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Most Popular Birthplaces Of Famous People (MIT’s Pantheon)

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Name the 100 most popular birthplaces of the famous people listed in MIT’s Pantheon Project. Places are ranked according to HPI (Historical Popularity Index), not total number of people. Total people and most famous person born in that city shown.

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SadBillsFan

2 years ago

This would be a great quiz for an update and maybe even expansion

Klinkhamer

4 years ago

*correct answers

Klinkhamer

4 years ago

This is one of those quizes where is would be cool if the good answers stayed visible after guessing.

Klinkhamer

4 years ago

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*the hint (most famous person) stays visible

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