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What is the largest U.S. state by area?

Alaska

What is the name of the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?

Angel Falls (Venezuela)

What are the Earth's five oceans?

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic

What city is the judicial capital of South Africa: Capetown, Freetown, Bloemfontein ?

Bloemfontein

What country has the world's longest coastline?

Canada

Which countries share the world's longest international border?

Canada and the USA

What country has the largest population in the world?

China

Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

Colorado River

Which continent includes the Jutland and Iberian Peninsulas?

Europe

After Alaska, which U.S. state has the longest coastline?

Florida

In which country would you find the city of Dresden?

Germany

Where is the largest volcano on Earth located?

Hawaii

Sikkim, a region between Nepal and Bhutan, is part of what country?

India

What is the only country that borders the United Kingdom?

Ireland

What three countries are completely landlocked by another country?

Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City

What country is home to the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest?

Nepal

Agulhas and Kuroshio are both names of what kind of physical feature?

Ocean Current

The Sea of Azov borders Ukraine and what other country?

Russia

People in the most populous Scandinavian country celebrate a festival of light called St. Lucia Day to mark the start of the Christmas season. Name this country.

Sweden

Name three U.S. states that have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida

What is the largest canyon in the world?

The Grand Canyon

What's the name of the largest canyon in the world?

The Grand Canyon

What is the name of our planet's largest hot desert?

The Sahara desert

In 1971, the British government ended its protectorate in the Trucial States. These states form what present-day country on the Persian Gulf?

The United Arab Emirates

Which capital city, located about 20 miles from the Adriatic Sea, is a major industrial center for Albania?

Tirana

By area, what is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City


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