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In which mountain range is Bariloche, Argentina, renowned for its snow festival and ski resorts located?
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andes
What is the capital of Uruguay that is also its only large city and contains about 40% of the country's population?
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montevideo
Which U.S. state's capital has a walkway that separates its capitol building from Iolani Palace?
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honolulu
Which city's harbor is guarded by Corregidor Island in the Philippines?
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manila
In which country is Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, the tallest peak?
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united states
Which Australian city is known for the iconic Bondi Beach?
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sydney
Which city in Denmark has about 1/4 of the country's population living in it or its suburbs?
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copenhagen
What continent is separated from the Iberian Peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar?
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africa
In which country did the U.S. decide to build a canal after seeing stamps depicting a volcano in Nicaragua?
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panama
In which U.S. city would you find the hotels Loew's l'Enfant Plaza, Hay-Adams, and Watergate?
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washington, d.c.
Which country extracts about 1/3 of South America's crude oil from the Maracaibo Basin?
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venezuela
Which state produces over 30% of the nation's cheese?
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wisconsin
Which South American country is more than 10 times longer than it is wide?
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chile
In which country is the resort city of Mazatlan, which means 'place of deer' in the Nahuatl language, located?
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mexico
Which state has gained about 50 square miles in the last 200 years due to silt from the Mississippi River?
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louisiana
What is the name of the Italian seaport on the Adriatic Sea that is located on 118 islands connected by about 180 canals?
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venice
In which U.S. capital city is The Rocky Mountain News a larger newspaper than the Post?
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denver
In which state can you get an up close and personal look at Pike's Peak?
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colorado
Which country has Tasmania as its smallest state?
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australia
Which state got its name from an Aleut word meaning 'Great Land'?
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alaska
On which continent is Plateau Station, where the world's lowest measured mean temperature of -70�F was recorded?
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antarctica
What mountain range runs from Cape Horn almost to Panama and splits into three ranges in Colombia?
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andes
Cork is the second-most populous city in which country?
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ireland
Which country, despite being near the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic, has more hot springs than any other country?
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iceland
In which country is Hamburg the second-largest city?
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germany
What Venezuelan capital is served by the Caribbean port city of La Guaira?
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caracas
What is any Scottish geographical feature over 3,000 feet called, named after the man who made a list of them in 1891?
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mountain
In addition to Sudan, which country along the Nile River Valley is known for its important cotton crop?
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egypt
What island dependency in the North Atlantic do the Danes call Gronland?
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greenland
Which U.S. state shares the longest border with Mexico?
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texas
In which country is Bandung, the 3rd-largest city and the capital of the province of West Java, located?
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indonesia
Which country is the smaller of the two located on the Iberian Peninsula?
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portugal
What Middle Eastern river has its west bank as the renowned West Bank region?
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jordan river
What Italian city is known locally as Firenze?
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florence
What is the capital city where Waikiki Beach, a popular tourist destination, is located?
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honolulu
Which continent witnessed an iceberg the size of Rhode Island breaking off its coast in 1996?
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antarctica
On which New York island are Amityville, Oyster Bay, and Brooklyn located?
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long island
Which U.S. state's nickname is 'The Grand Canyon State'?
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arizona
Which country almost entirely surrounds Bangladesh, excluding its coastline?
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india
What is the name of Ireland's most populous county, which shares its name with Ireland's most populous city?
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dublin
In which country can you find the Zamboanga and Bataan peninsulas?
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philippines
In which country are the University of Sunderland, the University of Sheffield, and Oxford University located?
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england
What island has Taipei as its capital city?
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taiwan
Which U.S. state saw a significant increase in ocean traffic at its port of Duluth following the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959?
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minnesota
What is the name of the 14,410-foot mountain near Seattle that is an active volcano?
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mount rainier
In which country is Mount Wu-T'ai, a significant Buddhist holy site located in Shansi province?
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china
In which city is the Clark County Library located about 2 miles east of the Strip?
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las vegas
Which large country entirely surrounds the tiny African nation of Lesotho?
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south africa
According to ancient Greek historian Herodotus, which river is Egypt said to be the gift of?
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nile
Which continent is the only one not inhabited by bats?
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antarctica
Which U.S. state's license plates feature the phrase 'Famous Potatoes'?
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idaho
At over 500 feet below sea level, Africa's Lake Assal is the second lowest point on the earth's surface, only surpassed by which 'sea'?
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dead sea
Which river in Africa experiences seasonal floods due to rains in the Ethiopian highlands?
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nile
In which state can you find Opryland USA with its theme park and mega-hotel?
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tennessee
Which whole continent is classified as a polar desert?
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antarctica
Which Utah city is surrounded by the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountains?
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salt lake city
In which German city is the Brandenburg Gate located?
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berlin
Which Persian Gulf nation derives its name from the Arabic word for 'fort', kut?
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kuwait
Which peak's height was measured by satellite in 1987 to be 29,108 feet, 80 feet higher than previously thought?
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mount everest
Which island nation is home to the large glaciers Langjokull, Hofsjokull, and Vatnajokull?
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iceland