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1
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The land area of South America is what integer percentage of the globe?

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12%, same as Russia

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North Asia is also referred to as _______

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Siberia

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Will.i.am is an American rapper best known from being in what group?

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Black eyed peas

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What river flows through Baghdad?

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Tigris

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As of 2020 which one of the largest French speaking countries is not part of La Francophonie?

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Algeria

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The most northerly point of the contiguous United States (i.e. not Alaska) is known as the ______- located in what state?

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Northwest Angle (located in Minnesota)

Capital: Saint Paul

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Mount Stanly at 5109 meters (16,700 ft)is the highest peak of what African mountain range

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Ruwenzori Mountains

Located between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

Capital of Uganda: Kampala

Capital of DRC: Kinshasa

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What 2 mountain ranges are widely accepted as the boundary between Europe and Asia in Russia?

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Urals and the Caucasus

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What is the IATA Airport Code for Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport?

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IKA

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What is Russia’s largest island?

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Sakhalin Island

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Siberia is also referred to as ______ (Hint: dont say Russia)

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North Asia

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Mountains with over 1500 meters (4800 feet) of prominence are known as:

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Ultra Prominent Mountains

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13
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What is the Rapa Nui more commonly known as?

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The native people of Easter Island (West of Chile) belongs to Chile

Capital is Hanga Roa

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Tainos are the majority indigenous population of what region?

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Caribbean Islands

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West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan are provinces belonging to what country?

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Iran

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What is the name of the panhandle of Namibia

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Caprivi Strip separates Angola and Botswana as well as Zambia

Capital of Namibia = Windhoek

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Which Scottish county is the home to the most native Scottish Gaelic Speakers?

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Outer Hebrides

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What is the largest country not to have its own airport?

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Andorra (situated between Spain and France in the Pyrenees)

Capital: Andorra la vella

Catalan for “Andorra the Old”

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Lugano in Switzerland is on what lake?

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Lake Lugano

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To the nearest mile, what is the distance between the Southern tip of spain and Morocco?

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9 miles

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The Gulf of Finland separates what 2 capital cities?

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Helsinki and Tallinn

Helsinki = capital of Finland

Tallinn = capital of Estonia

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What is the name of Albania in Albanian?

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Shqiperia

Capital of Albania = Tirana

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What is the southernmost subject (region) of Russia?

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Dagestan

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24
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The Niagara falls occurs between what two great lakes?

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Erie and Ontario

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25
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What is larger, Honshu or Great Britain?

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Honshu

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26
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Italian unification occured primarily in what decades?

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1860s

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27
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Amundsen-Scott Station is a US research station located where?

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On the South Pole

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Sakhalin Island is the largest island of what country?

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Russia

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29
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What is the name of the underground train service in Berlin?

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U-Bahn

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30
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Piedmont is a region of what country?

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Italy (capital of Italy: Rome)

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What is the largest glacier in the world

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Lambert-Fisher Glacier

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32
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The Hoggar mountains are located in what country?

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Algeria

Capital: Algiers

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33
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When did the People’s Republic of China annex Tibet?

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1951

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34
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What is the capital of Denmark?

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Copenhagen

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35
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What is closer: France and England or Spain and Morocco?

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Spain and Morocco- 9 miles at closest; France and England 26 miles at closest

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36
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Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, sits on what island?

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Zealand

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37
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Marco Polo airport is located in what city?

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Venice

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38
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The Republic of Venice was a historic country that lost its indepedence in what decade?

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1790s

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The coat of arms of what European Union country bear the Hammer and Sickle?

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Austria

This this the coat of arms NOT the flag- the double headed eagle has a hammer in one claw and sickle in the other

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What is the name of the US research station on the South Pole?

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Amundsen-Scott Station

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41
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Jubaland (also Jubbaland) is a state in what African country?

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Somalia

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42
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How many Canadian provinces have land more southerly than the 49th parallel?

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7- all except Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba

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43
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Along with Nanuvut, what are the two other Canadian territories? (Not provinces)

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Yukon and Northwest

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44
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Who was the first president of the French Fifth Republic formed in 1958?

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Charles De Gaulle

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45
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This is the name of the international organization of French speaking countries

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Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie

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46
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The hammer and the compass was an emblem displayed on which European flag until 1990?

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East Germany (German Democratic Republic)

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47
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What do you call someone who speaks the Portugese language?

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Lusophone

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48
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Jan Mayen is an island belonging to what country?

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Norway

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49
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What is the name of the largest city on the island of Tahiti (in French Polynesia)?

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Papeete

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50
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O’Hare International Airport in 2020 has the most runways for any airport, how many?

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8

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51
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What is the largest settlement on the remote Kerguelen Islands?

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Port-Aux-Francais

They are a territory of France

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52
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Located on the Azores, what is the highest mountain of Portugal?

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Monte Pico

53
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A lusophone is someone who speaks what language?

54
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Copenhagen is the capital of what country?

55
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Along with France and Finland what is the only country to begin with an F?

A

Fiji

Capital: Suva

56
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The 10 highest waterfalls in Europe are located in what country?

A

Norway

Capital: Oslo

57
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What country are these the capitals of:

Belgrade

Bucharest

Budapest

A

Belgrade = Serbia

Bucharest = Romania

Budapest = Hungary

58
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Name the 3 countries beginning with F and their capitals

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France: Paris

Finland: Helsinki

Fiji: Suva

59
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What French city lies closest to the border with Germany?

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Strasbourg

Recall this is part of Alsace, where the Dancing Plague of 1518 took place

60
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Galicia is a region in what country? What is the capital of this region?

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Spain; Santiago de Compostella

61
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What European capital sits on the island of Zealand?

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Copenhagen (Denmark)

62
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What US state has the largest proportion of Hispanics/Latinos in their population?

A

New Mexico, highest absolute number is California

63
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The Tatra mountains are used as the natural border for what 2 countries?

A

Poland and Slovakia

64
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South Sakhalin was once a Japanese possession, the Russian border o which located on what parallel?

A

45th parallel

65
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What is the majority indigenous population of the Caribbean known as?

66
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What are the native people of Easter Island known as?

67
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Santiago de Compostella is the capital of what Spanish province?

68
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Swahili is the official language of how many countries? What is its native name?

A

6, Kiswahili

69
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What is both a Chinese island and the southernmost prefecture of China?

70
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Baffin Island is the largest island of what country?

71
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Hrvatska is the native way to spell this country

A

Croatia

Capital: Zagreb

72
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What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

73
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Papeete is the largest city on this French Polynesian island

74
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What is the capital of Tibet? Is it a country?

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Lhasa; it is a country under illegal occupation

75
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What is Canada’s largest island?

A

Baffin Island

76
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What is the only autonomous federal subject of Russia?

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Jewish Autonomous Oblast (formed after aftermath of WW2) it is pretty far east, near China

77
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Along with Micronesia, Australasia, and Polynesia, what other region forms Oceania?

78
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Who are the singers from Heart?

A

Ann and Nancy Wilson

79
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How many countries border Germany?

A

9

Austria, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, and Belgium

Maritime borders with Sweden and UK

80
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Potola Palace may be found in which Tibetian city?

81
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What is the Caprivi strip?

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The panhandle of Namibia separating Zambia, Angola, and Botswana

Capital of Namibia = Windhoek

82
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What country has the largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the world?

83
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What is the largest Australian territory? (Not State)

A

Northern territories

Largest State is Western Australia

Capital is Canberra

84
Q

Before the Burj Khalifa what was the tallest building in the world? What is the tallest now?

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Tapei-101; Burj Khalifa in Dubai in the UAE (confirmed on Google)

85
Q

What mountain range is the natural border between Poland and Slovakia?

A

Tatra mountains

Capital of Slovakia = Bratislava

Capital of Poland = Warsaw

86
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French is the only official language of how many Canadian provinces?

87
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What is the highest mountain in Slovenia?

88
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Charles De Gaulle was the first president of the French ____ republic, formed in _____

89
Q

What is the name of Hungary in Hungarian?

A

Magyarorszag

Capital of Hungary: Budapest

90
Q

What is the largest Canadian island lying in the Pacific Ocean?

A

Vancouver Island

Note the city of Vancouver is in Washington

Capital of Washington is Olympia

91
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Triglav is the highest mountain of what country?

92
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How many countries border the Black Sea?

A

6: Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania

Capitals: Kyiv, Moscow, Tbilisi, Ankara, Sofia, Bucharest (respectively)

93
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Monte Pico is the highest mountain of what country?

A

Portugal, located on the Azores

94
Q

What river flows through St. Petersburg?

A

Neva River

95
Q

To which region of Oceania does Hawaii belong?

96
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The land area of Russia is what integer percentage of the total land area of the globe?

A

12%

Same as South America

97
Q

What state does the show Outer Range take place in? Capital of the state?

A

Wyoming Cheyenne

98
Q

How many countries does the Artic circle pass through?

A

8

Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, US (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (as Greenland), and Iceland

99
Q

How many countries in the world officially use the Fahrenheit temperature system?

100
Q

Name the four components of Oceania?

A

Australasia (Australia + New Zealand), Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia

101
Q

The city of Las Vegas can be found in what desert?

A

Mojave Desert

102
Q

What is the name of the largest island of Hawaii?

103
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Shqiperia is the native way to spell this country

A

Albania

Capital: Tirana

104
Q

The Aland islands are an autonomous region belonging mainly to what country?

105
Q

What is the highest mountain in the Ruwenzori moutain range (between Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo)

A

Mount Stanley

106
Q

What is the name of Croatia in Croatian?

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Hrvatska

Capital of Croatia: Zagreb

107
Q

Al-Gharb is the Arabic name and the origin of the name of what European City?

A

Algarve (Portugal)

108
Q

Before the US purchase of the Virgin Islands, what country did it belong to?

A

Denmark

Note that the Virgin Islands are in the Caribbean

109
Q

What US state has the most active volcanoes?

110
Q

Magyarorszag is the native way to spell this country

A

Hungary

Capital: Budapest

111
Q

Inner Mongolia is the name of a region in what country?

112
Q

What is the name of the Azerbaijani exclave bordering Armenia and Iran (and is an interest to Russia)?

A

Nakhchivan

113
Q

How long was the Berlin Wall to the nearest 10 miles

114
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The 38th parallel was provisionally used to determine the border of what 2 countries after WW2?

A

South Korea and North Korea

115
Q

Matthew Flinders popularized the name of which modern day commonwealth country?

A

Australia

The Commonwealth of Nations is 54 nation states all of which were former members of the British Empire

116
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Bohemia is a traditional region of what modern day country?

A

Czech Republic

117
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What is the southernmost Greek island?

118
Q

The Australian Christmas Islands lies closest to which Indonesian Island?

A

Java

Note that Java is the largest Indonesian Island and is the location of the capital- Jakarta

119
Q

Which hemisphere (northern or southern) does Kenya have more territory in

A

Northern

Capital: Nairobi

2nd Largest: Mombasa

120
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What city does the Sheremetyevo International Airport serve?

121
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What parallel is used to describe Antarctica in the Antarctic Treaty?

A

60th Parallel South

12 countries ratified and it regulates affairs involving Antarctica because there is no native human population there

122
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What is the name of the state found in both India and Pakistan?

123
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A European car with an E on the number plate denotes that the car is from what country?

124
Q

What percentage of the river Nile is found in Egypt?

125
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The southernmost point of the Soviet Union is closer to the equator than how many African capitals?

A

2 (Algeria and Tunisia)

126
Q

The “Big Easy” is a nickname for what US city?

A

New Orleans

127
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In what ocean are the Kerguelen Islands, a territory of France, located?

A

Indian Ocean but near Antarctica

128
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Arunachal Pradesh is a disputed territory between India and what other country?

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