COUNTRY NAMES

1. Only two countries have an X in their names. What are they? 

2. Only four countries have single-syllable names. What are they?

3. What are the current names of the countries with these former names?

    a. Sri Lanka

    b. Zaire

    c. Siam

    d. Abyssinia

    e. Burma

Answers:

1. Mexico and Luxembourg

2. Chad, France, Greece, and Spain 

3. Sri Lanka - Ceylon

    Zaire - Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Siam - Thailand

    Abyssinia - Ethiopia

    Burma - Myanmar