Geography and History A-Z: Extreme

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Wife of Henry VIII whom he executed

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Mountain range running from Venezuela to Chile

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Capital of Kazakhstan

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Breakaway state in the Caucasus supported by Armenia

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Tallest mountain in South America

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B

Capital of Switzerland

4

First ruler of the Mughal Empire

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Largest country in South America

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Second largest city in Indonesia

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City along the Danube River merged into one in 1873

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C

This lake in West Africa has been rapidly drying up

4

This country was surpassed in 2023 for most populous country by India

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Conqueror of the Aztecs

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Spanish caliphate from 929 to 1031

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Country which Pablo Escobar hailed from

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D

The lowest point on any inhabited continent, located between Jordan and Israel

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Medium sized religious group of the Levant

5

Alaskan mountain formerly called Mount McKinley

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City which was infamously firebombed by the Allies in 1945

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Language family that Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam, among others, belong to

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E

Cardinal direction

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First premier of the People's Republic of China

5

Tallest mountain in Europe

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South American country named after the Equator

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Demonym for a person born in Estonia

8

F

This small Pacific country is a popular tourist destination

4

Currency of Switzerland

5

Language branch that Finnish and Estonian belong to

6

Southernmost state in the continental United States

7

Archduke whose assassination sparked World War One

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G

King Tut had a mask made out of this metal

4

Fourth largest city in Belgium

5

First British king from the House of Hannover

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One of the two countries in the Americas who has been Communist

7

Peninsula in Turkey and site of a brutal World War One battle

9

H

Word for the pilgrimage to Mecca

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Caribbean country formed out of a slave revolt

5

Second largest city of the Manchurian region

6

State of Mexico

7

Term for the seven competing petty kingdoms of Feudal England

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I

Country which Iraq invaded in 1980

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Turkish city once known as Smyrna

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Large Croatian peninsula

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Language spoken in San Marino

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Major river of Myanmar

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J

Largest island of South Korea

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The Land of the Rising Sun

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River which the West Bank lies on the west of

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Soviet established by Mao Zedong between 1931 and 1934

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14th and 15th century King of Poland who converted Lithuania to Christianity

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K

County and former Kingdom of England settled by the Jutes

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Stateless people group in West Asia split between Syria, Turkey, Iran,and Iraq

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Mongol ruler who conquered China

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Region fought over and disputed by India, Pakistan, and China

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Second largest city in Taiwan

9

L

Capital of Peru

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Capital of Tibet

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Capital of Angola

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Northernmost South Africa province named after a river

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Germanic tribe that settled in Northern Italy

8

M

Prime Minister of India

4

Northernmost city on Sumatra with a population of over 1 million

5

Capital and largest city of Spain

6

This country was formerly called Burma

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Subregion of Oceania that includes Papua New Guinea

9

N

"Pleasant" city of the French Riveira

4

This country abolished its monarchy in 2008

5

Kingdom which controlled Southern Italy between 1282 and 1806

6

Largest and least populous of all Canadian provinces and territories

7

Second largest city of Guinea

9

O

City of 1.5 million on the Algerian coast

4

Demonym for a person from Oman

5

Oldest university in the United Kingdom

6

Empire based in Anatolia which ruled parts of the Middle East from the 13th century to World War One

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State directly north of Texas

8

P

Modern day country of the Inca Empire

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Small island country in Micronesia

5

Country which formed a union with Lithuania in the 14th century

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German city and the location of a major Allied conference

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Country of Magellan and da Gama

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Q

Last dynasty of China

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Oil rich country on the Arabian peninsula

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High-altitude major city of Pakistan

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Large province of north-central China

7

Name of Blackbeard's ship

9

R

Equivalent to letter in Old Norse

4

Major river flowing through Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands

5

Major city near the mouth of the Don River

6

Islamic month of fasting

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Jamaican religion based around the worship of the Emperor of Ethiopia

9

S

Egyptian canal

4

Capital of South Korea

5

Largest country in Scandinavia

6

East African language and lingua franca of Tanzania

7

Founder of the Malian Empire

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T

Russian equivalent of King

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Third largest city in Florida

5

Northernmost city in Iran with a population of 1 million people

6

Former president of the State of Katanga

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State in Mexico

8

U

Mountain range separating Europe from Asia

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Turkic language spoken predominantly in Central Asia

5

Country Idi Amin ruled

6

Capital of Tierra del Fuego

7

Third most spoken Slavic language

9

V

 

Largest ethnicity of Vietnam

4

River which flowed through Stalingrad

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The longest battle of the First World War

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The country of residence of the Pope

7

Catalan speaking region of Spain

8

W

Capital of Austria in German

4

Language of Wales

5

Capital of Poland

6

One of seven official cities in Wales

7

Battle of Napoleon's final defeat

8

X

City in China where the Terracotta Army is buried

4

Ethnic group of South Africa with notable people including Mandela

5

Megacity and port along the Taiwan Strait

6

Leader of the Taiping Rebellion

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Region of China populated by a majority of Uyghur Muslims

8

Y

City in Northern England with a US state named after it

4

City in Belgium notable for 5 World War One battles

5

Province of China

6

Jewish language most commonly spoken in Eastern and Central Europe

7

Second largest Japanese city by city proper population

8

Z

Dynasty of China during the Spring and Autumn Period

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Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

5

First communist leader of China

6

Mexican city of 1 million in the Guadalajara Metro Area

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Major Spanish city and capital of Aragon

8