| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| School of Buddhism that originated in China | Zen | 76%
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| Monotheistic Iranian religion, founded over 3,000 years ago with around 200,000 adherents today | Zoroastrianism | 65%
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| 15th century Chinese admiral who explored the Indian Ocean | Zheng He | 63%
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| Capital of Henan province, China | Zhengzhou | 61%
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| Mountain range that goes across western Iran, and also includes parts of Iraq and Turkey | Zagros Mountains | 35%
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| City of over 4 million in Shandong province, China | Zibo | 35%
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| Chinese dynasty in power from 1046-256 BC | Zhou | 30%
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| Peninsula on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, and its largest city - with a population of 1 million | Zamboanga | 24%
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| Province of China on the eastern coast | Zhejiang | 22%
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| Group of languages spoken by 16 million people in southern China | Zhuang | 22%
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| Second largest city of Jordan | Zarqa | 17%
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| Queen of the Palmyrene Empire, who conquered much of the Roman East before being defeated by Rome after a few years | Zenobia | 17%
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| Romanization of the Mandarin name for China | Zhongguo | 17%
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| One of three main branches of Shia Islam, followed mainly in northern Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia | Zaydism | 7%
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| City of over 4 million in Guangdong province, China | Zhongshan | 7%
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| Very old city in western Yemen recognized as a World Heritage Site | Zabid | 4%
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| Dynasty which ruled Armenia from 1201-1350 | Zakarid | 2%
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| Province of the Philippines on the island of Luzon | Zambales | 2%
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| Language related to Kurdish spoken by 3-4 million people in eastern Turkey | Zaza | 2%
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| Island in the Red Sea that was claimed by Eritrea until 1996 when the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled it belongs to Yemen | Zuqar Island | 2%
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