Country Endonyms Quiz
Country Endonyms Quiz takes you into the curious world of how nations name themselves. One fun trivia comes from old trade routes. Merchants sailing from Europe once called out “Nippon” to Japanese ports, puzzling captains who thought it meant “sunrise land” from ancient scrolls. This mix up led to charts labeling islands with borrowed words until locals corrected them with patient drawings. Suomi echoed similarly across Baltic winds, confusing Finnish fishermen bartering with Swedish traders who scribbled wrong spellings. Such name swaps filled logbooks with errors that cartographers fixed over decades. Country Endonyms Quiz shares these light stories behind self names. Explore how endonym of Greece and others reveal cultural roots simply.
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Sample Questions from This Quiz
- What is the endonym for the country known in English as Japan?
- What is the endonym for the country known in English as Germany?
- What is the endonym for the country known in English as Greece?
- What is the endonym for the country known in English as Finland?
- What is the endonym for the country known in English as Hungary?
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