| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Closest country to Malta | Italy | 98%
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| Capital city | Valletta | 95%
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| The other island nation in the Mediterranean | Cyprus | 92%
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| Language that is commonly spoken by about one third of the population | Italian | 91%
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| Country from which Malta declared its independence in 1964 | United Kingdom | 87%
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| The other official language of Malta than Maltese itself | English | 86%
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| Malta is both the least populous and smallest country that is part of this major international body | European Union | 78%
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| The first settlers of Malta arrived from this nearby major island in ca. 5900 BC | Sicily | 78%
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| Empire that attempted the Great Siege of Malta of 1565 | Ottoman Empire | 75%
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| Malta is world's 6th most ______ populated country | Densely | 69%
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| Two main islands of Malta | Malta | 61%
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| Most populous city (think of Minnesota twin city) | {Saint} {Paul}'s Bay | 57%
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| Currency of Malta prior to Euro | Lira | 54%
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| Two main islands of Malta | Gozo | 49%
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| What the Order of Malta claims continuity with | {Knights} Hospitaller | 42%
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| Name either of the two major political parties of Malta | Labour | Nationalist | 33%
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| Famous island between those two islands with only three residents | Comino | 32%
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| Branch of Afro-Asiatic languagues the Maltese language has derived from (Arabic and Hebrew are also parts of it) | {Semit}ic | 32%
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| Type of pastry filled either with ricotta or mushy peas | Pastizz | 17%
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| The ______ Temples of Malta had once been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth | Megalithic | 8%
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