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| This state's Altar Desert contains North America's only erg, and is inhabited by the Oʼodham Tribe. This state controls Tiburon, Mexico's largest island, and is home to cities like Nogales [[no-GAH-laze]], which forms an international boundary with land bought in the Gadsden Purchase. The northern portion of the Sierra Madre Occidental lies in, for the point, what Mexican state, the namesake of a desert that extends into Arizona? | Free and Sovereign State of Sonora (or Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora) |
| This territory is only connected to a neighboring allied country by the Lachin corridor. Despite once being one of this territory’s major cities, Shusha today lies mostly in ruins. This territory’s largest city and de facto capital is Stepanakert. This territory is largely controlled by a partially recognized state, the Republic of Artsakh. For the point, name this territory disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. | Nagorno-Karabakh (accept Republic of Artsakh before read) |
| A proposal would change the namesake of this city to the first African-American to win the U.S. Open. This city, which is overlooked by Mount Mitchell, is located across the Great Smoky Mountains from Knoxville, and it contains the largest private residence in the United States. The Biltmore Estate is located in, for the point, what cultural center of western North Carolina? | Asheville |
| This country contains the Nangbeto Dam, which was constructed to lessen this country's dependence on the foreign Akosombo Dam nearby. The Eyadéma family has ruled this country for over five decades, and its main languages include Kabiye. This country’s coastline on the Gulf of Guinea runs only 35 miles, before one reaches the border with Benin in the east. For the point, name this West African country governed from Lomé [[loh-MAY]]. | Togo (accept Togolese Republic; or Republique Togolaise) |
| This mountain can be seen from the “view of views” at Lake Matheson, and this mountain is held sacred by the Ngāi Tahu iwi [[EE-wee]]. This mountain is the highest peak of the Alpine Fault, a feature that runs between the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates. This mountain is bounded by the Tasman Glacier, and its peak represents the summit of the Southern Alps. For the point, name this tallest mountain of New Zealand, named for a British explorer. | Mount Cook (or Aoraki) |
| This lake, also known as Lario, is the deepest in Europe outside of Scandinavia. Actor George Clooney owns a luxury villa on this largest lake completely within Lombardy. This lake is known for its upside-down Y shape and for containing the resort of Bellagio. Behind Lakes Garda and Maggiore [[mah-JORE-ay]], for the point, name this third-largest lake in Italy. | Lake Como (accept Lario until mentioned) |
| This territory’s only college has campuses in Fort Smith and Inuvik, which is home to the Midnight Sun Mosque. This territory’s Dehcho Region contains the mouth of the Liard River, marking the northernmost extent of the Rockies. This territory administers a third of Victoria Island and contains the two largest non- Great Lakes in North America. Bordering British Columbia and Nunavut, this is, for the point, what territory governed from Yellowknife? | Northwest Territories (accept NWT or NT; accept Territoires du Nord-Ouest) |
| This city's Fourvière Hill contains a metallic tower known for its resemblance to the Eiffel Tower. French chef Paul Bocuse maintained his primary restaurant just outside this city, where the Saône [[SONE] River has its confluence with the Rhone. This city serves as the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry names the major airport of, for the point, what city, the third-largest in France? | Lyon |
| The Azawakh is a breed of dog raised in this region, which includes features such as the Ennedi Plateau. This region contains the cities of Zinder and Gao [[GOW]], and its only coastal portion is near the mouth of the Senegal River. Desertification in this region threatens countries like Burkina Faso. For the point, name this semi-arid transition zone between Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa. | Sahel (prompt on “Sahara” before mentioned; prompt on the “Sudan”) |
| A namesake strait separates this country's island of Wetar from the eastern part of its mainland. This country's opposite coast has land on its namesake sea, which is bounded to the east by the Arafura Sea. This country's island of Atauro is separated by the Ombai Strait from other islands in the Lesser Sundas that belong to Indonesia. For the point, identify this Portuguese-speaking republic of Southeast Asia that has its capital at Dili. | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (or East Timor) |
| One of these structures called “the Berm” marks the extent of Polisario Front-controlled territory. The removal of cacti in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was caused by construction of one of these structures south of Yuma, and one of these structures, which runs along the Green Line in the West Bank, is criticized as a form of Apartheid by Palestinian activists. For the point, name this type of structure which migrants often seek to circumvent. | Border Barriers (accept clear-knowledge equivalents such as Border Walls; prompt on partial answers) |
| This city's harbor, home to the USS Midway Museum, includes the suburb of National City and is guarded by the Coronado Peninsula. This city's Gaslamp Quarter ends at the junction of Petco Park and a convention center that hosts the largest Comic-Con in the United States. Bordering Tijuana to its south, this is, for the point, what city on the Pacific Ocean, the second-most populous city in California after Los Angeles? | San Diego |
| This state's Edifício Copan is Latin America's largest apartment building, and this state's Baixada Santista urban area includes the port of Santos. This state, which borders Minas Gerais and Paraná, contains the largest city in the Western and Southern Hemispheres. For the point, name this Brazilian state that is home to its country's namesake most populous city. | State of São Paulo |
| This city was known as Laibach [[LIE-bahk]] while under Austrian control. This city, the center of the historic region of Carniola, is roughly equidistant from Rijeka [[ree-YAY-kuh]] and Klagenfurt, and its Dragon Bridge crosses a tributary of the Sava River, which flows through this city. This city was the northwesternmost capital city of the former Yugoslavia. For the point, name this capital of Slovenia. | Ljubljana [[lewb-LYAH-nah]] |
| This island's Pura Lempuyang Luhur temple is known for a type of split gate called a candi bentarp. This island's resort of Nusa Dua hosted the 2022 G20 Summit, and this island's intricate style of dance honors mythological figures such as Barong. For the point, identify this majority Hindu-worshipping island located east of Java, a hub of Indonesia's tourism industry. | Bali |
| The Golden Cave Catfish can be found in this desert’s Dragon’s Breath Cave. This desert’s namesake “flood” occurs when the Okavango Delta flows over in the northern portion of it. This most southern desert in Africa is historically inhabited by the San people who, with the Khoi Khoi, are known for their language utilizing clicks. For the point, name this desert shared between South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. | Kalahari Desert |
| This city at the mouth of the Motlawa River hosts the annual St. Dominic's Fair. The labor union Solidarity, led by Lech Wałesa [[vah-WEN-sah]], was founded in this city’s shipyards. This city’s status as a "free city" was a proximate cause of World War Two. This capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship forms a metro area with Gdynia, and was formerly known as Danzig. For the point, name this main seaport of Poland. | Gdansk (accept Danzig until mentioned) |
| This city currently houses the U.S. headquarters of Stellantis and Volkswagen, and this city lies on a namesake river that drains Lake Clair. This city's suburb of Auburn Hills formerly contained The Palace, which housed an NBA team that has since moved to Little Caesars Arena. The Ambassador Bridge separates this city from Windsor, Ontario. For the point, identify this city, the most populous in Michigan. | Detroit |
| This peninsula's largest city of Arish is situated just west of the Rafah border crossing. This peninsula, which is home to the diving hub of Dahab, is bounded by the Straits of Jubal and Tiran. This peninsula hosted the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27, at its tourist hub of Sharm El Sheikh. This peninsula was occupied after the Six-Day War by Israel. For the point, name this peninsula between Africa and Asia that is currently administered by Egypt. | Sinai Peninsula |
| An archipelago of this name hosted the 1859 "Pig War," caused by ambiguities of the Oregon Treaty on the border between Washington and the Vancouver Colony. A city of this name is the largest in the Caribbean region that is not part of an independent country. For the point, what name, taken from a saint who baptized Jesus, is borne by Puerto Rico's capital? | San Juan |
| This archipelago's Caldera de Taburiente gave its name to the word "caldera." This archipelago's eastern islands are called Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, and this archipelago is the only part of Macaronesia that does not speak Portuguese. La Palma is located in, for the point, what Spanish archipelago, whose most populous island is Tenerife, and which is actually named for dogs, not yellow birds? | Canary Islands (accept Las Canarias; accept Canaries) |
| This city's Place des Cannons served as the base of protests, which forced the resignation of Saad Hariri. This city’s suburb of Bkerké is the seat of the Maronite Church. This city was rocked by explosions in both 1983 when hundreds of U.S. marines were killed, and in 2020 when an accidental warehouse blast here destroyed much of its harborfront. For the point, identify this city nicknamed the "Paris of the Middle East," the capital of Lebanon. | Beirut |
| This country’s state of Kachin is the site of the world's only remaining war elephants. This country borders the regions of Chiang Mai and Arunachal Pradesh and contains thousands of pagodas in its city of Bagan. The Salween River has its mouth in this country, the northernmost member of ASEAN. For the point, name this country dominated by the Irrawaddy River, and whose cities include Mandalay, Yangon, and Nay Pyi Taw. | Republic of the Union of Myanmar (accept Myanma; accept Union of Burma) |
| This body of water’s port of Makhachkala serves as the capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which administers Chechen Island. Russia maintains a flotilla that operates on this body of water on which Turkmenistan also lies. The Ural and Volga Rivers flow into, for the point, what sea, which is also sometimes considered the largest lake in the world? | Caspian Sea |
| This island's New Dorp neighborhood contains the private burial plot of the Vanderbilt Family. This island, which is home to Richmond County, was the site of the assassination of the head of the Gambino crime family. This island is, by far, the least populous of the five boroughs in its city. For the point, name this southernmost borough of New York City. | Staten Island (accept Richmond County) |
| The island originated the Gombey dance, which is known for its peacock feather headdresses. Seven percent of this island is occupied by golf courses such as Tucker's Point and St. George's, and the Gulf Stream makes this island a year-round tourist destination, despite it being due east of South Carolina. For the point, name this British territory located in the Atlantic Ocean, the namesake of a mysterious "Triangle." | Bermuda (or Bermuda Triangle) |
| This city houses Khari Baoli street, which contains Asia's largest spice market, as well as the Sulabh International Museum Of Toilets. This city's Chhatta Chowk passageway houses a bazaar behind the Lahori Gate, and this city forms the "Golden Triangle" tourist route with Jaipur and Agra. Indira Gandhi International Airport serves, for the point, what Indian city that contains the Red Fort and serves as the capital? | New Delhi |
| This lake formerly fed Ripon Falls near the city of Jinja, which contains a monument to John Hanning Speke. This lake is called Nam Lolwe by the Luo people. This lake, the largest freshwater lake in the Eastern Hemisphere, has a small eastern section administered by Kenya. For the point, name this largest of the African Great Lakes, located south of Uganda, and named for a British queen. | Lake Victoria |
| This company, which acquired AirTran, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as "LUV," and is the largest carrier at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. This airline is the world's largest operator of 737 aircraft, and dominates traffic at airports such as Chicago Midway, Houston Hobby, and Dallas Love Field. For the point, name this largest budget airline in the U.S., named for an ordinal direction. | Southwest Airlines |
| This city, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula, is where the Neponset and Mystic rivers enter the Atlantic Ocean. This city contains the Irish Famine Memorial along its Freedom Trail, which also passes by Faneuil Hall and the Bunker Hill Monument. For the point, name this most populous city of New England, the capital of Massachusetts. | Boston |
| Washburn University, the last city-chartered university in the United States, is located in this city. This city’s name comes from an Osage [[OH-‘sage’]] word meaning “place where we plant potatoes.” The controversial Westboro Baptist Church is located in this city which contains a monument to ending school segregation as it was the origin of the Brown v. Board case. For the point, name this capital of Kansas. | Topeka |