Question | Answer | % Correct |
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Continents which lie closest to Cyprus, geographically | Asia | 97%
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Continents which lie closest to Cyprus, geographically | Africa | 96%
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Official languages of Cyprus | Greek | 96%
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Official languages of Cyprus | Turkish | 95%
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Capital of Cyprus | Nicosia | 88%
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Empire that conquered the island in 1570 AD | Ottoman Empire | 87%
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Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean. Which two islands are larger? | Sicily | 86%
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A person from Italy is called an Italian. What do you call a person from Cyprus? | Cypriot | 83%
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Branch of Christianity which is practiced by 78% of the population | Greek Orthodox | 83%
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Country which owns the military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | United Kingdom | 83%
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Empire which controlled Cyprus from 58 BC until the Crusades | Roman Empire / Byzantine Empire | 81%
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Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean. Which two islands are larger? | Sardinia | 78%
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General who conquered Cyprus in 333 BC | Alexander the Great | 70%
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Unrecognized state, installed after the Turkish invasion of 1974, which controls the northern part of the country | Northern Cyprus | 59%
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Ancient goddess who was supposedly born from sea foam on the coast of Cyprus | Aphrodite | 56%
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Crusading king who briefly conquered the island in 1191 AD | Richard the Lionheart | 47%
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Tallest mountain on Cyprus | Mount Olympus | 45%
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Shakespeare play about a Moorish general which was set mostly on Cyprus | Othello | 39%
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White vegetable in the Brassica family which is often thought to have come from Cyprus | Cauliflower | 37%
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Nickname for the UN buffer zone that separates the two parts of the country | {Green} Line | 26%
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