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| One city of this name contains the headquarters of Johnson & Johnson, and lies on the Raritan River near the city of Edison. That city with this name in New Jersey contains the flagship campus of Rutgers University, while a province of this name is home to the cities of Moncton and Saint John. For the point, identify this name of a Canadian Maritime Province that is home to a capital at Fredericton. | New Brunswick (accept Nouveau-Brunswick) |
| This city's Chamizal Dispute almost resulted in the assassination of William Taft and Porfirio Diaz. Drug cartel violence once led this city to be called the world’s most dangerous. This most populous city in the state of Chihuahua is located on the Rio Grande and the U.S. border. For the point, name this city, named for the first indigenous Mexican president, which forms an international metro area with El Paso. | Ciudad Juarez (accept El Paso del Norte, but do NOT accept "El Paso") |
| This country displays the African fish eagle on its green flag above red, black, and orange stripes, the last of which represents wealth derived from the Copperbelt Region. This country contains the southernmost point of Lake Tanganyika as well as the city of Livingstone, located north of Victoria Falls. For the point, name this only country that borders both Angola and Mozambique. | Republic of Zambia |
| This city forms an urban area with Hanau, Offenbach, and Wiesbaden [[VEES-bah-den]] in the state of Hesse [[HEH-suh]]. This city's central Willy-Brandt-Platz contains a Euro-Skulptur, which represents the symbol of the namesake currency. This city, which is situated on the Main [[MINE]] River, contains the headquarters of Deutsche [[DOY-chuh]] Bank. For the point, name this city, the financial center of Germany. | Frankfurt am Main |
| Palana is the capital of this peninsula's remote Koryak Okrug, where members of its native brown bear species attacked platinum miners in 2008. This peninsula's Valley of Geysers is the largest geyser field in Eurasia. This peninsula's namesake trench ends at the Commander Islands, where it meets the Aleutian Trench. For the point, name this peninsula that extends south from far-eastern Siberia. | Kamchatka Peninsula (or Poluostrov Kamchatka) |
| This city was the seat of a "Heavenly Kingdom" led by Hong Xiuquan [[SHYOO-CHWAN]] during the Taiping Rebellion. This city was the capital of the Wu state during the Three Kingdoms period, and this modern-day capital of Jiangsu is home to the Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum. This city was the former seat of the Kuomintang until 1949. For the point, name this Chinese city, the victim of a 1937 Japanese massacre. | Nanjing (accept Nanking; or Nan-ching; accept Nanjing Massacre; or Rape of Nanjing) |
| This island experienced an 1800s gold rush that led to the genocide of its native Selk'nam people. The shores of the Beagle Channel contain this island's largest city of Ushuaia [[ooh-SHWY-uh]]. This island is the largest of South America, and is part of a namesake archipelago that extends to Cape Horn. South of the Strait of Magellan lies, for the point, what "Land of Fire" at the southernmost tip of the Americas? | Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (prompt on “Land of Fire” before mentioned) |
| This city, the largest on the Mysore plateau, draws its water from the Kaveri River and a series of artificial lakes including Sankey Tank. Tech companies headquartered in this city include Infosys, Wipro, and Mindtree. This city’s downtown contains Whitefield, an area commonly known as India’s Silicon Valley. For the point, name this capital city of Karnataka. | Bangalore (or Bengaluru) |
| This state's remote town of Coober Pedy is known for its "dug out" underground communities that mine opal. This state contains Kangaroo Island and the mouth of the River Murray. This state contains its country's largest lake and lowest point at Lake Eyre [[“AIR”]]. For the point, name this state governed from Adelaide. | South Australia |
| It's not in Brazil, but this city's Fortress of Sao Miguel was built during Dutch rule in the 1640s. This African city is the most expensive for expats to live in, due to its petroleum industry that manages oil fields in Cabinda. Outside of Brazil, this city is home to more speakers of Portuguese than any other. For the point, name this city on the South Atlantic Ocean, the capital of Angola. | Luanda |
| The Archipelago of Sulcis off the coast of this island contains the southernmost Ligurian speakers, and this island's language is possibly the closest extant language to Latin. The Strait of Bonifaccio separates this island from an island to its north that is controlled by France. Home to Sassari and Cagliari, this is, for the point, what second-largest island of Italy behind Sicily? | Sardinia (or Sardegna; or Sardigna; or Saldigna; or Sardenya) |
| This city, home to Pepperdine University, stretches from Point Mugu on the Ventura County border to Topanga Canyon, which is part of the Pacific Palisades adjacent to this city. For the point, name this affluent city between the Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica mountains that is located west of Los Angeles and is known for its beaches. | Malibu (accept Humaliwo) |
| Pitbull and Kesha filmed a music video for the song “Timber” in this country’s Exuma Islands. This country’s island of Eleuthera was the site of the first landfall of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 before it hit the U.S. This country displays a flag with a prominent black triangle bounded by two blue stripes and one yellow stripe. For the point, name this country governed from Nassau off the coast of Florida. | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| This country’s capital is in the Guinness Book of World Records for most name changes in modern times. This country is the world's largest by area with a Muslim majority, and this country's port of Atyrau is bisected between Europe and Asia, as it lies near the mouth of the Ural River. Found in Central Asia, for the point, name this world’s largest landlocked country, whose capital lies at Astana. | Republic of Kazakhstan (accept Qazaqstan Respublikasy) |
| This U.S. state's town of Holland holds the nation's largest tulip festival. This state contains the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and is home to Isle Royale National Park off its north coast. This state, which borders Lake St. Clair, has the longest coastline of any state that does not border an ocean. For the point, name this U.S. state, whose Straits of Mackinac [[MAK-keh-NAW]] border a namesake Great Lake. | Michigan (accept Lake Michigan) |
| This city on the Vardar River was the capital of the Roman region of Dardania. This city's airport is situated in the municipality of Petrovec, and that airport of this city was formerly named for Alexander the Great. The southernmost capital of the former Yugoslavia, this is, for the point, what capital of North Macedonia? | Skopje [[SKOP-yeh]] |
| This country's insular portions are called Sarawak and Sabah, the latter of which includes Mount Kinabalu. This country is separated by the Straits of Johor from Singapore, and this country borders Brunei and Indonesia. Home to the Petronas Towers, this is, for the point, what country governed from Kuala Lumpur? | Malaysia |
| This city is the site of Kaesŏnmun, the tallest monumental arch in Asia, as well as the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. This city's Monument to Party Founding depicts three hands holding a hammer, sickle and calligraphy brush, and this city also contains the Juche [[JOO-chay]] Tower and the unfinished Ryugyong Hotel. For the point, name this city home, to Kim Il-sung University in North Korea. | Pyongyang |
| The only documented limnic eruptions in history occurred in this country at Lake Monoun and Lake Nyos. This country names a volcano chain that includes Sao Tome, Bioko, and Principe [[PRIN-sih-pay]]. For the point, name this African country whose major urban centers are Doula and Yaoundé. | Cameroon |
| This city was named the Bachelorette Party Capital of the World, and it contains Andrew Jackson's former estate, called the Hermitage. This city contains a full-scale replica of the Parthenon and it is home to Vanderbilt University. Located on the Cumberland River and the site of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame is, for the point, what capital city of Tennessee? | Nashville |
| This country's national bird is the monkey-eating eagle, which feeds on prey as large as this country's namesake sambar deer. This country cares for eagles at a center in Davao. For the point, name this island country where deforestation in Cebu [[SEH-boo]] was tempered by the end of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, who governed from Manila. | Republic of the Philippines (accept Republika ng Pilipinas) |
| The National Cowgirl Hall of Fame is housed in this city, the largest U.S. city outside of New York or California with two words in its name. This city, home to the BSNF railroad and American Airlines' headquarters houses Texas Christian University, and is the second largest in North Texas. For the point, name this city forming a metro area with Dallas. | Fort Worth (accept Dallas-Fort Worth; prompt on “DFW” or “FW”) |
| This country’s eastern half is bisected by the Benue [[BEN-weh]] River. This country experienced a civil war in its Biafra region, and the majority of the Hausa people live in this country’s northern part near Lake Chad. The most populous country in Africa is, for the point, what country that contains the cities of Abuja and Lagos? | Federal Republic of Nigeria (do not accept or prompt on "Niger") |
| This island was the site of Operation Crossroads, where coral was removed from a lagoon to prepare a fleet of 95 target ships. The US government established several trust funds to pay out damages to inhabitants of this island in the Marshall Islands who were affected by weapons tests. For the point, name this atoll, the site of nuclear tests in the 1950s, which gave its name to a swimsuit. | Bikini Atoll (or Pikinni Atoll; accept Eschscholtz Atoll) |
| This province's "Giants of the Prairies" are a set of roadside statues of an ant, a beaver, and a dinosaur, in reference to this province's Dinosaur Provincial Park. This province's oil industry is based out of Fort McMurray, and this province is home to Jasper and Banff National Parks in the Rockies. The Northwest Territories and Montana are bordered by, for the point, what Canadian province that contains Edmonton? | Alberta |
| This city's Phoenix Park hosts the U.S. ambassador to its country in Ashtown Castle. This city contains the St. James's Gate, where Catholic migrants would embark on a sea journey to Spain, and this city is also home to a brewery founded by Arthur Guinness. For the point, name this city home to a major St. Patrick’s Day parade, the capital of Ireland. | Dublin |
| This intersection's northern triangle is home to the TKTS discounted tickets booth. The busiest subway station in the Western Hemisphere is located beneath this intersection at the junction of Broadway and 7th Avenue, which hosts an annual New Year's Eve "Ball Drop." For the point, name this New York intersection known for its flashy billboards. | Times Square |
| The longest one of these metrics has a length equivalent to the Earth's circumference. The Gall–Peters projection ensures the 45th unit of this metric displays no distortion. The Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer are examples of, for the point, what metric that measures north-south distance from the equator on maps, contrasted with longitude? | Degrees or Lines of Latitude (prompt on "Coordinates"; do not accept or prompt on "Longitude") |
| The Wadi Darajeh and Wadi Hasa are among the valleys that flow into this body of water. Antarctica’s Lake Vanda and Djibouti’s Lake Assal are among the few bodies of water with higher salinity than this body of water, whose main inflow is the Jordan River. For the point, name this Middle Eastern body of water known for its high salinity, which is technically a lake though it is called a sea. | Dead Sea |
| This city hosted the Cotton States and International Exposition, where Booker T. Washington proposed a namesake "Compromise." This city's former mayor, Maynard Jackson, was the first Black mayor of a major Southern city, and he lends his name to the world's busiest airport in this city, along with William Hartsfield. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in, for the point, what largest and capital city of Georgia? | Atlanta |
| This region is the homeland of the northernmost speakers of Iranian Languages, and it is also called the State of Alania. The Roki Tunnel is the main border crossing of this entity, used to provide military aid during a 2008 conflict. This region's capital of Tskhinvali is located on the Liakhvi River, a tributary of the Kura. For the point, name this landlocked, partially-recognized breakaway region of Georgia. | Republic of South Ossetia [[oh-SET-ee-uh]] (accept State of Alania until mentioned; prompt on “Ossetia” alone) |