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As a result of the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, the U.S. purchased from Spain portions of land that later became which present-day U.S. state with an Atlantic Coast?

Florida

The section of a river which flows into the sea where fresh and salt waters mix due to tidal currents is known by what term-estuary, headwaters, or tsunami?

Estuary

With a population of less than 10,000, Montpelier is the least populated state capital in the U.S. Montpelier is in which state?

Vermont

The Cuyuní River forms part of the border between Venezuela and what other country to its east?

Guyana

The Seikan Tunnel is a 33.5-mile-long railway tunnel going under the Tsugaru Strait and connecting Japan's Honshu Island with what island to its north?

Hokkaido

The headquarters for the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) are located near a large city in the Deccan Plateau. Name this city where Telugu is widely spoken.

Hyderabad

Manitoulin Island, the world's largest island in a freshwater lake, is in what North American lake?

Lake Huron

In terms of surface area, which is the smallest of the five Great Lakes?

Lake Ontario

Which mountain range is not in Alaska-the Chugach Mountains, Brooks Range, or Lewis Range?

Lewis Range

With a population of about 22,500, Birkirkara is the largest city in what Mediterranean island country?

Malta

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy among nations. city where German is the. IAEA headquarters are located in a European capital city where German is the official language. Name this capital city.

Vienna

Laos

Vientiane

Monterrey, capital of the state of Nuevo Leon, is which country's center of heavy industry including the iron and steel industry?

Mexico

Offshore oil wells in the Gulf of Campeche are an important source of revenue for which country?

Mexico

The Pacific Coast resort city of Mazatlán, which lies just south of the Tropic of Cancer, is in which country?

Mexico

St. Mary's River, which drains Lake Superior into Lake Huron, forms an international border separating which U.S. state from Ontario, Canada?

Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge, a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac, connects the upper and lower peninsulas of what state in the U.S.?

Michigan

Falafel is a fried ball or patty made from spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas. Falafel is a popular form of fast food in which part of Asia?

Middle East

Niger

Niamey

Visitors are drawn to the twin towns of Winston and Salem for their historic plantations, which were built on the riches of tobacco and cotton farming. The twirn towns of Winston and Salem, home of Wake Forest University, are located in which U.S. state?

North Carolina

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, a 23-mile-long facility that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, is in which U.S. state?

Virginia

To which state would you go to visit Chambers Island in Green Bay?

Wisconsin

Etesian winds, whose name is derived from the Greek word etesios, meaning annual, blow steadily from the north bringing cold continental air during the summer over which sea?

Aegean Sea

Name the body of water that lies between Greece and Anatolia.

Aegean Sea

Kabuli Palau, consisting of steamed rice with lentils, raisins, carrots and lamb, is a traditional dish in what landlocked Asian country?

Afghanistan

Shumlay, a drink made of yogurt, honey, and spices, is a traditional drink of the Pashtuns in which landlocked Asian country that borders Iran.

Afghanistan

With majority of Pashto-speaking people, Kandahar or Qandahar, is the second largest city in what landlocked country?

Afghanistan

Fresh water lakes Kivu and Edward are in which continent?

Africa

Hausa, a Chadic language, is a lingua franca among more than 40 million people in several countries in the western parts of what continent?

Africa

Offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Guinea is an important economic activity in what continent-Africa or Europe?

Africa

The CFA franc is the official monetary unit of more than 10 countries in the northern parts of what continent?

Africa

The Danakil Desert and the Danakil Depression are in which continent?

Africa

The Great Rift Valley, a massive fault line that extends about 4,000 miles north south, is marked with numerous fresh water lakes and volcanoes. The Great Rift Valley is in which continent?

Africa

The Maghreb was an ancient Arabic term for land in the northern parts of what continent?

Africa

The Oromo people of Hamitic origin are from the eastern part of what continent?

Africa

Tuareg people, nomadic tribal people of the Sahara that have been converted Islam by Arabs, speak a Berber language and live mostly in what continent?

Africa

What continent's northwest coastal area is settled by Berber people?

Africa

With a top speed of 14 miles an hour, the Black Mamba snake is the fastest land snake in the world. The Black Mamba is native to the southeastern part of what geographically diverse continent?

Africa

On what island is the capital city Honolulu located?

Oahu

The seven day festival of Kwanzaa is observed in the U.S. to celebrate and preserve the traditions of what heritage-Jewish, African-American, or Irish?

African-American

The city of Ghardaïa, renowned for its coarse goat hair carpets, is located in the Mzab Valley in the northern Sahara in what country?

Algeria

What is the biggest country in Africa by land area?

Algeria

What city, the second largest city in the Northern Territory, is situated near the geographic center of Australia?

Alice Springs

Liechtenstein's capital city of Vaduz is set in what mountain range?

Alps

Sable Island, located about 190 miles southeast of Nova Scotia, is renowned for its wild horses and shipwrecks. Sable Island is located in what ocean?

Atlantic Ocean

What river winds south through Grand Teton National Park, flows westward into Idaho, and then forms part of Idaho's border with Oregon before it empties into the Columbia River?

Snake River

Which river does not have headwaters in the state of Colorado--the Arkansas River, South Platte River, or Snake River?

Snake River

The Ona people, believed to be extinct, were expert archers who subsisted primarily by hunting guanacos, tuco-tucos, and other wild animals on what island that is separated from mainland South American by the Strait of Magellan?

Tierra del Fuego

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, bordering the Australian state of Western Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia, is an arm of what sea?

Timor Sea

The Philippines does not have a coast on which sea-the Sulu Sea, South China Sea, or Timor Sea?

Timor Sea

Albania

Tirana

Which country's flag includes the yin-yang symbol and trigrams from the I-Ching?

South Korea

Because of the low gradient of the land, the headwaters of the White Nile and its major tributaries overflow, resulting in 30,000 square miles of swampy area called Sudd in what country?

South Sudan

Mt. Cook, the highest mountain peak in New Zealand, is in which mountain range?

Southern Alps

Andalusia, a region where flamenco dance is considered to have originated, is part of which country?

Spain

ETA, the Basque nationalist and separatist organization fighting for a separate country, claims to represent all the Basques living in southwestern France and what other country?

Spain

The city of Freetown was founded in 1792 as a land for freed African American slaves. Today, the city of Freetown is the largest city and the principal port of Sierra Leone. Freetown is a port city on what ocean?

Atlantic Ocean

Which city is closest to the International Date Line-Auckland, Mumbai, or London?

Auckland

Excluding Antarctica, which continent has the lowest population density?

Australia

Kakadu National Park, situated on the Van Diemen Gulf which is connected to the Timor Sea by the Dundas Strait, is home to the indigenous people of what country?

Australia

Lake Eyre, which is normally dry with exposed salt pans, on rare occasions fills completely to become the largest lake in which country?

Australia

Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, and Port Pirie are cities on the southern coast of what large country in the Southern Hemisphere?

Australia

Qantas Airways, nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo," is the national airline of which country?

Australia

The Barossa Valley, located about 35 miles northeast of Adelaide, is a major wine-producing region in which country?

Australia

The Sydney Opera House on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbor is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. What country would you visit to see a show in the Sydney Opera House?

Australia

The sparsely populated Kimberley Plateau, with a small mining industry, is located in the northwestern region of which country?

Australia

Uluru, also called Ayers Rock, is one the largest monoliths in the world and is a natural icon for what country?

Australia

In addition to the capital city, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Graz are major cities in what European country?

Austria

To which country would you go to see the Salzburg Festival, an annual music festival held in the city of Salzburg, where the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born?

Austria

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Which clouds are lower-cirrus or cumulus?

Cumulus

The equator and the International Date Line intersect in which ocean? A) Arctic B) Atlantic C) Indian D) Pacific

D) Pacific

Which American city is nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love?" A) Miami B) Richmond C) Pittsburgh D) Philadelphia

D) Philadelphia

Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls opens in the mountains near Segovia during a civil war in which country? A) Russia B) Switzerland C) Canada D) Spain

D) Spain

Skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics will ski / have skied down the slopes of which mountains? A) Pocono B) Rwenzori C) Caucasus D) Taebaek

D) Taebaek

With around 150,000 vehicle crossings a day, the Fredhlls Tunnel in the city of Stockholm is one of the most traveled tunnels in Europe. In which country is Fredhälls Tunnel located?

Sweden

The city of Allahabad, located at the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna Rivers, is in the most populated state in India. Name this Indian state that has a population of over 200 million.

Uttar Pradesh

In July 2007, prosecutors issued the first indictment of a Khmer Rouge leader on charges of crimes against humanity. The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, massacred about 1.5 million people or about 20 percent of the country's total population in the 1970s. The Khmer Rouge was the ruling political party of which Southeast Asian country?

Cambodia

The Indomitable Lions is the nick name for which African country's soccer team whose home stadium is in the city of Yaoundé?

Cameroon

With a population of about three million people, Douala is the largest city in which African country whose flag consists of three vertical green, red, and yellow stripes and a yellow star in the center?

Cameroon

AIthough this country ranks second in the world in terms of land area, it has the longest coastline in the world. Name this country

Canada

Cape Chidley at the northeastern tip of the Labrador Peninsula is part of which country?

Canada

Located on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, and adjoining Banff and Kootenay National Parks, Yoho National Park is the oldest national park in what country?

Canada

The Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo festival held every July, attracts over one million visitors a year. What North American country would you visit to see the Calgary Stampede?

Canada

The Grand Banks is a region where the Labrador Current mingles with the Gulf Stream Current resulting plankton rich water and thus making it one of the world's leading fishing grounds. The Grand Banks is off the coast of which country?

Canada

Tenerife Island, a Spanish island, is the largest of what group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Morocco.

Canary Islands

Australia

Canberra

The Ebro River rises near the north coast of Spain, runs parallel to the French border in an easterly direction, and flows out into the Mediterranean Sea. In what mountains, which are considered a western extension of the Pyrenees, are the headwaters of the Ebro River located?

Cantabrian Mountains

What is the southernmost point of the continent of Africa?

Cape Agulhas

Table Mountain, a flat topped mountain that is of South Africa's most famous one landmarks, forms a dramatic setting for the harbor of what city?

Cape Town

South Africa

Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein

Praia is the capital city of what Portuguese-speaking island country off the coast of western Africa?

Cape Verde

Venezuela

Caracas

What technique do scientists use to approximate the age of fossilized remains of plants and animals-carbon dating or remote sensing?

Carbon dating

The Volga-Don Shipping Canal, a 63-mile-long canal together with the lower Volga and the lower Don Rivers, provides the most direct navigable connection between the Sea of Azov and what other body of water?

Caspian Sea

The Ubangi River, the longest tributary of the Congo River, forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what landlocked country?

Central African Republic

Buzkashi or kokpar is a sport in which teams on horseback compete to gain possession and propel an object to a scoring area. Buzkashi is a popular sport in what part of the world-Central Asia or Central America?

Central Asia

Libya and its neighboring country have had several armed disagreements over the Aozou Strip, which contains deposits of uranium and manganese. To which country did the International Court of Justice award the Aozou Strip in 1994?

Chad

Xerophytes, plants that have adapted to harsh conditions by storing water and by developing abilities such as imbibing water from condensed atmospheric moisture, can be found in what country-Chile, Burundi, or Sri Lanka?

Chile

The driving distance between the cities of Ningbo and Shanghai was reduced by 75 miles when the 22.5-mile-long Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened on May 2, 2008. In which country is Hangzhou Bay Bridge located?

China

What city in the state of Ohio is located at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River?

Cleveland

In meteorology, an okta is a measure of the amount of what?

Cloud cover

Indonesia and Vietnam are leading Asian producers of what beverage crop?

Coffee

A fjord, from Old Norse fjörthr, is best described as a narrow sea inlet extending deep into a steep cliffside. Are fjords more common in cold or warm climates?

Cold climates

What South American country whose flag consists of three yellow, blue, and red horizontal stripes was formerly known as New Granada?

Colombia

Which South American country has coasts on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea?

Colombia

Archeologists have discovered artifacts belonging to ancient Anasazi people in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and the southwestern parts of which other state?

Colorado

Cliff dwellings constructed by the Anasazi can be found in Mesa Verde National Park in which state?

Colorado

Just west of the city of Boulder are imposing slabs of sedimentary stones known as the Flatirons. The city of Boulder, where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains, is in which state?

Colorado

Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains and the second highest peak in 48 contiguous states, is in which state?

Colorado

The Rocky Mountain ski resort towns of Aspen and Vail are in which state?

Colorado

The Sawatch Mountains, a branch of the Rocky Mountains, form part of the Continental Divide in which state that has the headwaters of the North Platte, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers?

Colorado

Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest artificial lakes in the U.S, were created by damming what river?

Colorado River

The Green, San Juan, Gunnison, and Gila Rivers are tributaries of what major river in the western U.S.?

Colorado River

What river do you cross to enter California from Arizona?

Colorado River

The Astoria Bridge, connecting the towns of Astoria, Oregon, to Megler, Washington, spans what river?

Columbia River

The Grand Coulee Dam produces more electricity than any other hydroelectric facility in the U.S. The Grand Coulee Dam is on what river?

Columbia River

The city of Portland, Oregon, lies at the confluence of what two rivers?

Columbia and Willamette Rivers

Malebo Pool, formerly known as Stanley Pool, contains the Île Mbamou. Malebo Pool is a shallow lake-like widening in the lower reaches of what river?

Congo River

What river along with its tributary, the Ubangi River, provides an important transport artery for river boats between Bangui and Brazzaville?

Congo River

What river has the highest annual water flow in Africa?

Congo River

The Malecón is a famous esplanade which stretches for four miles along the coast in Havana. Which Caribbean country would you visit to stroll along Havana's Malecón?

Cuba

The Ore Mountains are a mountain range which form a natural border between Saxony in Germany and what country?

Czech Republic

The city of Brno, located in the historical region of Moravia, is the second largest city in what central European country?

Czech Republic

Which country has not experienced a famine in the past 60 years? A) Sudan B) China C) Somalia D) Denmark

D) Denmark

Which Canadian city has the fewest fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team? A) Toronto B) Mississauga C) Hamilton D) Iqaluit

D) Iqaluit

David Sedaris wrote the essay "Consider the Lobster" about a food festival in which state? A) Nebraska B) Utah C) Idaho D) Maine

D) Maine

Which biome is least prevalent in Canada? A) Tundra B) Taiga C) Deciduous Forests D) Mangroves

D) Mangroves

The demise of the monarchy in which predominantly Hindu country was perhaps hastened when Crown Prince Dipendra gunned down his relatives in 2001? A) Maldives B) India C) Pakistan D) Nepal

D) Nepal

Which state is not also the name of a river that flows through or past it? A) Mississippi B) Tennessee C) Missouri D) New Hampshire

D) New Hampshire

Monocle Magazine ranked which capital city as having the world's highest quality of life in 2017? A) Damascus B) Ulaanbataar C) Dhaka D) Tokyo

D) Tokyo

Syria

Damascus

This city is famous for its ancient markets, museums, remnant Roman walls, and the eighth century Umayyad Mosque, considered one of the world's finest examples of Islamic architecture. Name this capital city that is northeast of the Sea of Galilee.

Damascus

During October, 2010, highly toxic red sludge from a Hungarian aluminum factory's reservoir entered what major river and threatened an ecological disaster?

Danube River

In june 2013, the New Europe Bridge opened connecting the cities of Calafat in Romania to Vidin in Bulgaria. The New Europe Bridge spans what important river?

Danube River

The passenger train, the Ghan, runs between Adelaide and what other city that is the largest in the Northern Territory?

Darwin

Wilmington, on the Brandywine River, is the largest city in what state?

Delaware

What river rises on the western slopes of the Catskill Mountains and forms the boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey?

Delaware River

Which river does not empty into Chesapeake bay-the Susquehanna River, Potomac River, or Delaware River?

Delaware River

The Transpeninsular Line separates Maryland from Delaware. On which peninsula is this line located?

Delmarva Peninsula

The mineral rich Katanga Province, whose capital is Lubumbashi, is in the southeastern part of which country?

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ties between China and Japan have been strained by a territorial dispute over a group of tiny uninhabited islands known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Islands in China. These islands are located in what body of water?

East China Sea

Guayaquil, the main outlet for bananas, cacao, and other exports through its Pacific Ocean port, has evolved into the largest city and the leading economic center for which South American country?

Ecuador

Located slightly north of the 1°30' south latitude line, the snowcapped inactive volcano Chimborazo in the Andes Mountains has an elevation of 20,702 feet. Chimborazo's peak is the highest point in which country?

Ecuador

The Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens,full of archeological treasures dating back to 1500 BC, are famous tourist attractions in which country?

Egypt

The city of Alexandria, which once had a famous lighthouse that is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, is an important port city on the Mediterranean Sea in what present-day country?

Egypt

Which country is not a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)-Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Venezuela?

Egypt

Dutch is a not widely spoken in which country-the Netherlands, Suriname, or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea

Name the Spanish-speaking country in central Africa which consists of a mainland region called Mbini, formerly known as Rio Muni, and several islands in the Gulf of Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea

Name the small country in central Africa whose income has increased significantly since the 1996 discovery of offshore oil in the Gulf of Guinea near Bioko Island on which the country's capital, Malabo, is located.

Equatorial Guinea

The deposits from streams that flow subglacially are known to form curvy ridges of gravel that are many miles in length and several hundred feet in height. These ridges are known by what term?

Eskers

During July of each year, the small city of Viljandi, located about 60 miles west of Lake Peipus, gets swamped with visitors enjoying the Viljandi Folk Music Festival. What country would you visit to participate in this festival that celebrates European folk music?

Estonia

Injera, a fermented thin flatbread made of a native grain, teff, is a staple food for people in what landlocked African country?

Ethiopia

Ras Dashen, located about 200 miles from the Red Sea, is the highest mountain peak in what landlocked African country?

Ethiopia

The Ilemi Triangle, a small region in central Africa, is claimed by South Sudan, Kenya, and what other country?

Ethiopia

The Tekeze Wenz River forms part of the border between Eritrea and what other country from which it gained independence in 1993?

Ethiopia

The formation of Eritrea as a separate country in 1993 made which country landlocked?

Ethiopia

The Cantabrian Mountains, which extend about 300 miles east-west, are located in what continent?

Europe

The Organization for Economic was founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and commerce and had 33 member countries as of January 1, 2011. Co-operation and Development (OECD) Most member countries of the OECD are in which continent?

Europe

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which continent-Asia, Europe, or North America?

Europe

The islands of Jersey and Guernsey are in which continent?

Europe

The addition of mineral nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous to lakes by farm runoffs is an example of what process-erosion, eutrophication, or veering?

Eutrophication

What kinds of plants are more dominant in high boreal forests-evergreens or deciduous trees?

Evergreens

The Orinoco, an important river in Venezuela, is a tributary of the Amazon River. True or False?

False

True or False-The U.S.A. has made a formal land claim in Antarctica.

False

The two largest islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, comprise about 85 percent of the land area of what Pacific island country, about half of whose population are descendants of laborers from British India?

Fiji

Lake Saimaa, the fourth largest lake in Europe, is in what country that fought the Winter War against Russia during 1939-1940?

Finland

Roquefort cheese, produced with techniques developed in 11th century, is aged for more than three months in the limestone caves of Combalou near the city of Toulouse. Authentic roquefort cheese is product of what country?

France

The Gulf of Lion, on which the port city of Marseille lies, is an extension of the Mediterranean Sea. The Gulf of Lion is in what country?

France

The Normandy region, which was the location of a massive Allied invasion during the World War II, is in which country?

France

The Saint Pierre and Miquelon Islands, off the coast of Newfoundland, are an overseas territory of which European country?

France

The Treaty of Versailles, one of the peace treaties that ended World War I, was signed on June 28, 1919 in the famous Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in which country?

France

The city of Dijon, a shipping center for Burgundy wines produced in the surrounding areas, is in which European country?

France

Germany's busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic is located in which city?

Frankfurt

Lufthansa, whose corporate headquarters is located in the city of Cologne, is the national airlines of which country?

Germany

More than eighty million people live in the European Union's most populous member country. Name this country

Germany

Much to the displeasure of mountain climbers, which country constructed a viewing platform for tourists on its highest peak, Mount Zugspitze?

Germany

President Barack Obama placed a white, long-stemmed rose on a memorial site in Buchenwald concentration camp on June 5, 2009, in what European country?

Germany

The Baltic Sea islands of Rügen and Fehmarn are the two largest islands of what country?

Germany

The Black Forest, where the headwaters of the Danube River are located, is in the southwest corner of which country?

Germany

The European Space Operations Centre, which served as the main mission control center for the robotic space probe that landed on a comet in November 2014, is in the city of Darmstadt. The city of Darmstadt is located in the Frankfurt metropolitan region of which country?

Germany

The Potsdam Conference, a major post-World War II conference among the Allied Powers took place in July, 1945, in Cecilienhof Palace to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. Cecilienhof Palace is in which present-day country?

Germany

The Ruhr Valley, an industrial area with cities such as Essen, Bochum, and Dortmund, is in which European country?

Germany

The city of Passau is known as the City of Three Rivers because it is located at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers. In June 2013, Passau suffered the worst flooding in 500 years that affected many areas in Bavaria. The city of Passau is located in what country?

Germany

Which one of the Central Powers of World War I was ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm?

Germany

The Oder River, which starts in northeastern Czech Republic, forms the boundary between what two countries before it empties into the Baltic Sea?

Germany and Poland

An icon of African cultural heritage around the world, kente cloth made by the Ashanti people is identified by its dazzling, multicolored patterns of bright colors, geometric shapes, and bold designs. Kente cloth is native to which West African country?

Ghana

Built in 1482, St George's Castle in Elmina served as a prison for Africans who were forced into slavery. In which former English colony bordering Cote d'lvoire is St. George's Castle?

Ghana

Lake Volta, the world's largest manmade lake, was created as result of the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River. Lake Volta lies in which country on the Gulf of Guinea?

Ghana

Located near important coalfields and steel-producing areas, what port city on the Clyde River grew during the Industrial Revolution to become the largest city in Scotland?

Glasgow

Catholic Christians are not the majority in which country-France, Greece, or Argentina?

Greece

Crete and the Cyclades Islands belong to what country on the Mediterranean Sea?

Greece

The Corinth Canal dug across the Isthmus of Corinth in late 1800s to connect the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea is in what country?

Greece

The Dodecanese, which literally means twelve islands, are a group of more than 50 islands in the Aegean Sea and belong to what country?

Greece

The Mani Peninsula, a mountainous region that is flanked by the Laconian and the Messenian Gulfs is also known by its medieval name Maina. The Mani Peninsula, home of Maniots, is in what European country?

Greece

The Peloponnisos (or Peloponnesus) Peninsula is a part of which European country?

Greece

The Pindus Mountains, separating the regions of Thessaly and Epirus, are in which country on the Balkan Peninsula?

Greece

Thrace, a historical area in eastern Europe, is in present-day Turkey, Bulgaria and what other country?

Greece

Which southeastern European country is officially known as the Hellenic Republic?

Greece

Lake Prespa in southwestern Macedonia borders which two other countries in the Balkan Peninsula?

Greece and Albania

What two languages are most widely spoken on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus?

Greek and Turkish

What Chinese provincial capital city, located in southern China on the Pearl River, is formerly known as Canton-Guangzhou, Shanghai or Chengdu?

Guangzhou

A chuchito, which literally means little dog in Spanish, resembles a Mexican tamale. Chuchitos are native to the cuisine of what Central American country that borders Mexico?

Guatemala

Lake Atitlan and Lake Izabal are the two largest natural lakes in which country that is the most populated in Central America?

Guatemala

The headwaters of three major African rivers, the Niger, Gambia, and Senegal Rivers, are located in Fouta Djallon, a highland region in West Africa. Fouta Djallon, which receives a great deal of rainfall, is in which country?

Guinea

Hindi is not the most widely spoken language in which Indian state-Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, or Gujarat?

Gujarat

Name the gulf on which Egypt, Israel, and Jordan have coastlines.

Gulf of Aqaba

Name the gulf that is bordered by Latvia and Estonia.

Gulf of Riga

The Song Hong River, also known as the Red River, flows through the city of Hanoi and empties into what body of water?

Gulf of Tonkin

Kaieteur Falls, one of the highest single-drop waterfalls, is on the Potaro River in which English-speaking South American country?

Guyana

The Essequibo River is the longest river in which country that borders both Venezuela and Suriname?

Guyana

Venezuela touches Colombia, Brazil, and which small country to its east?

Guyana

Flat-topped underwater mountains on the sea floor that are commonly found in the Pacific Ocean are known by what term-guyots or aquabuttes?

Guyots

Inselbergs, Bornhardts, and Kopjes are all forms of what physical feature-glaciers, hills, or winds?

Hills

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are the three main deities of what religion practiced in Nepal?

Hinduism

Which former capital city-Vietnam's largest city and financial hub-is in the delta of the Mekong River?

Ho Chi Minh City

Ash clouds from the Eyjafjallajökull [eya fyatla yokul] volcano disrupted aviation in Europe during April and May 2010. Eyjafjallajökull is in which country?

Iceland

Coeur d'Alene Lake, with a namesake city next to it, is located about 25 miles east of Spokane across the border in which state?

Idaho

The Bitterroot Range, a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains, runs along the border of Montana and which other state?

Idaho

Which two states touch both the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers?

Illinois and Kentucky

A country's Lorenz curve or a Gini coefficient may be used for measuring what aspect of a development-income inequality, trade surplus, or labor productivity?

Income inequality

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport are located in which country?

India

China and what other neighboring country are the world's top two producers of tea?

India

Idli , dosa, and vada are typical food items of Tamil- and Telugu-speaking people in the southern parts of which country?

India

Lakshadweep, a small archipelago whose name literally means hundred thousand islands in the Malayalam language, lies about 200 miles off the coast of Kerala state in the Arabian Sea. Lakshadweep is a part of which country?

India

The Coromandel Coast, consisting of coastlines in the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, is in which country?

India

The Ganges Plain, home to about 500 million people, is in which country?

India

The annual spring time festival of Holi, where people douse one another in colors, is celebrated in the Hindi-speaking belt of what country?

India

The dhoti is a traditional garment for men for the lower part of the body. It consists of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips and legs. What country would you visit to see men wearing dhotis in the cities of Allahabad and Patna?

India

The rock shelters of Bhimbetka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located in the state of Madhya Pradesh and are said to hold some of the earliest evidence of human habitation. The Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in which country?

India

The town of Shravana Belagola, in the state of Karnataka, is one of the most important pilgrim centers for followers of the Jain religion. In which country is Shravana Belagola?

India

Unmarried women and young girls in Pakistan and what other country to its east wear long flowing trousers called shalwar and a long blouse called a kameez?

India

Diego Garcia, a coral island administered by the U.K, is the site of a U.S. naval facility. Diego Garcia Island is in which ocean?

Indian Ocean

Starting near Somalia's border with Ethiopia, the Jubba River flows south into what ocean?

Indian Ocean

The Limpopo River empties into which body of water?

Indian Ocean

The South African city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal state is a major port on what large body of water?

Indian Ocean

The spectacular sea cliffs of Moher in County Clare rise to more than 600 feet above the Atlantic Ocean and are the most visited tourist attraction of what European Country?

Ireland

Located in the northern Galilee region, Mount Meron, known as Jebel Jarmaq in Arabic, is the highest point in which Mediterranean country?

Israel

Scientists were able to germinate a 2,000-year-old date palm seed found in the excavations at Masada, an ancient fortress of the Jewish people, in what present- day country?

Israel

The city of Beersheba in the Negev is in which country?

Israel

The town of Tiberias on the west coast of the Sea of Galilee is in which country?

Israel

The Costiera Amalfitana or Amalfi Coast is widely considered one of Europe's most scenic stretches of coastline with picturesque villages clinging precariously to steep sea cliffs and breathtaking rocky shoreline vistas. To which country would you go to see the Amalfi Coast's Mediterranean landscape?

Italy

The Sorrentine Peninsula or Sorrento Peninsula that juts into the Tyrrhenian Sea separating the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno, is in which country?

Italy

What Caribbean country located in the Greater Antilles group of islands hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1966?

Jamaica

Mount Fuji is an iconic symbol for what East Asian country?

Japan

Nagano, the host city for the 1998 Winter Olympics, is located on the island of Honshu in which country?

Japan

On special occasions such as weddings and funerals, women from what island country wear a traditional robe called a kimono that is tied around the waist with a sash called an obi and worn with sandals called zori?

Japan

South Korea and which other country co-hosted the soccer world cup in 2002?

Japan

Students interested in learning to create kakemono, a traditional art form of silk or paper wall hangings with painting or calligraphy, can travel to the city of Sendai in which country?

Japan

Traditional restaurants in cities such as Nagoya, Sapporo, and Kobe offer oshibori, a hot wet towel to clean one's hands before eating, Oshibori is a common sight in the restaurants of what country?

Japan

Which country is not a major exporter of rice-U.S.A., Thailand, or Japan?

Japan

What language, spoken in East Asia, is traditionally written in three forms, Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana, although romanization is also used?

Japanese

What is the most populated island in the world?

Java

A narrow, high-altitude, high-velocity stream of air that affects civilian aviation is known by what term-jet stream or wind turbulence?

Jet stream

In terms of volume, Lake Cumberland is the largest artificial lake east of the Mississippi River in the U.S. Lake Cumberland is in which state north of Tennessee?

Kentucky

Lake Turkana, Sibiloi National Park, and the Chalbi Desert are important features of which African country?

Kenya

Masai Mara Game Park, famous for its lions, is one of the most visited parks in which East African country?

Kenya

The Nairobi-Mombasa railway and road divide Tsavo National Park, famous for large numbers of elephants and black rhinoceroses, in what country?

Kenya

The nyatiti is a type of stringed folk instrument native to the western part of what East African country whose largest seaport city is Mombasa?

Kenya

Tiny Migingo Island, located in the northeastern portion of Lake Victoria, is about the size of half a football field. Migingo Island is currently in dispute between Uganda and what other country?

Kenya

Democratic Republic of Congo

Kinshasa

Outside of Europe, what are the two closest capital cities in the world?

Kinshasa and Brazzaville

What island country in Micronesia straddled both the equator and the International Date Line until 1995-Kiribati or Fiji?

Kiribati

Issyk Kul, located in the Tian Shan Mountains, is the second largest saltwater lake in the world. Issyk Kul is in the northeastern part of which country?

Kyrgyzstan

The komuz, a small lute-like instrument with a long neck and three strings, is a traditional folk instrument of which country whose capital, in the Chu River Valley, was known as Frunze from 1926-1991.

Kyrgyzstan

Jengish Chokusu, which in the local language means Victory Peak, is the highest peak in the Tian Shan Mountain Range and lies which two countries' border?

Kyrgyzstan and China

In mid-2010, protests between the ethnic Muslims and minority Christians in the city of Osh became violent. Osh, one of the oldest settlements in Central Asia, is the second largest city in which country?

Kyrgyzstar

The condition characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial region of the eastern Pacific Ocean is known by what Spanish name?

La Niña

Which team sport is considered to be of Native American origin-lacrosse basketball, or ice hockey?

Lacrosse

During the summer of 2014, nearly half a million residents of Toledo, Ohio, had to shut off tap water because of toxins caused by a massive algae bloom in the nearby lake that is the source of drinking water. What Great Lake is the source of drinking water for the residents of Toledo?

Lake Erie

The Niagara River, which includes Niagara Falls, connects Lake Ontario to what lake?

Lake Erie

Name the largest freshwater lake in Europe.

Lake Ladoga

The city of Milwaukee is on the shores of what great lake?

Lake Michigan

Which Great Lake is located entirely within the U.S-Lake Michigan or Lake Erie?

Lake Michigan

Name the Great Lake(s) that the state of Wisconsin touches.

Lake Michigan, Lake Superior

Five counties in southern Florida meet at a single point over what shallow freshwater lake that is divided among these counties?

Lake Okeechobee

The downward movement of earth or rock along slopes that is generally prompted by increased precipitation or snow melt is called what?

Landslide

The khaen, a mouth organ made of a reed and bamboo pipes, is traditional in the music of what landlocked Indo-Chinese country?

Laos

The Lena River flows into which sea that is separated from the East Siberian Sea by the New Siberian Islands?

Laptev Sea

Ceviche, a citrus marinated seafood appetizer, is popular in what part of the world-Latin America or the Middle East?

Latin America

What Baltic country adopted the euro as its official currency on January 1, 2014?

Latvia

The northern part of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea is called-Laurasia or Gondwanaland?

Laurasia

The International Olympic Committee, whose membership consists of 205 national Olympic committees, is based in which city that is the capital of Vaud Canton?

Lausanne

The downward movement of water through soil which results in the removal of water-soluble minerals from the upper layers and their accumulation in groundwater or a lower soil zone is called what?

Leaching

Which is an example of non-point source pollution-discharge from a chemical factory into a wash, discharge from a ship at sea, or leaching of excess fertilizer to groundwater?

Leaching of fertilizer to groundwater

Magnificent ruins of temples from the first century Roman city of Heliopolis can be seen today in the town of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley. Baalbek is now the most visited tourist city in what eastern Mediterranean country?

Lebanon

What country, a neighbor of Israel on the Mediterranean Sea, has a green cedar tree on its flag?

Lebanon

What small landlocked African nation was formerly known as Basutoland?

Lesotho

Subsistence agriculture is generally observed in what countries-less developed countries, developed countries, or capitalistic countries?

Less developed countries

Which city is not on the Ohio River-Cincinnati, Lexington, or Louisville?

Lexington

Potala and Norbulingka palaces, former residences of spiritual leaders, the Dalai Lamas, are in what Asian city

Lhasa

The Potala Palace, a treasure of Tibetan history, religion, and culture, is in which city?

Lhasa

Gabon

Libreville

Misratah, a city at the western edge of the Gulf of Sidra, is the third largest city in which African country?

Libya

Name the landlocked European nation whose official language is German, which has no army, and which adopted the Swiss franc as its currency in 1921

Liechtenstein

Name the small principality set high in the Alps astride the Rhine River and between Switzerland and Austria.

Liechtenstein

Pesto sauce is believed to have originated in what northwestern Italian coastal region whose biggest city, Genoa, is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus?

Liguria

Which of these lines on a map is not an isopleth-a line connecting points of equal snow depth, a line connecting points of equal rainfall, or a line connecting fresh water lakes?

Line connecting fresh water lakes

Which country does not have a shoreline on the Gulf of Finland-Russia, Estonia, or Lithuania?

Lithuania

What is an important characteristic of anoxic water found deep in blue holes off the coast of the Bahamas— little dissolved oxygen or high iron content?

Little dissolved oxygen

The ancient city of Timbuktu near the Niger River is in which African country?

Mali

The kora, a stringed instrument, and the balafon, a wooden xylophone with gourds are important instruments for the Jali music of what landlocked West African country that is named after an ancient empire?

Mali

Ireland and which other small European island country are majority Roman Catholic?

Malta

Name the small island country located about 60 miles south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

Malta

Philippines

Manila

The headquarters for the Asian Development Bank are located in what large city at the mouth of the Pasig River?

Manila

The small town of Churchill, famous for the many polar bears that move around in the autumn season, is on the shores of Hudson Bay in what Canadian prairie province?

Manitoba

The weeklong Folklorama festival that celebrates various ethnic cultures in the city of Winnipeg attracts about half a million people every year to which Canadian province?

Manitoba

Name the thick layer of the Earth's interior that lies between the crust and the core

Mantle

The Mohorovičić discontinuity, usually referred to as the Moho, is the boundary between the Earth's crust and what layer that lies below the crust?

Mantle

The Battle of Lexington and Concord, considered to be the first battle of the American Revolution, was fought in what present-day state?

Massachusetts

The islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are in which New England state?

Massachusetts

The Alboran Sea is the westernmost extension of what larger sea?

Mediterranean Sea

Tourism on the Balearic Islands is an important source of revenue for Spain. The Balearic Islands are in which body of water?

Mediterranean Sea

Which river touches more than one country-the Yangtze, Ob, or Mekong?

Mekong River

Mariachi bands playing traditional music wear the charro suit consisting of a heavily embroidered jacket and matching pants and a wide brimmed hat known as a sombrero. Which country would you visit to listen to mariachi bands in the states of Zacatecas, Michoacán, and Nayarit?

Mexico

Tiburon Island, located in the Gulf of California, is the largest island in what country?

Mexico

Mexico

Mexico City

Hummus is a dip or spread made from cooked mashed chickpeas blended with olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, and garlic. Hummus is a popular food item in what part of Asia?

Middle East

The cold dry wind that blows southward in winter and spring affecting the Rhone Valley in southern France is known by what name?

Mistral

A busy seaport on the Gulf of Mexico is Alabama's second largest city. Name this city

Mobile

Przewalski's horses, which were hunted to near extinction, can be seen roaming of the southern Khentii Mountain Range about 60 miles southwest of Ulaanbaatar free in the wild forests and steppes of Hustai National Park, located in the foothills in what country?

Mongolia

Liberia

Monrovia

Name the seasonal winds that carry moisture from the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia.

Monsoons

In what state are the cities of Bozeman, Missoula, and Great Falls located?

Montana

People of Hispanic origin do not constitute at least 10 percent of which state's population-Colorado, Nevada, or Montana?

Montana

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, an armed engagement between Northern Plains Indians led by Sitting Bull and the U.S. Army led by General Custer, took place near the Bighorn River in which present-day state?

Montana

What term is used to refer to a mass of earth and rock debris carried by an advancing glacier and left behind as the glacier retreats?

Moraine

Men and women in the cities of Fez and Marrakech wear long, full sleeved, loosely fitted, hooded robes called djellaba. The djellaba is traditional dress in what African country?

Morocco

The Atlantic port city of Essaouira, which is protected from the extreme heat of the Sahara by the Atlas Mountains, is in which country?

Morocco

Western Sahara, a region in northwestern Africa formerly ruled by Spain, is currently controlled by what country?

Morocco

What African country seeks to gain control of the Ceuta and Melilla exclaves of Spain?

Morocco

The processes of retrogradation and progradation occur at which end of the river- headwaters or mouth?

Mouth

Coney Island, best known for amusement parks and beaches during the early 1900s, is located in southern Brooklyn. Coney Island is in which U.S. state?

New York

Considered a key turning point in the American Revolution, the Battles of Saratoga were fought in the upstate part of what present-day state?

New York

Lake Placid, a village in the Adirondack Mountains and the site of the 1980 Winter Olympics, is in which U.S. state?

New York

Love Canal, a neighborhood near the city of Buffalo, became the subject of national and international attention following the discovery of 21,000 tons of toxic waste buried beneath it. Love Canal is located in which state?

New York

Montauk, a surfing and artists' village on the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern tip of the Long Island, is in which state?

New York

The Belmont Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race and the final leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, is held in June at Belmont Park in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. What Atlantic coast state would you visit to see the Belmont Stakes?

New York

The Finger Lakes region, a region with 11 long narrow lakes that was once home to the Iroquois people, is in which state?

New York

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911, which killed 146 workers and caused a great outburst against weakly enforced building code safety regulations, occurred in what major American city?

New York City

The headquarters of the United Nations is located in which American city?

New York City

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn, is the starting point of what famous running race?

New York City Marathon

Hangi [pronounced hungee] is an ancient Maori method of cooking food using super heated rocks buried in the ground in a pit oven. In which developed country can you find restaurants serving Hangi food along with Maori music?

New Zealand

Lake Taupo, a freshwater lake that sits in a caldera, is in an area with numerous geysers and hot springs. Water in Lake Taupo is drained by the Waikato River into the Tasman Sea. Lake Taupo is the largest lake and the Waikato River is the longest river in what island country?

New Zealand

Stewart Island, which is separated from South Island by the Foveaux Strait, is part of which country in the Southern Hemisphere?

New Zealand

The Bay of Plenty and and the Hauraki Gulf, which lie between 34° and 38° south latitude, are off the coast of which country?

New Zealand

Tongariro National Park, located on the North Island, is home to a number of Maori religious sites and to several volcanic mountains. Established in 1887, Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in what country?

New Zealand

Which country does not have its most populous city as the capital city New Zealand or Germany?

New Zealand

Which island country would you visit to travel by the Seasider, a tourist train that runs between Dunedin and Palmerston?

New Zealand

Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Mount Pearl, and Conception Bay South are some of the larger towns in what Canadian province which also contains Groswater Bay and Lake Melville?

Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's, the easternmost provincial capital city in Canada, is in which province?

Newfoundland and Labrador

Palau

Ngerulmud

The 27-mile-long Welland Canal was dug in Canada between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario so ships can bypass what waterfalls?

Niagara Falls

In which Central American country did the U.S. support guerilla fighters known as Contras that opposed the Marxist Sandinista regime during the 1980s?

Nicaragua

Nacatamal, vigorón, and mondongo are typical dishes in the cuisine of what country that lies between Honduras and Costa Rica?

Nicaragua

The largest lake in Central America is in which country?

Nicaragua

To which country would you go to visit the Mosquito Coast in the Americas?

Nicaragua

Which continent leads the world in wheat exports?

North America

Each May, crowds of cheering All-Star Race. Charlotte is the most fans fill the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway to populous city in watch the NASCAR Sprint which southern state?

North Carolina

Mount Mitchell, the highest point in the U.S. east of the Mississippi River, is in which Atlantic coast state?

North Carolina

On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first controlled powered airplane on the sand dunes known as the Kill Devil Hills in the town of Kitty Hawk. In which state is Kitty Hawk located?

North Carolina

Pamlico Sound, the largest lagoon along the U.S. east coast, is a body of water separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks. In which state is Pamlico Sound?

North Carolina

The Research Triangle area is a region anchored by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill and is home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises. The Research Triangle, whose population is among the most educated in the U.S, is located in which U.S. state?

North Carolina

The towns of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee in which other state constitute the main entrances to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the Appalachian Mountains?

North Carolina

Fargo, a large port city lying across the Red River of the North from Moorhead, Minnesota, is the largest city in which Great Plains state?

North Dakota

Which present-day state is not on the historic Oregon Trail-Nebraska, North Dakota, or Idaho?

North Dakota

Auckland, Wellington, and Lower Hutt are on what island?

North Island

Which communist country carried out its first nuclear underground testing in 2006 near the northeastern coastal town of Kimchaek?

North Korea

As of January 2015, which country was not a member of the European Union- Bulgaria, Slovenia, or Norway?

Norway

Th eport city of Bergen is the second most populated city in what Scandinavian country?

Norway

What Scandinavian country's economy improved tremendously with the discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s?

Norway

Where are you most likely to see a fjord-Norway, Panama, or Bangladesh?

Norway

Which country does not use euros as its official currency - Norway, Germany, or Spain?

Norway

Which country that touches the North Sea would you visit to see the Utigard and the Mongefossen Falls, the two highest waterfalls in Europe?

Norway

Tonga

Nuku'alofa

Baffin Island, the largest island in Canada, is part of what Canadian territory?

Nunavut

With a population of less than 8,000, Igaluit earns the distinction of being the smallest Canadian capital city in terms of population. Iqaluit is the capital of what Canadian territory?

Nunavut

Currently the Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees. Because the Earth wobbles as it rotates and revolves around the Sun, the tilt of earth's axis varies from 21.5 to 24.5 degrees over a period of about 40,000 years. This variation in axial tlt is called what?

Nutation

The headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is located at Pearl Harbor in the state of Hawaii. On which island is Pearl Harbor located?

Oahu

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii's most visited resort area, and Diamond Head Crater are located on the most populated island of Hawaii. Name this island.

Oahu

What is the name for an area within a desert region where there is sufficient water to sustain animal and plant life throughout the year?

Oasis

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, located north of the city of Akron, is in which state?

Ohio

The Cumberland River, which runs through the states of Kentucky and Tennessee flows into what tributary of the Mississippi River?

Ohio River

What river forms the entire border between the states of West Virginia and Ohio?

Ohio River

The Suwannee River rises in southern Georgia and meanders in a southwestern course through Florida into the Gulf of Mexico. Name the swamp in Southern Georgia that the Suwannee River drains.

Okefenokee Swamp

The city of Cushing, a major trading hub for crude oil, is in which U.S. state?

Oklahoma

The city of Moore was the site of several devastating tornadoes, including two in 1999 and 2013. The city of Moore, located about 12 miles southeast of Will Rogers World Airport, is located in what U.S. state that borders Arkansas?

Oklahoma

The city of Moore, located about 12 miles southeast of Will Rogers World Airport, was the site of several devastating tornadoes, including two in 1999 and 2013. The city of Moore is located in what U.S. state that borders Arkansas?

Oklahoma

Connecting the cities of Sibi and Quetta, the Bolan Pass in the Central Brahui Range has been a route for traders, invaders, and nomadic tribes between the Indian subcontinent and higher Asia for centuries. In what present-day country is the Bolan Pass located?

Pakistan

In 1998, what country conducted underground nuclear tests in the arid Chagai Hills in the southwestern part of the country?

Pakistan

On October 29, 2008, an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck Balochistan Province in the southwestern part of which country?

Pakistan

Possession of Siachen Glacier, which is located in the Kashmir region of Asia, is disputed between India and which other country?

Pakistan

The army headquarters for what Islamic country are located in the city of Rawalpindi in Punjab Province?

Pakistan

The city of Karachi on the Arabian Sea is the largest city and commercial center of which country?

Pakistan

The city of Quetta, where you can hear people speaking Urdu, Balochi, and Pashto, is in which country?

Pakistan

To which country would you go to visit the Badshahi Mosque, the Shalimar Gardens, and the Lahore Fort?

Pakistan

What country split into two in 1971 resulting in the formation of Bangladesh?

Pakistan

Ships taveling what important waterway go through Gatun, Pedro Miguel, and Miraflores Locks?

Panama Canal

The Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge span what important shipping canal?

Panama Canal

Suriname

Paramaribo

Which state did not secede from the Union during the Civil War-South Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Alabama?

Pennsylvania

Which state does not border Washington D.C.-Maryland, Virginia, or Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania

Which state is not south of the Mason-Dixon line-Virginia, North Carolina, or Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania

What river forms part of the boundary between West Virginia and Maryland and also separates Virginia from Maryland?

Potomac River

At the confluence of the Blue and White Niles in Africa lies Tuti Island, which is responsible for a large portion of what country's produce supply?

Sudan

Lake Nasser, a reservoir created by the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River, is mostly in Egypt but extends many miles into what other country?

Sudan

The Earth wobbles as it revolves in a way similar to that in which a top wobbles when spun. What is this wobble is called-precession, Coriolis force, or orbiteering?

Precession

The Atbara River, a tributary of the Nile, originates in Ethiopia and flows in a northwesterly direction. In which country does the Atbara join the Nile River?

Sudan

The South African province of Gauteng is the smaller of the two provinces that do not border any other country or ocean. Gauteng also contains South Africa's administrative capital. Name this capital city

Pretoria

The Darfur conflict has displaced more than 2.5 million people since 2003. The Darfur region, where the Darfur conflict is going on, is in which country?

Sudan

The cities of Brownsville and Matamoros in North America are connected by two bridges across what river?

Rio Grande River

What river forms the border between the state of Texas and Mexico?

Rio Grande River

Cristo Redentor, a monumental statue of Christ on top of Corcovado Mountain, can be seen from all over what South American City?

Rio de Janeiro

In which South American city can tourists take a cable car ride to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain, called Pão de Açúcar in Portuguese, and enjoy panoramic views of the famous Copacabana beach?

Rio de Janeiro

The Hala'ib Triangle, which is located on the Red Sea's African coast, is disputed between Egypt and what other country?

Sudan

The Nubian Desert, a rocky sandstone plateau, is bounded by the Nile River Valley on the west. The Nubian Desert is primarily located in what country that lies south of Egypt?

Sudan

The city of Omdurman is located across the Nile River from Khartoum. Omdurman is the most populous city and a commercial center in what country?

Sudan

The Great Bitter Lake is part of what international waterway that opened in 1869?

Suez Canal

The President Costa e Silva Bridge, locally known as The Rio-Niteroi Bridge, is a reinforced concrete structure that connects the cities of Niteroi and the second largest city in Brazil. Name this city in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

What Brazilian city, a popular tourist destination, is located on the western shores of Guanabara Bay?

Rio de Janeiro

Scientists install stilling wells at the edge of a river channel or in a river bank for measuring what-total precipitation, river levels, or evapotranspiration?

River levels

The Mubarak Peace Bridge, El Ferdan Railway Bridge, and Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel cross what important shipping lane?

Suez Canal

Rafflesia, a leafless plant with large foul smelling flowers that weigh up to 15 lbs. can be found in the rain forests of what large island south of the Malay Peninsula?

Sumatra

What best describes an equinox-the precise point in time when the sun appears directly overhead at the equator or the point in time when the Earth is closest to the Sun?

Sun is directly over equator

What strait would a proposed bridge connecting the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra span?

Sunda Strait

All of the land west of the Maroni River in French Guiana is claimed by what other country?

Suriname

Dutch is the mostly widely spoken language in what small South American country?

Suriname

Which South American country has an ethnically diverse population with approximately 37 percent Asian Indians, 31 percent Creoles, and 15 percent Indonesians?

Suriname

Which country has the smallest population and the lowest population density in South America?

Suriname

What small landlocked African monarchy's unit of currency is the lilangeni?

Swaziland

Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, belongs which country?

Sweden

In which country is the krona the official currency-Sweden or Germany?

Sweden

The nyckelharpa is a type of keyed fiddle that can be heard on the western banks of the Gulf of Bothnia in what country?

Sweden

Which island is not part of the Windward Islands group in the Caribbean Sea- Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, or Martinique?

Saint Kitts

The headquarters of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States are located in the city of Castries in which country?

Saint Lucia

The small stretch of Lombard Street between Hyde and Leavenworth streets zigzags with eight sharp turns. Lombard Street, said to be one of the world's most crooked streets, is an attraction for drivers visiting what California city?

San Francisco

The San Mateo-Hayward Bridge near the city of Oakland in California spans what bay?

San Francisco Bay

Costa Rica

San Jose

Puerto Rico

San Juan

San Marino

San Marino

El Salvador

San Salvador

Which island is not a part of Texas-Mustang Island, Matagorda Island, or Santa Catalina Island?

Santa Catalina Island

Name South America's most populated city

Sao Paulo

São Tomé and Príncipe

Sao Tome

Cagliari is largest city and capital of what Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Sardinia

The Strait of Bonifacio separates the Island of Corsica from what island to the south.

Sardinia

Which river does not empty into the Gulf of Mexico-the Rio Grande, Savannah, or Pearl?

Savannah

What river constitutes most of the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina before it empties into the Atlantic Ocean?

Savannah River

Which river does not empty into the Gulf of Mexico-the Savannah River, Mississippi River, or Brazos River?

Savannah River

The kilt, a knee-length, skirt-like garment that is pleated at the back but has a plain front, is associated with what people?

Scots

The Don River, one of the major rivers of Russia, flows into what body of water that is an inlet of the Black Sea?

Sea of Azov

La Pérouse Strait, separating the Russian Sakhalin Island from the Japanese Hokkaido Island, connects which two bodies of water?

Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan

What are chotts found in North Africa-gusty winds, seasonal saline lakes, or short camels?

Seasonal saline lakes

Alpaca are partially domesticated mammals kept in flocks for their wool-like fleece by native people in highlands of what continent?

South America

Baggy trousers called bombachas and wide-brimmed felt hats are traditional dress for gauchos from what continent?

South America

In January 2009, paleontologists discovered fossilized bones of Titanoboa, a large prehistoric snake, at Cerrejón, one of the world's largest open-pit coal mines. Titanoboa is believed to have lived in the rainforests in the northeastern part what continent?

South America

The 1,760-mile-long Stuart Highway extends north to south in the country's interior and connects the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory with Port Augusta in which Australian state?

South Australia

The French-speaking part of what country is known as Romande?

Switzerland

What Australian state shares borders with all of the mainland states-South Australia, New South Wales, or Queensland?

South Australia

Hilton Head Island, which is located about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Savannah River, is a popular vacation destination. Hilton Head Island is located in which U.S. state?

South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, a resort town famous for its sandy beaches and golf courses, is in which southern state with about 190 miles of Atlantic coastline?

South Carolina

The first battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought on April 12, 1861, at Fort Sumter situated at the entrance to Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter is located in which southern state?

South Carolina

Which state does not touch Tennessee-Arkansas, Missouri, or South Carolina?

South Carolina

Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam all lay claim to the Spratly Islands. Although the total area of the islands does not exceed four square miles, the Spratly Islands are important for economic and strategic reasons. The Spratly Islands are located in what sea?

South China Sea

Isobars in tightly packed concentric circles on a weather map could indicate what? A) A drought B) A hurricane C) Sunny skies D) A large high pressure area

B) A hurricane

What are two separate historical names for Scotland? A) Erin & Hibernia B) Alba & Caledonia C) Gaul & Belgica D) Galilee & Judaea

B) Alba & Caledonia

Most African Americans primarily trace their ancestry back to which region of Africa? A) Atlas Mountains B) Atlantic Coast C) Comoros D) Nile Delta

B) Atlantic Coast

Which city's climate is most similar to that of Phoenix? A) Belgrade B) Baghdad C) Beirut D) Bujumbura

B) Baghdad

Timber, sago, and rubber are some of the commodities exported from the port city of Kuching, capital of Sarawak state, on what body of water?

South China Sea

A 600-foot-tall statue of Crazy Horse, a Sioux chief, is being carved out in the Black Hills as part of a monument in which state?

South Dakota

Sioux Falls, located on the Big Sioux River, is the largest city in which Great Plains state?

South Dakota

The Black Hills, a region of ridges and caverns in the Badlands, is considered sacred to Lakota Native Americans. The Black Hills area is located in western parts of which U.S. state?

South Dakota

Incheon international Airport, which is one of Asia's largest and busiest airports, is located in which peninsular country?

South Korea

The city of Pyeongchang, located about 45 miles south of the 38th parallel, will host the 2018 Winter Olympics. In which peninsular country is Pyeongchang located?

South Korea

Eating pre-dinner finger foods or appetizers, known locally as tapas, is a common ractice among the natives of aragoza, a city on the Ebro River. Tapas are considered to be a traditional part of the cuisine of what country?

Spain

When the jet stream dips southward in winter in the USA, what is a common result? A) Tornadoes occur in the Great Lakes Region B) Cold air masses fill the dip in the jet stream C) Droughts follow in the spring as a result D) Hot air masses full the dip in the jet stream

B) Cold air masses fill the dip in the jet stream

The vaquita, which may become the next marine mammal to go extinct after the demise of the baiji, lives in which arm of the Pacific Ocean? A) Dead Sea B) Gulf of California C) Red Sea D) Bay of Biscay

B) Gulf of California

In what state could you visit a work of art known as Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame University? A) New Jersey B) Indiana C) Alaska D) New Mexico

B) Indiana

According to a recent article on fivethirtyeight.com, the demographic profile of which city in 2017 will most resemble the demographic profile of the entire USA in 2060? A) Jackson, MS B) Las Vegas, NV C) Portland, ME D) Milwaukee, WI

B) Las Vegas, NV

Of the following groups of people, the greatest percentage of which of them practices pastoralism in the 21st century? A) Finns B) Maasai C) Chechens D) New Yorkers

B) Maasai

Which lake has a natural outlet to the Caribbean Sea through the Tablazo Strait? A) Okeechobee B) Maracaibo C) Huron D) Titicaca

B) Maracaibo

Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Edison, and Molly Pitcher are some of the namesakes for rest stops along which state's turnpike? A) Pennsylvania B) New Jersey C) Massachusetts D) Indiana

B) New Jersey

Which American city is nicknamed "The Big Easy?" A) New York City B) New Orleans C) Chicago D) Cheyenne

B) New Orleans

If you were traveling from Wagga Wagga to Walla Walla you'd be traveling from ____ to ____? A) Tajikistan to Texas B) New South Wales to Washington State C) The Bahamas to Britain D) Austria to British Columbia

B) New South Wales to Washington State

If you were flying from New York to Denver and wished to spend the least amount of time in the air, you would opt for a stopover at which airport? A) Love Field B) O'Hare C) LAX D) Hartsfield

B) O'Hare

If as an AFS exchange student, you studied the official Guarani language alongside Spanish, and were shocked to learn that ten of your host family's ancestors had been killed during your host country's defeat in the War of the Triple Alliance, then you'd be studying where? A) Mexico B) Paraguay C) Bolivia D) Suriname

B) Paraguay

Christianity is the religion of the majority of the population in which country? A) Iraq B) Philippines C) Bangladesh D) Israel

B) Philippines

Which state song has been played to celebrate gold medalists from the Volunteer State at the International History Olympiad? A) Old Folks at Home B) Rocky Top C) Maryland, My Maryland D) I Love You, California

B) Rocky Top

This question was written on a flight to Ayers Rock which is also known as... A) Great Zimbabwe B) Uluru C) Matterhorn D) Denali

B) Uluru

Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada's newest territory Nunavut, is on what large island?

Baffin

An archipelago of about 35 specks and one large island, this country prospers by processing crude oil rather than drilling for it. Name this country in the Persian Gulf that is connected to Saudi Arabia by the 14.5-mile-long King Fahd Causeway

Bahrain

Azerbaijan

Baku

What capital city is on the Caspian Sea?

Baku

What is the only major Indonesian island with a Hindu majority?

Bali

What city, the largest in Maryland, is located on the Patapsco River near its mouth on Chesapeake Bay?

Baltimore

Mali

Bamako

Extensive rainfall over a period of three months in 2011 in the Chayo Praya and Mekong River Basins yielded extensive floods downstream resulting in the closure of the Don Mueang Airport in what Asian capital city?

Bangkok

Thailand

Bangkok

Central African Republic

Bangui

To participate in Crop Over, a popular summer celebration that started more tharn 200 years ago to mark the end of yearly sugarcane harvest, one can go to Bridgetown in what Caribbean country?

Barbados

What English-speaking country is often spared the worst effects of the region's hurricanes because its far eastern location in the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean puts it just outside the principal hurricane zone?

Barbados

The city of Antwerp, famous for its diamond trade, is in what low country?

Belgium

Serbia

Belgrade

Name the only mainland Central American country that does not touch Pacific Ocean

Belize

The Hondo River and its tributary the Azul River form nearly all of Mexico's entire border with what country?

Belize

The island of Newfoundland is separated from mainland Canada by which strait that means "Beautiful Island" in French?

Belle Isle Strait

Belize

Belmopan

What is the official and most widely used language in Bangladesh?

Bengali

What ocean current brings cold water to the southwest coast of Africa?

Benguela Current

Cotonou is the largest city in what country sandwiched in between Togo and Nigeria?

Benin

The Mono River is the principal river of Togo and forms part of Togo's boundary with which other country to its east?

Benin

Tourists can wear masks and devil suits and participate in La Diablada, a carnival celebrated on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, in the city of Oruro in the Altiplano region of what country?

Bolivia

Which of these is a cold wind-Santa Ana, Brickfielder, or Bora?

Bora

The Marmaray, an undersea rail tunnel that connects Trakya to Anatolia, runs under what strait?

Bosporus Strait

The city of Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam is on the banks of which major river that joins the Ganges River in Bangladesh?

Brahmaputra River

In June 2010, devastating floods displaced about 200,000 people in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco. The Atlantic Coast states of Alagoas and Pernambuco are in what country?

Brazil

lguaçu Falls, on the Iguaçu River in South America, are located at the border between Argentina and what Portuguese-speaking country?

Brazil

Mount Chamberlin is the highest mountain peak in what mountain range that stretches from west to east across northern Alaska and into Canada's Yukon Territory?

Brooks Range

What major religion has two branches known as Theravada and Mahayana?

Buddhism

What major religion that started in India in about 550 BC, travelled eastward, and now has a lot more followers outside India than in India?

Buddhism

What major religion was founded in northeastern India based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

Buddhism

Burundi

Bujumbura

The Black Sea city of Varna is in which country on the Balkan Peninsula

Bulgaria

The Rose Valley, a region located just south of the Balkan Mountains, is famous for Kazanlak roses grown for extracting fragrant rose oil. The Rose Valley is in which country?

Bulgaria

Ethiopian Airline is trying to make which city's airport a hub for intercontinental travel? A) Freetown B) Kigali C) Addis Ababa D) Mogadishu

C) Addis Ababa

Calypso music and the voodoo religion developed in which part of the world? A) Middle East B) Polynesia C) Caribbean D) Siberia

C) Caribbean

The Mistral and the Sirocco are types of _______ affecting _________? A) Avalanches, the Himalayas B) Tornadoes, Great Plains C) Winds, Europe D) Meteor Strikes, Delaware

C) Winds, Europe

If you are afraid of the big, bad wolf, you should avoid which National Park, home to wolves? A) Hawaii Volcanoes B) Everglades C) Yellowstone D) Acadia

C) Yellowstone

The Colorado River Aqueduct, which transports water from the Colorado River across the Mojave Desert to the east of the Santa Ana Mountains, is one of the primary sources of water for the southern parts of which state?

California

The Getty Center, with a museum that hosts perched atop a Santa Monica Mountains ridge overlooking the Pacific Ocean in pre-20th century European art, is which state?

California

The Gilroy Garlic Festival, one of the largest food festivals in the U.S, is held annually in the town of Gilroy, located about 16 miles south of San Jose. Which Pacific coast US. state would you visit to participate in the Gilroy Garlic Festival?

California

The arid Imperial Valley, located southeast of the Salton Sea, has an agricultural- based economy that relies heavily on irrigation water from the Colorado River. The Imperial Valley is located in which U.S. state?

California

The breaking away of a mass iceberg or brash ice is known as of ice from a floating glacier or ice shelf to form an what-calving, sublimation, or weathering?

Calving

Built during the 12th century for King Suryavarman II, Angkor Wat is a renowned Hindu temple complex that attests to the central role of Hinduism and later Buddhism in what present-day country?

Cambodia

Chankanai, home to one of the most popular markets in South Asia, is also one of the northernmost cities in what island country?

Sri Lanka

Galle International Stadium, where the game of cricket is played, has been rebuilt after a devastating tsunami hit the city of Galle on December 26, 2004. To which island country would you go to watch a game of cricket at Galle International Stadium?

Sri Lanka

Islam is not the major religion in which country-Sri Lanka, Malaysia, or Turkey?

Sri Lanka

Tea exports are a major source of export revenue for what island country?

Sri Lanka

The Gulf of Mannar separates India from what country?

Sri Lanka

The Tamil Tigers waged a violent secessionist campaign for a separate country for Tamil-speaking people in what island country?

Sri Lanka

Antigua & Barbuda

St. John's

Which Canadian provincial capital city is not accessible by road from the other nine provinces?

St. John's

The Gateway Arch, a 630-foot-tall stainless steel arch constructed to commemorate the westward expansion of the U.S., dominates the skyline of what city?

St. Louis

Name the strait that connects the English Channel to the North Sea

Strait of Dover

Which strait is not travelled by an oil tanker taking oil directly from Kuwait to Japan--the Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, or Strait of Otranto?

Strait of Otranto

Name the strait between the Sinai and Arabian Peninsulas that links the Gulf of Aqaba to the Red Sea

Strait of Tiran

Name the straits that connect Lakes Michigan and Huron.

Straits of Mackinac

Explosive volcanoes that generally occur near plate boundaries where subduction is taking place are known as what type of volcanoes?

Stratovolcanoes

What term is used to describe the process in which one tectonic plate is forced deep into earth by its collision with another plate?

Subduction

The Titlis Cliff Walk is a pedestrian suspension bridge that is 320 feet long and only 3 feet wide and opened in December, 2012. At 10,000 feet above sea level, the Titlis Cliff Walk is Europe's highest suspension bridge. To which landlocked country would you go to walk on this bridge overlooking Alpine glaciers?

Switzerland

The town of Davos, situated at an elevation of 5,000 feet in Graubünden Canton, hosts the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum every January. Davos is located in what landlocked European country?

Switzerland

The 10.7-mile-long Vasco da Gama Bridge spans what important river in Portugal?

Tagus River

In 1971, China replaced what country as a permanent member of the United Nation's Security Council?

Taiwan

Kaohsiung, one of the world's largest ports, was the site of the World Games in 2009. Kaohsiung is the second largest city in which Asian island country?

Taiwan

Ismail Samani Peak, formerly known as Communism Peak, is part of the Pamirs and is the highest mountain peak in which country?

Tajikistan

Name the Central Asian country and former Soviet Republic that does not touch Kazakhstan.

Tajikistan

Padre Island, a narrow 100-mile-long barrier island that extends south from Texas Corpus Christi Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, is in which state?

Texas

The city of Amarillo, which is the self-proclaimed "Helium Capital of the World," is located in a mineral-rich, cattle-ranching area in the panhandle of what state?

Texas

The city of Lubbock, located on the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River near the eastern edge of the flat area known as Llano Estacado, is in the cotton-growing region of which state?

Texas

Chickens were first domesticated about 6000 BCE along the Chao Phraya River the central part of what present-day country?

Thailand

Ko Phuket Island, an international tourist destination and home to many popular eaches, was devastated by a tsunami on December 26, 2004. Ko Phuket is what country's largest island?

Thailand

Officially opened on September 28, 2006, to replace the aging Don Muang Airport, Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is the largest airport in which Asian country?

Thailand

The baht is the currency of what Southeast Asian country-Thailand or Singapore?

Thailand

Two friendship bridges across the Mekong River connect Laos to what country to its west?

Thailand

Which country does not border China-North Korea, Thailand, or Kyrgyzstan?

Thailand

To see Antebellum houses, elegant plantation homes built around 1830-1850 which part of the U.S. should tourists visit?

The South

Urdu is not an official language in which country-India, Turkey, or Pakistan?

Turkey

Which country does not have a majority Christian population-Turkey, the Philippines, or Armenia?

Turkey

Which predominantly Muslim country has been a member of NATO since 1952?

Turkey

With a population of about 200,000, Türkmenabat is the second largest city in which country that shares its northeast border with Uzbekistan?

Turkmenistan

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in the city of Pisa on the Arno River near the Ligurian Sea. Pisa is located in which Italian region?

Tuscany

The majority of the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Mormon Church, live in what U.S. state?

Utah

Which state is not in the Plains-South Dakota, Kansas, or Utah?

Utah

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Malta

Valetta

Which city, the largest in the Canadian Province of British Columbia, hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics?

Vancouver

Name the island that is separated from mainland Canada by the Strait of Georgia, the Johnstone Strait, and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from the U.S. by the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Vancouver Island

Name the largest island off the west coast of the North American continent.

Vancouver Island

On August 28, 2008, a strong earthquake struck at sea off Canada's Pacific coast west of the largest island in the Province of British Columbia. Name this island.

Vancouver Island

To see Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, which Spanish-speaking South American country would you visit?

Venezuela

Which state does not have a coastline-New Hampshire, Vermont, or Delaware?

Vermont

The Schönbrunn Palace, a former royal palace built in the early 1700s, is one of the most important cultural monuments and one of the major tourist attractions in what capital city where German is the native language?

Vienna

The Mekong River, the most important river in southeastern Asia, has two capital cities on its banks. Name one of them.

Vientiane, Phnom Penh

During the colonial period, Haiphong served as France's main naval base in mainland Asia. Today, Haiphong is the third largest city and one of the most important port cities in what country?

Vietnam

Lithuania

Vilnius

Northern Neck, a peninsular region on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south. Northern Neck, home to the birthplace of Robert Lee, is in what U.S. state?

Virginia

The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery are the three ships that brought the first English settlers to Jamestown. Which state's quarter coin features images of these three ships?

Virginia

What state occupies the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula?

Virginia

Name the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed.

Volga River

The largest estuary in Europe (and the only place in Russia where pelicans flamingos and lotuses may be found) is associated with the delta of what river on the Caspian Sea?

Volga River

In the last two decades, what renewable energy source has been harnessed with greater success in open treeless areas and mountain passes?

Wind

Door County, which includes the Door Peninsula, has more than 250 miles of freshwater shoreline in which state?

Wisconsin

The Menominee River, named for the tribes who once lived in this area, forms the eastern part of the border between Michigan's Upper Peninsula and what state?

Wisconsin

Traditionally associated with the Shona people, the mbira, a thumb piano made of orged iron keys bound to a wooden box, is the most important instrument in the music and culture of what African country that was formerly known as Southern Rhodesia?

Zimbabwe

Which country conducted nuclear tests during the 1950s on the Australian Montebello Islands, located about 80 miles off the Pilbara coast of northwest Australia?

the U.K

Ben Nevis, located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains, is the highest peak in what country?

the U.K.

The Hebrides and Orkney Islands belong to which country?

the U.K.

The Minack Theatre, an open-air theatre that is situated on cliffs that jut into the Celtic Sea, is located on the Cornwall Peninsula near Land's End. What country would you visit to see a drama at the Minack Theatre?

the U.K.

The bagpipe, a wind instrument consisting of a leather bag with pipes with finger holes, is most commonly associated with the Celtic people of what island country?

the U.K.

To which European country would you go to hike the Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales?

the U.K.

Which country does not use the euro as its currency-Ireland, the U.K., or Finland?

the U.K.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, considered one of the oldest and most prestigious golf clubs in the world, is located in what European country?

the U.K. (Scotland)

The legendary Loch Ness , a long , narrow lake forming part of the Caledonian Canal is a top tourist attraction in what country?

the U.K. (Scotland)

The Channel Tunnel, known as the Chunnel, is a 31-mile-long undersea rail tunnel that connects which two countries?

the U.K. and France

Charles Darwin is pictured on the 10 pound sterling bill of what country?

the U.K/United Kingdom

Scones are biscuits often served with with jam or clotted cream at teatime in what European country?

the UK

Name the island group, an integral part of Denmark, that is located in the North Atlabtic Ocean, between the Shetland Islands and Iceland.

Faroe Islands

Merritt Island, lying between Cape Canaveral and the mainland, is in which state?

Florida

Sanibel and Captiva Islands, connected to the mainland city of Fort Myers and mainland by a causeway, are located in the Gulf of Mexico off the western coast of what state?

Florida

The Orange Bowl football game takes place annually in what U.S. state that leads the country in orange production-California, Florida, or Kansas?

Florida

Which state is not a major producer of cotton-Texas, Mississippi, or Florida?

Florida

What word of German origin is used to describe a warm dry wind that descends usually at high speed on the leeward side of a mountain range, especially the Alps?

Foehn

The Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, is held annually in the city of Cannes on the Côte d'Azur. To which Mediterranean country would you go to witness the Cannes Film Festival?

France

The city of Reims, founded by Gauls in 80 BC, is in the Champagne-Ardenne region of what country?

France

Which country conducted many nuclear tests in the 1960s in the Algerian Sahara area?

France

Cuba

Havana

The thick accumulations of bird excrement that are usually found on islands where birds nest are used as fertilizer for their richness in phosphorous. This bird excrement is known by what term-guano, biome, or manure?

Guano

What U.S. naval base in the Caribbean Sea is on land granted to the U.S. under the 1903 Cuban-American Treaty?

Guantanamo Bay

Bollywood, the Mumbai-based film industry, produces films mostly in what language that is spoken by about 41 percent of the people in India?

Hindi

The Sarstun River which flows into the Gulf of Honduras forms Belize's southern border with what country?

Guatemala

What country would you visit to see Tikal, the ancient ruined city of the Mayan Civilization?

Guatemala

Although Buddhism is the most widely practiced religion in Sri Lanka, about 15 percent of the population practice what other religion?

Hinduism

Mt. Gunung Agung, the highest peak on the island of Bali in Indonesia, is an important site to adherents of what religion?

Hinduism

What religion that has about one billion followers celebrates Diwali, a festival of lights?

Hinduism

Goulash, a stew made with beef, potatoes, onions, and paprika seasoning and gombutz, a dish made with cabbage, rice, ground meat, and tomatoes are typical foods from what Eastern European country?

Hungary

The Tokaj region, famous for wine production, is in which country immediately south of Slovakia?

Hungary

The tiny archipelago of the Aland Islands is an autonomous province of Finland. Most of the 27,000 people that inhibit the Alands speak Swedish. The Aland Islands are situated at the entrance to what gulf?

Gulf of Bothnia

The Salween River, which forms part of the border between China and Myanmar as well as part of the border between Thailand and Myanmar, empties into what arm of the Andaman Sea?

Gulf of Martaban

Breton National Wildlife Refuge, located on the Breton and Chandeleur Islands, was greatly affected by a tremendous oil spill in April 2010. Breton National Wildlife Refuge is located in what body of water?

Gulf of Mexico

Asian Americans do not constitute at least 10 percent of which state's population- Illinois, California, or Hawaii?

Illinois

The Wabash River, a tributary of the Ohio River, starts in Indiana and forms part of the border between Indiana and what other state?

Illinois

Which U.S. state does not have its most populated city as the capital city-Ilinois or Georgia?

Illinois

Qoraqalpoghiston or Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic constituting the western third of Uzbekistan, has what large body of water as part of its northern border?

Aral Sea

The Bang Na Expressway is a 34-mile-long elevated highway constructed to allviate traffic problems in what Asian capital city at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River?

Bangkok

Biswa ljtema, which means world congregation in the Bengali language, is an annual gathering of millions of Muslim devotees that takes place near the city of Tongi on the Turag River. Biswa Ijtema takes place in what country?

Bangladesh

Chittagong, a seaport on the Bay of Bengal, is what country's second largest city and its busiest port ?

Bangladesh

The Rohingya people, a Muslim ethnic group of Rakhine state in Myanmar, have fled to what predominantly Muslim neighboring country to avoid persecution?

Bangladesh

The Sundarbans, the marshy lands home to Bengal tigers, are located in West Bengal, India, and which other country?

Bangladesh

Gambia

Banjul

Which country is not a major producer of nutmeg- Grenada, Barbados, or Indonesia?

Barbados

La Sagrada Família, a neo-Gothic cathedral designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí dominates the skyline of what Mediterranean coast city in Spain?

Barcelona

The Pechora Sea, into which its namesake river flows, is an arm of what sea?

Barents Sea

Basal ice, a relatively thin layer of debris-rich ice, is found in what part of a glacier?

Base; bottom

St. Kitts & Nevis

Basseterre

China

Beijing

Lebanon

Beirut

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of a 1986 nuclear accident, is in Ukraine and only 10 miles from Ukraine's border with what country?

Belarus

Flanders and Wallonia are two major regions in which European country?

Belgium

The Battle of Waterloo, where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated occurred in 1815 in what present-day country?

Belgium

Muskeg is a Canadian-Indian term used for describing what kind of land terrain—-a bog formed by accumulation of moss or soil permanently frozen and covered by ice?

Bog

Columbia

Bogota

Although it is not one of the two capitals, Santa Cruz is the largest city in what South American country?

Bolivia

Name the South American country that became landlocked after losing coastal territory to Chile in the War of the Pacific in 1879.

Bolivia

Shea Stadium and La Guardia Airport were built near what part of Queens, New York City? A) Toilet Grove B) Plumbing Park C) Flushing Meadows D) Latrine Lake

C) Flushing Meadows

Which country's far-right political party known as the National Front and led by Marine Le Pen, failed to win its presidency in 2017? A) Netherlands B) Italy C) France D) Germany

C) France

In the early 20th century, which country's political economy was described as a banana republic? A) Sweden B) Japan C) Guatemala D) Argentina

C) Guatemala

Which of these islands has the highest rates of endemism among its native fauna? A) Long Island B) Ireland C) Madagascar D) Sicily

C) Madagascar

Which country became the newest member of the NATO military alliance in 2017? A) Italy B) Ukraine C) Montenegro D) Poland

C) Montenegro

Which Canadian province exports hydroelectric power to New England states? A) Alberta B) Saskatchewan C) Quebec D) Manitoba

C) Quebec

Which city was renamed after a Vietnamese communist in the 20th century? A) Beijing B) Hanoi C) Saigon D) Luang Prabang

C) Saigon

What is the world's most populous subnational entity (i.e. state, province, etc.)? A) Texas B) Bavaria C) Uttar Pradesh D) Tibet

C) Uttar Pradesh

The Susquehanna River basin forms part of the Chesapeake Bay ______? A) Aquifer B) Reservoir C) Watershed D) Bridge-Tunnel

C) Watershed

Egypt

Cairo

Tahrir Square, a sprawling, traffic-choked plaza, became the hub of revolution which unseated President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. In which capital city is Tahrir Square?

Cairo

What term is used to describe a large roughly circular volcanic depression-mesa, caldera, or igneous crust?

Caldera

A major gateway for U.S.-Asian trade, Long Beach is one of the busiest seaports in which U.S. state?

California

Alcatraz Prison, now a historic island site operated by the National Park Service was the first maximum-security prison in the U.S. In what state is Alcatraz Prison located?

California

Hollywood, where the U.S film industry is concentrated, is in which state- California or New York?

California

Lassen Peak, the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range, is in which U.S state-Utah or California?

California

The Central Valley, a large valley that stretches nearly 400 miles from north to south, is home to the most productive and diverse agriculture sector in which state?

California

The Tonlé Sap River, which changes its direction of flow twice a year, connects Southeast Asia's largest lake by the same name to the Mekong River in which country?

Cambodia

To which Asian country would you go to see Bonn Om Tuk, a festival celebrated in Phnom Penh with fireworks and boat races on the Tonle Sap River?

Cambodia

The headwaters of the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain, are located in what mountains in Wales?

Cambrian Mountains

N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, is connected by a bridge across the Chari River to the town of Kousséri in what neighboring country?

Cameroon

The Laurentian Mountains, located north of the St. Lawrence River, are in which country?

Canada

Ungava Peninsula, which consists entirely of treeless arctic tundra, is bounded by the Hudson Strait to the north and Ungava Bay to the east. Ungava Peninsula is in which country?

Canada

Which country leads the world in maple syrup production?

Canada

Denmark

Copenhagen

Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro Basilica, considered to be the largest Christian church in the world, is in which African country?

Cote d'Ivoire

Which country was never a Portuguese colony-Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, or Cape Verde?

Cote d'Ivoire

Which two West African countries produce more than half of the world's cocoa beans?

Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana

The Cavally River flowing south from its source in Guinea forms much of the border between Liberia and which other country to its east?

Cote d'Ivoire/ Ivory Coast

What is the term for the funnel-shaped depression at the summit of a volcano?

Crater

Name the river that rises in the Black Forest of Germany and empties into the Black Sea.

Danube River

The city of Belgrade in Serbia is at the confluence of the Sava and what other river?

Danube River

What river forms much of the northern border of Bulgaria?

Danube River

Which European river has the most capital cities on it?

Danube River

Greece

Athens

What mountain range stretches across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia?

Atlas

What is the most populated city in New Zealand?

Auckland

Bangladesh

Dhaka

East Timor

Dili

What is a characteristic of katabatic winds-they move down slopes or they are more active on open seas?

Downslope winds

The sea passage that separates the Antarctic Peninsula from Tierra del Fuego is known by what name?

Drake Passage

What is the term for the study of the relationship of plants and animals to their physical and biological environment?

Ecology

The Svalbard Islands, with a population of about 3 ,500, are part of what continent?

Europe

What is a limitation of Mercator projection, the most commonly used method for making maps that represent the Earth on a flat surface- exaggerating size of land areas near the poles, exaggerating the heights of mountain peaks, exaggerating the population of smaller countries?

Exaggerating size of land areas near the poles

Many coastal countries have eatablished so called EEZs—areas extending 200 nautical miles from shore over which countries have soviergn rights for resource exploration. What do the initials EEZ stand for?

Exclusive Economic Zone

Which city is not on the Missouri River-Kansas City, Omaha, or Fargo?

Fargo

On August 18, 2008, the Koshi River picked up a channel it had abandoned over 100 years ago and broke its embankment affecting more than two million people in the state of Bihar. Name one of the two countries the Koshi River flows through.

Nepal; India

The eight-mile-long confederation bridge spanning the Northumberland Strait links Price Edward Island with what Canadian province?

New Brunswick

India

New Dehli

Women from which Asian country with more than a billion people wear the sari, a colorful garment consisting of a single six-meter-long piece of cloth draped around the body as a long dress?

India

In June 2010, a new species of imperial pigeon was discovered in the Foja (fo-ya) Mountain Range in Indonesia. The Foja Mountain Range is on what island that also home to the Sudirman Mountain Range?

New Guinea Island

Mount Washington, the highest peak in the White Mountains, is in which New England state?

New Hampshire

What state's quarter highlights images of the White Mountains and states, "Live Free or Die?"

New Hampshire

Delaware and what other state have coasts on Delaware Bay

New Jersey

The Lombardy region, bordering the Alps to the north, is one of the major commercial and industrial regions in which country?

Italy

The Po and the Adige are the two most important rivers in the northern part of what European country?

Italy

The cities of Verona and Bologna are located in the northern part of which European country?

Italy

The city of Turin, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 2006, is on the Po River in the northern part of which country?

Italy

The island of Elba, which is in Tuscany, lies about 30 miles east of Corsica. Elba Island, where French emperor Napoleon was briefly exiled in 1814, belongs to what present-day country?

Italy

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pass through what port city on the Red Sea on their way to Mecca?

Jeddah

Israel

Jerusalem

All Nippon Airways, whose main international hubs are at Narita International Airport and Kansai International Airport, is which country's second largest international airline?

Japan

Chiba, one the world's busiest seaports, is located about 25 miles south west of Narita International Airport. Chiba is in which country?

Japan

Ikebana, an ancient art of arranging flowers that has been in practice for more than 600 years is associated with what Asian island country?

Japan

Izakayas are establishments that serve food to accompany drinks. Customers in Izakayas typically sit on tatami mats and dine from low tables. Izakayas are popular after-work gathering places in what Asian country?

Japan

What Middle Eastern country, known as the Hashemite Kingdom, borders both Israel and Saudi Arabia?

Jordan

Nepal

Kathmandu

Which is not a seaport city-Pusan, Kathmandu, or Kobe?

Kathmandu

Baikonur Cosmodrome, the leading space center for the former Soviet Union that is now leased out to Russia, is in what present-day country?

Kazakhstan

In terms of land area, what country is the world's largest landlocked country?

Kazakhstan

Lake Balkhash, one of the largest lakes in the world, is located in what country in Central Asia?

Kazakhstan

The Chu River, starting at the confluence of the Dzhuvanaryk and Kochkor Rivers in the Tian Shan Mountains, spans Kyrgyzstan and what other country to its northwest?

Kazakhstan

The Ishim River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, has its source in the northeast parts of what country?

Kazakhstan

The Ustyurt Plateau, which lies between the Caspian and Aral Seas, is in Uzbekistan and what other country?

Kazakhstan

The dombra, a two-stringed lute usually played in a galloping rhythm, is a folk instrument of which Central Asian country touching both the Caspian and Aral Seas?

Kazakhstan

Name the plateau in northwestern Australia that is situated north of the Great Sandy Desert.

Kimberley Plateau

Which food it not a traditional Middle Eastern dish-hummus, falafel, or kimchi?

Kimchi

Jamaica

Kingston

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Kingstown

The sandy Kyzyl-Kum Desert, which lies between the valleys of the Syr Darya and Amu Darya Rivers, is mostly in Uzbekistan and what country to its north?

Kazakhstan

Chuseok is a harvest festival celebrated in late September or early October. During this festival, people visit their ancestral hometown and share traditional foods such as songpyeon. Chuseok is one of the most important holidays on what Asian peninsula?

Korean Peninsula

Bolivia

La Paz

What is Bolivia's administrative capital-La Paz or Sucre?

La Paz

What is the name of the cold ocean current that runs south from Greenland off the northeastern coast of Canada and brings nutrients and fog to the fishing grounds of the Grand Banks?

Labrador Current or Arctic Current

What former national capital, also the most populated city in Nigeria, was named by Portuguese traders after a port in Portugal?

Lagos

The world's deepest lake, which accounts for one-fifth of the world's freshwater reserves, is threatened by massive pollution. Name this Siberian lake

Lake Baikal

The Chari River, an important river in central Africa, empties into what north- central African lake?

Lake Chad

Along with the St. Clair River and the Detroit River, Lake St Clair connects Lake Huron to what Great Lake to its south?

Lake Erie

What country would you visit to see Naadam, a spectacular annual event of traditional sporting contests in Ulaanbaatar and the vast grassy steppes around the city?

Mongolia

The city of Billings on the Yellowstone River serves as a gateway to Yellowstone National Park, the Crow Indian Reservation, and the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Billings is the largest city in which state?

Montana

Lake Scutari, the largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula, is shared between Albania and which country to its northwest?

Montenegro

Podgorica, formerly known as Titograd, is the capital of what country that acquired independence from Serbia in 2007?

Montenegro

What major world religion with about 12 million followers was established in the U.S. in 1830 by Joseph Smith?

Mormonism

Atlas Blue is a low-cost airline based in the city of Marrakech in which country?

Morocco

The 14th century traveler and author Ibn Battuta was born in the city of Tangiers in what present-day North African country?

Morocco

The Unity Bridge, being built across the Ruvuma River in East Africa will connect Tanzania and what other country?

Mozambique

The currency of what former Portuguese colony in Africa is the metical?

Mozambique

To better manage wildlife, Kruger National Park in northeastern South Africa was merged in 2002 with Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe and Limpopo National Park in what adjoining country to form the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park

Mozambique

Mayotte, a French overseas territory located just north of 13 N latitude, is in which channel?

Mozambique Channel

What country has beaches on the Bay of Pomerania and the Bay of Gdansk, both of which are extensions of the Baltic Sea?

Poland

The Volga-Don shipping canal, which connects the Volga River and the Don River, is in which country?

Russia

The Yamal Peninsula, home to the Nenets people, possesses one of the world's largest natural gas reserves. The Yamal Peninsula is in which country?

Russia

The city of Sochi, with the snowcapped Caucasus Mountains on the horizon, hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014. In which country is Sochi?

Russia

The historic region of Karelia, bordered on the south by Lakes Ladoga and Onega, is now divided between Finland and what other country?

Russia

The jarjar, a frame drum traditional to the folk music of the indigenous people of the Kamchatka Peninsula, is used in what country?

Russia

Which country is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-Turkey, Greece, or Russia?

Russia

With an area of more than 1.2 million square miles, Sakha, also known as Yakutia, is the largest sub-national governing body in the world. In which country is the Republic of Sakha?

Russia

Which capital city is not in South America-Asunción, Santiago, or Santa Domingo?

Santa Domingo

Chile

Santiago

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Sarajevo

What North Atlantic sea, famous for its aquatic life, is the only sea in the world to be bordered by ocean currents rather than by land?

Sargasso Sea

After the creation of Nunavut Territory in Canada in 1999, a four-corners intersection was created between the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and which two provinces?

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

During the transatlantic slave trade, slaves were temporarily stationed on Gorée Island before being shipped off to other countries. Gorée Island, located a mile at sea from the Dakar harbor, is in what present-day country that was once a French colony?

Senegal

The Cap Vert (or Cape Verde) Peninsula, forming the westernmost part of mainland Africa, is in which country?

Senegal

The Casamance region, which shares borders with the country Gambia, is part of which African country?

Senegal

Mercosur, a regional trade agreement among member countries, was founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción. Mercosur was established to promote free trade among countries on which continent?

South America

Rondador, an Andean musical instrument of hollow bamboo tubes placed side by side in order of size, is native to what continent?

South America

Which continent has the most Roman Catholic people?

South America

Located between the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, Spencer Gulf is off the coast of which Australian state?

South Australia

Name the only Great Lake that does not contribute water to Niagara Falls.

Lake Ontario

The CN Tower, one of the tallest structures in the world, offers excellent views of what nearby Great Lake from its observation decks?

Lake Ontario

The city of Rochester, the third largest city in the state of New York, is on the southern shores of what Great Lake?

Lake Ontario

Isle Royale National Park is located on an island in what Great Lake?

Lake Superior

Marquette, the largest city in the Upper Peninsular region of the state of Michigan, is a major port city for shipping iron ore. Marquette is on the southern shores of which Great Lake?

Lake Superior

The Apostle Islands, in northern Wisconsin, are in what lake?

Lake Superior

The Keweenaw Peninsula, site of the first American copper boom, juts into what body of freshwater?

Lake Superior

Name the deepest lake in Africa that is also Africa's longest.

Lake Tanganyika

Tabbouleh is a Middle Eastern salad made of bulgur wheat, herbs and spices. Tabbouleh is widely recognized to have originated in Syria and what eastern Mediterranean country?

Lebanon

The city of Benghazi on the Gulf of Sidra, a large inlet of Mediterranean Sea, is the second largest city in what country?

Libya

The Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, and the adjacent Palace of Westminster are landmarks in what European capital city?

London

Trafalgar Square is a popular tourist spot and is often the site of political demonstrations. Trafalgar Square is in the central part of what European capital city?

London

United Kingdom

London

Wimbledon, one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments, is played in the suburbs of what European capital city?

London

Crayfish, freshwater crustaceans closely related to lobsters, are an important part of Cajun cuisine and are harvested almost exclusively in what U.S. state?

Louisiana

In April 2010, an oil well had a massive leak in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of which state that borders Mississippi?

Louisiana

Lake Pontchartrain is the second largest saltwater lake in the U.S. This brackish body of water is located in the southeastern part of which state?

Louisiana

The 170-mile-long Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Red and Mississippi Rivers, is in which state?

Louisiana

The 550-mile-long Sabine River, in its lower course, forms part of the boundary between Texas and what other state before the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico?

Louisiana

Two separate rivers, the Mississippi and Pearl Rivers, form the entire north-south boundary between Mississippi State and what other state?

Louisiana

Two separate rivers, the Mississippi and the Pearl, form the entire north-south boundary between the state of Mississippi and which other state?

Louisiana

Major rivers of what country rise in the uplands near the east coast and flow west to the Mozambique Channel?

Madagascar

Malagasy is one of the two official languages of what island country that was once a French colony?

Madagascar

Which state did not secede to join the Confederacy during the Civil War-Georgia, North Carolina, or Maryland?

Maryland

Lesotho

Maseru

Name the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary line that is traditionally regarded as the division between the North and the South U.S.

Mason-Dixon Line

The climate in Southern California, central Chile, and the South African coast near Cape Town that is characterized by hot dry summers and wet winters is known by what name associated with a body of water?

Mediterranean Climate

Which U.S. state is made up of an upper peninsula and a lower peninsula?

Michigan

Nauru

Nauru

Pamplona, the capital of the Navarra region, celebrates the famous Fiesta de San Fermín each July by running bulls through the streets to the bullring and with bullfights, fireworks, and singing contests. To which country will you travel to watch the Fiesta de San Fermín?

Spain

Plaza Mayor and Plaza Puerta del Sol are part of Madrid's historical center. To which country would you go to visit these two popular city squares?

Spain

Point Tarifa, the southernmost point in mainland Europe, is in what country-Italy Greece or Spain?

Spain

Production of turron, a traditional confection made of toasted almonds, honey sugar, and eggs, is the mainstay of the economy of the town of Jijona in the Valencia region of which country?

Spain

The Andalusian port city of Málaga, a major cultural center with an impressive array of museums and monuments, including an 11th century Moorish fortress, is in which country?

Spain

The city of Seville in the Andalusia region of what country is connected to the Gulf of Cádiz by the navigable river, the Guadalquivir?

Spain

Which is not a major language in India-Bengali, Telugu, or Tagalog?

Tagalog

Which river is not in Asia-the Narmada, Irrawaddy, or Tagus?

Tagus River

Taiwan

Taipei

Which country is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations- Indonesia, Taiwan, or Myanmar

Taiwan

The eastern part of what country contains the highly mountainous Gorno- Badakhshan autonomous region, an ethnically based political subunit that occupies about 45 percent of the country's land area but has only 3 percent of the population?

Tajikistan

Ukerewe, the largest African island in a freshwater lake, lies in the southeastern region of Lake Victoria. Ukerewe Island belongs to what country?

Tanzania

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Iran

Tehran

Which is not a seaport city-Shanghai, Karachi, or Tehran?

Tehran

The cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga in Tennessee and Huntsville in Alabama are on what river?

Tennessee River

The city of Ayutthaya, located in a rich rice-producing region in Asia, has several magnificent Buddhist pagodas. Ayutthaya served as a national capital city until the Burmese invasion in the 18th century for what present-day country?

Thailand

Which country was not a former colony of the U.K-India, Thailand, or Sri Lanka?

Thailand

What country would you visit to see the richly decorated elephants participating in the Esala Perahera Buddhist festival in the city of Kandy?

Sri Lanka

La Tomatina, a festival where thousands of participants throw overripe tomatoes at one another, is an organized annual food fight in the town of Buñol, about 25 mi west of the city of Valencia. To which country in southern Europe would you go to participate in La Tomatina?

Spain

Paella, a dish made with rice, meat, seafood, beans, and vegetables, originated in the Valencia region on the Mediterranean Sea. People from which European country consider paella as their national dish?

Spain

10 Downing Street in the city of Westminster is one of the most famous addresses in which country the U.K. or Canada?

the U.K

The Cambrian Mountains are in which country?

the U.K

The Prime Meridian passes through Spain, France and what other European country?

the U.K

The Turks and Caicos Islands, separated from the Bahamas by the Caicos Passage are a Caribbean Island Dependency of what country?

the U.K

True or False- Hawaii Island is the largest island in Hawaii?

True

True or False-the euro is the official currency of French Guiana?

True

Once the center of the Ottoman Empire, this country was founded in 1923 as a secular state whose population is Muslim though not Arab. Name this country that is a member of NATO and a candidate for overwhelmingly membership in the European Union.

Turkey

The Gulf of Iskenderun, an inlet of the Mediterranean Sea, borders the Adana and Hatay Provinces of what country?

Turkey

The US. House Foreign Relations Committee in October, 2007, passed a resolution labeling as genocide the murder of some 1.5 million Armenians during World War I. What country was allegedly responsible for the deaths?

Turkey

To cross the Bosporus Strait by road you can take either the Boğaziçi Bridge or the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in what country?

Turkey

The crust, the outermost layer of the Earth that runs about 5 to 25 miles in thickness, is generally thinner where-under the oceans or on the continents?

Under the oceans

What is the Lomonosov Ridge-an underwater ridge in the Arctic Ocean or a ridge in Norway?

Underwater ridge in Arctic Ocean

Nambia

Windhoek

Devils Tower, a natural rock formation of volcanic above the valley of the Belle Fourche River in origin that resembles a giant petrified tree stump, rises 1,280 feet the northeastern part of which state?

Wyoming

During February 2009, more than 170 people died in bush fires that gutted many towns located near the city of Melbourne in which Australian state?

Victoria

Seychelles

Victoria

The Twelve Apostles, a collection of large natural limestone stacks standing beyond the eroding cliffs just off the shore in Port Campbell National Park, is a popular tourist attraction. The Twelve Apostles are located in which state that is the smallest Australian mainland state?

Victoria

Austria

Vienna

The Beartooth Highway, a section of U.S. Highway 212 between Red Lodge and Cooke City, Montana, offers scenic views of the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains and runs along Montana's border with what state?

Wyoming

The town of Jackson, a major gateway for tourists visiting nearby Grand Teton National Park and National Elk Refuge, is in what U.S. state?

Wyoming

Which state does not meet at the four corners-Utah, Colorado, or Wyoming?

Wyoming

Which physical forms have fumaroles-deep valleys, mesas, or volcanoes?

Volcanoes

The Sahrawi rebels of what disputed region in Saharan Africa claim a separate country by the name of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic?

Western Sahara

What was the capital of Virginia before it was moved to Richmond in 1780?

Williamsburg

Which state does not have a national park-Arizona, Utah, or lowa?

lowa

Which state is not a major producer of rice-Arkansas, lowa, or California?

lowa

Which state is not entirely south of Kentucky-Tennessee, lowa, or Georgia?

lowa

Which islands do not belong to India-the Maldives, the Andaman Islands, or Lakshadweep?

the Maldives

Aruba, an island in the West Indies near the Paraguaná Peninsula of Venezuela, is an integral part of what European country?

the Netherlands

Klompen, shoes made entirely of wood, are commonly associated with rural areas of which European country?

the Netherlands

Rotterdam, Europe's busiest port, is situated in the Rhine River Delta in which country?

the Netherlands

The islands of Curaçao, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, Saba and the southern half of Saint Martin Island are jointly administered by the Netherlands and are collectively known as what?

the Netherlands Antilles

Cebu Island is a major island of which archipelago country that was invaded by Japan during World War II?

the Philippines

In November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the city of Tacloban on Cancabato Bay on Leyte Island. The city of Tacloban is located in which Asian country?

the Philippines

The San Juanico Bridge spans Leyte and Samar. The San Juanico Bridge is the longest bridge spanning a body of the San Juanico Strait and connects the islands of sea water in what Asian country?

the Philippines

Sri Lanka

Colombo

Which state is not a major producer of corn-Illinois, Iowa, or Nevada?

Nevada

Cyprus

Nicosia

Considered one of the poorest countries in the world, about 80 percent of this landlocked country is covered by the Sahara. Name this country whose biggest city Niamey, is about 70 miles from its border with Burkina Faso.

Niger

Mamadou Tandja was elected president after a coup in 1999 in what landlocked West African country that is 95 percent Muslim and has a border on Lake Chad?

Niger

What river provides a transportation link between Niamey and Bamako?

Niger River

Name this oil exporting country that is the most populated country in Africa.

Nigeria

The Mandara Mountains stretch for 125 miles along Cameroon's western border with what country?

Nigeria

The most populated country in Africa is also Africa's leading crude oil producer Name this country

Nigeria

To which country would you go to surf the shores of the Bight of Biafra-Nigeria, Liberia, or Namibia?

Nigeria

Which African country hosted the All-Africa Games twice, in two different cities- once in its current capital city and once in a former capital city?

Nigeria

Fluvial deposits are made by which physical form-rivers or retreating glaciers?

Rivers

Riparian corridors are likely to occur near what physical forms-rivers or mountains?

Rivers

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Lithification is a process by which loose sediments are converted into what objects?

Rocks

The Gulf of Anadyr, an arm of the Bering Sea, is in the Republic of Chukotka in what country?

Russia

Tunisia

Tunis

Serrekunda is the largest city in what small west African country that is surrounded on three sides by Senegal?

(The) Gambia

An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale is how many times more powerful than one measuring 4?

100 times

Because of the Sahara, the overwhelming majority people in Libya and what other large country to its west live in the northern part of the country near the Mediterranean coast?

Algeria

On December 17, 2008, the Organization of the Petroleum its meeting in the Mediterranean port city of Oran, the second largest city in what Exporting Countries held member country?

Algeria

Located west of Edmonton, the Canadian national parks of Banff, Jasper, and Yoho are in which Canadian province?

Alberta

The city of Calgary, which lies in the eastern foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics. Calgary is the most populous city in what Canadian province?

Alberta

What province of Canada is Banff National Park in?

Alberta

What province of Canada is Jasper National Park in?

Alberta

The Yenisseian, Tungusic, and Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages are spoken in which region? A) Asiatic Russia B) Rub al-Khali C) Newfoundland D) Florida Keys

A) Asiatic Russia

In which capital city would you most likely find temperatures of 15 below Celsius in January? A) Astana B) Manila C) Bangkok D) Riyadh

A) Astana

Which city is home to the greatest number of people who seek independence for Catalonia? A) Barcelona B) Madrid C) Bilbao D) Helsinki

A) Barcelona

Which American city is nicknamed "The Big Apple?" A) New York City B) New Orleans C) Chicago D) Cheyenne

A) New York City

The process by which snow or ice is lost from a glacier is known as what-ablation, dissolution, or expulsion?

Ablation

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Which emirate, accounting for more than 85 percent of the United Arab Emirates land area, has the bulk of the country's oil deposits?

Abu Dhabi

Nigeria

Abuja

Which is not a port city on the Gulf of Guinea-Accra, Abuja, or Lomé?

Abuja

Ghana

Accra

Pashtu and Dari are the official languages of w hich mountainous, landlocked country in southwestern Asia?

Afghanistan

Lichenometry is a method of establishing what aspect of a rock or deposit of glacial origin?

Age

Which people are not native to the Southern Hemisphere-Maori, Aborigines, or Ainu?

Ainu

Name the group of about 300 small volcanic islands forming an arc in the North Pacific Ocean and extending about 1,200 miles westward from the Alaska Peninsula toward the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Aleutian Islands

Algeria

Algiers

Name the flat intermontane area located at an eleva- tion of about 10,000 feet (3,050 meters) in the central Andes.

Altiplano

Which river has a bigger delta-the Amazon or Mississippi River?

Amazon

Jordan

Amman

Madagascar

Antananarivo

Samoa

Apia

What hiking trail is more than 2,100 miles long and extends from the Mount Katahdin to the Springer Mountain?

Appalachian Trail

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan

The 375-mile-long Garagum Canal supplies much needed water from the Amu Darya River to what capital city that is 15 miles from the Iranian border?

Ashgabat

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave of Azerbaijan where the population is almost all Armenian Christian, is in what continent?

Asia

The Altay Mountains, where the headwaters of the Ob and the Irtysh are present, are located in what continent?

Asia

The Prime Meridian does not pass through which continent-Europe, Africa or Asia?

Asia

The Sunda Islands are in which continent?

Asia

The Tian Shan mountain system is in which continent?

Asia

The sarong, a traditional garment consisting of a length of fabric wrapped and tied around the body at the waist or under the arms, is worn by men and women in several countries on what continent?

Asia

The yak, found on the Tibetan Plateau between the altitudes of 13,000 to 20,000 feet, is native to what continent?

Asia

Yurts are portable felt-covered dwelling structures used by nomads on the steppes of what continent?

Asia

Eritrea

Asmara

Kazakhstan

Astana

The hot partially molten layer of the Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere is called by what word meaning "weak layer" in Greek?

Asthenosphere

Paraguay

Asuncion

What South American capital city lies near the confluence of the Paraguay and Pilcomayo Rivers?

Asunción

Iraq

Baghdad

What country on the Gulf of Guinea is formerly known as Dahomey?

Benin

The Glienicke Bridge, popularly known as the "Bridge of Spies" during the Cold War, spans the Havel River. The Glienicke Bridge connects the city of Potsdam to what capital city?

Berlin

Which strait is not in the Southern Hemisphere-the Torres Strait, Bass Strait, or Bering Strait?

Bering Strait

Germany

Berlin

Spandau Prison, which housed some of the most infamous Nazi war criminals from the Nuremberg Trials, was demolished in 1987 to prevent it from becoming a neo- Nazi shrine. Spandau Prison was located in what capital city?

Berlin

Switzerland

Bern

Although the ngultrum is the official currency, the Indian rupee is legal tender in what landlocked mountainous country?

Bhutan

Dzongkha is widely spoken in what landlocked Himalayan kingdom?

Bhutan

The gho is a knee-length robe tied at the waist and the kira is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of fabric wrapped around the body and pinned at shoulders. The gho and kira are traditional dresses for men and women in the cities of Thimpu and Phuntsholing. To which small landlocked country would you go to see men and women wearing the gho and kira?

Bhutan

Abkhazia is an autonomous area in the country of Georgia and borders Russia to the north. On August 25, 2008, Russia Abkhazia as an independent recognized country. Abkhazia is on the eastern shores of which sea?

Black Sea

The Sea of Azov is connected to what body of water to the south by the Strait of Kerch?

Black Sea

What term is used for circular, steep-walled underwater sinkholes or submarine vertical caves found off the coasts of the Bahamas and Belize?

Blue holes

The 2008 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik took place in what German city on the Rhine River that served as thee capital of West Germany?

Bonn

The Okavango River, after flowing southward and crossing the Caprivi Strip, forms a vast marshland where it drains into the Okavango Delta in what country?

Botswana

The won is to South Korea as the pula is to what?

Botswana

Barbados

Bridgetown

Brazil

Brasilia

Congo

Brazzaville

With abundant rains on the western slopes of the Rockies creating ideal conditions for trees to grow, what province produces almost half of Canada's timber?

British Columbia

Slovakia

Britislava

Built during the construction of the trans-Alaska mountain range as it heads north pipeline in the 1970s, the Dalton Highway travels through Atigun Pass in what through the Arctic Circle?

Brooks Range

Ambuyat, a dish made of sago, is often eaten using chandas, a two pronged bamboo stick similar in ways to both chopsticks and forks. Ambuyat is part of the national cuisine of what small predominantly Muslim Asian country?

Brunei

Indonesia, Malaysia, and what other small country share the island of Borneo?

Brunei

Belgium

Brussels

The headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are located in which European city?

Brussels

Romania

Bucharest

Which capital city is not on the Danube River-Bratislava, Budapest, or Bucharest?

Bucharest

Hungary

Budapest

Theodore Roosevelt explored a river that was later renamed for him in which country? A) Cambodia B) St. Kitts and Nevis C) Brazil D) Sweden

C) Brazil

Name the most populous city in Vermont that is on the banks of Lake Champlain.

Burlington

Bujumbura, the largest and busiest port on Lake Tanganyika, is in which country?

Burundi

Coffee constitutes more than 70 percent of exports for what small landlocked African country bordered by Rwanda to the north?

Burundi

what small African country is landlocked but has much of its southwestern border adjacent to Lake Tanganyika?

Burundi

A flat-topped and often steep-sided hill standing isolated on a flat plain is referred to as-a butte or fjord?

Butte

A red maple leaf is on what country's flag?

Canada

A vast majority of the more than 35,000 islands in the Great Lakes are within Georgian Bay. These islands belong to which country?

Canada

Roatán Island, which lies off the north coast of Honduras, is in which body of water?

Caribbean Sea

The British Virgin Islands are in which body of water?

Caribbean Sea

St. Lucia

Castries

Which is not a Pacific Island capital-Porta Vila, Honiara, or Castries?

Castries

The language spoken in the Balearic Islands and the city of Barcelona is also the official language of Andorra. Name that language.

Catalan

Abkhazia is a mountainous autonomous region of Georgia. What mountain range runs along Abkhazia's northern border with Russia?

Caucasus Mountains

Spleology is the scientific study of what physical forms-volcanoes, caves, or glaciers

Caves

The sturgeon fish of the Caspian Sea, which can live to over 100 years but mature slowly, are being fished out of existence for their roe or eggs to make what luxury food item?

Caviar

French Guyana

Cayenne

Pacaya, Fuego, and Santa Maria are active volcanoes in which part of the world- Central America, South America, or Iberia?

Central America

The huipil is a loose, richly embroidered traditional garment worn by indigenous Maya women in which part of the world Central America, West Asia, or southern Africa?

Central America

The Susquehanna River empties into what body of water?

Chesapeake Bay

The Susquehanna River flows into what body of water?

Chesapeake Bay

What Mexican state that borders Guatemala witnessed an uprising of natives called Zapatistas in 1994?

Chiapas

O'Hare International Airport, which is about 15 miles west of Lake Michigan, is in which city?

Chicago

Easter Island, famous for large stone carvings called megaliths, is part of which country?

Chile

The Pacific Coast cities of Antofagasta, Valparaíso and Concepción are in what country?

Chile

The city of Concepción, struck by a tremendous 8.8 magnitude earthquake in February 2010, is about 270 miles southwest of what country's capital city?

Chile

Which two countries claim the island of Tierra del Fuego?

Chile and Argentina

Afaq Khoja was an important Sufi religious leader in the 17th century. To which present-day country would you go to see Afaq Khoja's tomb near the city of Kashgar in the Tarim Basin?

China

Europeans long lusted after the riches of Marco Polo's Cathay. This refers to which present-day Asian country?

China

Rare earths are a group of 17 elements that are crucial for manufacturing many high tech products. With over 95 percent of world's production, which Asian country has a monopoly on the rare earths trade?

China

The McMahon Line demarks the disputed border between India's Arunachal Pradesh and what other country?

China

The Turpan Depression is in which large Asian country?

China

Warm dry winds which blow down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains of North America are known by what name?

Chinook

Moldova

Chisinau

Large scale commercial production and use of CFCs by human beings in the 20th century is considered to have destroyed ozone in the Earth's stratosphere. CFC stand for what?

Chlorofluorocarbon

What city, an important transportation, manufacturing, and education center, is the largest city on New Zealand's South Island?

Christchurch

Which major religion has the most followers in the world?

Christianity

Name the body of water-an extension of the Arctic Ocean-that is bounded on the west by the De Long Strait, on the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, and on the south by the Bering Strait.

Chukchi Sea

The term conurbation refers to an area formed when two or more of what entities grow and eventually merge together?

Cities

Toledo and what other city, the second largest in Ohio, are on the shores of Lake Erie?

Cleveland

What explains the formation of the Himalayan mountain range- collision of two continental plates or alternate freezing and thawing of glaciers?

Collision of two continental plates

Brazil and what other South American country are among the world's leading producers of coffee?

Colombia

To which Latin American country would you go to participate in Easter festivities and watch colorful processions in the colonial city of Popayán?

Colombia

What Latin American country would you visit to see movies in the Cartagena Film Festival held annually in the port city of Cartagena?

Colombia

Guinea

Conakry

Bridgeport, at the mouth of the Pequonnock River, is the largest city in what state famous for its insurance companies?

Connecticut

The Long Island Sound separates Long Island from which state?

Connecticut

Name the river that forms the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire

Connecticut River

Ajaccio and Bastia are the two largest cities on which French Island?

Corsica

What industry/activity constitutes nearly half of Brunei's gross domestic product?

Crude oil and natural gas production

In May 2010, what river caused tremendous floods in Nashville, Tennessee, resulting in extreme damage to property?

Cumberland River

Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British overseas territories that are located on a Mediterranean island. Name this island that is divided between Greece and Turkey

Cyprus

The German state of Bavaria, located in southeastern Germany, touches Austria and what other country?

Czech Republic

Henry Ford once supported an industrial town to make rubber in the middle of what? A) Patagonia B) Galapagos Islands C) Falkland Islands D) Amazon Rainforest

D) Amazon Rainforest

Silicon Valley is a famous technology region located in and around Palo Alto in which state? A) Rhode Island B) Georgia C) Wyoming D) California

D) California

Senegal

Dakar

What plants are more dominant in cool temperate climates with distinct seasons- evergreens or deciduous plants?

Deciduous plants

New Castle, Kent, and Sussex are the only counties in what state that borders New Jersey?

Delaware

Which state does not have a coastline on Chesapeake Bay-Maryland, Virginia, or Delaware?

Delaware

Which state does not have a mountain peak above 12,000 feet-California, Colorado, or Delaware?

Delaware

Which state is not considered to be a part of New England -Connecticut, Vermont, or Delaware?

Delaware

Lake Mweru, which is fed by the Luapula River, is on the border between Zambia and the Katanga Province of what large country?

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Great Belt Fixed Link, which consists of bridges and tunnels that connect the islands of Zealand and Funen, is in which country?

Denmark

The small and imposing statue of the Little Mermaid that sits on a rock in Copenhagen Harbor is an icon and a major tourist attraction in what country?

Denmark

What country is Roskdile in?

Denmark

Tourism is not a major industry in which city- Las Vegas, Des Moines, or Orlando?

Des Moines

The 4.8-mile-long Oresund Bridge and the 2.5-mile-long Drogden Tunnel connect what two countries?

Denmark and Sweden

Djibouti

Djibouti

Tanzania

Dodoma

Qatar

Doha

Haiti and what country to its east share the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea?

Dominican Republic

Which type of irrigation has the least water loss through evaporation-flood irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, or drip irrigation?

Drip irrigation

The Palmer Index, which is measured on a scale of -4 to 4 takes into account precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, and soil moisture to assess the severity of what phenomenon?

Drought

Clusters of elongated oval- or tear-shaped hills formed by a moving glacier are known by what word of Gaelic origin-dell, fjord, or drumlin?

Drumlin

Name the United Arab Emirates' most populous city that is also the country's chief port and commercial center

Dubai

Ireland

Dublin

Name the port city at the western end of Lake Superior in the state of Minnesota.

Duluth

Which Mexican state does not touch the U.S.-Durango, Chihuahua, or Coahuila?

Durango

Tajikistan

Dushanbe

Belgium's largest linguistic group, the Flemings, is concentrated in the region called Flanders. What is the native language of the Flemings?

Dutch

At 19,347 feet above the sea level, Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. In which Andean country is Cotopaxi located?

Ecuador

Name the only two South American countries that Brazil does not touch.

Ecuador and Chile

At 436 feet below sea level, the Qattara Depression is the second deepest depression in Africa and the fourth deepest in the world. The Qattara Depression is in which Arab country?

Egypt

Port Said, the northern terminus of the Suez Canal, is in what country?

Egypt

Which country has the largest number of Arab people in the world?

Egypt

Name the only mainland central American country that does not touch Caribbean Sea.

El Salvador

The city of Dresden, capital of the German state of Saxony, is on the banks of what river?

Elbe River

Located at the corner of 34th Street and 5th Avenue, what famous building completed in 1931 remained New York City's and the world's tallest building for over four decades?

Empire State Building

The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake is called what?

Epicenter

The waters of Lake Peipus are shared between Russia and what Baltic state?

Estonia

Keban and Ataturk Dams in Turkey and Tabqa Dam in Syria reduce water flows of what important river in West Asia before the river enters Iraq?

Euphrates Rivee

Rovaniemi the capital of the Province of Lapland in what country?

Finland

What industry contributes more than 60 percent of Iceland's export revenue?

Fishing

Which river is not directly connected to Lake St. Clair-the St. Clair River, Detroit River, or Flint River?

Flint River

What term is used to describe a community, generally an urban district, with little or no access to supermarkets for buying healthier food items but often served by plenty of fast food restaurants?

Food Desert

Mount Blanc, the highest mountain peak in the Alps, is located near the border of which two countries?

France and Italy

Sierra Leone

Freetown

What is the major spoken language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a former Belgian colony that received independence in 1960?

French

What is the most widely spoken language of the Walloons in Belgium?

French

Omar Bongo, one of the world's longest serving leaders of the 20th century, died in June 2009. President Omar Bongo ruled what oil producing central African country that was once a French colony?

Gabon

Botswana

Gaborone

Which is not a territory in Canada-Yukon, Nunavut, or Galapagos?

Galapagos

The Dardanelles Strait separates the Anatolia region of Turkey from what peninsula in Europe?

Gallipoli

Which river does not empty into the Gulf of Guinea-the Niger, Volta, or Gambia?

Gambia River

The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Rivers are the two important headstreams of what holy river in northern India?

Ganges River

Which landmark is not in Texas-the Gateway Arch, the Alamo, or the San Jacinto Monument?

Gateway Arch

Name the small strip of land about 24 miles long and 4 miles wide along the Mediterranean coast where people are fighting for an independent homeland.

Gaza Strip

What city, the capital of Jalisco state, is the second most populous city of Mexico?

Guadalajara

The scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them is called-- geomorphology or lechometrics?

Geomorphology

Guyana

Georgetown

Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two regions that border Russia along the Caucasus ridge, are fighting for independence from what country?

Georgia

The Chattahoochee River forms part of the boundary between Alabama and which other state to its east?

Georgia

Which state does not have a port city on the Gulf of Mexico-Alabama, Louisiana, or Georgia?

Georgia

The St. Marys River in the southeastern U.S. drains Okefenokee Swamp to the Atlantic Ocean. The St. Marys River forms part of the boundary between which two states?

Georgia and Florida

Name the large 120-mile-long and 50-mile-wide bay, entirely in Canada, that is a northeastern arm of Lake Huron

Georgian Bay

French, Romansh, Italian, and what other language are the most widely spoken languages in Switzerland?

German

What is the official language of Liechtenstein and its neighbor, Austria?

German

What province, located on the South China Sea, surpassed Henan and Sichuan in 2005 to become the most populous province in China?

Guangdong

Thessaloníki is the second largest city in what country that hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics?

Greece

What term is used to describe a large mass of ice formed by the compaction and recrystallization of snow that moves very slowly downslope on land?

Glacier

The Mongolian Plateau is largely occupied by what desert?

Gobi

The two-humped Bactrian camel is native to the Central Asian Steppes and what desert in northern China and Mongolia?

Gobi

Which desert is not in Africa- the Gobi, Kalahari, or Sahara?

Gobi

Which national park is not in Utah-Grand Teton NP, Canyonlands NP, or Bryce Canyon NP?

Grand Teton NP

Which lake is entirely in Canada-Great Bear Lake or Lake Superior?

Great Bear Lake

What is the most populated island in Europe?

Great Britain

Which body of water is in Utah-the Great Salt Lake or Lake Erie?

Great Salt Lake

Aegean Airlines is one of the chief airlines of what country that is a member of the European Union?

Greece

Guatemala

Guatemala City

Designed by French Architect Gustave Eiffel of Eiffel Tower fame, the Long Bien Bridge was completed in 1902. This cantilever bridge provides stunning views across the Red River. Today, the Long Bien Bridge is a beloved historic landmark of what Vietnamese city?

Hanoi

Vietnam

Hanoi

Zimbabwe

Harare

Which U.S. state has the largest percentage of Asian Americans?

Hawaii

Which present-day U.S. state was once ruled by King Kamehameha the Great?

Hawaii

A zone of increased air temperature usually associated with a large urban area is known as what-doldrums, heat island, or bajotermal?

Heat island

Finland

Helsinki

Which Mexican city is not on the U.S. border-Hermosillo, Mexicali, or Nogales?

Hermosillo

Mona Passage separates Puerto Rico from this Island to its west. Name this island.

Hispaniola

What is the most populated island that is entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

Hispaniola

Where is the headquarters of Cathay Pacific Airways located?

Hong Kong

Solomon Islands

Honiara

The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge that spans the Akashi Strait in Japan is about 2.5 miles long and is considered to be the world's longest suspension bridge. It links Awaji Island to the city of Kobe on what island?

Honshu

The subtropical latitudes near 30°S and 30° N which are marked by stable dry weather, high atmospheric pressure, and light winds are known by what term?

Horse latitudes

The Buffalo Bayou, a waterway that was developed into a busy shipping channel, connects what major Texas interior port city to the Gulf of Mexico?

Houston

Lincoln Tunnel and Holland Tunnel, which provide a road link between New Jersey and the borough of Manhattan, are under what body of water?

Hudson River

The historic Erie Canal, dug in the early 1800s, provided the first transportation route between the eastern seaboard at New York City and the western interior along the Great Lakes. The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie to what river?

Hudson River

The highly decomposed plant and animal residue that is a part of soil is known as humus, silt, or loam?

Humus

The Douro or Duero River (ancient Durius), at whose delta lies the city of Oporto, is major source of hydroelectricity for countries on what peninsula?

Iberian Peninsula

What do you call a piece of floating sea ice which is not attached to land-ice cap, ice floe, or ice shelf?

Ice floe

What is observed in a layer of temperature inversion-an increase in temperature with altitude or a decrease in temperature with altitude?

Increase

The Palk Strait, incompletely separated from the Gulf of Mannar by a group of small limestone shoals collectively known as Adam's Bridge, separates which two countries?

India and Sri Lanka

Slightly more than half of the total population of Guyana is made up of descendants of workers brought by British from which part of the world?

Indian subcontinent or South Asia

What energy is used by geographers for remote sensing-infrared or ultraviolet?

Infrared

The Des Moines River rises in southwestern Minnesota, flows about 525 miles in a southeasterly direction, and joins the Mississippi River. For about 25 miles above its mouth, the Des Moines River serves as the boundary between Missouri and what other state?

Iowa

Which state, the top producer of hogs, also generates significant revenues from the production of ethanol, a biofuel made from corn?

Iowa

Name the two states that touch both the Missouri and the Mississippi Rivers.

Iowa, Missouri

Arabic is not an official language in which country-Iran, Algeria, or Lebanon?

Iran

Dasht-e Kavir, a salt desert with an area of more than 21,000 square miles, has a hot arid climate and remains unexplored. Dasht-e Kavir is in the north central parts of what Middle Eastern country?

Iran

Doogh is a Persian yogurt drink flavored with salt and dried mint and sometimes made with carbonated mineral water. In which Middle Eastern Country is doogh a popular drink?

Iran

Khark or Kharg Island, a small island in Persian Gulf, has a deep-water oil terminal and is connected by a pipeline to petroleum fields on the mainland of what country?

Iran

Mount Damavand in the Alborz Mountains is the highest peak in which country?

Iran

People celebrating Nowruz, a springtime new year celebration, set up a traditional table setting called Haft Sin. What country would you visit to witness Nowruz festivities in the cities of Esfahan and Tabriz?

Iran

The 700-mile-long Harirud River, which disappears in the steppe region south of the Garagum Desert, forms part of the Boundary between Turkmenistan and what other country?

Iran

The ancient city of Persepolis, founded by Darius the Great, is situated northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in what present-day country in the Middle East?

Iran

What European island has earned the nickname of the Emerald Isle with its lush, green landscapes?

Ireland

For centuries, fish caught in the Tigris River have been used in this country to prepare masgouf, a dish made by grilling a whole fish. Name this oil-exporting country where masgouf is a traditional dish.

Iraq

Saddam Hussein was a dictator of what Middle Eastern country whose capital is Baghdad?

Iraq

Aer Lingus and Ryanair are the two biggest airlines in which European country?

Ireland

The Isle of Man, an island belonging to the U.K., is in what sea?

Irish Sea

Taconite, a hard flint-like sedimentary rock found in the Mesabi Range of Minnesota, is mined for what metal?

Iron

Although people who practice this religion constitute only 12 percent of India's population, only two other countries have more people of this religion than India. Name this religion.

Islam

During the holy month of Ramadan, people practicing what religion fast until sunset?

Islam

What is the most widely practiced religion in Albania and Kosovo?

Islam

Pakistan

Islamabad

El Al, whose hub is located at Ben Gurion International Airport, is the national airline for which Middle Eastern country?

Israel

Genoa and Gioia Tauro are important port cities in what Mediterranean country?

Italy

Known for its wines, the Tuscany region, bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west, is part of which European country?

Italy

Topkapi Palace, Dolmabahce Palace and Yildiz Palace, which were homes to powerful sultans that once ruled the Ottoman Empire, are in what large city?

Istanbul

Indonesia

Jakarta

Brought to the Caribbean from West Africa on slave ships, the ackee fruit along with saltfish is the national dish of what country?

Jamaica

To witness Reggae Sumfest, a concert festival taking place each year in mid July in Montego Bay, which Caribbean country south of Cuba would you visit?

Jamaica

The sovereignty of the southernmost Kuril Islands is under dispute by which two countries ?

Japan and Russia

What is the Icelandic term that geographers use for catastrophic floods from a subglacial or ice-dammed lake?

Jokulhlaup

Which is not a British overseas territory- the Pitcairn Group of Islands, Ascension Island, or Johnston Atoll?

Johnston Atoll

The Yiddish language is associated with people practicing what religion-Judaism, Buddhism, or Islam?

Judaism

Name two of the three largest sections of Denmark, which include its mainland peninsula and two largest islands

Jutlabd, Sjelland, Fyny

Ships traveling from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea save about 280 nautical miles by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around what Danish Peninsula?

Jutland

Sylt, a German resort island in the North Sea and the largest of the North Frisian Islands, lies off the west coast of what peninsula?

Jutland

Afghanistan

Kabul

On December 29, 2008, Koryaksky, a volcano in Russia, erupted with a 20,000-foot plume of ash, the first major eruption in 3,500 years. Koryaksky is on what peninsula?

Kamchatka

Sudan

Khartoum

Name the strategic mountain pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan that served as an invasion route for Alexander the Great and Tamerlane.

Khyber Pass

Ukraine

Kiev

Rwanda

Kigali

Which city is not at the same longitude as the other two-Knoxville in Tennessee, Mobile in Alabama, or Milwaukee in Wisconsin?

Knoxville

Known during the colonial era as Dalhousie Square, BBD Bagh sits at the political heart of a large metropolitan area on the Hooghly River. BBD Bagh is in what present-day Indian city that was once the seat of power during the British Raj?

Kolkata

The hanbok, known as the choson-ot in the northern parts of the peninsula, is a dress characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines. The hanbok is the traditional dress of people on what Asian peninsula?

Korean

After a long and bloody struggle for self-determination, on February 17, 2008, this region, with ethnic Albanians making up 95 percent of its population, declared independence from Serbia. Name this region which is bordered by Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia.

Kosovo

Pristina is the capital city of what country whose population is predominantly Muslim?

Kosovo

Which river does not contribute water to the Ganges River-the Yamuna, Krishna, or Chambal?

Krishna

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Towers, the world's tallest twin towers, are located in what city?

Kuala Lumpur

Name the archipelago of about 56 islands that stretches approximately 700 miles northeast from Hokkaido Island to the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Kuril Islands

Largely recovered from Iraq's invasion and oil field sabotage of 1990-91, this prosperous country is at the western end of Persian Gulf. Name this country

Kuwait

Kuwait

Kuwait City

The U.S. Virgin islands are part of what island group-the Greater Antilles, Leeward Islands, or Windward Islands?

Leeward Islands

The northern half of the Lesser Antilles Islands is collectively known as what islands?

Leeward Islands

Malawi

Lilongwe

Peru

Lima

Portugal

Lisbon

What term, meaning "rock layer" in Greek, is used to describe the Earth's crust and the upper part of its mantle?

Lithosphere

Slovenia

Ljubljana

What word is used to describe easily worked fertile soil composed of clay, silt, and sand-loam, magma, or bog?

Loam

The Kentucky Derby, a famous horse race attended by more than 150,000 spectators, is held on the first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs racetrack in what city?

Louisville

Angola

Luanda

Zambia

Lusaka

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Halo-Halo, a colorful dessert snack consisting of milk, sweet beans, fruits, and a layer of shaved ice, is popular among the people of Quezon City on what island in the Philippines?

Luzon

The general secretariat of Interpol, the international police organization for apprehending international criminals, is located in what city that is situated at the confluence of the Rhone and Saone Rivers?

Lyon

A broad, shallow volcanic crater typically filled by a lake is known as what—maar or butte

Maar

Funchal is the largest city in what island territory of Portugal that is located about 550 miles southwest of the Iberian Peninsula?

Madeira Islands

What capital city is located on a narrow strip of land between two lakes-Madison or Phoenix?

Madison

Spain

Madrid

What term is used to describe the molten rock found below the Earth's crust?

Magma

Acadia National Park, the only national park in the New England region,is in which state?

Maine

Bangor, located approximately 30 miles from Penobscot Bay up the Penobscot River, is the third most populous city in which state?

Maine

The Canadian Province of New Brunswick shares a border with which U.S. state?

Maine

Marshall Islands

Majuro

Equatorial Guinea

Malabo

The city of Blantyre is the financial and commercial center in what narrow southeast African country?

Malawi

Which country was known as Nyasaland when it was a British colony?

Malawi

What is the official language of Brunei?

Malay

The Strait of Malacca separates the island of Sumatra from what major peninsula?

Malay Peninsula

Kalimantan, a region of Indonesia, is bordered in the north by the states of Sarawak and Sabah of which country?

Malaysia

Sarawak and Sabah on the island of Borneo are the two largest states constituting about 60 percent of the land area in which Asian country?

Malaysia

Which Asian country is divided into two regions, a peninsular region and a Borneo Island region separated by the South China Sea

Malaysia

With a population of over five million, Selangor, whose capital is Shah Alam, is the most populated state in which Asian country?

Malaysia

None of the 1,200 coral islands of this archipelago country measure more than six feet above the sea level, making them vulnerable to a small rise in sea levels. Name this predominantly Muslim country that lies off the Indian subcontinent.

Maldives

Maldives

Male

Founded in 11th century, the city of Tombouctou or Timbuktu, a trading post on the southern edge of the Sahara, is in what present-day landlocked country?

Mali

Name the landlocked desert country east of Mauritania whose southern region is watered by the Niger River

Mali

Nicaragua

Managua

Bahrain

Manama

Ships can navigate 900 miles upstream on the Amazon River to what port city at the confluence of the Rio Negro and the Amazon River?

Manaus

What trees are found in tidal flats, estuaries, and muddy coasts in tropical areas- mangrove or pine?

Mangrove

Mozambique

Maputo

What Atlantic port city, located about 230 miles southeast of Buenos Aires, hosted the 1995 Pan-American Games?

Mar del Plata

The Preakness Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race, is held in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in the city of Baltimore. To which U.S. state would you go to see the Preakness Stakes?

Maryland

Name the highest mountain peak in Hawaii.

Mauna Kea

The Senegal River, which flows into Atlantic Ocean, forms the entire border between Senegal and which other country to its north?

Mauritania

Which country is not located on the Gulf of Guinea-Nigeria, Cameroon, or Mauritania?

Mauritania

The Shimahore language is spoken by the Mahorais people of what small French overseas territory in proximity to Madagascar?

Mayotte

Swaziland

Mbabane, Lobamba

A sverdrup (Sv), named in honor of the Norwegian oceanographer, is a unit for measuring what aspect of ocean currents?

Measure of volume transport (1Sv = 1 million cubic meters per second

Mecca and what other city in Saudi Arabia are considered to be holiest places for Muslims?

Medina

Khamsin, Lodos, Bora, and Marin are winds that blow over what sea?

Mediterranean

Saginaw Bay, an extension of Lake Huron, is in which state?

Michigan

Because it serves as a hub for Federal Express shipments, the airport in which city by the Mississippi River in Tennessee handles the most cargo traffic by volume anually?

Memphis

Which seaport city in Alabama is at the delta of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers?

Mobile

Although the entire country celebrates Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, on November 1st and 2nd each year, many tourists flock to the southern cities of Veracruz and Oaxaca to witness the festival in what country?

Mexico

Belize and what other country have beaches on Chetumal Bay, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea?

Mexico

Chihuahua and Sonora are the two largest states in which country?

Mexico

Founded by Hernán Cortés, who first landed there in 1519, the city of Veracruz is the busiest port in which country?

Mexico

Guacamole, a dish made from avocados and often served with tortilla chips or as a relish on other foods, is common in what country that shares borders with the U.S.?

Mexico

Somalia

Mogadishu

La Plaza de la Constitución, the city hub and a public square that is often the site of major public ceremonies and military displays, is one of the main attractions of what large North American city?

Mexico City

Name Wisconsin's most populated city that has a larger share of people claiming German ancestry than any other major city in the U.S

Milwaukee

Which island is not divided between two or more countries-Tierra del Fuego, Mindanao, or Hispaniola?

Mindanao

In August 2007, a bridge collapsed and fell into the Mississippi River, killing several people in a state that touches Canada. In which state did this disaster occur?

Minnesota

The Mississippi River and its tributary the St. Croix River form the border between Wisconsin and which other state?

Minnesota

Belarus

Minsk

Because of its strategic location on the Mississippi River, the city of Vicksburg became a key battleground during the Civil War. In which state is the city of Vicksburg?

Mississippi

What river forms the entire border between Iowa and Wisconsin?

Mississippi River

What river runs along the entire boundary between the states of Arkansas and Tennessee?

Mississippi River

Mark Twain's boyhood community of Hannibal on the Mississippi River was used as the setting for his celebrated novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The town of Hannibal is located in which state?

Missouri

The Mississippi River demarks the short 50-mile-long border between Kentucky and what other state?

Missouri

The city of Independence served as the starting point for people going west on the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails. In which state is Independence?

Missouri

Jefferson City, a midwestern U.S. state capital, is on what river?

Missouri River

On its way to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River collects water from which tributary first-the Missouri River or the Ohio River?

Missouri River

Although not recognized as a separate country by the U.N., Transnistria unilaterally declared its independence from what country in 1990?

Moldova

Monaco

Monaco

Which tiny European country has a short coastline of less than three miles on the Mediterranean Sea?

Monaco

Uruguay

Montevideo

On December 1, 1955, in protest of the segregation of whites and blacks in buses Rosa Parks refused to get up out of her seat on a public bus to make room for a white passenger. In which Alabama city did this key event in the Civil Rights Movement take place?

Montgomery

What present-day capital city succeeded Saint Stephens, Huntsville, Cahaba, and Tuscaloosa as capital of the state and served as the site of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as the provisional president of the Confederate States of America?

Montgomery

Which Canadian city has the most French-speaking people

Montreal

Comoros

Moroni

In which city would you see Red Square and the ornate St. Basil's Cathedral with its onion-shaped domes?

Moscow

Russia

Moscow

What term is used for a vertical cylindrical shaft or hole in a glacier into which surface meltwater flows?

Moulin, glacier mill

What is continental Europe's highest volcano?

Mt. Etna

The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is between Iran and what exclave of Oman?

Musandam Governorate

Oman

Muscat

What are Glastonbury and Roskdile?

Music Festivals

Bangladesh has a land border with India and what other country?

Myanmar

Mohinga, a thickened fish soup with rice vermicelli, is a very popular breakfast dish in the cities of Mandalay and Naypyidaw. Mohinga is considered as the national dish of what country?

Myanmar

The mouth of the Irrawaddy River is located in which country?

Myanmar

Visitors must remove their shoes before entering the Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the golden pagoda, which overlooks the city of Yangon in what Buddhist country?

Myanmar

Chad

N'Djamena

In 2004, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania became members of what defense alliance whose members include the U.S.A. and France?

NATO

Kenya

Nairobi

Originally established in 1907 when the country was a German colony, Etosha National Park is home to animals that can survive in savanna and semi-desert conditions. Etosha National Park is in which present-day Atlantic Coast country that is home to the Ovambo people?

Namibia

Skeleton Coast Park, a 250-mile-long and 30-mile-wide band of desolate land along the Atlantic Ocean coast, is in which country?

Namibia

The Caprivi Strip, a narrow band of land about 280 miles long between Angola and Botswana, gives which country access to the Zambezi River?

Namibia

Name the city about 170 miles northwest of Shanghai on the Yangtze River that served sporadically as the national capital of China from the third century until 1949

Nanjing

Viticulture is the study and cultivation of grapes and grape vines. Viticulture is an important economic activity in which California valley-Napa Valley or Silicon Valley?

Napa Valley

Name this present-day Italian port city and capital of the Campania region that is located about six miles from the volcano, Mount Vesuvius.

Naples

What state capital on the Cumberland River is known as Music City because it is the center of the recording industry for country and western music?

Nashville

Bahamas

Nassau

A small sand dune or a mound formed when windblown sediment is trapped within or accumulates around a shrub is known as what-nebkha or dell?

Nebkha

Chimney Rock, a limestone formation that rises 325 feet above the prairie, served as major landmark for pioneers traveling westward on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. Chimney Rock is in which present-day state?

Nebraska

Omaha, located on the western bank of the Missouri River, is home to Offutt Air Force Base. Omaha is the largest city in which state?

Nebraska

The Sand Hills, straddling the North Platte River, are among the most productive cattle ranching grounds of the U.S. The Sand Hills are in which midwestern state?

Nebraska

Known as Diwali in India, Tihar, a festival of lights, is celebrated in what landlocked Hindu country?

Nepal

Lumbini, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, is one of the holiest places for the followers of Buddhism. Lumbini is located near the town of Kapilavastu near the Indian border in what present-day country?

Nepal

Which state does not border Mexico-Arizona, New Mexico, or Nevada?

Nevada

In 1988 the U.S. government chose Yucca Mountain, composed of thick volcanic rock, as the nation's first permanent underground repository for storing spent radioactive nuclear waste. In what state is the site located?

Nevada

At 12,316 feet, Mt. Cook is the highest peak in which country?

New Zealand

The Southern Alps mountains are in which country?

New Zealand

The capital city of Egypt is on the world's longest river. Name this river

Nile River

The Iditarod, an annual sled dog race in Alaska, starts near the city of Anchorage and ends in what town 1,150 miles away on the Bering Sea?

Nome

The 61-mile-long Kiel Canal in Germany provides a shorter route for ships between what two large bodies of water?

North Sea and Baltic Sea

The Saami language, classified as an Uralic language, is spoken by the Saami people in what part of the Europe-northern Spain, northern Scandinavia, or southern Balkan Peninsula?

Northern Scandinavia

The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is in which continent?

North America

Raking of fish, a fermentation method for preserving fish, has been known to the Norse people for thousands of years. The word "rak" comes from "rakr" in the Norse language, meaning moist or soaked. Today, rakfisk, a dish with a very strong odor, is a unique food specialty of what oil-producing country?

Norway

Mauritania

Nouakchott

The Bay of Fundy is between New Brunswick and what other Canadian province?

Nova Scotia

Name the vast but shallow underground water table aquifer located mostly beneath Nebraska but extending from South Dakota to Texas.

Ogallala/High Plains Aquifer

Which national park is not east of the Mississippi River-Olympic NP, Dry Tortugas NP, or Acadia NP?

Olympic NP

Which city is not at the same latitude as the other two-Las Vegas, Tulsa, or Omaha?

Omaha

Al Ayn, an educational and cultural center and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is near the country's eastern border with what other country?

Oman

With perfect white sand beaches, emerald-turquoise lagoons, and beautiful reefs, the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora is considered to be one of the most strikingly beautiful islands in the world. Bora Bora Island is located in what ocean?

Pacific

What river forms part of the international border between South Africa and Namibia?

Orange River

The Klamath Mountains, sometimes called the Salmon Mountains, are in California and which other state?

Oregon

The Missouri River does not flow through which state-North Dakota, Oregon, or Montana?

Oregon

Moder, mor, and mull are three forms of what substance in soil?

Organic matter, humus

What kind of lake is formed by a meandering river-an oxbow lake or alpine lake?

Oxbow lake

Name the mountains that stretch from southern Missouri to northern Arkansas and northeastern Oklahoma where Wilson Rawls' novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, is set.

Ozark Mountains

Although Urdu is the national language, about 44 percent of its people claim Punjabi as their native language in which country?

Pakistan

Flying kites is a popular activity during springtime in the cities of Lahore and Rawalpindi in which country?

Pakistan

The Karakoram Highway is one of the highest paved international roads in the world. It connects which two countries?

Pakistan and China

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of land in Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. The Wakhan Corridor separates what two countries?

Pakistan and Tajikistan

Palestine

Palestine

Panama

Panama City

The electricity produced by the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam, one of the largest in the world, is shared by Brazil and Paraguay. Itaipu Dam produces electrici ty by harnessing waters of what river?

Parana River

Micronesia

Palikir

Which is not a mountain range in Iran-the Zagros, Elburz, or Pamir Mountains?

Pamirs

What Central American country celebrated the centennial of its separation from Colombia in November 2003?

Panama

New Britain, lying northwest of Bougainville and the Solomon Islands, belongs to what country?

Papua New Guinea

The kina replaced the Australian dollar as the official currency of what island country bordering Indonesia?

Papua New Guinea

The Pantanal wetland, the biggest wetland in the world, is mostly within Brazil with portions in South America's two landlocked countries. The Pantanal releases water through which river that shares its name with a country?

Paraguay River

Charles de Gaulle Airport is located in which European city that is one of the world's leading business, cultural, and fashion centers?

Paris

France

Paris

Roland Garros Stadium, where one of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments is played, is located in what European city?

Paris

Which U.S. city is not on the Mexican border-El Paso in Texas, Laredo in Texas, or Phoenix in Arizona?

Phoenix

The town of Hershey, located about 15 miles east of Harrisburg, is famous for chocolate manufacturing. Hershey is in which state?

Pennsylvania

Three Mile Island in the Susquehanna River, the 1979 scene of the most serious nuclear power accident in the U.S., is in which state?

Pennsylvania

Name the two countries that Lake Titicaca touches.

Peru and Bolivia

To which U.S. city would you go to visit Independence Hall and to see the Liberty Bell?

Philadelphia

What port city on the Delaware River, located 90 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the busiest freshwater ports in the world?

Philadelphia

Tagalog is one of the three main native languages of which island country in Asia?

Philippines

Cambodia

Phnom Penh

What growing state capital city in the southwest is located on the Salt River?

Phoenix

What southwestern U.S. city on the Salt River hosted Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game in 2014-Phoenix, Seattle, or Atlanta?

Phoenix

What is the highest volcano in continental North America?

Pico de Orizaba

Which tourist attraction is not in New York state-Ellis Island, Time Square, or Plymouth Rock?

Plymouth Rock

Montenegro

Podgorica

Pierogi, dumplings containing cream cheese and potatoes, are popular in what country that borders the Kaliningrad Oblast?

Poland

Mauritius

Port Louis

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

Vanuatu

Port Vila

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Trinidad & Tobago

Port-of-Spain

Benin

Porto-Novo

What is the official language in Mozambique and Angola?

Portuguese

Czech Republic

Prague

The World Roma Festival showcases Romani culture and is held annually in the last week of May. Thousands of tourists flock to which European capital city on the Vitava River to see colorful street performers, concerts. and exhibitions during the World Roma Festival?

Prague

Cape Verde

Praia

Anne of Green Gables, a bestselling book by Canadian author Lucy Montgomery, is set in which Canadian province that lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

Prince Edward Island

Name the small peninsular country that jets into the Persian Gulf

Qatar

The most populated state in Pakistan shares its name with a state in India. Name this state

Punjab

Songs for bhangra, a colorful vibrant dance, are written in what language spoken by people in both India and Pakistan?

Punjabi

North Korea

Pyongyang

French-speaking people of Canada are concentrated mostly in which province?

Quebec

Ecuador

Quito

What do you call a steep section of a river channel with turbulent high velocity flow?

Rapid

What river, a tributary of the Mississippi River, forms part of the border between Texas and Oklahoma?

Red River

What river that empties into Lake Winnipeg forms most of the borders between North Dakota and Minnesota?

Red River of the North

The Bab al Mandeb or Strait of Tears connects the Gulf of Aden to what body of water?

Red Sea

What do you call a rocky construction found at or near sea level formed mainly from biogenically produced carbonates?

Reef or bioherm

Under certain conditions, melted water at a glacier's surface and at the base of a sliding glacier refreezes. What term is used to describe this refreezing of melted water?

Regelation

Which city is not in Tornado Alley-Tulsa, Reno, or Topeka?

Reno

Which process can cause the formation of kettle lakes-prolonged rains, retreating glaciers, or meandering rivers?

Retreating glaciers

Iceland

Reykjavik

The City of Basel in northern Switzerland is on the banks of what major river?

Rhine River

Which state has beaches on Narragansett Bay?

Rhode Island

Brazil is not a major exporter of which commodity-coffee, soybeans, or rice?

Rice

Constanta is the major seaport of what country located on the Black Sea?

Romania

The mouth of Danube River is located in what country?

Romania

Transylvania, the historic plateau region of eastern Europe, is part of what present- day country with a coastline on the Black Sea?

Romania

Completed in 1967, Ostankino Tower is the tallest free standing structure in Europe. In what country is Ostankino Tower located?

Russia

Italy

Rome

The central figure of the Trevi fountain is Neptune, the God of the Sea, sculpted as riding a chariot in the shape of a shell pulled by two sea horses. The Trevi fountain is in which European city?

Rome

To see the Fabricius Bridge, one of the oldest bridges that is still in use on the Tiber River, to which city will you go?

Rome

What are the two closest capital cities in the world?

Rome and Vatican City

Rills are shallow channels that often form in sets on sloping agricultural lands and earthen embankments with no cover. Rills are caused by what agent-intense run offs or intense winds?

Run-offs

Yemen

Sana'a

Arrange these sediments by particle size from the largest to the smallest-clay, silt, and sand.

Sand, silt, clay

What name did the British explorer James Cook give to the Hawaiian Islands when he first arrived in 1778?

Sandwich Islands

In 2008, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa became the first country in the world to elect a national legislature in which the majority of members are women. Name this country whose national legislature meets in the city of Kigali.

Rwanda

The holy books of Hinduism are originally written in what ancient language?

Sanskrit

A saline flat or depression that is subject to occasional inundation by sea water is known by what Arabic word-moraine, sabkha, or solfatara?

Sabkha

Which is not a port city in California Long Beach, San Diego, or Sacramento?

Sacramento

On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007, on its way from Alaska to South Korea, deviated deep into Russian airspace and was shot down just west of Russia's largest Island. Name this island north of Hokkaido.

Sakhalin

Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument consisting of a circular group of large upright stones, is located in what plain in England?

Salisbury Plain

The Strait of Tiran, connecting the Gulf of Aqaba with the Red Sea, is controlled by which two countries?

Saudi Arabia and Egypt

The Forth Road Bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, connects the city of Edinburgh at South Queensferry to Fife at North Queensferry in which nation?

Scotland

What kind of rock is limestone-sedimentary or igneous?

Sedimentary

South Korea

Seoul

What capital city near Incheon International Airport on Korean Peninsula is on the banks of Han River?

Seoul

The Karun River, the only navigable river in Iran, is a tributary of what river that forms part of the border between Iran and Iraq?

Shatt al Arab River

Wh at type of volcanoes do not erupt violently and are generally found at mid-ocean ridges or at hot spots in the sea?

Shield volcanoes

Which present-day African country was formed when British- and Italian- controlled colonies gained independence and formed a single country on July 1 1960?

Somalia

Which city is not in Texas-Lubbock, Amarillo, or Shreveport?

Shreveport

The Strait of Messina Bridge upon its completion will provide a road connection to what large island from mainland Italy?

Sicily

The strait of Messina separates what island from mainland Italy

Sicily

Singapore

Singapore

Which musical instrument is not native to India-the sitar, veena, or sistrum?

Sistrum

Which country, declared independent from Yugoslavia in 1991, is the northernmost of the former Yugoslav republics?

Slovenia

Name the desert in southern Arizona that shares its name with a Mexican state.

Sonoran

Afrikaans, English, Tswana, and Xhosa are among the 11 official languages in which country?

South Africa

Durban and East London are seaports on the Indian Ocean in which country?

South Africa

Robben Island Prison, where anti-apartheid activists were held until 1990, is off the coast of which country?

South Africa

The cities of Christchurch and Dunedin are on what island?

South Island

Grenada

St. George's

Sweden

Stockholm

Which canal is older-the Suez or Panama Canal?

Suez Canal

Makassar is the largest city on what Indonesian Island?

Sulawesi

Which is not a tributary of the Mississippi River- the Arkansas River, Red River, or Susquehanna River?

Susquehanna River

Fiji

Suva

What African language is a lingua franca in much of East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is a national or official language of Tanzania and Kenya?

Swahili

Matterhorn Peak in the Alps, a popular tourist destination, is in the southwestern region of what country?

Switzerland

Which landlocked alpine European country is divided into 26 cantons?

Switzerland

The Golan Heights, a strategic plateau and mountainous region, is being disputed by Israel and what other country?

Syria

The ancient city of Aleppo, founded by the Hittites before 1000 BCE, is in what country on the Mediterranean Sea?

Syria

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

What is the term for the government system led by one or more religious leaders?

Theocracy

Bhutan

Thimpu

An intense convectional storm associated with a cumulonimbus cloud is known by what name-thunderstorm or caldera?

Thunderstorm

The Shatt al Arab River flows from the confluence of what two major rivers?

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Which is not an island country in the Pacific Ocean-Tuvalu, Togo, or Tonga?

Togo

Japan

Tokyo

The Tsukiji fish market, considered the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world, is a major attraction for foreign visitors to what capital city?

Tokyo

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a historic decision in the Brown v Board of Education case, ruling that segregation of children by color in public schools is unconstitutional. In what northeastern Kansas city did this case originate?

Topeka

Which city in Canada has the most people?

Toronto

An intense low-latitude storm that typically brings with it both high winds and torrential rains is called what-tropical cyclone or doldrums?

Tropical cyclone

Willy-willies in Australia refer to what phenomenon-landslides, tropical cyclones, or earthquakes?

Tropical cyclones

What do dendroclimatologists study for making inferences about past climates- tree rings, volcanic deposits, or glacier patterns?

Tree rings

Libya

Tripoli

Honshu and Hokkaido, the two largest islands in the Japanese Archipelago, are separated by what strait that directly connects the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean?

Tsugaru Strait

A sea wave, with a long wavelength, generated by submarine earthquakes or volcanic activity is called what-a hurricane or tsunami?

Tsunami

What island is separated from the Korean Peninsula by the Korean Strait, and from Japan by the island's namesake strait?

Tsushima

The Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, and Arizona Diamondbacks are some of the Major League Baseball teams that have done spring training in what Arizona city located about 100 miles south of Phoenix?

Tucson

Which waterfall is not in the Western Hemisphere-Angel, Tugela, or Iguacu?

Tugela

The ruins of Carthage, an ancient city-state on the North African coast that was founded by Phoenicians, later became a major port and commercial power in the western Mediterranean. Carthage can be found near which present-day African capital city that is closest to Sicily?

Tunis

According to the Old Testament, Noah's ark landed on the Mount Ararat after the deluge. Mount Ararat, a peak perpetually covered with snow, is located in which present-day country near its border with Armenia and Iran?.

Turkey

Asia Minor, which may be described as a peninsula, is part of which country?

Turkey

Considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus is a popular tourist destination. What present-day, predominantly Muslim country would you visit see this ancient wonder?

Turkey

Famous for its massive dome, the Hagia Sophia is a Byzantine church that remained as the largest cathedral in the world for many centuries. It was converted to a mosque in the 1400s and is now a museum. The Hagia Sophia is in what present- day country?

Turkey

Name the two countries that are both in Asia and Europe.

Turkey and Russia

The Garagum Desert, also known as the Karakum Desert, occupies about three fourths of what country that borders Iran?

Turkmenistan

Which country does not have a coast on the Aral Sea-Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan

The city of Palermo, on the northwestern coast of Sicily, is on what sea?

Tyrrhenian Sea

In 1917, the U.S. bought a group of islands from Denmark for $25 million to build a naval base in the Caribbean Sea for protecting the Panama Canal. Name this island group located in the Lesser Antilles.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Name the group of Caribbean islands located about 90 miles east of Puerto Rico that are part of U.S. overseas territories.

U.S. Virgin Islands

The islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, Saint Croix, Water Island and several nearby smaller islands in the Caribbean Sea are collectively referred to as what?

U.S. Virgin Islands

What is the official currency of Ecuador and El Salvador?

U.S. dollar

Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan, belongs to which country-U.S.A. or Canada?

U.S.A.

Which country does not have a trade surplus-U.S.A, China, or Germany?

U.S.A.

Which country is world's biggest consumer of energy?

U.S.A.

The St. Lawrence River forms part of the border between which two countries in North America?

U.S.A. and Canada

Which two countries in the Western Hemisphere are members of NATO?

U.S.A. and Canada

Sharjah is one of the seven member states of what oil rich country in the Middle East?

UAE

What international organization that promotes peace and security through education, science, and culture is headquartered in Paris?

UNESCO

Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, is on the banks of what river that is a chief tributary of the Congo River

Ubangi River

At an elevation of more than 16,750 feet, Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori Range is the third highest peak in Africa. Margherita Peak, located about 33 miles north of Lake Edward, forms part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what other country?

Uganda

Lake Albert, part of the Nile River system, is sandwiched between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what other country?

Uganda

Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano, lies on Kenya's western border with what country?

Uganda

Russia and what other country have coasts on the Sea of Azov?

Ukraine

What country is Glastonbury in?

United Kingdom

Water from the Amu Darya River is diverted to irrigate the cotton crop in which central Asian country that borders Turkmenistan?

Uzbekistan

Which country does not have a coast on the Caspian Sea-Iran, Azerbaijan, or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan

What mountain range forms the natural boundary traditionally accepted as separating Asia and Europe?

Ural

Most of Russia's mineral resources can be found in a region near which major mountain range?

Ural Mountains

Vatican City

Vatican City

What country would you visit to see the Sistine Chapel, which contains two of the world's most celebrated frescoes, Genesis and The Last Judgment?

Vatican City

All of the land west of the Essequibo River in Guyana is claimed by what other country?

Venezuela

Maracaibo is the second most populous city in which country-Venezuela or Brazil?

Venezuela

Although used mainly by tourists these days, gondolas have been the most common method of transportation for centuries in what Italian city on the Adriatic Sea?

Venice

Name the northern Italian city situated on more than 100 islands formed by about 150 canals in the lagoon between the mouths of Po and Piave Rivers

Venice

The Doge's Palace and Piazza San Marco are two popular structures among tourists visiting which historic Italian city?

Venice

Name the only New England state that does not have a coast on the Atlantic Ocean.

Vermont

The Poultney River meanders for 40 miles through several towns and scenic areas before it drains into the southern extent of Lake Champlain. The Poultney River defines a portion of the border between New York and which other state?

Vermont

Poland

Warsaw

Cape Flattery on the Olympic Peninsula is the most northwestern point in th contiguous U.S. In which state is Cape Flattery located?

Washington

The Palouse region, a semiarid region located north of the Snake River, is a major wheat-producing area. The Palouse region is located mostly in the southeastern part of which U.S. state?

Washington

The San Juan Islands, which lie at the entrance to Puget Sound, are in the northwestern corner of which state?

Washington

The headquarters of Starbucks, Microsoft, and Boeing are located in which Pacific coast state?

Washington

United States of America

Washington D.C

To which city would you go to see the Smithsonian Museums on the National Mall?

Washington D.C.

The Organization of American States (OAS) is a regional organization of 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere and promotes peace and security. OAS main building is located on the corner of 17th Street and Constitution Avenue in which capital city?

Washington, D.C.

The headquarters of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are located in which capital city?

Washington, D.C.

The land area that contributes runoff to a stream is called its watershed or water table?

Watershed

The breakdown of rock material at or near the Earth's surface due to atmospheric exposure is called what-weathering or erosion?

Weathering

The Antarctic Peninsula separates the Bellingshausen Sea from what other sea?

Weddell Sea

New Zealand

Wellington

What is the capital of New Zealand? Wellington or Sydney?

Wellington

During 2014, the Ebola virus epidemic killed more than 7,000 people in what part of the world-East Africa, Central America, or West Africa?

West Africa

The historic biblical cities of Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jericho are in which present- day territory?

West Bank

On January 9, 2014, officials discovered that a chemical used in the coal industry had leaked from storage tanks into the Elk River, a tributary of the Kanawha River The chemical spill left more than 300,000 people without running water for several days. In which U.S. state did the chemical spill occur?

West Virginia

The cities of Wheeling in the northern panhandle and Martinsburg in the eastern panhandle are in which state that was once briefly called Kanawha?

West Virginia

Which state cannot be reached by a boat from the St. Lawrence waterway-Ohio, Minnesota, or West Virginia?

West Virginia

What famous building is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?

White House

What is the most populated city in Kansas?

Wichita

Name the largest but sparsely populated province in China where native Uyghur people are pressing for greater autonomy

Xinjiang

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Yamoussoukro

The Taj Mahal, regarded as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, is on the southern banks of what river?

Yamuna River

Shanghai, the most populous city in China, is at the mouth of what river?

Yangtze River

The Three Gorges Dam, constructed on China's longest river, is the world's largest hydroelectric river dam. On what river was the Three Gorges Dam constructed?

Yangtze River

Cameroon

Yaounde

The Grand Canal was built 1,300 years ago and is 20 times longer than the Panama Canal. The Grand Canal connects the Yangtze River with what other major Chinese river?

Yellow River (Huang He)

The Han River of South Korea flows generally westward and joins the Imjin River before emptying into body of water?

Yellow Sea

The Huang He River flows in to the Bohai Sea, an arm of what other sea?

Yellow Sea

Armenia

Yerevan

Snowcapped Mount Ararat, the tallest peak in Turkey, is easily visible from what neighboring capital city?

Yerevan

Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, is located in the Saint Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park and Reserve in what Canadian Territory?

Yukon

Croatia

Zagreb

What city in Croatia is situated on the Sava River on the southern slopes of the Medvedníca Mountains?

Zagreb

Lake Kariba, created by the Kariba Dam, is the world's largest manmade lake by volume of water. Lake Kariba was created by damming which African river?

Zambezi River

Victoria Falls, which is situated between Zambia and Zimbabwe in southern Africa, is on what river?

Zambezi River

Which African country shares borders with Angola and Mozambique?

Zambia

Öresund separates Sweden from what major Danish island in the Baltic Sea?

Zealand

Like much of the nation, the city of Bulawayo has been experiencing a steep decline in living standards in recent years. Bulawayo is the second largest city in what landlocked African country?

Zimbabwe

Below the equilibrium line of glaciers there is a region of melting, evaporation, and sublimation. Name this zone.

Zone of ablation

Which of the 11 official languages of South Africa is claimed as the mother tongue by most people in that country-Zulu, Afrikaans, or English?

Zulu

The Salento Peninsula, which separates the Gulf of Taranto from the Adriatic Sea, is in the Apulia region of what country?

taly

To watch a game of rugby in the city of Perth, which country would you visit?

Australia

Oranjestad is the largest city and capital of what Dutch overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea?

Aruba

The Yangtze River flows from the mountains of Tibet and empties into what body of water?

East China Sea

The Masters, one of the four major championships in professional golf, is held annually at the Augusta National Golf Club. Which U.S. state hosts the Masters?

Georgia

The town of Vidalia, famous for Vidalia sweet onions, is located 90 miles east of the city of Macon. What southern state named the Vidalia onion as the official state vegetable in 1990?

Georgia

Which U.S. state changed its capital's name from Marthasville in 1845 and saw its capital city burned down by Union General William T. Sherman in 1864 during the Civil War?

Georgia

Which state leads the country in peanut production-Arizona or Georgia?

Georgia

Austria and which other European country have states called Bundesländer?

Germany

The most populated cities in the states of Maine and Oregon share the same name. Name these cities

Portland

The Algarve region, a popular tourist destination on mainland Europe, is famous for its beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. Algarve is in the southernmost part of what country on the Iberian Peninsula?

Portugal

The Tagus River roughly divides which European coun- try into two agricultural regions?

Portugal

Latvia

Riga

What is the former name of Ho Chi Minh City located in southern Vietnam?

Saigon

Syria, Iraq, and what other country have large numbers of Kurdish people seeking a separate country?

Turkey

Which country has the smallest percentage of its territory covered by the Alps? A) Austria B) Germany C) Switzerland D) France

B) Germany

Which island, located near Thule, has Disko Bay A) Labrador B) Greenland C) Majorca D) Prince Edward Island

B) Greenland

The high altitude Aksai Chin area, a part of the Tibetan Plateau that is controlled by China, is claimed by what neighboring country?

India

The production of oil from the Mangala oil field in the Barmer Basin in the state of Rajasthan is supposed to significantly cut what Asian country's energy imports?

India

The Big Sandy River and its tributary the Tug Fork River form West Virginia's short border with which state to its west?

Kentucky

The Jackson Purchase, a piece of land purchased by President Andrew Jackson in 1818 from Chickasaw Indians, is a region that is bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Tennessee River to the east. In what present-day state is the Jackson Purchase?

Kentucky

The Ohio River forms the entire northern border for which state?

Kentucky

In 1984, in the vicinity of Lake Turkana, paleoanthropologists discovered "Turkana Boy," a nearly complete skeleton dating back 1.6 million years. Lake Turkana, the largest salt lake in Africa, is mostly in what country?

Kenya

Introduced by the British during colonial times, tea has become a major source of export revenue for what East African country?

Kenya

The southeastern face of what mountain in South Dakota is the site of four gigantic carved sculptures depicting the faces of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt?

Mount Rushmore

What type of landform is commonly associated orographic precipitation?

Mountain

Bordered by Cooperstown, Otsego Lake is considered the source of the Susquehanna River. In which state is Otsego Lake?

New York

Candlestick Park, Fisherman's Wharf, and Golden Gate Bridge are located in which city?

San Francisco

If you travel westward across the International Date Line do you advance your calendar day once or do you set back your calendar day once?

Advance

What is a mesa-a steep sided plateau or a meandering river?

A steep sided plateau

Which is not a city in New Zealand-Christchurch, Auckland, or Adelaide?

Adelaide

The Strait of Otranto connects the lonian Sea to which sea that lies between Italy and Croatia?

Adriatic Sea

Lakeshore Drive, the Field Museum, and the Willis Tower can all be visited in which city? A) Chicago B) Boston C) San Francisco D) Houston

A) Chicago

Which region of Spain has a predominantly oceanic climate with comparatively high rainfall? A) Galicia B) Andalusia C) Catalonia D) Castile

A) Galicia

After Otto Warmbier's death, Americans have been discouraged from visiting what country? A) North Korea B) Vietnam C) Bhutan D) San Marino

A) North Korea

Which part of the USA is at risk from tsunamis and earthquakes in the Cascadia Subduction Zone? A) Pacific Northwest B) New England C) Texas D) Southeast

A) Pacific Northwest

US forces suffered a rare defeat to the Germans led by Rommel during the Battle of the Kasserine Pass, located in what is now which African country? A) Tunisia B) Rwanda C) Republic of Congo D) Lesotho

A) Tunisia

Morocco and the Polisario Front continue to dispute the status of which polity? A) Western Sahara B) Northern Gobi C) Eastern Mojave D) Southern Atacama

A) Western Sahara

Continental crust is largely composed of ______ and oceanic crust is largely made of ______. A) granite, basalt B) gneiss, pumice C) iron, obsidian D) mud, old seashells

A) granite, basalt

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

The African Union, a pan-African organization which supports integration among its 53 member nations, is headquartered in the most populous city in the Horn of Africa. Name this city that is the world's largest city in a landlocked country

Addis Ababa

The Perdido River forms the entire east-west border between Florida's panhandle and what other state?

Alabama

At 17 million acres, the Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the U.S. This temperate rain forest is located in the southeastern part of which state

Alaska

Denali National Park, which encompasses Mt. McKinley, North America's highest mountain peak, is in which state?

Alaska

Iliamna Lake is the second largest fresh water lake located entirely in the US Iliamna Lake is located north of Katmai National Park and Preserve in which state?

Alaska

Kenai Fjords National Park on the Kenai Peninsula, which contains the Harding Ice Field, is in which state?

Alaska

The Aleutian islands are part of which U.S. state-Alaska or Vermont?

Alaska

Which state does not border any other state-Vermont, Alaska, or Maine?

Alaska

The city of Fort McMurray, an oil boomtown about 35 miles west of the Saskatchewan border, is located near the Athabasca Oil Sands in which Canadian province?

Alberta

The international hot-air balloon fiesta that happens every October is a popular event in New Mexico's largest city. Name the city

Albuquerque

Tamanrasset, known as Fort Laperrine during French colonial times, is an oasis town in what country near its border with Niger and Mali?

Algeria

The Ahaggar Mountains, a highland region in the central Sahara, are located in what countrý?

Algeria

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Alaska's largest city, a seaport on Cook Inlet, has more than 40 percent of the state's total population. Name this city.

Anchorage

Name the European coprincipality whose heads of state are the president of France and the bishop of Urgel.

Andorra

Name the small landlocked country that lies in the Pyrenees Mountains and has borders with Spain and France.

Andorra

Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Matadi, an important Central African port city along the Congo River, is about five miles away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's border with what country that was a former Portuguese colony?

Angola

The Cuando River forms part of Zambia's western border with which other country?

Angola

The Kasai River, a tributary of the Congo River, forms part of the the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what other country that is a former boundary between Portuguese colony?

Angola

The coastal town of Benguela was an important place for the slave trade. Benguela is in which present-day African country that formerly was a Portuguese colony?

Angola

Turkey

Ankara

Beardmore, Pine Island, and Lambert Glaciers are in which continent?

Antarctica

Lake Don Juan located at the west end of Wright Valley has a salinity level of over 40 percent and is considered to be the saltiest lake in the world. Lake Don Juan is in which continent?

Antarctica

Lake Vostok is in which continent?

Antarctica

Mount Erebus is a volcano on which continent?

Antarctica

The Ross and Weddell Seas can be found in which continent?

Antarctica

The highest mountain peak in which continent is in the Eillsworth Mountains?

Antarctica

Vinson Massif is the highest mountain on which continent?

Antarctica

Before they were heavily dammed and water diverted for agricultural use, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers used to provide a constant supply of fresh water to what inland sea?

Aral Sea

Name the large but shrinking inland sea that borders Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Aral Sea

Mt. Aconcagua, the highest mountain peak in South America, is in what country?

Argentina

The Colón Theater in Buenos Aires is considered one of the world's finest opera houses. To which country would you go see a show in the Colón Theater

Argentina

Which South American country has the highest proportion of people of European descent?

Argentina

The Canyon de Chelly (d'shay) monument with its famous Spider Rock, a sandstone spire that rises 800 feet from canyon floor, is in the Navajo Indian Reservation in the northeastern part of which state?

Arizona

Which state is not a producer of crude oil-Alaska, Texas, or Arizona?

Arizona

Hot Springs National Park, a small national park located in the Ouachita Mountains, is in which state directly east of Oklahoma?

Arkansas

Serving as a hub for Delta Airlines, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic. In which southern city in the U.S. is Hartsfield International Airport located?

Atlanta

Which U.S. city does not have a majority of its population that is of Hispanic origin-San Antonio, Miami, or Atlanta?

Atlanta

Which city does not have Atlantic seacoast-Boston, Atlanta, or Miami?

Atlanta

After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the small island of Saint Helena. Saint Helena, which is a present-day British overseas territory and one of the most remote islands in the world, is in what body of water?

Atlantic Ocean

Crufts dog show, considered to be the largest annual dog show in the world, has been run since 1886. Crufts is generally held every March at the National Exhibition Centre in the second most populous city in the U.K. Name this city

Birmingham

Name Alabama's most populated city that lies about 90 miles north of Alabama's capital city

Birmingham

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Guinea-Bissau

Bissau

What term is used to refer to a portion of continental crust that extends out from the continent below the sea level-ionic crust or continental shelf?

Continental shelf

What lines are used on a relief map to indicate points that have the same elevation-parallel lines, contour lines, or latitudes?

Contour lines

Which is not a U.S. overseas territory-the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Cook Islands?

Cook Islands

The two main islands of New Zealand, North and South Islands, are separated by what strait?

Cook Strait

Which strait is not crossed when traveling from Ukraine to the U.K. by ship-the Bosporus Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, or Cook Strait?

Cook Strait

Fossilized animal dung or excrement is important for archeologists for making inferences about the diet and behavior of prehistoric animals. What word of Greek origin, meaning dung stone, is used to describe fossilized animal dung?

Coprolite

What term is used to describe a deflecting force exerted on a parcel of air or any moving body due to the rotation of the Earth?

Coriolis force

The San Juan River forms part of Nicaragua's southern border with what country?

Costa Rica

Iráklion is the largest city on the largest and most populous Greek island. Name this island in the Mediterranean Sea

Crete

The cities of Sevastopol and Yalta are located on what peninsula that jets into the Mediterranean Sea?

Crimean Peninsula

Dalmatia, a mountainous strip of land where the Dinaric Alps meet the Adriatic Sea, is a region that is mostly in what county?

Croatia

The Sava River forms part of the north-south border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and what country to its north?

Croatia

The city of Dubrovnik, located on the Dalmatian Coast of the Adriatic Sea, is a major tourist resort in what country?

Croatia

What word is used to describe the outermost layer of the solid Earth?

Crust

Located about 400 miles east of the country's capital city, Pico Turquino is the highest point in which Caribbean island country?

Cuba

Lake Assal, the lowest point in Africa and the saltiest body of water outside of Antarctica, is in which country at the entrance to the Red Sea?

Djibouti

What name is used for a zone located near the Equator that is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high humidity, and frequent cloudy weather with light, variable winds-horse latitudes, pampas, or doldrums?

Doldrums

What is the most widely spoken language in the South American capital city of Paramaribo?

Dutch

A seismograph is a device used for detecting the presence of what phenomenon?

Earthquakes

The Donghai Bridge is a 20-mile-long cross-sea bridge that connects the city of Shanghai and the offshore deepwater port of Yangshan. The Donghai Bridge spans what body of water?

East China Sea

The portion of a river valley inundated by water during flooding is known as-a flood plain or water table?

Flood plain

Levees are often constructed to prevent what natural disaster-floods or earthquakes?

Floods

Name the Italian city located on the Arno River, known as the Cradle of the Renaissance, and filled with architectural jewels including the domed cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore.

Florence

Due to its expansive and intricate canal system and popular beaches, the city of Fort Lauderdale in what state has a flourishing boating industry?

Florida

Name the specialized agency of the United Nations located in Rome , Italy , that fights world hunger by raising nutritional levels and increasing agricultural productivity

Food and Agriculture Organization

Which of the following is not a potential adverse consequence of prolonged excess irragation-lowered water table, salinization, or forest fires?

Forest fires

Brittany, a rugged region with a long Atlantic coastline, ancient towns, and a distinct cultural identity, is in the northwestern part of what mainland European country?

France

Lederhosen, leather shorts for men and boys and often worn with suspenders, are traditionally associated with what country?

Germany

What are the two main European languages spoken on the island of Hispaniola

French and Spanish

The United Arab Emirates uses the process of desalination for producing what natural substance?

Fresh water

The U.A.E. uses the process of desalination for producing what natural substance?

Fresh water/water/drinking water

Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut Territory, was known by what name before 1987?

Frobisher Bay

Tuvalu

Funafuti

Ships traveling from the Gulf of Mexico to the Port of Houston go through what small bay?

Galveston Bay

Varanasi, a holy place for Hindus, is on what river?

Ganges River

The second most populous city in Switzerland, located between the Alps and the Jura Mountains at the extreme southwest corner of the country, is a global city and hosts more than 100 international organizations including the Red Cross, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Name this city

Geneva

Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and what other state have a shore on Lake Michigan?

Indiana

The Ohio River separates the state of Kentucky from Ohio and what other states to Kentucky's north?

Indiana and Illinois

At over 16,000 feet, Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain peak in what country?

Indonesia

Borobudur, a ninth century Hindu-Buddhist temple on the island of Java, is in what country?

Indonesia

Located about 11 miles east of Yogyakarta City, Prambanan, built in the ninth century, is the largest Hindu temple in which country?

Indonesia

Lombok Island, which is separated from Bali Island by the Lombok Strait, belongs to which country?

Indonesia

Madura Island, with a population of about 3.3 million people, is separated from the most populous island of which country by the Madura Strait?

Indonesia

On September 30, 2009, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit about 31 miles off the coast of Padang, killing more than 770 people. Padang is a port city on the Indian Ocean in which country?

Indonesia

Reaching 10 feet in length and more than 300 pounds in weight, Komodo dragons are the heaviest lizards on Earth. Komodo dragons have thrived in the harsh climate of the Lesser Sunda Islands for millions of years. What Southeast Asian country would you visit to see Komodo dragons in their natural habitat?

Indonesia

Seget, one of the westernmost cities on the island of New Guinea, is in which country?

Indonesia

The Maluku Islands, also known as the Moluccas or the Spice Islands, are part of what country in Asia?

Indonesia

Which country has the most followers of Islam?

Indonesia

Karachi, the biggest city in Pakistan, is in the delta of which river?

Indus River

The Belomorkanal, a ship canal that joins the White Sea and the Baltic Sea, is in which country?

International Russia

The port city of Bandar Abbas, which occupies a strategic position on the northern shores of the narrow Strait of Hormuz, is in which country?

Iran

The rial is the official currency of what oil-producing country-Iran or Singapore?

Iran

Hurling, a sport popular in the counties of Kilkenny and Tipperary, is considered native to which Gaelic country?

Ireland

The cities of Cork and Galway are the second and third most populated cities in what European country?

Ireland

Built by the Nabateans in the first century BC, the city of Petra is famous for rock- cut architecture carved from sandstone. What present -day country that borders Israel would you visit to see Petra?

Jordan

Bloemfontein is one of the three national capitals of South Africa. Is Bloemfontein the legislative capital, administrative capital, or judicial capital?

Judicial

Which mountain range is not in Asia- the Jura, Zagros, or Kunlun Mountains?

Jura

The Neman or Nieman River is a major Eastern European river arising in Belarus and flowing through Lithuania before draining into the Baltic Sea. The Neman River forms the border between Lithuania and a Russian exclave to its west. Name this Russian exclave.

Kaliningrad Oblast / Kaliningrad

Uganda

Kampala

Aircraft manufacturing, based in the city of Wichita, is important to the economy of which state?

Kansas

Located at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers, Wichita, one of the principle aircraft manufacturing sites in the U.S, is the largest city in which state?

Kansas

The Chisholm Trail, a historic route used by cowboys who drove cattle north from Texas to the railroad, ended at Abilene in which state?

Kansas

The Matochkin Strait, which is covered by ice most of the year, connects which two seas?

Kara and Barents Seas

Togo

Lome

Heathrow Airport handles more international passenger traffic than any other airport in the world . In which European city is Heathrow Airport located?

London

Name the European capital city that is on the Thames River

London

The Connecticut River, which bifurcates the state of Connecticut into two halves, flows into what body of water?

Long Island Sound

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which consists of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain, is about 24 miles long, making it the longest overwater bridge The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is in the southern part of which U.S. state?

Louisiana

Name Canada's longest river

Mackenzie River

Which country is not a member of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation-India, Afghanistan, or Myanmar?

Myanmar

The Cunene and Cubango Rivers form part of the boundary between Angola and which country to its south?

Namibia

Yaren is the de facto capital of what island country in Micronesia that is the smallest republic in the world?

Nauru

What is the name of the Azerbaijani exclave that is separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by Armenia?

Naxcivan

Myanmar (Burma)

Naypyidaw

In which French Pacific overseas territory is Nouméa the largest city and capital?

New Caledonia

The Torres Strait separates Australia from what large island to its north that is shared by two countries?

New Guinea

Cape May, where Delaware Bay on the west meets the Atlantic Ocean on the east, is located in which state?

New Jersey

Newark, is the most populated city in what Atlantic coast state?

New Jersey

The Battle of Trenton that followed General George Washington's historic midnight crossing of the Delaware River in December 1776 took place in which present-day state?

New Jersey

The George Washington Bridge, a double-decked suspension bridge with 14 lanes of travel, carried about 102 million vehicles in 2013 making it the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. The George Washington Bridge connects which two U.S. states?

New Jersey and New York

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which is located in the Chihuahua Desert, is in which U.S. state?

New Mexico

Most tourists visiting what city in the U.S. flock to Bourbon Street in the French Quarter?

New Orleans

Which U.S city on the Mississippi River is famous for its Mardi Gras Carnival during February and March?

New Orleans

OPEC, which is a cartel of countries from Asia, Africa, and South America, sets supply targets and seeks stabilization of prices in international oil markets. What does OPEC stand for?

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Which river does not flow through India-the Ganges, Orinoco, or Godavari?

Orinoco

Bandy, a sport described as ice hockey with a ball, was played as a demonstration event when the Winter Olympics were held in Norway's largest city in 1952. Name this city

Oslo

Norway

Oslo

Canada

Ottawa

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou

Very little of the harmful ultraviolet energy from the Sun ever reaches the surface of the Earth because it is absorbed by what substance in the Earth's atmosphere- ozone or water vapor?

Ozone

Firdausi, one of the classical and most famous poets from ancient Iran, wrote mostly in what language?

Persian

Arequipa, a major city whose chief industry is the grading and packing of alpaca wool, sits in the Andes at 7,800 feet above sea level in the southern part of which country?

Peru

Many remains of Inca times can be seen in the Andean city of Cuzco or Cusco. In what present-day country is the Incan capital city of Cuzco?

Peru

The Urubamba Valley, also known as the sacred valley of the Incas, is formed by Urubamba River. The Urubamba Valley is located near the city of Cusco in what the South American country?

Peru

With its headwaters in the foothills of the Andes Cordillera in Bolivia, what river forms the border between Argentina and Paraguay before it joins the Paraguay River?

Pilcomayo River

Three Rivers Stadium, constructed in 1970 and demolished in 2001, near where Allegany and Monongahela Rivers join to form the Ohio River, was located in what city?

Pittsburgh

Which physical form is exposed to or contains saline water-playa or cienega?

Playa

In 1989, dumping more than 10 million gallons In one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, the Exxon of oil into what body of water in Valdez oil tanker ran aground Alaska?

Prince William Sound

Name the oil field in northern Alaska on the Beaufort Sea from which oil is transported south through the 800-mile-long Trans-Alaska Pipeline to the port of Valdez.

Prudhoe Bay

On July 6, 2013, a train hauling two million gallons of crude oil derailed and exploded in the Canadian town of Lac-Mégantic, killing 47 people. The town of Lac Mégantic, located about 22 miles west of Maine border, is in which Canadian province?

Quebec

Poutine is a French-Canadian dish consisting of french fries topped with cheese curds and hot gravy. Poutine originated in what Canadian province during the 1950s?

Quebec

The city of Sherbrooke, which lies between the St. Lawrence River and the state of Vermont, is in which Canadian province?

Quebec

What language, spoken by about 10 million indigenous people today, was the official language of the Inca Empire?

Quechua

Morocco

Rabat

The acquisition of information such as temperature and moisture about objects from a distance without physical contact with those objects is called what-remote sensing or GPS?

Remote sensing

What grain is the staple food for people in Bangladesh?

Rice

Dominica

Roseau

The International Dateline bifurcates what major Antarctic sea that bears the name of an English explorer?

Ross Sea

About 26 miles off the coast of the Seward Peninsula lie the Little Diomede and Big Diomede Islands. Little Diomede belongs to the U.S. while Big Diomede belongs which country?

Russia

Although Kremlin refers to the triangular fortified enclosure next to Red Square the word is figuratively used to describe what country's government?

Russia

Itar-Tass, whose headquarters are located in Moscow, is a major news agency of what country?

Russia

Sakhalin Island, separated from Hokkaido Island to its south by the Soya Strait or the Strait of La Pérouse, belongs to which country?

Russia

Separatists in Chechnya, a region near the Caucasus ridge, are fighting for a separate country. Chechnya is in what country?

Russia

The Kamchatka Peninsula is part of what country?

Russia

The Trans-Siberian Railway, which extends over 5,500 miles east to west, is located in what country?

Russia

What country, the most populous in Europe, contains eleven time zones?

Russia

What term is used to describe the semiarid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara to the north and tropical forests to the south?

Sahel

The two most populated islands in the Mediterranean Sea belong to Italy. Name these islands.

Sicily and Sardinia

A gurudwara is a place of worship for people practicing what religion?

Sikhism

The Golden Temple in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India, is one of the holiest places for people practicing what religion?

Sikhism

Name the small Indian state in the Himalayas that is nestled between Nepal and Bhutan

Sikkim

Which Mexican state does not border Guatemala-Chiapas, Sinaloa, or Campeche?

Sinaloa

Asia's most densely populated country has about three million people and an area of less than 250 square miles (402 square kilometers). Name this country.

Singapore

Name the highly urbanized island country located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula that has one of the world's busiest ports.

Singapore

What is the present name of Singhapura, an island that the British purchased in 1819?

Singapore

The hot, dry dust-filled wind that blows north from the Sahara and that picks up humidity over the Mediterranean Sea before blowing over southern Europe is known by what Italian name?

Sirocco

Macedonia

Skopje

The Morava River, which starts near the border between Poland and the Czech Republic, forms much of the border between Austria and what other country before joining the Danube River?

Slovakia

Vuvuzela-wielding spectators were a common sight during the 2010 FIFA World Cup (soccer) held in what country?

South Africa

Which is not an island in Indonesia-Sulawesi, Sumatra, or Socotra?

Socotra

Bulgaria

Sofia

The 2010 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov took place in what capital city whose landscape is defined by Mount Vitosha?

Sofia

A small volcanic vent through which acid gases are emitted, usually in areas where violent volcanism has ceased, is known by what term-solfatara, magma chamber or humus escape?

Solfatara

Hafun, a small peninsula that juts out into the Indian Ocean, contains Ras Hafun, the easternmost point in mainland Africa. Ras Hafun is in which country?

Somalia

Maakhir and Puntland, autonomous areas in the Horn of Africa, are part of what country plagued by civil war?

Somalia

The Gulf of Aden separates Yemen from what country in the Horn of Africa?

Somalia

The port city of Eyl, which in 2008 became a safe haven for sea pirates operating in and around the waters of the Gulf of Aden, is in which country?

Somalia

People trying to escape hyperinflation and unemployment in Zimbabwe are seen crossing Limpopo River to enter which country?

South Africa

Table Mountain, visible to sailors 30 miles out in the Atlantic Ocean, forms a backdrop to Cape Town in what country?

South Africa

The Drakensberg Mountains that extend for 700 miles from Mpumalanga Province to Eastern Cape Province are the highest mountain range in what country?

South Africa

The Great Karoo is a semi-desert plateau region which covers the southern portion of Namibia and the western portion of what other country?

South Africa

The Vaal River, a tributary of the Orange River, is in which African country?

South Africa

The city of Walvis Bay that serves as Namibia's principal port was an enclave of what country until 1994

South Africa

Tugela Falls, the highest in Africa, are located in Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province of what country?

South Africa

Estonia

Talinn

Name the African country to have borders on both Lake Malawi and Lake Victoria.

Tanzania

Serengeti National Park, most famous for the annual migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra, is in which country that is south of Kenya?

Tanzania

The Pemba Channel separates Pemba Island from the mainland portion of which East African country?

Tanzania

The city of Arusha, located on the southern slopes of Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the Great Rift Valley, serves as a tourist gateway to Olduvai Gorge and the nation's scenic national parks. In which African country is Arusha?

Tanzania

The city of Dodoma, the legislative capital and the designated future national capital, about 300 miles southeast of Lake Victoria, is in what country?

Tanzania

To what country would you go to visit large numbers of mammals, including lions elephants, and rhinoceroses, that are attracted to the bountiful grasslands on the floor of the Ngorongoro volcanic crater?

Tanzania

The Bass Strait separates which large island from mainland Australia?

Tasmania

Sakhalin Island is separated from mainland Russia by which strait that also connects the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk?

Tatar Strait

Which is not a mountain range in Africa-the Drakensberg, Atlas, or Taurus Mountains?

Taurus

Which is not a mountain range in Europe-the Taurus, Apennine, or Carpathian Mountains?

Taurus

Kiribati

Tawara

Georgia

Tbilisi

What term is used to describe the sections of the Earth's crust that move to cause continental drift and volcanic activity?

Tectonic plates

What is the name for the ancient sea that is thought to have separated Laurasia and Gondwanaland?

Tethys Ocean

At least 20 percent of its population is not African American in which state- Mississippi, Georgia, or Texas?

Texas

Centered around the cities of Midland and Odessa, the Permian Basin is a home to a large oil and natural gas producing region. The Permian Basin is mostly in what U.S state?

Texas

The Uélé River, a tributary flowing west into the Ubangi River, is in what country?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Which European country is famous for cut flowers and Edam and Gouda cheeses?

The Netherlands/Netherlands

The Ati-Atihan Festival, where celebrants paint their faces with black soot and wear bright, outlandish costumes as they dance, is held annually in January on Panay Island in which Catholic country?

The Philippines

The regular and predictable rise and fall of the water level of the Earth's oceans caused by the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun is called what-flooding or tide?

Tide

Port of Spain is the capital of which island country off the coast of Venezuela?

Trinidad and Tobago

The Association of Caribbean States promotes regional cooperation and integration among member countries. The secretariat of the organization is located in the city of Port of Spain in what country?

Trinidad and Tobago

Ras ben Sakka, considered to be the northernmost point of mainland Africa, is in which country?

Tunisia

For hundreds of years men have dug into the soft but firm tuff to create dwellings monasteries, churches, and underground cities in the Cappadocia region. In which modern day predominantly Muslim country us Cappadocis, famous for its unique landscape where erosion has formed caves, clefts, and fairy chimneys in soft volcanic rock, located?

Turkey

In what present-day country is the ancient city of Troy, where the famous Trojan War was fought, located?

Turkey

Known formerly as Smyrna, the city of Izmir is an important port on the Aegean Sea in what country?

Turkey

Maidan Nezalezhnosti, known simply as Maidan, has been the traditional place for political rallies in the city Kiev. During November and December 2014, the Maidan witnessed large demonstrations demanding closer European integration and improved human rights. To which country would you go to visit the Maidan?

Ukraine

Which country is not a member of the European Union-Latvia, Poland, or Ukraine?

Ukraine

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Fossils of a new species of dinosaur, the Abydosaurus, were discovered in the Cedar Mountain Formation close to Dinosaur National Monument in February 2010. In which U.S. state are the Cedar Mountain Formation and Dinosaur National Monument located?

Utah

Lake Powell, a 185-mile-long artificial lake created by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, is spread across Arizona and what other state?

Utah

Eisteddfod is a national music and poetry festival held in the summer. Eisteddfod is a tradition in what political unit of the U.K.?

Wales

What National Park in Wyoming would you visit to see water erupting from Old Faithful, the geyser?

Yellowstone National Park

Name this Middle Eastern country that once was divided between a traditional north and a Marxist south until it united in 1990

Yemen

With distinctive plants such as the dragon's blood tree, the island of Socotra boasts unique flora and fauna. Socotra Island, located about 150 miles east of the Horn of Africa, is part of what Asian country?

Yemen

North America's highest waterfall bears the same name as the national park in which it is located. Name this waterfall in California.

Yosemite Falls

Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the two oldest surviving universities in the English-speaking world, are in what country?

the U.K

The cities of Cardiff, Belfast, and Liverpool are important cities in what island country?

the U.K

During Junkanoo, a national festival celebrated on December 26, colorful and boisterous parades flood the streets of Nassau in what country?

the Bahamas

Mount Pinatubo, an active stratovolcano on the island of Luzon, had a massive eruption in 1991. In which country is Mount Pinatubo?

the Philippines

The Visayas group of islands, north of Mindanao Island and separated from Borneo by the Sulu Sea, belongs to what country?

the Philippines


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