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| This island's Tynwald [[TIN-wald]] is the world's oldest continuously operating parliament, and this island gains 17 percent of its GNP from online gambling. This crown dependency has its capital at Douglas, and its flag features three armored legs arranged in a spiral shape on a red background. For the point, name this British crown dependency located in the Irish Sea where residents speak Manx. | Isle of Man (accept Ellan Vannin; accept Manninl accept Mann) |
| This country that includes cities such as Differdange [[DIF-fur-DONJ]] and Wiltz has Portuguese as its most spoken minority language. This country's capital city on the Alzette River contains the EU's Court of Justice, and it is the smallest mainland member of that union. This grand duchy is the only landlocked one of the Low Countries. For the point, name this country located between France, Germany, and Belgium. | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (accept Grand Duche de Luxembourg) |
| In 2021, this country attempted to re-route a Ryanair flight to an airport near a tributary of the Berezina River. Two priests in this country were arrested in Baranavichy [[buh-RAH-nuh-vitch-ee]] while waiting for the results of a disputed election that was protested in this country's region of Brest. Favorable election results for Alexander Lukashenko sparked turmoil in, for the point, what country's capital of Minsk? | Republic of Belarus (accept Respublika Belarus'; accept Byelarus) |
| This island's Basin Head Beach contains quartz "Singing Sands" near the town of Souris [[SOO-reese]]. This island known for its production of potatoes is home to the Green Gables Farm, and this island is connected to the mainland by the Confederation Bridge that spans the Northumberland Strait. Located north of New Brunswick, this is, for the point, what smallest province of Canada? | Prince Edward Island (accept PEI) |
| This country's Salar de Uyuni [[suh-LAHR day OO-yoo-nee]] is the world's largest salt flat, and it is located between Potosi and Chile. This country's border with Peru is the location of the world's highest navigable lake. This country became the largest landlocked country of the Americas after losing its coastline in the War of the Pacific. For the point, name this country with dual capitals at La Paz and Sucre | Plurinational State of Bolivia (accept Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia) |
| This body of water contains Zhemchug [[ZEM-chug]] Canyon, the world's deepest submarine canyon, which is 200 miles west of the Pribilof Islands. This body of water is connected to the Chukchi Sea through an eponymous strait, which passes by the "Ice Curtain" of the Diomede [[DYE-oh-mee-dee]] Islands. A Danish explorer is the namesake of, for the point, what marginal sea separating Alaska and Russia? | Bering Sea (accept Béringovo móre) |
| This country is home to Lake Khovsgol [[KOO-skool]], which lies at the foot of the Sayan Mountains, and Lake Uvs, which extends into the state of Tuva. This country experiences harsh winters known as zuds, and it contains the world's coldest national capital. Ulaanbaatar [[OO-lon-bah-TOOR]] is the capital of, for the point, what Central Asian country where tourists can see the Equestrian Statue of Genghis Khan? | Mongolia (accept Mongol Uls; accept Outer Mongolia) |
| This country's Tai National Park protects one of the last havens of the pygmy hippopotamus. This country's Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is the world's largest church, and this country's village of Vridi is the namesake of a canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean to Abidjan [[AH-bee-jawn]]. For the point, name this West African country home to Yamoussoukro [[YAHM-uh-soo-krow]] and named for an elephant product. | Republique de Cote d'Ivoire (accept Ivory Coast) |
| This country's Special Administrative Zones include Kaesong [[KAY-"song"]] and Sinuiju [[SHUH-noo-ee-joo]]. This country's mountain of Paektu [[PIKE-too]] is the source of the Tumen and Yalu Rivers that form this country's northern boundary. Juche [[JOO-chay]] is the official ideology of this country where a quarter of the population is involved in its military. For the point, name this authoritarian country with capital at Pyongyang. | Democratic People's Republic of Korea (accept DPRK; accept North Korea; accept Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk; prompt on "Korea;" do NOT accept "South Korea," "Republic of Korea," or "ROK") |
| This city's suburbs of Cascais [[KISH-KAYSH]] and Sintra share a national park home to Pena Palace and Cabo de Roca. This city's Belem Tower is adjacent to a monument that honors explorers like Afonso V, Bartolomeu Dias, and Vasco da Gama. This city on the mouth of the Tagus River is the westernmost capital on the Iberian Peninsula. For the point, name this capital of Portugal. | Lisbon (accept Lisboa) |
| The Cabo Delgado province is located in this country that contains Gorongosa National Park. Cyclone Idai destroyed most of this country's port of Beira in 2019, and this country is the southernmost to recognize Swahili as a minority language. The channel that contains the Comoros is named for, for the point, what Portuguese-speaking African country governed from Maputo? | Republic of Mozambique (accept Republica de Mocambique |
| This mountain range's easternmost extent is Cap de Creus [[CAP day CRAY-oos]], and Aneto is its highest peak. This mountain range merges with the Cantabrian Mountains, and it contains the only co-principality in the world, a country jointly led by the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France. Andorra is located in, for the point, what mountain range that divides France and Spain? | Pyrenees Mountains (accept Pirineos and similar-sounding answers; accept Pirinioak; accept Auñamendiak) |
| This country's Ahaggar Mountains contain its highest point of Mount Tahat. That mountain in this country is located near the town of Tamanrasset, which is close to this country's southwest border with Mali. Constantine and Oran are cities in this country, which is the largest in the Maghreb. For the point, name this largest country of Africa, located between Tunisia and Morocco. | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (accept Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah) |
| The Franklin Mountains run through this city, which is home to Fort Bliss. This city is located in a namesake county that borders Hudspeth County, and those two counties are the only ones in their state to observe Mountain Time. This city forms a metropolitan area with Las Cruces, and it is located on the Rio Grande near the Guadalupe Mountains. For the point, name this Hispanic city in the extreme west of Texas. | El Paso |
| This province's town of Fort Vermillion recorded the highest temperature range of any settlement in the Americas. This province contains Fort Chipewyan, a gateway to Wood Buffalo National Park. This province is home to the city of Medicine Hat, and it derives its wealth from the Athabasca oil sands. Banff National Park is contained within, for the point, what Canadian province home to Edmonton and Calgary? | Alberta |
| Subsets of these people include the Arrerntes and Pitjantjatjaras [[PEET-en-jahr- uhs]]. These people spearheaded the Homestead Movement, and these people speak Pama– Nyungan [[PAH-muh YUNE-genh]] languages. These people form 30 percent of the population of the Northern Territory and refer to Ayers Rock as "Uluru." For the point, name these indigenous inhabitants of Australia. | Aboriginal Australians (accept equivalents like Australian Aborigines; prompt on any answer that generally indicates the indigenous inhabitants of Australia before the giveaway; prompt on "Aboriginal" alone before Australia is mentioned, asking "from where?") |
| This U.S. state contains the political bellwether of Terre Haute [[TARE HOTE]] on the Wabash River, which voted for every winning presidential candidate from 1956 to 2020. This state's namesake dunes along Lake Michigan became a national park in 2019, and this state's city of South Bend is the hometown of Pete Buttigieg. For the point, name this Hoosier State with capital at Indianapolis. | Indiana |
| This city is home to Mill's End Park, which only contains a single tree. Asa Lovejoy lost a coin flip to a settler from Maine to name this city known for its roses. This city and seat of Multnomah [[MULT-no-muh]] County is overlooked by Mount Hood and it lies at the confluence of the Willamette [[WUH-lam-it]] and Columbia rivers. For the point, identify this largest city in Oregon. | Portland |
| This country is the world's largest in area without a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's not landlocked, but Jubaland is the southernmost region of this country, named for a tributary of the Shebelle. Bosaso is a port in this country with a long coastline that sheathes Ethiopia and makes up the entire Horn of Africa. Piracy is a major problem in, for the point, what country governed from Mogadishu? | Federal Republic of Somalia (accept amhuuriyadda Federaalkaa Soomaaliya) |
| This country's resort of Sihanoukville [[SEE-hah-nook-vill]] is located near Ream National Park. The Bassac River originates in this country where the lake of Tonlé Sap [[TONE-lay SAP]] contains a species of giant catfish named for a large river. This country was formerly known as Kampuchea [[CAM-pooch-uh]], and it is bordered to the northeast by Laos. For the point, name this Southeast Asian country that contains Angkor Wat. | Kingdom of Cambodia (accept Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea until mentioned) |
| Ras Mohamed juts into this sea that demarcates the central point of boat traffic between the Straits of Tiran and the Straits of Gubal. Jizan and Jeddah are ports on this sea, which lies along the Great Rift Valley and is connected via the Bab-el-Mandeb to the Gulf of Aden. For the point, name this sea between Africa and Arabia that is associated with Moses. | Red Sea |
| This country's largest offshore island is Gonâve [[guh-NAWV]], and it contains Citadelle Laferriere [[LA-fair-ee-aire]], the only African-derived military fortification in the New World. This country that was formerly known as Saint-Domingue [[SAN-doh-ming]] is the largest Creole-speaking country in the world, and it occupies the western third of Hispaniola. For the point, name this country with capital at Port-Au-Prince. | Republic of Haiti (accept Republique d'Haiti or Repiblik d Ayiti) |
| This U.S. state's town of International Falls is sometimes nicknamed the "Icebox of the Nation." This city's suburb of Bloomington contains the United States' largest indoor theme park at the Mall of America. This state administers the Northwest Angle, the northernmost point of the Lower 48 states. For the point, name this U.S. state home to the "Twin Cities'' of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. | Minnesota |
| A controversial note of this currency features the Monument to Sunken Ships and the Swallow's Nest. Denominations of ten in this currency are nicknamed chervonets, and this currency's smallest subunits are called kopeks. This currency is used in the disputed territories of South Ossetia [[oh-SECH-yuh]] and Abkhazia [[OB-kah-zee-uh]]. For the point, name this official currency of Russia. | Russian Ruble |
| This city's Atomium [[AH-toe-mee-um]] is a model of an iron crystal that was constructed for the 1958 World's Fair, and this city is also known for a statue of a boy urinating into a fountain. The Rene Magritte Museum is located in this city, which is sometimes called the "Capital of Europe" because it contains the headquarters of NATO and the EU. For the point, name this capital of Belgium. | Brussels (accept Bruxelles) |
| The first man to deliberately plan this type of journey was Thomas Cavendish. The first underwater type of this journey was completed by the USS Triton as part of Operation Sandblast. The Marianas were termed the "Islands of Thieves" during one of these journeys that began and ended in Seville and inspired Jules Verne. For the point, name this type of journey first completed by Ferdinand Magellan. | Circumnavigation (accept reasonable equivalents relating the Global Crossing; accept anything that mentions traveling around the globe) |
| This city's World Financial Center is the world's tallest building with a hole in it, and its skyline can be identified by the rocket-like Oriental Pearl TV Tower. This city located between the states of Jiangsu and Zhejiang [[juh-JIANG]] is the world's busiest container port, and it is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. For the point, name this largest city of China. | Shanghai |
| This street stretches from Pier 11 to Trinity Church, where John Jay and Alexander Hamilton worshiped. George Washington was inaugurated at Federal Hall on this street which contains a building that once housed the Manhattan Company. This street and center of its city's financial district took its name from New Amsterdam's northern boundary. For the point, name this street home to the New York Stock Exchange. | Wall Street |
| This city's Fisher Island is located between Virginia Key and Dodge Island and is home to the world's busiest cruise port. Although it is not in California, this city has a suburb called Hollywood, and Calle [[KYE-yay]] Ocho is located in this city's neighborhood of Little Havana. South Beach is a neighborhood in, for the point, what city known for its Cuban population? | Miami |
| This city home to the Mamilla Mall was the first qibla [[KIB-luh]], and it is overlooked by the Mount of Olives. The King David Hotel is the flagship hotel of this city, which also contains the Via Dolorosa. This city contains the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which was allegedly the site of Jesus's crucifixion. For the point, name this de facto capital of Israel, Judaism's holiest city. | Jerusalem |
| This city's suburb of Wilmette contains the only Baha'i Temple in the United States, and the Unity Temple is located in this city's suburb of Oak Park. This city's Holy Name Cathedral on State Street features remnants of the bullets used to kill Hymie Weiss, a gangster who rivaled Al Capone. Old St. Mary's Catholic Church sits on Michigan Avenue in, for the point, what Midwestern city, the third largest in the U.S.? | Chicago |
| This geographic feature passes near the cities of Macapa, Pontianak, and Kisumu. In the US Navy, sailors who have crossed this geographic feature are nicknamed Shellbacks, or Sons of Neptune. This geographic feature meets the Prime Meridian at a fictitious point called "Null Island" and passes 15 miles north of Quito. For the point, name this imaginary line that divides the world into northern and southern halves. | Equator (also accept 0 Degrees Latitude) |