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17AA – August 15, 2015
The Manwan Dam is a Chinese Dam across the Lancang River. What is the more
common name of the Lancang River?
A. Mekong River
Plitvice Lakes is the largest national park located in which Eastern European country?
A. Croatia
Which waterfalls of Africa are described as “the smoke that thunders?”
A. Victoria Falls
The Greeks originally called it Thira or Thera. Name this large island of the Cyclades
group of the Aegean Sea.
A. Santorini
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Scottsdale, Arizona lies in which desert on the Mexico-United States border?
A. Sonoran Desert
The Paro Valley is a tourist hub in what country which is the last Himalayan Buddhist
kingdom?
A. Bhutan
Its glaciers and lakes dot the Rila Mountains which are the backbone of which European
country’s largest park?
A. Bulgaria
Name the mountains which form a barrier between the Spanish Meseta and the sea.
A. Cantabrian Mountains
Which lies farther north and almost on the equator: Mt. Kenya or Mt. Kilimanjaro?
A. Mt. Kenya
Name the large peninsula of Eastern Siberia Russia which separates the Sea of Okhotsk
from the Bering Sea.
A. Kamchatka Peninsula
The Lempa River is the only river of what country of Central America?
A. El Salvador
The Cleveland National Forest is located in which U.S. state?
A. California
The ancient Bialowieza Forest is shared by Poland and which Eastern European country?
A. Belarus
Which major city of Washington lies between Olympia, the capital, and Seattle?
A. Tacoma
The world’s largest indoor tropical rainforest is located in the Henry Doorly Zoo in which
American city?
A. Omaha
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Which city of Russia is the largest in population located in the Ural Mountains?
A. Novosibirsk
Which European capital lies at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers?
A. Belgrade
The Rialto Bridge crosses the Grand Canal in what city of Italy?
A. Venice
What island follows Sicily as the second largest island of the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Sardinia
Name the major port found at the mouth of the Demerara River, which is the capital of
Guyana.
A. Georgetown
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Which port of Namibia was settled around Robert Harbour and Shark Island?
A. Luderitz
Which river port lies at the confluence of the Leie and Scheldt Rivers of Belgium?
A. Ghent
Both Algeria and Morocco gained their independence from which European country?
A. France
The Grand Palace of Peterhof is known as the “Russian Versailles” and is located in
which city?
A. St. Petersburg
Name the group of ten volcanic islands lie in the Guinea Current off the coast of Senegal.
A. Cape Verde Islands
Which saltwater bay separates New Brunswick from Nova Scotia?
A. Bay of Fundy
Lopez Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, and Shaw Island represent four islands in an
archipelago touching which U.S. state?
A. Washington
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_____ 1. “Land of the Living Skies”
a. Quebec
_____ 2. “Wild Rose Country”
b. Ontario
_____ 3. “Je ms Souviens”
c. Saskatchewan
_____ 4. “Yours to Discover”
d. Alberta
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Issyk-Kul is a lake that lies wholly within the borders of which former Soviet Republic of
Central Asia?
A. Kyrgyzstan
Which Canadian territory is known for the phrase “Our land, Our strength”?
A. Nunavut
The Bissagos (Bijagos) Archipelago lies in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of what
country of Africa?
A. Guinea-Bissau
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The Italian Riviera looks across what arm of the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Ligurian Sea
Which capital on the Danube River with its Charles Bridge is the city known as “City of
a Hundred Spires”?
A. Prague
Jamaica Patois or Jamaica Creole is widely spoken but what is the official language of
Jamaica?
A. English
This ancient fortified city of France was home to the 1964 Olympic Skating
Championships and the 1968 Winter Olympics. Name this city at the confluence of the
Drac and Isere Rivers.
A. Grenoble
It provides water for canal and irrigation systems across the Punjab region. Name the
westernmost river of the five rivers located in the Punjab region.
A. Jhelum River
Three former Soviet Republics surround the Caspian Sea. Which country and nonformer Soviet Republic provides the fourth border?
A. Iran
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The Alhambra Citadel lies in which Spanish city near the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
A. Granada
Lakes Malawi, Tanganyika, and Victoria are part of which lake system?
A. African Great Lakes
The largest city in Mississippi is Jackson and besides being its capital it lies on what
river?
A. Pearl River
These are Windward islands of the eastern Caribbean. Name the islands whose capital
and port is St. Lucia.
A. Castries
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The Beqaa Valley wine region is located neat the city of Baalbek in which Middle East
country?
A. Lebanon
Which lies farther north in Jamaica: Kingston or Montego Bay?
A. Montego Bay
Doha is the futuristic capital of which country of Southwest Asia?
A. Qatar
Name the African country surrounded by Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia.
A. Djibouti
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1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B