| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Sea that Crimea touches to the south and west | Black Sea | 100%
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| Country that invaded Crimea and currently occupies it | Russia | 100%
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| Country that the Crimean peninsula is connected to by land | Ukraine | 100%
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| Year the above invasion took place | 2014 | 96%
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| Soviet leader who starved many of the above by shipping food away from Crimea | Joseph Stalin | 83%
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| Smaller sea located to the east | Sea of Azov | 83%
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| Largest port city of Crimea | Sevastopol | 83%
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| City where the allied leaders met to discuss post-WWII plans for Germany | Yalta | 71%
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| Turkic people group that makes up over 10% of the population | Crimean {Tatar} | 63%
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| War from 1853–1856 in which the Russian Empire fought the allied British, French, Ottomans and Sardinians, with much of the fighting taking place on Crimea | Crimean War | 54%
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| City that serves as the administrative center of Crimea | Simferopol | 46%
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| Highest mountain peak (think of one of the empires that controlled Crimea) | {Roman}-Kosh | 29%
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| Large area of shallow lagoons, known for its pink color and rotten smell | Syvash | 17%
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| Name given to Crimea by the ancient Greeks | {Tauri}ca | 13%
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| Decorative castle in Gaspra built over a steep cliff overlooking the sea | {Swallow}'s Nest | 8%
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