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In which country is the original Legoland?
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Denmark
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Which Swiss lakeside resort has an annual television festival?
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Montreux
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Which country presented the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
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France
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In which city could you visit the Bolshoi Theatre?
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Moscow
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What tourist attraction/historical curiosity can be found at Xian in China?
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The Terracotta Army
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In which capital city could you climb the Spanish Steps?
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Rome
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What is the biggest tourist attraction in San Antonio, Texas?
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The Alamo
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Which Paris music hall, a tourist favorite since 1869, was forced to shut down in 1992?
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Folies Bergere
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In which city is the Tivoli amusement park?
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Copenhagen
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What, first mentioned in 565 AD boosts Scottish tourism by an average of 25 million a year?
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The Loch Ness Monster
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Which popular tourist attraction was named after Benjamin Hall who was the First Commissioner of Works at the time of its construction in 1858?
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Big Ben
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Which singer opened a theme park called Dollywood?
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Dolly Parton
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What in 1997 was the world's most visited theme park?
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Disneyland Tokyo
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If you visited Agra in India, which famous building would you see?
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Taj Mahal
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Where is the most famous Hall of Mirrors?
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Palace of Versailles
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Where is the original Raffles Hotel?
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Singapore
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In which city can you visit Holyrood Palace?
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Edinburgh
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Which famous tourist attraction can be found in the Kantchanaburi province of Thailand?
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Bridge over the River Kwai
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What did the Romans call France?
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Gaul
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In which year did the communards take over Paris?
1789, 1849 or 1870? |
1870, during the Franco-Prussian war
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What is the Sorbonne?
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University (of Paris)
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Which French city was the popes seat in the middle ages?
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Avignon
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What is the highest point in France?
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Mont Blanc
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What river in Northern France was the setting for one of the bloodiest battles of WWI?
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Somme
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What was the last part of what is now France to have been ruled by the English?
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Calais
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Which desert's name means desert in Arabic?
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Sahara
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Which African capital is named after a US President?
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Monrovia, Liberia
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Which small European principality gets its name from its ruling family?
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Liechtenstein
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Which country's name means Little Venice?
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Venezuela
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What place, in Latin, means New Scotland?
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Nova Scotia
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What ancient place name comes from the Greek for between the rivers?
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Mesopotamia
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Which islands' name comes from the Roman name, Isles of Dogs?
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Canary Islands
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What place was named in honor of James, brother to Charles II of England?
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New York
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What place's name comes form the Latin phrase for unknown southern land?
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Australia
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Which headland, south of Cape Town is a famous landmark for maritime navigators?
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Cape of Good Hope
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Which sea separates Greece from Turkey and contains the island of Crete?
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Aegean
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What is the National Airline of Greece?
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Olympus
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What is the most northerly city in Norway?
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Hamerfest
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What was the former name of Tasmania?
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Van Diemen's Land
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What does Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand mean?
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Land of the Long White Cloud
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What is the name of the arid costal plain between Western and South Australia?
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Nullarbor Plain
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Which country can be found to the west of Papua New Guinea?
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Indonesia
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What huge monolith found in the Northern Territory, Australia is sacred to the aborigines?
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Ayers rock
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Does the date go forward or backwards when you travel East across the International Date Line?
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Backwards
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Off the Coast of which Australian state can the Great Barrier Reef be found?
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Queensland
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Which city stands on the site of the original penal colony at Botany Bay?
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Sydney
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In which bay did James Cook land on his first visit to Australia?
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Botany Bay
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The Bay of Bengal is part of which ocean?
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Indian Ocean
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What is the name of the bay between northern Spain and western France known for its rough seas?
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Bay of Biscay
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Which is the largest of the inlets that is bordered by Maryland and Virginia?
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Chesapeake Bay
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On the North coast of which country would you find the Bay Of Plenty?
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New Zealand
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What is another common name for the Persian Gulf?
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Arabian Gulf
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In which direction does the River Nile flow?
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North
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Before the Indonesian annexation, of which country was East Timor a colony?
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Portugal
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Which New York thoroughfare takes its name from a barrier aimed at keeping the native Americans out?
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Wall Street
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What is the southern-most country of South America?
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Chile
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Which two countries make up the Iberian peninsula?
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Spain & Portugal
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Of which small country is Vaduz the capital?
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Liechtenstein
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What is the only country in the world to be ruled by an Emperor?
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Japan
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Name two of the four Irish provinces?
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Ulster, Munster, Connought and Leinster
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To which island group do Majorca and Ibiza belong?
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Balearics
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Which Mediterranean island is divided in 2 by the Atilla Line?
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Cyprus
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What does the word Mediterranean actually mean?
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Middle of the Earth
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Which Mediterranean island holds the main base of the French Foreign Legion?
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Corsica
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Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
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Sicily
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In which sea within the Mediterranean are the Sporades and Cyclades islands situated?
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Aegean Sea
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In which Cypriot resort will you find the Tomb of the Kings?
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Paphos
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Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean. It is a special autonomous region of which country?
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Italy
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Of which island is Valetta the capital?
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Malta
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What is the better known name of the group of 7 volcanic islands off the Sicilian coast sometimes called the Aeolian islands?
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Lipari Islands
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The Trans-Siberian Railway travels 9,289 km from Moscow to which Russian city?
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Vladivostok
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Which Russian city would be be in if you saw The Rodina?
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Volgograd
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What is Russia's official language?
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Russian
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What year did the Soviet Russia collapse?
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1991
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Which country was first to declare independence from Soviet Russia?
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Azerbaijan
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Which Russian city will host the Winter Olympic Games in 2014?
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Sochi
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Which mountain range runs through Russia?
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Ural Mountains
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What is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe?
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Mount Elbrus
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Which US state has the longest land border with Mexico?
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Texas
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In which US state is the majority of the Yellowstone National Park?
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Wyoming
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In which US state is the Palomar Observatory, site of the Hale Telescope?
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California
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Which is the smallest US state?
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Rhode Island
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In which US state was Elvis Presley born in January 1935?
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Mississippi
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How many US states are prefixed by the word New?
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4 (New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York)
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In which US state would you find the painted desert?
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Arizona
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What is the most easterly of the US states?
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Alaska
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What is the most easterly of the continental United States?
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Maine
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Which river formed the Grand Canyon?
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Colorado River
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Known to the Australian aborigines as Ulluru, what is the monolith better known as to the 50,000 visitors who flock to see it annually?
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Ayers Rock
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Into which Ocean does the Amazon flow?
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Atlantic Ocean
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On which island is Europe's largest active volcano, Mount Etna situated?
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Sicily
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In which US state is Mammoth Cave, the worlds largest cave system?
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Kentucky
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On which Scottish Island will you find 'The Old Man Of Hoy'?
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Orkney
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What is the largest of The Marianas Islands?
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Guam
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In which country can the Bitter Lakes be found?
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Egypt
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Which mountain is known as the Meanest Mountain on Earth?
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The Eiger
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What were the names of the two explorers and surveyors who in 1763-67 surveyed a boundary which formed the division between the slave-owning states and the free states of America?
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Mason and Dixon
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What in New York city is known as the lungs of the city?
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Central Park
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Before it was bought by America to which country did Alaska belong?
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Russia
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In which cemetery just outside of Washington DC have soldiers been buried since the civil war?
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Name either of the two US states that is rectangular?
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Colorado or Wyoming
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Which famous university is located in Cambridge Massachusetts?
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Harvard
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Out of the 20 highest mountains in America, 17 are in which state?
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Alaska
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Of which African nation is Luanda the capital?
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Angola
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Of which African nation is Gaborone the capital?
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Botswana
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Of which African nation is Bujumbura the capital?
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Burundi
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Of which African nation is N'Djamena the capital?
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Chad
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Of which African nation is Dar es Salaam the capital?
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Tanzania
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Of which African nation is Cairo the capital?
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Egypt
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Of which African nation is Yamoussoukro the capital?
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Of which African nation is Bamako the capital?
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Mali
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Of which African nation is Accra the capital?
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Ghana
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Of which African nation is Maputo the capital?
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Mozambique
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Of which African nation is Rabat the capital?
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Morocco
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Of which African nation is Kampala the capital?
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Uganda
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Of which African nation is Nairobi the capital?
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Kenya
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Of which African nation is Victoria the capital?
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Seychelles
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Of which African nation is Freetown the capital?
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Sierra Leone
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What is the island nation at the southern tip of Malaya?
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Singapore
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Which two small states are surrounded by Italy?
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San Marino and the Vatican City
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Which small nation lies between Switzerland and Austria?
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Liechtenstein
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Name two small landlocked nations that border France?
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Andorra and Luxembourg
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Bridgetown is the capital of which Caribbean island?
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Barbados
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Which island off the east coast of Africa was once independent?
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Zanzibar
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Which small nation does the Grimaldi family own?
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Monaco
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What is the island state other than Hong Kong that lies just off the southern coast of China?
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Macao
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Which island is divided between people of Turkish and Greek origin?
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Cyprus
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What building is found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC?
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The White House
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What is the name of the warm dry wind which blows over the Rocky Mountains?
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The Chinook
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Which is the oldest and largest national park in the USA?
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Yellowstone
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Which parallel separates the USA from Canada?
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The 49th
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On which river is the Niagara Falls?
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Niagara River
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What is the Welsh name for Wales?
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Cymru
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Which sea is to the north of Wales?
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Irish Sea
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Which island lies off the Northwest coast of Wales?
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Anglessey
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What is the name of the straits between Southeast Ireland and Southwest Wales?
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St George's Channel
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Which Welsh mountain is the only mountain in the world to have a national park named after it?
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Mount Snowdon
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What 182 mile long defensive earthwork along the Welsh border was built in the 8th century AD?
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Offa's Dyke
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On the border of which two countries is the Victoria Falls?
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Zambia and Zimbabwe
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What is the name shared by the currency units of Algeria and Tunisia?
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Dinar
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From which European country did Angola achieve independence in 1975?
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Portugal
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What is the name of the volcanic valley that runs from the Sinai peninsula to Central Mozambique?
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Great Rift Valley
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What is Africa's highest mountain?
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Kilimanjaro
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In which African country is El Alamein, scene of a World War II battle?
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Libya
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Which country is the main economic power in West Africa?
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Nigeria
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Which language is Afrikaans derived from?
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Dutch
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The Kalahari Desert lies chiefly in which country?
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Botswana
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Which country is the home of the Ashanti?
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Ghana
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Which country occupies the Horn of Africa?
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Somalia
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Name 2 of the 4 main islands that comprise Japan?
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Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku or Kyushu
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What is the name of the mountain that overlooks Cape Town?
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Table Mountain
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By what name is Southern Rhodesia now known?
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Zimbabwe
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Which lake is bordered by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania?
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Victoria
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What sea separates the Northeast coast of Africa from Saudi Arabia?
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The Red Sea
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What is the capital of Zambia?
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Lusaka
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Which African desert is home of the bushmen?
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The Kalahari
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What covers 85% of Algeria?
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Sahara Desert
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Of which country is Ouagadougou the capital?
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Burkina Faso
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Which is further west, Uganda or Kenya?
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Uganda
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Which country used to be called South West Africa?
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Namibia
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Which substance, used to make a drink, is Ghana's main export?
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Cocoa
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Which famous river runs through Dublin?
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Liffey
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What is the largest and southernmost county in Ireland?
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Cork
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Which river flows through Belfast?
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Lagan
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Which lake is the British Isles' largest?
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Lough Neagh
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What are the columns of the Giant's Causeway made from?
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Lava / Volcanic Rock
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What's the longest river in Ireland?
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Shannon
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Which is the oldest city in France?
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Marseilles
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What is the name of the Paris cathedral?
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Notre Dame
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Which famous Paris Art gallery was the dwelling of kings before Versailles?
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The Louvre
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In Which City In Britain Is Spa Railway Station?
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Bath
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Where Is England's Second Largest Cathedral?
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York
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In which American city can the Liberty Bell be seen?
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Philadelphia
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Which cities name means The Meadows in Spanish?
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Las Vegas
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Which city is home to the street known as the crookedest street in the world?
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San Francisco
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On the shores of which lake is Buffalo situated?
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Lake Erie
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Name 3 of the 5 boroughs of New York?
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Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens
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Which city is located where the Mississippi meets the Missouri river?
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St. Louis
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Between which two cities does Route 66 run?
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Chicago and Los Angeles
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How are the Malvinas islands better known?
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Falkland Islands
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What is the capital of Venezuela?
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Caracas
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What is the name of the flat, treeless plains between The Andes and the Atlantic?
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Pampas
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Which river flows for 1,500 miles through Venezuela and partly defines the border with Colombia?
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Orinoco
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In which country is the region of Patagonia?
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Argentina
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Which sea lies at the Western end of the Panama canal?
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Carribean
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Which two South American countries are land-locked?
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Bolivia & Paraguay
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In what country is Aconcagua, the highest peak in the New World?
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Argentina
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Of which European country was Surinam once a colony?
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Netherlands (Holland)
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Which Caribbean republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti?
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Dominican Republic
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Name either of the 2 countries that have shores on Lake Titicaca?
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Bolivia and Peru
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In which country would you find the city of Medellin, a city famous for the drugs trade?
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Colombia
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In which country was Che Guevara born?
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Argentina
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Which mountain stands at the entrance of the harbor at Rio de Janeiro?
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Sugar Loaf
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What is the official language of Brazil?
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Portuguese
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What is the name of the world's largest soccer stadium in Rio de Janeiro?
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Maracana Stadium
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What percentage of the world's tropical rain forests are in Brazil?
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33%
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To which European country does the island of Madeira belong?
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Portugal
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In which ocean is the area known as Polynesia?
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Pacific
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The island of Taiwan is off the coast of which country?
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China
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Which island was discovered by Captain Cook in December 1777?
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Christmas Island
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On which island in Paris does Notre Dame stand?
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Ile de la Cite
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To which group of islands does Corfu belong?
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Ionian Islands
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Which is the world's second highest mountain?
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K2
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Which South African city is overlooked by Table Mountain?
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Cape Town
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Named after an assassinated president, which is the highest mountain in the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains?
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Garfield Mountain
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Which is the highest mountain in Scotland's Grampian range?
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Ben Nevis
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Which Greek mountain was considered to be the home of the gods in ancient times?
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Olympus
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Of which North African mountain system is Mount Toubkal the highest point?
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Atlas Mountains
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Which is the highest peak of the Caucasus range?
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Mount Elbrus
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Which European mountain is known for its North face which is notoriously difficult to climb?
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Eiger
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Which mountain also known as Mont Cervin was first climbed in 1865 by Edward Whymper?
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The Matterhorn
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Which tropical Indonesian island, east of Java is a popular holiday destination with over 1 million tourists annually?
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Bali
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On which island is the holiday resort of Montego Bay?
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Jamaica
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Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
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Tenerife
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Name the area of Spanish coast which includes the holiday resort of Benidorm?
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Costa Blanca
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What is the name of the Mediterranean coast extending from Menton to St Tropez in France, renowned for its beaches?
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Cote d'Azur
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In which city is the world famous Copacabana beach?
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Rio de Janeiro
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Which capital city is also a TV detective?
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Columbo
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Which capital city, in mythology, ran away with Helen?
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Paris
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Which capital city was the empress of India in 1876?
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Queen Victoria
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Which capital city is a film based on the Arabian nights?
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The Thief of Baghdad
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Which capital city is also a detective played by Frank Sinatra in film?
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Tony Rome
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Which capital city is also a very hot spice used in the kitchen?
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Cayenne (French Guyana)
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Which capital city is also the name of an historical duke?
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Wellington
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What capital city was the name of the famous duke's horse?
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Copenhagen
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Which capital city wrote the call of the wild?
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Jack London
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Which capital city composed the musicals Top Hat & Annie Get Your Gun?
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Irving Berlin
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The Roman Road Ermine Street ran from London to where?
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York
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Waverley station is in which town?
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Edinburgh
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What is the official language of Liechtenstein?
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German
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What is Scotland's longest river?
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Tay
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What is England's tallest mountain?
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Scafell Pike
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Which 2 cities does the Grand Union Canal join?
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London & Birmingham
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Which famous European building has a name meaning Citadel?
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Kremlin
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Which is the most Northern-most capital city on the European continent?
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Helsinki
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Name either of the 2 rivers the Jura mountains lie between?
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Rhine and Rhone
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Which Hungarian city was formed from 2 towns on opposite sides of the Danube?
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Budapest
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Of which former Yugoslavian republic is Zagreb the capital?
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Croatia
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In which country would you find Tyrol?
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Austria
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The European Community was created in 1957 by which treaty?
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Treaty of Rome
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In which Polish city was the union Solidarity formed in 1980?
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Gdansk
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Which two countries are divided by the Kattegat sea passage?
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Denmark and Sweden
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Name the mountainous peninsula on the Macedonian coast of Greece?
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Athos
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Which country lies to the North of Austria and the South of Poland?
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Czech Republic
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On which sea does Croatia stand?
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Adriatic Sea
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What are the independent Baltic states?
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Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania
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In which European city is the Atomium?
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Brussels
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The Simplon tunnel links Italy to which other country?
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Switzerland
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Which home of champagne in France was also where the German high command surrendered in WW2?
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Reims
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Dragon's Mouth is a strait that separates which two countries?
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Trinidad & Venezuela
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Lake Baikal in Russia/Siberia is the lake containing the largest volume of water in the world. Lake Tanganyika comes second on this list. In which four countries can one find Lake Tanganyika?
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Tanzania, DRC, Burundi, Zambia
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What are the seven countries through which the Amazon flows?
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Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Guyana
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In which country does the mountain K2 reside?
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Pakistan
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The Yucatan Channel separates which two countries?
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Cuba & Mexico
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In a standard game of Trivial Pursuit, which color represents a geography question?
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Blue
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In which country is the Albert Canal?
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Belgium
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In which city would you find the famous Phoenix Park?
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Dublin, Ireland
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In which country would you find the Rangipo Desert?
|
New Zealand
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If you are standing in Paris, which is nearer, Edinburgh or Rome?
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Edinburgh
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Situated in Italy, what is Stromboli?
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An Active Volcano
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Is the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern or Southern hemisphere?
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Northern
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On an alphabetical list of the 15 independent countries that were once the Soviet Union, which comes last?
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Uzbekistan
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What Greek word, meaning chief sea is used to describe a cluster of islands?
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Archipelago
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Of the ten largest islands in the world, three are in which country?
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Canada
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What is also known as Qomolangma or Sagarmatha or Chomolungma in the native tongues of the people around it?
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Mount Everest
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The melting Furtwangler Glacier is near which famous African geographic feature?
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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How many US state capitals are named after US presidents?
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Four (Lincoln Nebraska, Jackson Mississippi, Madison Wisconsin and Jefferson City Missouri)
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What is the largest country in the world without permanent rivers?
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Saudi Arabia
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Which country was renamed on August 4, 1984 by President Thomas Sankara to mean "the land of upright people" (or "upright land")?
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Burkina Faso - Formerly Called the Republic of Upper Volta
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What is the largest sea in the world, excluding the oceans?
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The South China Sea
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The river Rhine flows through which eight countries?
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Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein & Italy
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Which range of mountains separates France from Spain?
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Pyrenees
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In which country is the highest peak on the continent of Africa?
|
Tanzania
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What is the longest river in Europe?
|
Volga
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In which country is the source of the Danube?
|
Germany
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Which of the Great Lakes is the largest?
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Lake Superior
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What is the name of the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean?
|
Mariana Trench
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Beneath which Paris monument is France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
|
Arc de Triomphe
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By area which is the smallest ocean?
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Arctic
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In which country were Duesenberg cars manufactured?
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USA
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From which country do the Gurkhas come from?
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Nepal
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What is mainland Europe's most heavily populated city?
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Paris
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Where would you find the Pensacola Mountains?
|
Antarctica
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|
Name the four states in the USA that start with the letter A?
|
Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Alabama
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The Dominican Republic shares an island with which other country?
|
Haiti
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The Pillars of Hercules stand on either side of which stretch of water?
|
Strait of Gibraltar
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|
In which city would you find the Wailing Wall?
|
Jerusalem
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Which three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?
|
Spain, France and Morocco
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|
Name a country whose name starts with the letter A but does not finish with an A?
|
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan
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In which country would you find both the rivers Oder and Vistula, which flow into the Baltic Sea?
|
Latvia
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|
What is the state capital of Rhode Island?
|
Providence
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Which landmark in the Australian Blue Mountains is named after a trio of Aboriginal siblings?
|
The Three Sisters
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What is the capital of San Marino?
|
San Marino
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Magyar is the official language of which country?
|
Hungary
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Which word describes the flat area of alluvial deposits on the mouth of some rivers?
|
Delta
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What port is at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal?
|
Colon
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Which mountain chain is considered to form the eastern boundary of Europe?
|
The Urals
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|
In which ocean are The Maldives, Chagos and Cocos Islands situated?
|
The Indian Ocean
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|
What is the nearest island to the Calf of Man Island?
|
The Isle Of Man
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|
What are the natives of Tangier called?
|
Tangerines
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|
What is the most mountainous country in Europe?
|
Switzerland
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What country would you have to visit to see the ruins of Troy?
|
Turkey
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What ocean laps at the shores of Madagascar?
|
The Indian Ocean
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|
What is the largest city in Alaska?
|
Anchorage
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|
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What arch can you see from the Place de La Concorde?
|
The Arc de Triomphe
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|
What country has the port of Haifa?
|
Israel
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|
What is El Salvador's capital?
|
San Salvador
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|
What city is wiener schnitzel named after?
|
Vienna
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|
What airline is Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services?
|
Qantas
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|
How many square miles, to the nearest mile is Gibraltar?
|
2
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What country is the Hellenic Republic?
|
Greece
|
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|
What is the Southernmost state in the US?
|
Hawaii
|
|
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What mountain range is traversed by the highest railroad in the world?
|
The Andes
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|
What are the two official languages of South Africa?
|
English & Afrikaans
|
|
|
What was the name of the Berlin prison to house the Nazi war criminals?
|
Spandau
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|
|
Which notorious prison closed its doors to convicted felons in 1963?
|
Alcatraz
|
|
|
What is the monetary unit of Thailand?
|
Baht
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|
|
Which parts of the British Isles were occupied by German troops during WW2?
|
The Channel Islands
|
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|
What are better known as Munroes in Scotland?
|
Mountains
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|
Which is the largest bay in the world?
|
Hudson Bay
|
|
|
The Panama Canal links which two bodies of water?
|
Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
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|
|
What is the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland?
|
St. Johns
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|
Which cape is on the Southwest tip of Portugal?
|
Cape St. Vincent
|
|
|
What is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia?
|
Halifax
|
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|
In which country is Togariro National park with its 3 volcanoes, including Mt. Ruapahu?
|
New Zealand
|
|
|
The official country retreat of the President of the USA, Camp David is in which mountains?
|
Appalachians
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|
Which country was named after a great South American patriot?
|
Bolivia
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|
What is the longest river in South America?
|
Amazon
|
|
|
What is the capital of Equador?
|
Quito
|
|
|
What strait separates Chile from Tierra del Fuego?
|
The Straits of Magellan
|
|
|
By what name is the parallel of latitude 23.5 degrees North of the equator commonly known?
|
Tropic of Cancer
|
|
|
What, in geographical terms is the Prime Meridian?
|
0 Degrees Longitude Line
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|
What is the name of the hot southerly wind that blows from the Sahara across Southern Italy?
|
Sirocco
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|
|
If the latitude of the equator is 0 degrees, what is the latitude of the North Pole?
|
90 Degrees North
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|
What is the geographical term for a smooth hill shaped by moving ice made up of glacial drift?
|
Drumlin
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|
What name is given to vast treeless plains in North America and Northern Russia?
|
Tundra
|
|
|
What name is given to a sharp mountain ridge with steep sides formed by erosion?
|
Arete
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|
What is a Mistral?
|
A Wind
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|
What term, used to describe a series of waterfalls, is also sometimes used to describe rapids?
|
Cataract
|
|
|
Which sea lies between Korea and Shanghai?
|
The Yellow Sea
|
|
|
Where in Russia can the world's largest cannon be seen?
|
The Kremlin
|
|
|
In which mountain range can the lost city of the Incas be found?
|
The Andes
|
|
|
Which sea is really the world's largest lake?
|
The Caspian
|
|
|
Which city is nicknamed the City of Light?
|
Paris
|
|
|
In which sea is the Dogger Bank?
|
The North Sea
|
|
|
Which country owns the Queen Elizabeth Isles in the Arctic?
|
Canada
|
|
|
What is the Arab word for a dry desert valley or gully that sometimes floods in a storm?
|
A Wadi
|
|
|
In terms of hot water what do Iceland and New Zealand have in common?
|
Geysers
|
|
|
Which American Volcano famously erupted in 1980?
|
Mt. St Helens
|
|
|
What do the Tibetans call Goddess Mother of the World?
|
Mount Everest
|
|
|
Over 600,000 people died in the worlds worst recorded earthquake at Tangshan, in which country?
|
China
|
|
|
What island was created by volcanic activity off the South coast of Iceland in 1963?
|
Surtsey
|
|
|
Which body of water in Scotland contains more water than all the English and Welsh lakes put together?
|
Loch Lomand
|
|
|
What do the French call the English Channel?
|
La Manche
|
|
|
In which city is England's oldest cathedral?
|
Canterbury
|
|
|
Mount Godwin-Austen is better known as what?
|
K2
|
|
|
What is strange about the Isles of Ely and Dogs?
|
They're Not Islands
|
|
|
In which island group is the resort of Fuerteventura?
|
Canaries
|
|
|
In which country is Auschwitz?
|
Poland
|
|
|
In which French city is Interpol's HQ?
|
Lyon
|
|
|
Which Baltic state has Tallinn as its capital?
|
Estonia
|
|
|
What currency is used in Pakistan?
|
Rupee
|
|
|
Paphos is an ancient city on which Mediterranean island?
|
Cyprus
|
|
|
In which ocean is the island republic of Nauru?
|
Pacific
|
|
|
Split is a seaport on which European Sea?
|
Adriatic
|
|
|
In which European Country is the region of Transylvania?
|
Romania
|
|
|
By what name is the New Palace of Westminster more commonly known?
|
The Houses Of Parliament
|
|
|
On which London street would you find the Prime Ministers official residence?
|
Downing Street
|
|
|
What is the capital of the Federation of Malaysia?
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
|
|
Of which European country is Bilbao a port?
|
Spain
|
|
|
Is Provence in the North or South of France?
|
South
|
|
|
The name of which North African city literally means white house?
|
Casablanca
|
|
|
What is the capital of South Korea?
|
Seoul
|
|
|
Annapurna is a mountain in which mountain range?
|
Himalayas
|
|
|
Which channel separates the Orkney islands from the mainland of Scotland?
|
Pentland Firth
|
|
|
Which Spanish town is the scene of an annual bull run through the streets?
|
Pamplona
|
|
|
Which dialect of Spanish is the official language of Spain?
|
Castilian
|
|
|
Which city in northern Spain is the scene of an annual pilgrimage in honour of St James?
|
San Sebastian
|
|
|
Dili is the capital of which former Portuguese colony in Indonesia?
|
East Timor
|
|
|
The channel between Australia and Tasmania was named after a British explorer, who was he?
|
George Bass
|
|
|
Who was the Italian explorer/cartographer after whom America was named?
|
Amerigo Vespucci
|
|
|
Which city in Pennsylvania is named after a British Prime Minister?
|
Pittsburgh
|
|
|
Which group of South Atlantic islands are named after a 17th century treasurer of the British navy?
|
Falkland Islands
|
|
|
Which Australian capital was once called Palmerston, but changed its name in honor of a famous naturalist?
|
Darwin
|
|
|
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in which range?
|
The Alps
|
|
|
Which capital city stands on the river Moskva?
|
Moscow
|
|
|
Name the sparsely populated 4th largest state which has a settlement of Crow Indians?
|
Montana
|
|
|
The Reeperbahn is the red light district of which European City?
|
Hamburg
|
|
|
What is the capital of Syria?
|
Damascus
|
|
|
The Catskills are part of which larger mountain range?
|
The Appalachians
|
|
|
What country is second to South Africa in gold production?
|
The United States
|
|
|
What river has the alternative name of Zaire?
|
Congo
|
|
|
What Southeast Asian country's name means land of the free?
|
Thailand
|
|
|
What is the capital of Turkey?
|
Ankara
|
|
|
What nation did Niger, Algeria, the Congo and Tunisia all gain independence from?
|
France
|
|
|
What African country's name is from the Latin for free?
|
Liberia
|
|
|
What name comes from the Polynesian Owhyhii, meaning place of the gods?
|
Hawaii
|
|
|
What Italian island shares it's name with a model of car, stands at the Southern entrance to the Bay of Naples and is famous for its Blue Grotto?
|
Capri
|
|
|
What is the former name of Beijing?
|
Peking
|
|
|
What is Australia's tallest mountain?
|
Mt Kosciusko
|
|
|
How many clock faces are on Big Ben's tower?
|
Four
|
|
|
Where in London is the Lutine Bell?
|
Lloyd's Of London
|
|
|
Which hills divide England and Scotland?
|
Cheviots
|
|
|
Off the coast of which country would you find the Gulf of Carpentaria?
|
Australia
|
|
|
What is the longest river in Europe?
|
Volga
|
|
|
In which country is the source of the river Danube?
|
Germany
|
|
|
What is the largest city on the African continent?
|
Cairo
|
|
|
What is the name of a people inhabiting central north Spain and the extreme southwest of France?
|
Basque
|
|
|
Who discovered the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in November of 1855?
|
David Livingstone
|
|
|
What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
|
Abu Dhabi
|
|
|
Name the only four US states who's names contain the letters "U", "S" and "A"?
|
Louisiana, Massachusetts, South Carolina and South Dakota
|
|
|
What was the well-known former name of Iran?
|
Persia
|
|
|
Which country is the world's largest producer of tea?
|
India
|
|
|
What is the capital of Pakistan?
|
Islamabad
|
|
|
The West bank of which river has been occupied by Israel since 1967?
|
River Jordan
|
|
|
The ancient trading post of Malacca can be found in which country?
|
Malaysia
|
|
|
In which country would you find Manila?
|
Philippines
|
|
|
What is the desert in Northern Chile called?
|
Atacama
|
|
|
What is the word used to describe large areas of treeless land extending from Hungary through the Ukraine and into Southern Russia?
|
Steppe
|
|
|
What is the largest city in the Lebanon?
|
Beirut
|
|
|
How many times zones are there on Earth?
|
24
|
|
|
Which is Europe's largest country after Russia?
|
Ukraine
|
|
|
Which U.S City is the home of the Motown Record Company?
|
Detroit
|
|
|
Which European city was called Christiania from 1624-1924?
|
Oslo
|
|
|
In which country is the world's highest waterfall?
|
Venezuela
|
|
|
Robert Mugabe was the first Prime Minister of which independent African country?
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
|
Which river passes through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine before arriving at the Black Sea?
|
The Danube
|
|
|
Which country was split into two zones by the 'Yalta Agreement'?
|
Germany
|
|
|
What is the world's largest desert?
|
The Sahara
|
|
|
Which country will host the next Olympic Games?
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
Which European capital city is furthest West?
|
Lisbon
|
|
|
Which South American country's name is literally 'Land of Silver'?
|
Argentina
|
|
|
In which ocean are the Seychelles?
|
Indian Ocean
|
|
|
How many countries border Switzerland?
|
Five (Austria, Germany, Italy, France & Liechtenstein)
|
|
|
How many states are there in Australia?
|
Six
|
|
|
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
|
Kazakhstan
|
|
|
Chicago borders which of the five Great Lakes?
|
Lake Michigan
|
|
|
What African country was formerly known as Northern Rhodesia?
|
Zambia
|
|
|
How many South American countries does the equator pass through?
|
Three (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador)
|
|
|
In which country is the Albert Canal?
|
Belgium
|
|
|
In which country is the Great Sandy Desert?
|
Australia
|
|
|
In which city is the Prado Art Gallery?
|
Madrid, Spain
|
|
|
What is the more common name for The Collegiate Church of St Peter in London?
|
Westminster Abbey
|
|
|
On the bank of which river does the Portuguese capital of Lisbon stand?
|
The Tagus
|
|
|
Which is the only US state named after an English county?
|
New Hampshire
|
|
|
Which tiny country does Belgium, France and Germany border?
|
Luxembourg
|
|
|
Hanoi is the capital of which country?
|
Vietnam
|
|
|
By what name is The Gold Coast now known?
|
Ghana
|
|
|
Which artistic Italian city was almost destroyed by flood in 1966?
|
Florence
|
|
|
On which island is Nationalist China?
|
Taiwan
|
|
|
Which American city was once called New Amsterdam?
|
New York
|
|
|
In which country is Gouda cheese made?
|
Netherlands
|
|
|
What is the official name of Luxembourg?
|
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|
|
|
What is the official language of Luxembourg?
|
French
|
|
|
In which country is the region of Flanders?
|
Belgium
|
|
|
Which Dutch port is the biggest oil-refining center in the world?
|
Rotterdam
|
|
|
What is the French name for Brussels, capital of Belgium?
|
Bruxelles
|
|
|
Which is Belgium's city of Flowers?
|
Ghent
|
|
|
What is the capital of Switzerland?
|
Berne
|
|
|
What's the most populous country in the EU?
|
Germany
|
|
|
By what name was The Republic of South Yemen known prior to 1967?
|
Aden
|
|
|
Which country's capital city lies on the River Aar?
|
Switzerland (Berne)
|
|
|
Which Australian state borders all other mainland states?
|
South Australia
|
|
|
Isfahan is a major city in which Middle Eastern country?
|
Iran
|
|
|
Which country comprises a group of islands in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
|
Bahrain
|
|
|
What is the name for the Eastern region of the Mediterranean consisting of the coastal regions of Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Turkey?
|
The Levant
|
|
|
What was the ancient city, carved out of red rock in Jordan that was forgotten by Europeans until the 19th century?
|
Petra
|
|
|
In which modern day country can you find what was once Mesopotamia?
|
Iraq
|
|
|
What island in the Arabian sea, part of the sultanate of Oman, was formerly used as an air staging post by British forces on their way to and from The Far East?
|
Masirah Island
|
|
|
Which river flows from Lebanon through Syria and Turkey to the Mediterranean and is used mainly for irrigation?
|
Orontes
|
|
|
Which country was suspended from the Arab League for 10 years in 1979?
|
Egypt
|
|
|
Which river rises on Mount Hermon and flows into the Dead Sea?
|
River Jordan
|
|
|
What did British Honduras change its name to?
|
Belize
|
|
|
What is the name of the square in front of the palace of Westminster?
|
Parliament Square
|
|
|
The Hindu Kush is an extension of which mountain range?
|
The Himalayas
|
|
|
What is the state capital of New Hampshire?
|
Concord
|
|
|
Brisbane is the capital of which Australian State?
|
Queensland
|
|
|
Guadeloupe is a territory of which country?
|
France
|
|
|
What is the largest English speaking city in the world in terms of population?
|
New York
|
|
|
What is the longest river entirely within England?
|
The Thames
|
|
|
Which country consists of over 7000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao?
|
The Philippines
|
|
|
Which is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
|
Cuba
|
|
|
In which modern country is the region of Transylvania?
|
Romania
|
|
|
Which island group does the Pentland Firth separate from the British mainland?
|
The Orkney Isles
|
|
|
In terms of area, what became the largest country in the world after the break up of the USSR?
|
Russia
|
|
|
By what name are the Sandwich Islands in the Pacific now better known?
|
Hawaii
|
|
|
What is the world's longest mountain range?
|
The Andes
|
|
|
In which ocean is Mauritius?
|
The Indian Ocean
|
|
|
What is known as the Old Lady Of Threadneedle Street?
|
The Bank of England
|
|
|
What is the Northernmost capital city in Europe?
|
Reyjkavik, Iceland
|
|
|
Tarifa is the Southernmost point on the mainland of which country?
|
Spain
|
|
|
Which is the longest river in Britain?
|
Severn
|
|
|
What is the Paris Gare du Nord?
|
Railway Station
|
|
|
Along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria what 12 off-coast formations would you discover?
|
The Twelve Apostles
|
|
|
Perth is the capital of which Australian state?
|
Western Australia
|
|
|
What is the capital of Australia?
|
Canberra
|
|
|
What is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria?
|
Melbourne
|
|
|
What is the coastline to the South of Brisbane called?
|
The Gold Coast
|
|
|
What is the name of the surfing beach on the outskirts of Sydney?
|
Bondi Beach
|
|
|
What is the world's longest reef?
|
Great Barrier Reef
|
|
|
What is the world's largest sand island Northeast of Brisbane?
|
Fraser Island
|
|
|
Where does the rainforest meet the sea in Northern Queensland?
|
Cape Tribulation
|
|
|
Which cape is at the Northernmost tip of Australia in Queensland?
|
Cape York
|
|
|
Which city with 3 million inhabitants is Australia's largest?
|
Sydney
|
|
|
Which is the nearest major town to the Southwest of Ayers Rock?
|
Alice Springs
|
|
|
Which meandering river is Brisbane built around?
|
Brisbane River
|
|
|
Which Australian state capital lies on the Swan River?
|
Perth
|
|
|
Which two oceans are to the East and West of Australia?
|
Pacific & Indian
|
|
|
What is the capital of Colombia?
|
Bogota
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What is the capital of China?
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Beijing
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What is the capital of Barbados?
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Bridgetown
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What is the capital of Hungary?
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Budapest
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What is the capital of Belize?
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Belmopan
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What is the capital of Argentina?
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Buenos Aires
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What is the capital of Mali?
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Bamako
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What percentage of the world’s land area is Africa?
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22%
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Which African country has the highest population?
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Nigeria
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What was the colonial name of Mozambique?
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Portuguese East Africa
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What is the former name of Burkina Faso?
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Upper Volta
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What is the new name of Nyasaland?
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Malawi
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Which country was formerly known as French Sudan?
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Mali
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Which African country became the earliest Italian colony?
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Eritrea
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Which two seaports are located at each end of the Suez Canal?
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Port Said and Suez
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Name three of the six African countries that are crossed by the Equator?
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Gabon, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia
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In South Africa, the name Soweto is derived from a combination of which English words?
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South Westerly Township
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Where in Africa is an area known as the Skeleton Coast found?
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Namibia
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Which nation's treasures include the Sistine Chapel?
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Vatican City's
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Which extends further North: Japan, North Korea or Turkey?
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Japan
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What country can an Afghani escape to on the Khyber Pass?
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Pakistan
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What U.S. state is said to have as many cows as people?
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Wisconsin
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Which continent boasts the most telephone lines?
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Europe
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What future Soviet Republic produced one-half of the world's oil in 1901?
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Azerbaijan
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What African country is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique?
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South Africa
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What's the only Central American country without a coastline on the Caribbean?
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El Salvador
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On which of the Japanese islands stands Mount Fuji?
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Honshu
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What U.S. state has the highest percentage of residents born in other countries?
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California
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How many U.S. states are named after a president?
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One
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What's the world's highest island mountain?
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Mauna Kea
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Which two European countries lead the world in wine consumption per capita?
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France & Italy
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What was the world's tallest man-made structure for 4,000 years before being passed by the central tower of Lincoln Cathedral?
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The Great Pyramid of Cheops
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What Western US state is less than thrilled to be known as the "Vermin State"?
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New Mexico
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What interstate highway connects Boston and Seattle?
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I-90
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What state boasts all or part of the ten largest American Indian reservations?
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Arizona
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What Canadian city's name means "muddy water"?
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Winnipeg
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What desert did David Livingstone have to cross to reach Lake Ngami?
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The Kalahari
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What's the English translation of the Huang Ho, China's second-longest river?
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The Yellow River
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What Russian Republic has its capital in Grozny?
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Chechnya
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What state does the Yellowstone River rise in?
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Wyoming
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What's the only remaining European territory on the South American continent?
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French Guiana
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What Massachusetts spot is hyped as "America's Hometown"?
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Plymouth
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What biblical place name means "pleasure"?
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Eden
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What preceded Tokyo as the capital of Japan?
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Kyoto
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What two U.S. cities have the same name, are the largest cities in their states, but are not state capitals?
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Portland, Oregon & Portland, Maine
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What U.S. state was named after chaste Queen Elizabeth I?
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Virginia
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What continent is Greenland a part of?
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North America
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What country was created in 1920 from the remains of the Hapsburg Empire?
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Austria
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What Arab nation has the highest percentage of Christians?
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Lebanon
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Which U.S. state gets raked by the most tornadoes annually?
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Texas
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What city does the Bible call the City of David?
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Jerusalem
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What two U.S. states went to court in 1996 over ownership of historic Ellis Island?
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New York & New Jersey
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Which city is farthest west - San Diego, Reno, or Los Angeles?
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Reno
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What's the only state whose official state song was composed for a Broadway musical?
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Oklahoma
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What Florida city's name translates to "mouth of the rat" because of it's toothy inlet?
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Boca Raton
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What Italian city had the Roman name Mediolanum?
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Milan
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What New England state would be home if you laid down roots in Bald Head?
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Maine
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What 4,588-mile dune-laden expanse did Choi Jong-yul say he walked across "because it was there"?
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The Sahara Desert
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What country is bordered by Algeria, Niger, Chad, Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia?
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Libya
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What Asian country boasts the largest Muslim population in the world?
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Indonesia
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What academy is sometimes dubbed "Canoe U."?
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The U.S. Naval Academy
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What U.S. state has an official commonwealth folk song written by resident Arlo Guthrie?
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Massachusetts
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What island was Abel Tasman the first European to land on, in 1642?
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Tasmania
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What republic is sandwiched between Lithuania and Estonia?
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Latvia
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What's the only U.S. state to share a border with one of Canada's Maritime Provinces?
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Maine
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What Central American nation flies a flag with one blue and one red star?
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Panama
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Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?
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The Colossus of Rhodes
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What country is home to 21 percent of the world's people?
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China
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What are painted bright yellow and left out for public use on the streets of Portland, Oregon?
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Bicycles
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What southern city did Andrew Jackson name for one on the Nile River?
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Memphis
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What city, founded in 1550 by Sweden's King Gustav Vasa, was first called Helsingfors?
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Helsinki
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What strife-torn African nation boasts a world high of 8.3 births per female?
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Rwanda
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What's the world's largest desert, based on precipitation standards?
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The Antarctic
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What's a German sign reading "Rauchen verboten" telling you not to do?
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Smoke
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What U.S. state boasts a difference of 20,320 feet between its highest and lowest points?
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Alaska
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What Boston green space, founded in 1634, is the oldest park in the U.S.?
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The Boston Common
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What country is bordered by Austria, France, Slovenia and Switzerland?
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Italy
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What city was the site of the last Moorish Kingdom in Spain?
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Granada
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What interstate highway connects Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, to San Francisco?
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I-80
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What Pacific atoll got its name from its location between the Americas and Asia?
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The Midway Islands
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What Tuscan city do Italians know as Firenze?
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Florence
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What Canadian province got its name from the Iroquois word guilibek, meaning "place where waters narrow"?
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Quebec
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What country's farthest Southern and Northern points are Land's End and John o' Groats, respectively?
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England
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What New York City landmark is the largest movie theater in the U.S.?
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Radio City Music Hall
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What's the world's longest road, running from Texas to Valparaiso, Chile?
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The Pan-American Highway
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What European capital's Potsdamer Platz was busy enough to warrant the world's first traffic light?
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Berlin
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What was the most populous state in the US for the last time in 1800?
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Virginia
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What Nepalese city name means "wooden temples"?
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Katmandu
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What Egyptian city was built up during the Middle Ages from limestone stripped off the exterior of the Great Pyramid?
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Cairo
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What Yukon mining district was the site of the 1890s gold rush?
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The Klondike
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What two republics make up the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia?
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Montenegro & Serbia
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What Scandinavian country last fought in a war in 1814?
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Sweden
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What U.S. state's public golf courses have the highest average green fees?
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Hawaii
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What former Soviet Republic joined Russia as one of the world's ten largest countries?
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Kazakhstan
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What continent are you on if you're lost in the eastern tip of Egypt?
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Asia
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What continent has the fewest flowering plants?
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Antarctica
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What volatile nation was the first Caribbean country to gain independence?
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Haiti
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What southern state capital got its name for being the terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad?
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Atlanta
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What desert's name was inspired by the array of colors that erosion has exposed there?
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The Painted Desert
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What was the biggest city in America until 1755?
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Boston
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What U.S. city had three of the world's five tallest man-made structures in 1994?
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Chicago
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What Asian country has the world's lowest amount of urban green space per person?
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Japan
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What two cities are connected by the busiest international airline route?
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London & Paris
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What Spanish port city was founded by Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca?
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Barcelona
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What Bengal nation lost 300,000 people to a cyclone and a tidal wave in 1970?
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Bangladesh
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What desert has an area larger than the continental U.S.?
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The Sahara
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What river was designated the U.S.-Mexican border in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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The Rio Grande
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What city's garbage collectors are honored by a street called Avenue of the Strongest?
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New York City
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What wonder of the ancient world did Babylonians refer to as the "House of the Foundations of Heaven and Earth"?
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The Tower of Babel
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What country was Berlin part of when it passed one million in population?
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Prussia
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What's Rome's Piazza San Pietro known as in English?
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St. Peter's Square
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What West African nation's name means "lion mountain"?
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Sierra Leone
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What U.S. state would you be in if you made the short trip from Citronelle to Tangerine?
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Florida
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What's the world's second largest archipelago, after Indonesia?
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The Philippines
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What's Canada's largest inland sea?
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Hudson Bay
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What nation has had a monarchy the longest?
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Japan
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What Italian city is considered "the fashion captial of the world"?
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Milan
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What British town got its name from its proximity to the Cam River?
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Cambridge
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What western US state answers Pamplona's Running of the Bulls with its own annual Running of the Sheep?
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Montana
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What's the Southernmost country in Central America?
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Panama
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What ocean are the Maldives in?
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Indian Ocean
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What body of water is approximately nine times saltier than ocean water?
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The Dead Sea
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What U.S. state's official fish is the humuhumunukunukuapuaa?
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Hawaii
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What island country is visited by the most cruise ships?
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The Bahamas
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What capital has a name meaning "city of Islam"?
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Islamabad
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What two U.S. states are readily accessible from a border town called Moark?
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Missouri & Arkansas
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What did Puritans dub "Rogues Island"?
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Rhode Island
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What U.S. state legislated the pronunciation of its name in 1881, to accent the first and third syllables and quiet the final "s"?
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Arkansas
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Which is further south - the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Horn or Cape Catastrophe?
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Cape Horn
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What 120,000-square-mile African desert is almost completely covered by woods and grass?
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The Kalahari
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What country managed to reduce its vodka consumption from 2.6 billion liters in 1984 to just 1.6 billion in 1990?
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The Soviet Union
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What city did Sigmund Freud call home?
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Vienna
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What Asian nation was not invaded by enemy forces between 1275 and 1944?
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Japan
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What central African state boasts a big "R" in the middle of its flag?
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Rwanda
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What's the most popular honeymoon destination outside the contiguous 48 states for US couples, according to Modern Bride?
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Hawaii
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What do Texas beef partisans call "wool on a stick"?
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Lamb
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What mountain range's name is Sanskrit for "abode of snow"?
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The Himalayas
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What country boasts the world's oldest active brewery, dating back to 1040 A.D.?
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Germany
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What's the main mode of transport for the nomads who make up half of Somalia's population?
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Camel
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What Western Hemisphere people spoke Nahuatl?
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The Aztecs
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What US state was once called West New Jersey?
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Pennsylvania
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What city is home to the busiest stock exchange?
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Tokyo
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What Central American country is bordered by Honduras and Costa Rica?
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Nicaragua
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What Minnesota town boasts an annual celebration called Wrong Day?
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Wright
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What two nations are alluded to in the first line of the Marine Hymn?
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Mexico, Libya
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What's the only US state to border Maine?
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New Hampshire
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What peppery spice shares its name with the capital of French Guiana?
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Cayenne
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What two countries border the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere?
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Argentina and Chile
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What country in Eastern Europe has a name that means "people from Rome"?
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Romania
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What South American country comes last alphabetically?
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Venezuela
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What UK principality has its capital in Cardiff?
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Wales
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What two countries are separated by the Tortilla Curtain?
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Mexico & US
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What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard?
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Michigan
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What mountains do the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus rivers begin in?
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The Himalayas
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What U.S. state has the most unemployed dancers?
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Nevada
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What was dedicated in 1982 when veteran Ian Scruggs said: "Thank you America...for finally remembering us"?
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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What nation boasts northern towns called Resolute, Eureka and Alert?
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Canada
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What river do Mexicans call Rio Bravo?
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The Rio Grande
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What was the city of Edo renamed in 1869?
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Tokyo
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What European museum opened a controversial metal-and-glass pyramid entrance in 1989?
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The Louvre
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What major city is close to the middle of the Iberian Peninsula?
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Madrid
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What country is bordered on the West by Germany and on the East by Ukraine and Belarus?
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Poland
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Which Northwestern US state borders only two other states?
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Washington
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What river provided water to nurture the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
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The Euphrates
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What meat will you eat after you point to reinsdyrkaker on an Oslo menu?
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Reindeer
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Where in Massachusetts is the only island, county and town in the US that share the same name?
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Nantucket
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What river system drains water from 31 US states and two Canadian provinces?
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The Mississippi River
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What Asian people traditionally believe there to be a toad on the moon, instead of a man?
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The Chinese
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What 200-block section of Miami is considered the best place to dance the merengue or dine on roast goat?
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Little Haiti
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What English-speaking Caribbean island has a Spanish name meaning "Bearded"?
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Barbados
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What Peruvian city was the capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century?
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Lima
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What country supplies three-quarters of the world's maple syrup?
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Canada
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What Asian surname is shared by 104 million people?
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Chang
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What nation is the world's largest exporter of forest products?
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Canada
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What Arab city has a name derived from a word meaning "sanctuary"?
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Mecca
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What European city is served by Keflavik Airport?
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Reykjavik
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What bridge did New York City's first subway system travel from 145th street to?
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The Brooklyn Bridge
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What's the Southernmost state capital among the 48 contiguous states?
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Austin
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What Ohio city's thriving hog industry earned it the nickname "Porkopolis" in the 1830s?
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Cincinnati
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What country provides Cuba with most of its new cars and computers in exchange for sugar?
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Japan
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What's Latvia's largest minority ethnic group?
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Russians
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What country sends the highest percentage of 15- and 16-year-olds to the altar?
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The United States
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What's the only US state that serves all of its residents with water systems that have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act?
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New Jersey
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What British Commonwealth nation has the most people driving on the right side of the road?
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Canada
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What two African rivers did Henry Stanley prove were not connected?
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The Congo & The Nile
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How are you traveling in Africa if you've rented a rakumi?
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By Camel
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Which of the Great Lakes does not lap at Canadian shores?
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Lake Michigan
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What's the third-largest continent in square miles?
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North America
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What European country uses its Latin name, Helvetia, on its stamps?
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Switzerland
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What East African country's annual four percent population growth rate is the world's highest?
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Kenya
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What South American country elected as its president Alberto Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants, in 1990?
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Peru
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What US state had the first 7-Eleven stores?
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Texas
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What sea laps the shores of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
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The Aral Sea
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What Great Plains state are you stuck in if you're out of gas in Gas?
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Kansas
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What African country is serviced by Jan Smuts International Airport?
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South Africa
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What Arizona city was so named because it rose from the ruins of a Native American town?
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Phoenix
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How may years did Britain lease Hong Kong for?
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Ninety-nine
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What US state grabs the most money from domestic tourists, double that of Hawaii?
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Nevada
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What Eastern European country's name is a Slavonic word meaning "plain dwellers"?
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Poland
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What Southeast Asian city did the US open an embassy in, in 1995?
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Hanoi
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What mountains are home to the entertainment world's Borscht Belt?
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The Catskills
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What's the southernmost nation on the Balkan Peninsula?
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Greece
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What city has been the center of the US oil industry since 1901?
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Houston
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What Frenchman designed the national flag of Italy?
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Napoleon
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What Milanese opera house has a name meaning "The Stairs" in Italian?
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La Scala
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What continent is cut into two fairly equal halves by the Tropic of Capricorn?
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Australia
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What nation has the longest school year?
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Japan
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What storied Sudanese city's name means "elephant's trunk"?
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Khartoum
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What Scandinavian country are you in if you're vacationing in Hell?
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Norway
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What US state pays its governor the most money?
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New York
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What state grew to become the second most populous in the US by 1994?
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Texas
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What tourist state leads the US in booze consumption per capita?
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Nevada
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What continent has the most countries represented in the UN?
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Africa
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What Spanish islands are Gomera, Hierro and Lanzarote a part of?
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The Canary Islands
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What nation has 1,000 permanent inhabitants and produces no export goods?
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Vatican City
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