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They say what?

Quiz: Can you match the country with the national motto?

“We wish to remain what we are”.
9.30am, 1 Jun 2015
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IRELAND DOESN’T HAVE a national motto, but some countries do.

And they’re great.

Can you guess which belongs where?

"Fear God and Honour the Queen" is the slogan of which nation?
England
Fiji

Denmark
Monaco
"It is (our) destiny to rule the world".
Ben Stephenson
Germany
Hungary

Austria
Belgium
"We wish to remain what we are."
Scotland
Luxembourg

Italy
Malta
"From sea to sea"
USA
Canada

Mexico
Russia
"Homeland or death"
Argentina
Mexico

Cuba
Chile
"Beautiful by nature, clean by choice"
Bahamas
Jamaica

Turks and Caicos
Cayman Islands
The sovereign's motto of which nation is "No-one provokes me with impunity"?
Scotland
Wales

Northern Ireland
Jersey
"Through reason, or by force"
Bolivia
Chile

Ecuador
Peru
"I will maintain"
Belgium
Netherlands

France
Germany
"Rain"
England
France

Botswana
Indonesia
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You're an ambassador!
You've been around the world and seen it all.
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You scored out of !
You're a diplomat!
You know your stuff, but can't really remember that guy with the beard's name...
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're a world traveller!
You've been around, but only hung on to bits of knowledge.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're a hermit!
Stay where you are. It's safe there.
Share your result:

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