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Geography Questions on Jeopardy! #3

Can you answer these geography questions which were featured on Jeopardy!?
DO NOT start your answer with "What is" or "The"
Episodes: 6-8
Year: 1984
Quiz by Ian9876
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Last updated: August 21, 2023
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U.S. STATES
The Russians sold it to Seward at 2¢ an acre
Alaska
It contains highest & lowest spots in lower 48 states, only 106 miles apart
California
Part of Massachusetts until it became our 23rd state
Maine
Whenever it wants to, this state can legally break up into 5
Texas
Originally set aside for the Indians for as long as grass shall grow & rivers flow
Oklahoma
EUROPE
Country where the current king succeeded his grandfather after a 44-year gap
Spain
U.S. LANDMARKS
For her 100th birthday, she'll get her torch back
Statue of Liberty
There were no known successful escapes from this "Rock" in S.F. bay
Alcatraz
Last Memorial Day, a Vietnam casualty was interred at this Arlington shrine
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Plays are still performed at this site of Lincoln's assassination
Ford's Theater
At 555' 5", this 100-year-old all-stone structure is world's tallest
Washington Monument
WORLD HISTORY
Country where Napoleon met his "Waterloo"
Belgium
ISLANDS
The state where you can lei in the sun
Hawaii
An Indonesian island or slang for coffee
Java
Original nest of Sam Spade's falcon
Malta
The song "26 Miles Across The Sea" overshoots this island by 3 miles
Catalina Island
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