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A
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Africa
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Language spoken in southern African that evolved from Dutch
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Afrikaans
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Asia
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Peninsula also known as Asia Minor
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Anatolia
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Europe
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Famous ancient citadel overlooking Athens
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Acropolis of Athens
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North America
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Island known as Wadadli by the native population
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Antigua
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Oceania
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Capital of Cook Islands
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Avarua
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South America
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World's tallest uninterrupted waterfall
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Angel Falls
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B
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Africa
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South Africa's judicial capital
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Bloemfontein
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Asia
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World's largest building
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Burj Khalifa
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Europe
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European language with no genetic relationship with another language
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Basque
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North America
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Country once known as British Honduras
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Belize
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Oceania
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Island group in the Leeward Islands
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Bora Bora
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South America
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France shares its longest land border with this country
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Brazil
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C
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Africa
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Moroccan city known for its bright blue buildings
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Chefchaouen
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Asia
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World's largest lake
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Caspian Sea
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Europe
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English spelling of the city Köln
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Cologne
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North America
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Self-governing British Oversees Territory whose capital is George Town
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Cayman Islands
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Oceania
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Capital that is the 8th largest city in the country
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Canberra
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South America
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2nd-most populous city in Argentina
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Córdoba
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D
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Africa
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Country that has the same name as its capital city
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Djibouti
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Asia
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Capital located in the Gissar Valley
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Dushanbe
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Europe
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German city bombed at the end of World War II
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Dresden
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North America
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World Heritage site in Alberta known for its fossils
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Dinosaur Provincial Park
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Oceania
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The current Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
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Bob Dadae
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South America
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Group who first colonized Guyana
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Dutch
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E
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Africa
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Country named for its position on its circle of latitude
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Equatorial Guinea
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Asia
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Former name for Japan's capital
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Edo
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Europe
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2nd largest city in the Ruhr area
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Essen
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North America
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3rd largest US National Park
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Everglades National Park
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Oceania
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Island known for its monolithic human figure statues
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Easter Island
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South America
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Country named for its position on its circle of latitude
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Ecuador
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F
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Africa
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Réunion and Mayotte are part of this country
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France
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Asia
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Tallest mountain in Japan
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Mount Fuji
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Europe
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City home to Michelangelo's David sculpture
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Florence
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North America
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Capital of Martinique
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Fort-de-France
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Oceania
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Capital spread across at least 29 islands
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Funafuti
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South America
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English name for the archipelago Islas Malvinas
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Falkland Islands
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G
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Africa
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City known for its pyramids
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Giza
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Asia
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Desert in northern China and southern Mongolia
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Gobi Desert
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Europe
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Country also known as the Hellenic Republic
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Greece
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North America
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Cuban city home to one of the most notorious American detention camps
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Guantánamo Bay
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Oceania
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US territory located in Micronesia
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Guam
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South America
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Largest national park in the European Union
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Guiana Amazonian Park
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H
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Africa
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Namibian island that is an important breeding site for penguins
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Halifax Island
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Asia
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National language of Israel
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Hebrew
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Europe
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Country that in its official language is called Magyarország
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Hungary
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North America
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City in Alabama with the largest NASA center
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Huntsville
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Oceania
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Ceremonial dance performed by the Māori people of New Zealand
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Haka
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South America
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Most common Germanic language in south Brazil
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Hunsrik
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I
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Africa
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Demonym for Côte d'Ivoire
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Ivorian
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Asia
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Third most populous city in Turkey
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İzmir
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Europe
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Official language of Vatican City
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Italian
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North America
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US state where Chicago is located
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Illinois
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Oceania
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Country that shares Papua New Guinea's only land border
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Indonesia
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South America
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Brazilian beach known for a bossa nova song
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Ipanema
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J
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Africa
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Capital located on the White Nile
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Juba
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Asia
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River where Jesus was baptized
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Jordan River
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Europe
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Peninsula forming most of Denmark
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Jutland
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North America
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Birthplace of reggae musicc
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Jamaica
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Oceania
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Country that is the leading donor of technical aid to Tonga
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Japan
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South America
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City in Guyana founded by the infamous cult, The People's Temple
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Jonestown
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K
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Africa
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Tallest mountain in Africa
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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Asia
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Country ruled by the House of Sabah
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Kuwait
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Europe
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City with Iceland's largest airport that serves Reykjavík
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Keflavík
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North America
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US state with the largest underground cave system in the world
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Kentucky
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Oceania
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Country with islands in all 4 hemispheres
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Kiribati
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South America
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Indigenous people of Venezuela also known as Caribs
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Kalina
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L
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Africa
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Country that does not use the metric system
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Liberia
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Asia
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Country whose national symbol is a cedar tree
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Lebanon
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Europe
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Country that has the same name as its capital city
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Luxembourg
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North America
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Alaska's state nickname
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The Last Frontier
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Oceania
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Type of geographical feature that includes Wakatipu and Wānaka
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Lake
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South America
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Chain of islands along the southeastern fringe of the Caribbean Sea
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Leeward Antilles
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M
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Africa
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Demonym for Botswana
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Motswana
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Asia
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Ancient civilization known for its advancements in writing, farming, and government
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Mesopotamia
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Europe
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Only Semitic language in the European Union
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Maltese
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North America
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One of Canada's 3 major groups of Indigenous peoples
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Métis
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Oceania
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Subregion of Oceania that includes the Arafura Sea
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Melanesia
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South America
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Famous Incan citadel set in the mountains of Peru
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Machu Picchu
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N
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Africa
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Region in southern Egypt and northern Sudan which was home to an ancient civilization
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Nubia
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Asia
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Japanese city that experienced a nuclear attack in 1945
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Nagasaki
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Europe
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Country whose capital includes the letters "pj"
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North Macedonia
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North America
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Capital of Greenland
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Nuuk
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Oceania
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Self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand
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Niue
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South America
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Bouvet Island is a dependacy of this country
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Norway
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O
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Africa
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Longest river in South Africa
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Orange River
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Asia
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Tallest mountain of Cyprus
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Mount Olympus
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Europe
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Bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden
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Øresund Bridge
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North America
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Capital that translates to "Orange City"
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Oranjestad
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Oceania
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Birthplace of poets Banjo Paterson and Kenneth Slessor
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Orange
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South America
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Major river emptying in Venezuela
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Orinoco River
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P
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Africa
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Civilization that founded Carthage
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Phoenicia
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Asia
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Largest island of Thailand
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Phuket
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Europe
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Mountain range where Andorra is landlocked
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Pyrenees
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North America
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Capital home to the biggest stock exchange in the Caribbean
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Port of Spain
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Oceania
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Subregion of Oceania that includes Hawaii
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Polynesia
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South America
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Country that connects the America continents
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Panama
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Q
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Africa
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Nefertiti's title
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Queen
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Asia
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Largest city in the Philippines
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Quezon City
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Europe
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Breton city with a great history of pottery manufacturing
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Quimper
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North America
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Largest Canadian province
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Quebec
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Oceania
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State of Australia where Brisbane is the capital
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Queensland
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South America
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One of Bolivia's official languages
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Quechua
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R
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Africa
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Former country which turned into Zimbabwe
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Rhodesia
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Asia
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Fort in Pakistan built by Sher Shah Suri in 1541 that is still intact
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Rohtas Fort
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Europe
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One of Switzerland's official languages
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Romansh
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North America
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River that flows from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico
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Rio Grande
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Oceania
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Techtonic belt of volccanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
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Ring of Fire
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South America
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City home to the statue Christ the Redeemer
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Rio de Janeiro
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S
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Africa
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Canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
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Suez Canal
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Asia
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Official title for monarchs in Oman
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Sultan
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Europe
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Area encompassing 27 countries that abolished border control
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Schengen Area
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North America
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Only country named after a female saint
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Saint Lucia
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Oceania
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Country home to the World Heritage Site East Rennell
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Solomon Islands
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South America
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Largest city in South America
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São Paulo
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T
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Africa
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City in Mali often used as an idiom for a faraway place
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Timbuktu
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Asia
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Portuguese spelling of East Timor
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Timor-Leste
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Europe
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Capital with the historical name Reval
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Tallinn
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North America
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Southwestern city home to the University of Arizona
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Tucson
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Oceania
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The only island state of Australia
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Tasmania
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South America
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Archipelago off the southernmost tip of the mainland
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Tierra del Fuego
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U
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Africa
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Main island of Zanzibar
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Unguja
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Asia
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10th-most widely spoke language in the world
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Urdu
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Europe
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National animal of Scotland
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Unicorn
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North America
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Largest international organization with headquaters in New York City
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United Nations
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Oceania
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The other name of Ayers Rock
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Uluru
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South America
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First country in the world to fully legalize cannabis
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Uruguay
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V
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Africa
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Capital located on the island of Mahé
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Victoria
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Asia
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Largest Russian city on the Pacific coast
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Vladivostok
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Europe
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Capital name first recorded as "de Faduzes"
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Vaduz
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North America
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Neighborhood of Los Angeles named for an Italian city
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Venice
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Oceania
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Country where Bislama is one of its official languages
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Vanuatu
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South America
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Argentinian peninsula listed as a World Heritage Site
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Valdés Peninsula
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W
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Africa
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A national language of Senegal, Mauritania, and Gambia
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Wolof
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Asia
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City where the COVID-19 pandemic originated
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Wuhan
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Europe
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French-speaking region of Belgium
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Wallonia
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North America
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US state with the lowest population
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Wyoming
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Oceania
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Southernmost capital city in the world
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Wellington
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South America
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Capital of Curaçao
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Willemstad
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X
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Africa
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One of South Africa's official languages
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Xhosa
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Asia
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City that was the capital of the Qin dynasty
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Xianyang
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Europe
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City in northeastern Greece known for its annual spring carnival
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Xanthi
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North America
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Borough of Mexico City named for the lake it resides on
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Xochimilco
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Oceania
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Sister city of Hobart once known as Chang'an
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Xi'an
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South America
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Major tributary of the Amazon
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Xingu
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Y
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Africa
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Language native to Benin, Nigeria, and Togo
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Yoruba
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Asia
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Longest river in Eurasia
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Yangtze River
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Europe
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Former country in the Balkans
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Yugoslavia
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North America
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Peninsula home to Cancún
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Yucatán Peninsula
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Oceania
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Capital originally named "Makwa"
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Yaren
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South America
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Forests along the slopes of the Andeas
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Yungas
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Z
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Africa
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One of South Africa's official languages
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Zulu
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Asia
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City of over 4 million in Guangdong province
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Zhongshan
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Europe
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Only world capital that begins with Z
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Zagreb
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North America
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US National Park originally called Mukuntuweap National Monument
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Zion National Park
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Oceania
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Danish island that a country in Oceania is named after
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Zealand
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South America
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Fortress built by the French in Paramaribo
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Fort Zeelandia
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Great quiz nontheless!