General Knowledge
Banned or Legal Worldwide Quiz
Perfectly legal here, totally banned there — the world's weirdest laws.
Perfectly legal here, totally banned there — the world's weirdest laws.
Kinder Surprise eggs have been banned in the United States since 1938 due to a law prohibiting non-food objects inside food — yet they are sold freely in nearly every other country on earth. This 50-question quiz explores the astonishing patchwork of things that are perfectly ordinary in one country and strictly forbidden in another, from chewing gum in Singapore to alcohol in Saudi Arabia, VPNs in North Korea to raw milk in US states. The world's legal landscape is far stranger than most people imagine.
From Singapore's chewing gum crackdown to Canada's nationwide cannabis legalisation, the world's laws vary wildly. Something as ordinary as collecting rainwater can land you in legal trouble in parts of the United States, while countries like the Netherlands have decriminalised things that carry the death penalty elsewhere. This quiz tests whether you know what's allowed — and what isn't — across the globe.
Each round presents 10 randomised multiple-choice questions drawn from a pool of 50, so every playthrough is different. You get instant feedback with explanations after each answer, plus a shareable score at the end.
You'll explore banned foods like Kinder eggs and haggis, countries with total alcohol prohibition, the global patchwork of cannabis laws, surprising technology restrictions, unusual driving rules, and the history behind laws that seem bizarre until you understand their context.
Kinder Surprise eggs are banned under a 1938 US law that prohibits embedding non-nutritive objects inside food. The FDA enforces this strictly — confiscating the eggs at the border. Kinder Joy, which keeps the toy and chocolate in separate compartments, is sold legally in the US as a workaround.
Around 14 countries enforce total or near-total alcohol bans, predominantly under Islamic law. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Mauritania are among the strictest. The UAE and Qatar permit alcohol in licensed venues or for non-Muslims but impose heavy restrictions.
Singapore banned the import and sale of chewing gum in 1992 to keep the city-state clean. Fines can reach S$100,000 and repeat offenders may face jail. Since 2004, therapeutic gum such as nicotine gum is allowed with a prescription, but recreational chewing gum remains illegal.
Last updated: March 2026