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Five old names for modern places – Quick Quiz

How’s your knowledge of outdated geography? We’ve listed five names of former colonial territories or countries below – all you have to do for each name is supply the modern name of the country, or the name of the country it’s now part of.

  1. Basutoland
  2. Cochin China
  3. Mosquito Coast
  4. Sandwich Islands
  5. Trucial States

Check your answers here!

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