A European Country

That's right, geography again.  A bottomless pit of amusement.  This was with an 11-yr-old girl, who is actually rather intelligent so I got an extra shock when she came out with this.

Me: This next piece [a one-line theme] is a really small bit of a really long piece... which is also a really famous piece.  Who wrote it?
Girl: Jo... han...ess... Brams.
Me: Okay, so in this language the 'ja' is a 'ya'... and the 'h' in the surname makes it more ahhh.
Girl: O...kay...
Me: So, where is he from?
Girl: Umm... Italy?
Me: Er - no.  It is a European country, though.
Girl: Umm...  France? [no] England? [no] Scotland?
Me: No, it's not an English speaking country.
Girl: Africa? [both of us gasp then laugh]
Me: No, Africa is not a country in Europe!
Girl: Oh no!  I can't believe I said that!  I have no idea.
Me: Germany.  Brahms was from Germany.