| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Country on the Balkan Peninsula | Albania | 96%
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| U.S. state whose capital is Birmingham | Alabama | 94%
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| Island that is politcally joined with Barbuda | Antigua | 88%
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| Peninsula on which Turkey is seated | Anatolia | 59%
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| Capital of Eritrea | Asmara | 56%
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| Former name of Ethiopia | Abyssinia | 55%
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| Former name of Ankara; the namesake of a type of rabbit wool | Angora | 51%
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| Highest mountain in the Andes | Aconcagua | 45%
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| Central public space in Greek city-states | Agora | 43%
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| Palace built by the emirate of Granada | Alhambra | 39%
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| Ancient empire found in Mesopotamia | Assyria | 39%
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| Russian-occupied territory still legally part of Georgia | Abkhazia | 36%
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| Name of a suburb of Denver or a suburb of Chicago | Aurora | 33%
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| French colony in Canada many of whose residents resettled in Louisiana | Acadia | 32%
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| Māori name of New Zealand | Aotearoa | 26%
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| Virginia suburb of Washington D.C | Alexandria | 25%
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| First 8,000 meter peak to be climbed | Annapurna | 22%
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| Northwest region of Italiy | {Aosta} Valley | 22%
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| Region of ancient Greece surrounding Athens | Attica | 21%
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| City in northern Tanzania visited by many safari-goers | Arusha | 12%
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