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| 1. | In what U.S. city might you land at Love Field Airport? |
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Dallas (Texas) | |
| 2. | The Ganges flows through India and what other country? |
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Bangladesh | |
| 3. | Of what mountain range is Mount Elbert the highest summit? |
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Rocky Mountains (Colorado - 4,401 m) | |
| 4. | What country has the largest number of active volcanoes? |
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Indonesia (147 volcanoes, 76 of which are active) | |
| 5. | The central business district of what U.S. city is nicknamed "The Loop" after a late nineteenth century elevated railway encircling it? |
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Chicago, IL | |
| 6. | What is the most populous U.S. state capital? |
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Phoenix (Arizona) | |
| 7. | The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of what major body of water? |
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Mediterranean Sea | |
| 8. | What is the largest city in Myanmar? |
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Yangon (Rangoon) | |
| 9. | What Russian seaport is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle? |
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Murmansk (Мурманск) | |
| 10. | What island is officially named the Republic of China? |
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Taiwan | |
| 11. | What is one of the most populous cities in the United Kingdom, and the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama? |
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Birmingham | |
| 12. | On which of the Hawaiian islands is the capital Honolulu? |
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Oʻahu | |
| 13. | What city is served by Changi Airport? |
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Singapore | |
| 14. | What is the capital city of Nepal? |
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Kathmandu | |
| 15. | What Canadian province is known by the abbreviation PEI? |
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Prince Edward Island | |
| 16. | Formerly number one, what has been Paris and France's second largest airport since the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport in 1976? |
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Orly | |
| 17. | What Californian landmark gets its name from an old Spanish word for pelican? |
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Alcatraz (La Isla de los Alcatraces) | |
| 18. | Name the two countries in the world beginning with 'S' that have a sword or sabre on their national flag. |
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Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka | |
| 19. | Flanders Fields is a common English name for World War I battlefields located mainly in what country? |
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Belgium (also French Flanders in the French department of Nord-Pas-de-Calais) | |
| 20. | What island nation is the smallest Asian country by land area and population? |
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The Maldives (298 km2 / 115 sq mi) | |
| 21. | I want to drive from Mexico to Canada, but want to travel through the minimum number of U.S. states. What is this minimum? |
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3 | |
| 22. | What name is given to the chain of 71 volcanic islands that arc out westward from the Alaskan Peninsula in the Northern Pacific Ocean? |
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Aleutian Islands | |
| 23. | The Massif Central is a highland region that covers about 15% of what country? |
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France | |
| 24. | Located near Ian Fleming's Goldeneye estate, in what country is Ian Fleming International Airport? |
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Jamaica (Boscobel, Saint Mary Parish) | |
| 25. | What popular Mexican holiday resort had a population of just 3 prior to the city being built from scratch in the 1970s? |
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Cancún | |
| 26. | JFK and LaGuardia airports are both located in which New York borough? |
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Queens | |
| 27. | Between 1955 and 1971, by what name was modern-day Bangladesh known? |
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East Pakistan | |
| 28. | The Galápagos Islands are part of what South American country? |
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Ecuador | |
| 29. | In 1983, what city became the first outside the United States to host a Disney theme park? |
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Tokyo (followed by Paris in 1992) | |
| 30. | In terms of area, what is the world's largest island? |
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Greenland | |
| 31. | What city, the largest in all of Africa, ceased to be Nigeria's capital in 1991? |
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Lagos | |
| 32. | What natural tourist attraction is made up of the Horseshoe, the American, and the Bridal Veil? |
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Niagara Falls | |
| 33. | In the United States, to what was Bedloe's Island officially renamed in 1956? |
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Liberty Island | |
| 34. | Covering 33 miles from Manhattan in the south, to Westchester County in the north, what is New York City's longest street? |
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Broadway | |
| 35. | What is the only United States jurisdiction whose road traffic drives on the left? |
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Virgin Islands of the United States | |
| 36. | Which two countries own the Virgin Islands? |
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USA and UK | |
| 37. | Name any four of the five U.S. states that have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida | |
| 38. | What is the name of this hill range straddling the Anglo-Scottish border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders? |
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The Cheviots | |
| 39. | What is the most populous city in Pakistan? |
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Karachi | |
| 40. | What is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms? |
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Great Barrier Reef (in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia) | |
| 41. | The still waters of what North Atlantic sea are covered by brown algae? |
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Sargasso | |
| 42. | If you travelled in a straight line south from Malta, in what African country would you arrive? |
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Libya | |
| 43. | In what country is the Stirling Range of mountains? |
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Australia (Great Southern region, Western Australia) | |
| 44. | What South American country is named after an Italian City? |
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Venezuela (after Venice) | |
| 45. | "Defeat of Siam" is the English translation of the name of what Southeast Asian city? |
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Siem Reap (Cambodia) | |
| 46. | Mount Bartle Frere is the highest mountain in what Australian state? |
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Queensland | |
| 47. | What is the name of the Gulf in the tropical Atlantic Ocean into which the Niger and Volta rivers drain? |
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Gulf of Guinea | |
| 48. | In what country might you land at Keflavík International Airport? |
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Iceland | |
| 49. | In what U.S. state is the 1,340 acre public park known as the Garden of the Gods? |
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Colorado | |
| 50. | The longest railway tunnel in the world, what two Japanese islands are connected by the Seikan Tunnel? |
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Honshu & Hokkaido | |
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