Statistics for Places Named for People

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Place	Named for a ...	Answer	% Correct
U.S. state	U.S. President	Washington	98%
Continent	Italian explorer	North America / South America	91%
U.S. state	French king	Louisiana	87%
City in Vietnam	Vietnamese leader	Ho Chi Minh City	85%
Country in South America	Revolutionary	Bolivia	83%
Country	Biblical king	{Solomon} Islands	83%
City in Egypt	Ancient conqueror	Alexandria	82%
U.S. state	Queen Elizabeth I	Virginia	80%
City in Ohio	Italian explorer	Columbus	79%
City in New Zealand	English general	Wellington	78%
City in British Columbia	English queen	Victoria	76%
Country in Asia	Spanish king	Philippines	73%
City in Nebraska	U.S. President	Lincoln	71%
City in Northern Territory, Australia	Naturalist	Darwin	69%
U.S. state	Quaker leader	Pennsylvania	62%
City in Nevada	Frontiersman	{Carson} City	59%
City in Liberia	U.S. President	Monrovia	59%
Australian state	Dutch explorer	Tasmania	59%
Country	Biblical patriarch	Israel	58%
Country in Asia	18th century emir	Saudi Arabia	39%