| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| …has a former actor and comedian as its president? | Ukraine | 92%
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| …borders Norway? | Russia | 83%
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| …is commonly known today as “Europe’s Last Dictatorship”? | Belarus | 75%
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| …contains a breakaway state with strong Soviet influences known as Transnistria? | Moldova | 75%
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| …is known for its fertile land and natural resources, nicknamed the “breadbasket of Europe”? | Ukraine | 75%
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| …was the first nation to adopt Christianity in 301 AD? | Armenia | 67%
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| …is the poorest country in Europe by GDP per capita? | Moldova | 67%
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| …hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014? | Russia | 67%
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| …was the site of the deadly Chernobyl disaster? | Ukraine | 67%
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| …is one of only two double-landlocked countries? | Uzbekistan | 67%
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| …was the birthplace of Joseph Stalin? | Georgia | 58%
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| …speaks a language derived from Latin? | Moldova | 58%
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| …speaks Persian as its official language? | Tajikistan | 58%
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| …was the first country in the world to adopt online voting? | Estonia | 50%
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| …changed the sun on its flag to look “less like a sunflower” in 2023? | Kyrgyzstan | 50%
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| …was the first Soviet nation to declare independence in 1990? | Lithuania | 50%
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| …has a 21m statue made of solid 24k gold of its former dictator? | Turkmenistan | 50%
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| …contains the ever-burning Darvaza Gas Crater, nicknamed the “Door to Hell”? | Turkmenistan | 42%
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| …produces the second-most uranium in the world? | Kazakhstan | 33%
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| …has a historical tradition of bride kidnapping, which is now outlawed? | Kyrgyzstan | 33%
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| …was the site of the world’s first oil well in 1848? | Azerbaijan | 25%
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| …has the third-highest average elevation in the world? | Tajikistan | 25%
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| …was the site of a failed assassination attempt against US president George W. Bush in 2005? | Georgia | 17%
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| …is known for its massive annual Song and Dance festival, attended by 500,000 people each year? | Latvia | 0%
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