Stats: Random European cities by clues

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Clue(s)	Answer	% Correct
It makes an immense revenue from coffeeshops and the red light district	Amsterdam	100%
It hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896	Athens	100%
Hometown of Novak Djokovic, one of primary targets of NATO 1999 'Allied Force' operation	Belgrade	100%
The tearing down of a wall dividing this city in Dec. 1989 was for many a symbol of the end of the Cold War	Berlin	100%
The only capital city in the world to border two foreign countries	Bratislava	100%
Once called 'Paris of the East', a city known for drastic events of the Ceausescu regime in the 1980s and a notable Romani population	Bucharest	100%
A capital city with a Guinness brewery and lively St. Patrick's Day celebrations	Dublin	100%
Its location by the Adriatic Sea and a fortified old town make it a popular tourist destination; it suffered from the 1991 shelling	Dubrovnik	100%
Popularized by Ed Sheeran's song about a girl who "played the fiddle in an Irish band", but "fell in love with an English man"	Galway	100%
According to some scholars, the siege and subsequent takeover of this city in 1453 marks an end of the Middle Ages	Istanbul	100%
This proud capital city went through Euromaidan events (2014) and recently defended itself against aggressors from the east	Kiev	100%
A city of musicians who have produced over 50 No.1 hit singles and a robust port by the Irish Sea, with a famous football club	Liverpool	100%
An undisputed world economic and cultural capital in the first half of the 19th century; home to countless football teams and pubs	London	100%
One of the European capital cities of fashion, with an exciting rivalry of football clubs known as 'Derby of the Madonna'	Milan	100%
Apparently very hard to conquer in the winter and hold onto it... just ask Napoleon or Hitler	Moscow	100%
Pizza Margherita was first made here in 1889 upon the visit of Queen of Italy, according to a wide-known legend	Naples	100%
For decades after a famous revolution had broken out here in 1789, the country still could not decide if it wanted to be a republic, empire, or directory	Paris	100%
"All roads lead to ___"	Rome	100%
In ancient times it was a rival city of Athens with a unique oligarchy, a system cherishing strict upbringing and physical strength	Sparta	100%
Known for large automotive industry, with Mercedes-Benz and Porsche headquartered there	Stuttgart	100%
The City of Music of Beethoven and Mozart; host of the OPEC and the OSCE	Vienna	100%
Built from scratch during the Third Northern War on what was a territory just gained from Sweden	St Petersburg	75%
A magnificent capital of the Cote d'Azur region	Marseille	67%
Grain exports from this port have been vital for the developing countries and have continued despite an ongoing war thanks to a UN-brokered deal	Odessa	67%
It boasts enchanting atmosphere of canals and bridges, and is sinking at a frightening rate	Venice	67%
Known for delicious chocolate, one of the busiest ports in Europe, and its diamond trade	Antwerp	50%
It was a sole seat of papacy from 1309 to 1377, and then entered conflict with popes from Rome, marking the Western Schism (until 1417)	Avignon	50%
It is a seat of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the European Union	Brussels	50%
It became a global city after unification of three cities in 1873; it boasts its large thermal system and a famous parliament building	Budapest	50%
As of 2023, it is the best university in Europe according to the Shanghai Ranking	Cambridge	50%
Located next to an excavation site, which in ancient times was home to an Oracle of Apollo	Delphi	50%
HQ of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization or the IB, among countless others	Geneva	50%
The name of this important Baltic port is linked to one of the most popular fast foods in the world, the US national dish	Hamburg	50%
From here 'the last dictator of Europe' has commanded his nation since 1994	Minsk	50%
Site of Nazi rallies, and subsequently the International Military Tribunal in 1945	Nuremberg	50%
Literally 'Salt-Castle', renowned for the well-preserved historic city centre	Salzburg	50%
____ syndrome is a condition, in which hostages develop a psychological bond with the captors	Stockholm	50%
A major city in the Baltics, with a Catholic pilgrimage site Gate of Dawn	Vilnius	50%
Host of an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, a target of conspiracy theories	Davos	33%
The term 'fifth column' originated during a vicious civil war in the country, as one of the leaders claimed his fifth column were the saboteurs in this city	Madrid	20%
Many turbulent events took place in this Sagrada Familia city in recent decades, linked to the region's separatist longing	Barcelona	0%
Location of the first World Zionist Congress	Basel	0%
Largest city in the Basque Country, since recently also a location of a state-of-the-art contemporary art Guggenheim Museum	Bilbao	0%
Home to the oldest continously operating university in the world, founded in 1088	Bologna	0%
A city in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, known for the international film festival	Cannes	0%
The largest city on an island in the Baltic Sea; praised for its bicycle-friendliness and cleanliness	Copenhagen	0%
A successful evacuation, nicknamed Operation Dynamo, took place here and was commemorated by a 2017 Christopher Nolan film	Dunkirk	0%
One of the most prominent Baltic ports, which has a history of immense grain exports, a robust amber trade and used to be a free city	Gdansk	0%
The historical capital of Poland, with the largest medieval square in Europe	Krakow	0%
A main city of a powerful medieval merchants' organization Hanseatic League, dominating maritime trade across Northern Europe	Lubeck	0%
A 1992 treaty signed there led to the creation of the EU	Maastricht	0%
Suffered one of two terrorist attacks conducted by Breivik in July 2011	Oslo	0%
Known for the Leaning Tower, with the maximum tilt of the structure reaching 5.5 degrees in 1990	Pisa	0%
Boasts Charles University, the oldest in Europe east of the Elbe, established in 1348	Prague	0%
Last capital city of the Western Roman Empire (402 - 476)	Ravenna	0%
A capital city of a country renowned for participation in the 'Cod Wars', an obscure language, and high levels of economic stability / happiness	Reykjavik	0%
Famous for Renaissance scholar, Erasmus, whose name now is used for an EU student exchange programme	Rotterdam	0%
A city which calls itself the sauna capital of the world, with one public sauna per 4000 inhabitants	Tampere	0%
International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice are based here	The Hague	0%
Capital of Transnistria, an unrecognized Russian-military-fueled breakaway state from Moldova	Tiraspol	0%
Formerly bearing a name after a communist leader and war criminal, the city was a place of the most vicious and strategically vital World War Two battle	Volgograd	0%
Rebuilt with high precision after it had been burnt to the ground by German soldiers during a 1944 uprising	Warsaw	0%
Site of the oldest and largest inhabited castle on Earth	Windsor	0%
The site of four bloody battles during WW1; mustard gas and chlorine were used here	Ypres	0%

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