| Clue | Letter | Desert | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest hot desert on Earth | S | Sahara | 100%
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| Rocky desert between Mongolia and northern China | G | Gobi | 97%
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| Largest cold desert on Earth | A | Antarctic | 88%
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| Named for a state in northern Mexico (hint: a tiny dog breed) | C | Chihuahuan | 84%
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| Dry region in the southwest of Argentina | P | Patagonia | 81%
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| Largest desert in southern Africa | K | Kalahari | 78%
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| Desert that makes up the southern half of Israel | N | Negev | 72%
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| Driest location in the world outside of a polar region | A | Atacama | 69%
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| Las Vegas and Death Valley are part of this desert | M | Mojave | 69%
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| Desert with Africa's "Skeleton Coast" | N | Namib | 59%
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| Phoenix is this desert's biggest city | S | Sonoran | 59%
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| Area east of the Sierra Nevada with no water outflows to the ocean | G | Great Basin | 50%
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| Located in Rajasthan, it is also known as the Great Indian Desert | T | Thar | 38%
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| Largest desert in the Australian Outback | G | Great Victoria | 34%
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| Xinjiang desert between the Kunlun and Tian Shan Mountains | T | Taklamakan | 28%
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| Desert where you can find Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell" | K | Karakum | 22%
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| Arabic name for the "Empty Quarter" in Saudi Arabia | R | Rub' al Khali | 19%
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| Depression in the Afar Triangle—has Dallol, the hottest place on Earth | D | Danakil | 16%
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| Desert in north-central Iran near the Alborz Mountains | K | Kavir | 6%
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| Desert in southeastern Iran | L | Lut | 6%
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