| Coverage : The National Anthems Quiz will test your knowledge of national anthems from around the world – their histories, their lyrics, their significance.
The National Anthems Quiz questions are craftily compiled to allow you to gauge how much you know about the world's national anthems. |
| 1. | What is the oldest national anthem? |
| a. | | America's "Star Spangled Banner" |
| b. | | England's "God Save the Queen (or King)" |
| c. | | Germany's "Das Lied Der Deutschen" |
| d. | | Netherlands' "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe"
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| 2. | What is the National anthem of France? |
| a. | | "La Marseillaise" |
| b. | | "Le Drapeau de Carillon" |
| c. | | "La Mer" |
| d. | | "La Chanson De Paris"
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| 3. | In what year was "O Canada" declared the national anthem of Canada? |
| a. | | 1885 |
| b. | | 1965 |
| c. | | 1980 |
| d. | | 1942
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| 4. | What is the national anthem for Jamaica? |
| a. | | "Jamaica, Land We Love" |
| b. | | "March on, Jamaicaland" |
| c. | | "Today over Jamaica" |
| d. | | "Motherland"
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| 5. | What country's national anthem begins, "Hark where the night is falling, hark hear the pipes a calling"? |
| a. | | Ireland |
| b. | | Scotland |
| c. | | Denmark |
| d. | | Sweden
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| 6. | The man who wrote Australia's national anthem, "Advance Australia Now" was not Australian, but hailed from what country? |
| a. | | England |
| b. | | Japan |
| c. | | Scotland |
| d. | | German
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| 7. | Qatar has the shortest national anthem. How long is it? |
| a. | | 1 minute |
| b. | | 32 seconds |
| c. | | 1 minute, 3 seconds |
| d. | | 10 seconds
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| 8. | What country does not have its own national anthem? |
| a. | | Cyprus |
| b. | | Greece |
| c. | | Jamaica |
| d. | | Brazil
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| 9. | What famous composer composed Germany's national anthem? |
| a. | | Johannes Brahms |
| b. | | Franz Joseph Haydn |
| c. | | Herr Zahns Liederbuch |
| d. | | Johann Sebastian Bach
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| 10. | Which country's national anthem has the most number of lyrics? |
| a. | | United States |
| b. | | Canada |
| c. | | Spain |
| d. | | Greece
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| 11. | Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner", America's national anthem? |
| a. | | George Washington |
| b. | | John Philip Sousa |
| c. | | John S. Skinner |
| d. | | Francis Scott Key
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| 12. | "The Star Spangled Banner" was written during which war? |
| a. | | Civil War |
| b. | | Revolutionary War |
| c. | | War of 1812 |
| d. | | Spanish-American War
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| 13. | Which president signed an executive order declaring "The Star Spangled Banner" America's national anthem? |
| a. | | Herbert Hoover |
| b. | | Woodrow Wilson |
| c. | | William Taft |
| d. | | Calvin Coolidge
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| 14. | Why is the Netherlands' national anthem, "Wilhelmus" unusual in the genre of national anthems? |
| a. | | It was written by a famous composer |
| b. | | It refers to a monarch and not the country and its people |
| c. | | It is extremely short |
| d. | | Its lyrics were never published
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| 15. | The majority of national anthems are composed in what style of music? |
| a. | | Marches |
| b. | | Orchestral |
| c. | | Rhythmic |
| d. | | Hymns
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