World Geography Spelling Showdown: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Whew. That was a little bit tricky! We know because at some point, after having checked the quiz an umpteenth time, even the wrong answers started looking right to us. But a good number of you aced it, and fairly quickly, too. Yay for world spelling!

 
Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

 
STATS

2,094 people took the quiz.
615 people scored 100%!
The question most people (just about 98%) got right was…#14!
The question most people missed (62% got it right) was…#11.

 
ANSWERS

Q.3
This is one of the largest cities in Brazil.
✓ Rio de Janeiro
• Rio de Janiero
 
Q.4
Speaking of Brazil, this nation lies just north of it.
• Suranam
✓ Suriname
 
Q.5
This is the capital city of Canada.
• Ottowa
✓ Ottawa
 
Q.6
This is one of Australia’s largest cities.
• Sidney
✓ Sydney
 
Q.7
This country is in Southeast Asia.
✓ Philippines
• Phillippines
 
Q.8
Lisbon is the capital of this country.
• Portugual
✓ Portugal
 
Q.9
A region of the world with more than 700 islands.
✓ Caribbean
• Carribean
 
Q.10
This is a North African country.
• Morroco
✓ Morocco
 
Q.11
This is the largest city in Malaysia.
✓ Kuala Lumpur
• Kuala Lampur
 
Q.12
This is a relatively small country in northwestern Europe.
• Louxemburg
✓ Luxembourg
 
Q.13
This is a South American country.
✓ Uruguay
• Uraguay
 
Q.14
This is the capital of South Korea.
✓ Seoul
• Soeul
 
Q.15
This is an island nation in the Pacific.
• Kirbati
✓ Kiribati
 
Q.16
This city is the capital of Serbia.
✓ Belgrade
• Belgrad
 
Q.17
This sea separates Europe from Africa.
• Mediterrenean Sea
✓ Mediterranean Sea
 
Q.18
This British territory lies on the south coast of Spain.
• Gibralter
✓ Gibraltar
 
Q.19
A assassination in this city eventually led to World War I.
✓ Sarajevo
• Sarejevo
 
Q.20
This Balkan nation lies northwest of Turkey.
• Bulgeria
✓ Bulgaria
 
Q.21
This North African city lies on the Maghreb coast.
✓ Tangier
• Tangeir
 
Q.22
This country was formerly known as Burma.
✓ Myanmar
• Mayanmar

 
 
WINNERS

The first place winner is…Tamara W. from Missouri!
The second place winner is…Wanda H. from Washington!
The third place winner is…Nancy W. from Indiana!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your prizes!