| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Lisbon | 86%
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| Language and Nationality | Portuguese | 86%
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| National Sport | Football | 82%
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| Between 1939-45, Portugal remained neutral in this war | World War II | 82%
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| Time zones | 1 (UTC 0) | 79%
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| Arguably one of the most famous football players in all of history (active since 2003-, currently plays for Saudi Arabia) | Cristiano Ronaldo | 79%
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| Bordering Country | Spain | 79%
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| Bordering Oceans | Atlantic ocean | 75%
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| Main Religion | Christianity | 75%
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| Currency | Euro | 75%
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| Part of this peninsula | Iberian | 75%
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| Second-Largest City | Porto | 75%
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| In 1975, these colonies in Africa, ruled under Portugal, were granted independence | Angola | 71%
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| Mozambique | 71%
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| Member of this western military alliance | NATO | 71%
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| In 1755, this natural disaster took place, killing roughly 70,000 people | Earthquake | 68%
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| In 1498, this Portuguese explorer became the first ever European to reach India by sea | Vasco da Gama | 64%
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| Sao Tome and Principe | 61%
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| Member of this European alliance | European Union | 57%
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| Guinea-Bissau | 57%
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| During WWI (1914-18), Portugal fought alongside this side | Allies | 50%
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| Cabo Verde | 50%
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| Most Famous Leader (dictator - 1932-68) | António de Oliveira Salazar | 46%
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| State-Condition | Republic | 46%
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| Leader (1995-2002 and current UN General-Secretary since 2017) | Antonio Guterres | 36%
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| Home to the oldest ____store, called Bertrand, still operating, opened in 1732, situated in the capital | Book | 36%
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| Home to the world's largest ____ forest | Cork | 36%
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| In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to officially decriminalise this | Drugs | 36%
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| In 1500, this Portuguese explorer claimed Brazil, which would culminate in 300+ years of Portuguese rule in Brazil | Pedro Álvares Cabral | 32%
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| Climate | Temperate | 32%
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| Main Economic Sector | Tertiary / Service | 29%
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| Founded | 1143 | 25%
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| Founding Father | Afonso I / D. Afonso Henriques | 25%
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| Modern-day independence | 1640 | 18%
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| National Animal | Iberian Wolf | 11%
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