Languages of South Asia Quiz
The official language of each of 4 South Asian countries. Four options per question, with the complete list below the game.
Keyboard: 1–4 to answer · Enter for next · Esc to restart
About the languages of South Asia
This quiz covers the 4 countries of South Asia that have a single official language. Countries with several — Belgium, Switzerland, Canada — are left out, because a question with three right answers cannot be marked fairly.
The countries here run from Bangladesh at 147,570 km² to Maldives at 300 km², and from 175.7 million in Bangladesh down to 530 thousand in Maldives.
Between them those 4 countries speak 4 different official languages. Bengali is the most common, official in 1 of them — colonial history is most of the reason a language quiz is not the same shape as a map.
Distractors are taken from countries in the same region and never repeat a language, so the four options in a South Asia question are always four genuinely different answers.
All 4 countries of South Asia and their languages
| Flag | Country | Language | Capital | Population | Area |
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Bangladesh | Bengali | Dhaka | 175,686,899 | 147,570 km² |
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Bhutan | Dzongkha | Thimphu | 796,682 | 38,394 km² |
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Maldives | Maldivian | Malé | 529,676 | 300 km² |
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Nepal | Nepali | Kathmandu | 29,618,118 | 147,181 km² |
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Frequently asked questions
How many countries are in this quiz?
This quiz covers all 4 entries in South Asia. Questions are drawn from the full set, and the complete list appears in the table on this page.
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No. There is no sign-up and no login. Your score stays in your own browser and is never sent anywhere.
How are the wrong answers chosen?
Deliberately, not at random. Each question prefers flags that are genuinely confusable with the right answer, then countries from the same sub-region, so guessing by elimination does not work.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free with no limit on how many times you play.