GeoRiddle Answers for July 17, 2026

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The lowest score from each cell is added above. These independent choices can repeat a country, so the total may be impossible under the no-repeat rule. For a nine-cell board, 45 points is the theoretical lower bound. See the scoring explanation.

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	Col 1 📝Country Name is Multiple Words	Col 2 🏛️Was Part of the Roman Empire	Col 3 🗾Area 100k–1M km²
Row 1 🇬🇧Former British Colony	14 answers USA(5 pts reference)	12 answers Egypt(5 pts reference)	21 answers Pakistan(5 pts reference)
Row 2 🚗Drives on the Left	12 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference)	3 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference)	20 answers Pakistan(5 pts reference)
Row 3 🔡Country Name is 9+ Letters	34 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference)	14 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference)	22 answers Bangladesh(5 pts reference)

Answers by Cell

Former British Colony × Country Name is Multiple Words → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)

USASouth AfricaNew ZealandSri LankaTrinidad and TobagoSouth SudanSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaSolomon IslandsUAEPapua New GuineaSierra Leone

Former British Colony × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)

IraqIsraelEgyptQatarKuwaitCyprusMaltaBahrainPalestineUAEJordanYemen

Former British Colony × Area 100k–1M km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)

MalaysiaPakistanBangladeshIraqNigeriaKenyaGhanaNew ZealandCameroonUgandaBotswanaZimbabweMalawiSouth SudanSomaliaGuyanaTanzaniaMyanmarZambiaYemenPapua New Guinea

Drives on the Left × Country Name is Multiple Words → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)

United KingdomSouth AfricaNew ZealandSri LankaTrinidad and TobagoTimor-LesteSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaSolomon IslandsPapua New Guinea

Drives on the Left × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)

United KingdomCyprusMalta

Drives on the Left × Area 100k–1M km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)

United KingdomMalaysiaThailandPakistanBangladeshKenyaNew ZealandNepalMozambiqueUgandaNamibiaBotswanaZimbabweMalawiGuyanaSurinameJapanTanzaniaZambiaPapua New Guinea

Country Name is 9+ Letters × Country Name is Multiple Words → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)

Czech RepublicUnited KingdomSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaSouth AfricaNew ZealandEl SalvadorSri LankaDominican RepublicTrinidad and TobagoIvory CoastCosta RicaBurkina FasoNorth KoreaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaSan MarinoVatican CityCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaCabo VerdeGuinea-BissauSao Tome and PrincipeSouth SudanTimor-LesteSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaSolomon IslandsMarshall IslandsPapua New GuineaSierra Leone

Country Name is 9+ Letters × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)

NetherlandsSwitzerlandCzech RepublicUnited KingdomSaudi ArabiaLuxembourgAzerbaijanBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaLiechtensteinMontenegroSan MarinoVatican CityPalestine

Country Name is 9+ Letters × Area 100k–1M km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)

United KingdomBangladeshPhilippinesSouth KoreaAfghanistanUzbekistanVenezuelaNew ZealandGuatemalaIvory CoastMozambiqueMadagascarBurkina FasoNorth KoreaCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoSouth SudanKyrgyzstanTajikistanNicaraguaPapua New GuineaTurkmenistan