| Letter | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Greek state often said to be the birthplace of democracy | Athens | 98%
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| B | Ancient city where the Hanging Gardens might have existed | Babylon | 94%
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| R | Augustus was its first emperor | Roman Empire | 89%
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| C | African kingdom defeated in the Punic Wars | Carthage | 88%
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| O | Turkish empire that conquered Constantinople | Ottoman Empire | 86%
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| I | Home to Machu Picchu | Inca Empire | 84%
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| Q | Last imperial Chinese dynasty | Qing | 77%
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| Y | Tito was one of its presidents | Yugoslavia | 76%
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| V | Became a US state in 1791 | Vermont | 69%
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| Z | One of the two countries that make up modern day Tanzania | Zanzibar | 69%
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| D | Free city formed after World War I | Danzig | 68%
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| W | Bonn was its capital | West Germany | 68%
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| P | Domain of the Pope in medieval Europe | Papacy | 66%
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| L | North Italian kingdom in the 600s | Lombard Kingdom | 53%
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| U | Second of the Muslim caliphates | Umayyads | 48%
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| H | Charlemagne's domain | Holy Roman Empire | 44%
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| N | Medieval state in northern Russia | Novgorod | 38%
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| J | Last dynastic kingdom of Korea | Joseon | 32%
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| K | Ancient African kingdom south of Egypt | Kush | 31%
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| F | Muslim dynasty in Egypt and target of the Crusades | Fatimids | 30%
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| S | West African empire that broke free from Mali in the 1400s | Songhay Empire | 27%
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| E | Greek state on the Ionian Sea coast | Epirus | 25%
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| T | Major Southern Italian state before Italian unification | Two Sicilies | 21%
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| X | Eurasian steppe nomads that frequently raided China | Xiongnu | 18%
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| M | Largest Indian empire in the 1700s | Maratha Empire | 13%
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| G | Southern African kingdom rich in gold | Great Zimbabwe | 6%
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