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Which continent is the only to lie in all 4 hemispheres?

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Australia and Oceania

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What is the capital of Lithuania?

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Vilnius

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What is the largest sized disputed soveriegn nation?

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China- legitmacy disputed by Taiwan

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What is the closest mountain to space-tallest when measured from earth center? What is the tallest in the world when measured from the ocean floor?

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Mount Chimbarazo in Ecuador; Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii

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Mount Musala is the highest mountain in this region _____

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The Balkans- in Bulgaria; recall that the capital city is Sofia

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What is the capital of Oman?

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Muscat

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The Wakhan corridor is a panhandle belonging to what country?

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Afghanistan- it separates Tajikistan from Pakistan

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The Burj Al Arab is a 5 star hotel in what city?

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Dubai

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9
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New Britain and New Ireland are of which country?

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Papua New Guinea

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What is the major export commodity for Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates?

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Oil

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Stalingrad is the former name of what modern city?

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Volgograd

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Babylon is an ancient city that is located in what modern day country?

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Iraq

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The historic Turkish city of Adrianopole is now called?

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Edirne

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What is the capital of the self-declared republic of Somaliland?

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Hargeisa

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Which country has the shortest land border with Russia?

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North Korea

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What is the official currency of the Maldives?

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Rufiyaa

Recall Maldives is a low lying (wrt sea level) island chain south of India in the Indian Ocean

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17
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Which of the flags from Poland, Indonesia, and Monaco has the white stripe displayed on the top half?

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Poland

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18
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How many Canadian provinces and territories are landlocked?

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2 = Alberta and Sasketchawan

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19
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What is the largest active volcano in Europe?

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Mt. Etna- in the city of Catania in Sicily

Note that Mount Vesuvius overlooks Naples

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What is the capital of Paraguay?

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Asuncion

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21
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How many mountains in the world are above 8000 meters?

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14

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22
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What is the former name of St. Petersburg and Volgograd?

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St. Petersburg = Leningrad

Volgograd = Stalingrad

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23
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What is the unique feature of the Sargasso Sea compared to any other sea in the world?

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It has no land borders but is a whirlpool between 4 major atlantic currents: the Gulf Stream, the Azores Current, the Canary Current, and the North Equatorial Current

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What are the modern names of Leningrad and Stalingrad?

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Leningrad = St. Petersburg

Stalingrad = Volgograd

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The mountain, Dufourspitze is the highest in this country

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Switzerland

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26
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What is the second largest river in Africa?

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Congo River

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27
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Valletta is the capital of what country?

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Malta, it’s language is Maltese

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28
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If one sailed from the Philippines to Vietnam what body of water does one cross?

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South China Sea

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29
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Porto-Novo is the capital city of this country

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Benin (a country in Northwest Africa)

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30
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What are the 7 wonders of the ancient world?

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Great pyramids of Giza

Hanging Gardens of Babylon (now Iraq)

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Colosus of Rhodes

The Temple of Artemis

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

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31
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Judaism is the majority religious affiliation of how many countries?

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Only 1- Israel

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32
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Utqiagvik- the most northerly city in Alaska was previously known as what?

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Barrows

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33
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What is unique about the shape of Nepal’s flag with respect to the other flags in the world?

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It has more than 4 sides- it is a double pennon (two penants)

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34
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The ancient city of Carthage is located in this modern day country

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Tunisia

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35
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Maseru is the capital city of _____

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Lesotho in Africa and it is the highest capital city in Africa wrt altitude

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36
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The Rufiyaa is the currency of what country

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The Maldives

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37
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What is the capital of Switzerland?

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Bern

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38
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Which flag color appears most often of the 196 sovereign nation flags?

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Red

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39
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The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located in this city

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Shanghai

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40
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The modern city of Edirne in Turkey was historically called?

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Adrianopole

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41
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South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in what year?

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2011

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42
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Wilno, the name for the Polish city until 1939 is now the capital of what country?

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Lithuania but called Vilnius

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43
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The Levant is a region in which geographical region?

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Middle East

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44
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What is the most southerly city in Africa?

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Cape Town (one of 3 capital cities of South Africa- along with Pretoria and Bloemfontein)

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45
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The Sherpa people are indigenous to what mountain range?

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Himalayas

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46
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Svizzera is the ______ name for Switzerland

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Italian

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47
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How many countries does the equator pass through?

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13

Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe (Island in Africa), Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati

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This lake borders Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

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Bodensee

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49
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Silesia is a region in what country?

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Poland

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50
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How many countries does the continent of Africa contain?

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54

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51
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What is the name of the valley of Northern Italy, where the city of Milan is located?

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Po Valley

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52
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The Laccadive Sea is in what ocean?

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Indian Ocean it is near Maldives and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)

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53
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Etats-Unis is the French Name for this country

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United States

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54
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 created tension between Austria-Hungary and which other country? Who shot him?

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Serbia (Gavrillo Princip with the Black Hand)

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55
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What is the name of the islands that make a tail in Alaska?

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Aleutian Islands–Attu Island is the Westernmost point in the US

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56
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The Bosphorus strait separates this country between Asia and Europe

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Turkey

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57
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To the nearest 100 meters, how tall is the CN tower in Toronto?

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600 meters (1800 feet)

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58
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When was the statue of liberty built?

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1876

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59
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What is the former name of St. Petersburg?

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Leningrad

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60
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Between how many countries is the island of Borneo politically divided?

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3- Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei

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61
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This is the name of the island that contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic

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Hispaniola

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62
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Before the Euro, what was the currency used by Spain?

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Peseta

In Greece, it was the Drachma

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63
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Tonga is a small island nation on which continent?

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Australia and Oceania

East of Australia, Northeast of New Zealand

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What is the only country flag in the world that has more than 4 sides?

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Nepal

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65
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What is the name of the highest mountain in the balkans?

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Musala

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66
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The Detroit metropolitan area also extends into what Canadian city?

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Windsor

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67
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Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union before its collapse?

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Mikhael Gorbachev

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68
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Dakar is located on the most westerly point of mainland Africa, in which country?

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Senegal

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69
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The flag of Chad is almost identical to that of what other country?

A

Romania

70
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The Pamir mountains lies mostly in which country?

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Tajikistan

71
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The city of Sopron in Hungary was originally part of what country?

A

Austria

72
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Hawaii is home to the tallest mountain in the world when measured from the Ocean’s floor- How tall is it?

A

10200 meters- Mauna Kea Mountain

73
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What is the highest mountain in the Iberian peninsula called?

A

Mulhacen

74
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On what Island is the westernmost point of the US?

A

Attu Island- it is out in the Bering Sea near Russia

It is one of the little Islands that looks like a tail on Alaska

75
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The Ottoman Empire existed until 1922, preluding which country’s war of independence?

A

Turkey (Though this took place 1919-1923)

76
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What is the Italian name for Switzerland?

A

Svizzera

77
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What strait in Turkey separates Asia from Europe?

A

The Bosphorus

78
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What is the capital of Lesotho?

A

Maseru

79
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What is the name of Turkey’s largest Island?

A

Gokkceada

80
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The Abraj Al Bait is a complex of buildings located in what city?

A

Mecca- it is a set of skyscrapers from the King Abdulazziz Endowment Project to modernize and cater to pilgrims.

The Makkah Clock Royal Tower in the center has the world’s largest clockface

81
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Maltese is the official language of what country? What is its capital?

A

Malta- Valletta

82
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The town of Neum is the largest settlement along the short coastline of which country?

A

Bosnia and Herzegovina but note that the shortest coastline in the world is Monaco!

83
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Pangaea was a supercontinent that first split into what two continents?

A

Laurasia and Gondwanaland

84
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Saxony is a region in what country?

A

Germany

85
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This city is located in the Po Valley in Northern Italy

A

Milan

86
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Socotra is an island belonging to what continent?

A

Africa but belongs to Yemen

87
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The Bering Strait divides which 2 oceans?

A

Arctic and Pacific Ocean- it is right between Alaska and Russia

88
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The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 occured in what modern day country?

A

Ukraine

89
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Dominica is a small island nation on which continent?

A

North America (In Carribean)

90
Q

What is the route that connects all of the Florida keys?

A

Route 1 there is a bridge called Seven Mile Bridge that connects the middle keys to the lower keys: specifically Knight’s Key to Little Duck Key

91
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What is the shortest distance in the English Channel between Great Britain and France?

A

26 miles

92
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What is the distance between Key West in Florida and Cuba?

A

90 miles- it is an Island south of Florida, part of florida

93
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The gulf that connects Israel to the Red Sea is called

A

Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat

94
Q

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 on which American Island?

A

Oahu

95
Q

What is the name of Berlin’s TV tower in Alexanderplatz?

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Fernsehturm

Alexanderplatz is a large public square in Berlin

96
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Which currency is used in most West African countries?

A

Franc

97
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The Isle of Wight in the UK belongs to what county?

A

Isle of Hampshire

98
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What is the capital of Mozambique?

A

Maputo

99
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Known for its tea and silk, Assam is a province in which country?

A

India

100
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Haile Selassie was emporer of what African country?

A

Ethiopia

101
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What is the name of the highest mountain in Switzerland?

A

Dufourspitz

102
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US 1 runs along Florida’s east coast through the Keys and was labeled as such when the numbered US highway system was established in what year?

A

1926

103
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Madeira is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, belonging to which country?

A

Portugal

104
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Which African country has the highest altitude capital city?

A

Lesotho

105
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Chichen Itza, a site of a major Incan city is located in what modern day Mexican state?

A

Yucatan (on the Yucatan Penninsula in eastern Mexico near Cuba); just next to Yucatan is Quintana Roo which is where Cancun is located

106
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The Isle of Lewis is the largest island that belongs to this country?

A

Scotland

107
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What are the Pan-African flag colors?

A

Green, Yellow, and Red

108
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Laurasia and Gondwanaland are two large continents that are the split products of this continent

A

Pangaea

109
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What is the largest Mexican state?

A

Chihuahua (bordered by New Mexico and Texas)

110
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From which city did the Titanic sail?

A

Southampton- last stop being in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland

Note: Ireland’s flag is very similar to Cote d’ Ivoire

111
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The Grand Canyon is in what US state?

A

Arizona

112
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Which city has a water feature called the Jet d’eau, jetting lake water vertically over 50 meters?

A

Geneva, Switzerland

Note: Bern is the capital of Switzerland

113
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Tunisia is the modern day location of this ancient city that was once ruled by Hannibal

A

Carthage- he was a general. His elephant- Surus- meaning “the Syrian” was missing a tusk

114
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What is the only sea without any coasts?

A

Sargasso Sea

It is a whirlpool between 4 major Atlantic Currents

Gulf Stream, Azores Current, Canary Current, and the North Equitorial Current

Lesser- the Antilles current

115
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What is the most northerly settlement of the US?

A

Utqiagvik (formerly named Barrows)- most northerly city in Alaska

116
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Sao Tome and Principe is a small island nation in which continent?

A

Africa

117
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What is Taiwan’s official name?

A

Republic of China

118
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What city of India used to be called Madras?

A

Chennai

119
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Hargeisa is the capital of this self-declared republic

A

Somaliland

120
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Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat in on a bus in what town?

A

Montgomery, Alabama

121
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Mulhacen is the highest mountain on what peninsula?

A

The Iberian peninsula (contains both Spain and Portugal)

The Iberian peninsula is separated from Africa by the strait of Gibraltar

122
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The flag of Romania is almost identical to the flag of which other country?

A

Chad

123
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Bodensee is a lake that borders what 3 countries

A

Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

124
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Bethelehm is a biblical town located in what modern day country

A

Palestine

125
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The Great Escarpment is a topological feature of mainly which country?

A

South Africa

Steep slopes from the South African Plateau down towards the ocean

126
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What country has the shortest coastline in the world?

A

Monaco (on the Eastern border of France along Mediterranean) only 2.4 miles

127
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In how many countries may the Sahara desert be found?

A

10

Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia

  • Mansa Musa (wealthiest person) was ruler of Mali Empire
  • Carthage was an ancient city in modern day Tunisia
  • Chad’s flag is very similar to that of Romania
128
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What is the most northerly city of China?

A

Mohe City

129
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The Franc is the currency used in most African countries in this part of Africa

A

West Africa

130
Q

The country of SFR Yugoslavia ceased to exist in what year? What did SFR stand for?

A

1992; Socialist Federal Republic

131
Q

What is the French name for the United States?

A

Etats-Unis

132
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German is the official language of how many countries?

A

6: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Belgium, and Luxembourg

133
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Socotra is an island in the Arabian Sea belonging to what country?

A

Yemen

134
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What is the capital of Benin?

A

Porto-Novo

This is a small country near Ghana, Burkina-Faso, Togo, and Nigeria

135
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The Mediterranean borders which continents?

A

Europe, Africa, and Asia

136
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What flag color typically symbolises Islam?

A

Green

137
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What is the largest city in Crimea?

A

Sevastopol

138
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In 1867, the US purchased Alaska for 7.2 million dollars from who?

A

Russia

139
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Bern is the capital city of this country

A

Switzerland

140
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Hispaniola is an island comprised of what 2 countries?

A

Haiti and the Dominican Republic

141
Q

The city of France is in which of the 13 French regions?

A

Ile De France

142
Q

What is the smallest US state?

A

Rhode Island

143
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What is the largest island that belongs to Scotland, excluding Great Britain itself?

A

Isle of Lewis

144
Q

Muscat is the capital of what country?

A

Oman

145
Q

What is the capital of the Faroe Islands?

A

Torshavn (recall that the Faroe Islands and Greenland are both belonging to Denmark; Greenland is 50x larger than Denmark proper)

146
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The current modern day state of Yucatan, on the Yucatan penninsula was the site of this major Incan city

A

Chichen Itza

147
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The flag of Ireland is almost identical to that of what other country?

A

Cote D’Ivoire

148
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What country was formerly called Abyssinia?

A

Ethiopia

149
Q

What is the circumference of the Earth?

A

24,901 miles

150
Q

What does the Gulf of Aqaba connect to the Red Sea?

A

Israel

On the west is the Gulf of Suez

The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba make Mickey Mouse ears on the Red Sea

151
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Which latitude provides a border for the Southern (Antarctic Ocean)

A

60th parallel South

152
Q

Maputo is the capital of what country?

A

Mozambique

153
Q

The city of Chennai in India used to be called __________

A

Madras

154
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What was the former name of Ethiopia

A

Abyssinia

155
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What is the official language of Malta?

A

Maltese

156
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What bodies of water are connected by the Bosphorus strait in Turkey?

A

The Black Sea which then connects to the Sea of Marmara which then connects to the Aegean sea through the Dardanelle strait

157
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What bodies of water are separated by the Dardanelle strait and the Bosporus strait?

A

Dardanelle Strait = Sea of Marmara from Aegean Sea

Bosporus Strait = Sea of Marmara from Black Sea

The Sea of Marmara sits betweent he Aegean sea on the west and Black Sea on the east

158
Q

The Midian mountains is a mountain range in what country?

A

Saudi Arabia

159
Q

What is the name of the strip of land in Afghanistan that separates Tajikistand from Pakistan and touches China?

A

Wakhan Corridor

160
Q

Asuncion is the capital of what country?

A

Paraguay

161
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If you traveled along the Earth’s surface what is the shortest distance between the North Pole and the South Pole?

A

12,430 miles

162
Q

Gokkceada is the largest island belonging to this country

A

Turkey

163
Q

Tahiti is an island in what overseas territory?

A

French Polynesia (WAAYYY down between Honolulu and Australia)

164
Q

The Marina Bay Sands Hotel is located in which city?

A

Singapore- Note that Singapore is a city, a nation, and a state

165
Q

The Anatolia peninsula is located in what country?

A

Turkey

166
Q

Leningrad is the former name of what modern city?

A

St. Petersburg

167
Q

The city of Sopron, originally an Austrian city, is now part of what country?

A

Hungary

168
Q

In 2011, this country gained independence from Sudan

A

South Sudan

169
Q

How many hemispheres does Australia and Oceania lie in?

A

All 4

170
Q

Vilnius is the capital of what country?

A

Lithuania- though before 1939 was called Wilno and located in Poland

171
Q

The flag of Cote d’Ivoire is almost identical to what other country?

A

Ireland

172
Q

What is the capital of Paraguay? What is the capital of Uruguay?

A

Asuncion Montevideo- most southerly capital city in SA

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