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| 1. | What is the modern day name for the ancient Greek city of Byzantium? |
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Istanbul (Turkey) | |
| 2. | What large Canadian island gives its name to a breed of dog, pony and sheep? |
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Newfoundland | |
| 3. | What is the state capital of Florida? |
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Tallahassee | |
| 4. | Measured by area, what is the second largest country in South America? |
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Argentina (1. Brazil 3. Peru) | |
| 5. | What two countries lie on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola? |
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Haiti and Dominican Republic | |
| 6. | What modern-day country was known as South West Africa from 1915 until its independence from South Africa in 1990? |
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Namibia | |
| 7. | At 3,724 metres above sea level, what is the highest mountain in New Zealand? |
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Aoraki / Mount Cook | |
| 8. | Fort Knox is located in what U.S. state? |
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Kentucky | |
| 9. | Which is greater? A. The depth of the Mariana trench in the Pacific Ocean B. The height above sea level of Mount Everest. |
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A. The depth of the Mariana trench (10,984m vs 8,848m) | |
| 10. | Billund, Windsor, and Günzburg are the European locations of what chain of theme parks? |
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Legoland (Denmark, England, and Germany) | |
| 11. | What is the name of the bay in Sydney, Australia where Captain James Cook first landed in 1770? |
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Botany Bay | |
| 12. | What capital city is named after a famous English Duke; and after what other capital city was his war horse named? |
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Wellington and Copenhagen (New Zealand and Denmark) | |
| 13. | Which U.S. state is nicknamed "The Garden State"? |
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New Jersey | |
| 14. | What two countries border to the north and south of The Golan Heights? |
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Lebanon and Jordan (Israel and Syria border west and east) | |
| 15. | Now an independent nation, what was the southernmost of the former Yugoslavian republics? |
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Macedonia | |
| 16. | What Canadian province lies between Alberta and Manitoba? |
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Saskatchewan | |
| 17. | Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in what country? |
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Russia | |
| 18. | When dividing the world into seven continents, which is the only one intersected by both the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn? |
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Africa | |
| 19. | What 'M' describes an archipelago in Indonesia, formerly known as the Spice Islands? |
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Maluku / Moluccas | |
| 20. | How many standard time zones are there in the contiguous United States? |
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4 (Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern) | |
| 21. | Stepping straight on to the beach from the rainforest, in what Australian state is Cape Tribulation? |
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Queensland | |
| 22. | Rabat is the capital of what African country? |
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Morocco (Casablanca is the largest city) | |
| 23. | Washington, New York, Florida. Rearrange those U.S. states in order of land area, smallest first. |
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New York, Florida, Washington (47213, 53926, 66544 sq. miles) | |
| 24. | 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 | |
| 25. | To what does "Sahara" translate from Arabic to English? |
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Desert (Arabic: الصحراء aṣ-ṣaḥrā - the desert ) | |
| 26. | What is the third most populous city in the United States? |
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Chicago, IL (after New York and Los Angeles) | |
| 27. | What U.S. state is nicknamed the Beaver State? |
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Oregon | |
| 28. | Afghanistan is bordered by six countries. Name any four of them. |
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Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China | |
| 29. | 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? |
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Paraná River | |
| 30. | What modern-day country was known as the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1885 until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966? |
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Botswana | |
| 31. | What is the name of the 1200km long mountain range that forms the backbone of Italy? |
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Apennine Mountains | |
| 32. | What is the name of the large cable-stayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the River Tarn in southern France? |
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Millau Viaduct | |
| 33. | Tbilisi is the capital of what country? |
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Georgia | |
| 34. | Made almost entirely of rock salt, Mount Sodom is located alongside what body of water? |
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Dead Sea (Israel) | |
| 35. | What country shares land borders with Costa Rica and Colombia? |
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Panama | |
| 36. | Of the 10 highest mountains in the United States, how many are in Alaska? |
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10 | |
| 37. | In terms of population, what is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the longest-occupied palace in Europe? |
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Windsor Castle (Berkshire, England) | |
| 38. | What EU country borders more countries than any other? |
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Germany (9 - Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands) | |
| 39. | The złoty is the official currency and legal tender of what country? |
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Poland | |
| 40. | What is the official language of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean? |
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French (Nouvelle-Calédonie is a special collectivity of France ) | |
| 41. | What island nation is the smallest Asian country by land area and population? |
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The Maldives (298 km2 / 115 sq mi) | |
| 42. | Including the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, what 'L' describes the solid, outer part of Earth? |
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Lithosphere | |
| 43. | What three countries share land borders with Norway? |
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Sweden, Finland, and Russia | |
| 44. | On what continent are the Atlas Mountains? |
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Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) | |
| 45. | By what name was Burkina Faso known prior to being renamed in 1984? |
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Upper Volta (Republic of Upper Volta 1958-1984) | |
| 46. | At 978 metres above sea level, what is the highest mountain in England? |
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Scafell Pike (Lake District) | |
| 47. | The Intertropical Convergence Zone is an area where northeast and southeast trade winds converge near the equator. Because of its monotonous windless weather, what 'D' is the common name sailors use to describe it? |
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Doldrums | |
| 48. | What is the largest island in South America? |
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Tierra del Fuego (Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego) | |
| 49. | The cause of many boat accidents, the Lorelei is a large rock on the eastern bank of what river? |
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Rhine | |
| 50. | By what name is the Welsh island of Ynys Môn better known? |
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Anglesey | |
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