Kazakhstan
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Which nation was Kazakhstan a part of for most of the 20th century?
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U.S.S.R
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What is the current name of Kazakhstan's capital?
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Nur'sultan
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And which city, still the country's largest, was once capital before being moved in the 90s?
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Almaty
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Which lake in southern Kazakhstan has almost completely disappeared?
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Aral Sea
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Which mountain range forms the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?
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Tian Shan
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Russia
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What mountain range separates European and Asian Russia?
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Ural
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What is the current name of Stalingrad?
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Volgograd
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What is the closest foreign nation to Sakhalin?
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Japan
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In which Russian city were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?
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Sochi
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What existed on Wrangel Island until about 4000 years ago?
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Woolly Mammoths
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Mexico
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Mexico is a hispanophone country, meaning they speak what?
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Spanish
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El Castillo is the central building in which ancient city?
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Chichen Itza
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Which state separates Chihuahua and Baja California?
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Sonora
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Which Aztec city was located on the current site of Mexico City?
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Tenochtitlan
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What is the Chixculub?
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Meteor
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Vietnam
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The city of Can Tho is located on which river delta?
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Mekong
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What is the former name of Ho Chi Minh City?
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Saigon
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What is the most important crop of Vietnam?
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Rice
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What do the Vietnamese call the Vietnam war?
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American War
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Which body of water separates Vietnam from Hainan?
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Japan
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What is Japan's largest island?
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Honshu
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What is the most populous city in Hokkaido?
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Sapporo
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The Tokyo Tower's design was based off of what other tower in Europe?
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Eiffel Tower
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Which city is well known for its beef made from Japanese Black Cattle?
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Kobe
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Which island was occupied by the United States until 1968, when it was returned to Japan?
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Iwo Jima
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Italy
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What mountain stands over Naples?
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Mt. Vesuvius
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What is the capital of Tuscany?
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Florence
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Which region of northeast Italy was an independent city-state in the 1940s?
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Trieste
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Which body of water separates mainland Italy from Sardinia?
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Tyrrhenian Sea
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Which road famously used to connect Rome and Brindisi?
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Appian Way
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