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Countries Flashcards

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Germany: Bauhaus architect

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Walter Gropius

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Germany: Hamburg river

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Elbe

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Germany: 18th century transcendental philosopher

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Immanuel Kant

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Germany: 1930s actress

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Marlene Dietrich

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Germany: Physicist

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Max Plank

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Germany: German-American Physicist

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Albert Einstein

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Germany: Chemist

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Robert Bunsen

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Germany: Astronomer

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Johannes Kepler

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Great Britain: Foreign ambasador’s residence

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St. James Court

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10
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Germany: Weimar school of arts and crafts

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Bauhaus

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Germany: German Chancellor 1998-

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Gerhard Schroeder

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12
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Germany: Steel making family

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Krupp

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13
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Germany: Baroque composer

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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14
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Germany: J.S. Bach’s composer son

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C.P.E. Bach

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15
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Germany: Noble family

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Hohenzollern

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16
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Germany: Annual Bavarian party

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Oktoberfest

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17
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Germany: 16th century Reformation leader

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Martin Luther

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18
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Germany: 19th century publisher

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Baedeker

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19
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Germany: Airship

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Zeppelin

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20
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Germany: Playwright

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Bertolt Brecht

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21
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Germany: German chancellor - 1871-1890

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Otto Von Bismark

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22
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Georgia (Country): Sea

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Black Sea

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23
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Germany: Capital

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Berlin

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24
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Germany: West German Capital

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Bonn

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25
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Germany: Port and second largest city

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Hamburg

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26
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Germany: Twin tower cathedral city

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Cologne

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27
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Germany: Oldest European university city

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Heidelberg

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28
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Germany: city destroyed in allied firestorm

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Dresden

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29
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Germany: Home of Wagner music festival

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Bayreuth

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30
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Germany: Currency

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Mark

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31
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Germany: City known for its baths

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Baden Baden

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32
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Germany: Industrial region

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Ruhr

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33
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Germany: Emperor - 1890-1918

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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34
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Germany: President of German Republic - 1925-1934

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Paul von Hindenburg

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35
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Germany: West German chancellor - 1949-1963

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Konrad Adenauer (Der Alte)

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36
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Germany: West German chancellor - 1969-1974

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Willy Brandt

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37
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Germany: Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1971

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Willy Brandt

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38
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Germany: West German chancellor - 1974-1982

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Helmut Schmidt

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39
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Germany: West German and German chancellor - 1982-1998

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Helmut Kohl

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40
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Germany: Aspirin manufacturer

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Bayer

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41
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Germany: Capital of Bavaria

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Munich

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42
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Great Britain: Lord chancellor - 1618-1626 and philosopher

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Francis Bacon

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43
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Germany: Airship that set Atlantic crossing record - 1929

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Graf Zeppelin

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44
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Great Britain: Major and Thatcher’s party

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Conservative

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45
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Great Britain: Prime minister - 1955-1957

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Earl Anthony Eden

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46
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Great Britain: Prime minister - 1945-1951

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Clement Attlee

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47
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Great Britain: Prime minister - 1940-45 and 1951-1955

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Sir Winston Churchill

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48
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Great Britain: Prime minister - 1937-1940

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Neville Chamberlain

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49
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Great Britain: Prime minister - 1916-1922

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David Lloyd-George

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50
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Great Britain: Late 19th century Prime Minister four times

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William Gladstone

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51
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Great Britain: Prime minister 1990-1997

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John Major

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52
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Great Britain: Lord Protector - 1653-1658

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Oliver Cromwell

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53
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Great Britain: Tony Blair’s party

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Labour

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54
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Great Britain: Rhodes scholars attend this university

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Oxford

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55
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Great Britain: Oxford’s rival

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Cambridge

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56
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Great Britain: Boys prep school - founded 1440

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Eton

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57
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Great Britain: Private residence of British monarchs

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Balmoral Castle

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58
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Great Britain: Home of British monarchs

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Buckingham Palace

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59
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Great Britain: Palace that burned - 1997

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Windsor Castle

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60
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Great Britain: Prince and Princess of Wales home

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Kensington Palace

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61
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Ethiopia: Capital

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Addis Ababa

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62
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Great Britain: Prime minister - 1874-1880

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Benjamin Disraeli

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63
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Ghana: US ambassador

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Shirley Temple Black

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64
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Georgia (Country): President - 1995-

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Edvard Shevardnadze

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65
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Germany: German for snout

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Snorkel

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66
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Germany: German for Ghostly double

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Doppelganger

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67
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Germany: German for Child prodigy

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Wunderkind

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68
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Germany: German for Pipe

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Meerschaum

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69
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Germany: German for Count

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Graf

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70
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Germany: German for Substitute

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Ersatz

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71
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Germany: German for Dumplings

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Spaetzle

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72
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Great Britain: Prime minister 1979-1990

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Margaret Thatcher

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73
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Ghana: Former name

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Gold Coast

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74
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Germany: Airship that blew up at Lakehurst - NJ - 1937

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Hindenburg

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75
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Ghana: UN Secretary-General

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Kofi Annon

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76
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Great Britain: Capital and largest city

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London

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77
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Great Britain: Second largest city

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Birmingham

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78
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Great Britain: Major river

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Thames

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79
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Great Britain: National anthem

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God Save the King (Queen)

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80
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Great Britain: Port where the Beatles originated

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Liverpool

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81
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Great Britain: Hot springs city

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Bath

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82
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Great Britain: Prime minister - 1997-

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Tony Blair

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83
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Ghana: Capital

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Accra

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84
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France: Paris river

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Seine

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85
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France: Ruling family - 14th to 19th century

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Bourbons

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86
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France: President - 1969-1974

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Georges Pompidou

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87
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France: President - 1974-1981

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Valery Giscard d’Estaing

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88
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France: socialist president - 1981-1995

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Francois Mitterand

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89
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France: President - 1995 -

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Jacques Chirac

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90
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France: Jacques Chirac’s position before president

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Mayor of Paris

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91
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France: Premier - 1906-1909 and 1917-1920

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Georges Clemenceau

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92
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France: Floral symbol

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Fleur-de-lis

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93
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France: Current Government

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The Fifth Republic

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94
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France: Paris gardens

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Tulleries

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95
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France: National Anthem

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Les Marseilles

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96
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France: Paris’ oldest bridge

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Pont Neuf

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97
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France: Tourist coast

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Cote d’Azur

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98
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France: Mustard region

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Dijon

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99
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France: Hot summer month

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Thermidor

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100
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France: Empire including France - 900 AD

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Carolingian

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101
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France: 12th century minstrels

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Troubadours

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102
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France: Ruling house of France - 987-1328

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Capetians

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103
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Georgia (Country): Religion

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Eastern Orthodox

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104
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France: Paris site of the tomb of the unknown soldier

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Arc de Triomphe

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105
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Finland: Runner known as the “Flying Finn”

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Paavo Nurmi

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106
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Ireland: Lakes

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Lakes of Killarney

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107
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Ethiopia: Country newly independent from Ethiopia

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Eritrea

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108
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Fiji: Capital

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Suva

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109
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Fiji: Largest Island

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Viti Levu

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110
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Finland: Capital

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Helsinki

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111
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Finland: Gulf

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Gulf of Bothnia

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112
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Finland: Currency

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Markka

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113
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Finland: Northern herdsmen

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Lapps

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114
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France: President - 1958-1969

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Charles de Gaulle

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115
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Finland: Finnish-American architect

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Eero Saarinen

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116
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France: Philosopher and Armine Bejart’s lover

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Moliere

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117
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France: Capital and largest city

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Paris

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118
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France: Southern port

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Marseille

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119
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France: Film festival city

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Cannes

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120
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France: Brigitte Bardot’s tourist city

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St. Tropez

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121
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France: Spa city and World War II capital

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Vichy

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122
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France: Former seat of the Papacy

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Avignon

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123
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France: Stained glass cathedral city

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Chartres

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124
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France: Porcelain city

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Limoges

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125
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Finland: composer

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Jean Sebelius

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126
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France: Ballooning brothers - 1793

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Montgolfier brothers

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127
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France: Middle age middle class

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Bourgeoisie

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128
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France: Napoleon’s nephew - emperor of France - 1852-1870

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Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon)

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129
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France: Army officer stripped of honor - 1895

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Major Alfred Dreyfus

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130
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France: He defended Major Dreyfus with J’Accuse

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Emile Zola

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131
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France: Island where Major Dreyfus was exiled

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Devil’s Island

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132
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France: Trendsetter and actress - 1890s

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Sarah Bernhardt

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133
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France: Philosopher who developed analytical geometry

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Rene Descartes

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134
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France: Founder of modern chemistry

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Antoinne Lavosier

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135
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France: Napoleon’s brother - King of Rome

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Napoleon II

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136
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France: Photography pioneer - 19th century

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Louis Deguarre

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137
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France: He defeated Napoleon at Waterloo

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Duke of Wellington

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138
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France: Probability pioneer

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Blaise Pascal

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139
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France: Baby doctor

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Ferdinand Lamaze

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140
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France: Largest auto company

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Renault

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141
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Gambia: Capital

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Banjul

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142
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Africa’s smallest mainland country

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Gambia

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143
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Gabon: Capital

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Libreville

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Georgia (Country): Capital

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Tbilisi

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145
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Great Britain: London church where monarchs are crowned

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Westminster Abby

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146
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France: Grand dictionary lexicographer

A

Pierre Larouse

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147
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France: The Sun King

A

Louis XIV

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148
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France: French Protestants

A

Huguenots

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France: Cardinal who opposed the Huguenots - 1629

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Cardinal Richielieu

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France: Day the Huguenots were massacred

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St. Bartholomew’s Day

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151
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France: Philosophical document of the revolution - 1789

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Declaration of the Rights of Man

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152
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France: Prison stormed by French peasants

A

Bastille

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153
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France: Date of the storming of the Bastille

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July 14 1789

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154
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France: French leader - subject of a David painting

A

Jean Marat

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France: She killed Marat

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Charlotte Corday

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156
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France: Napoleon’s brother - King of Spain

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Joseph Bonaparte

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157
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France: Robespierre’s supporters

A

Jacobins

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Georgia (Country): Mountains

A

Caucasus

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159
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France: Louis XIV’s imprisoned brother (if that’s true)

A

The Man in the Iron Mask

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France: Louis XV’s lover

A

Madame Pompadour

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France: Louis XVI’s Queen

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Marie Antoinette

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France: Marie Antoinette’s mother

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Maria Teresa (of the Hapsburgs)

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163
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France: Palace built by Louis XIV

A

Versailles

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France: Versailles’ hall

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The Hall of Mirrors

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165
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France: Napoleon’s second wife

A

Josephine

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France: Napoleon’s third wife

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Eugenie

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France: leader deposed on 9 Thermidor - 1794

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Maximillian Robespierre

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168
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India: Currency

A

Rupee

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169
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Hungary: Tennis player

A

Ilia Nastase

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Hungary: Hungarian-American actress sisters

A

Magda - Zsa Zsa - and Eva Gabor

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171
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Iceland: Capital

A

Reykjavik

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Iceland: Currency

A

Krona

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Iceland: Major source of energy

A

Geothermal

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Iceland: Major Religion

A

Lutheranism

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Iceland: 12th to 13th century literature

A

Eddas

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176
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Great Britain: Royal seaside resort

A

Brighton

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India: Largest City

A

Bombay

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Hungary: Leader of 1956 revolt

A

Imre Nagy

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179
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India: Divisional system of society

A

Caste system

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180
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India: Agra Shrine

A

Taj Mahal

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181
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India: Taj Mahal builder

A

Sha Jihan

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182
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India: Prophet of nonviolence - assassinated in 1948

A

Mahatma Gandhi

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India: Gandhi’s successor

A

Jawaharlal Nehru

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India: Female prime minister - 1980-1984

A

Indira Gandhi (Nehru’s daughter)

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185
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India: Prime minister - 1984-1988

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Rajiv Gandhi (Indira’s son)

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186
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India: Wheel of Law

A

Dharma Chakra

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187
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India: Capital

A

New Dehli

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188
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Honduras: Religion

A

Roman Catholic

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189
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Guatemala: Currency

A

Quetzal

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190
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Guatemala: Religion

A

Roman Catholic

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Q

Guinea-Bissau: Capital

A

Bisseau

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192
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Haiti: Capital

A

Port-au-Prince

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193
Q

Haiti: Island

A

Hispaniola

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Haiti: President - 1806-1820

A

Henri Christophe

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Haiti: President - 1957-1971

A

Francois Duvalier (“Papa Doc”)

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Haiti: President - 1971-1986

A

Jean Claude Duvalier (“Baby Doc”)

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197
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Hungary: 20th century composer

A

Bela Bartok

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198
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Honduras: Capital

A

Tegucigalpa

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Hungary: 19th century composer and piano virtuoso

A

Franz Liszt

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200
Q

Honduras: Language

A

Spanish

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Honduras: Northern Indians and Pyramid builders

202
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Honduras: Coastal Indians

203
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Hungary: Capital

204
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Hungary: Language

205
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Hungary: Patron Saint

A

St. Stephen

206
Q

Hungary: Year of revolt against communist government

207
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India: Indian-American conductor

A

Zubin Mehta

208
Q

Haiti: President - 1991-

A

Jean Bertram Aristide (exiled for a time in the US)

209
Q

Ireland: Capital and largest city

210
Q

India: Guitar

211
Q

Iran: Persian prophet 6th century BC

212
Q

Iran: Persian poet

A

Omar Khayyam

213
Q

Iran: Persian empire founder - 548 BC

A

Cyrus the Great

214
Q

Iran: Persian defeated at Marathon - 490 BC

215
Q

Iran: Darius’ son - defeated by Athens - 480 BC

216
Q

Iraq: Capital

217
Q

Iraq: President - 1979-2003

A

Saddam Hussein

218
Q

Iran: Currency

219
Q

Iraq: Northern minority group

220
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Iran: President - 1989-

A

Rafsanjani

221
Q

Ireland: second largest city

222
Q

Ireland: third largest city

223
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Ireland: Glass works city

224
Q

Ireland: Language

225
Q

Ireland: Accent

226
Q

Ireland: patron saint

A

St. Patrick

227
Q

Ireland: Dublin college

228
Q

Afghanistan: Capital

229
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Iraq: Currency

230
Q

Indonesia: Island in South Pacific and resort

231
Q

Greece: Royalty

A

George; Alexander

232
Q

India: Clarified butter

233
Q

India: Spice

234
Q

India: Site of 1984 Union Carbide disaster

235
Q

India: Gandhi’s “Children of God”

A

The Untouchables

236
Q

India: Vivian Leigh’s birthplace and tea center

A

Darjeeling

237
Q

India: Former Portuguese colony

238
Q

Indonesia: Capital and largest city

239
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Iran: Police

240
Q

Indonesia: Other main islands

A

Sumatra; Borneo; New Guinea

241
Q

India: Sitar player

A

Ravi Shankar

242
Q

Indonesia: Island fighting for independence

A

East Timor

243
Q

Indonesia: Volcanic island - erupted in 1883

244
Q

Indonesia: President 1999-

A

Abdurrahman Wahid

245
Q

Indonesia: Leader forced to resign - 1998

246
Q

Indonesia: Suharto’s predecessor

247
Q

Iran: Capital

248
Q

Iran: Shah of Iran - 1941-1979

A

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

249
Q

Iran: Revolutionary government head - 1979-1989

A

Ayatollah Khomeini

250
Q

Indonesia: Jakarta’s Island

251
Q

Great Britain: Female in parliament - 1919-1945

A

Lady Nancy Astor

252
Q

Great Britain: 17th century philosopher

A

John Locke

253
Q

Great Britain: Admiral at Trafalgar

A

Lord Horatio Nelson

254
Q

Great Britain: Lord Nelson’s Lover

A

Emma Hamilton

255
Q

Great Britain: British ambassador to Turkey - 1799-1803

A

Lord Thomas Elgin (Elgin Marbles)

256
Q

Great Britain: Commander defeated at Khartoum - 1884

A

Charles (Chinese) Gordon

257
Q

Great Britain: Explorer who spoke 29 languages and translated Arabian Nights

A

Sir Richard Burton

258
Q

Great Britain: African explorer who discovered lake Victoria

A

John Speke

259
Q

Great Britain: Man who found David Livingstone

A

Henry Morton Stanley

260
Q

Great Britain: Battle ending the War of the Roses

A

Battle of Bosworth Field

261
Q

Great Britain: Surveyor General of India - 1830-1841

A

Sir George Everest

262
Q

Great Britain: Opponents in the War of the Roses

A

Red Rose of Lancaster vs. White Rose of York

263
Q

Great Britain: Last Governor General of India - 1947

A

Lord Mountbatten

264
Q

Great Britain: Capital of British India

265
Q

Great Britain: British calvary troops of India

A

Bengal Lancers

266
Q

Great Britain: British dungeon in India

A

Black hole of Calcutta

267
Q

Great Britain: Mau Mau rebellion country

268
Q

Great Britain: Declaration calling for a Jewish homeland - 1917

A

Balfour Declaration

269
Q

Great Britain: 17th century diarist

A

Samuel Pepys

270
Q

Guatemala: Capital

A

Guatemala City

271
Q

Great Britain: Conqueror of India - 1755-1756

A

Robert Clive (of Plassey)

272
Q

Great Britain: Wall hanging depicting the Norman Conquest

A

Bayeux Tapestry

273
Q

Great Britain: Westminster Abby cemetery

A

Poet’s Corner

274
Q

Great Britain: London Baroque cathedral (burned 1666)

A

St. Paul’s Cathedral

275
Q

Great Britain: London square with Lord Nelson’s statue

A

Trafalgar Square

276
Q

Great Britain: London area with stature of Eros

A

Piccadilly Circus

277
Q

Great Britain: London wax museum

A

Madame Tussaud’s

278
Q

Great Britain: London museum with the Rosetta Stone

A

British Museum

279
Q

Great Britain: London park known for its orators

280
Q

Great Britain: London insane asylum

281
Q

Great Britain: Place where British fleet defeated Napoleon

282
Q

Great Britain: Battle ending the Norman Conquest

A

Battle of Hastings

283
Q

Great Britain: 18th century pottery maker

A

Josiah Wedgewood

284
Q

Great Britain: King who signed the Magna Carta - 1215

285
Q

Great Britain: Place where Magna Carta was signed

286
Q

Great Britain: Ancient astronomical stone relic

A

Stonehenge

287
Q

Great Britain: Stonehenge plain

288
Q

Great Britain: Man murdered in Canterbury Cathedral

A

St. Thomas a Beckett

289
Q

Great Britain: 13th century scholar and alchemist

A

Roger Bacon

290
Q

Great Britain: 1381 John Bull and Watt Tyler tax revolt

A

Peasant’s revolt

291
Q

Great Britain: 1455-1485 war

A

War of the Roses

292
Q

Great Britain: Conquest of 1066

A

Norman Conquest

293
Q

Greece: Sappho’s island

294
Q

Great Britain: 17th century poet and dramatist

A

John Dryden

295
Q

Greece: Currency

296
Q

Greece: Religion

A

Greek Orthodox

297
Q

Greece: Peninsula

A

Peloponnesus

298
Q

Greece: Oracle site

299
Q

Greece: Acropolis’ landmark

300
Q

Greece: Largest Island

301
Q

Greece: Ancient Crete capital

302
Q

Greece: largest port

303
Q

Greece: Second largest island

304
Q

Greece: second largest city

A

Thessalonika

305
Q

Greece: Tallest mountain

306
Q

Greece: Plain

307
Q

Greece: Mountain Pass

A

Thermopylae

308
Q

Greece: Shipping magnate

A

Aristotle Onassis

309
Q

Greece: Greek-American Tennis player

A

Pete Sampras

310
Q

Greece: Greek-American Opera singer

A

Maria Callas

311
Q

Greece: Liquor

312
Q

Estonia: Capital

313
Q

Greece: Ancient King of Crete

314
Q

Great Britain: Insurance Agency

A

Lloyd’s of London

315
Q

Great Britain: 18th century furniture maker

A

Thomas Chippendale

316
Q

Great Britain: 19th century anatomist

A

Henry Grey

317
Q

Great Britain: Engraver

A

William Hogarth

318
Q

Great Britain: Romance Novelist

A

Barbara Cartland

319
Q

Great Britain: Jockey and mystery writer

A

Dick Francis

320
Q

Great Britain: Landscape painter

A

John Constable

321
Q

Great Britain: Constable’s rival

A

William Turner

322
Q

Great Britain: Historian

A

Kenneth Clark

323
Q

Greece: Last King

A

Constantine II

324
Q

Great Britain: News Service

325
Q

Grenada: Capital

A

St. George’s

326
Q

Great Britain: Encyclopedia - debuting in 1768

A

Encyclopedia Britannica

327
Q

Great Britain: Barrister

328
Q

Great Britain: Nanny’s formal name

329
Q

Great Britain: Travel agency founder - 1828

A

Thomas Cook

330
Q

Great Britain: British West Point

331
Q

Great Britain: British envoy held hostage in Lebanon

A

Terry Waite

332
Q

Great Britain: Ballerina

A

Dame Margot Fonteyn

333
Q

Greece: Capital and largest city

334
Q

Great Britain: Playwright

A

Harold Pinter

335
Q

Belgium: Cheese

336
Q

Belgium: Religion

A

Roman Catholic

337
Q

Belgium: WW I cemetary

A

Flanders field

338
Q

Belgium: Language

339
Q

Belgium: Ethnic groups

A

Flemings; Walloons

340
Q

Belgium: Flemish cartographer

341
Q

Belgium: Flemish painter

A

Sir Anthony Van Dyck

342
Q

Belgium: Surrealist

A

Rene Magritte

343
Q

Canada: Canada’s newest province

A

Newfoundland

344
Q

Belgium: Fictional Detective

A

Hercule Poirot

345
Q

Belgium: Largest port

A

Antwerp (major diamond processing center)

346
Q

Belgium: Current King

347
Q

Belgium: Other royalty

A

Leopold I and II; Baudouin

348
Q

Belgium: Colony

A

The Belgian Congo

349
Q

Belize: Former Name

A

British Honduras

350
Q

Belize: Capital

351
Q

Bermuda: Capital

352
Q

Bolivia: Legal Capital

353
Q

Bolivia: Administrative capital

354
Q

Belgium: Artist who taught van Dyck

A

Peter Paul Rubens

355
Q

Bangladesh: Former name

A

East Pakistan

356
Q

Austria: Vienna psychoanaysis pioneer

A

Sigmund Freud

357
Q

Azerbaijan: Capital

358
Q

Azerbaijan: Mountains

359
Q

Azerbaijan: Lake

A

Caspian Sea

360
Q

Azerbaijan: World Chess champion - 1985-2000

A

Garry Kasparov

361
Q

Bahamas: Capital and largest city

362
Q

Bahamas: second largest city

363
Q

Bahamas: Nassau island

A

New Providence

364
Q

Belgium: Currency

365
Q

Bahamas: Columbus’ original landing point

A

San Salvador

366
Q

Belgium: City of treaty that ended war of 1812

367
Q

Bangladesh: Capital

368
Q

Bangladesh: Bay

A

Bey of Bengal

369
Q

Bangladesh: Language

370
Q

Belarus: Capital

371
Q

Belarus: Religion

A

Eastern Orthodox

372
Q

Belarus: Currency

373
Q

Belgium: Capital and largest city

A

Brussels (NATO hq)

374
Q

Bolivia: Lake

375
Q

Bahamas: Largest Island

376
Q

Cambodia: Khmer Rouge leader - died in 1998

377
Q

Bolivia: Religion

A

Roman Catholic

378
Q

Bulgaria: Capital

379
Q

Bulgaria: Royalty

A

King Boris III

380
Q

Burkina Faso: Former name

A

Upper Volta

381
Q

Burkina Faso: Capital

A

Ouagadougou

382
Q

Cambodia: Former name

383
Q

Cambodia: Capital

A

Phnom Penh

384
Q

Cambodia: Religion

385
Q

Brunei: Island

386
Q

Cambodia: Communist organization

A

Khmer Rouge

387
Q

Brazil: Actress who wore fruit on her head

A

Carmen Miranda

388
Q

Cambodia: Ancient Buddhist temple

A

Angkor Wat

389
Q

Cambodia: Royalty

A

King Norodom Sihanouk

390
Q

Canada: Capital of Alberta

391
Q

Canada: Capital of British Columbia

A

Victoria (The Garden City)

392
Q

Canada: Capital of Manitoba

393
Q

Canada: The Prairie Provice

394
Q

Canada: Capital of New Brunswick

A

Fredericton

395
Q

Ethiopia: Emperor 1930-74

A

Haile Selassie (aka Ras Tafari)

396
Q

Cambodia: Ancient Empire

A

Khmer Empire

397
Q

Brazil: Rio beaches

A

Copacabana and Ipanima

398
Q

Austria: Mozart’s birthplace

399
Q

Bolivia: Mineral held in large deposits

400
Q

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Capital

401
Q

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Author of teen diary

A

Zlata (Frankovich)

402
Q

Botswana: Former Name

A

Bechuanaland

403
Q

Botswana: Capital

404
Q

Botswana: Desert

405
Q

Botswana: Swamp

406
Q

Brunei: Ruler (by decree)

A

The Sultan of Brunei

407
Q

Brazil: Former Capital

A

Rio de Janeiro

408
Q

Bolivia: Language

409
Q

Brazil: Religious statue overlooking Rio

A

Christ the Redeemer

410
Q

Brazil: Largest City

411
Q

Brazil: Language

A

Portuguese

412
Q

Brazil: Religion

A

Roman Catholic

413
Q

Brazil: Currency

414
Q

Brazil: River

415
Q

Brazil: Stadium

A

Maracana Stadium

416
Q

Brazil: Royalty

A

Pedro I and II

417
Q

Brazil: Capital

418
Q

Argentina: Gaucho Weapon

419
Q

Australia: Capital

420
Q

Argentina: Desert

421
Q

Argentina: Mountain

A

Aconcagua (shared with Chile)

422
Q

Argentina: River

A

Rio de la Plata

423
Q

Argentina: Strait

A

Strait of Magellan

424
Q

Argentina: Southern Plateau

425
Q

Argentina: Plains

A

The Pampas

426
Q

Argentina: Southern island shared with Chile

A

Tierra del Fuego

427
Q

Argentina: Religion

A

Roman Catholic

428
Q

Argentina: Cowboys

429
Q

Argentina: Currency

430
Q

Argentina: President 1946-1955 and 1973-74

A

Juan Peron

431
Q

Argentina: Juan Peron’s presidency

A

1946-1955 and 1973-74

432
Q

Argentina: Juan Peron’s second wife - died 1972

A

Evita (Eva) Peron

433
Q

Argentina: Juan Peron’s third wife and president 1974-76

A

Isabelle Peron

434
Q

Argentina: Tennis star

A

Gabriela Sabatini

435
Q

Armenia: Capital

436
Q

Armenia: Mountains

437
Q

Austria: Holy Roman Empress

A

Maria Theresa

438
Q

Argentina: Falkland Islands Argentine name

439
Q

Andorra: Mountains

440
Q

Afghanistan: Freedom Fighters

A

Mudjaheddin

441
Q

Afghanistan: Ruling Party until US invasion

442
Q

Afghanistan: Mountain pass

A

Khyber Pass

443
Q

Albania: Capital

444
Q

Albania: Royalty

445
Q

Albania: Nobel Peace Prize Winner

A

Mother Teresa

446
Q

Algeria: What country’s former colony?

447
Q

Algeria: Capital

448
Q

Argentina: Language

449
Q

Andorra: Capital

A

Andorra la Vella

450
Q

Australia: Prime Minister - 1991-1996

451
Q

Andorra: Principal language

452
Q

Angola: What country’s former colony?

453
Q

Angola: Capital

454
Q

Angola: Indigenous People

455
Q

Angola: Language

A

Portuguese

456
Q

Antigua and Barbuda: Capital

A

St. John’s

457
Q

Largest of Caribbean Leeward Islands

A

Antigua and Barbuda

458
Q

Argentina: Capital

A

Buenos Aires

459
Q

Algeria: 16th century fortress

460
Q

Australia: Reef

A

Great Barrier Reef

461
Q

Australia: Nickname

A

“The Land Down Under”

462
Q

Australia: Opera Singer

A

Nellie Melba

463
Q

Australia: Female Author

A

Colleen McCullough

464
Q

Australia: Super Model

A

Elle McPherson

465
Q

Australia: Tennis grand slam winner

A

Margaret Court

466
Q

Australia: Media Magnate

A

Rupert Murdoch

467
Q

Australia: Olympic sites

A

Summer 1956 in Melbourne - Summer 2000 in Sydney

468
Q

Australia: Gum Tree

A

Eucalyptus

469
Q

Australia: Actor

A

Paul Hogan

470
Q

Australia: Duckbilled mammal

471
Q

Australia: Stagnant water

472
Q

Austria: Capital and largest city

A

Vienna (The Waltz City)

473
Q

Austria: Dynasty - 1247-1918

474
Q

Austria: Currency

475
Q

Austria: Winter Olympics site - 1964 and 1976

476
Q

Austria: Newspaper

A

Wiener Zuting

477
Q

Austria: UN Secretary-General

A

Kurt Waldheim

478
Q

Austria: Composer

A

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

479
Q

Canada: Capital of Nova Scotia

480
Q

Australia: Eucalyptus eater

A

Koala Bear

481
Q

Australia: Largest Island

482
Q

Australia: Prime Minister after 1996

A

John Howard

483
Q

Australia: States

A

New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland; South Australia; Western Australia; Tasmania

484
Q

Australia: Currency

485
Q

Australia: Largest City

486
Q

Australia: Second largest city

487
Q

Australia: Western City

488
Q

Australia: North coast city

489
Q

Australia: Harbor Bridge location

490
Q

Australia: Singer

A

Olivia Newton John

491
Q

Australia: Sydney Harbor Landmark

A

The Opera House

492
Q

Austria: Actor

A

Arnold Schwarzeneggar

493
Q

Australia: Longest River

A

Darling River

494
Q

Australia: Lake

495
Q

Australia: Bay

A

Botany Bay

496
Q

Australia: Eastern Sea

A

Tasman Sea

497
Q

Australia: Color changing landmark

A

Ayres Rock

498
Q

Australia: Wild dog

499
Q

Australia: Native People

A

Aborigines

500
Q

Australia: Aboriginal rite

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