| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This country is known as the "Island of Spice" for being the world's largest nutmeg producer. This country’s communist-leaning government was toppled by a US invasion in 1983. For the point, name this Caribbean country south of Saint Vincent and north of Trinidad, with a capital at St. George’s. | Grenada [[greh-NAY-duh]] (or Gwenad) |
| This river contains six power stations between its mouth at Kherson and the Pripyat River, and this river is the second longest to flow into the Black Sea. The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is drained by this river, which marked a boundary between two armies in one country it flows through. For the point, name this river that bisects Ukraine and flows through Kyiv. | Dnieper River (or Dnipro River) |
| This island, which is bounded by the Kanmon Straits, is home to a volcano that overlooks the Kagoshima Prefecture, which administers the northern Ryukyus. This island, which contains Fukuoka and Nagasaki is the third-largest island of its country. For the point, name this southernmost major island of Japan. | Kyushu |
| One city on this body of water hosts Europe's largest seaside square, the Piazza Unità d'Italia. This sea was formerly home to the largest seaport of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the city of Trieste, and countries bordering it include Montenegro and Slovenia. For the point, name this arm of the Mediterranean Sea, which Venice is at the northern end of, home to the east coast of Italy. | Adriatic Sea |
| This country's president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, added two red stripes to its flag via referendum. This country only abolished slavery in 1983, though it is still widely perpetrated by the Beidane or "white moors" against the Haratin or "black moors." For the point, name this country bordering Algeria and Senegal, governed from Nouakchott. | Islamic Republic of Mauritania (or Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah) |
| This country's Ha Dzongkhag is also known as the "Hidden-Land Rice Valley.” This country's national capital lacks traffic lights, and is the seat of the Wangchuck family, whose current head is known as the "Dragon King." For the point, name this landlocked nation of South Asia governed from its largest city, Thimpu [[TIM-poo]]. | Kingdom of Bhutan (accept Druk Gyalkhap or Druk Yul) |
| This sole decade volcano in the continental U.S. is most often ascended from Camp Muir on the Cowlitz Glacier. This mountain's Columbia Crest is the most prominent point of the contiguous U.S., and its native name, Tacoma, possibly means "higher than Mount Baker." Temporarily renamed for the Seahawks in 2014 is, for the point, what highest mountain of the Cascades and Washington state? | Mount Rainier (accept Tacoma or Tahoma until mentioned) |
| This country contains the world's largest yurt at the oasis of Mary. This country's Garabogazköl is an ultra-saline inlet of the Caspian Sea, and this country's Karakum Canal diverts water, contributing to the Aral Sea's shrinkage. For the point, name this country, north of Iran and south of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, governed from Ashgabat. | Turkmenistan |
| According to legend, a hill in this city named Tell al-Muntar was where Samson destroyed the Philistine temple to Dagon. This city was blockaded by Egypt and Israel after it was taken over by an organization led by Khaled Mashal. For the point, identify this city which names a small, Palestinian territory, or Strip, along the Mediterranean Sea. | Gaza, Palestine (accept Gaza Strip) |
| A warbler is named for this East Coast peninsula, which is widely considered to be the best place for bird watching in the Mid-Atlantic states. This location calls itself America’s first seaside resort, and it contains Exit Zero of the Garden State Parkway. For the point, name this peninsula that separates Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean, and which contains the southern tip of New Jersey. | Cape May |
| This city's port of Fremantle was a resupply base for Allied submarines in World War Two. This city, which is named for a Scottish city north of Edinburgh, is the largest city of Oceania that is situated on the Indian Ocean. For the point, name this capital city of Western Australia. | Perth (accept Boorloo) |
| A namesake hill is in the west of this city, whose western and southern borders is created by the Nyabarongo River. Gasabo, one of three districts in this city, is home to the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Site, a cemetery holding 300,000 casualties of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Established in 1907 by an agent of the German Empire, this is, for the point, what capital and largest city of Rwanda? | Kigali |
| This island is the third-largest on the U.S. East Coast, and it is connected via ferry to Hyannis. John F. Kennedy Jr. crashed his plane attempting to land at this island, where Ron DeSantis controversially sent two airplanes carrying undocumented immigrants in 2022. For the point, name this vacation island in Massachusetts, south of Cape Cod and west of Nantucket. | Martha's Vineyard (prompt on partial answers) |
| This city’s Hukuru Miskiy, or Friday Mosque, was constructed out of coral boulders. This city, situated on the Kaafu Atoll, was formerly only accessible via boat from an airport on Hulhulé Island. This city is situated on the most densely populated island in the Indian Ocean, and it lies 400 miles southwest of the Indian state of Kerala. For the point, name this capital of the Maldives. | Malé |
| This country’s city of Soyapango was surrounded by 10,000 police officers in 2022 in a major crackdown on gang activity. This country is the smallest country by land area on the North American continent. For the point, name this Central American country on the Pacific Ocean that is located between Guatemala and Honduras. | Republic of El Salvador (or Republica de El Salvador) |
| The Raja Ampat Islands off this island's coast contain Earth's richest marine biodiversity. While nowhere near Saxony, this island is home to the King of Saxony Bird of Paradise. This island has the world's highest linguistic diversity with roughly 1000 of the world’s 7000 languages spoken here. For the point, name this second-largest island in the world, whose western part is occupied by Indonesia. | New Guinea (accept Papua; accept Niugini or Irian; do NOT accept "Papua New Guinea") |
| This city's Mahlamba Ndlopfu [[en-duh-LAWP-foo]] residence is located on the Bryntirion Estate. This city formerly housed the Volksraad on Church Square, which was home to the Palace of Justice, where the Rivonia Trials were held. Named after a leader of the Voortrekkers, this is, for the point, what executive capital of South Africa? | Pretoria (accept Tshwane) |
| This U.S. state, which is home to Lakes Marion and Moultrie, contains Congaree National Park. This state, which contains Spartanburg and Florence, has its city of Greenville at the center of an area nicknamed "Charlanta." Myrtle Beach is located in this southern state, which is bounded by the Savannah River to the south. For the point, name this U.S. state that contains the cities of Columbia and Charleston. | South Carolina (prompt on "Carolina"; do not accept or prompt on "North Carolina") |
| This territory's Ivvavik National Park contains the calving grounds of the porcupine caribou. This territory lies west of the Mackenzie Mountains, and Skagway is linked to this territory via a bridge that connects to Dawson City. The Klondike Region is contained within, for the point, what Canadian territory that lies between the Northwest Territories and Alaska, with a capital at Whitehorse? | Yukon Territory |
| Hemingway Marina, just west of this city, hosts an annual international billfishing tournament. Tourists in this city can see thousands of large American cars from the 1950s. A bronze sculpture of Che Guevara adorns the Department of Ministry in this city's Plaza de la Revolución. For the point, what capital city on a namesake bay is 220 miles southwest of Miami? | Havana |
| This city contains the Shrine of the Three Kings within the tallest cathedral in the world. This city is the most populous of North Rhine-Westphalia, and it is situated between Dusseldorf and Bonn. For the point, name this German city, which lends its name to a type of perfume typically used by men. | Cologne (or Köln) |
| This country’s Mursi people are known for the large lip plates worn by their women. This most- populous landlocked country displays a five-sided star on a blue disk on its flag, which inspired the pan- African colors. Djibouti and South Sudan are bordered by, for the point, what country governed from Addis Ababa? | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (or Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik; accept Abyssinia) |
| This city’s suburb of Otopeni contains the main hub of TAROM Airlines. This historical capital of Wallachia is the largest by population in the eastern European Union. For the point, name this city, not to be confused with the similar sounding capital of Hungary, as this city is the capital of Romania. | Bucharest (or București; do NOT accept or prompt on "Budapest") |
| This city’s Saint Isaac's Cathedral is the world’s largest Orthodox Church building, and this city’s central Palace Square is on Nevsky Prospect. This city’s former Winter Palace was converted into the Hermitage art museum. For the point, name this largest port city on any arm of the Baltic Sea, Russia’s second-most populous city. | Saint Petersburg (or Sankt-Peterburg; accept Petrograd; or Leningrad) |
| This animal lends its name to the largest lake of Maine, and fencing on the highway between Fredericton and Saint John is meant to prevent collisions with these animals. The flag of Michigan displays two of these animals, the largest ungulate native to New England. For the point, name this largest species of the deer family that inhabits the taiga. | Moose (accept Elk; accept Alces alces) |
| Large Orthodox Jewish enclaves exist in this borough’s neighborhood of Williamsburg. This borough, which is synonymous with Kings County, is connected by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Staten Island. Home to Coney Island and the Nets NBA team is, for the point, what New York borough connected to Manhattan by a namesake bridge? | Brooklyn |
| This country is the world's largest absolute monarchy by area, and this country contains Al-Asha, the world's largest oasis. This country, the largest by area in the Asiatic Middle East, displays a sword beneath Arabic text on its green flag, and it borders Kuwait and Yemen. For the point, name this country that is governed from Riyadh, and is home to the birthplace of Muhammad. | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (accept KSA; accept Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah; prompt on "Arabia") |
| This city, overlooked by the Chugach Mountains, is the westernmost major city on the North American road system, and includes suburbs such as Wasilla. This city, located north of the Kenai Peninsula, is the ceremonial starting point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. For the point, name this largest city in Alaska. | Anchorage |
| Two answers required! This unlikely pair of states contains the only counties in the U.S. with accents: Doña Ana and Coös [[KOH-ahss]]. These two states house major geographic features named after the color white; one being a group of "sands" where the Trinity bomb was detonated, and the other one being a mountain range home to Mount Washington, the highest peak of New England. For the point, name these states which share the same first word, and which are governed from Santa Fe and Concord. | New Mexico and New Hampshire (prompt on partial answers; accept in either order) |
| One replica of this vessel in Williamstown, Kentucky contains a depiction of a gladiator fighting off a gold-horned dinosaur. This vessel is depicted on silver bullion coins issued by Armenia, and it allegedly landed at Mount Ararat. For the point, name this vessel that saved all the world's animals from a Biblical flood. | Noah's Ark |
| This city's Igreja de Sao Francisco de Assis is located on the shores of Lake Pampulha, an area developed during Juscelino Kubitschek's mayorship. This city is a gateway to the colonial town of Ouro Preto, and this city's Estádio Mineirão stadium was the site of an infamous 7-1 German victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Located 200 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, this is, for the point, what Brazilian city that serves as the capital of Minas Gerais? | Belo Horizonte |