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Only A Geography Genius Can Match 10/10 Of These Previous Names To The Modern Countries They Belong To

Match Countries To Their Previous Names Trivia Quiz

Let's See If You Can Name These Countries By Their Previous Names

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**It's Belize!**

**Which of these used to be called British Honduras?**

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**It's now the two separate countries of Czechia and Slovakia!**

**Which of these used to be called Czechoslovakia?**

**It's the Republic of Ghana!**

**Which of these used to be called Gold Coast?**

person in white dress in front of pink building

**It's Ethiopia!**

**Which of these used to be called Abyssinia?**

brown rock formation on green grass field during daytime

**It's Sri Lanka!**

**Which of these used to be called Ceylon?**

Though Zanzibar is still a semi-autonomous region within Tanzania.

**It's Tanzania!**

**Which of these used to be called Zanzibar?**

standing statue and temples landmark during daytime

**It's Thailand!**

**Which of these used to be called Siam?**

**Yugoslavia is now the countries of Bosnia Herzegovia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia.**

**Which of these used to be called Yugoslavia?**

**It's Eswatini!**

**Which of these used to be called Swaziland?**

**It's the Dominican Republic!**

**Which of these used to be called Quisqueya?**

Nice try...

You're not quiiiiiiite a geography genius, but you did know some of the hard ones!

Good job! You know your stuff.

Now how many of these countries have you been to?

Outstanding! You're a pro!

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Only A Geography Genius Can Match 10/10 Of These Previous Names To The Modern Countries They Belong To

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