the largest American city? | |
| Do these 2 countries border each other to form a quadripoint with Botswana & Zambia? (name one) | |
| Is the name of the smaller island a necessary part of the names of these 3 Caribbean countries? (name one) | |
| Do these pairs of US states border when they only meet at the Four Corners quadripoint? (name one pair) | |
| Does Singapore share a land border with this country due to causeways linking the two? | |
| Does Spain share a land border with Morocco due to these two cities? (name one) | |
| Is this Middle Eastern entity including the West Bank and Gaza considered a country? | |
| Does this country in the British Isles include the words 'Republic of' before its official name? | |
| Does the US share a land border with Cuba due to this naval base? | |
| Is 'Great Britain' an acceptable alternate name for this country? | |
| Is this 11-letter word a necessary part of the name of a certain Balkan country? | |
| Are these 3 former Soviet republics in Europe? (name one) | |
| Does this continent share its name with its largest country? | |
| Should this special administrative region of China, formerly a British colony, be considered its own country? | |
| Best country in the World, this is not a controversy | |