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A) Highest peak in the Americas
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Aconcagua
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A) Southernmost region of Spain, its capital is Seville
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Andalusia
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B) Transcontinental strait that connects Istanbul to the Black Sea
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Bosphorus
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B) Madagascar is known for these tall, majestic trees in its western region
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Baobab
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C) Mountain range stretching from Czechia to Romania
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Carpathian
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C) Far northern Queensland city, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef
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Cairns
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D) This capital means "Monday" in its native language
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Dushanbe
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D) River that runs thru 10 countries and 4 capitals of Europe
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Danube
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E) Large stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily
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Etna
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E) This island in New York was used for immigration during the late 1800s-1900s
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Ellis
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F) Capital of the Madeira archipelago of Portugal
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Funchal
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F) Danish island group north of the United Kingdom in the North Sea
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Faroe
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G) Large, open bay south of western and south Australia
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Great Australian Bight
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G) Country in the Caucuses, also a US state
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Georgia
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H) This city is considered the northernmost city on Earth with over 10,000 people
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Hammerfest
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H) Highest mountain range on Earth
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Himalayas
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I) Longest river in Pakistan
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Indus
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I) Unofficially the capital of the remote Scottish Highlands
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Inverness
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J) Largest city of the Santa Catarina region of Brazil
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Joinville
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J) This peninsula connects mainland Denmark to Germany
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Jutland
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K) Peninsula in far east Russia bordered by the Sea of Okhotsk
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Kamchatka
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K) Town in southern Iceland where the largest airport in the country is located
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Keflavik
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L) Formerly used in Italy, this currency is now only used in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon
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Lira
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L) LHR is the main airport of which city?
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London
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M) Most of China speaks this dialect
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Mandarin
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M) This state is also called "Big Sky country"
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Montana
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N) The largest of the Marquesas islands in French Polynesia
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Nuku Hiva
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N) Sydney is the biggest city of this Australian province
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New South Wales
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O) Vast, swampy inland delta in northern Botswana on a river of the same name
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Okavango
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O) This bridge connects Copenhagen, Denmark with Malmo, Sweden
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Oresund
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P) The biggest city on the island of Sicily
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Palermo
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P) 2nd biggest city in Kosovo
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Prizren
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Q) 5th most populous city in Malta
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Qormi
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Q) The biggest of the 5 boroughs of New York
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Queens
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R) Capital of the Lapland region of northern Finland
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Rovaniemi
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R) Latvia capital and one of the largest cities in the Baltics
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Riga
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S) Longest river in the UK
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Severn
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S) The least populous country in South America
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Suriname
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T) "Edinburgh of the 7 Seas" is the capital of these extremely remote islands
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Tristan da Cunha
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T) 2nd biggest city in Arizona
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Tucson
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U) City in the Baden-Wurttemberg state of southern Germany
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Ulm
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U) Region of central Italy known for its hills, Medieval towns and food
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Umbria
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V) The setting of Romeo and Juliet took place in this city
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Verona
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V) Most populous city in the Baltic states
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Vilnius
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W) French speaking region of southern Belgium
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Wallonia
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W) Biggest city in the Lower Silesian voivodeship of southern Poland
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Wroclaw
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X) City in northeastern Greece in the Western Thrace region
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Xanthi
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X) Chinese city near the terracotta warrior archaeology site
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Xian
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Y) Crimean city where the 1945 Allied conference took place
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Yalta
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Y) Large national park covering much of western Wyoming
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Yellowstone
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Z) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Zaire
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Z) Central Mexican city and state that was once a former silver mine hub
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Zacatecas
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