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Clue
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Answer
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100
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What is the largest country in Europe and in Asia?
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Russia
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99
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What is the biggest city in Turkey?
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Istanbul
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98
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What is the world's most populous country?
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India
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97
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What is the official language of the Netherlands?
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Dutch
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96
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What is the capital of Germany?
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Berlin
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95
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What country completely surrounds the country of Lesotho?
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South Africa
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94
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What is the most common religion in India?
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Hinduism
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93
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What mountain range is Mount Everest a part of?
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Himalayas
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92
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What is England's oldest university?
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Oxford
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91
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What city was once called New Amsterdam?
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New York City
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90
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What is the holiest city of Islam?
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Mecca
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89
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What is the highest mountain in Africa?
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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88
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What region is composed of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway?
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Scandinavia
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87
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What is the capital of the Czech Republic?
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Prague
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86
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What country's national bird is the kiwi?
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New Zealand
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85
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What Ecuadorian island chain was famously visited by Charles Darwin?
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Galapagos
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84
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What is the westernmost major city on mainland Europe?
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Lisbon
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83
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What is the world's biggest river, by volume of water discharged?
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Amazon
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82
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Which mountain, according to legend, was home of the Greek Gods?
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Mount Olympus
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81
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What country has the longest total coastline?
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Canada
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80
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What country, despite having only 7 million residents, has over 800 indigenous languages?
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79
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What de-facto independent country does China claim ownership of?
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Taiwan
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78
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What is the national animal of the United States?
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Bald Eagle
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77
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What is the Southern Hemisphere's equivalent of the Tropic of Cancer?
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Tropic of Capricorn
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76
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In what city would you find the tallest building in the world?
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Dubai
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75
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What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
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Cuba
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74
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Lemurs are native to what island?
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Madagascar
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73
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What was the world's tallest building in 1950?
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Empire State Building
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72
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Other than Turks, what is the largest ethnic group in Turkey?
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Kurds
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71
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In what body of water is the island of Bahrain located?
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Persian Gulf
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70
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What strait separates Alaska and Russia?
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Bering Strait
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69
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What Egyptian peninsula is part of Asia?
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Sinai Peninsula
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68
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What is the most well-known nickname of Denver, Colorado?
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The Mile-High City
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67
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On what river's "left bank" would you find the district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés?
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Seine
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66
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What is the former currency of Italy?
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Italian Lira
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65
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What is the title of the ruler of Brunei?
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Sultan of Brunei
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64
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What city in Japan is famous for beef?
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Kobe
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63
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Near which major city would you find Old-Trafford stadium?
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Manchester
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62
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In which country is Khmer the primary language?
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Cambodia
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61
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What African river separates the ranges of the chimpanzee and the bonobo?
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Congo River
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60
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What group of people in the United States speak a dialect called Pennsylvania German?
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Amish
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59
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In what Austrian city was Mozart born?
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Salzburg
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58
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On which trail can one walk from Georgia to Maine?
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Appalachian Trail
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57
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What "A" word means "island chain"?
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Archipelago
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56
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Majorca's name means "larger island". What is the "smaller island"?
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Minorca
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55
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What city's regions include Kowloon and the New Territories?
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Hong Kong
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54
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What musical instrument is considered a symbol of Ireland?
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Harp
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53
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What city was once known as Tenochtitlan?
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Mexico City
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52
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From what Roman title are the words Tsar and Kaiser derived?
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Caesar
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51
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Which French city is closest to Great Britain?
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Calais
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50
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What is the largest dam on the Nile River?
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Aswan Dam
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49
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What is the name for Russian exclave that borders Lithuania and Poland?
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Kaliningrad
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48
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Ellesmere is the tenth largest what in the world?
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Island
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47
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What is the name for the French-speaking part of Belgium? (hint: starts with W)
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Wallonia
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46
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What is the SECOND most common FIRST language in South Africa?
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Xhosa
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45
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On which Turkish mountain is Noah's Ark often said to have landed?
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Mt. Ararat
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44
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What alphabet is used in Russia?
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Cyrillic
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43
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In which language are Kardashian and Sarkisian common surnames?
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Armenian
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42
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What is the capital and largest city in the Australian state of Tasmania?
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Hobart
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41
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What is the largest city on the Gulf Coast of Alabama?
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Mobile
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40
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What city was capital of China from 1927–1937, before being brutally conquered by Japan?
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Nanjing
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39
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What constellation is depicted on Australia's flag?
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Southern Cross
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38
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What is the world's largest rodent, found only in South America?
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Capybara
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37
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What Asian city's mascot is a "Merlion"?
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Singapore
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36
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What ethnic group is made up of Egyptian Christians?
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Copts
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35
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What is the second largest desert in Africa?
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Kalahari Desert
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34
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What ethnic group does the ETA separatist movement claim to represent?
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Basques
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33
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What is a synonym of the word shire?
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County
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32
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What city in the middle of the Amazon rainforest was once home to fabulously wealthy rubber barons?
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Manaus
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31
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On which peninsula would you find Cabo San Lucas?
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Baja California
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30
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What massive waterfalls are found on the border of Argentina and Brazil?
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Iguazu Falls
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29
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What "line" divides the northern and southern U.S states?
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Mason-Dixon Line
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28
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What name is given to the Northeast part of China?
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Manchuria
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27
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What is the full name of the English city of Hull?
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Kingston upon Hull
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26
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What small city in the Ozark mountains is famous for its musical theaters?
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Branson
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25
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What political party has ruled South Africa since 1994?
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24
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Who had his capital at Xanadu?
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Kublai Khan
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23
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If measured from its base on the sea floor, what is the world's tallest mountain?
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Mauna Kea
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22
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Which valley in California is responsible for 50% of the United States'
fruit and vegetable production?
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Central Valley
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21
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What fiord, located near Queenstown, is one of New Zealand's most well-known tourist destinations?
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Milford Sound
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20
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What strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea?
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Torres Strait
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19
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What large coastal city lies near the Indus River flood plain?
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Karachi
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18
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What is the largest lake in Central America?
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Lake Nicaragua
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17
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Titograd is the former name of what Balkan capital?
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Podgorica
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16
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What city is home to Q1, the tallest building in Australia?
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Gold Coast
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15
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What formerly uninhabited island, starting with the letter P, was settled by HMS Bounty mutineers?
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Pitcairn Island
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14
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What is the longest river in Poland?
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Vistula River
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13
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Western Sahara is a disputed territory in what region of Africa?
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Maghreb
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12
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Which national capital's name can be translated as "Red Hero"?
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Ulaanbaatar
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11
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Which country's flag looks almost exactly like the flag of Romania?
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Chad
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10
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What is the name of the "treeless" region on the coast of South Australia?
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Nullarbor
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9
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Which country owns the exclave of Madha?
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Oman
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8
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What Polynesian island located north of New Zealand in the Pacific, is sometimes referred to as the "Rock of Polynesia"?
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Niue
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7
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Hilsa, or Ilish, is the national fish of what country?
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Bangladesh
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6
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What term describes a type of mesa commonly found in Venezuela?
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Tepui
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5
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What is the major city on the Manzanares River?
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Madrid
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4
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The city of Nuuk is on the side of Greenland that borders which strait?
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Davis Strait
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3
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Keechelus Lake is the source of what river in Washington state?
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Yakima River
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2
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What is separated from St. Barthelemy by the canal de Saint-Barthelemy?
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Sint Maarten
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1
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What city in central Croatia is located at the intersection of the Kupa, Sava, and Odra rivers?
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Sisak
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Broadly correct, yes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord#Etymology (see final paragraph under "Etymology")
Can we have "Iguaçu" as an alternative for "Iguazu"? I actually had to look it up on Wikipedia for the Spanish spelling, which made me feel like a cheat.
Will nominate if you increase the time to at least 15 minutes for sure!
20 minutes also wouldn't hurt, that would still mean 5 questions per minute, or 12 seconds per question. Considering the time needed to change questions, to think and to type, I would say 20 minutes would be fair.
Nice quiz though.
Separately, I don't know if there is census data to support it, but the UN claims that India's population has surpassed China's.
It's a correct spelling!
Should accept Mason-DiXIE for Mason-Dixon and "Maghreb"??? Are you for real?
What a joke.
So I changed it to this question, trying to match the difficulty level without resetting the stats.
Me: Lots.
As a Native Californian it's really a more appropriate answer.