| Rank | Category | Countries | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Longest border with Iraq | Iran | Saudi Arabia | 98%
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| 6 | Shortest coastline on theMediterranean Sea | Monaco | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slovenia | Malta | Montenegro | 90%
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| 4 | Most Christian Arab country [3] | Lebanon | Bahrain | Kuwait | 83%
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| 7 | Where the Arab Spring first began | Tunisia | Algeria | Jordan | Oman |Saudi Arabia | Egypt | 83%
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| 4 | Least peaceful country [1] | Somalia | Iraq | South Sudan | 82%
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| 6 | Least democratic | Afghanistan | Myanmar | North Korea |D.R. Congo | Central African Republic | 81%
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| 6 | Lowest HDI outside Africa | Yemen | Haiti | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Pakistan | 74%
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| 3 (t) | Where most of the popes were born * excluding Italy / Vatican City | France | Germany | 71%
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| 3 | Largest Asian country to be fully colonized by France | Vietnam | Laos | 69%
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| 2 | Most deaths in the Yom Kippur War | Egypt | 65%
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| 3 | Most sanctioned country [5] | Russia | Iran | 63%
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| 4 | Greatest population decrease since 1959 [2] | Ukraine | China | Russia | 58%
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| 3 | Most populous capital starting with D | Bangladesh | Senegal | 35%
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| 3 | Highest killing rate by law enforcement [4] | Venezuela | El Salvador | 18%
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| 3 | Longest serving current "President" ofa Muslim-majority country | Tajikistan | Djibouti | 12%
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