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| largest island that is not a continent |
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| highest mountain in the US |
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| coldest, iciest continent in the world |
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| in what country is the Suez Canal |
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| longest river in the S. America |
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| largest inland body of water in the world |
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| country with the largest land area |
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| world's largest man made lake |
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| Owen Falls (Uganda, Africa) |
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| world's highest waterfall |
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| smallest country in the world (area) |
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| what 2 countries did the Berlin Wall separate |
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| largest gulf in the world |
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| lowest point on the Earth's land |
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| shores of the Dead Sea in the Negeve Desert (S Isreal) |
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| in what country did Americans fight in a war that was in a different country (in the 1960's and 70's) |
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| in what capital city are the nobel prizes awarded each year |
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| what is the largest state in land area in the US |
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| what country makes the most motor vehicles |
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| what 2 countries in S. America are landlocked |
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| in what state was there an 11 million gallon oil spill in the US |
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| where is the world's largest coral reef |
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| Australia (Great Barrier Reef) |
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| what is the most populated city in the US |
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| what middle eastern country was once the site of the ancient Mesopotamian empire |
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| where is the grand canyon located |
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| what continent is home to the largest number of countries |
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| what is Spain's biggest source of income |
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| what ocean did the Zambezi river empty into |
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| what U.S. state has more than 30 Buddhist temples |
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| what color are the castellated walls of the Kremlin |
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| what civilization's legendary lost city can be seen at Manchu Picchu? |
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| What sports stadium has been billed as the 8th wonder of the world? |
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| what city has the tallest building outside the US |
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Toronto (shown as answer)
Dubai (the accurate current answer) |
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| What sits guard over the great pyramids? |
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| which of the great lanes shares name w/a U.S. state |
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| what is known as Russia America before 1867? |
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| What river flows through Rome? |
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| what 2 countries administer the Panama canal? |
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| who commanded the first expedition to circumvent the globe? |
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| in what state do most Navajo people live? |
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| what state contains the western most point in the US? |
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| what is the boundary between air masses with different density, humidity and temperature called? |
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| what was the 1st national park to be established by the U.S. government? |
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| ruins of what ancient civilization are found on the Yucatan peninsula? |
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| what is the most populous city in N. America? (N. AMERICA, NOT U.S. PEANUT!) |
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| What river forms part of the boundary between MD and VA? |
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| Lancaster County, PA is associates with what religious group? |
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| In the mid 19th century, many people went west in the U.S., saying PIKE'S PEAK OR BUST... most of them were looking for WHICH natural resource? |
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| which 2 continents are mostly desert? |
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| which major midwestern city owes its early growth in size to its location between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River system? |
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| In what state are you most likely to hear Cajun spoken? |
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| Louisiana (Cajun is like French, Peanut) |
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| Name 3 fossil fuels used for heating? |
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| Coal, petroleum, natural gas |
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| in what state is Silicon Valley? |
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| What is the process of creating deserts called? |
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| each year has 2 days in which the hours of dark and light are equal, what are these days called? |
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| The only location in the U.S. where 4 states meet is called FOUR CORNERS - which states meet there? |
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| Which is the only state separated into separate land masses by a strait (water)? |
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| Name a large river that has a delta in Bangladesh? |
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| Which Canadian Province borders the Great Lakes? |
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| Manatees are native to which U.S. state? |
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| In what civilization did the Olympic Games originate? |
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