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Answer
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What are the two major rivers of Iraq?
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Tigris
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Euphrates
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In what body of water is the island of Bahrain located?
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Persian Gulf
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What region of China was once an independent country ruled by the Dalai Lama?
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Tibet
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What national capital city starts with the letter H?
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Hanoi
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What city was once called the "Paris of the Middle East" before an outbreak of violence in the 1980's?
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Beirut
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What island is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei?
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Borneo
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What mountain in Turkey is said to be the place where Noah's ark landed?
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Mount Ararat
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What country is home to Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world's largest space launch facility?
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Kazakhstan
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What word, starting with S, is a term for the dry grasslands that stretch from Mongolia to Ukraine?
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Steppe
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What is the second biggest city in the Tokyo metro area?
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Yokohama
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What two mountain ranges can be found on the border of Europe and Asia?
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Caucasus
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Urals
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What region is disputed between Pakistan, India, and China?
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Kashmir
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What peninsula is divided by a DMZ?
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Korea
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What river flows through 6 different countries, including China and Vietnam?
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Mekong
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What city's walled area has Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Armenian quarters?
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Jerusalem
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What country controlled the state of Goa, until it was invaded and annexed by India in 1961?
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Portugal
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What major city is located on the Yangtze River Delta?
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Shanghai
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What city's mascot is a "Merlion"?
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Singapore
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