| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Major European river, part of the Balkans' geographical border | Danube | 93%
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| A | Sea to the west | Adriatic Sea | 92%
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| H | Balkan country: Bosnia and ___________ | Herzegovina | 92%
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| K | Partially recognised state | Kosovo | 90%
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| M | Country that split from Serbia in 2006 | Montenegro | 90%
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| B | Sea to the east | Black Sea | 89%
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| Z | Capital city of Croatia | Zagreb | 89%
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| L | Capital city of Slovenia | Ljubljana | 87%
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| Y | Now broken-up former communist country | Yugoslavia | 86%
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| I | Largest city | Istanbul | 83%
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| O | Home of the ancient Greek gods | Mount Olympus | 78%
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| U | ΝΑΤΟ bombings contaminated some areas with this metal | Uranium | 71%
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| T | Greek city, largest in Macedonia | Thessaloniki | 61%
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| G | Turkish peninsula, known for a WWI battle | Gallipoli | 50%
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| V | Important Bulgarian port and tourist destination | Varna | 48%
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| N | Biggest city in southern Serbia | Nis | 44%
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| P | Greek peninsula, where Sparta and Corinth are located | Peloponnese | 37%
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| C | Romanian city, largest port on B | Constanta | 33%
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| S | Large tributary of D, crosses three national capitals | Sava | 30%
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| E | Turkish city, Ottoman capital for nearly a century | Edirne | 28%
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| F | Italian region partly inside the Balkan peninsula | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 21%
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| X | City in the above, famous for its beautiful old town | Xanthi | 20%
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| J | "Strawberry" city in central Serbia | Jagodina | 19%
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| W | Region in northeastern Greece | Western Thrace | 11%
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| R | Highest mountain range, 6th in Europe | Rila | 6%
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