Statistics for Places Named For Cardinal Directions

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Another name for aurora borealis	Northern Lights	93%
One of the youngest countries	South Sudan	93%
Predominantly Christian nation sharing border with Indonesia	East Timor	90%
Region spanning Egypt to Iran	Middle East	87%
Territory claimed by Palestine	West Bank	87%
Name given to waters around Antarctica	Southern Ocean	83%
Maghreb territory occupied by Morocco	Western Sahara	83%
This part of this Mediterranean island is recognized by Turkey	Northern Cyprus	77%
State that declared independence from Georgia in 1991	South Ossetia	73%
Name for the American frontier	Wild West	70%
Group of Warsaw Pact countries in Europe following WW2	Eastern Bloc	63%
Large territory in central Australia	Northern Territory	60%
Region of Caribbean containing Greater and Lesser Antilles	West Indies	53%
Former name of Samoa	Western Samoa	47%
Indian state home to Kolkata	West Bengal	37%