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	Hint	Answer	% Correct
Switzerland	Which mountain range covers most of Switzerland?	Alps	94%
Australia	What is the capital of Australia?	Canberra	94%
United Kingdom	What is the currency of the United Kingdom?	Pound	94%
Mexico	Mexico is a hispanophone country, meaning they speak what?	Spanish	94%
South Africa	Which country is entirely surrounded by South Africa?	Lesotho	92%
Germany	What is the capital of Germany?	Berlin	91%
Brazil	What is the most commonly spoken language in Brazil?	Portuguese	91%
Egypt	Which Egyptian city is famous for a library and a lighthouse?	Alexandria	90%
	What is the Scottish term for a Lake?	Loch	88%
Tanzania	Which Tanzanian mountain is highest in Africa?	Mount Kilimanjaro	88%
Spain	What region, famously known for declaring its independence, is Barcelona the capital of?	Catalonia	87%
	Which group of islands is claimed by both Argentina and the United Kingdom?	Falkland Islands	87%
	On which peninsula is Spain located?	Iberian Peninsula	87%
	What is the smallest country bordering Germany?	Luxembourg	87%
New Zealand	What is the largest city in New Zealand?	Auckland	86%
	With which nation is Indonesia's longest border?	Malaysia	86%
	Which country exclusively borders Saudi Arabia?	Qatar	86%
France	What river divides France and Germany?	Rhine River	86%
Kazakhstan	Which nation was Kazakhstan a part of for most of the 20th century?	U.S.S.R	86%
Peru	Which mountain range dominates Peruvian geography?	Andes	84%
China	Which city was formerly known as Peking?	Beijing	84%
Iran	What is the official language of Iran?	Persian	84%
	Which European nation colonized the D.R.Congo?	Belgium	83%
India	What is the largest religion in India?	Hinduism	83%
Indonesia	Which Indonesian island is most populous in the world?	Java	82%
	South Africa's location along the Atlantic and Indian Oceans makes it third in the world for attacks by what animal?	Shark	82%
Russia	What mountain range separates European and Asian Russia?	Ural	82%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	What was the D.R.Congo's former name?	Zaire	82%
	Which Moroccan city translates to "White House"?	Casablanca	81%
	What is Switzerland divided into 26 of?	Cantons	80%
Venezuela	Which country does Venezuela claim half of?	Guyana	80%
Japan	What is Japan's largest island?	Honshu	80%
	For which mineral was Argentina named?	Silver	80%
	What is the capital of Tuscany?	Florence	79%
	What is the most important crop of Vietnam?	Rice	79%
	With which nation does Morocco dispute Ceuta and Melilla?	Spain	79%
Poland	What is Poland's second largest city?	Krakow	78%
	New Zealand was named after Zealand, a province in which country?	Netherlands	78%
	What is Pakistan's national language?	Urdu	78%
	What language of northwest Spain is unrelated to any other language?	Basque	77%
	Which region of southern Argentina is famous for glaciers, fjords, and steppes?	Patagonia	77%
	In which Russian city were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?	Sochi	77%
Nigeria	What is the capital of Nigeria?	Abuja	76%
United States	What is the most populous city in the New England region?	Boston	76%
Canada	In which Canadian province is the city of Vancouver?	British Columbia	76%
	Which city is well known for its beef made from Japanese Black Cattle?	Kobe	76%
	What is the current name of Kazakhstan's capital?	Nur'sultan	76%
Saudi Arabia	On which body of water is Jeddah?	Red Sea	76%
	Which Greek island was famous for a colossus?	Rhodes	76%
	Other than text, what appears on Saudi Arabia's flag?	Sword	76%
	Which region is recognized as independent from Morocco by 85 countries?	Western Sahara	76%
	Which reptile, living on its namesake island, is largest in the world?	Komodo Dragon	75%
	On which strait is the city of Tangier?	Strait of Gibraltar	75%
	Which region of northeast Pakistan is disputed with India?	Kashmir	74%
Italy	What mountain stands over Naples?	Mt. Vesuvius	74%
	Which region's flag has three armored legs on a red background?	Isle of Man	73%
	What is Tanzania's largest island?	Zanzibar	73%
	The Tokyo Tower's design was based off of what other tower in Europe?	Eiffel Tower	72%
	Which ethnic group has inhabited Arctic Canada for hundreds of years?	Inuit	72%
	What is the former name of Ho Chi Minh City?	Saigon	72%
	What is Paris's largest airport?	Charles de Gaulle	71%
	What is Switzerland's largest lake?	Lake Geneva	71%
	Which region of Northern Greece was the birthplace of Alexander the Great?	Macedonia	71%
	What is the largest of the Balearic Islands?	Majorca	71%
	Which city is the French National Anthem named for?	Marseille	71%
	Which Swiss mountain is famous for its steep faces and pyramid shape?	Matterhorn	71%
	Which branch of Islam is most commonly practiced in Iran?	Shia	71%
Morocco	Which mountain range runs through much of Morocco?	Atlas Mountains	70%
	In which city is the Guggenheim Museum?	Bilbao	70%
	Which language is spoken mostly in the city of Guangzhou?	Cantonese	70%
	To which nation did Peru lose a department and two provinces in the late 1800s?	Chile	70%
	Which Indonesian volcano erupted in 1883, creating the loudest sound ever recorded?	Krakatoa	70%
	What is the tallest water fall in the world?	Angel Falls	69%
	What region of Northeast France is famous for its sparkling wine?	Champagne	69%
	Which Russian exclave does Poland border to the east?	Kaliningrad	69%
	Which New Zealand city was struck by an Earthquake in 2011, killing 185 people?	Christchurch	68%
	Which invisible line divides the Congo in two horizontally?	Equator	68%
Greece	What is the largest building atop the Acropolis?	Parthenon	68%
Pakistan	What is the tallest mountain in Pakistan?	K2	67%
	What is the most spoken language in South Africa?	Zulu	66%
	Which city lies directly across the Congo River from Kinshasa?	Brazzaville	65%
	Which festival is held in Rio every year before the start of Lent, attracting nearly two million people?	Carnival	65%
	What is the largest Christian group in Egypt?	Coptic	65%
	What is the largest city in Tasmania?	Hobart	65%
	On which mountain did Noah's Ark supposedly land?	Mount Ararat	65%
Vietnam	The city of Can Tho is located on which river delta?	Mekong	64%
Argentina	What does Buenos Aires translate to?	Fair Winds	63%
Turkey	Which mosque in Istanbul used to be the world's largest church?	Hagia Sophia	63%
	Which lake in southern Kazakhstan has almost completely disappeared?	Aral Sea	62%
	What is the largest dam on the Nile river?	Aswan High Dam	62%
	What is the most populous city in Hokkaido?	Sapporo	62%
	Which gulf borders Nigeria to the south?	Gulf of Guinea	61%
	Switzerland has four national languages; Italian, German, French, and what?	Romansh	61%
	On which street in London does the Prime Minister live?	Downing Street	60%
	What is Neuschwanstein?	Castle	59%
	Which structure off the east coast of Australia can be seen from space?	Great Barrier Reef	59%
	Which landform, defined as deep inlets with high cliffs, is the South Island famous for?	Fjord	58%
	What was the city of Gdansk formerly called?	Danzig	56%
	What is the closest foreign nation to Sakhalin?	Japan	56%
	And which city, still the country's largest, was once capital before being moved in the 90s?	Almaty	55%
	In which Greek city would you find Apollo's oracle?	Delphi	55%
	What type of warrior is Xi'an famous for?	Terracotta	55%
	What existed on Wrangel Island until about 4000 years ago?	Woolly Mammoths	55%
	What is the current name of Stalingrad?	Volgograd	54%
	Which Peruvian city was the capital of the Inca empire?	Cusco	52%
	If Pretoria is the executive capital, and Bloemfontein is the Judicial capital, what is Cape Town	Legislative Capital	52%
	What does "Florida" mean in Spanish?	Flowery	50%
	What structure in Mecca attracts around 2 million people a year?	Kaaba	50%
	What is the largest city in the Amazon rainforest?	Manaus	50%
	What is the longest river in Alaska?	Yukon River	50%
	Which mountain pass connects Northwest Pakistan with Afghanistan?	Khyber	49%
	What is the largest Native American reservation in the country?	Navajo	49%
	On which island would you find the city of Haikou?	Hainan	48%
	Which river makes up the South Africa-Namibia border?	Orange River	48%
	What was Istanbul called prior to being named Constantinople?	Byzantium	47%
	Nigeria has three official languages, Hausa, Yoruba, and what?	Igbo	45%
	What is the largest city on Crete?	Heraklion	44%
	Which river flows through Frankfurt?	Main River	44%
	Which island was occupied by the United States until 1968, when it was returned to Japan?	Iwo Jima	43%
	Which island group is part of a territory with the Nicobar Islands?	Andaman Islands	42%
	Which beach, along with Copacabana, is most famous in Rio de Janeiro?	Ipanema	42%
	Which sea separates European and Asian Turkey?	Sea of Marmara	42%
	Which Aztec city was located on the current site of Mexico City?	Tenochtitlan	42%
	Which river flows through Warsaw?	Vistula	42%
	Which national park, extending from Lake Victoria to the Kenyan Border, is known for its lion population?	Serengeti	40%
	On which island are Akrotiri and Dhekelia?	Cyprus	39%
	What do the Vietnamese call the Vietnam war?	American War	38%
	What is the country's largest lake, which it borders on its east?	Lake Tanganyika	38%
	Which region of grasslands, found just south of the Sahara, extends into northern Nigeria?	Sahel	38%
	What are Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Pamir?	Mountain Ranges	37%
	Which regular meteorological event can cause incredible amounts of rain in Peru?	El Nino	36%
	Along which parallel does most of the U.S Canada border run?	49th	35%
	Which other large country does India share a tectonic plate with?	Australia	34%
	Which lake (technically a bay) is the largest in Venezuela?	Lake Maracaibo	34%
	What was Iran's major religion prior to Islam?	Zoroastrianism	34%
	Which Canadian lake is deepest in North America?	Great Slave Lake	33%
	Which region of northeast Italy was an independent city-state in the 1940s?	Trieste	33%
	Ciudad Guayana and Ciudad Bolivar are both cities on which river?	Orinoco	32%
	Which body of water separates mainland Italy from Sardinia?	Tyrrhenian Sea	32%
	Which cape is Australia's northernmost point?	Cape York	31%
	What type of body of water is the Rio de la Plata?	Estuary	28%
	What does "Dar es Salaam" translate to?	Abode of Peace	26%
	What state are Yoopers from?	Michigan	26%
	Which road famously used to connect Rome and Brindisi?	Appian Way	25%
	What shape was the city of Brasilia built into?	Airplane	24%
	What is New Zealand called in Maori?	Aotearoa	24%
	Which language of southern India is most spoken in Hyderabad, and also has many speakers in Chennai and Bengaluru?	Telugu	24%
	What is the only Muslim majority region?	Xinjiang	24%
	Which canal connects the North and Baltic seas?	Kiel Canal	21%
	Which three letter lake is largest in Eastern Turkey and borders a city of the same name?	Lake Van	21%
	Which region of southern Nigeria declared independence in the 1960s?	Biafra	20%
	El Castillo is the central building in which ancient city?	Chichen Itza	19%
	What is Iran's second largest city?	Mashhad	19%
	Which state separates Chihuahua and Baja California?	Sonora	19%
	What is the southernmost French department?	Reunion	16%
	What is the name for the Indonesian portion of Borneo?	Kalimantan	15%
	Which ethnic group, second largest in Poland, comes from southwest Poland along with parts of Germany and the Czech Republic?	Silesian	15%
	Which body of water separates Vietnam from Hainan?	Gulf of Tonkin	14%
	What is the Chixculub?	Meteor	14%
	What are the Los Llanos?	Grassland	13%
	Who is the Great Pyramid of Giza dedicated to?	Khufu	12%
	What mountain ranges stretches down Iran's western border?	Zagros Mountains	12%
	What is another name for the Rub al' Khali?	Empty Quarter	10%
	Which city in Northern Tanzania, has been proposed as the capital for the East African Federation?	Arusha	9%
	What is the name of the piece of land between Egypt and Sudan that neither country claims?	Bir Tawil	9%
	Which mountain range forms the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?	Tian Shan	9%
	What is a willy-willy?	Dust Devil	8%
	What is the largest uninhabited island in the world?	Devon Island	7%
	Which plateau in the south of Peru is highest in the world outside Tibet?	Altiplano	6%
	Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka?	Palk Strait	4%

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