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| The country's Farasan Islands are accessible from Jizan [[JUH-zen]], and its Aramco company operates the world's largest oil field. This country has been building the Jeddah Tower since 2013, and its almost completely uninhabited southeast is known as the Rub [[ROOB]] Al Khali [[AWL-kah-lee]], or Empty Quarter. For the point, name this Arab country that contains Mecca and the capital city of Riyadh. | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (accept Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah; prompt on "Arabia") |
| 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 U.S. state's Carhenge is a tourist attraction located at the western end of the Sand Hills. This state contains Scotts Bluff, which was a major landmark on the Oregon Trail, and is located along the North Platte River in this state. This only triply landlocked state borders Missouri and Wyoming. The cities of Bellevue and Lincoln are located in, for the point, what Midwestern state that contains Omaha? | Nebraska |
| This city's suburbs include 6th of October City, which is connected by the Arab World's oldest metro system. Protests in this city's Tahrir Square resulted in the resignation of President Hosni [[HOHS-nee]] Mubarak [[moo-BAHR-ick]]. For the point, name this city located on the Nile River, the capital of Egypt. | Cairo (accept al-Qāhirah) |
| This lake split between El Dorado and Washoe counties drains into Pyramid Lake via the Truckee River. This lake is the most voluminous body of water in the Great Basin, and it is also North America's largest alpine lake. For the point, name this lake located between Nevada and California. | Lake Tahoe (accept Dáʔaw) |
| This island's special region of Yogyakarta [[jog-JUH-cart-uh]] is still ruled by a Sultan, and a strait separates Madura from this island's city of Surabaya [[SOO-ruh-bye- yah]]. This island is bounded to Sumatra by the Sunda Strait, which is home to the volcano Krakatoa [[KRAH-KUH-tow-uh]]. For the point, identify this Indonesian island that lends its name to a type of computer language and a slang term for coffee. | Java (or Jawa) |
| Levent is the main business district of this city where the Topkapi Palace is located near the junction of the Golden Horn with the Bosporus. This city contains the Hagia [[HAH- ghee-uh]] Sophia and the Blue Mosque, and it was formerly known as Byzantium. For the point, name this largest city of Turkey. | Istanbul (accept Constantinople; accept Byzantium before mentioned) |
| These types of landforms are studied by orographers. Cols and notches are areas that can be found between these landforms that are measured in prominence. Examples of these landforms in California include ones named Shasta and Whitney. For the point, name these landforms, the highest of which is Everest. | Mountains (accept Peaks; accept Mountain Ranges) |
| This city is the northern terminus of Amtrak's Adirondack Route, and buildings in this city are forbidden from exceeding the height of its namesake peak between the Laurentian and Appalachian Ranges. This city lies at the confluence of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers, and it is the largest Francophone city in the Americas. For the point, name this largest city of Quebec. | Montréal |
| The house used for the filming of A Christmas Story is located in this city where the Cuyahoga [[KYE-uh-hoe-guh]] River caught fire in 1969. That river in this city empties into Lake Erie near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the point, name this Ohio city that recently changed the name of its baseball team after years of protest from indigenous Americans. | Cleveland |
| This language is divided into high, middle, and low divisions by the Benrath and Speyer lines. This language has official status in Italy's South Tyrol region, and its Sprachraum includes Liechtenstein, Styria, Salzburg, and other states in Austria. For the point, name this language spoken in Frankfurt and Berlin. | German (or Deutsch) |
| 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") |
| This city's Ap Lei Chau [[app LAY CHOW]] is the most densely populated island in Asia. 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) |
| This U.S. state's Park City is located in the Wasatch Range, which hosted some events of the 2002 Winter Olympics. This state's town of Moab [[MO-ab]] on the Colorado River is a gateway to Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. The majority of this state's population are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons. For the point, name this state home to the Great Salt Lake. | Utah |
| This country's city of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum. This country's region of Valais [[VEH-lay]] contains the resort Zermatt [[ZEHR-maht]] and the Great St Bernard Pass, which separates the watersheds of the Rhône and Po Rivers. 26 administrative regions known as cantons divide, for the point, what famously neutral country that contains Geneva and Zurich? | Switzerland (accept Swiss Confederation; accept Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft; accept Confederation Suisse; accept Confederazione Svizzera; accept Confederaziun Svizra; accept Confoederatio Helvetica) |
| This country disputes the Paracel Islands with China, and its capital is served by the port of Haiphong [[HYE-FONG]]. This country's city of Hue [[HOO-ay]] was the capital of the Nguyen [[NOO-wen]] Dynasty, and this country experienced the Tet Offensive in 1968. For the point, name this country home to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. | Socialist Republic of Vietnam (accept SRV; accept Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam) |
| This mountain range's volcano of Licancabur recorded the world's highest UV index in 2003, and this mountain range contains the world's highest permanent settlement at La Rinconada [[REEN-co-nada]]. This range passes by a lake known either as Lake O'Higgins or Lake San Martin near the province of Santa Cruz. For the point, name this South American mountain range home to Aconcagua. | Andes Mountains (accept Andean Mountains) |
| This city's Jamaica Bay contains the second least-used station of its subway network, which also connects to Howard Beach. Hart Island is a mass grave in this city where burials are conducted by inmates from the correctional institution Rikers Island. Exclaves of this populous city can be found on Ellis Island and Liberty Island. For the point, name this city that includes Brooklyn and Manhattan. | New York City (accept NYC) |
| This country's Union Territories include Puducherry [[POOD-uh-CHEER-ee]] and Ladakh. The Thar Desert makes up the western boundary of this country where Sino- Tibetan, Andamanese, and Dravidian Languages are spoken. The states of Rajasthan [[RAH- juh-STON]] and Uttar [[OO-tarr]] Pradesh are located in, for the point, what subcontinental country with its capital at New Delhi? | Republic of India (accept Bharatiya Ganarajya) |
| Prudhoe Bay is the center of this state's oil-rich "North Slope" that has its borough seat at Barrow. Fairbanks is the largest inland city of this state, which is home to North America's highest peak at Denali. For the point, name this largest U.S. state governed from Juneau. | Alaska |
| This resource is sought by companies such as Riot Whinstone who operate mines that are putting a strain on Texas's ERCOT power grid. In 2021, Nayib Bukele made this resource the official currency of El Salvador along with the U.S. Dollar, and Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom in this currency following a 2021 cyberattack. For the point, identify this cryptocurrency symbolized by a stylized B. | Bitcoin (prompt on "Cryptocurrency" or similar) |
| This country's Lake Wakatipu [[WAH-kuh-TEE-poo]] in the Southern Alps contains the adventure sports hub of Queenstown on its shores. A strait that separates this country's North and South Islands is named for James Cook. For the point, name this country inhabited by the Maori [[MOW-ree]] that contains the cities Wellington and Auckland. | New Zealand (accept NZ; accept Aotearoa) |
| This country's control of the Pitcairn Islands means at least one of its territories always experiences sunlight. This country maintains control over the Turks and Caicos islands, and residents of the overseas Falklands territory voted overwhelmingly to remain part of this country. For the point, name this European country that controls Bermuda and a namesake collection of Virgin Islands. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (accept either answer, or UK; prompt on "Britain" alone; do not accept or prompt on "England") |
| This city is the capital of Lazio [[LOTs-ee-OH]], and its Ponte Sant'Angelo contains ten statues of angels on it. This city has forbidden tourists from sitting on its Spanish Steps, and this city's Pantheon has survived largely intact for 2,000 years. This city is the capital closest to another country's capital, which it completely encloses and borders along Saint Peter's Square. For the point, name this capital of Italy. | Rome (or Roma) |
| This city administers the Bonin Islands, and its metropolitan area includes the largest non-American Disney Resort. Ginza is a popular shopping district in this city that was known as Edo before it became the capital of the Tokugawa [[TOE-kuh-GAH-wa]] Shogunate [["SHOW"-guh-"knit"]]. For the point, name this Japanese city, the largest in the world. | Tokyo Metropolis (accept Edo before mentioned) |
| This city is home to Europe's tallest building, the Lakhta Center, and it is situated on the Neva River. Vasilyevsky Island is administered by this city that was built on a captured Swedish fortress. This city contains an expansive art museum known as the Hermitage, and former names of this city include Petrograd and Leningrad. For the point, name this second- largest city in Russia after Moscow. | Saint Petersburg (accept Petrograd or Leningrad before mentioned) |
| This city's Spree River contains the Bode-Museum [[BOW-duh]], the Pergamon Museum, and the Egyptian division of the Neues [[NOY-iss]] Museum. The Tiergarten is a park in this city that also contains landmarks such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. For the point, name this German city formerly divided into Communist and Capitalist sides by a namesake wall. | Berlin |