| Clue | Time span | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Berlin was its capital | 1945–1990 | East Germany | 95%
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| Czech Republic + Slovakia | 1918–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 93%
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| Former superpower | 1922–1991 | Soviet Union | 90%
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| Split into 7 different countries | 1918–1992 | Yugoslavia | 83%
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| Conquerors of the above | c. 1299–1923 | Ottoman Empire | 81%
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| Won independence from Mexico | 1836–1845 | Texas | 72%
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| Its capital was Constantinople | 330–1453 | Byzantine Empire | 68%
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| It was led by Otto von Bismarck | 1525–1871 | Prussia | 66%
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| In 2014, they voted against independence | 843–1707 | Scotland | 63%
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| Led by a reincarnated Lama | 1921–1951 | Tibet | 60%
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| Greek city that Alexander never attempted to conquer | 900s BC–192 BC | Sparta | 54%
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| Country in the southeast of Germany | 907–1871 | Bavaria | 53%
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| Losers of three Punic Wars | c. 814 BC–146 BC | Carthage | 45%
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| Japanese puppet state in northern China | 1932–1945 | Manchukuo | 45%
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| Unrecognized white-ruled state that preceded Zimbabwe | 1965–1979 | Rhodesia | 45%
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| Free city located between Poland and Germany | 1920–1939 | Danzig | 43%
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| Merged with Tanganyika to form Tanzania | 1856–1964 | Zanzibar | 38%
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| Most serene republic of the northern Adriatic | 697–1797 | Venice | 36%
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| Conquered by Edward Longshanks | 1216–1282 | Wales | 34%
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| Became the 14th U.S. state | 1777–1791 | Vermont | 26%
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