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Delaware Bay separates the state of Delaware from what other state to the north?

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New Jersey

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A large inland lake called the Salton Sea is located near the Imperial Valley in what state?

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California

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Winter skiers flock to the Green Mountains in which state that borders Canada?

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Vermont

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Antietam National Battlefield, site of a major Civil War conflict, is located near the Potomac River in which mid-Atlantic state?

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Maryland

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Lake of the Woods, fed by the Rainy River, lies on the border between Canada and what state?

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Minnesota

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The Wright Brothers National Memorial is located along Albermarle Sound in which Atlantic coastal state?

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North Carolina

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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, home to abundant wildlife such as moose and salmon, is located southwest of Anchorage in what state?

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Alaska

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The Navajo Bridge, with its surrounding Vermilion Cliffs, attracts tourists to what state?

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Arizona

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Cumberland Gap, a mountain pass in the Appalachians, lies at the juncture of Kentucky, Tennessee, and what other state?

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Virginia

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Jackson Lake, located in Grand Teton National Park, is in what state?

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Wyoming

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From its source in Minnesota, the Mississippi River flows south about 2,300 miles before emptying into what large gulf?

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Gulf of Mexico

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The Ice Age National Scenic Trail passes through which state that borders Illinois and Iowa?

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Wisconsin

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The scenic trail passes through which state that borders Utah and California?

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Arizona

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The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail has its southern end in which state?

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California

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The potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail can be found in which state that borders New York?

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Pennsylvania

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The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail passes through which state that borders Texas?

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New Mexico

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The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail has its northern end in which state?

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Tennessee

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The North Country National Scenic Trail passes through which state that borders Pennsylvania and Indiana?

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Ohio

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The New England National Scenic Trail passes through which state that borders New Hampshire?

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Massachusetts

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A scenic trail passes through which Gulf Coast state that borders Georgia and Alabama?

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Florida

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The Appalachian National Scenic Trail has its northern end in which state?

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Maine

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The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail has its western end in which state?

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Washington

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The city of Baltimore lies on an arm of what large bay located on the East Coast of the US?

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Chesapeake Bay

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Lake Champlain, named after an early French explorer, forms part of the border between Vermont and what other state?

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New York

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The Gasparilla Pirate Festival, which includes a mock invasion and parade, is held each year in Tampa in what state?

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Florida

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The Edwards Plateau, where many tributaries of the Rio Grande rise, is located in what state?

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Texas

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Clouds form as trade winds push air up the slopes of Haleakala [HAH-lay-an-kan-LAH} Crater in what state?

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Hawaii

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Horse racing is an important activity around Lexington in what state?

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Kentucky

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The Big Sioux River forms the border between South Dakota and which stated located to the east?

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Iowa

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The Pearl River forms part of the border between Louisiana and what other state?

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Mississippi

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Reno, whose economy depends on gaming and outdoor activities, is located 20 miles north of Lake Tahoe in what state?

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Nevada

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The Strait of Juan de Fuca forms part of the border between Vancouver Island and which US state?

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Washington

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A subspecies of brown bear known as the Kodiak bear takes its common name from an island that lies off the southern coast of what state?

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Alaska

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Cadillac Mountain, located on Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park, is in what state?

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Maine

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The Savannah River forms part of the border between Georgia and what other state?

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South Carolina

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Petroleum refining is an important industry for the city of Tulsa in what state?

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Oklahoma

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What large US city is located at the confluence of the Delaware and the Schuylkill Rivers?

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Philadelphia

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The largest city on Biscayne Bay has a large Cuban-American Community. Name this city in Florida

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Miami

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In the spring of 2012, which US city northeast of the Shenandoah National Park celebrated the 100th anniversay of its annual cherry blossom festival?

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Washington D.C.

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What city in Tennessee is home to the National Civil Rights Museum, located at the site where Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated?

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Memphis

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What US capital city was the western terminus for both the Pony Express and the first trans-continental railroad?

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Sacramento

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Block Island, located east of Long Island Sound, belongs to which small state

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Rhode Island

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Sugar is exported from the port city of Cienfuegos [syen-FWAY-gohs] on the largest island in the West Indies. Name this island country.

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Cuba

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What country with the world’s largest area of arable land is also the largest producer of corn?

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United States

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The Danakil Depression, located in part of the Great Rift Valley, is one of the lowest points on which continent?

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Africa

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The Grand Banks, a section of the North American continental shelf southeast of Newfoundland, was a major fishing region in what ocean?

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Atlantic Ocean

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in 1848, ended the US war with what country?

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Mexico

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The Kara Sea is a large arm of what ocean

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Arctic Ocean

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Which landlocked South American country is bordered by both Chile and Brazil?

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Bolivia

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Fremantle Prison, which became a UNEsCO World Heritage Site in 2010 is located near the mouth of the Swan River in which country in Southern Hemisphere?

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Australia

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51
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The Kuznetsk Basin, a region of heavy manufacturing, lies approximately 1,000 miles east of which major mountain range in Russia?

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Ural Mountains

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The city of Belem is located at the southern mouth of the Amazon River in what country?

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Brazil

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Sikkim, a region between Nepal and Bhutan, is party of what country?

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India

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54
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What river forms much of the northern border of Bulgaria

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Danube River

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55
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The Sayan Mountains are located near Lake Baikal in which Asian country?

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Russia

56
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Sisal and coconuts are major exports from the port city of Mombasa. This city is located in what country?

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Kenya

57
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The Dolomites are a rugged mountain range in the eastern part of the Alps in what country?

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Italy

58
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Lake Nipigon is the largest lake in which Canadian province/

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Ontario

59
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Famous for its barogue palaces and formal gardens, the city of Dresden was known as the “Florence of the Elbe River”. Desden is locate in what country?

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Germany

60
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Greenwich Park overlooks the River Thames in which capital city?

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London

61
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The Rio de la Plata borders Argentina and what smaller country?\\

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Uruguay

62
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The Balearic Sea and Ionian Sea are both pat of what larger sea?

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Mediterranean

63
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Which European country that borders the North Sea and a strait called the Kattegat [KAH-tuh-GAT] gets about 20 percent of its electricity from wind power?

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Denmark

64
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What capital city, located 470 miles southwest of Moscow, is found on the banks of the Dnieper River?

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Kiev

65
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Vigo [BEE-goh] a major seaport for fishing, is located in the autonomous community of Galicia in which European county?

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Spain

66
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Which Southeast Asian country, crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, is bordered by India and China?

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Myanmar (Also acceptable: Burma)

67
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Cape Engano [en-GAH-nyo], the easternmost point on the island of Hispaniola, is in what Country?

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Dominican Republic

68
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The largest city in Sweden is home to the Nobel Museum and Drottningholm Palace. Name the city.

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Stockholm

69
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Xultun [shool-TOON], a typical Maya site with mural filled rooms, is located in which Central American country?

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Guatemala

70
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Which small African country located on the Gulf of Aden averages less than six inches of rain each year?

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Djibouti

71
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Napoleon Bonaparte, who crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804 was born on the French Island in the Mediterranean Sea?

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Corsica

72
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Sian Ka’an [SEE-ahn KAHN], a biosphere reserve protecting 62 miles of the Caribbean coastline, can be visited on which large peninsula of Mexico?

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Yucatan Peninsula

73
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The Blue Nile flows through Lake Tana, which is located in the northern part of what country?

A

Ethiopia

74
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The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, originally built in 1420, is part of the Ming-era Temple of Heaven. The landmark is located in which Asian city?

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Beijing

75
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The Indus River, one of the longest rivers in South Asia, empties into what sea?

A

Arabian Sea

76
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Tbilisi [teh-beh-LEE-see], located on the banks of the Kura River, is the capital of what country?

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Georgia

77
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Piazza Navona, which entertains thousands annually with its fountains, cafes, and street artists, can be found in which European capital city?

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Rome

78
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The Wakhan [wah-KAHN] Corridor, a narrow stretch of land separating Tajikistan from Pakistan, is part of what country?

A

Afghanistan

79
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Lake Volta is located in which West African country known for its production of palm oil?

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Ghana

80
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The Torrens River empties in the Gulf Saint Vincent in what country?

A

Australia

81
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Which African country that border the Mediterranean Sea is a monarchy?

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Morocco

82
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The island country of Timor-Leste, or East Timor, achieved full independence from which Asian country in 2002?

A

Indonesia

83
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The Serra da Estrela [SER-ruh dah ish-TREH-luh] are some of the highest mountains in which European country?

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Portugal

84
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The great ziggurat at Ur, located near a former channel of the Euphrates River, can be seen in which present-day country?

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Iraq

85
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Makossa is the type of music popular in what country that lies northeast of the island of Bioko?

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Cameroon

86
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The Old City of Dubrovnik, removed from the World Heritage endangered sites list in 1998, is in which Adriatic country?

A

Croatia

87
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Which small landlocked country that borders India has a population that is predominantly Buddhist?

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Bhutan

88
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Name the narrow body of water that is the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Strait of Gibraltar

89
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The Tokai [toh-KEYE] region is a major industrial area in which Asian country?

A

Japan

90
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A roman military garrison was stationed on the strategic site that became the capital of Austria. Name this present-day city.

A

Vienna

91
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The isolated island of Socotra, home to unique plant life, belongs to what country on the Arabian Peninsula that border Oman?

A

Yemen

92
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What seaport city was founded by a Macedonian king after he captured Egypt in 332 B.C.

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Alexandria

93
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What river rises in the Apennines and flows through Rome on its way to the Tyrrhenian Sea

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Tiber River

94
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Dauphine [DOH-fee-NAY], a historical region once occupied by the ancient Burgundians, is a mountainous area of what country?

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France

95
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The islands of Bermuda, located in the Atlantic Ocean, are administered by what country?

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United Kingdom

96
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Polish, Russian and Czech are all examples of which Indo-European language group?

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Salvic (also acceptable: Balto-Slavic)

97
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What strait separating Greenland from Iceland connects the Arctic and the Atlantic Oceans?

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Denmark Strait

98
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The Vai script is a unique indigenous writing system found in Sierra Leone and what country to its southeast?

A

Liberia

99
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What city on the island of Viti Levu is the capital of Fiji?

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Suva

100
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Numidia was an ancient Berber land in which present-day African country that borders Mali?

A

Algeria

101
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To attend a folk music concert in the capital city of La Paz and to visit the mining center of Potosi [POH-toh-SEE], you would travel to what country?

A

Bolivia

102
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To visit the National Museum in Bamako [BAH-mah-KOH] and to take a boat trip on the Niger River, you would travel to what country?

A

Mali

103
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To visit rice terraces on luzon and to walk through a palace in Manila, you would travel to what country?

A

Philippines

104
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To visit Bucharest’s Palace of Parliament and to see the Transylvanian Alps, you would travel to what country?

A

Romania

105
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To walk in Lisbon’s Alfama district and to stay at a beach resort in Algarve [al-GAHR-vee], you would travel to what country?

A

Portugal

106
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To visit the old quarter in the city of Fez and to go hiking in the Atlas Mountains, you would travel to what country?

A

Morocco

107
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To visit ancient Maya ruins and to swim at the beaches of Cancun, you would travel to what country?

A

Mexico

108
Q

To see the Altai Mountains and to climb peaks around Ulaanbaatar [oo-lahn-BAH-tor] you would travel to what country?

A

Mongolia

109
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To visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin and enjoy the Arts Festival in Kilkenny. you would travel to what country?

A

Irelan

110
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To take a rain forest tour and to dance at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebration you would travel to what country?

A

Brazil

111
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To see a puppet show in Jakarta and to go surfing near the island of Bali, you would travel to what country?

A

Indonesia

112
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To visit the ruins of the ancient city of Petra and to see marble buildings in the city of Amman, you would travel to what country?

A

Jordan

113
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To compare the bustling industry of Ho Chi Minh City to the paddy farms of the Mekong River Delta, you would travel to what country?

A

Vietnam

114
Q

To visit the home and museum of the famous painter Rubens and to walk through the world’s largest diamond district in Antwerp, UWTTWC?

A

Belgium

115
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To see gauchos tending cattle and to watch tango dancers in the city of Buenos aires, YWTTWC?

A

Argentina

116
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To see an acrobatics show in Beijing and walk along the Great Wall, YWTTWC?

A

China

117
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To navigate the Suez Canal and to visit Cairo’s City of the Dead, YWTTWC?

A

Egypt

118
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To visit the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg and to ride the Trans-Siberian Railway, YWTTWC?

A

Russia

119
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To barter with a vendor in Bangkok’s floating markets and to see a forest of teak trees near Chiang Mai, YWTTWC?

A

Thailand

120
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To attend the famous Cannes Film Festival and to enjoy the beaches at Saint-Tropez, YWTTWC?

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France

121
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To visit writer Ernest Hemingway’s home near Havana and to hike to the top of El Yunque, YWTTWC?

A

Cuba

122
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To visit porcelain factories outside Budapest and go fishing in Tisza River, YWTTWC?

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Hungary

123
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To ride the high-speed Shinkansen train and to spend the night in a Tokyo hotel, YWTTWC?

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Japan

124
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To see dingoes in the wild and to visit the Sydney Harbour Bridge, YWTTWC?

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Australia

125
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To eat pesto in Genoa and to attend an opera in Florence, YWTTWC?

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Italy

126
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To see the Ganges River and to explore the crowded streets of Calcutta, YWTTWC?

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India

127
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To go on safari in the Maasai Mara Nature Reserve and to shop in Nairobi, YWTTWC?

A

Kenya

128
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To attend a Mozart concert in Salzburg and to study the historic architecture in Graz, YWTTWC?

A

Austria

129
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To explore Inca ruins at Machu Picchu and to study the Nasca lines on the desert plains, YWTTWC?

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Peru

130
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To buy fine chocolates in Geneva and to hike in the Bernese Alps, YWTTWC?

A

Switzerland

131
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To enjoy the views from the Sky Tower in Auckland and swim with dolphins in the Bay of Islands, YWTTWC?

A

New Zealand

132
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To shop the food markets near the capital city of San Jose and see native wildlife in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, YWTTWC?

A

Costa Rica

133
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To ski the slopes at Lillehammer and cruise along the scenic fjords near Bergen, YWTTWC?

A

Norway

134
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To swim in the Blue Lagoon outside of Reykjavik and go glacier hiking on Snaefellsjokull (SNEYE-fels-yuh-kool), YWTTWC?

A

Iceland

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To bike around Stanly Park in Vancouver and see the northern lights near Yellowknife, YWTTWC?

A

Canada

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