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1) Where can you find the Smithsonian Museums, White House and Capitol?
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Washington DC
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2) What city it spelled Caerdydd in its native language?
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Cardiff
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3) What is the remote region of northern Finland called?
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Lapland
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4) What ancient Mali city was once famous for its 14th century gold trade?
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Timbuktu
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5) What is called the unofficial capital of the Scottish highlands?
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Inverness
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6) What state was once unflatteringly called Sewards Folly?
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Alaska
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7) What massive lake separates New Orleans from Slidell, LA?
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Pontchartrain
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8) What connects Copenhagen to Malmo, Sweden?
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Oresund Bridge
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9) What city has Europes busiest container port?
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Rotterdam
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10) Andorra is located within which mountain range?
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Pyrenees
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11) What futuristic city is planned in the Saudi Arabian desert designed to be 170 km long?
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The Line
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12) Qantas is the national airline of what country?
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Australia
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13) Mt McKinley in Alaska is now known as what?
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Denali
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14) What remote city in the Amazon was once a major rubber baron hub?
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Manaus
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15) Aruba and Curacao are territories of what country?
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Netherlands
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16) What Egyptian city is home to the famous Valley of the Kings?
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Luxor
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17) What famous region of Turkey is home to rocky outcroppings called Fairy Castles?
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Cappadocia
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18) St Basils Cathedral is in which city?
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Moscow
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19) Ponta Delgada is capital of what territory?
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Azores
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20) What country does the above belong to?
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Portugal
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21) What city was once called Smyrna during Greek rule?
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Izmir
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22) What is either a city in Texas or a major US military cemetery in Virginia?
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Arlington
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23) Cabo San Lucas is located in what Mexican state?
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Baja California Sur
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24) Badlands National Park and Mt Rushmore are in what US state?
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South Dakota
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25) UAE has 7 of these that make up the country
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Emirates
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26) What city was once called the Paris of the Middle East?
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Beirut
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27) Hallgrimskirkja is a famous spired church in what city?
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Reykjavik
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28) This Kansas town was once the "wickedest city in the old west"
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Dodge City
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29) What country is spelled Sakartvelo in its native tongue?
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Georgia
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30) What city was previously known as Nur Sultan?
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Astana
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31) This Asian capital is ranked as the coldest on Earth
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Ulaanbaatar
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32) What city is near the site of the tomb of emperor Shi Huang and his terracotta army?
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Xian
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33) Where would you find Sugarloaf mountain and Christ the Redeemer?
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Rio De Janeiro
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34) What 2 islands are about 2 miles between Alaska and Russia, but are 21 hours apart?
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Diomedes
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35) What is the largest borough of NYC by area?
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Queens
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36) Stalingrad, now Volgograd, sits on what major river?
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Volga
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37) What Brunei exclave is surrounded by the Malaysian province of Limbang?
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Temburong
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38) What remote lake in Siberia is the worlds deepest?
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Baikal
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39) What US "Fort" city is the largest?
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Fort Worth
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40) What Italian city was Marco Polo from?
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Venice
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41) What is the name of the Angolan exclave bordering the DRC and RC?
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Cabinda
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42) Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas, is in what country?
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Argentina
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43) Mt Whitney in CA is part of what mountain range?
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Sierra Nevada
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44) Where can you find the town of Interlaken?
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Switzerland
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45) Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia share what massive island?
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Borneo
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46) What major lake is located northeast of St Petersburg, Russia?
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Ladoga
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47) What channel of water between Malaysia and Indonesia is one of the worlds busiest passages?
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Malacca
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48) This steep passage connects Pakistan to Afghanistan thru the Safēd Kōh mountains
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Khyber
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49) What city in Japan is home to the famous prized beef?
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Kobe
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50) What city is home to the famous Oktoberfest?
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Munich
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