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| This continent is the third largest by area and is one of three, together with South America and Asia, to contain a mountain over 20,000 feet. This continent’s lowest point is found in the same National Park as the site of its hottest recorded temperature in Death Valley. For the point, name this continent whose highest peak is Denali, on which you are right now. North America | |
| Investor Warren Buffett is called the "Oracle" of this city, which houses the headquarters of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. This city is the namesake of a beach in Normandy, France where US troops came ashore on D-Day. For the point, what Midwestern city hosts tOhme aanhnaual College World Series for baseball, and is the largest city in Nebraska? | |
| The southern portion of this mountain range is home to the disputed territory of South Ossetia [[oh-SEE-shuh]]. The Armenian Highlands lie south of this mountain range, whose highest point is Mount Elbrus. For the point, name this mountain range that runs between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, which, along with the Urals [[YOO-rahls]], separates ECuaruocpaes ufrsom Asia. | Mountains |
| The All-American Canal diverts water from this river to the Imperial Valley. This river, which flows through Lake Powell, includes the Lake Mead reservoir, behind the Hoover Dam. Yuma, Arizona is a major city along, for the point, what river that carved out the Grand Canyon and whichC sohlaorreasd itos name with a sCtoatleo rgaodvoerned from Denver? | River (or Río ) |
| The "Doldrums" are found in this region, which is divided climatically into subdivisions such as monsoon, savanna, and rainforest climates. Seasons in this region are divided into wet and dry. For the point, name this macro-region of the Earth that is located on either side oTf rtohpe iecqsuator andT rboopuincda lby namesake lTinoersr oidf Cancer and CaTprroicpoircn. Tropic | The (accept Zone; accept Zone; accept of Capricorn or of Cancer before mentioned) |
| This country has its tallest peak at Chappal Waddi, located near this country's southeastern border with Cameroon. The most populous African country is, for the point, what country whose major citiNesig ienrciluade Ibadan, Lagos, and its capital, Abuja? | Federal Republic of |
| This country’s cities include Queenstown and Dunedin, which are found on an island south of the Cook Strait. This country’s North Island contains its largest city of Auckland and its capital at Wellington. For the point, name this South Pacific island country, lying hundreds of miles soNutehwe aZset aolfa Anudstralia whose natives are called Kiwis. | |
| This body of water contains the shoreless Sargasso Sea, formed by a gyre. A city name after this body of water's hosts the world's oldest boardwalk, and its islands such as the Azores and Bermuda are warmed by the Gulf Stream. For the point, name this ocean between the AmericAatsl,a Enutricope, and Africa. | Ocean |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt established the land for this monument as the first National Historic Site, and that land is now a National Park named for this monument designed by Eero Saarinen [[AH-roh SAHR-eh-nehn]]. For the point, name this 623-foot-tall "Arch" in St. Louis, Missouri. Gateway | Arch |
| The stilt houses on this nation's Lake Maracaibo [[mah-rah-KYE-boh]] prompted Amerigo Vespucci [[veh-SPOO-chee]] to name it after Venice. For the point, name this South American country that has seen much economic disruption under the regime of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of |
| This country’s small island territories include Pitcairn Island and Tristan da Cunha [[COON-ya]]. Former colonies of this country, whose territories include the Bailiwicks of Guernsey [[GEARN-see]] and Jersey, are the primary constituents of the Commonwealth of Nations. For the point, name this island nation, whose constituent countries include Northern Ireland andU nEintgelda nKdi.n gdom UK | (or ; prompt on "England" before read) |
| The British won a victory at the Battle of Omdurman [[ohm-DOOR-mahn]] in what is now this nation during the Mahdi War. This nation's capital lies at the convergence of the White and Blue Nile. For the point, name this African nation, home to the Nubians and a capital at Khartoum, thSautd liaens directly south of Egypt. | Republic of (do not accept "South Sudan") |
| The only region where this religion is dominant in Europe is Kalmykia [[kahl-MEE- kee-ah]] in Southern Russia. A site called the "Tiger's Nest" in the Paro Valley is sacred to this religion, whose holy language is Pali. Theravada [["there"-ah-VAH-dah]] and Mahayana are sects of, foBr uthded phoisinmt, what religion practBicuedd dtrhaidsimtionally in Southern aBnudd Edahsitsemrn Asia? | (accept Theravada ; accept Mahayana ) |
| This city is the site of the proposed North-South Rail Link, which would connect the Amtrak Downeaster to the Lake Shore Limited and the Northeast Corridor. The "Big Dig" was a megaproject of, for the point, what northeastern US city that is home to the Freedom Trail historic sitBeso satnodn the Celtics basketball team, the capital of Massachusetts? | |
| This country, home to black-footed penguin colonies on False Bay, was formerly home to a subspecies of zebra called the quagga. This country's Cape Floristic Region has more biodiversity than the entirety of Great Britain. For the point, name this country home to the "Big Five" game animaSlso iunt hK rAufgreicra National RPaSrAk, located along its border with Mozambique. | Republic of (accept ) |
| The southern portion of the Tatra Mountains can be found in this country, whose Gerlach [[GARE-lak]] Peak, is the highest peak of the Carpathians. Four years after the Velvet Revolution, this country, which borders the Ukraine, Hungary and Poland, split from the neighboring Czech Republic. For the point, name this Central European country governed from BratiSsllaovvaa. kia Slovak | (or Republic; do not accept or prompt on "Slovenia" or "Czechoslovakia") |
| This region is divided by the Lomonosov [[loh-moh-NOH-sohv]] Ridge into the Eurasian Basin and Amerasian Basin. Although some oceanographers call this body of water an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, the International Hydrographic Organization recognizes this body of water as an ocean. For the point, name this smallest, shallowest, and most northerly of the EartAh’rsc ftiivce oceans. | Ocean |
| This state is home to Lewis and Clark National Forest and extensive mines near the city of Butte. Yellowstone is the most populous county in, for the point, what Mountain West state whose cities include Missoula [[mih-SOO-lah]] and Billings, also known as "Big Sky Country"? Montana | |
| This country’s city of Longyearbyen [[long-"YEAR"-byehn]] is home to scientists who manage the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, as well as the world's northernmost gas station. For the point, name this Scandinavian country, which does not belong to the European Union, unlike its neighbors, FiNnolarnwda aynd Sweden. | Kingdom of |
| The name of this city was decided by a coin flip to name it either after a city in Massachusetts or a city in Maine. For the point, name this Pacific Northwest city on the Willamette [[wih-LAH-meht]] and Columbia Rivers, the most populous city in Oregon and home to thPeo Trrtalailn Bdlazers NBA team. | |
| The two states with the smallest populations in this country are Burgenland and Vorarlberg. The Grossglockner [[grohs-GLOCK-nurr]] is the highest mountain in, for the point, what German-speaking country situated between Hungary, Italy, and Germany, whose capital city is Vienna? Austria | Republic of |
| This state’s resort town of Wildwood lies in Cape May County close to the end of the Garden State Parkway. For the point, name this northeastern US state where Superstorm Sandy made landfall in 2012, causing billions of dollars in damage along its shore, as well as to cities suNche was J Neresweayrk and Trenton. | |
| A city in San Bernardino County is named after the "big" type of this animal and shares its name with a reservoir it borders on the Pacific Crest Trail. This animal is the namesake of sports team for Baylor and Brown Universities, as well as for Chicago’s football team. For the point, name this animal depicted on the flag of California, whose varieties include polar and grizzly. Bear Bear Bear Bear | s (accept Big City; or Big Lake; accept California Grizzly ) |
| Kopi luwak is a variety of this drink made from cherries partially digested by the Asian palm civet [[SIH-veht]]. Finland has the world's highest consumption per capita of this drink, while the Indonesian island of Java is synonymous with it. For the point, name this drink derivCeodf ffereom beansC coofmfemeonly grown in Colombia and Brazil. | (accept Beans) |
| An annual memorial ceremony in this country honors those who died in this country's bombing of Darwin, and visitors to this country often visit the sacred Ayers Rock, also known as "Uluru.” The Great Barrier Reef is a popular hotspot off the coast of, for the point, what commonwealth called the "LaAnuds Dtroawlina Under"? | Commonwealth of |
| The McMurray Formation hosts bitumen resources in this country's Athabascan Oil Sands. This country contains the westernmost portion of the controversial Keystone Pipeline System. For the point, name this country home to the Edmonton Oilers, a team which gets its name fromC tahnea sdiganificance of the province of Alberta’s energy industry. | |
| While it’s no longer considered to be in the Northwest, this state is home to Northwestern University in its city of Evanston. For the point, name this midwestern US state, where a city at the southwestern end of Lake Michigan is home to O’Hare Airport and the UniversityI ollfi nChoiicsago. Illinois | (accept University of Urbana-Champaign) |
| This city’s islands include Riker’s Island, home to a notorious jail, and Roosevelt Island, found in the East River. For the point, name this east coast city, whose main Chinatown has grown at thNee wex pYeonrske of nearby LiNttYleC Italy, the largest by population in the USA. | City (accept ) |
| A mountain range in this state contains Camel's Hump, Killington Peak, and this state's highest point, Mount Mansfield. This New England state’s senator, Patrick Leahy, advocated for Lake Champlain to be considered one of the Great Lakes. Middlebury and Burlington are cities in, for the point, what Green Mountain State, whose capital is MontpelierV?e rmont | |
| This country evicted the Portuguese from Goa during Operation Vijay. This country contains the world's most populous national subdivision in Uttar Pradesh, and this country's state of Karnataka contains the tech hub of Bangalore. The Himalayas separate the Tibetan Plateau from, for the point, what large South Asian country between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal? India | Republic of |
| This city's Ghumdan Palace is the oldest known castle in the world, and was historically an anchor of its Jewish community. This city in the backdrop of the 12,000-foot- high Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb [[SHOO-"abe"]] is the highest capital in Western Asia. Saudi airstrikes on this city in 2015 and 2016 killed hundreds and took place after a Houthi [[HOO- thee]] takeSoavnear. For the point, name this capital of Yemen. | 'a |
| This country's Nurek Dam on the Vakhsh River is the world's second tallest man- made dam at 300 meters tall, although its natural Usoi [[OO-soy]] Dam is over 500 meters tall. Ismoil Somoni Peak is the highest mountain in this landlocked country, whose border with Afghanistan is mostly formed by the Panj, also called the Ochus River. For the point, name this smallest country by area in Central Asia, governed from Dushanbe [[doo-SHAHN- beh]]. Tajikistan Tojikiston Tadzhikistan | Republic of (accept Jumhurii ; accept Respublika ) |