| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Official languages | Russian | 99%
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| Capital city | Minsk | 97%
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| Country from which Belarus gained its independence in 1990 | Soviet Union | 96%
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| Country which lies on Belarus's southern border | Ukraine | 93%
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| Official languages | Belarusian | 92%
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| Branch of Christianity practiced by 48.3% of the population | Eastern Orthodoxy | 87%
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| 25.3% of the population of Belarus was killed during this conflict, the worst of any country | WWII | 86%
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| About 20% of Belarus's farmland was contaminated by this 1986 disaster | Chernobyl | 84%
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| Alphabet used in Belarus | Cyrillic | 80%
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| Currency | Ruble | 79%
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| Because of its relative lack of freedoms, Belarus is sometimes called ... | The Last {Dictatorship} in Europe | 78%
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| Outdated name for Belarus | {White} Russia | 74%
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| Second-most popular sport after football | Ice Hockey | 61%
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| First and only President of Belarus, 1994–present | Alexander Lukashenko | 58%
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| Belarus is the only country in Europe which has not abolished (or placed a moratorium) on this controversial practice | Capital Punishment | 56%
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| Name one of the three major rivers flowing through Belarus | Neman | Pripyat | Dnieper | 46%
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| The national animal of Belarus is the wisent, also known as the ... | European {Bison} | 39%
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