| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What island is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic? | Hispaniola | 87%
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| What is the French town that is closest to Great Britain? | Calais | 77%
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| What is the tallest mountain in the United States? | Denali | 76%
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| What is the highest mountain in the Alps? | Mont Blanc | 75%
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| In what language are Kardashian and Sarkisian common surnames? | Armenian | 73%
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| On what peninsula would you find the cities of Mérida and Cancún? | Yucatan | 70%
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| What was the capital of West Germany? | Bonn | 69%
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| In what country did Bossa Nova music originate? | Brazil | 68%
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| What family name is shared by approximately 40% of Vietnamese people? | Nguyen | 67%
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| What is the world's biggest freshwater lake by volume? | Lake Baikal | 66%
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| Who is the patron saint of England? | Saint George | 65%
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| What West African country shares its name with a former British coin worth 21 shillings? | Guinea | 64%
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| What river forms the eastern border of the West Bank? | River Jordan | 64%
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| In what country did Zoroastrianism start? | Iran | 63%
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| In what country did Gurkha soldiers originate? | Nepal | 61%
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| What river does the Three Gorges Dam dam? | Yangtze | 55%
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| What commonly-used map projection makes Greenland appear to be approximately the same size as Africa? | Mercator | 54%
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| In Russia, it's a Duma. In Israel, it's a Knesset. What is it in Great Britain? | Parliament | 53%
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| What river passing through Lake Geneva? | Rhone | 45%
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| In Russia he's Иван, in the UK he's John, in Italy he's Giovanni. What is he in Portugal? | João | 43%
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