Quiz
Which country is bigger?
Two countries at a time. Pick the bigger one. Sounds easy until Greenland turns up.
Worth a look
How to get good at this
This round is really a quiz about maps rather than about countries. Most world maps stretch the land near the poles, so Greenland can look the size of Africa when it is fourteen times smaller, and Russia looks larger than it already is. Ignore how big a country looks on a wall map and think about how far north or south it sits — that alone will win you several rounds.
How the round works
Ten questions, four answers each, and the score in the corner counts up as you go. There is no clock and nothing is taken away for a wrong answer, so thinking for a minute costs you nothing. At the end you get the list of the ones you missed, and every one of them is a link to the page that explains it — which is the part worth doing, because being wrong is the moment you are most curious about the answer.
Nothing is stored anywhere. There is no account to make, no score kept on a server and no streak that breaks if you go away for a week — the round simply starts again from the beginning, with fresh questions, whenever you come back.
Questions children ask
How does the which is bigger? work?
Each round has ten questions with four answers to choose from. There is no timer and no penalty for stopping — you can play as often as you like.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no account, no sign-up and nothing to install. It runs in the browser and works on a phone.
How many countries can appear?
130 countries are in this round's pool, and they are picked fresh every time you play.
What age is this quiz for?
It is written for roughly eight to twelve year olds, but there is nothing in it that stops an adult being caught out — the harder rounds catch most grown-ups too.
Is my score saved anywhere?
No. The score exists only while the round is open, and nothing is sent anywhere. Close the page and it is gone.