| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What is the largest island on Earth? | Greenland | 96%
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| What is the de facto capital city of Switzerland? | Bern | 92%
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| What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea? | Cuba | 88%
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| Which river flows through the most capital cities on Earth? | Danube | 88%
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| Outside of Sweden, which country is Swedish an official language in? | Finland | 88%
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| Which metal's Latin name was Argentina named after? | Silver | 88%
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| What is the largest lake on Earth by surface area? | Caspian Sea | 84%
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| What is the only member state of the European Union that owns nuclear weapons? | France | 84%
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| Chicago is located on the coast of which lake? | Lake Michigan | 84%
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| What is the largest and most populated island in the Mediterranean Sea? | Sicily | 84%
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| What is the only continental European country, whose capital city is located on an island?(Note: continental means that full island nations, like the UK and Ireland are not included!) | Denmark | 80%
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| Which constituent country of the UK is the highest peak of the entire country, the Ben Nevis located in? | Scotland | 80%
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| Which city is the busiest airport of the United States located in? | Atlanta | 72%
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| What is the most populous Arabic-speaking city on Earth? | Cairo | 72%
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| Which is the largest archipelago country on Earth? | Indonesia | 72%
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| What is the most populated city in North America? | Mexico City | 72%
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| Which country famously received their independence "against their will" from Malaysia in 1965? | Singapore | 72%
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| South Africa has 3 capital cities; Cape Town, Pretoria and ...? | Bloemfontein | 68%
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| Which peninsula separates Asia from Africa? | Sinai | 68%
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| What was the capital city of Italy before they captured Rome in 1870? | Turin / Florence | 68%
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| What is the official language in Mozambique? | Portuguese | 64%
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| Which was the first city on Earth to ever reach 1 million inhabitants? | Rome | 64%
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| What is the largest archipelago country in the world without any land borders? | Japan | 60%
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| Which modern-day country is the highest peak of the former Yugoslavia located in? | Slovenia | 60%
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| How many official languages does South Africa have? | 12 | 56%
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| Which American state were nuclear weapons first tested in? | New Mexico | 56%
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| What is the most populated island on Earth? | Java | 52%
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| Which parallel was chosen to divide North and South Korea? | 38th parallel | 44%
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| What is the more well-known name of Kalimantan island? | Borneo | 44%
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| Which city's name translates to "Red Hero"? | Ulaanbaatar | 44%
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| Which country's name translates to "Eastern Realm" | Austria | 40%
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| What is the name of the geographical region around the Pacific Ocean, that is volcanically and seismically highly active? | Ring of Fire | 40%
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| Which strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, that is one of the most important straits in global trade? | Strait of Hormuz | 40%
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| Which language is used as a lingua franca in many East African countries? | Swahili | 40%
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| Which country hosts the largest Japanese community outside of Japan? | Brazil | 36%
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| Which is the most populated city on Earth, that is not located on any major body of water? | Johannesburg | 36%
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| What is the name of New Zealand in the indigenous Māori language? | Aotearoa | 32%
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| Which Balkan city is called "Tsarigrad" in some Slavic languages? | Istanbul | 32%
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| Which country received the most Righteous Among The Nations awards from the Israeli Yad Vashem institute? | Poland | 32%
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| During which country's civil war did Cuban and South African soldiers fight against each other in the Cold War? | Angola | 28%
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| What is the capital city of the Bosnian Serb Republic (Republika Sprska)? | Banja Luka | 28%
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| What is the longest river entirely in Russia? | Lena | 28%
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| Which ethnic group makes up majority of Latin America's population, that came to be by the mixing of Europeans with Indigenous Americans? | Mestizo | 28%
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| What was the name of Kazakhstan's capital city, Astana, between 2019 and 2022, honouring the country's first president? | Nur-Sultan | 28%
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| What was the first country on Earth to recognize the independence of the United States? | Morocco | 24%
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| Which American city was the treaty that ended the Bosnian War signed in? | Dayton | 20%
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| Which Middle Eastern city's name translates to "City of Peace"? | Jerusalem | 20%
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| Which modern-day country is the birthplace of Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) located in? | Turkiye | 20%
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| Which Adriatic city is called "Capodistria" in Italian? | Koper | 16%
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| What language do the indigenous inhabitants of Northern Canada, the Inuit speak? | Inuktitut | 12%
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