Statistics for Why Places became Ghost Towns - Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Pripyat, Ukraine	Nuclear power plant disaster	90%
Agdam, Azerbaijan	Destroyed by Armenian forces	54%
Lindenfeld, Romania	The last inhabitant died	51%
Saint-Pierre, Martinique	Destroyed by a volcanic eruption	49%
Paoua, Central African Republic	Destroyed by government and rebel forces	49%
Farina, Australia	Unsuitable soil for farming	49%
Jonestown, Guyana	Mass murder-suicide	46%
Pyramiden, Norway	Abandoned by a Russian mining company	41%
Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda	Destroyed by a hurricane	39%
Beaumont-en-Verdunois, France	Destroyed in World War I	39%
São Martinho dos Tigres, Angola	Severed water supply due to rising sea levels	39%
Pleasure Beach, United States	Fire destroyed the bridge to the mainland	32%
Bommenede, Netherlands	Lost to the sea	32%
Kolmanskop, Namibia	Abandoned after the mines dried up	24%
Venture, New Zealand	Economic decline	20%
Kelso, New Zealand	Repeated flooding	20%
Old Goa, India	Wiped out by plagues	20%
Caraíbas, Brazil	Destroyed by an earthquake	15%
Armero, Colombia	Destroyed by a volcanic eruption	7%
Old Ayutthaya, Thailand	Destroyed by Burmese forces	7%