| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s, Oklahoma and California | The Grapes of Wrath | 73%
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| 1790s, London and Paris | A Tale of Two Cities | 69%
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| 2001, Afghanistan | The Kite Runner | 52%
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| 1933-1935, Alabama | To Kill a Mockingbird | 52%
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| Mars, 2035 | The Martian | 42%
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| 1860s, St. Petersburg (Russia) | Crime and Punishment | 40%
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| Early 1800s to mid 1900s, Colombia | One Hundred Years of Solitude | 24%
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| 1970s, Colorado | The Shining | 22%
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| 1976, Pacific Ocean | Life of Pi | 20%
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| 1890s, southeastern Nigeria | Things Fall Apart | 18%
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| Late 1970s and early 1980s, Tehran* | Persepolis | 15%
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| 1947 to 1977, Indian subcontinent | Midnight's Children | 13%
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| 1985, New York City* | Watchmen | 8%
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| 1930s, Harlem | Invisible Man | 7%
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| 1960s, Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Poisonwood Bible | 4%
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| 1984, Tokyo | 1Q84 | 3%
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| 1942 to 1943, New Hampshire | A Separate Peace | 1%
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| 2024 to 2027, California | Parable of the Sower | 1%
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