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What country’s flag features a White Dragon?

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Bhutan

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What is the demonym for someone living in Wyoming? Capital?

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Wyomingite; Cheyenne

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What European territory is located in whole on the African Plate?

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Malta (Capital: Valletta)

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What African country has its flag modelled from that of the US and is named after the latin word for “free”? Capital?

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Liberia

Monrovia after James Monroe (5th president of US)

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The Italian flag was actually designed by what French leader?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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What US state is home to a town named “Frostproof”?

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Florida

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Which of the 48 contiguous US states has a capital that is furthest south?

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Texas - Austin

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Which city was the capital of the Spanish Empire in the New World until the 1800s?

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Lima (old Incan empire, now the capital of Peru)

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Halifax is the capital of what Canadian province?

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Nova Scotia

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What Arab nation has the highest proportion of followers of Christianity?

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Lebanon ~33%

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What is the name of the city that sits at the mouth of China’s longest river- the Yangtze?

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Shanghai

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What Italian city is credited for the invention of pizza?

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Naples

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What is the capital of Nova Scotia?

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Halifax

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Where does the Romanian language derive from

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Romance language

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What Canadian city is the closest to US land?

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Vancouver

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What feature appears on the national flag of Nordic countries?

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Nordic Cross

e.g. attached is the Finnish flag

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What is the home stadium of FC Barcelona soccer team?

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Camp Nou

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What is Germany’s main export product?

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Motor Vehicles

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Whast is the IATA airport code for Istanbul airport?

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IST

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What country hosted the 2002 FIFA world cup? How often is the FIFA world cup?

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Japan; every 4 years

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What US state has the lowest population density?

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Montana (Capital: Helena)

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What city is regarded as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

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Florence

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What Japanese city preceded Tokyo as its capital?

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Kyoto

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Milford Sound is one of the wettest places in the world, being how many times wetter than London?

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10 times (604 mm rain in London, 6400 in Milford Sound)

Note: Milford Sound is an island in New Zealand

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What is the capital of the territory of Greenland?

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Nuuk. Recall Greenland is a territory of Denmark, 50x larger than Denmark proper

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What motorway encircles most of the City of London?

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M25 aka London Orbital Motorway encircles most of the city of London

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Camp Nou is the home stadium of what European soccer team

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FC Barcelona

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Bonn was the capital of these European country during the 20th century

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West Germany until German Reunification; East Germany was East Berlin

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Which Central American country is the only one not to border the Atlantic Ocean? Capital?

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El Salvador (capital: San Salvador)

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What African country has the longest coastline? Capital?

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Madagascar

Antananarivo

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Mt. Ranier, a volcano calculated to erupt in the near future is located in what US state?

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Washington

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What P word is Beijing also known as?

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Peking

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What US State, if measured as an independent country would have the 8th largest GDP of all countries as of 2020?

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California

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Chad’s capital N’Djamena sits close to the border with what other African country?

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Cameroon

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Infamous con-man Victor Lustig sold what landmark to a metal dealer for 50,000 dollars? What is con-man short for?

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Eiffel Tower

Confidence Man

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La Scala theater is located in what Italian city?

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Milan

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Bellagio, a famous Las Vegas Casino, is also the name of an Italian village situated on what lake?

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Lake Como

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The US-Mexican border follows in part, what river?

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Rio Grande

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Who was the designer of the Statue of Liberty?

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Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

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If one were to rent a “rakumi” in Africa, how would one be travelling?

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By Camel

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41
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In what state did 7-11 stores first appear?

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Texas

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42
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What two Hungarian towns facing each other on the River Danube merged in 1872 to form today’s Hungarian capital?

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Buda and Pest; current capital = Budapest

Note: Romanias capital is Bucharest

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Which country is also known as White Russia in many European countries?

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Belarus

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What is the name of the Shade of orange used on the Indian national flag?

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Saffron

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New York’s first subway system traveled from 145th street to what bridge?

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Brooklyn Bridge

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What US State contains at least part of the 10 largest native American reservations?

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Arizona

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47
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Highway 401 and Autoroute 20 in Canada connects Windsor to what other Canadian city?

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Quebec City

Recall: Quebec from Algonquin Kebec = where the river narrows

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In what country can you find the Badakshan national park?

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Tajikistan

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What was the name of the palace that was home to the French Monarchy before their abdication?

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Versailles Palace

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Belarus is also known as ______ Russia (a color)

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White Russia

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51
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What is the name of Japan’s northernmost prefecture?

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Hokkaido

52
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What S word is the University of Paris more commonly known as?

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Sorbonne i.e. The Sorbonne

53
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To the nearest 1000 miles what is the distance from NY to LA?

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3000 miles

54
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Which City, known for its university does the Thames river also flow through (it flows through London)

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Oxford

55
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Saudi Aramco is a state-owned company, specializing in the sale of what?

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Petroleum Oil

56
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What city literally translates to “The City of Islam”?

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Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan

57
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What two cities does the historic Route 66 connect?

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Santa Monica and Chicago

58
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What is the mountain range that contains the highest point of Ethiopia? Capital of Ethiopia?

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The Semien Mountains

Addis Ababa

59
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The Hida Mountain range is found in what country?

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Japan

60
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Lake Balkhash, one of the largest in Asia is located in what country?

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Kazakhstan (capital: Nur-Sultan)

61
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The Ukranian flag consists of what two colors?

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Blue and Yellow

62
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What is the literal meaning of “Hong Kong”

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Fragrant Harbor

63
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What are Cuba’s top 2 exports?

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Tobacco and Sugar

64
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What is the capital of the European microstate- Liechtenstein?

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Vaduz

65
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What is the capital of Tajikistan?

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Dushanbe

66
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Vaduz is the capital of what country?

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Liechtenstein

67
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What volcano in Washington State is calculated to erupt in the near future?

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Mt. Rainier

(Capital of Washington = Olympia)

68
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Dushanbe is the capital of what country?

A

Tajikistan

69
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How many islands have mountains above 4,000 meters (>12,000 ft)

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3- New Guinea, Hawaii, and Borneo

70
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Lutetia is the Roman name for what modern day city?

A

Paris

71
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Savoy is a region of what country?

A

France

72
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What Ocean current is credited to mild conditions in South America’s Pacific Coastline and extreme aridity of the Atacama desert?

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The Humboldt Current

73
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What is the formal name for China’s currency?

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Renminbi

74
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What desert may be found in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa?

A

Kalihari Desert

75
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What country has the largest amount of active volcanoes?

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Indonesia (Capital: Jakarta)

76
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The Eiger and Matterhorn are emblematic Alpine mountains in what country?

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Switzerland

77
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What US state was named after the British Queen Elizabeth?

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Virginia (The Virgin Queen)

Maryland was named after Charles wife

78
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What is the highest point in Brazil?

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Pico De Neblina (2995 k- 9k feet)

79
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What is the tallest point in Canada?

A

Mount Logan 19k feet

80
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The Nazca tectonic plate is an oceanic plate found in what ocean?

A

The Pacific Ocean

81
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Nantucket is the name of a town, Island, and county in what state?

A

Massachusetts

82
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Ice Hockey is the official national winter sport of what country?

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Canada

83
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What highway connects New York to Miami?

A

Interstate 95

84
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Heathrow Airport is what direction from London City?

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West

85
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To the nearest 1000 miles, what is the distance between New York and Sidney, Australia?

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10,000 miles

86
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Jeju, a popular tourist destination is an island belonging to what country?

A

South Korea

87
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The Australian “Billabong” is another word for what geographical feature?

A

Oxbow Lake

88
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Which Chinese City literally means “fragrant harbor”?

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Hong Kong

89
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What Arab country’s national dish is known as “Fool”?

A

Egypt

90
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What country has the longest schoolyear?

A

Japan

91
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What is the name of the highest mountain in the Atlas mountains? Where are they located?

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Toubkal

These are in North Africa spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia (up by the Mediterranean)

92
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Nuuk is the capital of what territory?

A

Greenland (territory of Denmark)

93
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If Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean region, where does Puerto Rico rank?

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4th largest in the Caribbean

94
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What is the largest lake by surface area in South America?

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Lake Titicaca

95
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Antananarivo is the capital of what country?

A

Madagascar

96
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Northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland are inhabited mostly by what people? Respective capitals of the NSF countries?

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Sami

Norway = Oslo

Sweden = Stockholm

Finland = Helsinki

97
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South Tyrol is a bilingual region of which country?

A

Italy

98
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Mt. Logan, the highest point in Canada, is how tall?

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5959 meters (19,551 feet)

99
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Shanghai sits at the mouth of what river?

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Yangtze river (3rd largest after Nile and Amazon)

100
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Addis Ababa is the capital of what country?

A

Ethiopia

101
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Standard Liege is a football team for what country?

A

Belgium

102
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What is the largest island in the Caribbean?

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Cuba (Capital: Havana)

103
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Keflavik Airport serves what European City?

A

Reykjavik (capital of Iceland)

104
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What is the other name for “The Sorbonne”

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The University of Paris

105
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Which island is home to over 700 native languages?

A

New Guinea

106
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Holding the Winter Olympics of 2014, what country is Sochi in?

A

Russia

107
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Neuschwantstein Castle is located in what German State?

A

Bavaria

108
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To the nearest 1000, how many islands belong to Japan?

A

7000

109
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In how many countries did Albert Einstein have citizenship in his life?

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4- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and USA

110
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Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world as of 2020?

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Indonesia

Approximately 231 million Muslims which is 86.7% of its own population and 13% of the worlds muslims

111
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What river flows through Cambridge, UK?

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River Cam

112
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What is the name of the highest mountain in South Korea?

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Halla-San (1947 km, 6400 ft)

113
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What country can one find the city of Ganja in?

A

Azerbaijan

114
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What body of water is about 9x saltier than typical ocean water?

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Dead Sea

115
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The Dalmatian dog is named after the historic region of Dalmatia, now located in what country?

A

Croatia

116
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Autostrada is the local name of the highways in what country?

A

Italy

117
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The district of Waterloo in London is named after an event that took place in what country?

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Belgium- named after the Battle of Waterloo, 1815

118
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What is the southernmost city of New Zealand?

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Invercargill (Capital: Wellington)

119
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What was the capital of West Germany? East Germany?

A

Bonn; East Berlin

120
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Which US state witnesses the most tornadoes annually?

A

Texas

121
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The Dolomites are a mountain range in what country?

A

Italy

122
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What is Renminbi the currency of?

A

China

123
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What structure succeeded the Great Pyramid of Giza as the tallest structure in 1311?

A

Lincoln Cathedral

124
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Where does the Hungarian language come from?

A

Uralic Language

125
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What is Ayer’s Rock in Australia also known as?

A

Uluru

126
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The Baltic States is a collective term for what 3 countries? Capitals?

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Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallinn), and Lithuania (Vilnius)

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