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What promontory on a barrier island is the site of the John F. Kennedy Space Center?
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cape canaveral
Which country in the Western Hemisphere has the largest population among nations where Spanish is the official language?
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mexico
Which Russian city is known for St. Basil's Cathedral and Red Square?
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moscow
Which massive country shares a border with Uruguay along Lake Mirim?
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brazil
Which country is famously associated with Foster's beer and kangaroos?
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australia
What Colorado resort city shares its name with a type of poplar tree found in the area?
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aspen
Which cape extends like an elbow on the Massachusetts coastline?
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cape cod
What is the capital city located in a predominantly Flemish region where most inhabitants speak French?
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brussels
In which city would you find Regent's Park, St. James's Park, and Hyde Park?
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london
In which city would you find landmarks like The Tabor Center, The Museum of Western Art, and The Mile High Flea Market?
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denver
What is the capital city named after a dam once built on the Amstel River?
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amsterdam
What is the name of the largest national park in the lower 48 states after Yellowstone, located in Florida?
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everglades
In which Asian country, famous for its bullet trains, did the longest railway tunnel in the world open in 1988?
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japan
In which canyon have the Havasupai been living for over 600 years?
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grand canyon
What is the name of the large Utah lake known for having saltier water than the ocean?
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great salt lake
In which state are Mackinac, Saginaw, and Kalamazoo counties located?
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michigan
What Tinsel Town did Morton Thompson describe as a 'state of mind surrounded by Los Angeles'?
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hollywood
Which U.S. commonwealth in the Caribbean has a flag that resembles that of Cuba?
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puerto rico
In which city can you find Esplanade Avenue, Royal Street, and Bourbon Street?
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new orleans
Which desert is bordered by the Red Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Atlas Mountains?
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sahara
Which city's principal streets in Utah include North Temple, South Temple, and West Temple?
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salt lake city
What country has districts named Fontvieille, La Condamine, and Monte Carlo?
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monaco
What river defines the western boundary of Egypt's Arabian Desert?
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nile
Which city is home to the Russian State Library that houses over 30 million items?
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moscow
What African city has residents known as Cairenes?
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cairo
What is the capital of Sri Lanka that was named after the Kelani Ferry?
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colombo
Which Rocky Mountain state has schools that have won 26 skiing titles since 1954?
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colorado
Which country are the states of Puebla, Zacatecas, and Jalisco located in?
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mexico
In which country is Peter the Great Bay, an inlet of the Sea of Japan, located?
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russia
Which Thai capital was warned in 1982 studies that it could sink below sea level by the end of the century?
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bangkok
Which Asian country is the top producer of both rice and pears?
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china
What world capital is located just 20 miles away from the 5,000-acre Euro Disney resort, which is 1/5 its size?
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paris
In which state do most geographers define the northern terminus of the Blue Ridge Mountains as Harpers Ferry?
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west virginia
Into which sea do all major rivers of Nicaragua drain?
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caribbean sea
What is the name shared by both an island in the Bahamas and the capital city of El Salvador?
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san salvador
What city, famous for its white chalk cliffs, is located a strait away from France's Calais?
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dover
What island, along with Trinidad, forms a country in the Caribbean?
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tobago
Which country is described as 'the world's longest and skinniest' according to a National Geographic book?
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chile
Which river's annual floodings are controlled by the Aswan High Dam?
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nile
In which desert can you find the 200,000-square-mile Libyan Erg, known for its extensive sand dunes?
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sahara
Which sea is approximately 220 miles at its widest point and 10,000 feet at its deepest, making it a wonder how the Israelites crossed it?
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red sea
What United Kingdom principality's coastline is indented by Cardigan Bay?
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wales
Which river's delta encompasses more than 12,000 square miles in Louisiana?
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mississippi river
What term describes a body of water that is separated from the sea by a sandbar and may be where Brooke babbles in a blue one?
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lagoon
Which river's west, or right, bank is Vatican City situated on?
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tiber
In addition to Pakistan's Sind province, Sindhi is also primarily spoken in which neighboring country?
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india
Which river drains most of the area between the Rockies and the Appalachians, covering 1,250,000 square miles?
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mississippi
In which city are the residents referred to as Muscovites?
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moscow
Which city, the capital of El Salvador, was devastated by earthquakes in 1854, 1873, and 1917?
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san salvador
Which country is named after the town of Oporto?
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portugal
What is the name of the highest mountain in Japan that has bamboo groves circling its lower slopes?
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mount fuji
Which country has Honshu as its largest island, home to about 80% of its population?
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japan
Which country has its most densely populated area on the island of Sjaelland, where most of Copenhagen is located?
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denmark
In which country is Corfu, the second-largest island in the Ionian Sea and its most populous, located?
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greece
In which city was Venezuela's independence proclaimed in 1811?
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caracas
What is the current name of the capital of Turkey, formerly known as Angora and famous for its mohair?
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ankara
What city was Japan's imperial capital for over 1,000 years and has a name that is an anagram of Tokyo?
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kyoto
Which state, whose name is derived from the Aleut language meaning 'mainland', is home to no Fortune 500 companies?
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alaska
What country has about 70% of its population speaking a form of German called Schweizerdeutsch?
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switzerland
What sea contains the island nations of Cyprus and Malta?
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mediterranean sea