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| This city is joined to Iranduba by the Journalist Phelippe Dahsou Bridge, the only bridge that crosses the major river upon which this city is located. This city contains a monument to the Opening of the Ports, a tribute to a rubber boom that gave this city the moniker "Paris of the Tropics." Located at the meeting of the Rio Negro and Amazon Rivers, for the point, what is this northwestern Brazilian city? | Manaus |
| Chairman Gonzalo studied this language as he became more active in left-wing politics and formed the Shining Path. Alberto Fujimori's regime forcibly sterilized speakers of this language, which is possibly related to Aymara. Gaucho and poncho are words derived from this language, the most widely spoken indigenous language in the Americas. For the point, name this Inca language, spoken in Peru and Bolivia. | Quechuan (or Runasimi) |
| This mountain hosts the U.S.'s only year-round skiing at Timberline Lodge which is accessible from Government Camp. This mountain, sometimes known as Wy'east in Multnomah, contains the Lolo Pass which once connected natives to fishing grounds at Celilo Falls via the Willamette Valley. For the point, name this fourth-highest peak in the Cascades, the highest peak in Oregon. | Mount Hood (accept Wy'east before mentioned) |
| This city's Musalla Complex was the site of the Panjdeh incident, in which it was razed as part of the "Great Game." This city is the westernmost city ever captured by a Chinese dynasty, and this city on the Hari River was one of the two capitals of the Timurid Dynasty. Mostly inhabited by Tajiks, for the point, what is this third-largest city of Afghanistan after Kabul and Kandahar? | Herat |
| This region's southwest contains the town Kemi, which annually builds the world's largest snow fort. This region lost ocean access with the Soviet acquisition of Petsamo, and the capital of this region lies just four miles south of the Arctic Circle. Rovaniemi is the capital of, for the point, what northernmost region of Finland, which is inhabited by the Sami? | Lapland (or Lappi; or Sápmi; or Lapponia) |
| This city's Fort Adams State Park contains the Commandant's Residence used by Dwight Eisenhower. This city contains White Horse, the oldest tavern in the United States, and a letter written to George Washington by Moses Seixas is annually recited in this city's Touro Synagogue, the oldest in the United States. Located on Aquidneck Island on Narragansett Bay, for the point, what is this Rhode Island summer resort? | Newport |
| This region's Ogoni people protested against Shell Oil's expansion as part of the MOSOP movement. This region, that spans the states of Abia, Ondo, and Edo, is also inhabited by the Ijaw People. This region was nicknamed "Oil Rivers" due to its palm oil production, though its petroleum business, based out of Port Harcourt, is more lucrative today. For the point, name this region near the mouth of West Africa's longest river. | Niger [[nee-ZHEHR]] Delta (accept Oil Rivers before mentioned; prompt on "Nigeria" or "Niger") |
| This city contains the Meyer May House which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This city, which is nicknamed "Furniture City," contains the headquarters of Spectrum Health as well as the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, though the Ford library is located in Ann Arbor to the east of this city. For the point, name this second-most populous city in Michigan, named for its former location on a series of falls. | Grand Rapids |
| This island's administrative regions include Calabarzon and Mimaropa. This island's Ifugao [[ee-foo-GOW]] Province is home to the historic Banaue [[BAH-noo-weh]] Rice Terraces, and this island was known as Nueva Castilla during Spanish occupation. Mount Pinatubo is located on this island, whose major cities include Quezon City and Manila. For the point, name this largest and most-populous island of the Philippines. | Luzon |
| This city contains an unmarked grave called the Vampire's Crypt, and its Fort LeBoeuf [[luh-BUHF]] is supposedly haunted by ghosts from the Eagle Hotel. In a "Gauge War" in this city, citizens fought the standardization of railroad tracks. This city's harbor is hemmed in by Presque Isle, the home port of the USS Niagara. For the point, name this Pennsylvania port that shares its name with one of the Great Lakes. | Erie (accept Lake Erie after "Lakes" is mentioned) |
| This city is called the “White Stone Town” due to its abundance of limestone buildings. This city is home to Stephen the Great Central Park, which is the oldest park in its country and is named after a prince who opposed Ottoman rule. This city lies on the Bac River, a tributary of the Dniester. For the point, name this most-populous city and capital of Moldova. | Chisinau [[kish-ih-NOW]] |
| This island's longest river is the Poronay, and Korean Airlines Flight 007 was shot down over this island. Yuzhno is the largest city on this island, which was formerly connected to Khabarovsk [[kah-BAH-rofsk]] by a train ferry across the Strait of Tartary. The La Perouse Strait separates this island's Ainu population from Hokkaido. Lying at the mouth of the Amur River, for the point, what is this largest island of Russia? | Sakhalin |
| The largest courier company in Europe has its headquarters in this city's semi- elliptical Post Tower. Friedrich Nietzsche and Karl Marx graduated from the university of this city, whose Hammerschmidt Villa is the German president's secondary residence. This city, at the southern end of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan area, was Beethoven's birthplace. For the point, name this former capital of West Germany. | Bonn (accept Bonn Republic) |
| This island contains a coral reef system that stretches from Saint-Leu [[sahn-LOO]] to Saint Gilles [[sahn-ZHEEL]]. This island's landscape is defined by the Piton de la Fournaise and Piton des Neiges [[deh-NEZH]], the highest peak of the Indian Ocean. Saint- Denis [[sahn-deh-NEE]] is the capital of this island, whose creole language has Malagasy, Portuguese, and Indian influences. For the point, name this island, an overseas department of France. | La Réunion |
| This administrative area's ward Larvotto contains its country's only public beach. This area is one of the traditional quarters of its country, along with Fontvieille [[fohnt-vee- YEH-uh]] and La Condamine [[kohn-dah-MEEN]], and this area's Le Louis XV [[FIFTEEN]] restaurant was the first to earn three Michelin Stars. Home to the Grimaldi Forum, for the point, what is this area that hosts the Monaco Grand prix, famed for its casino? | Monte Carlo (accept Monte Carlo Casino; or Casino de Monte-Carlo; prompt on “Monaco”) |
| They're not Orthodox Christians, but these people formerly spoke languages like East Numidian and Guanche. The easternmost community of these people live in the Siwa Oasis, and the blue, yellow, and green flag of these people features a letter of the Tifinagh alphabet. Also known as Amazigh, the Tuareg are a subset of, for the point, what North African people who inhabit Morocco and Tunisia? | Berbers (accept Amazighs before mentioned; prompt on “Tuareg”) |
| This autonomous community is home to the Tabernas Desert, the only desert located in Europe. The primary river of this region is the Guadalquivir, which ends at the Atlantic Ocean in the Doñana [[dohn-YAH-nah]] marshes. The cold soup gazpacho originates from this region, as does the musical art form known as flamenco. For the point, name this region, an autonomous community in the south of Spain. | Andalusia (or Andalucía; prompt on “Spain”) |
| The Blue Mountains and Snowy Mountains pass through this state and make up part of its country's Great Dividing Range. This state, that contains Hawkesbury and the Harbour Bridge, also hosts a performing arts venue with concrete shell-like features that was created by Danish architect Jorn Utzon. For the point, name this Australian state, home to the Sydney Opera House. | New South Wales (or NSW) |
| This country, whose northern border is formed by the Mohokare River, also contains the peak of Thabana Ntlenyana [[TAH-bah-nah nn-tel-en-YAH-nah]] in its Maloti Mountains. This country's lowest point is a mile above sea level on the banks of the Orange River. Basutoland is the former name of, for the point, what country which is completely surrounded by South Africa? | Kingdom of Lesotho [[leh-SOO-too]] |
| This polity, overlooked by the Guia Fortress, is the most densely populated country- equivalent in the world, consisting of a peninsula that extends off of Zhuhai and the islands of Coloane and Taipa. This city, west of the Pearl River estuary, is the center of the world's largest gambling industry and is nicknamed the "Las Vegas of Asia." For the point, name this former Portuguese colony in China, a special administrative region with Hong Kong. | Macau Special Administrative Region (accept MASR, Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu, or Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau) |
| This island is home to the Algherese dialect of Catalan. This island is also home to several round, stone towers called nuraghe [[noo-RAH-geh]]. This island's longest rivers are the Flumendosa and the Tirso. This island's flag depicts a red cross on a white background with four heads. This island's northern shore is made up by the Strait of Bonifacio, and its capital and largest city is Cagliari. For the point, name this Mediterranean island located south of Corsica. | Autonomous Region of Sardinia |
| This country's Morne Trois Pitons [[mohrn-twah-pee-TOHN]] National Park contains Boiling Lake, the world's second-largest hot spring. This country, home to the last Kalingo, or Island Carib, population, is one of the two to have purple on its flag, as it displays the sisserou parrot on a green background. Located between Martinique and Guadeloupe and governed from Roseau, for the point, what is this island nation, named by Columbus for the day of the week on which he first saw it? | Commonwealth of Dominica |
| This province's Upper Peace Region is anchored by the city of Grande Prairie. This province's large natural gas reserves are centered around the city of Medicine Hat. This province's other major cities include Lethbridge and Red Deer. This province's portion of the Rockies contains Banff National Park, and the petroleum industry in this province is centered on the Athabasca Oil Sands. For the point, name this Canadian province, which includes the city of Edmonton. | Alberta |
| This island's national dish is called goat water, or kiddy stew, and this island is CARICOM's only full member that is not an independent nation. This island, home to the world's only uninhabited de jure capital, is relocating its capital a second time to Little Bay. The eruption of the Soufriere [[soo-free-EHR]] Hills forced this island to relocate its capital to Brades [[BRAHD]] from Plymouth in 1997. For the point, name this British territory between Nevis, Antigua, and Guadeloupe. | Montserrat [[mohnt-seh-RAT]] (accept pronunciation as [[mohnt-seh-RAH]]) |
| The tallest example of these landforms is named for Federico Kirbus in Argentina's Catamarca Province, and another example is named simply "7" in Namibia. A national park protecting "Great" examples of these landforms is located in the Sangre de Cristo Range, and Barchan and Transverse are examples of this landform common in the "Empty Quarter" of Saudi Arabia. For the point, name these landforms that consist of hills of sand | Sand Dunes (accept Duna Federico Kirbus; accept Dune 7; accept Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve; accept Barchan dune; accept Transverse dune) |
| This U.S. state's Rogers Pass recorded the lowest temperature in the contiguous United States. This state contains the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, which is home to the greatest grizzly bear concentration in the Lower 48 states. This largest landlocked state in the U.S. is the only one to border three Canadian provinces. For the point, identify this U.S. state that shares Yellowstone National Park with Idaho and Wyoming. | Montana |
| An island in this state between the Kollidam and Kaveri Rivers contains Sri Ranganathaswamy [[rahng-ah-nah-thah-SWAH-mee]], the world's largest, functioning Hindu Temple. This state contains the junction of the Eastern and Western Ghats. This state contains, Kanyakumari, or Cape Comorin, India's southernmost mainland point, and its capital is Chennai. For the point, name this state, named for a Dravidian ethnic group. | Tamil Nadu (accept TN) |
| One of these buildings in a Sydney facility called Kingsford Smith is known for its flower-like design. The practice of RVT would make these buildings obsolete, and these buildings currently use surface movement radar. The tallest example of these buildings in the U.S. is located in a facility called Hartsfield-Jackson. For the point, name these buildings where people who help direct airplanes usually work. | Air Traffic Control Tower (accept ATC Tower; prompt on partial answers; prompt on “airport[s]”) |
| This mountain range's North Yungas Road is often nicknamed the "Road of Death," while its Uspallata [[oos-pah-YAH-tah]] pass is overlooked by a statue of Jesus Christ, near the ski resort of Portillo [[por-TEE-yoh]]. All of the world's volcanoes over six thousand meters tall are part of this mountain range, including Pichincha [[peen-CHEEN-chah]] and Cayambe [[kah-YAHM-beh]], the only point on the Equator to have snow cover. For the point, what is this longest mountain range in the world, "South America's backbone"? | Andes Mountains (accept Andean Mountains) |
| With Osceola County, this county now administers part of the Reedy Creek Improvement District after an allegedly retaliatory bill for opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act. The United States’ second-largest university by enrollment, UCF, is located in this county which is also home to Universal Studios and Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom. For the point, name this county where the IAC Middle School National Championships is being held in 2022, named for a citrus fruit. | Orange County |
| This country's River Gee and Maryland counties are noted for their simplistic flags derided by vexillologists. This country hosted an extremely fraudulent election in 1927, when Charles D.B. King won over 200 thousand votes in a country of 15 thousand voters. In 2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected Africa's first female leader in this country which was founded by the American Colonization Society. For the point, name this country, governed from Monrovia. | Republic of Liberia |
| Two animals in this order are depicted holding a shield on Ascension Island's flag, and this animal tops the flag of the Cayman Islands. Costa Rica's Tortuguero [[tor-too- HWEH-roh]] National Park protects a beach which is home to this animal's largest nesting site. This animal is divided into "hidden neck" and "side neck" groups, and "Lonesome George" was an animal in this order which are native to Pinta Island of the Galapagos archipelago. For the point, name these animals, which include tortoises, known for their shells. | Turtles (accept Testudines; accept specific types of Turtles; anti-prompt on "tortoise" or specific types of "tortoise" before mentioned) |