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| 1. | What capital city in Africa is nicknamed the "City of a Thousand Minarets"? |
| 2. | In the United States, the "Twin Cities" usually refers to what two cities? |
| 3. | What name is given to the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica? |
| 4. | Name the two regions of France located in the Caribbean which, as part of the Eurozone, have the Euro as their official currency? |
| 5. | What European capital city encompasses 14 islands connected by more than 50 bridges? |
| 6. | Topeka is the capital city of the which U.S. State? |
| 7. | Which is furthest north; London, Brussels, or Berlin? |
| 8. | The Cape Cod peninsula is located in what US state? |
| 9. | Completed in November 1964, and with the largest central span of any in the United States, what is the name of the bridge connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City? |
| 10. | In what country is the city of Casablanca? |
| 11. | Most European satellites and rockets are launched from Kourou, a site on which continent? |
| 12. | Which is largest by area, Brazil or Australia? |
| 13. | What Canadian province is bordered by Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west? |
| 14. | North of the Bering Strait, which sea lies between Russia and Alaska? |
| 15. | What Polynesian island nation was known as the Ellice Islands before gaining independence from the United Kingdom on 1st October 1978? |
| 16. | In what country is the port of Haifa? |
| 17. | The Arabic name of what African country translates literally into English as "place the sun sets"? |
| 18. | At 3,724 metres above sea level, what is the highest mountain in New Zealand? |
| 19. | What country comprises six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, the largest of which is Guadalcanal? |
| 20. | Also the name of a local brewery, what river in the Netherlands flows from Nieuwveen, South Holland to Amsterdam, North Holland? |
| 21. | If you viewed the flag of the Ivory Coast in a mirror, what country's flag would you see? |
| 22. | After Kilimanjaro, what is the second highest mountain in Africa? |
| 23. | In what country would you find the states of Tabasco and Chihuahua? |
| 24. | In what country does the river Douro flow into the Atlantic? |
| 25. | How many countries share land borders with Myanmar (Burma)? |
| 26. | In what country is the Niger River Delta? |
| 27. | What is Canada's most populous province? |
| 28. | One of the most active volcanoes in the United States since 1980, in what U.S. state is Pavlof Volcano? |
| 29. | What Canadian city is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers? |
| 30. | The Jura Mountains lie on the border of what two European countries? |
| 31. | The flag of what country includes a 24-spoke wheel called the Ashok Chakra in its centre? |
| 32. | Only 82 kilometres wide at its narrowest point, what strait connects the Pacific and Arctic oceans between Russia and the US state of Alaska? |
| 33. | Measured by area, what is the largest bay in the world? |
| 34. | What is the state capital of West Virginia? |
| 35. | What is the state capital of Illinois? |
| 36. | George Town is the capital of what British Overseas Territory? |
| 37. | Batavia was the Dutch colonial name for what Southeast Asian capital city? |
| 38. | The złoty is the official currency and legal tender of what country? |
| 39. | On which island is the Indonesian capital Jakarta? |
| 40. | In terms of land area, what is the largest province in Thailand? |
| 41. | Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital city of what Southeast Asian country? |
| 42. | What well known body of water in Western Asia is also known as Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, and Lake Tiberias? |
| 43. | What large geographical land mass was named by Matthew Flinders in 1804? |
| 44. | What U.S. state is nicknamed the Beaver State? |
| 45. | On the shores of which of the Great Lakes is Chicago located? |
| 46. | "Null Island" is the point on Earth's surface at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude (0°N 0°E). Where is it located? |
| 47. | Which country's indigenous name translates into English as "land of the long white cloud"? |
| 48. | On which river does New Orleans stand? |
| 49. | What is the world's northernmost capital of an independent country? |
| 50. | What city in Iran, one of the oldest in Persia, shares its name with a dark-skinned grape variety? |
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