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Hint
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Answer
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Word Length
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A
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Wife of Henry VIII whom he executed
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Anne
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4
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Mountain range running from Venezuela to Chile
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Andes
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5
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Capital of Kazakhstan
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Astana
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6
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Breakaway state in the Caucasus supported by Armenia
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Artsakh
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7
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Tallest mountain in South America
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Aconcagua
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9
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B
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Capital of Switzerland
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Bern
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4
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First ruler of the Mughal Empire
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Babur
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5
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Largest country in South America
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Brazil
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6
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Second largest city in Indonesia
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Bandung
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7
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City along the Danube River merged into one in 1873
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Budapest
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8
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C
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This lake in West Africa has been rapidly drying up
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Chad
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4
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This country was surpassed in 2023 for most populous country by India
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China
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5
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Conqueror of the Aztecs
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Hernan Cortes
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6
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Spanish caliphate from 929 to 1031
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Córdoba
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7
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Country which Pablo Escobar hailed from
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Colombia
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8
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D
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The lowest point on any inhabited continent, located between Jordan and Israel
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Dead Sea
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4
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Medium sized religious group of the Levant
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Druze
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5
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Alaskan mountain formerly called Mount McKinley
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Denali
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6
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City which was infamously firebombed by the Allies in 1945
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Dresden
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7
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Language family that Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam, among others, belong to
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Dravidian
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9
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E
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Cardinal direction
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East
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4
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First premier of the People's Republic of China
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Zhou Enlai
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5
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Tallest mountain in Europe
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Elbrus
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6
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South American country named after the Equator
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Ecuador
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7
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Demonym for a person born in Estonia
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Estonian
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8
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F
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This small Pacific country is a popular tourist destination
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Fiji
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4
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Currency of Switzerland
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Franc
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5
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Language branch that Finnish and Estonian belong to
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Finnic
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6
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Southernmost state in the continental United States
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Florida
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7
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Archduke whose assassination sparked World War One
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Franz Ferdinand
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9
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G
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King Tut had a mask made out of this metal
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Gold
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4
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Fourth largest city in Belgium
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Ghent
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5
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First British king from the House of Hannover
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George
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6
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One of the two countries in the Americas who has been Communist
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Grenada
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7
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Peninsula in Turkey and site of a brutal World War One battle
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Gallipoli
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9
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H
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Word for the pilgrimage to Mecca
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Hajj
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4
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Caribbean country formed out of a slave revolt
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Haiti
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5
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Second largest city of the Manchurian region
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Harbin
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6
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State of Mexico
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Hidalgo
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7
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Term for the seven competing petty kingdoms of Feudal England
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Heptarchy
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9
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I
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Country which Iraq invaded in 1980
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Iran
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4
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Turkish city once known as Smyrna
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İzmir
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5
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Large Croatian peninsula
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Istria
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6
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Language spoken in San Marino
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Italian
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7
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Major river of Myanmar
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Irrawaddy
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9
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J
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Largest island of South Korea
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Jeju Island
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4
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The Land of the Rising Sun
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Japan
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5
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River which the West Bank lies on the west of
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Jordan
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6
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Soviet established by Mao Zedong between 1931 and 1934
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Jiangxi Soviet
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7
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14th and 15th century King of Poland who converted Lithuania to Christianity
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Władysław II Jagiełło
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8
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K
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County and former Kingdom of England settled by the Jutes
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Kent
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4
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Stateless people group in West Asia split between Syria, Turkey, Iran,and Iraq
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Kurds
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5
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Mongol ruler who conquered China
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Kublai Khan
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6
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Region fought over and disputed by India, Pakistan, and China
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Kashmir
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7
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Second largest city in Taiwan
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Kaohsiung
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9
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L
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Capital of Peru
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Lima
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4
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Capital of Tibet
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Lhasa
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5
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Capital of Angola
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Luanda
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6
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Northernmost South Africa province named after a river
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Limpopo
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7
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Germanic tribe that settled in Northern Italy
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Lombards
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8
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M
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Prime Minister of India
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Narendra Modi
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4
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Northernmost city on Sumatra with a population of over 1 million
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Medan
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5
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Capital and largest city of Spain
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Madrid
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6
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This country was formerly called Burma
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Myanmar
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7
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Subregion of Oceania that includes Papua New Guinea
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Melanesia
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9
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N
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"Pleasant" city of the French Riveira
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Nice
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4
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This country abolished its monarchy in 2008
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Nepal
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5
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Kingdom which controlled Southern Italy between 1282 and 1806
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Naples
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6
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Largest and least populous of all Canadian provinces and territories
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Nunavut
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7
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Second largest city of Guinea
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Nzérékoré
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9
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O
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City of 1.5 million on the Algerian coast
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Oran
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4
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Demonym for a person from Oman
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Omani
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5
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Oldest university in the United Kingdom
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Oxford
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6
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Empire based in Anatolia which ruled parts of the Middle East from the 13th century to World War One
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Ottoman Empire
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7
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State directly north of Texas
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Oklahoma
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8
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P
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Modern day country of the Inca Empire
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Peru
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4
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Small island country in Micronesia
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Palau
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5
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Country which formed a union with Lithuania in the 14th century
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Poland
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6
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German city and the location of a major Allied conference
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Potsdam
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7
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Country of Magellan and da Gama
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Portugal
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8
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Q
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Last dynasty of China
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Qing Dynasty
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4
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Oil rich country on the Arabian peninsula
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Qatar
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5
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High-altitude major city of Pakistan
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Quetta
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6
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Large province of north-central China
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Qinghai
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7
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Name of Blackbeard's ship
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Queen Anne's Revenge
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9
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R
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Equivalent to letter in Old Norse
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Rune
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4
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Major river flowing through Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands
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Rhine
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5
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Major city near the mouth of the Don River
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Rostov
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6
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Islamic month of fasting
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Ramadan
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7
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Jamaican religion based around the worship of the Emperor of Ethiopia
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Rastafari
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9
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S
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Egyptian canal
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Suez
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4
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Capital of South Korea
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Seoul
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5
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Largest country in Scandinavia
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Sweden
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6
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East African language and lingua franca of Tanzania
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Swahili
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7
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Founder of the Malian Empire
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Sundjata
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8
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T
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Russian equivalent of King
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Tsar
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4
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Third largest city in Florida
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Tampa
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5
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Northernmost city in Iran with a population of 1 million people
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Tabriz
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6
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Former president of the State of Katanga
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Moi͏̈se Tshombe
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7
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State in Mexico
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Tlaxcala
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8
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U
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Mountain range separating Europe from Asia
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Ural
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4
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Turkic language spoken predominantly in Central Asia
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Uzbek
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5
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Country Idi Amin ruled
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Uganda
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6
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Capital of Tierra del Fuego
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Ushuaia
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7
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Third most spoken Slavic language
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Ukrainian
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9
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V
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Largest ethnicity of Vietnam
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Viet
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4
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River which flowed through Stalingrad
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Volga
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5
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The longest battle of the First World War
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Verdun
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6
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The country of residence of the Pope
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Vatican City
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7
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Catalan speaking region of Spain
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Valencia
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8
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W
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Capital of Austria in German
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Wien
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4
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Language of Wales
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Welsh
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5
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Capital of Poland
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Warsaw
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6
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One of seven official cities in Wales
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Wrexham
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7
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Battle of Napoleon's final defeat
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Waterloo
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8
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X
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City in China where the Terracotta Army is buried
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Xi'an
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4
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Ethnic group of South Africa with notable people including Mandela
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Xhosa
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5
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Megacity and port along the Taiwan Strait
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Xiamen
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6
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Leader of the Taiping Rebellion
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Hong Xiuquan
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7
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Region of China populated by a majority of Uyghur Muslims
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Xinjiang
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8
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Y
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City in Northern England with a US state named after it
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York
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4
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City in Belgium notable for 5 World War One battles
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Ypres
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5
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Province of China
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Yunnan
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6
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Jewish language most commonly spoken in Eastern and Central Europe
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Yiddish
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7
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Second largest Japanese city by city proper population
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Yokohama
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8
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Z
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Dynasty of China during the Spring and Autumn Period
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Zhou
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4
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Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Zaire
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5
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First communist leader of China
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Mao Zedong
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6
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Mexican city of 1 million in the Guadalajara Metro Area
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Zapopan
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7
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Major Spanish city and capital of Aragon
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Zaragoza
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8
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