Statistics for Geography Superlatives

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Largest country by population	China	100%
Largest continent	Asia	97%
Largest country by area	Russia	97%
Largest U.S. state by population	California	95%
Largest ocean	Pacific	95%
Largest U.S. state by area	Alaska	94%
Largest "hot" desert	Sahara	94%
Tallest mountain	Mount Everest	92%
Longest river	Nile River	92%
Largest rainforest	Amazon	90%
Largest island	Greenland	86%
Longest mountain range	Andes	78%
Tallest building	Burj Khalifa	71%
Deepest trench	Mariana Trench	71%
Highest waterfall	Angel Falls	70%
Deepest lake	Baikal	69%
Largest lake (or sea) by area	Caspian Sea	66%
Largest desert	Antarctic	65%
Lowest point on land	Dead Sea	55%
Largest city by urban area	Guangzhou	49%
Largest bay by area	Bay of Bengal	40%
Oldest university	Bologna	38%
Largest peninsula	Arabian Peninsula	32%
Largest gorge by volume	Grand Canyon	31%