"マリアはどの国のしゅっしんですか？"

Translation: Which country is Maria from?

[MegaWordGuy]

It should accept "from which country is Maria."

[3Rton]

That sounds really tacky to my ear but I guess if it isn't bad form

[deactivated user]

I interpreted it as a question, "Maria, what country do you come from?" Which should also be correct depending on the context.

[liyang.hu]

Strictly speaking, it should be: "Which country was Maria born in?"

Almost everyone I've met asks 「どの国から来ましたか？」. And when I reply with one of イギリス, 英国, or 北アイランド, they would then typically go:「ご出身は？」。

In this context, the correct translation is: "Yes, but where are you really from?"

[alissarobot]

Exactly. Usually I hear, 「どの国から来ましたか？」Then if hometown (出身) is mentioned, they want to know which city in your country.
This one confused me a bit because I thought it was asking about Maria's hometown. I got native confirmation that some people use this phrase to ask which country someone is from.

[IsolaCiao]

That's interesting, I've had the opposite experience where everyone always asks me どこの出身 (doko no shusshin), but I had only ever learned から来ました (kara kimashita) at school and it took me forever to learn and understand the word 出身 (shusshin).

[Toko102570]

出身is not only used for the country of your origin. It can be used for the school you attended. E.g. 東京大学出身です。

[iammoody]

Why is there the particle 「の」between 「国」and 「出身」?
I know in a response you wouldn't use a 「の」(For example: マリアさんはロシア出身です。）as tought in the first lesson, so why use it here?

[Okappys]

私はこれで正解しました！

Which country does Maria come from?