Can You Guess What Country These Unusual Laws Are Still Practiced In?

By: John Miller
Estimated Completion Time
2 min
Can You Guess What Country These Unusual Laws Are Still Practiced In?
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About This Quiz

Cultural norms and political maneuverings affect laws all over the world, and sometimes the legislative process gets downright weird. Can you match these strange laws to their country of origin?
Which country has a famous ban on chewing gum?
Brazil
Guatemala
Singapore
In ____, it is illegal to step on money, because it has the king's face on it.
Japan
Thailand
America
Where is it illegal to use more than 25 pennies in a cash transaction?
Canada
Mexico
Iceland

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Where can you be charged with a crime called "unjust vexation," or basically annoying someone?
United States
Philippines
Alaska
A 2013 law in ______ forces children to visit their elderly parents.
Cuba
Hawaii
China
Where is it illegal to curse in public?
Estonia
St. Kitts
Britain

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Where are women prohibited from wearing stiletto heels, particularly around ancient monuments?
Greece
America
Antarctica
In which country is it against the rules to name your baby anything other than one of 7,000 government-approved names?
Yugoslavia
Denmark
USSR
In which country is it illegal to leave your home without underwear?
Cuba
Thailand
Mexico

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In which country are you NOT allowed to hike in the nude through the mountains?
Russia
Japan
Switzerland
In which country is it illegal to run out of gas on the autobahn?
India
Germany
Panama
It is illegal to celebrate the New Year with water guns in which country?
Cambodia
Somalia
Greenland

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Where is it illegal to urinate in local canals ... unless you're pregnant?
Russia
Netherlands
South Africa
It's illegal for a man to wear a skirt in _____.
Laos
Italy
America
Where is it illegal to hang your laundry out to dry on a Sunday?
Switzerland
Cambodia
Ghana

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In which country is it illegal to carry a Bible?
Canada
Maldives
New York
It's illegal to have a car lacking a Breathalyzer in which country?
France
America
Mexico
In which country is marijuana illegal?
Peru
Canada
Jamaica

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Public displays of affection are illegal in ______.
Spain
United Arab Emirates
Britain
In which country can you be fined for walking the streets in a bathing suit?
Lithuania
Florida
Grenada
Alcohol advertising is illegal in which nation?
Thailand
Canada
United States

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You can receive a fine if you use your car to splash pedestrians with water in which country?
Japan
Eritrea
Montana
You can be fined if you turn off your headlights in _____ while driving , even during the day.
Ethiopia
Denmark
Sudan
In which country is it illegal to carry durian fruit in public?
Chile
Malaysia
Arizona

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It is illegal to wear camouflage clothing in which country?
Alabama
Barbados
Colombia
Which country has a law specifying that at least 35% of music played on the radio must be made by local musicians?
Canada
Latvia
Burma
In which country can you be fined for driving a dirty car?
Ghana
Russia
Iran

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In which country is it illegal to defame the king in public?
New Zealand
Thailand
United States
It's illegal to take pictures of government buildings in which country?
Nigeria
Uruguay
Haiti
You can be fined for driving shirtless in which nation?
Switzerland
Thailand
Norway

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