| 100% | IRAN | 4 | It's bordered by three countries with "-stan" in their names |
| 44% | IRAN | 4 | Country with a verb hidden in its name |
| 43% | TALLAHASSEE | 11 | Major U.S. city with three pairs of double letters in its name |
| 42% | QATAR | 5 | Only five-letter country with a "Q" in its name |
| 42% | IRAQ | 4 | Only four-letter country with a "Q" in its name |
| 42% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind with three vowels in its name |
| 42% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument with three vowels in its name |
| 42% | FIJI | 4 | Nation with three dots in its name |
| 41% | OBOE | 4 | Orchestra instrument with three vowels in its name |
| 41% | OISE | 4 | French river with three vowels in its name |
| 41% | IOWA | 4 | Hawkeye State with three vowels in its name |
| 40% | IRAN | 4 | Country whose name ends in the same three letters as its capital |
| 40% | REM | 3 | "Shiny Happy People" band with three periods in its name |
| 40% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 40% | IPA | 3 | Hoppy beer with an Asian country in its name: Abbr. |
| 39% | IRAN | 4 | Country that shares the first three letters of its name with a neighboring country |
| 38% | SENEGAL | 7 | River in West Africa that shares its name with a country it flows through |
| 37% | SITES | 5 | Things with periods in their names |
| 36% | OHIO | 4 | Cincinnati's state with a greeting in its name |
| 36% | NIGER | 5 | River in West Africa that starts in the Guinea Highlands and shares its name with an African country |
| 36% | UGANDA | 6 | Country with a border in Lake Victoria |
| 36% | NEPAL | 5 | Country with Mount Everest on its border |
| 36% | NEPAL | 5 | Country with Mount Everest at its border |
| 36% | UGANDA | 6 | Country with a bird in its flag |
| 36% | GEORGIA | 7 | U.S. state that shares its name with a country |
| 36% | IRAN | 4 | Tehran's land with a verb hidden in its name |
| 36% | BULLSEYE | 8 | Archer's target point with a "bull" in its name |
| 35% | DEBUT | 5 | Actor's first appearance, with a silent "t" in its name |
| 35% | PANAMA | 6 | Country with the same name as its capital, __ City |
| 35% | BERET | 5 | Painter's floppy French headwear, with a silent "t" in its name |