| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 8,804,190 | New York | 98%
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| State capital | Albany | 96%
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| 278,349 | Buffalo | 96%
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| Boroughs of NYC | Manhattan | 95%
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| Boroughs of NYC | Bronx | 94%
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| 4. Most populous U.S. island | Long Island | 94%
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| Boroughs of NYC | Staten Island | 92%
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| River | Hudson | 91%
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| Boroughs of NYC | Brooklyn | 90%
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| Boroughs of NYC | Queens | 90%
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| Body of water | Lake Erie | 89%
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| 211,328 | Rochester | 88%
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| Body of water | Lake Ontario / St. Lawrence | 86%
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| 148,620 | Syracuse | 86%
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| Bordering states/countries | Connecticut | 85%
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| 3 waterfalls on the NY– Ontario border | Niagara Falls | 85%
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| Bordering states/countries | Pennsylvania | 85%
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| Bordering states/countries | Vermont | 85%
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| Bordering states/countries | Massachusetts | 84%
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| Bordering states/countries | Canada | 81%
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| Bordering states/countries | New Jersey | 81%
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| 3. Area with long narrow lakes | Finger Lakes | 76%
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| 211,569 | Yonkers | 75%
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| Body of water | Atlantic Ocean | 73%
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| Home to Cornell University | Ithaca | 69%
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| Winter Olympics host village | Lake Placid | 68%
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| 1. Largest park of the lower 48 | Adirondacks | 66%
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| River | Delaware | 62%
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| Just southeast of Rome | Utica | 62%
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| Body of water | Lake Champlain | 61%
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| 5. Salad dressing namesake | {Thousand} Islands | 60%
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| U.S. Military Academy | West Point | 57%
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| Located near an American Revolution battle site | Saratoga Springs | 54%
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| 2. Where the Borscht Belt was | Catskills | 53%
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| Known for carousels | Binghamton | 51%
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| Cooperstown hall of fame | Baseball | 44%
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| Fort captured by Ethan Allen | Ticonderoga | 44%
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| River | Susquehanna | 38%
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| Easternmost point lighthouse | Montauk | 37%
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| River | Mohawk | 36%
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| Body of water | Seneca Lake | 35%
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| Highest point in NY | Mt. Marcy | 30%
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| Body of water | Oneida Lake | 30%
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| Body of water | Cayuga Lake | 29%
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| Coastal state park created by Robert Moses | {Jones} Beach | 23%
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| River | Genesee | 22%
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| River gorge state park | Letchworth | 14%
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