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| This country, the world's least affected by light pollution, contains Haut-Mbomou [[HOTE em-bo-moo]] Prefecture, home to Obo and the African Pole of Inaccessibility. A third of this nation's annual budget was spent crowning its "Emperor" Jean-Bedel Bokassa. The national language of this nation is Sango, a creole used for trade along the Ubangi River. For the point, name this country governed from Bangui. | Central African Republic (accept Republique Centrafricaine; accept CAR or RCA) |
| One park in this city was opened in a ceremony attended by Chen Shui-bian and Nicanor Duarte who work from this city's Palacio de los López. This city's suburb of Luque [[loo-KWAY]] contains the headquarters of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. San Lorenzo is a suburb of this city at the end of the Pilcomayo River. Spanish and Guarani [[gwa-rah-nee]] are spoken in, for the point, what capital of Paraguay? | Asunción |
| This national park that includes the islands of Padar and Rinca was inhabited by the indigenous Ata Modo before they were replaced by the Manggarai and fishermen from Sumbawa and Flores. This national park is the westernmost part of East Nusa Tenggara in the Lesser Sunda Islands, and it is home to the world's largest lizard. For the point, name this Indonesian National Park that protects a namesake "Dragon." | Komodo National Park (accept Komodo Dragon) |
| This city's Mindil Beach is the starting point for the World Solar Challenge. This city, the center of the "Top End," is also the northern terminus of the Stuart Highway. This city west of Kakadu National Park was attacked by the Japanese to prevent an invasion of Timor. For the point, name this capital of Australia's Northern Territory, named for the English scientist who theorized natural selection. | Darwin (accept Garramilla) |
| This state contains Mexico's highest waterfall, Piedra Volada, in its Copper Canyon. This state's namesake desert, the largest of North America, includes the Guadalupe Mountains and reaches Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. This state is bordered to the west by Sonora and to the south by Durango. Ciudad Juarez is the largest city in, for the point, what Mexican state that gives its name to a small dog breed? | Chihuahua |
| This country's port of Punto Fijo is the largest city of the Falcón State, and its Paraguaná Refinery Complex is the largest in the Americas. Margarita Island is the largest of this country that currently has the world's highest inflation rate. This country is roughly divided by the Orinoco River, and it is bordered by Colombia and Brazil. For the point, name this country governed from Caracas. | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (or Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela) |
| The Vosges stretch across this region whose largest cities include Metz and Mulhouse. Today part of Grand-Est, this region is known for a distinct dialect of Alemannic German. The Rhine River and the Maginot [[MADGE-uh-no]] Line mark the eastern boundary of this region whose capital city was located at Strasbourg. For the point, name this hyphenated region that was seized from France after the Franco-Prussian War. | Alsace-Lorraine (accept Alsace-Moselle; prompt on either part alone; prompt on "France" until mentioned; prompt on "Rhine River" until "Region" is mentioned; prompt on "Grand-Est" until mentioned; prompt on "French-German border") |
| This country is the world's largest entirely below 5,000 feet, with its highest point being Mount Hombori in the Mopti region. This country displayed a Dogon Kanaga on a French tricolor when it was called French Sudan. This country home to the mud-brick Great Mosque of Djenne [[jeh-nay]] borders the Ivory Coast and Mauritania. Gao and Timbuktu are cities in, for the point, what country governed from Bamako? | Republic of Mali (Republique de Mali) |
| This country's Flame Towers on the Absheron Peninsula are inspired by natural gas flares in this country that is home to more mud volcanoes than any other. Nakhchivan [[NOCK-chuh-VON]] is an exclave controlled by this country that contains its 15 kilometer border with Turkey. This country surrounds the Republic of Artsakh, an Armenian enclave. For the point, name this country with Baku as its capital. | Republic of Azerbaijan (accept Azarbaycan Respublikasi) |
| The island of Elafonisi can be reached by walking on foot from the southwestern end of this larger island. This large island is surrounded to the north by the Dodecanese, Cyclade [["SIGH"-clay-dee]], and Peloponnese island groups. The largest archeological site on this island is at Knossos, while its capital and largest city is at Heraklion. For the point, name this Greek island where a fabled labyrinth housed the Minotaur. | Crete |
| This city's tallest buildings include Landmark 81 and the Bitexco Financial Tower. This city's "Backpacker's Street" serves dishes including bánh bèo [[BON bay-oh]] pancakes. This city, the former capital of French Cochinchina, is known for its Bến Thành [[BEN THANN]] Market located across from the citadel of Gia Định seized by the French from the Nguyen Dynasty. For the point, name this city formerly called Saigon. | Ho Chi Minh City (accept Saigon until mentioned) |
| This country's "Tongue of the Ocean" is a trench that separates Andros from New Providence. This country's privately owned islands include Great Stirrup Cay, and this country is home to swimming pigs at Exuma. Freeport is the second largest city of this country that is also home to Bimini. For the point, name this country where the Atlantis Resort lies off the coast of Nassau. | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| The busiest part of this government-funded network is located near Herald Square. This company serves the northernmost point of Idaho with its Empire Builder service, and five of its ten busiest stations are called Union or Pennsylvania. For the point, name this US- funded rail company that runs the Acela service between Boston and Washington D.C. | Amtrak (accept National Railroad Passenger Corporation; accept AMTK; accept AMTZ) |
| This mountain's former peak was a large ice cap whose remnants now form the Rebmann glacier. Climbers are said to have reached this mountain's summit when they hit Gilman's Point, even though its real summit is at Uhuru Peak. Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira are the three volcanic cones on, for the point, what Tanzanian mountain, the tallest in Africa? | Mount Kilimanjaro |
| This city is served by a Sunport adjacent to Kirtland Air Force Base, which contains over 2000 nuclear warheads. This city overlooked by Sandia Peak hosts an annual "Balloon Fiesta," the world's largest hot-air balloon gathering. This city surrounded by Laguna, Santa Ana, and Isleta Pueblos is the second-largest urban area on the Rio Grande. For the point, name this largest city of New Mexico. | Albuquerque |
| This country's eastern boundary contains the micronation of Liberland on an unclaimed piece of land on the Danube that receives the Drava River as it passes through Osijek. This country whose coat of arms features a checkerboard pattern is divided in two by the Herzegovinian port of Neum, making its Dalmatian Coast that includes Dubrovnik an exclave. For the point, name this country governed from Zagreb. | Republic of Croatia (accept Republika Hrvatska) |
| This place has its southernmost extent at Breezy Point on the Rockaway Peninsula. This borough is the most linguistically diverse on earth, home to ethnic neighborhoods like Koreatown in Flushing. This borough contains a sports complex that hosts the US Open and contains Citi Field. For the point, name this largest borough of New York City that separates Brooklyn from the rest of Long Island. | Queens (prompt on "Long Island" until mentioned) |
| This archipelago's natives are nicknamed "Kelpers," and its western half has few human inhabitants and is mostly used for sheep farming. This archipelago has its only major city at Stanley, which is home to the world's southernmost Anglican cathedral. For the point, name this archipelago also called the Islas Malvinas, the subject of a 20th-century war between Great Britain and Argentina. | Falkland Islands (or the Falklands; accept Islas Malvinas before mentioned) |
| The Loihi seamount is an active submarine volcano off the southeast of this island, and that volcano marks the edge of this island's Emperor seamount chain. Another mountain on this island contains an observatory near Hilo. The volcanoes Kilauea [[“kill”- oh-“way”-uh]] and Mauna Loa are located on, for the point, what "Big Island," the largest in the United States? | Hawai'i (prompt on the "Big Island") |
| This largest country by area to lack an airport has Coma Pedrosa as its highest peak. The Bishop of Urgell signed a treaty with the Lord of Caboet to create this country in 1095, today home to Europe's highest capital city. Catalan is the official language of this co- principality. For the point, identify this small nation in the Pyrenees jointly led by France and Spain. | Principality of Andorra (accept Principat d'Andorra) |
| This body of water's ports include Rankin Inlet and Churchill, and its drainage basin extends as far south as Fargo. This bay's namesake was abandoned in it after mutineers took control of the Discovery. Every island within this bay is owned by the Canadian territory of Nunavut. For the point, name this bay north of Ontario named for an English explorer. | Hudson Bay (or Hudson's Bay) |
| The ancient name for this sea names a logbook called the Periplus of the Erythraean [[eh-REE-three-AN]] Sea that tells of travels through this sea such as the Dahlak Archipelago. An arm of this sea is the Gulf of Aqaba [[uh-KAH-bah]], and this sea connects to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. For the point, name this sea in the Indian Ocean that partly separates the continents of Africa and Asia. | Red Sea |
| This city on Absecon Island saw its status decline due to the advent of air travel and bad publicity from the 1964 Democratic National Convention. This city's Million Dollar Pier, whose lighting was personally designed by Thomas Edison, is part of its boardwalk, the first built in the U.S., and this city inspired Monopoly. For the point, name this gambling resort on New Jersey's southern coast. | Atlantic City (accept AC) |
| This state's "Wedge" was formed by a discrepancy in demarcating the Twelve-Mile Circle. The Du Pont family once employed 10% of this state that consists of Sussex, Kent, and New Castle counties. This first state to ratify the constitution is also the second-smallest by area, and it was formerly represented by Joe Biden in the Senate. For the point, name this state home to Wilmington and Dover. | Delaware |
| This city's most popular tourist attraction is a theme park that includes the Star Flyer and the Demon. That tourist attraction in this city is the Tivoli Gardens. This city located on the islands of Amager and Zealand is linked to Malmo by the Øresund Bridge. A statue of the Little Mermaid can be found in, for the point, what capital and largest city of Denmark? | Copenhagen (accept København) |
| The Kali Gandaki Gorge separates this mountain range into its eastern and western regions. This range contains the peaks of Dhaulagiri [[DOWL-geer-ee]] and Annapurna, and its Mahalangur [[MAH-ha-LON-goor]] section includes some of its highest peaks such as Lhotse. For the point, name this mountain range separating the Indian subcontinent from Tibet that contains K2 and Mount Everest. | Himalayas |
| This river that flows past Edfu once had a yellow tributary that had its source near the Ennedi Plateau. This river that flows through Lake Albert contains the Aswan High Dam that created Lake Nasser, forcing the relocation of the Abu Simbel Temples. This longest river in the world contains blue and white tributaries that meet at Khartoum. For the point, name this principal river of Egypt. | Nile River (accept Yellow Nile; accept Blue Nile; accept White Nile) |
| This state's Baxter Park contains Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of a trail that extends 2,220 miles south to Chattahoochee. This state is the closest in the United States to Africa, and it disputes Machias Seal Island with New Brunswick. Resorts in this state include Kennebunkport and Bar Harbor, the gateway to Acadia National Park. For the point, name this north-easternmost state of New England. | Maine |
| This city contains an arch bridge nicknamed the "Coathanger" that connects Dawes Point to Milsons Point. This city's primary natural harbor is Port Jackson. This city was first settled along Botany Bay, and its Jørn [[YORN]] Utzon-designed opera house consists of overlapping concrete shells that resemble a ship's sails. For the point, name this capital of New South Wales, the largest city in Australia. | Sydney |
| Alongside Mount Tate [[ta-TAY]] and Haku, this mountain is one of the three holy mountains in its country. The northwest side of this mountain is home to a notorious forest at Aokigahara [[AY-oh-kee-guh-HAHR-uh]]. The Taiseki-ji [[TYE-see-kee JEE]] Head Temple is an important religious site at the foot of this mountain, which is located on the island of Honshu. For the point, name this stratovolcano, the tallest mountain in Japan. | Mt Fuji (accept Fuji-san; or Fujiyama) |
| Lake Vostok is a subglacial lake located beneath this landmass. Lambert is one of the many glaciers on this landmass whose highest point is at Vinson Massif. This landmass is home to a geographical point that was first reached by an expedition led by Roald Scott Amundsen. For the point, name this landmass and continent home to the South Pole. | Antarctica |
| This city home to the Tortoise Mountain TV Tower is nicknamed the "Chicago of China" due to its importance in transportation networks, and it is located 200 miles east of the Three Gorges Dam. This city, the capital of Hubei province, is where the Yangtze meets its largest tributary, the Han River. For the point, name this Chinese city that was the origin of the COVID-19 Pandemic. | Wuhan |