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| 1. | What country shares land borders with Costa Rica and Colombia? |
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Panama | |
| 2. | What name is given to the major fault that extends roughly 750 miles through California? |
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San Andreas Fault | |
| 3. | Dili is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of what country? |
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East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 4. | The Prime Meridian (zero degrees longitude) passes through five countries in Africa. Name any two of them. |
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Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo | |
| 5. | With a surface area of 151 square miles, what is the largest lake by area in the British Isles? |
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Lough Neagh (Northern Ireland) | |
| 6. | What is the name of the 1200km long mountain range that forms the backbone of Italy? |
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Apennine Mountains | |
| 7. | Of the 137 islands of Hawaii, how many are classed as major islands? |
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8 (Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi) | |
| 8. | Measured by total land area, which is larger; Spain, Sweden or Thailand? |
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Thailand (513,120km2 - Spain 505,992 Sweden 450,295) | |
| 9. | What large desert covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa? |
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Kalahari | |
| 10. | The volcanic island of Surtsey surfaced in 1963 attracting worldwide scientific attention, becoming the southernmost point of what country? |
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Iceland | |
| 11. | Which is furthest north; London, Brussels, or Berlin? |
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Berlin (Brussels 50.8411; London 51.5171; Berlin 52.5233° N) | |
| 12. | Which Australian State has the highest population? |
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New South Wales (8.1 million, followed by Victoria 6.7 million and Queensland 5.1 million) | |
| 13. | Rarotonga is the most populous of which South Pacific island group? |
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Cook Islands | |
| 14. | Which U.S. state is the least populous? |
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Wyoming (582,328 as at 2020) | |
| 15. | With an urban population of 6.5 million, Surabaya is the second-largest city in what country? |
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Indonesia (after Jakarta) | |
| 16. | The Great Bear lake has a surface area of over 31,000 square kilometres. In what country is it located? |
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Canada (Northwest Territories) | |
| 17. | The United States dollar is the official currency of what South American country? |
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Ecuador | |
| 18. | The island of Zealand is part of what European country? |
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Denmark (Danish: Sjælland) | |
| 19. | Dublin, Moscow, Madrid. In terms of their straight-line distance to Berlin, rearrange them in order, nearest first. |
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Dublin, Moscow, Madrid (1315 km, 1608 km, 1868 km) | |
| 20. | What do the names of the state capitals of Nebraska, Mississippi, Wisconsin and Missouri all have in common? |
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Named after U.S. Presidents (Lincoln, Jackson, Madison & Jefferson City) | |
| 21. | At 4,421 m above sea level, what is the highest summit in the contiguous United States? |
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Mount Whitney (Sierra Nevada, California) | |
| 22. | What is the state capital of Western Australia? |
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Perth | |
| 23. | What is the world's most sparsely populated sovereign state? |
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Mongolia (Only Greenland (Denmark), the Falkland Islands (UK), Pitcairn Islands (UK), and Western Sahara (disputed) are less densely populated) | |
| 24. | Grande Dixence in Switzerland, Nurek in Tajikistan, and Inguri in Georgia are all among the world's tallest what? |
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Dams | |
| 25. | What predominantly Muslim country has a Hindu-Buddhist golden eagle as its national emblem? |
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Indonesia (Garuda Pancasila) | |
| 26. | What U.S. city is served by George Bush Intercontinental Airport? |
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Houston (Texas) | |
| 27. | In what country in the United Kingdom are the Sperrin Mountains located? |
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Northern Island | |
| 28. | By what name are Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas collectively known? |
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Gulf States | |
| 29. | What was Zimbabwe's capital called before being changed to Harare in April 1982? |
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Salisbury | |
| 30. | What 'E' describes a country that is landlocked and surrounded on all sides by just one country? |
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Enclave (Lesotho, South Africa - San Marino, Italy - Vatican City, Italy) | |
| 31. | What two European countries are separated by the Kattegat strait? |
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Denmark and Sweden | |
| 32. | In what country would you find the states of Tabasco and Chihuahua? |
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Mexico | |
| 33. | What is the second most populous city in Switzerland? |
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Geneva (1. Zurich 2. Geneva 3. Basel) | |
| 34. | What Canadian province is known by the abbreviation PEI? |
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Prince Edward Island | |
| 35. | What Canadian province lies between Alberta and Manitoba? |
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Saskatchewan | |
| 36. | Accounting for just 5.9% of the world's landmass, what is the smallest of the seven traditional continents? |
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Australia | |
| 37. | Name four independent nations that begin with the letter 'S' and end with the letter 'E'. |
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São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Suriname | |
| 38. | Piraeus serves as the port for what European capital city? |
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Athens (Greece) | |
| 39. | In what U.S. State would you find most of the Sierra Nevada mountain range? |
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California | |
| 40. | What is the second most populous country in South America? |
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Colombia (1. Brazil 3. Argentina) | |
| 41. | What Australian state completely surrounds the city of Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory? |
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New South Wales | |
| 42. | What is the third most populous country in the world? |
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United States (after China and India) | |
| 43. | In what modern day country is the Chernobyl nuclear power plant? |
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Ukraine | |
| 44. | What member of the European Union has the highest population? |
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Germany (> 80 million) | |
| 45. | What city is served by Hongqiao and Pudong International Airports? |
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Shanghai | |
| 46. | Moldova shares borders with Ukraine and which other country? |
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Romania | |
| 47. | After Nigeria, what is the second most populous country in Africa? |
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Ethiopia (followed by Egypt) | |
| 48. | Antananarivo is the capital and largest city of what island nation? |
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Madagascar | |
| 49. | Of the 10 highest mountains in the United States, how many are in Alaska? |
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10 | |
| 50. | What sea lies between Italy and Croatia? |
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Adriatic Sea | |
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