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Can you name the countries ending in ia? Enter a country in the box below Correctly named countries will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game was contributed by Sporcle user: Lisa Shoup You have 6 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today The Impossible Quiz 16594 States by Capital 13654 Top Food Chains (US) 12291 Best Actress Nominations (90s) 8774 1-100 5003 NFL Rushing TDs (2000s) 4718 And more...
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	JAJDH:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:15 GMT	48 points
	If it weren't alphabetized, I...oh who am I kidding. I still sucked at this one.

	thriceratop:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:17 GMT	8 points
	good quiz.

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	AntieAnnie:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:22 GMT	7 points
	@JAJDH - I'm with you. It was fun though.

	Kicking222:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:22 GMT	31 points
	Missed Russia, got Gambia. Go figure. Fun quiz, but I think a couple more minutes are required.

	Mark:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:24 GMT	4 points
	27, pretty good. Timer got me! Some I just didn't see it right in front of me. I tried many that aren't countries anymore, I think, it didn't say "countries right now" :) Fun one

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Can you name the countries ending in ia? Enter a country in the box below Correctly named countries will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game was contributed by Sporcle user: Lisa Shoup You have 6 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today The Impossible Quiz 16594 States by Capital 13654 Top Food Chains (US) 12291 Best Actress Nominations (90s) 8774 1-100 5003 NFL Rushing TDs (2000s) 4718 And more...
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	AntieAnnie:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:34 GMT	7 points
	@Becca - I found the caption misleading at first too, but after rereading it, I see that it's just playing with words that end in "ia." I just find myself moving from region to region thinking that I'm done (I did better the second time, but still missed some I got the first time). The time limit is perfect for my ADD brain. It ends when I'm ready to give up!

	AntieAnnie:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:35 GMT	8 points
	@JAJDH - LOL. For me, it was India. Go figure.

	JAJDH:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:36 GMT	16 points
	P.S.--I got so desperate, I tried "Tazmania."

	AntieAnnie:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:43 GMT	6 points
	haha... we're on one accord. For me it was Bavari... oh wait, there's no bavaria.

	Antithesys:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:47 GMT	19 points
	The Gambia should be sorted under G, not that it would help anyone get it. This is one of those that you keep hitting "play again" without looking at the answers until you get them all right.

	isaac:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:48 GMT	8 points
	I tried Prussia and Italia.

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	vogz:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 08:54 GMT	23 points
	i'm loving any quiz involving the countries of the world...keep em coming

	Babomomebeo:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 09:02 GMT	3 points
	a little more time please! great quiz though. i miss russia, the baltic states, and colombia (i'm half colombian), but get 11 of the 13 rarest.

	Kevin:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 09:10 GMT	15 points
	Actually, given that Sporcle only accepts Bosnia & Herzegovina (and that I have to Wiki Bosnia to get the spelling on the second part each time), Bosnia should not be accepted for this quiz.

	clavinfield:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 09:25 GMT	4 points
	@Saver: I, too, used the move-from-region-to-region approach, but still found that I missed some major players. Thought I finished off Europe but missed a bunch of Balkan states. Thought I got all of the Middle East but forgot the biggest country there--Saudi Arabia. Thought South America had zero -ia nations: nope, there's Bolivia! Ahhh, it was harder than I thought.

	CarpeDiem:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 09:47 GMT	1 point
	@J.A.J.D.H. & Saver: Love your comments! :-D

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	pete:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 10:06 GMT	14 points
	I don't think Bosnia should be included - at least Sporcle is consistent across games (it's like saying Trinidad and Tobago is just Trinidad, or Sao Tome & Principe is just Sao Tome). Easier to say, common nickname, but not the proper name of a country.

	SowCrates:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 10:48 GMT	3 points
	I had almost the entire left column and India in the next, then thought "wait, I got it, it's gambia!" only to be sucker punched by the preceding "the". Tough one on the first try late at night, then I was stupid and looked at the answers and denied myself some reply value

	ekedolphin:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 11:41 GMT	2 points
	Damn; I only got 18 out of 38 on this quiz. Most popular one missed: RUSSIA. Most obscure one entered: Mauritania.

	Tim Harrod:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 12:07 GMT	8 points
	Yeah... no matter how well you memorized it, the Animaniacs song only gets you partway in this quiz.

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	debbiedoesnothin:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 13:43 GMT	-1 points
	Great quiz. I agree with those who said more time would be nice, even 1 more minute. I was trying to go through it region by region to figure out the ones I missed. I'd love more like this - maybe all that end in A or all that end in S, etc.

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	A_is_for_Addict:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 14:15 GMT	9 points
	Yugoslavia split up about 15-20 years ago. Abyssinia is still in this quiz under its new name. Northern Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe, therefore it doesn't end in "ia". If you're suggesting they should be bonus answers, maybe, but then there would be loads!

	xbOw00:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 14:20 GMT	6 points
	I loved this quiz, even though I miss quite a few... With about 30 seconds in, I had to try Canadia. :D

	A_is_for_Addict:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 14:23 GMT	4 points
	Sorry, Southern Rhodesia was Zimbabwe. Northern Rhodesia was mainly the last answer on this quiz.

	moorese:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 14:24 GMT	10 points
	Got my brain into such a pickle thinking of 'ia' even tried Eritrea, twice, before realising.... Oops! 33 on first try acceptable though I feel.

	zigra:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 16:38 GMT	2 points
	Great quiz Lisa! I also love the geography quizzes, and confess that I refreshed so that I could try to guess them all :)

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	davidr:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 16:54 GMT	6 points
	Great quiz, and it took me a few seconds to work out why Eritrea wasn't being accepted, too. I tried Bosnia just in case it was included but I agree that it shouldn't be an answer (Bosnia-Herzevogina could be a bonus). The Gambia should be alphabetized under `G', in the same way that `The United States of America' and `The United Kingdom' are alphabetized under `U' in quizzes where they appear.

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	moegoldberg:	Mar 30th, 2009 at 17:37 GMT	-4 points
	I tried Kenya, and North/South Korea ... they all end in the "ia" sound ;-)