What Unique Countries Offer Fascinating Cultural Insights?

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This thread explores various trivia questions related to unique countries, focusing on cultural insights, geography, and historical contexts. Participants engage in guessing answers to specific questions about countries based on distinctive characteristics.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests Bhutan as a possible answer for the country with the world's highest unclimbed peak and unique cultural practices.
  • Another participant proposes the Vatican as a country with almost no native plant life.
  • There is a discussion about the only Asian country never occupied by a foreign power, with some participants questioning whether it could be a trick question.
  • Participants mention Russia or North Korea as candidates for the country with the highest percentage of its population incarcerated.
  • Algeria and Djibouti are suggested as capital cities in Africa with names similar to their respective countries, with a later reply accepting these answers.
  • One participant mentions Greenland as a guess for the country with almost no native plant life, while another suggests Iceland or Great Britain.
  • A participant provides historical context regarding Thailand's occupation during World War II, arguing against its status as never having been occupied.
  • Another participant humorously notes that Antarctica has very little native plant life, although it is not a country.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing opinions on several questions, with no consensus reached on many of the answers. Some answers are accepted by others, but multiple competing views remain throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some answers rely on interpretations of historical events, definitions of occupation, and the status of territories versus recognized countries. There are also uncertainties regarding the accuracy of claims made by participants based on external sources.

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Readers interested in cultural trivia, geography, and historical contexts of countries may find this discussion engaging.

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Please answer the questions in .

1) Which country, about the size of Switzerland, has the world's highest unclimbed peak, has normally only one airplane in the country at any given time, has a population living in large houses where people eat lots of peppers and some beef and pork - although the religion prohibits killing animals within the country, has thousands of dogs allowed to bark all night so they can scare off evil spirits, has millions of marijuana plants growing wild, has no civil unrest or international enemies, has a national religion, which is a highly sexual form of Buddhism, and is a place where by law, almost everyone wears a robe, the men often adding argyle socks and dress shoes, while many elderly people climb mountains barefoot?

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2) What country has almost no native plant life?

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3) Which is the only Asian country never to have been occupied by a foreign power?

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4) Which country has the highest percentage of its population incarcerated?

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5) Which two capital cities in Africa have names similar to the names of their respective countries?

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1. Could it be Tibet or Bhutan?[/color]
2. The Vatican?[/color]
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4. Russia or North Korea?[/color]
5. Algeria and Djibouti?[/color]
 
3. Sorry. Miss read.[/color]
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Moridin, 1 & 5 are partially correct, keep trying.

Ranger, I think you mis-read the question.
 
Wait! What if 3. is a trick question?[/color] :biggrin:
 
1. Google says Bhutan.[/color]
2. Google doesn't know. :/[/color]
3. Google says Thailand.[/color]
4. Google says Us.[/color]
5. Wikipedia says Algiers (Algeria) and Djibouti (Djibouti).[/color]
 
gabee, you have 1,3 & 4 correct and I will accept #5.

Moridin, I will accept your #5 also.
 
If no one can guess them all, each correct answer is worth 20 points, so highest scorer wins. In the case of a tie, the member that sends me the most dark chocolate wins.
 
Going with the obvious guess for #2) Greenland [/color]

For #5) a third acceptable answer might be Tunis[/color]?
 
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Gokul, yes #5 was the other answer.

For #2, think about a country that has imported most of their plant life.
 
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1. Bhutan
2. Iceland. I know it's an island! If not, maybe great britain?
3.
4. US (Common Knowledge)
5. Tunis (Tunisia) & Algiers (Algeria)

final answer.

Thailand was invaded by Japan in ww2. It was after some brief fighting that Thailand decided to allow japan passage and joined them in a military alliance. Basically a vassal state as far as I can see it. Even tried to declare war on the US, but then internal fighting started and it never got delivered.
 
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2.Antartica. Not a country, but relatively very little native plant life.
3. IIRC not all of China was occupied by Japan (mostly the costal areas). Large parts were still under Chineese control.
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