| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which U.S. state is just north of California? | Oregon | 89%
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| What city on the French Riviera is known for its film festival? | Cannes | 81%
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| What country gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, turning Ethiopia into a landlocked country? | Eritrea | 77%
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| What U.S. territory has a population of about 3 million and speaks mostly Spanish? | Puerto Rico | 77%
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| What is the most populous city in South America? | São Paulo | 75%
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| What city has "The Forbidden City" inside it? | Beijing | 74%
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| What Asian country is Germany's greatest source of foreign-born residents? | Turkey | 69%
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| What is the title of the ruler of Brunei? | Sultan | 68%
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| What mountain range spans Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia? | Caucasus | 64%
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| What Mexican city on the Yucatán Peninsula receives more than 20 million visitors a year? | Cancún | 61%
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| What city is spelled as Санкт-Петербург in its native language? | Saint Petersburg | 57%
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| What body of water is known to the French as La Manche, "the sleeve"? | English Channel | 54%
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| What is the world's northernmost country with a Muslim majority? | Kazakhstan | 50%
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| What was once the third largest lake in the world but, due to Soviet irrigation projects, has now mostly dried up? | {Aral} Sea | 48%
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| On what island would you find the world's largest national park, nearly 1 million km² in size? | Greenland | 48%
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| What peninsula is shared by Denmark and Germany? | Jutland | 44%
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| In what lake would you find Middle Island, the southernmost point in Canada? | Lake Erie | 43%
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| What province in southwest China is known for peppers with a distinctive numbing effect? | Sichuan | 39%
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| What sea route passes between the mainland of South America and the islands of the Tierra del Fuego? | Strait of {Magellan} | 35%
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| What is the name of the semi-arid strip of land to the south of the Sahara? | Sahel | 30%
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