Statistics for Geography Nicknames

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Type	Nickname	Answer	% Correct
Country	The Land of the Rising Sun	Japan	97%
City	The Big Apple	New York City	97%
Country	Land of the Incas	Peru	94%
Country	The Holy Land	Israel	92%
Other	The Greatest Desert	Sahara	90%
Country	The Emerald Isle	Ireland	88%
City	Birthplace of Democracy	Athens	87%
Region	Golden State	California	87%
Region	Sunshine State	Florida	85%
City	Sin City	Las Vegas	85%
City	The Forbidden City	Beijing	80%
Country	Land of Fire and Ice	Iceland	80%
Other	Peaceful Ocean	Pacific	80%
Other	Zaire River	Congo River	72%
Other	Pillars of Hercules	Strait of {Gibraltar}	65%
Region	West Indies	Caribbean	56%
City	Steel City (UK)	Sheffield	50%
Region	Tassie	Tasmania	36%
Other	Imaus Mountains	Himalayas	29%
Region	West Country	Southwest England	24%