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Ones Out: Conflicting Countries
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The following four words can be arranged into four groups of three words each. In each grouping, three words will share a common characteristic not shared by the fourth word.
Can you figure out these arrangements, what links each group, and why the missing word does not belong?
Canada
Chile
United Kingdom
United States
Can you figure out these arrangements, what links each group, and why the missing word does not belong?
Canada
Chile
United Kingdom
United States
Answer
1) Canada does belong as it is the only country whose flag does not have blue in it.2) Chile does not fit as, unlike the other three countries, it is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
3) The United Kingdom does not fit as it is the only country not located within the Americas.
4) The United States does not fit as, unlike the others, it does not have an "official language".
While English is the primary language, and is spoken by the majority of people, it is not federally mandated.
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