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| 1. | Romania is bordered by five countries. Name any four of them. |
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Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine | |
| 2. | In what country might you land at Keflavík International Airport? |
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Iceland | |
| 3. | An archipelago of 14 islands north of Guam, what is the easternmost territory of the United States? |
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Northern Mariana | |
| 4. | On the Andean border between Peru and Bolivia, what is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world? |
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Lake Titicaca (3,810 m above sea level) | |
| 5. | If you viewed the flag of the Ivory Coast in a mirror, what country's flag would you see? |
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Ireland | |
| 6. | On what continent is Lake Maracaibo? |
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South America (Venezuela) | |
| 7. | What name is given to this physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and extreme southeastern Kansas? |
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The Ozarks (also known as the Ozark Mountains or Ozark Plateau) | |
| 8. | In what capital city might you land at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport? |
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Jakarta (Indonesia) | |
| 9. | Which of these Australian cities is furthest west? Adelaide, Brisbane, or Melbourne? |
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Adelaide | |
| 10. | The Gulf of Riga forms part of what sea? |
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Baltic | |
| 11. | Measured by both area and population, what archipelago is the smallest country in Africa? |
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Seychelles | |
| 12. | What is Africa's highest mountain and in what country is it? |
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Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Uhuru Peak, Kibo Summit - 5,895 m / 19,340 ft) | |
| 13. | Connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), what is the name of this strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra? |
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Strait of Malacca | |
| 14. | What country was often referred to as Portuguese East Africa before gaining independence in 1975? |
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Mozambique | |
| 15. | If you sailed due south from Gibraltar, onto whose territory would you land first? |
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Spain (Ceuta, an autonomous city of Spain bordering Morocco) | |
| 16. | What two countries are linked by the Simplon Tunnel? |
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Italy & Switzerland | |
| 17. | What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? |
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Sicily | |
| 18. | Which European capital city is served by Schönefeld Airport? |
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Berlin (Germany) | |
| 19. | The Beaufort Sea is part of what ocean? |
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Arctic | |
| 20. | The official country retreat of the President of the United States, Camp David is located in what mountain range? |
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Appalachian Mountains (Catoctin Mountain Park, Blue Ridge Mountains) | |
| 21. | In what desert is North America's lowest, driest, and hottest area, Death Valley, located? |
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Mojave Desert | |
| 22. | JFK and LaGuardia airports are both located in which New York borough? |
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Queens | |
| 23. | The TauTona Gold Mine is the world's deepest mine; in which country is it? |
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South Africa | |
| 24. | What type of clouds produce rain, hail, snow, or sleet? |
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Nimbus (Nimbus is the Latin word for rain cloud or rain storm. Nimbostratus and Cumulonimbus are also acceptable answers.) | |
| 25. | What northwest Italian region derives its name from the medieval Latin for "at the foot of the mountains"? |
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Piedmont (Medieval Latin: Pedemontium) | |
| 26. | Margaret River is a major wine region in what Australian state? |
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Western Australia | |
| 27. | What former capital is the most populous city in the Philippines? |
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Quezon City | |
| 28. | Nyasaland in southeast Africa gained independence from Britain in 1964 and was renamed to what? |
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Malawi | |
| 29. | What Greek island is served by Hippocrates international airport? |
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Kos | |
| 30. | How many stars are there in total on the flags of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Cuba? |
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61 (6+4+50+1) | |
| 31. | What is the name of the 100km long lake occupying the caldera of a supervolcano on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia? |
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Lake Toba | |
| 32. | What is the northernmost county of England? |
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Northumberland | |
| 33. | What 'M' is used to describe any mountain in Scotland with a height of over 3,000 feet (914 m)? |
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Munro | |
| 34. | What European country has the world's shortest coastline? |
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Monaco (4.1 km) | |
| 35. | Cape Columbia is the northernmost point of land of what country? |
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Canada | |
| 36. | Logan Airport serves what U.S. city? |
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Boston (Massachusetts) | |
| 37. | On which Southeast Asian island resort might you land at Denpasar International Airport? |
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Bali (Indonesia) | |
| 38. | Lake Ontario is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by what U.S. state? |
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New York | |
| 39. | En route to what American city might you board a ferry at Larkspur or Sausalito? |
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San Francisco | |
| 40. | Across its vast territory, how many time zones does Russia have? |
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11 | |
| 41. | What is the capital of Equador? |
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Quito (formally San Francisco de Quito) | |
| 42. | Not including disputed and overseas territories, the names of six national capital cities in the world begin with the letter 'R'. Name any four of them. |
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Rabat, Reykjavík, Riga, Riyadh, Rome, Roseau (Morocco, Iceland, Latvia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Dominica) | |
| 43. | The Intertropical Convergence Zone is an area where northeast and southeast trade winds converge near the equator. Because of its monotonous windless weather, what 'D' is the common name sailors use to describe it? |
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Doldrums | |
| 44. | Name any three of the five countries with shorelines on the Caspian Sea. |
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Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan | |
| 45. | On a weather map, what name is given to the lines connecting points with the same atmospheric pressure? |
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Isobars | |
| 46. | Name any four of the five continental European countries that share only one land border with another country? |
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Denmark, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Vatican City | |
| 47. | What was the official currency of Finland prior to converting to the Euro in 2002? |
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Finnish Markka (Finnish: Suomen markka, Swedish: finsk mark) | |
| 48. | In which borough of New York City would you be if you took a stroll through Central Park? |
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Manhattan | |
| 49. | The busiest airport in Africa, O. R. Tambo International Airport, is located in what country? |
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South Africa (Johannesburg) | |
| 50. | In what country is the port of Haifa? |
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Israel | |
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