How well do you know your national anthems?
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The national anthem is like a country’s theme tune. Its job is to sum up the character of a nation while filling those moments of dull silence during state occasions and international sporting events. But how well do you know your national anthems? Take this quiz to find out.
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You need to start watching some more international sporting events, if you want to improve your national anthem knowledge.
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Well at least you got a couple of questions right. Your homework, go and watch an international sporting event, to need to improve your national anthem knowledge.
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Your knowledge of national anthems is better than most but you still need to improve.
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You obviously know your stuff. Well done. Your above average score shows you are a true world citizen, well versed in international culture.
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Wow. I bet you even know the words to some of these songs. An impressive score which shows that you are the king (or relevant head of state) of national anthems.
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Question 1 of 10
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Which country is this national anthem from?
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Well done. La Marseillaise is the national anthem of France, written in 1792 after the declaration of war by France against Austria.
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Sorry it’s France. La Marseillaise is the national anthem of France, written in 1792 after the declaration of war by France against Austria.
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Question 2 of 10
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Which of the following countries’ national anthem contain no words?
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Well done. La Marcha Real, the Spanish national has no official lyrics. The Spanish must prefer dancing to singing.
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Sorry. La Marcha Real, the Spanish national has no official lyrics. The Spanish must prefer dancing to singing.
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Question 3 of 10
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Which country is this national anthem from?
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Well Done. Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika is the national anthem of South Africa.
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Sorry. Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika is the national anthem of South Africa.
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Question 4 of 10
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From which national anthem is the following verse?
‘O lord God arise,
Scatter our enemies,
And make them fall!
Confound their knavish tricks,
Confuse their politics,
On you our hopes we fix’Correct
Correct. The verse is taken from ‘God Save Our Queen’, the national anthem of the United Kingdom.
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Incorrect. The verse is taken from ‘God Save Our Queen’, the national anthem of the United Kingdom.
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Question 5 of 10
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The poet who composed the verses of which country’s national anthem was locked in a room by his girlfriend until he completed the task?
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Well done. Francicso González Bocanegra who wrote the verses of Himno Nacional Mexicano, was only released by his girlfriend when he slipped the completed ten verse poem under the door.
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Sorry. Francicso González Bocanegra who wrote the verses of Himno Nacional Mexicano, was only released by his girlfriend when he slipped the completed ten verse poem under the door.
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Question 6 of 10
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Well done. Greece’s Hymn to Liberty is 158 stanzas long. Only those with strong constitutions are advised to attempt to stand throughout the whole song.
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Sorry. Greece’s Hymn to Liberty is 158 stanzas long. Only those with strong constitutions are advised to attempt to stand throughout the whole song.
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Question 7 of 10
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Well done. ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ was recognized for official use in 1889 but only became the official anthem in 1931 after a congressional resolution.
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Sorry. ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ was recognized for official use in 1889 but only became the official anthem in 1931 after a congressional resolution.
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Question 8 of 10
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Which national anthem contains the following charming lyrics?
‘When we spoke, none listened to us, so we have taken the noise of gunpowder as our rhythm,
And the sound of machine guns as our melody’
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Well done. The national anthem of Algeria, Kassaman contains these rather aggressive lyrics. Remind me to always listen to Algeria.
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Sorry. The national anthem of Algeria, Kassaman contains these rather aggressive lyrics. Remind me to always listen to Algeria.
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Question 9 of 10
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Which country is this national anthem from?
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Well done. Fratelli d’Italia is the Italian national anthem composed in 1847 by Michele Novaro.
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Sorry. Fratelli d’Italia is the Italian national anthem composed in 1847 by Michele Novaro.
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Question 10 of 10
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Well done. Hadyn wrote the melody of the Germay’s Deutschlandlied.
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Sorry. Hadyn wrote the melody of the Germay’s Deutschlandlied.
