| hint | answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Muscat is its capital | Oman | 83%
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| one-syllable US state | Maine | 81%
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| Nicolae Ceaușescu's and Nadia Comăneci's country | Romania | 81%
|
| Beijing's dialect | Mandarin | 73%
|
| its internet TLD is .ir | Iran | 66%
|
| ex-Soviet republic with Mt Ararat on its emblem | Armenia | 62%
|
| Pacific nation that gained a day by skipping Dec 30 2011 | Samoa | 62%
|
| capital of Lazio in Italy | Rome | 60%
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| Hoosier state, named for its indigenous people | Indiana | 57%
|
| Titan, Oberon, Phobos | moons | 55%
|
| 9-letter location | INDONESIA | 51%
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| capital city since 1991 secession from Ethiopia | Asmara | 44%
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| seasonal movers, 40% of Tibet's population | nomads | 43%
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| sea west of Greece | Ionian | 42%
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| Comorian capital | Moroni | 39%
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| zenith's antonym | nadir | 39%
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| Algeria's currency | dinar | 34%
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| Middle East's highest capital, 2300 m / 7500 ft | Sana'a | 34%
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| Portuguese archipelago | Madeira | 33%
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| 9-letter location | SAN MARINO | 23%
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| English plateau | Yorkshire {Moors} | 20%
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| Old Testament city, Lebanon's 3rd largest | Sidon | 12%
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