| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| The name Argentina derives from the Italian word, and ultimately the Latin word, for what element? | Silver | 75%
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| The first European settlement in Canada is believed to be at L'Anse aux Meadows. What seafaring group created this short-lived settlement? | Vikings | 75%
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| Russia is the largest country in the world. For centuries the leader of Russia was called a tsar, named after the ruler of what great power? | Roman Empire | 61%
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| The national animal of Algeria is a large-eared species of what predator of the genus Vulpes? | (Fennec) Fox | 39%
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| What name did Abel Tasman give to Australia, basing the name on his homeland? | New Holland | 39%
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| According to legend, likely apocryphal, the song "The World Turned Upside Down" was played after the surrender of the British Army in what final battle of the American Revolution? | Yorktown | 36%
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| Hohhot is the capital of what autonomous region of China? Its name means Blue City in the local language, which is not a dialect of Chinese. | Inner Mongolia | 29%
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| Although Rajasthan is the largest Indian state by area, what is the largest Indian state by population? | Uttar Pradesh | 29%
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| Brazilian superstar Ronaldo has the second most goals scored in World Cup history. What German has the most, a total of 16, one more than Ronaldo? | Miroslav Klose | 25%
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| The Kazakh language is part of what family of languages, which consists of more than 30 documented languages throughout much of Asia and parts of Europe? | Turkic | 21%
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