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| TIEBREAKER: Sanam Luang is a public park in this city, and this city's Temple of the Emerald Buddha is housed within its Grand Palace, which is currently occupied by Rama X [[the TENTH]]. This city's full name of 168 letters is often shortened to "Krung Thep," and this city on the Chao Phraya River is the largest on the Indochina Peninsula. For the point, name this capital of Thailand. | Bangkok (accept Krung Thep Maha Nakhon before mentioned) |
| TIEBREAKER: This country's border crossing at Taba contains an island captured by Saladin known as Coral Island, which is located in the Gulf of Aqaba. This country contains the headquarters of the Arab League in its most populous city, which is home to Tahrir Square. This country's "Valley of the Kings" is located near its city of Thebes. For the point, name this country home to the Great Pyramid of Giza. | Arab Republic of Egypt (accept Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah) |
| TIEBREAKER: This U.S. state's Gerald Ford Presidential Museum is located on the banks of the Grand River, a major tributary of its namesake lake, along with the Kalamazoo River. This state's Mackinac Island has a ban on cars, and this state's namesake stadium is home to the Wolverines at Ann Arbor. Flint was hit by a water crisis in, for the point, what U.S. state divided into Upper and Lower Peninsulas? | Michigan |
| TIEBREAKER: A bishop of this city, Saint Denis, was beheaded on a hill of this city which became known as the Hill of Martyrs, or Montmartre. This city is divided into districts called arrondissements, of which its 8th is home to the Champs-Elysees. The Sainte-Chapelle of this city is located in its Ile de la Cite, which is also home to Notre Dame Cathedral. For the point, name this city along the River Seine that contains the Eiffel Tower. | Paris |
| This bay that receives the Sumida and Arakawa Rivers is the proposed site of the Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid, which would rise over two kilometers over the Pacific Ocean. Perry is the only natural island of this bay, but its artificial islands contain Haneda Airport and a Disneyland resort in Chiba Prefecture. For the point, name this bay that indents Honshu, named for the capital of Japan. | Tokyo Bay |
| The picturesque Amalfi Coast stretches along this sea's Sorrento Peninsula, which is located west of Capri, an island home to the 500-foot deep Blue Grotto. The straits of Otranto and Bonifaco are located within this sea that is home to the Ionian Islands. This sea's ports include Nice, Valencia, and Genoa, and it contains the country of Malta. For the point, name this sea between Africa and Europe. | Mediterranean Sea |
| This country's highest volcano is Mount Bona, and this country that formerly controlled Plateau Station claims the territories of Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank. By travel direction, the easternmost and westernmost points of this country are both known as Point Udall. This country controls the world's largest exclave, which contains its northernmost city of Barrow. For the point, name this country, the world's largest economy by GDP. | United States of America (accept USA; prompt on "America") |
| This mountain range was first observed by anti-slavery ship the USS Dolphin. This mountain range includes summits like the Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and its northernmost and southernmost peaks are both Norwegian. This mountain range is bisected by the 25,000 foot Romanche Trench, the world's longest. For the point, name this namesake ridge of an ocean between the New and Old Worlds. | Mid-Atlantic Ridge (prompt on "Mid-ocean ridge") |
| A canyon named for this place is overlooked by the Great White Throne and Angels Landing, which is located above the Virgin River. In Rastafarianism, Africa is considered to be this place. Theodor Herzel [[HURT-sull]] was the founder of an ideology that took its name from this place that also names a national park located near Springfield, Utah. For the point, name this biblical promised land that names a ideology espoused by pro-Israel advocates. | Zion (accept Zion Canyon; accept Zionism; accept Zion National Park) |
| This polity with its capital at Window Rock administers "Trust Land" near Gallup and Farmington. This polity that speaks an Athabaskan Language includes Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley. This reservation completely encloses the Hopi Reservation. For the point, name this largest Indian reservation in the U.S., located in northeastern Arizona. | Navajo Nation/Reservation (accept Naabeehó Bináhásdzo; prompt on "Dinetah" or "Diné Bikéyah;" prompt on "Naabeehó Bikéyah") |