| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What country borders only China and Russia? | Mongolia | 99%
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| What Italian region has its capital in Florence? | Tuscany | 74%
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| On what peninsula are Albania and Serbia located? | Balkan | 68%
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| What is Canada's largest island? | Baffin Island | 62%
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| What island's northern part is known as Ulster? | Ireland | 59%
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| What was the capital of West Germany? | Bonn | 57%
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| What city did Rome defeat in the Punic Wars? | Carthage | 54%
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| What mountain was officially known as Mount McKinley until 2015? | Denali | 52%
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| Near what major city would you find Old Trafford stadium? | Manchester | 51%
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| What Egyptian city was once home to the world's greatest library? | Alexandria | 50%
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| What type of animal is depicted on California's flag? | Grizzly Bear | 50%
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| What country has the largest Muslim population? | Indonesia | 50%
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| What is the capital of Canada? | Ottawa | 49%
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| What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? | Sicily | 49%
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| On what Turkish mountain is Noah's ark often said to have landed? | Mount Ararat | 48%
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| In what German state is Munich located? | Bavaria | 47%
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| What is the largest landlocked country in Africa? | Chad | 45%
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| What city hosts the most well-known Oktoberfest? | Munich | 45%
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| What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina? | Sarajevo | 45%
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| Every year, the Spanish town of Buñol has a food fight. What type of food is thrown? | Tomatoes | 45%
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| What island chain includes Tenerife and Fuerteventura? | Canary Islands | 44%
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| What was the world's tallest building from 1931–1971? | Empire State Building | 43%
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| What country has a town named Marathon, after which the race was named? | Greece | 42%
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| What is the biggest island in the Indian Ocean? | Madagascar | 40%
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| In what U.S. state does the Mississippi River begin? | Minnesota | 40%
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| Including inland seas, what's the world's largest lake? | Caspian Sea | 38%
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| What lake is often considered to be the source of the Nile River? | Lake Victoria | 38%
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| What European country gained independence from Spain after the "Eighty Years' War"? | Netherlands | 37%
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| What African country was once known as Southern Rhodesia? | Zimbabwe | 36%
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| What "lost city" of the Incas is a popular tourist attraction? | Machu Picchu | 35%
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| What de-facto independent country does China claim ownership of? | Taiwan | 35%
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| What group of Caribbean islands includes St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Tortola? | Virgin Islands | 35%
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| What is the highest possible longitude, in degrees? | 180 | 34%
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| What waterfall, found in Venezuela, is the world's tallest? | Angel Falls | 33%
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| What strait separates Russia from Alaska? | Bering Strait | 33%
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| Besides a star, what object appears on the flag of Turkey and Pakistan? | Crescent | 33%
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| What is Russia's former capital and second largest city? | St. Petersburg | 33%
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| What "T" word refers to vast, treeless plain with permafrost? | Tundra | 33%
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| What ethnic group is indigenous to New Zealand? | Maori | 32%
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| What language is also known as Farsi? | Persian | 32%
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| What is the capital of Qatar? | Doha | 31%
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| What tiny island nation was once among the world's richest countries, thanks to phosphate mining? | Nauru | 31%
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| What ethnic group's homeland is split between Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq? | Kurds | 30%
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| What city served as the capital of unoccupied France during World War II? | Vichy | 30%
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| Sudan | 29%
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