| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What's the capital of Ireland? | Dublin | 92%
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| What is the world's most populous country? | India | 91%
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| What is the largest desert in Africa? | Sahara | 91%
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| What is the official language of the Netherlands? | Dutch | 90%
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| What country's name starts with "North"? | North Korea | North Macedonia | 90%
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| What is the national animal of the United States? | Bald Eagle | 89%
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| What country is often described as being shaped like a boot? | Italy | 89%
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| What is usually considered to be the world's longest river? | Nile River | 89%
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| What is the oldest university in England? | Oxford | 89%
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| What is the only country whose name starts with the letter Q? | Qatar | 89%
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| What is the smallest country? | Vatican City | 89%
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| What country is also known as Persia? | Iran | 88%
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| What country's national bird is the kiwi? | New Zealand | 88%
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| What is the world's most spoken native language? | Chinese (Mandarin) | 87%
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| In what city would you find the world's tallest building? | Dubai | 87%
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| What de-facto independent country does China claim ownership of? | Taiwan | 87%
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| Other than the Vatican, what micronation is entirely surrounded by Italy? | San Marino | 86%
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| What goddess is the capital of Greece named after? | Athena | 85%
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| What is the most common religion in India? | Hinduism | 85%
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| What country is completely surrounded by South Africa? | Lesotho | 85%
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| Other than Cyprus, what island country can be found in the Mediterranean Sea? | Malta | 85%
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| What is the holiest city of Islam? | Mecca | 85%
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| What city was supposedly founded by Romulus and Remus? | Rome | 85%
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| Alphabetically, what is the first country in Europe? | Albania | 84%
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| What is the biggest island in the Caribbean? | Cuba | 84%
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| What country shares its name with a U.S. state? | Georgia | 84%
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| What language does the word tsunami come from? | Japanese | 84%
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| What city's name can be spelled by re-arranging the letters in Tokyo? | Kyoto | 84%
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| What is the most populous country in Africa? | Nigeria | 84%
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| What country is the world's top oil exporter? | Saudi Arabia | 84%
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| By land area, what is the largest country in Africa? | Algeria | 83%
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| What is the world's biggest river, by volume of water discharged? | Amazon | 83%
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| What is the German word for Germany? | Deutschland | 83%
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| What island is home to lemurs? | Madagascar | 83%
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| What is the highest mountain in Japan? | Mount Fuji | 83%
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| What country has the longest coastline? | Canada | 82%
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| What island is divided between Greek and Turkish factions? | Cyprus | 82%
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| What is the most-spoken language in India? | Hindi | 82%
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| What is the tallest mountain in Africa? | Mount Kilimanjaro | 82%
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| What European capital city is a common women's name? | Sofia | Paris | 82%
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| What is the capital of Turkey? | Ankara | 81%
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| What part of France is located on the continent of South America? | French Guiana | 81%
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| In what country would you find the volcano of Eyjafjallajökull? | Iceland | 81%
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| What city hosts the most well-known Oktoberfest? | Munich | 81%
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| What city was capital of Russia until 1918? | St. Petersburg | 81%
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| What Egyptian city was once home to the world's greatest library? | Alexandria | 80%
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| Not counting continental landmasses, what is the world's largest island? | Greenland | 80%
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| What is the largest city that is in both Europe and Asia? | Istanbul | 80%
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| What city was once called New Amsterdam? | New York City | 80%
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| What U.S. state has the smallest land area? | Rhode Island | 80%
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| What is the name of the star that appears on the flag of Israel? | Star of David | 80%
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| What ocean gulf borders 5 U.S. states, including Florida and Texas? | The Gulf of Mexico | 80%
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| What is the highest mountain range in South America? | Andes | 79%
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| What African capital city is the furthest south? | Cape Town | 79%
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| What country is bordered by Panama and Nicaragua? | Costa Rica | 79%
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| What country does Lego come from originally? | Denmark | 79%
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| Monte Carlo is a district of what city? | Monaco | 79%
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| What canal connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas? | Suez Canal | 79%
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| In what country is Vegemite popular? | Australia | 78%
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| In what city is the Brandenburg Gate located? | Berlin | 78%
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| What valley is the site of the Earth's highest-ever recorded temperature, 54° Celsius? | Death Valley | 78%
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| What is the busiest airport in the London area? | Heathrow | 78%
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| What does the word "stan" mean in the Persian language? | Country | 77%
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| What strait divides Morocco and Spain? | Gibraltar | 77%
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| What type of animal is depicted on California's flag? | Grizzly Bear | 77%
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| What peninsula is split in half by a "demilitarized zone"? | Korea | 77%
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| What country is found on Bulgaria's northern border? | Romania | 77%
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| In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro? | Tanzania | 77%
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| What U.S. state was an independent country between 1836 and 1846? | Texas | 77%
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| What is the name of Germany's highway system? | The Autobahn | 77%
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| What building is the headquarters of the U.S. military? | The Pentagon | 77%
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| What is either a bay in the Indian ocean or a subspecies of tiger? | Bengal | 76%
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| What is the most populous urban area in Africa? | Cairo or Lagos | 76%
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| What country has a town named Marathon, after which the race was named? | Greece | 76%
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| What is the capital of Pakistan? | Islamabad | 76%
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| What's the world's second-tallest mountain? | K2 | 76%
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| What is the westernmost major city on mainland Europe? | Lisbon | 76%
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| What country's flag featured a hammer and a sickle? | Soviet Union | 76%
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| What is the Rome's Flavian Amphitheatre better known as? | The Colosseum | 76%
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| What city in northern India was ranked as the world's most polluted city in 2015? | Delhi | 75%
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| What was the world's tallest building in 1950? | Empire State Building | 75%
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| What British territory borders Spain? | Gibraltar | 75%
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| On what peninsula do Spain and Portugal lie? | Iberian Peninsula | 75%
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| What island is situated between Ireland and Great Britain? | Isle of Man | 75%
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| What is the capital of Western Australia? | Perth | 75%
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| What are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania collectively known as? | The Baltic States | 75%
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| In what city would you find a gondola? | Venice | 75%
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| What Asian country is located less than 20 miles away from Djibouti? | Yemen | 75%
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| What country was once known as East Pakistan? | Bangladesh | 74%
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| What strait separates Russia from Alaska? | Bering Strait | 74%
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| What group of islands are controlled by the United Kingdom but claimed by Argentina? | Falkland Islands | 74%
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| What is the largest desert in east Asia? | Gobi Desert | 74%
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| By volume of water, what is the largest lake in Scotland? | Loch Ness | 74%
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| Near what major U.K. city would you find Old Trafford stadium? | Manchester | 74%
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| What's the biggest city in Europe that starts with the letter M? | Moscow | 74%
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| What country is home to the Sherpas? | Nepal | 74%
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| What region of China was once an independent country ruled by the Dalai Lama? | Tibet | 74%
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| What African capital city is the furthest north? | Tunis | 74%
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| What U.S. state has the largest Mormon population? | Utah | 74%
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| By surface area, what is the largest of Africa's great lakes? | Victoria | 74%
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| What is the biggest city on the island of Java? | Jakarta | 73%
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| What city's walled area has Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Armenian quarters? | Jerusalem | 73%
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| What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? | Sicily | 73%
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| What became the world's newest independent country in 2011? | South Sudan | 73%
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| What language, starting with S, is an official language of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, D.R. Congo and Comoros? | Swahili | 73%
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| Every year, the Spanish town of Buñol has a food fight. What type of food is thrown? | Tomatoes | 73%
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| What is the Southern Hemisphere's equivalent to the Tropic of Cancer? | Tropic of Capricorn | 73%
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| What language of South Africa evolved from Dutch? | Afrikaans | 72%
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| In what German state is Munich located? | Bavaria | 72%
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| What is the capital of Wales? | Cardiff | 72%
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| In what region of Spain is Barcelona located? | Catalonia | 72%
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| What country sent the most refugees to Europe in the year 2015? | Syria | 72%
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| What country is located 70 miles due east of Palm Beach, Florida? | Bahamas | 71%
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| What French wine region ends in the letter x? | Bordeaux | 71%
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| What river travels through the capitals of four different countries? | Danube | 71%
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| What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina? | Sarajevo | 71%
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| What is the largest landlocked country in Africa? | Chad | 70%
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| What is the world's longest coral reef system? | Great Barrier Reef | 70%
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| What is the world's least densely populated country? | Mongolia | 70%
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| From what sea does the United Kingdom extract most of its crude oil? | North Sea | 70%
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| In what mountain range is the Matterhorn located? | The Alps | 70%
|
| What A word means "island chain"? | Archipelago | 69%
|
| What Chinese dialect is most commonly spoken in Hong Kong? | Cantonese | 69%
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| What city was once known as Tenochtitlan? | Mexico City | 69%
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| What was the biggest continuous land empire of all time? | Mongol Empire | 69%
|
| New Zealand was named after the province of Zeeland. In what country would you find Zeeland? | Netherlands | 69%
|
| What is the largest island in Greece? | Crete | 68%
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| What was St. Petersburg called between 1924 and 1991? | Leningrad | 68%
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| What ethnic group is indigenous to New Zealand? | Māori | 68%
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| What is the most populous province of Canada? | Ontario | 68%
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| What Dutch city is home to Europe's busiest port? | Rotterdam | 68%
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| What country in Asia has the highest population density? | Singapore | 68%
|
| What well-known dance form originated in Argentina and Uruguay? | Tango | 68%
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| What is the capital of Albania? | Tirana | 68%
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| What is the world's first national park? | Yellowstone | 68%
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| What is the second most populous city in Egypt? | Alexandria | 67%
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| What island country is located in the Persian Gulf? | Bahrain | 67%
|
| On what peninsula are Albania and Serbia located? | Balkan | 67%
|
| In what country is Khmer the primary language? | Cambodia | 67%
|
| What is the capital of Djibouti? | Djibouti | 67%
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| From what Greek island do "Lesbians" come from? | Lesbos | 67%
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| In what English city would find a famous street named Penny Lane? | Liverpool | 67%
|
| What did the United States buy from France in 1803? | Louisiana Territory | 67%
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| What is the second most populous urban area in Japan? | Osaka | 67%
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| What river forms part of the border between France and Germany? | Rhine | 67%
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| What country is shaped like a teardrop? | Sri Lanka | 67%
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| What building is famously located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave? | The White House | 67%
|
| In what city would one have encountered "Checkpoint Charlie" while trying to travel from East to West? | Berlin | 66%
|
| On what sea is the Russian city of Sochi located? | Black Sea | 66%
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| Besides a star, what object appears on the flag of Turkey and Pakistan? | Crescent | 66%
|
| What alphabet is used in Russia? | Cyrillic | 66%
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| What English town is famous for its white cliffs? | Dover | 66%
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| What national capital city is less than 100 kilometers from Tallinn? | Helsinki | 66%
|
| The island of Majorca has a name that means "larger island". What is the "smaller island"? | Minorca | 66%
|
| What Spanish islands are located just off the coast of Morocco? | Canary Islands | 65%
|
| What musical instrument is considered to be a symbol of Ireland? | Harp | 65%
|
| What country was formerly called the Dutch East Indies? | Indonesia | 65%
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| In what city would you find the Bolshoi Theatre? | Moscow | 65%
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| What is the tallest active volcano in Italy? | Mt. Etna | 65%
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| What country's national rugby union team are known as the Springboks? | South Africa | 65%
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| What waterfall on the Zambezi river is often considered the world's largest? | Victoria Falls | 65%
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| What is the southernmost national capital city? | Wellington | 65%
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| What sea contains the gulfs of Finland and Bothnia? | Baltic Sea | 64%
|
| What is the tallest type of tree in the world? | Coast Redwood | 64%
|
| What is the tallest mountain in Greece? | Mount Olympus | 64%
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| What is the nearest major city to the tourist attraction of Pompeii? | Naples | 64%
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| Besides humans, what is the only great ape that is native to Asia? | Orangutan | 64%
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| Besides Cape Town and Bloemfontein, what city is a capital of South Africa? | Pretoria | 64%
|
| What mountain range separates France and Spain? | Pyrenees | 64%
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| What is the biggest city on the Yangtze river? | Shanghai | 64%
|
| What group of people in the United States speak a dialect called "Pennsylvania German"? | Amish | 63%
|
| What is Paris's largest airport? | Charles de Gaulle | 63%
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| What is France's biggest coastal city? | Marseille | 63%
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| What river separates Texas from Mexico? | Rio Grande | 63%
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| What is the official residence of the Russian President? | The Kremlin | 63%
|
| Who do the Swiss Guard guard? | The Pope | 63%
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| What notable University is located in New Haven, Connecticut? | Yale | 63%
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| What type of bridge was used to bring water to Roman cities? | Aqueduct | 62%
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| What is the most-spoken first language in Africa? | Arabic | 62%
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| What English spa town was known to the Romans as Aquae Sulis? | Bath | 62%
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| What city is served by O'Hare and Midway airports? | Chicago | 62%
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| Among U.S. states, which has the highest percentage of elderly residents? | Florida | 62%
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| What island is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic? | Hispaniola | 62%
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| What country was founded as a colony for African-Americans? | Liberia | 62%
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| What is the highest mountain in the Alps? | Mont Blanc | 62%
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| On what river's "left bank" would you find the district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés? | Seine | 62%
|
| What activity makes Aspen, Vail, and Breckenridge famous? | Skiing | 62%
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| What unusual religious group are numerous in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania? | Amish | 61%
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| What is the largest city in the Midlands region of England? | Birmingham | 61%
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| Including inland seas, what's the world's largest lake? | Caspian Sea | 61%
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| What is Africa's second longest river? | Congo | 61%
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| What salty lake is located at 1,388 ft below sea level? | Dead Sea | 61%
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| What island's northern part is known as Ulster? | Ireland | 61%
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| What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City? | Saigon | 61%
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| What part of Australia was once a self-governing colony named Van Diemen's Land? | Tasmania | 61%
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| What disputed territory is divided between Morocco and the Sahrawi Republic? | Western Sahara | 61%
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| What was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between 1971–1997? | Zaire | 61%
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| What sea lies between Italy and Croatia? | Adriatic Sea | 60%
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| What island is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei? | Borneo | 60%
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| What major river flows through the Grand Canyon? | Colorado River | 60%
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| What was the former currency of Italy? | Italian Lira | 60%
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| Toronto is located on the shores of what lake? | Lake Ontario | 60%
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| What is the most populous state in Australia? | New South Wales | 60%
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| In what language are Kardashian and Sarkisian common surnames? | Armenian | 59%
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| The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which Australian state? | Queensland | 59%
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| What capital city lies just 55 km west of Bratislava? | Vienna | 59%
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| What city in Japan is famous for beef? | Kobe | 58%
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| Other than Turks, what is the largest ethnic group in Turkey? | Kurds | 58%
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| What language is also known as Farsi? | Persian | 58%
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| What sea is bordered by China, Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia? | South China Sea | 58%
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| What Italian region has its capital in Florence? | Tuscany | 58%
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| Besides the Caucasus, what mountain range forms the border of Europe and Asia? | Ural Mountains | 58%
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| What was the city of Kolkata formerly called? | Calcutta | 57%
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| What are Neuschwanstein and Balmoral? | Castles | 57%
|
| What is the national animal of Thailand? | Elephant | 57%
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| What family name is shared by approximately 40% of Vietnamese people? | Nguyen | 57%
|
| What is the name of the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium? | Flanders | 56%
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| What is the biggest U.S. city whose name starts with "Fort"? | Fort Worth | 56%
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| What U.S. military base is located on the island of Cuba? | Guantánamo Bay | 56%
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| What famous cracked bell can be found in Philadelphia? | Liberty Bell | 56%
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| What Egyptian peninsula is part of Asia? | Sinai Peninsula | 56%
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| What is the title of the ruler of Brunei? | Sultan of Brunei | 56%
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| On what peninsula would you find the cities of Mérida and Cancún? | Yucatán | 56%
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| On what street would you find the official residence of the British Prime Minister? | Downing | 55%
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| What is the southernmost U.S. state capital? | Honolulu | 55%
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| What is the main island of Japan? | Honshu | 55%
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| What region is disputed between Pakistan, India, and China? | Kashmir | 55%
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| What historical highway connected Chicago to Santa Monica? | Route 66 | 55%
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| What Russian lake contains 20% of the world's fresh surface water? | Lake Baikal | 54%
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| What is the world's biggest freshwater lake by surface area? | Lake Superior | 54%
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| What is the most famous building in Seattle? | Space Needle | 54%
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| What is the tallest waterfall in the world? | Angel Falls | 53%
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| What U.S. territory in the Pacific was taken from Spain? | Guam | 53%
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| In what country did Zoroastrianism start? | Iran | 53%
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| What Swedish city is connected to Copenhagen via a bridge? | Malmö | 53%
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| What river intersects the Mississippi river near St. Louis? | Missouri | 53%
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| What desert, starting with the letter M, can be found in southeast California? | Mojave Desert | 53%
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| What building is commonly used for royal British weddings, coronations, and burials? | Westminster Abbey | 53%
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| What city did Rome defeat in the Punic Wars? | Carthage | 52%
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| What is the name for the region that includes Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos? | Indochina | 52%
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| What is the top export of Nigeria? | Oil | 52%
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| What is the official nickname of Florida? | The Sunshine State | 52%
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| What U.S. territory includes the islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas? | U.S. Virgin Islands | 52%
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| What is the largest land animal native to the United States? | Bison | 51%
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| What strait, starting with the letter B, divides Europe from Asia at Istanbul? | Bosphorus | 51%
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| What is the most populous city in Pakistan? | Karachi | 51%
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| What is the largest lake on the Swiss / French border? | Lake Geneva | 51%
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| In what body of water is the island of Bahrain located? | Persian Gulf | 51%
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| What is the national airline of Australia? | Qantas | 51%
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| What famous event for daredevils happens in Pamplona, Spain? | Running of the Bulls | 51%
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| In what country did Bossa Nova music originate? | Brazil | 50%
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| What city can be found across the English channel from Dover? | Calais | 50%
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| What is the name for Russian exclave that borders Lithuania and Poland? | Kaliningrad | 50%
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| What building was Galileo said to have dropped a cannonball from? | Leaning Tower of Pisa | 50%
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| What language has two written forms: Bokmål and Nynorsk? | Norwegian | 50%
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| What is the capital of Puerto Rico? | San Juan | 50%
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| What is the least populous borough of New York City? | Staten Island | 50%
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| What national capital is also known as Krung Thep? | Bangkok | 49%
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| What was the capital of West Germany? | Bonn | 49%
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| What is the largest city on New Zealand's South Island? | Christchurch | 49%
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| What west African country shares its name with a former British coin worth 21 shillings? | Guinea | 49%
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| On what island is the city of Palma located? | Mallorca | 49%
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| What is the easternmost national capital on mainland Africa? | Mogadishu | 49%
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| What is the currency of South Korea? | South Korea Won | 49%
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| What sea touches Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, and India? | Arabian Sea | 48%
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| What island chain in the Atlantic was first settled by Portugal in the 1400's? | Azores | 48%
|
| What city was once called the "Paris of the Middle East" before an outbreak of violence in the 1980s? | Beirut | 48%
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| What's the Spanish name for the United States? | Estados Unidos | 48%
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| It's the second biggest city in Northern Ireland. Some people call it Derry. What do others call it? | Londonderry | 48%
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| What Egyptian city has been called the "world's greatest open-air museum", and is also the namesake of a Las Vegas casino? | Luxor | 48%
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| What country, despite having only 7 million residents, has over 800 indigenous languages? | Papua New Guinea | 48%
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| What is Ayers Rock also known as? | Uluru | 48%
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| What is the largest city on the Pacific Coast of Russia? | Vladivostok | 48%
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| The Adirondack and Blue Ridge ranges are part of what larger mountain range? | Appalachian | 47%
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| Upon what river would you find the English town of Stratford? | Avon | 47%
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| In what country would you find the greatest number of Coptic Christians? | Egypt | 47%
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| What is the second largest desert in Africa? | Kalahari Desert | 47%
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| What volcano exploded in 1883 with the force of 200 megatons of TNT? | Krakatoa | 47%
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| What is the nearest major city to the Hoover Dam? | Las Vegas | 47%
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| On what island did dodo birds live (before going extinct)? | Mauritius | 47%
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| Who is the patron saint of England? | St. George | 47%
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| What is the tallest building in London? | The Shard | 47%
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| In what city would you find the Kowloon peninsula? | Hong Kong | 46%
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| On what island are "The Hamptons" located? | Long Island | 46%
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| In what U.S. National Park would you find Half Dome? | Yosemite | 46%
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| What bay lies between France and Spain? | Bay of Biscay | 45%
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| What is the westernmost region of France? (not counting overseas territories) | Brittany | 45%
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| What country is nearest to the French territory of St. Pierre and Miquelon? | Canada | 45%
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| What U.S. city is sometimes called "Nola"? | New Orleans | 45%
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| What is the smallest province in Canada? | Prince Edward Island | 45%
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| What region, starting with the letter P, is shared by India and Pakistan? | Punjab | 45%
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| What city did Brigham Young found in 1847? | Salt Lake City | 45%
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| What word, starting with S, is a term for the dry grasslands that stretch from Mongolia to Ukraine? | Steppe | 45%
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| On what trail can one walk from Maine to Georgia? | Appalachian Trail | 44%
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| What island nation was uninhabited until it was colonized by Portugal in the 1400s? | Cape Verde | 44%
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| What is the westernmost national capital on mainland Africa? | Dakar | 44%
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| What mountain was officially known as Mount McKinley until 2015? | Denali | 44%
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| What city, starting with the letter I, is the northernmost official city in the UK? | Inverness | 44%
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| What island is the southernmost point of the Florida Keys? | Key West | 44%
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| What river flows through 6 different countries, including China and Vietnam? | Mekong | 44%
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| What branch of the Nile river begins in Ethiopia's Lake Tana? | Blue Nile | 43%
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| What is the westernmost city in Texas? | El Paso | 43%
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| What is Pakistan's longest river? | Indus River | 43%
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| What country controlled the city of Goa, until it was invaded and annexed by India in 1961? | Portugal | 43%
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| What constellation is depicted on the Australian flag? | Southern Cross | 43%
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| What are Ponte Vecchio and Pont Neuf? | Bridges | 42%
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| What was discovered near Sutter's Mill in 1848? | Gold | 42%
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| What volcano famously erupted on May 18, 1980? | Mount St. Helens | 42%
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| What tribe has the largest reservation in the U.S. - bigger than 10 states? | Navajo | 42%
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| What is a synonym of the word "shire"? | County | 41%
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| What ocean current brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe? | Gulf Stream | 41%
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| What city in Austria has twice hosted the Winter Olympics? | Innsbruck | 41%
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| What country is home to Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world's largest space launch facility? | Kazakhstan | 41%
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| In which U.S. state does the Mississippi River begin? | Minnesota | 41%
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| What mountain in Turkey is said to be the place where Noah's ark landed? | Mount Ararat | 41%
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| What is the most populous island in French Polynesia? | Tahiti | 41%
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| What ethnic group is made up of Egyptian Christians? | Copts | 40%
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| What is the world's most populous river basin? | Ganges | 40%
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| What mountain range, starting with C, occupies much of the country of Romania? | Carpathians | 39%
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| What name is given to the northeast part of China? | Manchuria | 39%
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| What city was capital of China from 1927–1937, before being brutally conquered by Japan? | Nanjing | 39%
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| What is the currency of South Africa? | South African Rand | 39%
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| What island in the Caribbean is divided between France and the Netherlands? | St. Martin | 39%
|
| What is the second biggest city in Arizona? | Tucson | 39%
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| What is Canada's largest island? | Baffin Island | 38%
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| What modern country traces its origins to King Clovis in the late 400s AD? | France | 38%
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| What is the largest island in the Philippines? | Luzon | 38%
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| What is Canada's largest, newest, and least populated territory? | Nunavut | 38%
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| Pago Pago is the capital of what U.S. territory? | American Samoa | 37%
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| What city was the setting of a WWII movie starring Humphrey Bogart? | Casablanca | 37%
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| Ajaccio is the capital of what French region? | Corsica | 36%
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| What tiny island nation was once among the world's richest countries, thanks to phosphate mining? | Nauru | 36%
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| What group of Caribbean islands includes St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Tortola? | Virgin Islands | 36%
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| Among major cities in the U.S., which one has the highest proportion of African-American residents (82%)? | Detroit | 35%
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| What pioneer trail started in Missouri and ended in the Willamette Valley? | Oregon Trail | 35%
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| What city is home to the University of Colorado? | Boulder | 34%
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| On what bay does Annapolis, Maryland lie? | Chesapeake Bay | 34%
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| Not counting the Great Lakes, what is the U.S. lake with the largest surface area? | Great Salt Lake | 34%
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| What U.S. state is called the "Sooner State"? | Oklahoma | 34%
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| Montreal is located on an island in which river? | Saint Lawrence | 34%
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| On what ocean sound is Seattle located? | Puget Sound | 33%
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| What was formerly the biggest industry in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania? | Steel | 33%
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| What war-torn Russian republic is Grozny the capital of? | Chechnya | 32%
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| What is the largest lake in Central America? | Lake Nicaragua | 32%
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| On what bay does St. Petersburg, Florida lie? | Tampa Bay | 31%
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| What is the largest dam on the Nile river? | Aswan Dam | 30%
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| What type of bird is depicted on a Canadian $1 coin? | Common Loon | 30%
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| What's the tallest mountain that can be seen from Seattle? | Mount Rainier | 30%
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| What is the biggest city in North Dakota? | Fargo | 29%
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| What is the largest city on Alabama's Gulf Coast? | Mobile | 29%
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| What is the state flower of Kansas? | Sunflower | 29%
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| What national capital can be translated as "Red Hero"? | Ulaanbaatar | 29%
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| What is the name of the highest caste in Indian society? | Brahmin | 28%
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| What notable University is located in South Bend, Indiana? | Notre Dame | 28%
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| What bridge, between Manhattan and New Jersey, is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge? | George Washington Bridge | 27%
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| What ethnic group of Tanzania and Kenya live a semi-nomadic life based on cattle herding? | Maasai | 27%
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| If measured from its base on the sea floor, what mountain is the world's tallest? | Mauna Kea | 27%
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| In what city would you find Beale Street, famous for its blues clubs? | Memphis | 27%
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| What uninhabited island, starting with the letter P, was settled by HMS Bounty mutineers? | Pitcairn Island | 25%
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| In what city is the U.S. Military Academy located? | West Point | 25%
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| What is the state animal of Wisconsin? | Badger | 24%
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| What is the biggest city in California that doesn't start with "San" or "Los"? | Fresno | 24%
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| What is the full name of the English city of Hull? | Kingston upon Hull | 24%
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| What is the second biggest city in the Tokyo metro area? | Yokohama | 24%
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| What political party has ruled South Africa since 1994? | African National Congress | 23%
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| What is New Zealand's tallest mountain? | Aoraki / Mount Cook | 22%
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| What city in Minnesota borders Lake Superior? | Duluth | 22%
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| On what island was Nelson Mandela imprisoned for 18 years? | Robben Island | 22%
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| What cave, located in Kentucky, has over 400 miles of passages? | Mammoth Cave | 21%
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| What is the northernmost point on the Australian mainland? | Cape York | 20%
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| What National Park borders the city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee? | Great Smoky Mountains | 20%
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| What island in Croatia has a name that is only 3 letters long - with no vowels? | Krk | 20%
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| What New Hampshire mountain is famous for having the highest wind speed ever recorded in the U.S.? | Mount Washington | 20%
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| What country includes the island of Guadalcanal? | Solomon Islands | 20%
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| Who had his capital at Xanadu? | Kublai Khan | 19%
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| What is the largest city on the Columbia river? | Portland | 19%
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| What region, starting with T, includes parts of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey? | Thrace | 17%
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| What is usually considered to be the northernmost city in the United States? | Barrow, Alaska | 14%
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| What bridge connects the two peninsulas of Michigan? | Mackinac Bridge | 14%
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| What strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea? | Torres Strait | 14%
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| What small city in the Ozark mountains is famous for its musical theatres? | Branson, Missouri | 12%
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| What mountain range, starting with the letter B, can be found in western Massachusetts? | The Berkshires | 11%
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| On what island would you find Stone Town? | Zanzibar | 9%
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