| Letter | Hint | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | Capital of Scotland, second-most populous city in the constituent country (9) | Edinburgh | 100%
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| B | Largest city in Somerset, England; Latin name 'Aquae Sulis' ('the waters of Sulis') (4) | Bath | 91%
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| F | Fifth-largest city in Texas, established in 1849 as an army outpost (9) | Fort Worth | 84%
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| P | Capital of Cambodia (9) | Phnom Penh | 84%
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| C | Largest city on South Island, New Zealand (12) | Christchurch | 75%
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| J | City in western Saudi Arabia, principal gateway to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam (6) | Jeddah | 72%
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| M | Fourth-largest city in Morocco, nicknamed the 'Red City' due to its red sandstone buildings (9) | Marrakech | 72%
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| R | Capital of North Carolina, named after the sponsor of the Roanoke Colony, in what is today's Dare County, NC (7) | Raleigh | 66%
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| N | County town of Norfolk, England; largest city in England after London from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution (7) | Norwich | 56%
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| L | City on the Pacific coast in California, second-largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area (9) | Long Beach | 50%
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| O | Second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, oldest city in the country, major post on the ancient Silk Road (3) | Osh | 28%
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| S | Third-largest city in the United Arab Emirates, capital of the emirate of the same name (7) | Sharjah | 28%
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| V | City and administrative centre of the eponymous oblast in western Russia, straddling the river of the same name (8) | Voronezh | 22%
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| H | Seaside city in Orange County, California (15) | Huntington Beach | 16%
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| K | Chief port and industrial centre of the Crimea, at the eastern end of the peninsula of the same name (5) | Kerch | 9%
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| A | Capital of Uttar Pradesh, India, famous for its lock industry (7) | Aligarh | 6%
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| I | Capital of the Malaysian state of Perak, third-most populous city in Malaysia | Ipoh | 6%
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| G | City in south-western Ontario, Canada, known as 'The Royal City' (6) | Guelph | 0%
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| U | City in western Uzbekistan, capital of the Khorzem Region (7) | Urgench | 0%
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