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Which country dedicated their name to an Italian explorer?

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Columbia (Christopher Columbus)- note that he was born in Genoa, Italy though his voyages were supported by Catholic Monarchs of Spain

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What is the capital of Mongolia

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Ulaan Baatar

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The Appalachian Mountains has its highest point in which US state?

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North Carolina

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Where is the mountain, K2 located?

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In the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan

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What is the official currency of Saudi Arabia?

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Riyal; note the capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh

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The AT&T football stadium is located in what city?

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Dallas

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What is the name of Indonesias most populous island?

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Java

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By what name is the parallel of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator commonly known?

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Tropic of Cancer

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Bermuda is an overseas dependency of which country?

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United Kingdom

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What country was formerly known as East Pakistan?

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Bangladesh

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11
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What is the capital of Sweden?

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Stockholm

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Which English city has more miles of canal than Venice?

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Birmingham

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If you were to travel from Mexico to Columbia by land what is the minimum number of countries you would pass through?

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5 excluding Mexico and Columbia

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (though closest may involve going through El Salvador as well)

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Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

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Canada

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Alpacas are native to what continent

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South America

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The Faroe Islands is governed by which sovereign nation?

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Denmark

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17
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The Great Pyrimids of Giza are nearest to which Egyptian City?

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Giza

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The construction of the Eiffel Tower was completed in what decade?

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1880s

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Lake Victoria in Africa spans which countries?

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Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya

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In which country can you find the country of Palau?

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Australia and Oceania (Oceania)

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What is the official demonym for someone who lives in Massachusetts?

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Bay Stater

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The region of Transylvania belongs to which country?

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Romania

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Moscow sits on which river?

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Moskva River

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How many great lakes are there? Name them from West to East

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5: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario

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What is the capital of Bolivia?

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La Paz

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26
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Which European capital was build across 14 islands?

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Stockholm- capital of Sweden

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How many provinces does Canada have?

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10 (10 provinces, 3 territories)

Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador

Territories: Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories

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What is the largest state of Brazil?

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The State of Amazonas

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What is the name of France’s largest island?

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New Caledonia

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30
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To the nearest 1000 miles what is the distance from London to New York?

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3000 miles

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Which city is the highest capital city in terms of altitude?

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La Paz, Bolivia

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What is the capital of the US state of Kentucky?

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Frankfort

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What is the longest river in the UK?

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River Severn

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Ulaan Baatar is the capital of what country?

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Mongolia

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Along with Spanish, what other language is the official language of Ibiza and the Balearic Islands?

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Castalan

These are off of the east coast of Spain in the Mediterranean sea but the part close to Spain is called the Balearic Sea- includes Ibiza, Minorca, and Majorca

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36
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The Russian language uses what alphabet?

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Cyrillic

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37
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Guinea is present in how many country names?

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4: Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equitorial Guinea, and Papua New Guinea

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What is the capital of East Timor (Timor-Leste)?

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Dili

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39
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What is the height of the highest point in the Maldives?

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5m (16 feet)- it is the world’s lowest lying country

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Bay Stater is the official demonym for someone from this state?

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Massachusetts

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41
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How many islands does Indonesia have to the nearest 1000?

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18,000

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42
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How many countries border the Red Sea?

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6

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea

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The islands of the Caribbean are also known by what name?

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West Indies

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44
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Mount Chimborazo is the closest mountain to space, what country is it in?

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Ecuador; highest mountain when measured from Earth’s center rather than Sea Level

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The Pyrennes are a mountain range that separates which two countries?

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France and Spain

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46
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Osaka in Japan is located on which Japanese island?

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Honshu

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47
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo was previously known as ____

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Zaire

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48
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Mount Vesuvius overlooks which modern Italian city?

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Naples

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To the nearest 1000 miles, what is the distance from Los Angeles to Tokyo?

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5000 miles (Note: that is farther than NY to London which is 3000 miles)

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What is the most southerly capital city in South America?

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Montevideo of Uruguay

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The southernmost tip of South America belongs to which country?

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Chile

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52
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The San Andreas Fault in the US is an example of what type of plate boundary?

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Transform Plate Boundary (i.e. where two plates slide past each other)

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53
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Which US state is directly north of Maryland?

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Pennsylvania

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54
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The Eurostar connects which London train station to mainland Europe?

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London St. Pancras

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55
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What is the tallest waterfall in the world?

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Angel Falls in Venezuela

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Dili is the capital of this country

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East Timor (Timor Leste)

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57
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Zaire is the former name for which country?

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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58
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The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?

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Queensland- on the Northeast of the country

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Bahrain and Qatar are countries that border what body of water?

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Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf

60
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What is the world’s largest island?

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Greenland

61
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In which country is Mount Athos located?

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Greece

62
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How many Nordic countries are there?

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5- Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland (as well as Greenland, the Faroe Islands- both of which are Denmark; and Aland)

63
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Tropical grassland is another name for which biome?

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Savanna

64
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The Gobi desert is situated in what countries?

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China and Mongolia

65
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Along with India, which 2 other countries have a hindu majority population?

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Nepal and Mauritius; note that Mauritius is east of Madagascar and is closer to Africa

66
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Australia became nominally independent from the UK in which year?

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1901

67
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The Antilles are a group of islands in which region of the world?

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Caribbean

68
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The West Indies are another name for islands located where?

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Caribbean. The antilles are also islands located here

69
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How many countries have Arabic as their official language?

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25 countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen

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Which ocean has the longest border with the USA?

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Pacific Ocean

71
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What is the most spoken language in India?

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Hindi

72
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In which country is the Sinai Penninsula located?

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Egypt

73
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“A” is a record breaking village with the shortest name in the world. Which country is it located in?

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Norway

74
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Java is the most populous island of this country?

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Indonesia

75
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To get from Malaysia to Russia by land what is the minimum # of countries you’d need to pass through?

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3 excluding Malaysia and Russia- though it seems like you could go from Burma to China then Russia so maybe 2

76
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In 1804, which Caribbean nation was established after a successful slave revolt

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Haiti; Saint-Domingue slave revolt

77
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If one were to sail from Sapporo to Vladivostok, what sea would they cross to make this journey?

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Sea of Japan

78
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What is the deepest freshwater lake in the world?

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Lake Baikal

79
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Which river flows through Paris?

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Seine River

80
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Yellowstone National Park may be mainly found in which US state?

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Wyoming

81
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Which US state shares the name of the North American territory held by France until 1803?

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Louisiana

82
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Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark, is how many times bigger than Denmark proper?

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50 times bigger

83
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What are Japanese Shinkansen better known as?

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Bullet Trains

84
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What town is the highest permanently settled place in the world?

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La Rinconada in Peru, 5100 meters above sea level - 3.2 miles

85
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Which New York Boroughs are situated on Long Island?

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Brookyln and Queens

86
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What Canadian territory is west of Greenland?

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Nanuvut

87
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Tristan De Cunha is a remote island that is closest to which mainland country?

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South Africa

88
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What country has the longest border with France?

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Brazil via French Guiana which is near Suriname

89
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Pho and banh mi are dishes from which country?

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Vietnam

90
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What is the largest state in the US?

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Alaska (665,400 square miles) next two are Texas and California

91
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On a list of US states from largest to smallest with #1 being the largest, where is California?

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3rd after Alaska and Texas

92
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Before the Euro, what was the currency of Greece

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Drachma

93
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Is the tropic of Cancer north or south of the equator?

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North by 23.5 degrees

94
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How many countries does Indonesia share a land border with?

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3 (Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste)

95
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What dialect of Chinese is spoken in Hong Kong?

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Cantonese

96
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How many time zones does Russia span?

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11

97
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Ceuta and Mellila are African cities belonging to which European country?

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Spain

98
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What is the capital of Bulgaria?

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Sofia

99
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After Brazil, what is the second largest country in South America?

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Argentina

100
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What is the second largest island in the world?

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New Guinea; largest is Greenland

101
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The river Danube crosses how many countries?

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10

Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine

102
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The second highest mountain in the world (by sea level) is highest point of what country?

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Pakistan i.e. K2 in the Karakoram Range

103
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Victoria Falls is located on the border of Zambia and which other African country?

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Zimbabwe

104
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The exclave Russian oblast, Kaliningrad borders which two countries?

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Lithuania and Poland

105
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France and Spain are separated by what mountain range?

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The Pyrenees

106
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La Paz is the capital of ____

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Bolivia

107
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Greenland is an autonomous region of this country?

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Denmark- as are the Faroe Islands

108
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Mecca and Medine are in which country?

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Saudi Arabia

109
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Which Scottish Loch is the largest?

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Loch Ness

110
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What is the largest city in the Canadian territory of Nanuvut?

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Iqaluit; note this is the territory up by Greenland that is all fractured appearing

111
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Bangladesh was previously known as East _____

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Pakistan

112
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Which of the Great Lakes is the one that is completely in the USA?

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Lake Michigan because there is the upper penninsula and then Lake Superior separating from Canada. To the Northeast is Lake Huron

113
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What was the largest empire in history?

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The British Empire

114
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Petra, an ancient city is located in which modern country?

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Jordan

115
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What is the deepest part of the Mediterranean sea?

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Calypso Deep

116
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The Juventus football team is found in which Italian city?

A

Turin

117
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Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall in teh world is located in which country?

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Venezuela

118
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Which country has the capital Sofia?

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Bulgaria

119
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The Seychelles are located in which Ocean?

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The Indian Ocean

120
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In what year was the Soviet Union formed?

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1917

121
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The extinct Dodo was once only found on which island country?

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Mauritius (has a hindu majority like Nepal and India)

122
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What is the highest mountain on Earth when measured from the Earth’s center rather than Sea Level?

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Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador

123
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The State of Amazonas is the largest state of what country?

A

Brazil

124
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Upper Volta was the name of which modern country?

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Burkina Faso- a country in West Africa

125
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How many time zones does China span?

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1

126
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What is the longest river in North America?

A

Missouri River

127
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Mount Rushmore is located in which US state?

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South Dakota

128
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What does the DC stand for in Washington, DC?

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District of Columbia

129
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Between Lithuania and Poland is this Russian exclave

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Kaliningrad- it’s other border is the Baltic Sea

130
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What is the largest desert in the world?

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Antarctica

131
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What is the denonym of people from Cyprus (i.e. what do you call people from Cyprus)?

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Cypriot

132
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Brooklyn, a district of New York, is named after the village of Breukelen, located in which country?

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The Netherlands

133
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The Tanjung Puting is a national park in which country?

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Indonesia

134
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What desert is present in China and Mongolia?

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Gobi Desert

135
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The Taj Mahal is located in which Indian State?

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Uttar Pradesh

136
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What is the largest Australian State?

A

Western Australia

137
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What is the world’s lowest lying country?

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Maldives; Southwest of India in the Indian Ocean

138
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The only US state to have one syllable in its name is?

A

Maine

139
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Alnwick Castle in England is used for the exterior shots in which film series?

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Harry Potter

140
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The Kuril Islands are an archipelago that belong to what country?

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Russia- they are northwest of Japan

141
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After the Nile and the Amazon, what is the third longest river in the world?

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The Yangtze River which traverses mostly East-West

142
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How many capital cities does South Africa have?

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3: Blomfontein, Capetown, and Pretoria

143
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Frankfort is the capital of what US state?

A

Kentucky

144
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What is the only US state that borders the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean?

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New York State

145
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New Caledonia is the largest island belonging to this country _____

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France

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