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| TIEBREAKER: This park's entrances of Gatlinburg and Cherokee are connected by the Newfound Gap, and its summit of Clingman's Dome is the highest peak on the Appalachian Trail. This location is the most-visited national park in the United States, possibly due to its proximity to attractions such as Dollywood. For the point, name this national park shared between North Carolina and Tennessee. | Great Smoky Mountains National Park (prompt on "Smoky Mountains" or "The Smokies") |
| TIEBREAKER: This city's "People Mover" stops at stations like Renaissance Center, Grand Circus Park, and Greektown. The Rouge Complex is contained within this U.S. city's suburb of Dearborn. This largest U.S. city to ever file for bankruptcy is the seat of Wayne County, and the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing, connects this city to Windsor. For the point, name this largest city of Michigan. | Detroit |
| TIEBREAKER: This city's Ap Lei Chau [[app LAY CHOW]] is the most densely populated island in Asia. This city was the site of 2014's Umbrella Revolution, and it was formerly home to the most densely populated place on earth, a "Walled City" in Kowloon. This city and special administrative region operates under the "One Country, Two Systems" policy along with nearby Macau. For the point, name this city, a former British colony in China. | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (accept HKSAR) |
| TIEBREAKER: This city's Green Zone contains the world's largest American Embassy, the target of multiple attacks after Qasem [[KAH-sim]] Soleimani's assassination. This city was the capital of the Abbasid [[AH-buh-sid]] Caliphate until a Mongol siege in 1258 destroyed this city's House of Wisdom. This city built on the ruins of Babylon is the largest on the Tigris River. For the point, name this capital of Iraq. | Baghdad |
| This river empties into the Wash, and it is known as the River Isis as it flows through the Cotswolds. The Canary Wharf Financial District and O2 Stadium are both located along this river, which is second only to the Severn by length in its country. This river is crossed by the Tower and Westminster Bridges. For the point, name this river that flows through London. | River Thames |
| The populist Five Star Movement is based in this country where the port of Trieste has been the site of protests against this country's Green Pass. This country's German- speaking region of South Tyrol has its capital at Bolzano in the Dolomite Range. The Apennines dominate most of this peninsular country. For the point, name this country home to Naples, Venice, and Rome. | Italy (accept Italian Republic; accept Repubblica Italiana) |
| This country's northern Tigray region is the site of conflict between separatists and the government of Abiy Ahmed. Ge'ez [[GHEE-ezz]] is the liturgical language of this nation's Orthodox Church, one of the few pre-colonial ones in Africa. This country is home to Lake Tana, and it became landlocked after Eritrea gained independence. For the point, name this country that has its capital at Addis Ababa. | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (accept Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik; accept Abyssinia) |
| This country, which relinquished control of the Penguin Islands, is home to the Blyde River Canyon. This is the most populous country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprisings were major events during this country's former policy of Apartheid. For the point, name this country that has three capitals at Bloemfontein, Pretoria, and Cape Town. | Republic of South Africa (accept RSA) |
| This city is served by six airports, including Southend, Luton, and Gatwick. It's not New York, but Chelsea and Soho are neighborhoods in this city that also features its tallest building, The Shard. The Millennium Wheel, also known as this city's Eye, is a Ferris wheel located across the way from the Houses of Parliament at Westminster. For the point, name this capital of the United Kingdom. | London |
| This city's Loz Feliz neighborhood contains a park that is home to the most-used telescope in the world at Griffith Observatory. Robert Kennedy was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in this city, which also contains the adjoining community of Santa Monica. Neighborhoods in this city include Watts, Bel-Air, and the affluent Beverly Hills. For the point, name this city that contains Hollywood. | Los Angeles (accept L.A.) |