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In Switzerland, it is illegal to cut your lawn on Sundays unless you are wearing traditional Swiss clothing.

False (It is illegal to mow your lawn on Sundays because it's a designated rest day for peace and quiet, but wearing traditional clothes won't save you from a f

In the Netherlands, there are more bicycles than there are people.

True (There are roughly 1.3 bikes for every person!)

Which country has a "Museum of Bread Culture" but doesn't allow you to eat any bread inside?

Germany

France

Italy

Egypt

In which country is "Fried Tarantula" considered a popular street food snack?

Cambodia

Mexico

Thailand

Australia

Which country has a "National Hair Museum" containing locks of hair from over 16,000 different women?

Turkey

Greece

France

Russia

True or False: In Colombia, it is a daily tradition for children to drink "Hot Chocolate with Cheese."

True (They drop chunks of salty cheese into the hot chocolate and eat the melted goo at the bottom with a spoon.)

Which country has a "Finger Wrestling" championship as a traditional mountain sport?

Germany

Austria

Switzerland

Nepal

Which country is home to a "Politeness School" for taxi drivers to ensure they are the world's most helpful?

Japan

England

Switzerland

Canada

In Scotland, how many different words do they have for "snow"?

421

50

124

10

Mexico City is sinking by about 10 inches every year. TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE

Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE

Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto. TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE

Which country is home to the "Coober Pedy" town, where almost everyone lives underground to escape the heat?

Australia

Egypt

Libya

Chile

In which country do people celebrate "The Night of the Radishes" by carving giant radishes into statues?

Mexico

Spain

Peru

China

True or False: In Ethiopia, the calendar has 13 months, and they are currently about 7 years behind the rest of the world.

TRUE (They celebrate New Year in September!)

True or False: In Canada, it is illegal to pay for a $25 item using only pennies

TRUE (The Currency Act limits how many coins you can use in a single transaction to prevent people from being "annoying" at the checkout.)

True or False: In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10:00 PM in some apartment buildings to prevent noise pollution.

TRUE (It is usually part of house rules rather than a federal law, but it is strictly followed!)

Which country has a "National Slapping Contest" as a professional sport?

Russia

USA

Brazil

Poland

In which country do people traditionally eat KFC for dinner on Christmas Day?

Japan

USA

Australia

South Korea

In which country can you find a "Cat Island" where cats outnumber humans 6 to 1?

Japan

Turkey

Greece

Brazil

Which country has a "Museum of Bad Art" dedicated to art "too bad to be ignored"?

USA

France

England

Netherlands

In which country do people celebrate New Year’s Eve by throwing old furniture out of their windows?

Italy (specifically Naples)

Greece

Argentina

South Africa

Which country has a "National Day of the Horse" where the horses get a day off and are fed treats?

Turkmenistan

USA

Mongolia

Spain

True or False: In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or import chewing gum (unless for medical reasons).

TRUE

True or False: In Thailand, it is illegal to step on money.

TRUE. (Because the currency features the image of the King, and stepping on it is seen as an insult to the monarchy.)

True or False: In Australia, there are more kangaroos than humans.

TRUE (There are roughly 50 million kangaroos and 26 million people.)

True or False: In some parts of Canada, it is a law that you must keep your car doors unlocked in case someone needs to escape a polar bear.

TRUE

True or False: Every single country in the world has a national anthem with lyrics.

FALSE. Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino, and Kosovo have no official lyrics

True or False: There are more people living in the state of California than in the entire country of Canada.

TRUE

True or False: French was the official language of England for over 300 years.

TRUE

True or False: Australia is wider than the Moon.

TRUE

True or False: The Great Wall of China is visible from the Moon with the naked eye.

FALSE

True or False: There are no wild snakes in Ireland.

TRUE. The only native terrestrial reptile in Ireland is the common lizard.

Which country invented the game of Chess?

India

Russia

Persia (Iran)

China

Which country is the most densely populated in the world?

Monaco

Singapore

Bangladesh

Japan

In which country did the tradition of the Christmas tree originate?

Germany

USA

England

Sweden

Which country has the most official languages (16 total)?

Zimbabwe

India

Switzerland

Nigeria

Which country has three official capital cities?

South Africa

Bolivia

Netherlands

Malaysia

In which country was the world’s first printed book created?

China

Germany

Italy

Egypt

Which country has the most islands in the world (over 200,000)?

Sweden

Canada

Philippines

Indonesia

Which country has the highest number of active volcanoes?

Indonesia

Japan

Italy

Philippines

Which European country has no mosquitoes?

Iceland

Norway

Ireland

Finland

Which country is home to the "Door to Hell," a natural gas field that has been burning since 1971?

Turkmenistan

Iraq

Australia

Iceland

Which country has the most time zones (12 in total)?

France

China

USA

Russia

What is the only country in the world with a non-rectangular flag?

Nepal

Vatican City

Switzerland

Belgium

Which nation is home to the world’s tallest indoor waterfall?

Singapore

UAE

USA

Canada

In which country is it considered good luck to spill water behind someone who is leaving for a trip?

Serbia

Brazil

Japan

Australia

Which country has more pyramids than Egypt?

Sudan

Mexico

Peru

China