| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Major event Beijing hosted in 2008. | Summer Olympics | 98%
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| Former English-language spelling of Beijing. | Peking | 95%
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| Square that was the site of democracy protests, and a bloody massacre, in 1989. | {Tiananmen} Square | 95%
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| Compound where the emperor of China once lived. | {Forbidden} City | 93%
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| Most common Chinese dialect. | Mandarin | 92%
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| Chinese dynasty that applied the name "Beijing" to the city in 1403. | Ming | 77%
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| Political figure who was born in Beijing in 1953. | Xi Jinping | 77%
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| When Beijing was known as Khanbaliq, its served as the last capital of this vast empire 1368. | {Mongol} Empire | 72%
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| City that served as the capital of China before moving to Beijing in 1949. | Nanjing | 71%
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| The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010 just behind this city. | Atlanta | 63%
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| Beijing is represented by the characters 北京. What do these characters mean in English? | Northern {Capital} | 63%
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| Municipality-city that borders Beijing. | Tianjin | 63%
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| Animal eaten as food in the most famous dish from Beijing. | Duck | 60%
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| Nickname for the Beijing National Stadium. | Bird's Nest | 49%
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| The Badaling is the most visited section of this huge construction in Beijing. | Great Wall of China | 48%
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| Famous religious complex in central Beijing and a World Heritage Site since 1998. | Temple of {Heaven} | 39%
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| Province that almost entirely surrounds Beijing. | Hebei | 35%
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| Building that is used for legislative and ceremonial activities. | Great Hall of the {People} | 33%
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| Major canal that connects Beijing to Hangzhou. | Grand Canal | 32%
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| Chinese dynasty that established Beijing in 1045 B.C. | Zhou | 21%
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