| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| City known as Eboracum by the Romans that later became the Viking capital of England | York | 91%
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| British colony formerly known as Southern Rhodesia that gained independence in 1980 | Zimbabwe | 89%
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| Crimean city that hosted a conference between Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin to discuss the post-war reorganisation of Europe | Yalta | 72%
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| Chemical element discovered by Scottish chemist, William Ramsey | Xenon | 59%
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| The shortest war in history, fought between the United Kingdom and this former Sultanate and lasting a mere 38 minutes | Zanzibar | 32%
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| Series of colonial wars that became the longest running military action by the British Empire on the African continent | Xhosa Wars | 21%
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