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Mr. B's General Knowledge Trivia (clues from NPR Wait Wait, Jeopardy!, and some I made up myself) > Geography > Flashcards

Geography Flashcards

1
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Where can you find the Coral Reef?

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Australia

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What was the Panthalasa Ocean?

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The surrounding ocean of the super continent Pangaea.

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What country is the Maccuu Piccuu landmark in?

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Peru

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4
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What is the altitude of Mount Everest to the nearest 10,000 feet?

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30,000 feet (29,035)

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This mountain is the highest peak above sea level.

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Mount Everest

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6
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What is the highest point on the island of Hawaii?

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Manua Kea

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Baffin Island has a steep cliff 4,100 feet high. What is its name?

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Mount Thor (in 1985 2 people scaled it in 33 days)

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What country did Christopher Columbus sail from to look for a short route to India?

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Spain

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9
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The first National Horse Show took place at Madison Square Garden in this city.

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New York City

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10
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Exxon Valdez runs aground in this state.

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Alaska

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11
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What city in the Midwest is known as “Motor City”?

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Detroit, Michigan

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12
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What state lies between Ohio and Illinois?

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Indiana

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13
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Which state is spread out across the tops of old volcanoes?

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Hawaii (the only state that consists entirely of islands)

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14
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“Mark Twain” was actually a river call that told the boat pilots that the water in a certain spot was this many fathoms deep.

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Two

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Mark Twain spent most of his childhood in this city.

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Hannibal, Missouri

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16
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Mark Twain wrote about these two characters.

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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

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17
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The Russian River and the Kenai Penninsula had gold located in this state.

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Alaska (it officially became a state in 1959)

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18
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The home where Albert Einstein spent his last 20 years is in this state.

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New Jersey

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19
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Jack London, author of Call of the Wild and White Fang is from Sonoma County in this state.

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California

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20
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What state is Green Bay located in?

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Wisconsin

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21
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What state is Tulane University located?

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Louisiana

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22
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California had their first one of these in 1934 with one loud speaker for all the cars.

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Drive-In Movie Theater

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23
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In 1942, this state had the world’s first controlled nuclear reaction.

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Illinois

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24
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This color is the name of an Alabama town and University.

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Auburn

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25
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Latvia and Lithuania have a coastline on this sea.

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Baltic Sea

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26
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What are the two island countries that are entirely in the Mediterranean?

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Cyprus and Malta

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27
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“At the foot of the Ngong hills” is written by Isak Dinesen in this memoir

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Out of Africa

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28
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What is the national language of Trinidad and Tobago?

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English

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29
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What state can you find the cities Astoria and Tillamook in?

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Oregon

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30
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What state has the Forget Me Not as the state flower?

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Alaska

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31
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What state can you find the Crazy Horse Memorial?

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South Dakota

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32
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What state can you find the 9/11 tribute center?

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New York

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33
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What state can you find the Bandlands National Park?

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South Dakota

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34
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What are the names of all eight islands of Hawaii?

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Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, Nihau, Kauai, Lanai, Kahoolawe

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35
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What state is famous for their philly cheesesteak sandwiches?

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Pennsylvania

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36
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What state can you find the Alamo in?

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Texas

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37
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What state can you find Disney World in?

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Florida

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38
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What is the state bird of Colorado?

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Lark Bunting bird

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39
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Where was toilet paper invented?

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New York City, New York

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40
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What state’s name means ‘Place of the Gods’?

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Hawaii

41
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Where can you find Fort Glenn and Kenai Fjords National Park?

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Alaska

42
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What state can you find Saguaro National Park?

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Arizona

43
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What state can you find Pembroke Pines and Hialeah?

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Florida

44
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What Carribean island has famous fortifications in San Juan?

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Puerto Rico

45
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What state can you find the Chandelier Tree that is 2,400 years old and 21 feet in diameter?

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California

46
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What is the state bird of Oregon?

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the western meadowlark

47
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What’s the most widely spoken first language in Israel?

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Hebrew

48
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Peking is another name for this city

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Beijing

49
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The Nile is longer, but in terms of volume, this is the world’s largest river

A

Amazon

50
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Stretching for about 5,500 miles, the world’s longest land mountain range is this South American one

A

Andes

51
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277 miles long and often 1 mile deep, it’s the largest gorge in the U.S. of A.

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Grand Canyon

52
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About 23 degrees N. of the equator is the Tropic of Cancer; about 23 degrees S. of the equator is the Tropic of this

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Capricorn

53
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The largest peninsula on earth is mostly made up of this Middle Eastern country.

A

Saudi Arabia

54
Q

What state can you find the Santee River?

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South Carolina

55
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What state can you find the Blue Ridge Mountains and James River?

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Virginia

56
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What state can you find the Sanoran Desert?

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Arizona

57
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Which island out of the Hawaiian islands is known as the “garden island”?

A

Kauai

58
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What US state can you find Kokomo in?

A

Indiana

59
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U.S. States: It leads the world in producing sardine cans, but it’s called the Pine Tree State

A

Maine

60
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What state would you find the city Dodge City?

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Kansas

61
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Mt. Sunflower is the highest point in this state

A

Kansas

62
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This president grew up in Kansas and was elected president in 1952

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

63
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Nebraska: The Good Life: In 1927 Edwin Perkins of Hastings, Nebraska invented this powdered soft drink.

A

Kool-Aid

64
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U.S. States: There’s New York, New Jersey, New Mexico and “New” this as well

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New Hampshire

65
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Its capital is Salem, but its largest city is Portland

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Oregon

66
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This state is the smallest in area

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Rhode Island

67
Q

Ponce de Leon searched for the Fountain of Youth in this “Sunshine” State

A

Florida

68
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Points of interest in this state include the San Joaquin Valley and the Sacramento River

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California

69
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World Capitals: The Kremlin sits atop Borovitsky Hill in this capital city

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Moscow

70
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The name of this capital of Belgium might remind you of “sprouts” that Mom tries to make you eat

A

Brussels

71
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Toronto is the capital of Ontario, but this other Ontario city is the capital of Canada

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Ottawa

72
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Key West, Florida is only about 100 miles away from this foreign capital

A

Havana, Cuba

73
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The name of this capital of Argentina means “fair winds” or “good air”

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Buenos Aires

74
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Where in the United States will you find the cities Litchfield, Groton and Mystic?

A

Connecticut

75
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What state can you find Yale University?

A

Connecticut

76
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What US state can you find the Mackinac bridge?

A

Michigan

77
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Motown is short for motor city which is a nickname for which city?

A

Detroit

78
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State Superlatives: A valley at 282 feet below sea level in this state is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere

A

California

79
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State Superlatives: With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline

A

Alaska

80
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State Superlatives: It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state

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Texas

81
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State Superlatives: Its Boeing manufacturing plant in Everett is the world’s largest building by volume

A

Washington

82
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RIVERS: This river that rises in the Rocky Mountains flows through the Grand Canyon

A

The Colorado

83
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U.S.A.: Mount Rainier is the highest peak in Washington state and in this mountain range

A

The Cascades

84
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STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Wal-Mart

A

Arkansas

85
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STATE YOUR BUSINESS: Kellogg’s: You read the side of the box a million times, now it pays off

A

Michigan

86
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ONLY GEOGRAPHY: The only state whose name ends in 3 vowels

A

Hawaii

87
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ONLY GEOGRAPHY: The only continent without glaciers

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Australia

88
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CAPITAL CITY OVERLAPS: Cuba and Kenya

A

Havannairobi

89
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CAPITAL CITY OVERLAPS: Australia and; Morocco

A

Canberrabat

90
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CAPITAL CITY OVERLAPS: Afghanistan and Mongolia

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Kabulaanbaatar

91
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BEST SHORT FILM OSCARS: A 1947 Short Subject Oscar went to “Climbing” this mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy

A

the Matterhorn

92
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ISLANDS: Some call it the island continent

A

Australia

93
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Obviously!: Leonardo da Vinci was born near this small Tuscan town in 1519

A

Vinci

94
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THIS PLACE IS DUELSVILLE: In 2008 Bobby Fischer died in this island city, site of his 1972 chess duel with Boris Spassky

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Reykjavik

95
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WHAT A COUNTRY!: Famed cube-ist Erno Rubik was born in this country

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Hungary

96
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LET’S SET SOME BOUNDARIES: The Mason-Dixon Line was originally the boundary between these 2 states

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Pennsylvania and Maryland

97
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MAUI? WOWIE!: Maui came under Hawaiian rule when it was conquered in 1795 by this “great” king

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Kamehameha

98
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CALIFORNIA CITIES: The oldest city in California that was founded by the Spanish; it’s named for St. Joseph

A

San Jose

99
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STATE OF EMERGENCY: Hurricane Katrina devastated La. and also this state’s coastal communities of Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre

A

Alabama

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