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1) What is the worlds highest mountain?
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Everest
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2) In what range is the above located in?
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Himalayas
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3) What is the worlds most populous city?
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Tokyo
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4) What is the most populated country on Earth?
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India
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5) What is the largest river by volume?
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Amazon
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6) Along with the above, this major river is disputed as the longest
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Nile
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7) What mythical mountain were the Greek gods said to reside?
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Olympus
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8) Where was Napoleon banished to after his defeat at Waterloo?
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St Helena
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9) What young pharaohs tomb sat undiscovered for 3000 years until 1922?
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Tutankhamun
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10) What is the longest river in Europe?
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Volga
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11) What is the furthest western capital on the European mainland?
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Lisbon
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12) Bern is the capital of which country?
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Switzerland
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13) Russia and Belarus use this currency
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Ruble
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14) What major city was formerly the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
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Mexico City
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15) What is the biggest city in South America?
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Sao Paulo
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16) What is the name of the Egyptian peninsula that is actually in Asia?
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Sinai
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17) On what mountain was Noahs Ark said to have landed?
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Ararat
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18) Charles De Gaulle serves which major city?
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Paris
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19) What sea/strait separates the US from Russia?
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Bering
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20) What Japanese city is famous for its prized steaks?
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Kobe
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21) What is the vast, remote tundra of eastern Russia called?
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Siberia
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22) The Swiss village of Zermatt lies at the foothills of this famous mountain
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Matterhorn
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23) What sea separates Greece from Turkey?
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Aegean
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24) Shekel is the currency used in which country?
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Israel
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25) Easter Island belongs to which country?
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Chile
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26) Western Sahara is a disputed territory currently overseen mostly by this country
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Morocco
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27) What is the biggest city in Scotland?
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Glasgow
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28) What is the Dutch speaking part of Belgium called?
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Flanders
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29) What is the French speaking region of the above?
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Wallonia
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30) Spain owns this chain of volcanic islands off the coast of Western Africa
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Canary
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31) Argentina and the UK dispute claims over this territory in the South Atlantic
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Falkland
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32) This river forms the boundary between the US and Mexico
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Rio Grande
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33) What is the highest mountain in North America?
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Denali
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34) What is the name of the vast, remote part of Queensland and central Australia?
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Outback
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35) In what city is the Taj Mahal located?
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Agra
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36) Venezuela is home to this massive waterfall, the tallest in the world
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Angel Falls
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37) In what body of water is Bahrain located?
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Persian Gulf
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38) This island is home to over 800 indigenous languages
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Papua New Guinea
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39) What is the name for the chain of islands stretching from Alaska out into the Pacific?
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Aleutian
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40) Kiwi is the national bird of this country
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New Zealand
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41) The indigenous Maori name of the above nation
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Aotearoa
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42) The stretch around the tip of South America is called Cape
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Horn
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43) This canal between Africa and Asia is a vital intercontinental shipping route
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Suez
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44) In what city would you find the Brandenburg Gate?
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Berlin
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45) Old Trafford football stadium is in which city?
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Manchester
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46) What is the longest river in Ireland?
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Shannon
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47) What is the worlds deepest lake?
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Baikal
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48) China disputes claim of this island nation
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Taiwan
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49) This treacherous stretch of sea separates the bottom of South America from Antarctica
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Drake Passage
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50) In what city was Mozart born?
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Salzburg
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51) This capital is also called the Mile High City
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Denver
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52) The Shroud of Jesus is kept in this Italian city
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Turin
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53) In what city is the Q1 tower, Australias' highest, located?
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Gold Coast
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54) What is the furthest southern capital in the world?
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Wellington
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55) The White Nile river flows from this lake up to the Mediterranean
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Victoria
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56) The Blue Nile flows from this Ethiopian lake to join the White Nile
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Tana
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57) The Sistine Chapel is located in what country?
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Vatican City
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58) What is the largest city in Canada?
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Toronto
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59) This 2000 mile long trail stretches from Georgia to Maine
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Appalachian
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60) This major river stretches thru Indochina and forms much the Laos-Thai border
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Mekong
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61) What country are lemurs native to?
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Madagascar
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62) Dulles International Airport serves which city?
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Washington DC
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63) The largest of the US Great Lakes
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Superior
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64) Crossing from Windsor, Ontario, what major US city would you be in?
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Detroit
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65) Hrvatska is the native spelling of this country
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Croatia
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66) Melbourne is the largest city in this Australian province
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Victoria
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67) Gotland is a small island in the Baltic Sea belonging to
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Sweden
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68) This mountainous country is completely surrounded by South Africa
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Lesotho
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69) This Swedish city is connected to Copenhagen, Denmark via the Oresund Bridge
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Malmo
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70) The remote Kerguelen Islands are an overseas territory of which country?
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France
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71) This city is often called the "capital of North Iceland"
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Akureyri
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72) Yankee Stadium is located in this borough of New York
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Bronx
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73) Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is the worlds busiest airport located in which city?
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Atlanta
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74) In what city would you find Europes busiest sea port?
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Rotterdam
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75) This Turkish port city was formerly called Smyrna during Greek rule
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Izmir
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76) The ancient ruins of Carthage can be found in this capital
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Tunis
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77) This Chinese city is the site of Emperor Qin Shi Huangs terracotta warriors
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Xian
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78) Magyarorszag is the native name of which country?
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Hungary
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79) Which country abolished its military in 1948?
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Costa Rica
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80) Pakistani megacity on the Arabian Sea coast
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Karachi
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81) What is the only South American country where Dutch is an official language?
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Suriname
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82) Serbia claims disputed ownership of this small European country to its south
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Kosovo
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83) This group of people in Pennsylvania are famous for their very traditional values, farming life and use of horse/buggy
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Amish
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84) Calgary and Medicine Hat are cities in what province?
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Alberta
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85) The Okavango Delta is located in which country?
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Botswana
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86) Which country uses the Metical as its currency?
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Mozambique
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87) This wealthy micronation on the French Riviera is home to Monte Carlo and the F1 Grand Prix
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Monaco
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88) This ancient Egyptian city once housed the worlds largest library
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Alexandria
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89) This treacherous mountain pass spans the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Khyber
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90) Guadalcanal was a major battle in WW2 that now belongs to which country?
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Solomon Islands
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91) This city is regarded as the de facto capital of the EU
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Brussels
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92) The Parthenon is located in which city?
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Athens
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93) This Middle Eastern sea is named for its lack of wildlife due to high salt content
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Dead Sea
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94) What northeast US city is often called "Beantown"?
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Boston
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95) These islands off of Ecuador inspired Charles Darwins theory of Evolution
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Galapagos
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96) The ill fated Titanic was built in this port city
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Belfast
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97) What is both a US state and a country in the Caucuses?
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Georgia
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98) Baku, Azerbaijan is a port capital on which sea?
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Caspian
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99) What peninsula includes the continental portion of Denmark?
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Jutland
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100) What major city is closest to Mt Vesuvius and the Pompeii ruins?
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Naples
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