| Clue | City in Asia | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Thai megacity | Bangkok | 100%
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| A | The capital of the United Arab Emirates, and base of Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi | 96%
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| D | Saul's Syrian destination in the Bible | Damascus | 92%
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| C | Sri Lanka's largest settlement, perhaps a place for an old detective? | Colombo | 88%
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| H | Metropolis of northern Vietnam | Hanoi | 85%
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| I | The capital of Pakistan, named after a religion | Islamabad | 85%
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| J | Famous holy site in Israel | Jerusalem | 81%
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| U | Mongolia's capital | Ulaanbaatar | 81%
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| K | Main urban area of small Persian Gulf state | Kuwait City | 77%
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| P | The no. 1 agglomeration of Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 77%
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| R | The base of the Saudi government | Riyadh | 77%
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| S | Houthi stronghold in Yemen | Sana'a | 73%
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| X | Chinese conurbation famed for its Terracotta Warriors | Xi'an | 65%
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| Y | The capital of Armenia, built before transportation | Yerevan | 65%
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| N | Huge Japanese port where Toyota are based | Nagoya | 58%
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| M | Burmese city, and a good place to lie down | Mandalay | 54%
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| Q | Location in Iran where a meditative Buddhist mantra may be heard | Qom | 54%
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| E | Kurdish city in Iraq where gerbils can be partly glimpsed | Erbil | 42%
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| T | Lebanese centre for manufacture of wheel components? | Tyre | 42%
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| V | Very ancient city and one of the holiest sites for the Hindu religion | Varanasi | 42%
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| O | Place of silence in Kyrgyzstan | Osh | 23%
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| G | South Korean city where gang is infiltrated by the West; word has it that someone of Israeli origin is the latest member | Gwangju | 19%
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| F | Regional centre of E. Uzbekistan, near a twisted range of mountains | Fergana | 12%
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| L | Pal confused by urban gang in major Buddhist hub of Laos | Luang Prabang | 8%
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| W | Port and naval base of North Korea | Wonsan | 8%
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| Z | Quizzer will find his consonants re-used with a suburb of Amman, Jordan | Zarqa | 8%
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