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Australia: Sydney airport

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Kingsford Smith Airport

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Czech Republic: Male Tennis star

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Ivan Lendl

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3
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Czech Republic: Capital

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Prague

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“City of 1000 Spires”

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Prague

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5
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Czech Republic: Prague Cathedral

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St. Vitus

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Czech Republic: President 1992-93 - 1993-

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Vaclav Haval

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7
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Czech Republic: Leader during Prague Spring - 1968

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Alexander Dubcek

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8
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Czech Republic: Region

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Bohemia

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9
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Czech Republic: New World Symphony or Bohemian composer

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Antonin Dvorak

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10
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Canada: Capital of Newfoundland

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St. John’s

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Czech Republic: Female Tennis star

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Martina Navratilova

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12
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Cyprus: Capital

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Nicosia

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Denmark: Capital and Largest City

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Copenhagen

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14
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Denmark: Peninsula

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Jutland

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15
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Denmark: Royalty

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Queen Margarethe II

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16
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Denmark: Ruling house

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Orange

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17
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Denmark: Currency

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Krone

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18
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Denmark: Overseas regions

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Greenland and Faroe Islands

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19
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Denmark: Flag

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Dannenbrog (world’s oldest flag)

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20
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Denmark: Astronomer

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Tycho Brahe

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21
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Czech Republic: The Bartered Bride composer

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Bedrich Smetana

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22
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Cuba: Head of government after 1959

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Fidel Castro

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23
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Columbia: Author

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Gabriel Marquez

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24
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Columbia: Drug cartels

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Cali; Medellin

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25
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Republic of the Congo: Capital

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Kinshasa

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26
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Republic of the Congo: River

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Congo

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27
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Costa Rica: Capital and largest city

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San Jose

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28
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Costa Rica: President 1986-

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Oscar Arias Sanchez

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29
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Costa Rica: Nobel Peace Prize - 1987

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Oscar Arias Sanchez

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30
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Croatia: Capital

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Zagreb

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31
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Cyprus: Mythical King

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Pygmalion

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32
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Largest island in the Caribbean

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Cuba

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33
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Cyprus: First president

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Archbishop Makarios

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34
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Cuba: Former dictator - overthrown by Castro

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Fulgencio Batista

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35
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Cuba: Castro’s revolutionary aide

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Che Guevera

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36
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Cuba: Castro’s brother

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Raul

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37
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Cuba: US Naval Base

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Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo)

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38
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Cuba: Site of failed invasion - 1961

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Bay of Pigs

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39
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Cuba: Brothers pitching major league baseball

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Livan and Orlando Hernandez

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40
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Cuba: World high jump record holder

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Javier Satomayer

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41
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Denmark: Physicist

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Niels Bohr

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42
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Cuba: Capital

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Havana

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43
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Egypt: President after 1981

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Hosni Mubarak

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44
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Denmark: Philosopher

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Soren Kierkegaard

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45
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Egypt: River

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Nile

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46
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Egypt: Canal

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Suez

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47
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Egypt: Currency

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Pound

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48
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Egypt: largest pyramid

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Khufu (aka Cheops)

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49
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Egypt: King 1932-1952

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King Farouk

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50
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Egypt: King Farouk’s regin

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1932-1952

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51
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Egypt: Man who overthrew King Farouk - 1952

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Abdul Nasser

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52
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Egypt: second largest city

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Alexandria

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53
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Egypt: Nobel Peace Prize winner - 1979

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Anwar Sadat

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54
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largest city in Africa

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Cairo

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55
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Egypt: Amenhotep III’s son - 17th century BC

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Akhenaton

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56
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Egypt: Akhenaton’s wife

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Nefertiti

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57
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Egypt: Pharoh who died at age 18 - c. 1350 BC

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Tutankhamen

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58
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Egypt: 15th to 18th century AD dynasty

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Mamluk

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59
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Egypt: Pharoh who fathered 160 children

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Ramses II

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60
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Egypt: Christian sect

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Coptic

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61
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El Salvador: Capital

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San Salvador

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62
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El Salvador: President 1980-82 and 1984-89

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Jose Napolean Duarte

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63
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Egypt: President - 1970-1981

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Anwar Sadat

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64
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East Germany: Dividing wall

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Berlin Wall

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65
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Columbia: Capital

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Bogota

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66
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Denmark: Author

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Isak Dineson (Karen Blixen)

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67
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Denmark: Short story writer

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Hans Christian Anderson

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68
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Denmark: Piano comic

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Victor Borge

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69
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Denmark: Copenhagen harbor figure

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The Little Mermaid

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70
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Denmark: Copenhagen amusement park

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Tivoli Gardens

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71
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Dominican Republic: Capital

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Santo Domingo

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72
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Dominican Republic: Island

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Hispaniola

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73
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Egypt: Dam

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Aswan High Dam

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74
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East Germany: Capital

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East Berlin

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75
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Denmark: Explorer

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Vitus Bering

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76
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East Germany: Berlin Wall crossing point

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Brandenburg Gate

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77
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East Germany: Figure skater

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Katarina Witt

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78
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Ecuador: Capital

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Quito

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79
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Ecuador: Currency

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Sucre

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80
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Ecuador: Language

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Spanish

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81
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Ecuador: Second most widely spoken language

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Quechuan

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82
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Ecuador: Islands

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Galapagos Islands

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83
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Egypt: Capital and largest city

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Cairo

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84
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second largest island in the Caribbean

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Hispaniola

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85
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Canada: Game show host

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Alex Trebek

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86
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Chile: Capital

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Santiago

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87
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Canada: Liberal prime minster after 1993

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Jean Chretien

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88
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Canada: NW Territory lake

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Great Slave lake

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89
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Canada: Nova Scotia island

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Cape Breton

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90
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Canada: Nova Scotia French area

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Acadia

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91
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Canada: Nova Scotia ship builder

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Cunard - founded 1787

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92
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Canada: Newfoundland air traffic control center

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Gander

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93
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Canada: Montreal University

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Mcgill

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94
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Canada: Conservative prime minister 1984-1993

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Brian Mulroney

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95
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Canada: Snowbird singer

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Anne Murray

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96
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Canada: French-Canadian prime minister 1968-1979 and 1980-1984

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Pierre Trudeau

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97
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Canada: Number of provinces

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Ten

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98
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Canada: Alberta national park

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Banff

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99
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Canada: Alberta rodeo

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Calgary Stampede

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100
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Canada: Banff lake

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Lake Louise

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101
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Canada: Yukon gold rush area

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Klondike

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102
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Canada: Capitals named for Queen Victoria

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Victoria and Regina

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103
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Chad: Capital

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N’djamena

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104
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Columbia: Religion

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Roman Catholic

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105
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Canada: Comedian and actor

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Jim Carrey

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106
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Canada: Second Largest City

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Montreal

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107
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Canada: Capital of Ontario

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Toronto

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108
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Canada: Capital of Prince Edward Island

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Charlottetown

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109
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Canada: “The Cradle of the Waves” province

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Prince Edward Island

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110
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Canada: Capital of Quebec

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Quebec City

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111
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Canada: “The Maple Syrup” province

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Quebec

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112
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Canada: Capital of Saskatchewan

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Regina

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113
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Canada: Capital of Northwest Territory

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Yellowknife

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114
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Canada: Capital of Yukon Territory

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Whitehorse

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115
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Canada: Female prime minister - 1993

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Kim Campbell

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116
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Canada: Largest City

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Toronto

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117
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Chile: Revolutionary leader - 1817-23

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Bernardo O’Higgins

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118
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Canada: Largest Province

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Quebec

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119
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Canada: National Anthem

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O Canada

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120
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Canada: Largest Island

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Baffin Island

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121
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Canada: Northern most island

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Ellesmere Island

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122
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Canada: British Columbian island

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Vancouver Island

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123
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Canada: Longest River

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Mackenzie

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124
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Canada: Currency

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Dollar

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125
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Canada: Toronto Tower

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CN (Canadian National) Tower

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126
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Canada: Capital

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Ottawa

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127
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China: site of world’s largest McDonald’s

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Beijing

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128
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Chad: Desert

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Sahara

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129
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China: youth military

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Red Guard

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130
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China: Chinese-American architect

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I.M. Pei

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131
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China: Chinese-Amerian Sleuth

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Charlie Chan

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132
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China: Chinese self defense

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Kung fu

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133
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China: Desert

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Gobi

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134
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China: longest river

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Yangtze

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135
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China: second longest river

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Yellow

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136
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China: Head of government - 1976-1992

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Deng Xiaoping

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137
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China: root

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Ginseng

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138
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China: premier under Mao Tse-Tung

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Chou Enlai

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139
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China: Beijing square

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Tiananmen Square

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140
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China: Beijing temple

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Temple of Heaven

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141
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China: Beijing central area

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Forbidden city

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142
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China: Violent uprising - 1900

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Boxer rebellion

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143
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China: Industrial objective - 1956

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Great Leap Forward

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144
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China: Egalitarian movement - 1966

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Cultural Revolution

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145
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China: Art of Furniture arranging

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Feng Shui

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146
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Ireland: Province with cycle of stories

A

Ulster

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147
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China: Counting table

A

Abacus

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148
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China: Capital

A

Beijing (formerly Peking)

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149
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Chile: Marxist president - 1970-73

A

Salvador Allende

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Chile: Salvador Allende’s neice and author

A

Isabel Allende

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Chile: Man who overthrew Allende

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Augusto Pinochet

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152
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Chile: Currency

A

Peso

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Chile: Mountain

A

Aconcagua (with Argentina)

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Chile: Desert

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Atacama

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155
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Chile: Southern island

A

Tierra del Fuego

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Chile: Pacific island

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Easter Island (Papa Nui)

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157
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China: Current Premier

A

Jiang Zamin

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158
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Chile: Mineral held in large deposits

A

Copper

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159
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Columbia: Currency

A

Peso

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China: largest city

A

Shanghai

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China: currency

A

Yuan

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162
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China: major language dialects

A

cantonese and mandarin

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China: ancient northern china

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Cathay

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China: Ancient philosopher

A

Confucius

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China: last emperor

A

Pu-Yi

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China: Dynasty 1368-1644

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Ming Dynasty

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China: Communist revolutionary leader

A

Mao Tse-tung

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168
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Chile: Poet

A

Pablo Neruda

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169
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Scotland: Missionary in Africa and explorer

A

David Livingstone

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170
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Scotland: Robert I royal house

A

Bruce

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Scotland: Scottish “Robin Hood”

A

Rob Roy

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Scotland: Inventors

A

James Watt and Alexander Graham Bell

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Scotland: Philosopher and historian

A

David Hume

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174
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Scotland: Tea Magnate

A

Sir Thomas Lipton

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Scotland: Steel Magnate and Philanthropist

A

Andrew Carnegie

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Scotland: Poet and songwriter

A

Robert Burns (Caledonia’s poet)

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Spain: Capital

A

Madrid

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Scotland: Naturalist

A

John Muir

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Scotland: “Brave Hearted” leader

A

William Wallace

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180
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Scotland: Samuel Johnson’s mentor

A

James Boswell

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Scotland: Cabinet maker

A

Duncan Fife

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Scotland: Protestant leader

A

John Knox

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Scotland: Author who died in Samoa

A

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Scotland: Botanist

A

David Douglas (Douglas Fir)

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185
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Scotland: Pole tossing game

A

Caber tossing

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186
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Scotland: Dance

A

Highland Fling

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Senegal: Capital

A

Dakar

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Scotland: Robert Burns’ love

A

Mary Campbell

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189
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Scotland: Capital

A

Edinburgh

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Rwanda: Minority tribe

A

Tutsi

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Saudi Arabia: Capital

A

Riyadh

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192
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Saudi Arabia: Islamic holy cities

A

Mecca; Medina

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Saudi Arabia: Currency

A

Riyal

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Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia founder and king - 1925-1953

A

Ibn Saud

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Saudi Arabia: King - 1982-

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King Fahd

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Saudi Arabia: King - 1975-1982

A

King Khalid

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Saudi Arabia: King - 1964-1975

A

King Faisal

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Scotland: Royal house

A

Stuart

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World’s largest Peninsula

A

Arabian Peninsula

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Scotland: Jacobites supported him

A

Bonnie Prince Charlie

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Scotland: Largest City

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Scotland: Ancient name

203
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Scotland: City and breed of cattle

204
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Scotland: River

205
Q

Scotland: Islands

A

Inner and Outer Hebrides; Orkney

206
Q

Scotland: Highest mountain

207
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Scotland: Hills

A

Lammermoors

208
Q

Singapore: Currency

209
Q

Saudi Arabia: Peninsula

A

Arabian Peninsula

210
Q

South Korea: President - 1993-

A

Kim Dae Jung (Nobel Peace Prize)

211
Q

Sierra Leone: Capital

212
Q

South Africa: Prime minister 1989-1993 and Nobel Peace Prize winner - 1993

A

F.W. DeKlerk

213
Q

South Africa: Prime minister - 1993- and Nobel Peace Prize winner - 1993

A

Nelson Mandela

214
Q

South Africa: Mandela’s former wife

A

Winnie Mandela

215
Q

South Africa: Cape Colony prime minister - 1898

A

Cecil Rhodes

216
Q

South Africa: Heart transplant doctor

A

Dr. Christian Barnard

217
Q

South Africa: Female author

A

Nadine Gordimer

218
Q

South Africa: Female barefoot runner

219
Q

South Africa: Nonviolence advocate and Nobel peace Price winner - 1984

A

Desmond Tutu

220
Q

South Korea: Currency

221
Q

South Africa: Martyred leader

A

Steven Biko

222
Q

South Korea: President - 1948-1960

A

Syngman Rhee

223
Q

South Korea: President assassinated in 1979

A

Park Chung-Hee

224
Q

South Korea: Dividing parallel to the north

A

38th parallel

225
Q

South Korea: Major city in the southeast

226
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South Korea: Allied invasion site

227
Q

South Korea: Korean War armistice site - 1953

228
Q

South Korea: Symbol on flag

A

Yin and Yang

229
Q

The Philippines: Manila Bay Island

A

Corregidor

230
Q

South Korea: Capital

231
Q

South Africa: Southern Cape

A

Cape of Good Hope

232
Q

Russia: Nobel Peace Prize winner - 1975

A

Andrei Sakharov

233
Q

Singapore: Famous hotel

A

Raffles (where Singapore Sling invented)

234
Q

Slovakia: Capital

A

Bratislava

235
Q

Somalia: Capital

236
Q

South Africa: Executive Capital

237
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South Africa: Legislative Capital

238
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South Africa: Judicial Capital

A

Bloemfontein

239
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South Africa: Indian Ocean port

240
Q

South Africa: President 1984-1989

A

Pieter Botha

241
Q

South Africa: River

242
Q

Singapore: Capital

243
Q

South Africa: Provinces

A

Natal; Orang Free State; Transvaal; Cape

244
Q

South Africa: Currency

245
Q

South Africa: Gold coin

A

Krugerrand

246
Q

South Africa: Former segregation policy

247
Q

South Africa: Farmer

248
Q

South Africa: 19th century Boer leader

A

Paul Kruger

249
Q

South Africa: Playwright

A

Athol Fugard

250
Q

South Africa: Actress and dancer

A

Juliet Prowse

251
Q

South Africa: National park

A

Kruger National park

252
Q

Portugal: Royal names

A

Alfonso; Pedro

253
Q

Romania: Dictator deposed in 1989

A

Nikolae Ceausescu

254
Q

Poland: Astronomer

A

Nicolaus Copernicus

255
Q

Poland: Pianist and Prime Minister - 1919

A

Ignace Paderewski

256
Q

Poland: Dance

257
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Portugal: Capital

258
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Portugal: Currency

259
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Portugal: River

260
Q

Portugal: Atlantic island group

261
Q

Poland: Union leader and president - 1990-1995

A

Lech Walesa (won Nobel Peace Prize)

262
Q

Portugal: Instructor to future explorers

A

Prince Henry the Navigator

263
Q

Poland: union

A

Solidarity

264
Q

Portugal: Wine

265
Q

Portugal: Wine valley

266
Q

Romania: Capital

267
Q

Romania: Mountains

A

Transylvanian Alps (Carpathians)

268
Q

Romania: Sculptor

A

Constantin Brancusi

269
Q

Romania: Nomadic people

270
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Romania: Mad King

271
Q

Rwanda: Majority tribe

272
Q

Portugal: Dictator - 1933-1968

A

Antonio Salazar

273
Q

The Philippines: Former US airbase

274
Q

Ireland: Kissing Stone

A

Blarney Stone

275
Q

The only christian majority asian country

A

The Philippines

276
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The Philippines: second largest religious group

277
Q

The Philippines: Territorial governor - 1901

A

William Howard Taft

278
Q

The Philippines: Deposed President

A

Ferdinand Marcos

279
Q

The Philippines: Marcos’ wife - known for thousands of shoes

280
Q

The Philippines: Exiled and assassinated activist

A

Benigno Aquino

281
Q

The Philippines: Female President - 1986-1992

A

Corazon Aquino (Benigno’s wife)

282
Q

Poland: Composer and pianist

A

Frederic Chopin

283
Q

The Philippines: President - 1998 -

A

Joseph Estrada

284
Q

Romania: Gymnast

A

Nadia Comaneci

285
Q

The Philippines: Former US naval base

286
Q

The Philippines: Volcano

A

Mt. Pinitubo

287
Q

Poland: Capital and largest city

288
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Poland: Former capital

289
Q

Poland: port

A

Gdansk (aka Danzig)

290
Q

Poland: currency

291
Q

Poland: river

292
Q

Poland: Gdansk shipyard

A

Lenin Shipyard

293
Q

The Philippines: President - 1992-1998

A

Fidel Ramos

294
Q

Russia: Soviet dictator - 1929-1953

A

Josef Stalin

295
Q

Romania: Royalty

A

Carol I; Carol II

296
Q

Russia: Confederation

A

Commonwealth of Independent States

297
Q

Russia: Royal family

298
Q

Russia: “Terrible Tsar” - 1547-1564

A

Ivan the Terrible

299
Q

Russia: “Great Tsar” - 1682-1725

A

Peter the Great

300
Q

Russia: “Great” Tsarina - 1762-1796

A

Catherine the Great

301
Q

Russia: built the Hermitage

A

Catherine the Great

302
Q

Russia: Last Romanov Tsar - 1894-1918

A

Nicholas II

303
Q

Russia: Jewelled egg maker

304
Q

Russia: Soviet dictator - 1918-1924

A

Vladimir Lenin

305
Q

Russia: Labor camp

306
Q

Russia: Soviet premier - 1953-1964

A

Nikita Kruschev

307
Q

Russia: Soviet premier - 1964-1982

A

Leonid Brezhnev

308
Q

Russia: Soviet premier - 1982-1984

A

Yuri Andropov

309
Q

Russia: Soviet premier - 1984-1985

A

Constantine Chernyenko

310
Q

Russia: Soviet premier - 1985-1991

A

Mikhail Gorbachev (Nobel Peace Prize - 1990)

311
Q

Russia: Russian president - 1991-1999

A

Boris Yeltsin

312
Q

Russia: Russian president - 1999-

A

Vladimir Putin

313
Q

Spain: Mediterranean port - capital of Catalonia

314
Q

Russia: Interim prime minister - ousted in 1917

A

Alexander Kerensky

315
Q

Russia: Breakaway republic

316
Q

Romania: Gymnastics coach

A

Bela Karolyi

317
Q

Russia: Capital and largest City

318
Q

Russia: largest port

A

St. Petersburg

319
Q

Russia: Currency

320
Q

Russia: Flag colors

A

Red white and blue

321
Q

Russia: longest river

A

Volga (longest in europe)

322
Q

Russia: St. Petersburg river

323
Q

Russia: Siberian lake

A

Lake Baikal (world’s deepest)

324
Q

Russia: Triangular guitar

325
Q

Russia: News agency

326
Q

Rwanda: Capital

327
Q

Russia: World’s longest railroad

A

Trans Siberian Railroad

328
Q

Russia: Trans Siberian Railroad terminals

A

Moscow to Vladivostok

329
Q

Russia: Father of soviet H bomb

A

Andrei Sakharov

330
Q

Russia: Poet

A

Aleksandr Pushkin

331
Q

Russia: Dramatist

A

Nikolai Golgol

332
Q

Russia: Exiled author

A

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

333
Q

Russia: Mad monk

A

Grigori Rasputin

334
Q

Russia: Lenin’s majority

335
Q

Russia: former newspaper

A

Pravda (truth)

336
Q

Turkey: “Magnificent” Ottoman ruler - 1520-1566

A

Suleiman the Magnificent

337
Q

Turkey: Port and largest city

A

Istanbul (former Constantinople)

338
Q

Turkey: Currency

339
Q

Turkey: Peninsula

340
Q

Turkey: River

341
Q

Turkey: Mountain

A

Mt. Ararat

342
Q

Turkey: Lake

343
Q

Turkey: Empires

A

Byzantine; Ottoman

344
Q

South Korea: Female golfer

345
Q

Turkey: Byzantine Empire ruler - 527-565

A

Justinian I

346
Q

Tibet: Spiritual Leader

A

Dalai Lama (Nobel Peace Prize)

347
Q

Turkey: Istanbul inlet

A

Golden Horn

348
Q

Turkey: Istanbul strait

349
Q

Turkey: Istanbul shrine

A

Hagia Sophia

350
Q

Turkey: Istanbul Mosque

A

The Blue Mosque

351
Q

Uganda: Capital

352
Q

Uganda: Israeli raid city

353
Q

Uganda: former dictator

354
Q

Ukraine: Capital

355
Q

Turkey: President - 1923-1938

A

Kemal Ataturk

356
Q

Thailand: Capital

357
Q

Syria: Southern high ground - held by Israel

A

Golan Heights

358
Q

Taiwan: Capital

359
Q

Taiwan: Island

360
Q

Tanzania: Capital

361
Q

Tanzania: Former capital

A

Dar es Salaam

362
Q

Tanzania: Union of these former countries

A

Tanganyika and Zanzibar

363
Q

Tanzania: Language

364
Q

Tanzania: National Park

A

Serengeti National Park

365
Q

Turkey: Capital

366
Q

Thailand: Former name

367
Q

Trinidad and Tobago: Capital

A

Port-of-Spain

368
Q

Thailand: Northern City

369
Q

Thailand: Currency

370
Q

Thailand: Religion

371
Q

Thailand: Royalty

A

King Bhumibol

372
Q

Thailand: Resort Island

373
Q

Thailand: Peninsula

A

Malay Peninsula

374
Q

Tibet: Capital

375
Q

Ukraine: Sea

376
Q

Tanzania: Mountain

A

Kilimanjaro

377
Q

Yugoslavia: Capital

378
Q

Ukraine: Peninsula

379
Q

Vietnam: Site of French defeat - 1954

A

Dien Bien Phu

380
Q

Vietnam: North Vietnam leader - 1945-1969

A

Ho Chi Minh

381
Q

Vietnam: South Vietnam leader - Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1973

A

Le Duc Tho

382
Q

Wales: Capital

383
Q

Wales: Mineral found in large deposits

384
Q

Wales: Poet

A

Dylan Thomas

385
Q

Wales: Actor

A

Richard Burton

386
Q

Vietnam: Central port

387
Q

Wales: Welsh for William

388
Q

Vietnam: Gulf

389
Q

Yugoslavia: President - 1998-2000

A

Slobodan Milosevic

390
Q

Yugoslavia: Republics

A

Serbia; Montenegro

391
Q

Yugoslavia: Breakaway province

392
Q

Zambia: former name

A

Northern Rhodesia

393
Q

Zambia: Capital

394
Q

Zimbabwe: former name

A

Rhodesia (after Cecil Rhodes)

395
Q

Zimbabwe: Capital

A

Harare (former Salisbury)

396
Q

Zimbabwe: Head of government - 1987-

A

Robert Mugabe

397
Q

Wales: Welsh for James

398
Q

The Vatican: Capital

A

Vatican City

399
Q

Switzerland: Tennis player

A

Martina Hingis

400
Q

Ukraine: Plains

401
Q

Ukraine: Mountains

A

Carpathians

402
Q

Ukraine: Nuclear power plant

403
Q

Ukraine: Chicken dish

A

Chicken Kiev

404
Q

United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.): Capital

405
Q

Uruguay: Capital

A

Montevideo

406
Q

Uruguay: Currency

407
Q

Vietnam: Bay

408
Q

Uzbekistan: Sea

409
Q

Ukraine: Horse soldier

410
Q

The Vatican: Basilica

A

St. Peter’s

411
Q

The Vatican: chapel

A

Sistine chapel

412
Q

Venezuela: Capital

413
Q

Venezuela: Currency

414
Q

Venezuela: River

415
Q

Vietnam: Capital

416
Q

Vietnam: Southern capital

A

Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon)

417
Q

Vietnam: Rivers

A

Mekong; Red River

418
Q

Uzbekistan: Capital

419
Q

Spain: Royalty names

A

Alfonso XIII; Phillip II

420
Q

Surinam: Mountains

A

Wilhelmina Mountains

421
Q

Spain: The Uprising of the 2nd of May painter

A

Francisco Goya

422
Q

Spain: Islamic art

423
Q

Spain: Cubist

A

Pablo Picasso

424
Q

Spain: Guitarist

A

Andres Segovia

425
Q

Spain: Cellist

A

Pablo Casals

426
Q

Spain: Fortified wine

427
Q

Spain: National sport

A

Bull fighting

428
Q

Spain: 16th century military adventurers

A

Conquistadores

429
Q

Spain: King

A

Juan Carlos

430
Q

Spain: Spanish fleet - 1588

A

Spanish Armada

431
Q

Sri Lanka: Former name

432
Q

Sri Lanka: Capital

433
Q

Sri Lanka: Language

A

Singhalese

434
Q

Sri Lanka: Minority separatists

435
Q

Sri Lanka: Author

A

Arthur C. Clarke

436
Q

Sri Lanka: Main export

437
Q

Surinam: Former name

A

Dutch Guyana

438
Q

Syria: President - 1971-2000

A

Hafez al-Assad

439
Q

Spain: General

A

Francisco Franco

440
Q

Spain: Windmill region

441
Q

Spain: Southern port

442
Q

Spain: Currency

443
Q

Spain: Mediterranean islands

A

Balearic islands (Ibiza; Majorca)

444
Q

Spain: Peninsula

445
Q

Spain: French border mountains

446
Q

Spain: Central mountains

A

Sierra Nevada

447
Q

Spain: Tourist coast

A

Costa del Sol

448
Q

Spain: 13th to 15th century tribunal

A

Inquisition

449
Q

Spain: Toledo artist

450
Q

Spain: Conqueror of Moorish Valencia in 1091

451
Q

Surinam: Currency

452
Q

Spain: Indigenous people of Northern Spain

453
Q

Spain: Dialect of northern Spain

454
Q

Spain: Islamic sect

455
Q

Spain: Last Moorish kingdom

456
Q

Spain: Granada citadel

457
Q

Spain: King Ferdinand’s region of northeast Spain

458
Q

Spain: Queen Isabella’s region of central Spain

459
Q

Spain: Ferdinand and Isabella’s daughter

A

Catherine of Aragon

460
Q

Spain: Grand Inquisitor

A

Torquemada

461
Q

Switzerland: Rivers

A

Rhine; Rhone

462
Q

Surinam: Capital

A

Paramaribo

463
Q

Sweden: Feast

A

Smorgasbord

464
Q

Sweden: Turnip

465
Q

Switzerland: former name

466
Q

Switzerland: Capital

467
Q

Switzerland: Largest City

468
Q

Switzerland: Currency

469
Q

Switzerland: Zurich airport

470
Q

Sweden: Auto maker

471
Q

Switzerland: Lakes

A

Lake Geneva; Lake Zurich

472
Q

Sweden: Buxom actress

A

Anita Ekberg

473
Q

Switzerland: The “Gnomes of Zurich”

474
Q

Switzerland: Mountain

A

Matterhorn

475
Q

Switzerland: Protestant Reformer

A

John Calvin

476
Q

Switzerland: Philosopher

A

Jean Jacques Rousseau

477
Q

Switzerland: Male Psychiatrist

478
Q

Switzerland: Female Psychiatrist

A

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

479
Q

Switzerland: Long wooden horn

480
Q

The Philippines: Luzon peninsula (WWII battle site)

481
Q

Switzerland: Geographical districts

A

Cantons (23 total)

482
Q

Sweden: Swedish nightingale

A

Jenny Lind

483
Q

Surinam: Well known city

A

New Amsterdam

484
Q

Sudan: Capital

485
Q

Largest country in Africa - 10th largest in world

486
Q

Sudan: Rivers

A

Nile; White Nile; Blue Nile

487
Q

Sweden: Capital

488
Q

Sweden: Port and ship building center

489
Q

Sweden: University

490
Q

Sweden: Currency

491
Q

Sweden: Royal names

A

Christina; Oscar; Carl Gustav

492
Q

Sweden: 1970s singing group

493
Q

Syria: Capital

494
Q

Sweden: Playwright

A

August Strindberg

495
Q

Sweden: Prize fighter

A

Ingemar Johyansson

496
Q

Sweden: Botanist

A

Carolus Linnaeus (taught at Uppsala)

497
Q

Sweden: Assassinated leader

498
Q

Sweden: Diplomat who saved 100 thousand during holocaust

A

Raoul Wallenberg

499
Q

Sweden: Director

A

Ingmar Bergman

500
Q

Sweden: Actor

A

Max Von Sydow

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