Statistics for Asian Geography by Letter - P

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Historical name for Iran	Persia	99%
Country which was partitioned from British India as a homeland for Muslims	Pakistan	97%
Former English name for Beijing	Peking	97%
Partially recognized state consisting of the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip	Palestine	95%
Species of bear endemic to China	panda	93%
Capital of North Korea	Pyongyang	93%
Country which gained independence from the United States in 1946	Philippines	91%
Capital of Cambodia	Phnom Penh	91%
Soup that is the national dish of Vietnam	pho	91%
Official name of China	People's Republic of China	87%
Largest island of Thailand	Phuket	81%
Ancient Nabataean city cut out from sandstone, located in modern Jordan	Petra	80%
City of 7 million in western India	Pune	71%
Ancient people from southern Canaan who fought the Israelites	Philistines	48%
South Korean city which hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics	Pyeongchang	45%
Ancient seafaring civilization which included the city states of Sidon and Tyre	Phoenicia	44%
Westernmost major island of the above country	Palawan	35%
Ancient Iranian empire that existed from 247 BC to AD 224	Parthian Empire	28%
Syrian based empire led by Queen Zenobia which revolted from the Roman Empire in 260 and conquered much Rome's eastern territories before being defeated in 272	Palmyrene Empire	11%
Taiwanese archipelago just west of the main island	Penghu	9%