Statistics for Words Named for Places

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Definition	Place	Word	% Correct
Two-piece swimsuit	Atoll in the Marshall Islands	Bikini	95%
Ground beef sandwich	German city	Hamburger	88%
Homosexual woman	Greek island	Lesbian	85%
Long race	Greek town	Marathon	84%
Yellow bird	Spanish island chain	Canary	79%
Porcelain	Country	China	77%
Type of mustard	French city	Dijon	77%
Sport played with an oblong ball	English town	Rugby	75%
Cylindrical red hat	Moroccan city	Fez	73%
Fragrance	Germany city	Cologne	69%
Rhyming poem with bawdy verse and a 9-9-6-6-9 cadence	Irish city	Limerick	68%
Paper used in certain envelopes	Philippines city	Manila	68%
Extinct human species	German valley	Neanderthal	61%
A place that is the center of an activity or interest	Saudi Arabian city	Mecca	60%
Men's formal wear	Village in New York state	Tuxedo	59%
Unconventional and artistic	Czech region	Bohemian	56%
Health club	Belgian town	Spa	56%
Footstool	Former Asian empire	Ottoman	54%
Forbidden sexual activity	Biblical city	Sodomy	53%
To kidnap a person for service on a ship	Chinese city	Shanghai	49%