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Hint
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Answer
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State southwest Karnataka is above
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Kerala
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Sea to the left of Karnataka
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Arabian
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Capital
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Bengaluru/ Bangalore
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Nickname of city above
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Silicon Valley of India
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Legislative building of the city above
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Vidhana Soudha
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Airport of the capital city
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Kempegowda International/ BLR
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Famous park in capital city (name either)
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Cubbon/ Lalbagh
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Architectural style the Masjid-e-Bilal in the capital uses
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Ottoman/ Turkish
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Popular sunrise viewpoint near capital city
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Nandi Hills
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Plateau much of the state lies on
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Deccan
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Largest national park of state, known for its tigers and Asian elephants
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Bandipur
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2nd most spoken language, after the official language
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Urdu
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Official language
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Kannada
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Language family language above is part of
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Dravidian
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Language spoken in SW Karnataka, part of same language family
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Tulu
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Largest city in SW Karnataka, that primarily speaks the language above
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Mangaluru/ Mangalore
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Important river for city above, and Dakshina Kannada (district with city above)
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Netravati/ Netravathi
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Narrow coastal plain between Arabian Sea and Western Ghats
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Karavali
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Long river that flows through Maharasthra, Karnataka, Telanagana, and Andhra Pradesh
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Krishna
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Major tributary of river above that is mostly in Karnataka
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Tungabhadra
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Most important river of the south, one of the 7 holy rivers of India
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Kaveri/ Cauvery
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State the has water disputes with Karnataka over the river above
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Tamilnadu
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Cultural capital of Karnataka (VERY important city to the state; idc Bangalore, this city tops u anyday)
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Mysuru/ Mysore
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Tallest church of Karnataka, located in city above, with a Neo-Gothic architectural style
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St. Philomena’s Cathedral
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Hills city above is on
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Chamundi
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Type of South Indian food the city above is known for
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Dosa
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Dam on river in South Karnataka that provides most of the water for the city above
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KRS/ Krishnarajasagara
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Lake in city above known for its butterflies and birds
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Karanji
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Waterfalls on the Sharavathi River, some of the highest falls in India (hint: trotar)
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Jog
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Malenadu/Malnad is the local name for what geographic region in Karnataka
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Western Ghats
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Most famous Jain pilgrimage site in South India, has a huge statue of Lord Bahubali
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Shravanabelagola
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Classical Indian empire with initial capital at Badami before splitting into two branches
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Chalukya
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Modern Indian state in which eastern branch's capital of empire above (Vengi) was located in
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Andhra Pradesh
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Western branch's capital of empire above/ a popular Carnatic music raga
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Kalyani
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UNESCO WHS founded during the reign of the empire above over Karnataka
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Pattadakal
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Empire from the 11th- 14th century that controlled most of Karnataka, had capital at Belur, but was moved to Halebidu
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Hoysala
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Empire that started declining after the Battle of Talikota, greatest ruler was Krishnadevaraya, lasted from 1336-1646
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Vijayanagara
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Capital of empire above, UNESCO WHS today
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Hampi
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Coorg/ Kodagu is the area of Karnataka known from producing what crop
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coffee
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Twin cities that form the largest urban area in the north
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Hubli/ Dharwad
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Highest peak
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Mullayanagiri
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City by Goan and Maharashtran border that functions as a "second" capital by annually hosting the winter session of the state legislature
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Belagavi/ Belgaum
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Name a major city that hasn't been an answer so far in this quiz in the state
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Davanagere/ Kalaburagi/ Gulbarga/ Ballari/ Bellary/ Shivamogga/ Shimoga/ Tumkur/ Tumakuru
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