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Countries 3 Flashcards

1
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Sweden: Actress

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Greta Garbo

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2
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Sweden: UN secretary-general

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Dag Hammarskjold

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3
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Japan: Female professional entertainer

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Geisha

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4
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Japan: Parliament

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Diet

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5
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Japan: Currency

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Yen

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6
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Japan: Emperor

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Akihito (125th emperor)

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7
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Japan: Akihito’s father

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Hirohito

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8
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Japan: Primary religion

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Shinto

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9
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Japan: Temple

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Pagoda

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10
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Japan: Sacred mountain

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Mt. Fuji (Mt. Fujiyama)

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11
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Kenya: Tallest mountain

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Mt. Kenya

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12
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Japan: Flower

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Chrysanthemum

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13
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Japan: Largest Island

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Honshu

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14
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Japan: Conductor

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Seiji Ozawa

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15
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Japan: Director

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Akira Kurosawa

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16
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Japan: Dramas

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Noh dramas

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17
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Japan: Drama theater

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Kabuki

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18
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Japan: Kabuki theater of Tokyo

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Ginza

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19
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Japan: “Precision” watch maker

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Seiko

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20
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Japan: photographic Film maker

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Fuji

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21
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Japan: First pocket radio maker

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Sony

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22
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Japan: Ancient ceremony

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Tea Ceremony

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23
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Jamaica: City of “eight rivers”

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Ocho Rios

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24
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Italy: Venetian traveller

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Marco Polo

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25
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Italy: Venetian landmark bridge

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The Rialto

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26
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Italy: Venetian bridge on the way to the gallows

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The Bridge of Sighs

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27
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Italy: Venetian canal

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Grand Canal

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28
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Italy: Turin auto maker

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Fiat

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29
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Italy: Turin veil of controversy

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Shroud of Turin

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30
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Italy: Comedy of Masks

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Commedia del’ Arte

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31
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Italy: Bell tower

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Campanile

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32
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Japan: Southernmost main island

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Kyushu

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33
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Jamaica: Resort City

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Montego Bay

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34
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Japan: Northernmost main island

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Hokkaido

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35
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Jamaica: Mountains

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Blue Mountains

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36
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Jamaica: Reggae artist

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Bob Marley

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37
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Jamaica: Liquor

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Tia Maria

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38
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Jamaica: Famous Olympians

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Jamaican Bobsled Team

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39
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Japan: Capital

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Tokyo

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40
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Japan: Ancient Capital

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Kyoto

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41
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Japan: Largest port

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Yokohama

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42
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Japan: Art of dwarf tree growing

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Bonsai

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43
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Jamaica: Capital

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Kingston

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44
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Kazakhstan: Curency

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Ruble

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45
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Japan: Art of paper folding

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Origami

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46
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Japan: “Exalted Gate”

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Mikado

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47
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Japan: “Long Life”

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Bonzai

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48
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Jordan: Capital

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Amman (former Philadelphia)

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49
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Jordan: Former name

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Trans Jordan

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50
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Jordan: King 1999-

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King Abdul Hussein

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51
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Jordan: King 1953-1999

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King Hussein I

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52
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Jordan: King Hussein’s wife

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Queen Noor (American born)

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53
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Japan: “Divine Wind”

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Kamikaze

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54
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Kazakhstan: Capital

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Astana

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55
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Japan: Warrior knights

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Samurai

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56
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Kazakhstan: Space port

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Balkanor Cosmodrome (leased by Russia)

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57
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Kenya: Capital

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Nairobi

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58
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Kenya: Independence leader

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Jomo Kenyatta

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59
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Kenya: President 1978-

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Daniel arap Moi

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60
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Kenya: Currency

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Shilling

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61
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Kenya: Languages

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Swahili and English

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62
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Kenya: Native tribe

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Masai

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63
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The Philippines: Largest religious group

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Roman Catholic

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64
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World’s largest landlocked country

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Kazakhstan

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65
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Japan: Poison fish

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Fugu

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66
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Italy: Venetian artist

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Titian

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67
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Japan: Massage

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Shiatsu

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68
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Japan: Self defense

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Judo and Jujitsu

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69
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Japan: Wrestling

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Sumo

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70
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Japan: Grill

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Hibachi

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71
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Japan: Green liquor

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Midori

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72
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Japan: Lute

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Samisen

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73
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Japan: Floor mat

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Tatami

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74
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Japan: “Empty Hand”

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Karate

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75
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Japan: Ornamental fish

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Koi

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76
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Japan: Art of flower arranging

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Ichybonnet

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77
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Japan: Three line poem

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Haiku

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78
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Japan: Number of syllablesin haiku

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Seventeen

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79
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Japan: Hokkaido aborigines

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Ainus

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80
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Japan: High speed train

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Bullet train

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81
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Japan: Powerful businessman

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Tycoon

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82
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Japan: Added to a name for respect

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San

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83
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Japan: Act of ceremonial suicide

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Hara-Kiri (sepeku)

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84
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Japan: 9th to 16th century military dictators

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Shogun

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85
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Japan: Gangster

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Yasuka

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86
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Israel: Desert

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Negev

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87
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Italy: Capital of Tuscany region

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Florence

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88
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Israel: Prime minister - 1974-1977 and 1992-1995

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Yitzhak Rabin

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89
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Israel: Nobel peace prize winner - 1994

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Yitzhak Rabin

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90
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Israel: Prime minister - 1977-83

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Menachem Begin

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91
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Israel: Nobel Peace Prize winner - 1987

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Menachem Begin

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92
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Israel: Prime minister - 1984-1986 - 1995-1996

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Shimon Peres

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93
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Israel: Foreign minister who wore an eye patch

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Moshe Dayan

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94
Q

Israel: Currency

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Shekel

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95
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Israel: Prime minister - 1999-

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Ehud Barak

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96
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Israel: Intelligence Agency

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Mossad

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97
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Israel: First prime minister

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David Ben-Gurion

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98
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Israel: World’s saltiest lake

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Dead Sea

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99
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Israel: River

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Jordan

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100
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Israel: Collective farm

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Kibbutz

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101
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Israel: Group that created Israel

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Zionists

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102
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Italy: Capital and largest city

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Rome

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103
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Italy: Second largest city - capital of Lombardy

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Milan

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104
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Italy: Capital of Piedmont region

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Turin

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105
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Italy: Venetian leader

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Doge

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106
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Israel: Parliament

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Knesset

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107
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Ireland: Writer and poet

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James Joyce

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108
Q

Ireland: “Little Clover”

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Shamrock

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109
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Ireland: Dublin theater and company

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Abbey Theater

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110
Q

Ireland: Moaning spirit

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Banshee

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111
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Ireland: Convent

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Sisters of Mercy

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112
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Ireland: Physicist and chemist

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Robert Boyle (Boyle’s law)

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113
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Ireland: 8th century book of gospels

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Book of Kells

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114
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Ireland: 1848-49 disaster

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Potato famine

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115
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Ireland: Rebellion against British rule - 1916

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Easter uprising

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116
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Israel: Prime minister - 1996-1999

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Benjamin Netanyahu

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117
Q

Ireland: Hunger striker

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Bobby Sands

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118
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Italy: Northeast Adriatic port

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Trieste

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119
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Ireland: Female writer

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Maeve Binchy

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120
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Ireland: Dramatist and director of Abbey Theater - 1904

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John Millington Synge

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121
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Ireland: Playwright

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Sean O’Casey

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122
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Ireland: Poet who won Nobel Prize for Literature

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William Butler Yeats

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123
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Ireland: Olympic swimmer (not Michele Smith)

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Janet Evans

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124
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Ireland: Irish-American Miners

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“Molly Maquires”

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125
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Israel: Capital

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Jerusalem

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126
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Israel: Former capital and largest city

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Tel Aviv

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127
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Ireland: Olympic swimmer (not Janet Evans)

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Michele Smith

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128
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Italy: Rome fountain

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Trevi fountain

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129
Q

Italy: The Jewel of the Adriatic

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Venice

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130
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Italy: Educator

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Maria Montessori

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131
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Italy: Tenor from Modena

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Luciano Pavarotti

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132
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Italy: Electrostatics and animal physiology pioneer

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Luigi Galvani

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133
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Italy: Opera conductor

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Arturo Toscanini

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134
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Italy: Violin virtuoso

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Niccolo Paganini

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135
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Italy: Rome River

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Tiber

136
Q

Italy: Rome underground cemeteries

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Catacombs

137
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Italy: Revolutionary Red Shirt leader

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Guiseppe Garibaldi

138
Q

Italy: Rome steps leading to Villa Burghese

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Spanish Steps

139
Q

Italy: Infamous patron of the arts

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Lucretia Borgia

140
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Italy: Milan ruling family

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Sforza

141
Q

Italy: Milan opera house

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La Scala

142
Q

Italy: Florence ruling family

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Medici

143
Q

Italy: Florence river

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Arno

144
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Italy: Florence fountain

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Fountain of Neptune

145
Q

Italy: Florence art gallery

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Uffizi Gallery

146
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Italy: Florence palace used as an art gallery

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Pitti Palace

147
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Kuwait: Capital

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Kuwait City

148
Q

Italy: Rome ancient arena

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Colosseum

149
Q

Italy: Largest island

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Sicily

150
Q

Italy: Galileo’s birthplace

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Pisa

151
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Italy: Columbus’ birthplace

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Genoa

152
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Italy: Violin manufacturing center

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Cremona

153
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Italy: Religion

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Roman Catholic

154
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Italy: Currency

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Lire

155
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Italy: Longest River

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Po

156
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Italy: Caesar’s river

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Rubicon

157
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Italy: Largest lake

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Lake Garda

158
Q

Italy: Physicist

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Enrico Fermi

159
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Italy: Capri cave

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Blue Grotto

160
Q

Italy: Venetian composer

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Antonio Vivaldi

161
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Italy: Sicily volcano

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Etna

162
Q

Italy: Sicily capital

A

Palermo

163
Q

Italy: Second largest island

A

Sardinia

164
Q

Italy: Mainland volcano

A

Vesuvius

165
Q

Italy: Cities Vesuvius burried

A

Pompeii and Herculaneum

166
Q

Italy: Central mountains forming the spine of Italy

A

Apennines

167
Q

Italy: North central mountains

A

Dolomites

168
Q

Italy: Countries within its border

A

Vatical City and San Marino

169
Q

Italy: Naples island

A

Capri

170
Q

New Zealand: Operatic soprano

A

Kiri te Kanawa

171
Q

New Zealand: Currency

A

Dollar

172
Q

New Zealand: Mountains

A

Southern Alps

173
Q

New Zealand: Islands

A

North Island; South Island

174
Q

New Zealand: Minor Island

A

Chatham Island

175
Q

New Zealand: Strait

A

Cook Strait

176
Q

New Zealand: Explorer

A

Sir Edmond Hillary

177
Q

New Zealand: Bird

A

Kiwi

178
Q

Kenya: Game reserve

A

Masai Mara

179
Q

New Zealand: Indigenous people

A

Maori

180
Q

The Netherlands: Area drained for farmland

A

Zuider Zee

181
Q

Nicaragua: Capital

A

Managua

182
Q

Nicaragua: Lakes

A

Lake Nicaragua; Lake Managua

183
Q

Nicaragua: Dictator ousted in 1979

A

Anastasio Somoza

184
Q

Nicaragua: Communist rebels

A

Sandinistas

185
Q

Nicaragua: Rebel leader and president

A

Daniel Ortega

186
Q

Nicaragua: Rebels against the Sandinista government

A

Contras

187
Q

Nicaragua: Female president - 1990-1997

A

Violeta Chamorro

188
Q

Nigeria: Capital

A

Abuja

189
Q

New Zealand: Extinct bird

A

Moa

190
Q

The Netherlands: Royal House

A

Orange

191
Q

Namibia: Capital

A

Windhoek

192
Q

Namibia: Desert

A

Namib

193
Q

Nepal: Capital

A

Kathmandu

194
Q

Nepal: Wild ox

A

Yak

195
Q

Nepal: “lost man” of Himalayas

A

Yeti

196
Q

The Netherlands: Capital

A

The Hague

197
Q

The Netherlands: Largest city

A

Amsterdam

198
Q

The Netherlands: Port

A

Rotterdam

199
Q

New Zealand: Former Capital

A

Christchurch

200
Q

The Netherlands: Currency

A

Guilder

201
Q

New Zealand: Capital

A

Wellington

202
Q

The Netherlands: Current Queen

A

Beatrix

203
Q

The Netherlands: Beatrix’ mother

A

Juliana

204
Q

The Netherlands: Juliana’s mother

A

Wilhelmina

205
Q

The Netherlands: Priest and humanist - 1466-1536

A

Erasmus

206
Q

The Netherlands: Artists

A

Piet Mondrian and Rembrandt

207
Q

The Netherlands: Architect

A

Mies Van der Rohe

208
Q

The Netherlands: Explorer

A

Abel Tasman

209
Q

North Korea: Capital

A

Pyongyang

210
Q

The Netherlands: Pottery making city

A

Delft

211
Q

Peru: Capital

A

Lima

212
Q

Nigeria: Former capital and largest city

A

Lagos

213
Q

Pakistan: Currency

A

Rupee

214
Q

Pakistan: President - 1977-1988

A

Ul-Haq Zia

215
Q

Pakistan: Prime Minister - 1988-1990 and 1993-1996

A

Benazir Bhutto

216
Q

Pakistan: Northern disputed territory

A

Kashmir

217
Q

Panama: Capital

A

Panama City

218
Q

Panama: Currency

A

Balboa

219
Q

Panama: General and strongman (now in US prison)

A

Manuel Noriega

220
Q

Pakistan: Capital

A

Islamabad

221
Q

Paraguay: Capital

A

Asuncion

222
Q

Norway: Royal names

A

Haakon; Harold

223
Q

Peru: President - 1992-

A

Alberto Fujimori

224
Q

Peru: Indians

A

Incas

225
Q

Peru: Incan dialect

A

Qechua

226
Q

Peru: Incan city in Andes

A

Macchu Picchu

227
Q

The Philippines: Capital and largest city

A

Manila

228
Q

The Philippines: Former capital

A

Quezon city

229
Q

The Philippines: Currency

A

Peso

230
Q

The Philippines: Largest Island

A

Luzon

231
Q

Papua New Guinea: Capital

A

Port Moresby

232
Q

Norway: Island

A

Spitsbergen

233
Q

Myanmar: Religion

A

Buddhism

234
Q

North Korea: Head of government - 1948-1994

A

Kim Il-Sung

235
Q

North Korea: Head of government - 1994-

A

Kim Jong-Il

236
Q

North Korea: US ship captured in 1968

A

Pueblo

237
Q

Northern Ireland: Capital

A

Belfast

238
Q

Northern Ireland: Northern port

A

Londonderry

239
Q

Northern Ireland: actor

A

Liam Neeson

240
Q

Norway: Capital and largest city

A

Oslo (former Christiana)

241
Q

Pakistan: Former capital largest city and port

A

Karachi

242
Q

Norway: Currency

A

Krone

243
Q

Nigeria: Breakaway republic

A

Biafra

244
Q

Norway: Betrayer of Norway

A

Vidkun Quisling

245
Q

Norway: Composer

A

Edvard Grieg

246
Q

Norway: Playwright

A

Heinrich Ibsen

247
Q

Norway: Explorer

A

Roald Amundsen

248
Q

Norway: Artist

A

Edvard Munch (“Screaming Artist”)

249
Q

Norway: Actress

A

Liv Ullman

250
Q

Norway: Olympic figure skater

A

Sonja Henie

251
Q

Norway: Ethnologist

A

Thor Heyerdahl

252
Q

Norway: second largest city

A

Bergen

253
Q

Mexico: Leader during Mexican-American war

A

Santa Anna (one legged)

254
Q

Mexico: Pyramid-building Indians of central Mexico

A

Aztecs

255
Q

Malaysia: Island

A

Borneo

256
Q

Malaysia: Peninsula

A

Malay Peninsula

257
Q

Mali: Capital

A

Bamako

258
Q

Mali: River

A

Niger

259
Q

Mali: Ancient trading center

A

Timbuktu

260
Q

Martinique: Capital

A

Fort de France

261
Q

Martinique: Dormant volcano

A

Mt. Pelee

262
Q

Madagascar: Monkey

A

Lemur

263
Q

Mexico: Capital and largest city

A

Mexico City

264
Q

Madagascar: Former name

A

Malagasy Republic

265
Q

Mexico: Austrian archduke - ruled 1864-1867

A

Maximillian

266
Q

Mexico: Maximillian’s Belgian wife

A

Grand Duchess Carlotta

267
Q

Mexico: Man who overthrew Maximillian

A

Benito Juarez

268
Q

Mexico: President who overthrew Juarez - 1887

A

Porfirio Diaz

269
Q

Mexico: Leader of Mexican revolution - 1910-1914

A

Emilio Zapata

270
Q

Mexico: President 1988-1994

A

Carlos Salinas

271
Q

Mexico: President 1994-2000

A

Ernesto Zedillo

272
Q

Myanmar: Bay

A

Bay of Bengal

273
Q

Martinique: City destroyed by Pelee - 1902

A

St. Pierre

274
Q

Libya: Gulf

A

Gulf of Sidra

275
Q

Laos: Capital

A

Vientiane

276
Q

Laos: Religion

A

Buddhism

277
Q

Latvia: Capital

A

Riga

278
Q

Lebanon: Capital

A

Beirut

279
Q

Lebanon: Valley

A

Bekaa Valley

280
Q

Lebanon: Tree

A

Cedar

281
Q

Lebanon: Group of militant Shiite Muslims

A

Hezbollah

282
Q

Liberia: Capital

A

Monrovia

283
Q

Malaysia: Capital

A

Kuala Lumpur

284
Q

Libya: Dictator - 1969-

A

Muammar Gaddafi

285
Q

Mexico: Pyramid-building Indians of the Yucatan

A

Mayans

286
Q

Liechtenstein: Capital

A

Vaduz

287
Q

Lithuania: Capital

A

Vilnius

288
Q

Luxembourg: Capital

A

Luxembourg

289
Q

Luxembourg: Grand Duke

A

Henri

290
Q

Luxembourg: Grand Duchess

A

Carlotta

291
Q

Luxembourg: Major religion

A

Roman Catholic

292
Q

Macedonia: Capital

A

Skopje

293
Q

Madagascar: Capital

A

Antananarivo

294
Q

Libya: Capital

A

Tripoli

295
Q

Morocco: King who died in 1999

A

King Hassan II

296
Q

Mexico: President 2000-

A

Jefe Vincente Fox

297
Q

Monaco: Prince Renier’s wife

A

Princess Grace (Kelly)

298
Q

Monaco: Currency

A

Monegasque Franc

299
Q

Monaco: Man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo

A

Charles Wells

300
Q

Mongolia: Capital

A

Ulan Bator

301
Q

Mongolia: Desert

A

Gobi

302
Q

Mongolia: Rodent

A

Gerbil

303
Q

Morocco: Capital

A

Rabat

304
Q

Monaco: Current royalty

A

Prince Ranier

305
Q

Morocco: Well known cities

A

Fez; Marrakesh

306
Q

Monaco: Gambling city

A

Monte Carlo

307
Q

Morocco: King Hassan II’s successor

A

King Sedi Mohammed

308
Q

Morocco: Rice dish

A

Couscous

309
Q

Mozambique: Capital

A

Maputo

310
Q

Myanmar: Former Name

A

Burma

311
Q

Myanmar: Capital

A

Yangon (former Rangoon)

312
Q

Myanmar: United Nations secretary general

A

U Thant

313
Q

Myanmar: Nobel Peace Prize winner - 1996

A

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

314
Q

Zimbabwe: Last Rhodesian prime minister

A

Ian Smith

315
Q

Morocco: Port and largest city

A

Casablanca

316
Q

Mexico: Island off of Yucatan

A

Cozumel

317
Q

Mexico: Aztec conqueror

A

Hernando Cortez

318
Q

Mexico: Aztec god

A

Quetzaquadl

319
Q

Mexico: Stone carving Indians

A

Olmecs

320
Q

Mexico: State after which a breed of dog was named

A

Chihuahua

321
Q

Mexico: Southern state with insurgency

A

Chiapas

322
Q

Mexico: Caribbean peninsula

A

Yucatan

323
Q

Mexico: Atlantic gulf

A

Gulf of Mexico

324
Q

Mexico: Pacific gulf

A

Gulf of California (sea of Cortez)

325
Q

Monaco: Renier’s children

A

Princesses Caroline and Stephanie; Prince Albert

326
Q

Mexico: Yucatan resort

A

Cancun

327
Q

Myanmar: River

A

Irrawaddy

328
Q

Mexico: Christmas procession

A

Peseta

329
Q

Mexico: Candy filled toy

A

Pinata

330
Q

Mexico: Artist-muralist

A

Diego Rivera

331
Q

Mexico: Mexican-American male golfer

A

Lee Trevino

332
Q

Mexico: Mexican-American female golfer

A

Nancy Lopez

333
Q

Mexico: Late Mexican-American singer

A

Selena (Perez)

334
Q

Monaco: Capital

A

Monaco-Ville

335
Q

Monaco: Principal income

A

Gambling

336
Q

Mexico: Pacific peninsula

A

Baja California

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