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| This polity's northern boundary is formed by the Neman River, and it produces 90 percent of the world's amber. This polity's former capital of Königsberg [[KURN-iggs-berg]] was once a center of Prussian Culture, and this westernmost oblast guards the entrance to the Gulf of Gdansk. The Pragolya [[PRUH-gole-yuh]] River flows through, for the point, what exclave of Russia? | Kaliningrad Oblast (accept Königsberg until mentioned) |
| The first ascent of this mountain was made by Friedrich Parrot and Khachatur Abovian. This mountain is the second highest volcano in Asia, and it takes its name from an Assyrian name for the Kingdom of Van. This mountain is located between the Aras and Murat rivers, and it is said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark. For the point, name this tallest mountain of Turkey, a national symbol of Armenia. | Mount Ararat (accept Masis; accept Ağrı Dağı; accept Kūh-e Nūḥ; accept Çiyayê Agirî) |
| The Azawakh is a breed of dog raised in this region that includes features such as the Ennedi Plateau. This region contains the cities of Zinder and Gao [[GOW]] and its only coastal portion is near the mouth of the Senegal River. Desertification in this region threatens countries like Burkina Faso. For the point, name this semi-arid transition zone between Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa. | Sahel |
| This country's city of Seria contains a monument to its billionth barrel of oil. The banks of this country's namesake river are the location of the Istana Nurul Iman, the official residence of its head of state. This country contains the water villages of Kampong Ayer, located in the capital of Bandar Seri Begawan. For the point, name this Southeast Asian country known for its wealthy sultanate. | Negara Brunei Darussalam |
| This island is the world's highest by average elevation, and it is formed by four volcanoes that include Mount Bird and Mount Terror. This island contains the Discovery Hut as well as Robert Falcon Scott's snow tomb. The McMurdo Station is a research base on, for the point, what Antarctic island that contains Mount Erebus and is surrounded by a namesake ice shelf? | Ross Island |
| This city's Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge is noted for its two curved tracks supported by one mast. Mirante do Vale is the tallest building in this city that contains the suburbs of Santos and Ipanema. This city's Liberdade neighborhood is home to the world's largest Japanese diaspora, and this city is the largest in the southern and western hemispheres. For the point, name this largest city of Brazil. | São Paulo |
| This city on the Barada River is the world's oldest continually inhabited national capital. This city's Al-Hamidiyeh Souk was built on the Temple of Jupiter, and this city's Umayyad [[OO-"my"-yahd]] Mosque is said to contain the head of John the Baptist. This city visible from Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights became the largest in its country following the Battle of Aleppo. For the point, name this walled capital of Syria. | Damascus (accept Dimasqa) |
| This province's port of Churchill contains a jail for polar bears who wander from Wapusk National Park. This province, home to Canada's longitudinal center, was originally founded as the Red River Colony and is the easternmost of the "Prairie Provinces." The Hudson Bay is bordered by, for the point, what Canadian province north of Minnesota that has its capital at Winnipeg? | Manitoba |
| The construction of this project in Sandouping reduced the length of Earth's day by .06 microseconds. In 1956, a poem about this project called "Swimming" was written by Mao Zedong. Many criticized this project for further pushing the baiji [["BYE"-jee]] into extinction, and this project is the world's largest power station. For the point, name this massive dam on the Yangtze River. | Three Gorges Dam |
| This lake is located within 20 miles of Mount Arvon and Eagle Mountain, which are the high points of two different states. This lake that receives the Pigeon and Nipigon Rivers is also known by the Ojibwe [[OH-jib-way]] name Gitchi-Gami. Thunder Bay and Duluth are ports on this lake, which contains a national park at Isle Royale. For the point, name this largest of the Great Lakes. | Lake Superior (accept Gitchi-Gami until mentioned) |
| This country is the world's largest producer of shale oil, much of which is processed in the Narva Power Plants. This country's main cultural center is in Tartu, and it shares Lake Peipus [[PAY-pess]] with Russia. This country's island of Saaremaa [[SAHR-uh-mah]] separates the Gulf of Riga from the Baltic Sea. For the point, name this country with capital at Tallinn. | Republic of Estonia (accept Eesti Vabariik) |
| This island's Laguna de Bay empties into the Pacific via the Pasig River. This island's Zambales Mountains contain Mount Cuadrado and Mount Pinatubo. This island is separated from Taiwan by a namesake strait, and the San Juan River is located in this island's Quezon [[KAY-zon]] City catchment. For the point, name this most populous island of the Philippines, home to Manila. | Luzon |
| This mountain range's highest peak is Mount Narodnaya, and the archipelagic [[ARC-uh-puh-ladge-ick]] region of Novaya Zemlya [[no-VYE-uh ZEM-lee-uh]] is considered a northern extension of this range. The Romanovs were executed on this mountain range's foothills in Yekaterinburg [[EE-kat-uh-ren-burg]], and this range is considered the boundary between Europe and Asia. For the point, name these mountains that stretch from Kazakhstan to the Arctic Ocean. | Ural Mountains |
| A monument honoring this resource at the Lulu Roundabout was demolished to counter an uprising in Manama. One river named for this resource makes up the southern boundary between Louisiana and Mississippi, and another river that bears this name passes by Macau and Shenzhen. The USS Arizona sank in a harbor named for this resource in Honolulu. For the point, name this precious resource produced by oysters. | Pearls |
| This country that controls the remote Cocos Island from Puntarenas [[POONT-uh- ray-ness]] Province aims to become carbon neutral by 2021. This country's ecotourism industry thrives on the Osa and Nicoya Peninsulas, and this country's northern border is formed by Nicaragua. For the point, name this country that is governed from San Jose and has a Spanish name meaning "Rich Coast." | Republic of Costa Rica (accept Republica de Costa Rica or CR) |
| This country contains regions like Fezzan and Cyrenaica [[SEH-ren-uh-kuh]], and it is indented by the Gulf of Sidra. This country's National Transition Council was announced in 2011 in Benghazi, the site of a 2012 attack on an American consulate. This country formerly sported an all-green flag until the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. For the point, name this North African country governed from Tripoli. | State of Libya (accept Dawiat Libiya) |
| Ports of this country include Atyrau [[AH-tuh-row]] and Aktau where fishing boats search for beluga caviar. This country's flag features a golden steppe eagle representing Tengri on a sky blue backdrop. This northernmost Muslim-majority country was the second-largest Soviet Republic, and it changed the name of its capital Astana to Nur-Sultan. For the point, name this country that borders China and the Caspian Sea. | Republic of Kazakhstan (accept Qazaqstan Respublikasy) |
| It's not in Alaska, but this city that hosts Summerfest was founded by Solomon Juneau. The Hop is a streetcar system that serves this city, which contains the headquarters of the Miller Brewing Company and Harley-Davidson. This city hosted the in-person ceremonies of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, and it contains the suburbs of Racine and Kenosha. For the point, name this largest city of Wisconsin. | Milwaukee |
| This river's Falcon and Amistad dams are managed by the International Boundary and Water Commission, and its territorial anomalies include the Horcón [[ORE-"cone"]] Tract, which is now in Tamaulipas [[tam-OH-lee-pess]], as well as the Chamizal dispute. The Pecos is the longest tributary of this river, which flows past Laredo and Albuquerque. For the point, name this river that forms the Texas-Mexico boundary. | Rio Grande (accept Río Bravo del Norte) |
| This country's Benguela Current creates a thick fog that has led to many ships being wrecked upon its desolate Skeleton Coast. This country's Fish River Canyon drains into the Orange River. The Caprivi region forms the distinctive panhandle of this country, which was a colony of South Africa until 1990. German South-West Africa was the colonial name of, for the point, what country governed from Windhoek [[wind-HUK]]? | Republic of Namibia (accept German South-West Africa before mentioned) |
| This country has a flag with different back and front sides, and it lost 90 percent of its male population in the War of the Triple Alliance. The Gran Chaco occupies 60 percent of this landlocked country where Guarani [[GWUH-rahn-ee]] is an official language. The Itaipu [[ee-"TIE"-poo]] Dam on the Paraná [[pare-uh-nah]] River powers, for the point, what country governed from Asunción [[uh-SOON-see-ohn]]? | Republic of Paraguay (accept Republica del Paraguay) |
| This country's inland sea, Khawr al Udayd, was disputed between the Zayed and Thani families, and it also disputes the Hawar Islands. This country's jagged maroon and white flag is the world's widest, and this country that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup also funds a significant portion of the Al Jazeera Media Network. For the point, name this small Gulf State that has its capital at Doha. | State of Qatar (accept Dawlat Qatar) |
| This region's largest city is divided by a series of "Peace Walls," and it contains the shipyard that built the RMS Titanic. A collection of hexagonal basalt pillars called the Giant's Causeway in this region is located 35 miles northeast of Derry. The Good Friday Agreement ended a period called The Troubles in, for the point, what constituent region of the United Kingdom that contains Belfast? | Northern Ireland (prompt on "Ulster; prompt on the "UK" before mentioned; accept Tuaisceart Éireann or Norlin Airlann; do NOT prompt on "Ireland") |
| This U.S. state home to Wind Cave National Park contains Belle Fourche [[BELL FOOSH]], a town near the geographic center of the US. This state is divided in half by the Missouri River, and it is home to the highest peak east of the Rockies. This state contains a massive Crazy Horse Memorial that has been under construction since 1948 in its Black Hills. For the point, name this state that contains Mount Rushmore. | South Dakota (accept Dakȟóta itókaga; prompt on "Dakota") |
| This country's Lake Rosa is home to 80,000 West Indian Flamingoes. This country's Great Inagua [[ee-NAWG-wah]] Island contains Morton Salt's main facilities, and Andros is the largest island in this country. This country is part of the larger Lucayan Archipelago, and this country's Paradise Island contains the sprawling Atlantis Resort. For the point, name this island country with capital at Nassau [[NAH-sauw]]. | Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| This country administers the small exclave of Llívia [[YEE-vee-uh]], and this country's wine production is centered in Rioja [[REE-oh-hah]]. One of this country's UNESCO World Heritage sites includes the Palace of the Lions, and that site is a fortress complex located in this country's region of Granada. For the point, identify this European country that includes the cities of Madrid and Barcelona. | Kingdom of Spain (accept Reino de Espana) |
| Warlord Ismail Khan led this country's resistance in its province of Herat. Refugees in this country desperately attempted to cling to a plane during a 2021 evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport. This country's republic suffered losses at Lashkargah and Kandahar during a 2021 terrorist uprising. For the point, identify this country where the Taliban toppled an Islamic republic in Kabul. | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (accept Jamhuri-ye Islami-ye Afghanistan) |
| The Wakhan [[wuh-KON]] Corridor contains the largest gap between these areas, independently set by locales like Eucla and the Chatham Islands. The Aleutian Archipelago is grouped together in one of these areas, and France has the most of these areas while China only uses one. For the point, name these areas responsible for jet lag, U.S. examples of which include Eastern, Mountain, and Pacific. | Time Zones |
| This city is home to the smallest congressional district in the Western U.S., as well as the most densely populated county outside of New York. This city's Embarcadero waterfront stretches from Oracle Park to Fisherman's Wharf and receives ferries from Alcatraz Island. For the point, name this city in California's Bay Area, which is separated from Oakland by the Golden Gate Bridge. | San Francisco (accept SF; accept Frisco) |
| The Austronesian Merina are the largest ethnic group of this country where Nazis planned to deport European Jews in 1940. This country known for its sapphire and vanilla production contains an "Avenue of the Baobabs." This country is the largest single island nation in the world and it was formerly known as the Malagasy Republic. For the point, name this island country known for its lemur population. | Republic of Madagascar (accept Republique de Madagascar or Repoblikan'i Madagasikara) |
| This country's Woodlands Checkpoint handles travelers from Johor. The Merlion [[MURR-"lion"]], an iconic symbol of this country, is honored in a statue that spouts water into Marina Bay. This polity with a Han Chinese majority contains the Raffles Hotel, and it is the wealthiest member by GDP per Capita in ASEAN. For the point, name this city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. | Republic of Singapore |
| This city located 15 miles from Red Rock Canyon has a downtown area centered on Fremont Street. Two hotels in this city are named after places in northern Italy, those being the Bellagio and the Venetian. This seat of Clark County borders Paradise, an unincorporated town that actually contains most of its "Strip." For the point, name this Nevada gambling center. | Las Vegas (accept nicknames like Sin City, City of Lights, and the Entertainment Capital of the World) |