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A) The birthplace of modern democracy
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Athens
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A) Nazi concentration camp that endured the most Jewish deaths
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Auschwitz
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B) Formerly called Peking
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Beijing
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B) Area consisting of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
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Baltic
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C) The Mile High City is located in this state
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Colorado
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C) Massive ancient Maya complex in Yucatan, Mexico
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Chichen Itza
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D) Largest city in Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam
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D) This river runs through 4 major capitals of central Europe
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Danube
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E) Highest peak in the world
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Everest
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E) Major Texan city on the Rio Grande border with Juarez, Mexico
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El Paso
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F) South Carolina fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
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Fort Sumter
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F) AKA the Sunshine State
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Florida
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G) Capital of Botswana
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Gaborone
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G) Tequila is produced exclusively in this Mexican city
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Guadalajara
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H) Capital of Bermuda
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Hamilton
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H) Capital of Tasmania
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Hobart
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I) Town on the southern coast of New Zealands South Island
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Invercargill
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I) Largest island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
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Isle of Skye
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J) Virginia colony established by English settlers in 1607
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Jamestown
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J) The largest city in the Santa Catarina state of Brazil
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Joinville
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K) Capital of Nepal
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Kathmandu
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K) 2nd largest city in Nigeria, after Lagos
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Kano
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L) Hometown of the Beatles
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Liverpool
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L) Largest city in western Ukraine
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Lviv
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M) Home of the F1 Grand Prix and Monte Carlo
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Monaco
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M) Island nation in the Mediterranean south of Sicily
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Malta
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N) Capital of Cyprus
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Nicosia
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N) The country music capital of the world
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Nashville
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O) Arabic country on the Persian Gulf
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Oman
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O) Its cities include Toronto, Sudbury, Thunder Bay
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Ontario
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P) Capital of Kosovo
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Pristina
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P) Popular Thai island, famous for its nightlife
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Phuket
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Q) Capital of Ecuador
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Quito
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Q) Largest of the 5 boroughs of NYC
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Queens
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R) Capital of Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh
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R) Most famous Spanish soccer club
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Real Madrid
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S) Home to Starbucks and the Space Needle
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Seattle
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S) Central Canadian plains province
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Saskatchewan
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T) Capital of Estonia
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Tallinn
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T) Large city on the Mexico border with California
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Tijuana
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U) Its name translates to "Red Hero"
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Ulaanbaatar
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U) 4th largest city in the Netherlands
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Utrecht
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V) Pacific island nation, its capital is Port Vila
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Vanuatu
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V) Melbourne is the capital of this Australian province
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Victoria
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W) Western Poland city on the banks of the Oder River
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Wroclaw
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W) Capital of Manitoba
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Winnipeg
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W) John Denver wrote a song about this Appalachian state
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West Virginia
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X) Persian king who led his massive army against the Spartans at Thermopylae
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Xerxes
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X) Chinese megacity near the Taiwan strait
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Xiamen
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Y) In Norse mythology, it is the Tree of the 9 Worlds
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Yggdrasil
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Y) Arabic country to the south of Saudi Arabia
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Yemen
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Z) Capital of Croatia
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Zagreb
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Z) The biggest city in Switzerland
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Zurich
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