Statistics for Goa - State Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Largest city, named after a Portuguese explorer	Vasco da Gama	96%
Country that ruled over this state until 1961	Portugal	92%
Official language	Konkani	84%
Region separated from it in 1987, now a union territory of India	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	80%
Capital	Panaji	80%
The sea forming its western coast	{Arabian} Sea	72%
Unlike other parts of India, which sport is the most popular in this state?	Football	64%
	{Water} sports	48%
Mountain range found in the eastern part of the state	Western Ghats	48%
Famous waterfall whose name translates to the Sea of Milk	{Dudhsagar} Falls	36%
State nickname (hint: fancy word for a direction)	Pearl of the {Orient}	36%
Goan woman who became the first Asian to win the Miss World contest in 1966	Reita Faria Powell	32%
Spicy pork curry dish originating from this state, popularised by the British	Vindaloo	32%
Commercial capital of the state	Margão	28%
Patron saint of Goa	St Francis Xavier	24%
	Zuari	24%
Name of overland journey undertaken by the hippies from Europe to this state	Hippie {Trail}	20%
The most important rivers of the state	Mandovi	20%
Prime Minister of Portugal of Goan ancestry	António Costa	8%
The state is famous for these kind of activities	Tourism	8%