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| 1. | Which is the only American state name that starts with the letter 'A' but doesn't end with the letter 'A'? |
| 2. | Saint Petersburg in Russia is located on the shore of what Gulf on the Baltic Sea? |
| 3. | Excluding daylight saving time, how many time zones does mainland Australia have? |
| 4. | In what country would you find the Bungle Bungle Range of conical rock formations? |
| 5. | What is the name of the salt flats in northwestern Utah on which many world land speed records have been set? |
| 6. | What north-south mountain range forms the traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia? |
| 7. | What major river flows through Baghdad? |
| 8. | What name is given to the large mountainous region in south west Germany close to the borders with France and Switzerland? |
| 9. | With construction beginning in 1924, the Autostrade became the world's first motorway network. In what country is it? |
| 10. | The Great Bitter Lake and Small Bitter Lake are saltwater lakes in what African country? |
| 11. | Eighty miles southwest of Adelaide, what is Australia's third-largest offshore island? |
| 12. | Running for 425 kilometres through the North Island, what is the longest river in New Zealand? |
| 13. | The name of what island nation in the Americas translates from Spanish to English as "Ancient and Bearded"? |
| 14. | Once one of the four largest lakes in the world, what body of water between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has lost around 80% of its volume since the 1960s? |
| 15. | What is the official currency of Tunisia? |
| 16. | Which of the five Great Lakes of North America is the easternmost? |
| 17. | New Britain is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago. Of what country is it also the largest island? |
| 18. | What country is bordered by Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria? |
| 19. | In what U.S. state is the 1,340 acre public park known as the Garden of the Gods? |
| 20. | How many of the seven Central American countries have coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea? |
| 21. | Amman is the capital city of what Middle East country? |
| 22. | What is the English language name of the Italian city of Firenze? |
| 23. | The Gulf of Sidra lies off the coast of what North African country? |
| 24. | Mount Bartle Frere is the highest mountain in what Australian state? |
| 25. | The Taurus Mountains are a mountain complex in what Mediterranean country? |
| 26. | Of what African country is Lusaka the capital? |
| 27. | What Polynesian island nation generates around ten per cent of its government's total revenue from royalties from the use of its international domain suffix? |
| 28. | Which of these Spanish Costas is furthest south: Costa Blanca, Costa Brava, or Costa Dorada? |
| 29. | Stepping straight on to the beach from the rainforest, in what Australian state is Cape Tribulation? |
| 30. | Troms, Finnmark and Oppland are three of the nineteen counties of what country? |
| 31. | Including border regions, through how many countries does the Mekong River flow? |
| 32. | The second longest in South America after the Amazon, what river runs through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina before merging with the Paraguay River and Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata? |
| 33. | What major river flows through Paris, France? |
| 34. | What is the northernmost capital city of an independent sovereign state? |
| 35. | Excluding daylight saving time, how many time zones span the 50 U.S. states? |
| 36. | In what country is the port of Haifa? |
| 37. | In what two countries would you find the Appalachian Mountains? |
| 38. | With a population of 4.3 million, what is the largest city in Myanmar (Burma)? |
| 39. | What is the name of the mountain range that stretches more than 3,500 kilometres along the east coast of Australia? |
| 40. | After the Big Island of Hawai'i, what is the second largest island in the United States? |
| 41. | What EU country borders more countries than any other? |
| 42. | Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of what Canadian province? |
| 43. | By what name is the former British colony Gold Coast known today? |
| 44. | In terms of both size and population, what city in Pembrokeshire, Wales is the smallest city in the UK? |
| 45. | Mainland, South Ronaldsay, Westray, Sanday, and Hoy are the most populous of what group of islands? |
| 46. | Completed in November 1964, and with the largest central span of any in the United States, what is the name of the bridge connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City? |
| 47. | What U.S. city is served by Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport? |
| 48. | Prior to being moved to New Delhi in 1911, what was the capital of the British Indian empire? |
| 49. | On which Southeast Asian island resort might you land at Denpasar International Airport? |
| 50. | Of which river is Victoria Falls the most noted feature? |
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