| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Former Communist country in Europe | East Germany | 96%
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| Capital of that former country | East Berlin | 94%
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| Country that gained its independence from Indonesia | East Timor | 94%
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| Branch of Christianity most prominent in Russia and Ukraine | Eastern Orthodox | 89%
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| Region where Israel, Iran and Egypt are located | Middle East | 89%
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| Former name of Bangladesh | East Pakistan | 78%
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| Sea that Taipei, Shanghai and Nagasaki overlook | East China Sea | 76%
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| Term for the Soviet Union and its Communist European allies | Eastern Bloc | 72%
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| Another name for the Byzantine Empire | Eastern Roman Empire | 68%
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| Proposed capital of a future Palestinian state | East Jerusalem | 66%
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| Area east of the Prime Meridian | Eastern Hemisphere | 63%
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| What Operation Barbarossa started during WWII | Eastern Front | 61%
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| Once the largest and most influential company in Britain | East India Company | 60%
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| English-language meaning of Austria's name in German | Eastern Realm | 54%
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| John Steinbeck novel | East of Eden | 54%
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| BBC One soap opera with over 7,000 episodes | EastEnders | 51%
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| The Atlantic Seaboard, in other words | East Coast | 50%
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| Historical or alternative name of the above | Near East | 39%
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| South African province | Eastern Cape | 34%
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| Major city in above that is the nation's only river port | East London | 20%
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