| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Capital of Peru | Lima | 98%
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| Most-spoken language | Spanish | 95%
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| Empire that ruled Peru at the time of the Spanish conquest | Inca Empire | 91%
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| Ancient city that is Peru's most popular tourist attraction | Machu Picchu | 90%
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| Mountain range that runs through Peru | Andes | 88%
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| Smaller version of a llama | Alpaca or Vicuña | 83%
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| High altitude lake shared with Bolivia | Lake Titicaca | 67%
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| Seed, starting with Q, that grows in highland areas and is a trendy health food worldwide | Quinoa | 66%
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| Capital city of the above | Cuzco | 62%
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| Most-spoken indigenous language (Hint: starts with Q) | Quechua | 57%
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| Conquistador who conquered that empire | Francisco Pizarro | 53%
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| Animal known as "cuy" when it is eaten as food | Guinea Pig | 46%
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| Dish made of raw fish marinated in citrus | Ceviche | 43%
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| Fertilizer that was once plentiful on the Chincha Islands | Guano | 42%
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| Currency of Peru | Sol | 34%
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| National cocktail | {Pisco} Sour | 32%
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| Maoist guerrillas who terrorized the country in the 1980s | {Shining} Path | 31%
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| Plateau region of the above shared by Peru and Bolivia | Alti{plano} | 30%
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| Second and third largest cities (name either) | Trujillo / Arequipa | 30%
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| Former President who rid the country of the above, but was convicted of human rights abuses and fled to Japan | Alberto Fujimori | 27%
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