Statistics for The Zanzibar Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Country to which it belongs	Tanzania	97%
Majority religion	Islam	92%
Infamous trade carried out in Zanzibar during the 19th century	Slave	68%
Underwater attraction for which Zanzibar is renowned (hint: it's also found in Australia)	Coral Reefs	65%
Most commonly spoken language, a mix of traditional Bantu and Arabic	Swahili	65%
Zanzibar was the first place in sub-Saharan Africa to have this media in color	Television	59%
Former Arab state that ruled it	Oman	57%
Commonly exported product, including nutmeg and cloves	Spices	57%
Largest and most lucrative industry for the island	Tourism	51%
Legendary rock singer born in Zanzibar as Farrokh Bulsara	Freddie Mercury	49%
Historic city center of Zanzibar's capital	{Stone} Town	49%
Popular Zanzibar street food adapted from original Italian version	Pizza	46%
Nobel Prize won by Zanzibari-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah in 2021	Literature	38%
"Gandhi" actor whose father was of Zanzibari origin	Ben Kingsley	27%
British missionary who famously attempted to end the above	David Livingstone	22%
Island that is home to the majority of Zanzibar's population	Unguja	16%