| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Broke up in 1992 into six countries. | Yugoslavia | 90%
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| Newest country on earth; gained independence in 2009. | South Sudan | 86%
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| Revolution in 1917 ended the royal empire of this country, and no, Anastasia did not survive. | Russia | 85%
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| Named after desert in Southern Africa; gained independence from South Africa. | Namibia | 75%
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| Almost won independence in 2014 but the vote didn't rule in it's favor. | Scotland | 64%
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| Tenochtitlan was the previous name, but the name is currently called be what the Spanish call it. | Mexico | 59%
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| Was one of the few countries not in WWII, but it had some recently independent colonies that were. | Spain | 44%
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| One of the few countries that was a US colony. | Philippines | 42%
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| The Republic of Maryland was separated from this country for 3 years, but joined it in 1857 and is currently called Maryland county. | Liberia | 39%
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| Ebola outbreak started here in December 2013. | Guinea | 36%
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