Question | Answer | % Correct |
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What is the capital and most populous city of Afghanistan? | Kabul | 98%
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What branch of Islam do most of the Hazara people belong to? | Shia | 88%
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By what country does Afghanistan share its shortest border? | China | 84%
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Afghanistan is responsible for 90% of world production of what plant? | Opium poppy | 81%
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What is the national animal of Afghanistan? | Snow {Leopard} | 80%
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What language is the most commonly-spoken in the country? | Dari | 77%
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What is the nickname of Afghanistan? | {Graveyard} of Empires | 76%
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What mountain range covers central Afghanistan? | Hindu {Kush} | 75%
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What mountain pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan was an integral part of the ancient Silk Road? | {Khyber} Pass | 74%
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Who did the two statues in Bamyan depict - before being destroyed by Taliban? | Buddha | 64%
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What is the dominant ethnic group of Afghanistan? | Pashtuns | 63%
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What is the second most populous city in Afghanistan? | Kandahar | 58%
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More of what ethnic group live in Afghanistan than their homeland? | Tajiks | 51%
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What H city in northwestern Afghanistan was historically known for its wine? | Herat | 45%
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What province is home to most of the NATO military bases in Afghanistan? | {Hel}mand | 37%
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What major river makes half of the northern border of Afghanistan? | {Amu} Darya | 31%
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What is the most populous city in northern Afghanistan? | {Mazar}-i-Sharif | 30%
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Through what narrow strip of land does Afghanistan border that country? | Wakhan {Corridor} | 26%
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Afghanistan's Registan and Margo are world's 8th and 9th largest. What are they? | Deserts | 23%
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What ancient Greek region, starting with B, is shared by Tajikistan and Uzbekistan? | Bactria | 17%
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