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| This island's Toba Caldera is the world's largest volcanic lake, part of the Barisan Mountains, whose highest peak is Mount Kerinci. Palembang, Pedang, and Medan are cities on this island that contains Indonesia's northernmost and only Sharia state, Aceh [[AH- cheh]]. For the point, name this Indonesian island located west of the Malacca Strait from Malaysia. | Sumatra |
| An exposition in this city is the Eye Film Museum, while another museum in this city showcases the Secret Annex within the home of diarist Anne Frank. This city is the site of its country’s national museum, the Rijksmuseum, which is walking distance from the Van Gogh Museum. For the point, name this capital city of the Netherlands. | Amsterdam |
| Stone structures resembling a mastodon were found by scientists while exploring this body’s Grand Traverse Bay. The Straits of Mackinac [[MAC-keh-naw]] connect this body to Lake Huron, and an arm of this lake is known as Green Bay. For ten points, name this Great Lake that shares its name with a state governed from Lansing. | Lake Michigan |
| An agreement between the British Crown and this country’s indigenous people was outlined in the Treaty of Waitangi. The first people to settle this country, which settled there from farther east in Polynesia, performs a ceremonial dance called the haka. The Māori live in, for the point, what country off the eastern coast of Australia, whose capital is Wellington? | New Zealand (or Aotearoa) |
| This country's city of Kumasi is a hub of Ashanti culture. This country, which competes with Nigeria over the quality of its jollof rice, was the first sub-Saharan nation to gain independence from the UK. For the point, name this country between the Ivory Coast and Togo, which was formerly known as the Gold Coast and which is governed from Accra. | Republic of Ghana (accept Gold Coast until mentioned) |
| This U.S. state's southwestern-most point is an exclave on the Mississippi River nicknamed "Bubbleland." The world's longest cave system is Mammoth Cave in this state, whose Bluegrass region contains its second largest city of Lexington. For the point, name this U.S. state that hosts a namesake horse racing derby each May in its largest city of Louisville. | Kentucky |
| This specific mountain appears as the logo for the chocolate brand Toblerone. This mountain is located above the town of Zermatt, and its name roughly translates to “the peak in the meadows.” Monte Cervino is also known as, for the point, what mountain in the Alps that straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy? | Matterhorn |
| This city's Kunlun Red Star hockey team is the only member of the Kontinental Hockey League that is not part of a post-Soviet country. This city contains a stadium nicknamed the Bird's Nest, which was designed in-part by artist Ai Weiwei. For the point, name this Asian capital city that hosted the 2008 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics. | Beijing (or Peking) |
| A sacred area of this island is called Ahu Akivi, where seven statues face the Pacific Ocean. Rano Raraku is the site of this island’s most characteristic landmarks called the moai [[MOH-eye]], which were carved by the Rapa Nui people. For the point, name this island territory of Chile that is the site of monolithic stone heads. | Easter Island (accept Rapa Nui before mentioned) |
| Trade with Middle Eastern slavers caused this language to adopt over forty percent of its vocabulary from Arabic. This language, which took its name from a coast home to cities such as Kilwa and Mombasa, was used to coin terms such as "Harambe" and "Ujamaa" by leaders like Jomo Kenyatta. For the point, name this Bantu language spoken in Kenya and Tanzania. | Swahili (or Kiswahili; prompt on "Bantu") |
| An Australian state of this name hosted the first Olympics in the Southern Hemisphere. One city with this name serves as the capital of the Seychelles, while another city with this name is the capital of a Canadian province that includes Vancouver. For the point, identify this name of the capital of British Columbia, as well as a queen of England. | Victoria |
| Subranges of these mountains include the Tell and another named for the nearby Sahara Desert. This range in the Maghreb has its highest peak of Toubkal in Southwestern Morocco. For ten points, name this mountain range of North Africa named for a Greek titan who legendarily held it up. | Atlas Mountains |
| This city contains the northern end of the Gandy Bridge as well as Tropicana Field. This city on the southern tip of the Pinellas Peninsula set a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive days of sunshine, leading it to be nicknamed "Sunshine City." For the point, name this city on Tampa Bay that shares a name with Russia’s second-largest city. | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| This country's Kallang district includes Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, the world's first street food vendor to earn a Michelin star. This country has a park called Gardens by the Bay, which includes two glass domes called the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. For the point, name this city-state in Southeast Asia off the tip of the Malay Peninsula. | Republic of Singapore |
| This country’s financial hub contains The Leonardo, the tallest building in sub- Saharan Africa. A theme park in this country is based on gold rushes in the Witwatersrand, which marks the boundary between the Limpopo and Orange watersheds. For the point, name this African country that has capital cities at Bloemfontein, Pretoria, and Cape Town. | Republic of South Africa (or RSA) |
| This U.S. state contains a military college called the Citadel as well as Furman and Wofford Universities. Castle Pinckney and Fort Moultrie are located in this state, the latter of which was built out of palmetto logs. For the point, identify this U.S. state where the Civil War began at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. | South Carolina |
| This country's Karaburun peninsula contains one of the last populations of Mediterranean Monk Seals. This country’s borders are formed in part by the Prespa Lakes and Pindus Mountains and it has a black double-headed eagle on its red flag. Separated from Italy by the Strait of Otranto is, for the point, what Balkan country governed from Tirana? | Republic of Albania (or Shqiperia) |
| This city's Mirabel International Airport failed to replace its main Dorval Airport. This city, separated by the Prairies River from the island suburb of Laval, is connected to Longueil via the Jacques Cartier Bridge. The largest city on the Saint Lawrence River is, for the point, what Francophone city in Canada, the most populous in Quebec? | Montréal |
| This state's "blind salamander" is endemic to the San Marcos Pool of the Edwards Aquifer. This state is home to Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe Peak, and this state at the southern end of Tornado Alley experienced a 1900 hurricane in Galveston. For the point, name this U.S. state that is located west of the Gulf of Mexico. | Texas (accept Tejas) |
| Two answers required. The border of these two countries formerly included the chiṭmahals. The Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict and Assam Movement have produced tension between these two countries, one of which almost completely surrounds the other. For the point, name these two countries governed from Dhaka and Delhi. | Republic of India and People's Republic of Bangladesh (accept Bharatiya Ganarajya in place of India; accept Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh) |
| This country contains Sigismund's Column on Castle Square, as well as a castle that replaced the Wawel [[VAH-vel]]. The Vistula River is contained within this country that once formed a commonwealth with Lithuania. For the point, identify this Central European country, whose cities include Gdansk and Warsaw. | Republic of Poland (or Rzeczpospolita Polska) |
| Antelope Island is the largest island within this lake that is overlooked by the Wasatch Mountains. A settlement next to this lake was founded by Brigham Young, a leader of the Mormons. "America's Dead Sea" is a nickname given to, for the point, what lake found in Utah? | Great Salt Lake |
| This country’s capital contains Vigeland Park and the Akershus Fortress, and this country’s whaling tradition is on display at a museum in Sandefjord. This country is the westernmost country on the Scandinavian Peninsula. For the point, identify this country that includes the city of Bergen and a capital at Oslo. | Kingdom of Norway (or Kongeriket Norge) |
| This region's Putorana Plateau is the largest remnant of its namesake "traps," which caused the largest mass extinction in history at the end of the Permian period. This region's namesake "East Sea" borders Wrangel Island, the site of the last wooly mammoth population. For the point, name this region whose largest city is Novosibirsk, located in Asiatic Russia. | Siberia (prompt on "North Asia," "Asiatic Russia," or "Russia" until "Asiatic Russia" is mentioned) |
| This feature’s crater, Gran Cono, developed from an eruption in 79 CE. This only active volcano in Europe is located in Campania on the Gulf of Naples. For the point, name this volcano on the western coast of Italy that was responsible for the destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii. | Mount Vesuvius (or Vesuvio) |
| A hoax surrounding this structure began in 1899 when four reporters in Denver wrote a story that this structure was to be demolished for new roads. The creation of this structure was done by Qin Shi Huang after unifying all the states. For the point, name this landmark established to keep the Mongol invaders out of China. | Great Wall of China |
| Within this building is a crypt room that houses 13 statues from the National Statuary Hall Collection and a replica of the Magna Carta. This building, along with the Supreme Court Building, is located on the eastern end of National Mall. The U.S. Congress convenes in, for the point, what building in Washington D.C. that was the site of the January 6 riots? | U.S. Capitol Building |
| This continent’s only native bear species is the spectacled bear, which is known as a jukumari to its Aymara People. This continent’s “Southern Cone” native fish species include the piranha. For the point, name this continent that is home to toucans and jaguars in the Amazon Rainforest. | South America |
| Syntagma Square is located in this city which was once connected to the port of Piraeus via the Long Walls. This city’s Odeon of Herodes Atticus is located on the slopes of the Acropolis, whose other sites include the Propylaea and the Parthenon. For the point, identify this capital of Greece. | Athens |
| Medjool dates are grown in the city of Yuma in this state, where the Galaxy Diner operates on Route 66 in Flagstaff. Sonoran immigrants influenced the creation of the chimichanga in this US state which has the second longest border with Mexico after Texas. For the point, what U.S. state is home to the cities of Tucson and Phoenix? | Arizona |
| One of these things in Southern Africa is Xhosa, which is identified by its clicking sounds. Another one of these things that has official status in South Africa was influenced by colonists from the Netherlands and is known as Afrikaans. Sesotho and Zulu are examples of, for the point, what things that also include Portuguese, Spanish, and English? | Languages |
| This country is home to the largest urban forest in the world at Tijuca National Park. Some of the larger states in this country by area include Mato Grosso, as well as Amazonas. Manaus is located in this country, whose others cities include Belo Horizonte and Salvador. For the point, identify this country that contains Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. | Federative Republic of Brazil (or Republica Federativa do Brasil) |