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| One statue of this figure holding a hot dog is situated on the former Route 66 in Illinois. This figure is said to have been inspired by Fabian Fournier, a man noted for his unusual jawbone and penchant for headbutting during fights. Statues of this figure were installed by the company International Fiberglass, as part of its "muffler men" (+) instillation. A statue of this figure welcomes visitors to the Trees of Mystery in northern California, and Rib Mountain near the town of Wausau is said to contain the grave of this figure. A theme park based on this figure was formerly located near the town of Brainerd, and a statue of this figure towers over Bangor, (*) Maine, while another stands in his alleged birthplace of Bemidji, Minnesota. For the points, name this massive lumberjack known for his superhuman labors and his faithful ox, Babe. | Paul Bunyan (prompt on "Lumberjack") |
| Franz Heep designed this city's very skinny Italy Building, which is located in this city's Central Zone. The Banespa Museum is located in an Art Deco skyscraper in this city called the Altino Arantes Building. An upper-class region of this city is referred to simply as the "Gardens," and that region includes many businesses along Paulista Avenue. A large Jewish (+) community in this city is centered around the neighborhood of Bom Retiro, which is bounded to the north by the Tietê River. This city's Japantown is located in the central borough of Sé in the Liberdade (*) district. This city, whose tallest building is the Mirante do Vale, contains sites such as the Museum of Ipiranga and Ibirapuera Park, and this city shares its name with the richest state in Brazil. For the points, name this most populous city in Brazil and the Southern Hemisphere. | São Paulo |
| This city was the site of a failed Portuguese siege in 1517, and this city contains many upscale department stores and boutiques on Tahlia Street. Prior to December 2021, this city and headquarters of the Albaik [[AAL-bike]] fried chicken fast-food chain contained the world's tallest flagpole. This city contains the world's tallest fountain, and this city's District of the Wronged is named after a rebel who was crucified by the Ottomans. This city's Ebony (+) Mosque was described in the writings of Ibn Battuta, and one building under construction in this city is planned to contain what will be the world's highest glass-floored observation platform. That building, which is named for this city, is being designed by Burj Khalifa architect (*) Adrian Smith. For the points, name this city on the Red Sea, the main gateway to Mecca and Saudi Arabia's largest port. | Jeddah |
| This national park is known for locations such as the Shakwanki Pan, which is named for its resemblance to an ear, as well as the Bumbumutsa Pan, which named for bumblebees. The Nata River flows through this national park, which was formerly called Wankie Game Reserve. This national park was the site of the killing of Xanda, a lion whose shooting BBC termed a "sad" inheritance from his father. This national park, which adjoins the Matetsi Safari Area, is located in Matabeleland North Province. This national park, which was proposed to be jointly administered with Chobe (+) National Park, is situated on the road from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls. This national park was the site of the killing of Cecil the lion, an incident that prompted many to call Robert Mugabe to withdraw big game permits. (*) For the points, name this national park on the Botswanan border in northwestern Zimbabwe. | Hwange National Park |
| One dish from this city, cơm hến, consists of river mussels, peanuts, chili paste, elephant ear, and rice cooked in broth. Another dish named after this city consists of rice noodles, lemongrass, beef, and sausage and is known as this city's bún bò.This city lies on the Perfume River, and this city's religious sites include the Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth and the Temple of the Celestial Lady. Thích Quảng Đức (+) drove to Saigon from this city to protest the government's treatment of Buddhists before committing self-immolation. This city was the site of a month-long siege during the Tet Offensive, and this city's historic walled center was once known as the Forbidden (*) Purple City. For the points, name this city in central Vietnam, the historic capital of the capital of the Nguyen [[NWIN]] dynasty. | Hue [HWAY] |
| This place is overlooked by the County Fire Office, and one statue at this location is often inaccurately referred to as "Eros," although that statue actually depicts the mythological Anteros and stands atop the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. TDK notably ended their advertising at this location in 2015, which since 2020 has been home to the Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Art, or CIRCA. This place is located at the intersection of Glasshouse and Sherwood Streets, and this site is where Regent Street turns into (+) Coventry Street. This area was the codename for the Allied D-Day invasion fleet's assembly location, and buildings that overlook this location include the Criterion Theatre and the (*) London Pavilion. For the points, name this junction in London's West End, known for its namesake Tube line and its electronic billboards. | Piccadilly Circus |
| This city, which is served by the secondary Eros Airport, contains Heroes' Acre. A small monument is located on the B1 Road in this city, and that statue honors figures such as Hosea Kutako. This city's North Korean-designed Independence Memorial Museum is situated on Robert Mugabe Avenue, and that museum is flanked by a statue of Sam Nujoma. A statue honoring Schutztruppe soldiers in this city was moved to this city's Alte Feste fortress in 2013, a location that was chosen as a buffer zone between the Nama (+) and Herero people. This city in the Khomas Highlands contains the historic Christuskirche, which was built in 1907 by Germans who had conquered ethnic groups such as the Khoisan and Ovambo (*) people. For the points, identify this former capital of German Southwest Africa, the capital of present-day Namibia. | Windhoek (or ǀAi-ǁGams; or Otjomuise; or Windhuk) |
| One museum in this city houses the Afrasiyab murals, one of the few surviving examples of Sogdian art. This city contains the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, as well as the Gur-e-Amir mausoleum, which houses the body of this city's most famous ruler. Legend states that two Chinese prisoners captured from the Battle of Talas created this city's first paper mill, which is the oldest in the Islamic (+) world. This city was captured by the Russian Empire under the command of Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann, and this city was the capital of its Soviet Socialist Republic from 1925 to 1930. The Ulugh Beg Madrasah overlooks this city's historic Rigestan square, which was at the heart of the empire of (*) Timur the Lame. For the points, name this historic center of trading and Islamic culture in Central Asia, the second-largest city in Uzbekistan. | Samarkand |
| One dessert developed in this city contains chopped fruit topped with cream, granola, and coconut, and that treat is known as a bionico. Another dish associated with this city is a fried pork sandwich drowned in a red chili sauce and is known as a torta ahogada. This city was founded by the Basque conquistador Cristóbal de Oñate [oh-NYA-tay]], and this city was the capital of Nueva Galicia. A 1941 song made popular by Jorge [[HOR-hay]] Negrete [[nuh-GREH-tay]] states that this city is the girlfriend (+) of its state, and that song was used as the tune to "The Three Caballeros." This city that hosts the largest book fair in the Americas was also the host of the first Ibero-American Summit in 1991. The 2011 Pan American Games were hosted in this city, which has become a major hub for (*) mariachi music and the tequila industry. For the points, name this third-most populous city in Mexico, the capital of Jalisco. | Guadalajara |
| The suburbs of this state's capital are served by the O-Bahn Busway, and this state's first European settlement is located at Kingscote. This state's Barossa Valley wine industry was established by German immigrants from Silesia, and people from this state are traditionally nicknamed "crow-eaters." This state's second=largest city is Mount Gambier, and the largest city of this state was laid out in a grid pattern called (+) Light's Vision. This state's largest city is home to the main campus of Flinders University, which was named after the wife of William IV [[THE FOURTH]]. This state contains the eastern half of the Nullarbor (*) Plain, and this state borders every other state in its country except Tasmania. For the points, name this state where over 75% of the population lives in and around the city of Adelaide. | South Australia; or SA |
| It's not in London, but this city's modernist WAPDA House overlooks Mall Road and Charing Cross. This city's Fort Road Food Street was opened in 2012 to promote local regional cuisine and its Walled City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This city contains the Lava Temple in its namesake Fort, as well as the prestigious boarding school of (+) Aitchison College. This city's Lawrence Gardens were renamed after its nation's founder, and this city contains the elevated Azadi Chowk roundabout and is roughly bisected by the Grand Trunk Road. This city's Shalimar Gardens were commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah (*) Jahan. This city is the historic center of its national film industry, which is nicknamed "Lollywood," and this city also contains the Badshahi and Wazir Khan mosques. For the points, name this capital of Punjab, the second=largest city in Pakistan. | Lahore |
| This city's Royal Castle was partially reconstructed after being destroyed in World War Two, and that castle houses its Museum of Applied Arts. This city, which hosted the 2008 UN Climate Change Conference, also contains an artificial ski slope and ice rink overlooking the artificial Lake Malta. It's not in Malta, but this city hosts the annual Malta Festival for theatre, and one food associated with this city is a croissant-like pastry stuffed with almonds and poppy seed, which is named for one of this city's patrons, (+) St. Martin. It's not in Hungary, but this city saw massive workers' protests against its country's communist government in 1956, and churches in this city include the baroque Fara Basilica, as well as the Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul. (*) For the points, name this city on the Warta River, the ancient capital of Greater Poland. | Poznań |
| The largest tributary of this river is the Liard River, and the first European to reach this river's mouth supposedly nicknamed it "Disappointment River" after failing to reach the Pacific Ocean. This river is home to Fort Simpson, which was formerly a central location for the Hudson's Bay Company for a period. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a series of dams on this river in the 1950s, but the proposal (+) was rejected due to the exorbitant cost. This river also gives its name to a restaurant chain across the Great Plains and Ohio. Settlers flocked to this river when oil was discovered at Normal Wells, and this river was also an important mode of transport during the (*) Yukon Gold Rush. For the points, name this Canadian river named for a Scottish explorer, which is the longest in all of Canada. | Mackenzie River |
| The white mynah bird is a threatened species native to this island, whose Bangli subdivision is the only one of its regencies that is landlocked. This island's Subak irrigation systems are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and this island was the location of seven military interventions perpetrated by its colonial master from 1846 to 1908, and Walter Spies is credited with introducing the art and culture of this island to Western audiences. This island's highest point is the active Mount Agung (+) volcano, which is believed by some to be a replica of Mount Meru. This island is directly west of the southern end of a faunal boundary line that runs through the Lombok Strait, (*) which was drawn in 1859 by British naturalist Alfred Wallace. For the points, name this island located west of Java, which is known for its city of Denpasar and its Hindu majority. | Bali Province |
| Employees of this company helped evacuate Libyan Jews from an impending pogrom in 1967 during the Six Day War. This company, which was relaunched twice in 2009 and 2015, was originally founded in 1946 in an agreement between its country's government and BEA. This company acquired Gandalf Airlines in 2004, and the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways acquired a 49% stake in this company in 2015, which had previously operated the low-cost division Air One and the MilleMiglia [[MEE-lay MEEL-ee-uh]] reward (+) program. Starting with Pope Paul VI [[the Sixth]], special chartered planes for this company were called "Volo Papale," or "Shepherd One." This airline formerly operated hubs at Linate, Malpensa, (*) and Fiumicino Airports. For the points, name this former flag-carrying airline of Italy, whose assets were transferred to the new state-owned ITA Airways. | Alitalia Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A. |
| This city's Chek Jawa Wetlands were the site of a discovery In the early 2010s that yielded a new plant species named Utania nervosa. In this city, the Ministry of Manpower instituted the Central Provident Fund, which requires citizens and residents to contribute to a public fund to provide healthcare for the needy. This city's School of Infantry Specialists is on Rocky Hill, which is situated on this city's island of Pulau (+) Tekong, which serves as the headquarters for the SAF. This city once administered the remote Christmas and Cocos Islands until the British relinquished control in the 1950s. In an effort to "demystify" the difficulty of grammar rules in its namesake language, this city-state launched the "Speak (*) Good English" campaign. For the points, identify this city-state that is separated from mainland Malaysia by the Straits of Johor. | Republic of Singapore |
| This present-day U.S. state was the site of the failed Popham Colony. Saint Croix [[CRAW]] Island was the site of an attempted French settlement in 1604 near this state's town of Calais. During the War of 1812, much of this present-day state was part of the British Crown colony of New Ireland. This state is home to the Bath Iron Works, and one seaside town in this state contains the Carpenter Gothic-styled Wedding Cake House. One company from this state features a giant boot sculpture outside its flagship store in Freeport, (+) and this state's official sweet is the Whoopie Pie and its official soft drink is Moxie. This state's present borders were set by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (*) in the aftermath of the Aroostook War. For the points, name this New England state with a national park named for its original settlement at Acadia. | Maine |
| This country controls the uninhabited Patos Island, which was exchanged for Soldado Rock with a nearby country. The Los Hermanos and Los Frailes Archipelago are controlled by this country, whose Las Aves Archipelago is located north of Aragua state. About 350 islands and cays make up this country's Los Roques Archipelago, whose population of just over 3,000 mostly lives on Grand Roque. Despite being part of The Insular (+) Region, the Federal Dependencies of this country does not include the islands that form the State of Nueva Esparta, whose largest island, Margarita Island, contains the city of La Asunción. Some of this country's islands are located near the states of (*) Falcón and Miranda. For the points, name this South American country, whose largest mainland settlements include Barquisimeto, Maracaibo, and Caracas. | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| Anthropologist Jason Antrosio notably critiqued this work as "academic porn," and Kathleen Lowrey stated that this book "lets the West off the hook." The main premise of this book was explored earlier by its author in the 1991 book The Third Chimpanzee, and this book's unofficial sequel and follow-up is titled Collapse. This book opens with a conversation with Yali, a politician from Papua (+) New Guinea, and another chapter in this book details the Battle of Cajamarca and states that the llama and alpaca are the only beasts of burden that are native to the Americas. This book notes that wheat and barley cultivation spread more easily across Eurasia than Africa due to differing continental (*) axes [[AK-sees]]. For the points, name this non- fiction book by Jared Diamond, which argues that geographic factors led to Europeans having the titular three things. | Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (or Guns, Germs, and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years) |
| The small island of Turtle Rock sits in a bay with this name that is located between Cape Evans and the Hut Point Peninsula. An Ice Tongue with this name is protected by Cape Royds, and that feature was explored by mounting cameras on Weddell seals. The Nimrod expedition achieved the first ascent of a mountain with this name, whose interior was explored by the robot Dante I. Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into a mountain with (+) this name, which got its name from a Hecla- class bomb vessel. A volcano with this name, which shares an island with Mount Bird, is the second-tallest on its continent after Mount Sidley. This volcano also shares an island with Mount Terra and Mount Terra Nova, the latter of which was named for (*) Robert Falcon Scott's ship. For the points, give this name of Antarctica's second-tallest volcano, which is located on Ross Island. | Erebus (accept Mount Erebus; or Erebus Ice Tongue) |
| A lottery was set up to choose the first residents of the houses and apartment buildings in this place, whose initial plans were laid out by Jacquelin Robertson and Robert Stern. This place's post office contains a blue circular tower that was designed by Michael Graves, and this place's AMC movie theater was designed by César Pelli. This location, which is divided into eight villages, was the location of the 2019 (+) Todt Family Murders and contains a campus of Stetson University. This place was built on 4,900 acres of land that was previously located at the southern end of the Reedy Creek (*) Improvement District until the 1990s Phillip Johnson designed the welcome center that represents, for the points, what unincorporated, master-planned, New Urbanist community located in Osceola County, Florida near Walt Disney World? | Celebration |
| This city hosts the World Disc Games at the DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course, and this city's Natural Bridges State Beach is a common stop along the path of monarch butterfly migrations. This city is located at the end of the coniferous forest belt that stretches to Alaska, and the San Lorenzo River flows past this city, which is adjoined by Steamer Lane (+) and Pleasure Point. This city's Giant Dipper rollercoaster is located on its boardwalk, which was the former site of the Casa del Rey Hotel until the Loma Prieta earthquake. This city that contended with Huntington Beach over the "surf city" (*) trademark also contains a University of California campus represented by a banana slug, and this city is considered a gateway to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. For the points, name this city located north of Monterey Bay, which has a name that translates to "holy cross." | Santa Cruz |
| One location operated by this company has hosted the Golden Globes since 1961, and this company opened its first international location in Athens in 1963. This company's largest location is in Midtown Manhattan, and that property was the location of Donald Trump's victory speech following the 2016 election. The founder of this company served as a Republican in the inaugural session of the New Mexico state legislature. This company's first location was acquired in 1919 in Cisco, Texas, and this company acquired management rights to the Waldorf Astoria (+) in 1949. One location managed by this company in Amsterdam was the site of Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s first bed-in for peace. John McCain was held as a POW at a place in Hanoi (*) nicknamed after one of these locations, which now operates a location near Hanoi's Opera House. For the points, name this global hotel chain, whose founder was named Conrad. | Hilton Hotels & Resorts |
| Francisco Barreto died while trying to traverse this river in search of gold mines at Manica. It's not Lake Nicaragua, but the bull shark is often named for this body of water, which is crossed by the Otto Beit Bridge and the Chinyingi suspension footbridge. This river, whose tributaries include the Kafue and Luangwa, divides into the Muselo, Inhamissengo, and (+) Melambe Rivers. A proposed Transfrontier Conservation Area was named for this river and Kavango, and an expedition along this river that attempted to provide a direct route to Africa's interior was impeded by the Cahora Bassa Rapids. This river, which includes the Devil's Cataract, flows through (*) Mozambique from Zambia and into the Indian Ocean, and David Livingstone named a notable feature on this river after the then-reigning queen. For the points, name this fourth-largest river in Africa, which contains Victoria Falls. | Zambezi River |
| Many Chinese workers were relocated to this country's city of La Oroya, whose smelting operations made it one of the world's most polluted cities. This country's Chinatown was settled by immigrants known as tusán, where restaurants called chifas serve a variant of chow mein. The Sakura Maru brought many Japanese immigrants to this country's port city of Callao [[kuh-YAH-oh]]. Many Europeans flocked to this country during a rubber (+) boom in the world’s most populous city that is inaccessible by road, Iquitos. An earlier dish by the Moche may have evolved into a popular seafood dish in this country called ceviche, (*) which is commonly enjoyed in cities like Trujillo and Arequipa. Over 60% of this country's population are Mestizos mostly of Quechua ancestry. For the points, name this culturally diverse country governed from Lima. | Republic of Peru (accept República del Perú) |
| Northern extensions of these mountains include the Chic-Choc and Notre Dame ranges. Throughout geological history, this mountain range was disconnected from the Ouachita [[WAH-shee-tah]] Mountains, and Civil War battles fought in this mountain range include battles at Buffington Island and Lookout Mountain. Early tourism to locations in this mountain range centered upon resorts at Hot Springs (+) and White Sulphur Springs, and an Aaron Copland work is named in part for these mountains and celebrates the pioneer spirit of early settlers. A path through this mountain range includes several locations created by the Tennessee Valley (*) Authority in the 1930s. The highest peak in this mountain range is Mount Mitchell, which is located in North Carolina. For the points, name this mountain range that runs down the eastern portion of North America from Canada's coastal provinces to Georgia. | Appalachian Mountains |
| Historian Kyle Harper claims that one of these structures helped spark the Plague of Justinian. One of these features known as the Cheviot is located in the English town of Northumberland, and that feature is part of a national trail called the Pennine Way. Berenberg is the northernmost example of one of these features, and Katla is one of these landforms, which is buried under ice. Another one of these structures caused the so-called "year without a (+) summer," and the Deccan traps were formed by these geographical features, one of which may have caused the downfall of the Minoan Civilization. One of these landforms (*) buried a brothel that was known as the Lupenara, along with several other structures located in the ancient cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. For the points, identify these geographical features that include Etna and Vesuvius. | Volcano (accept specific types of Volcano) |
| The capital of the Juan Fernandez Islands of Chile bear this name with the suffix "Bautista." A mountain range of this name includes the town of Silverton on the Million Dollar Highway, which is home to the highest ski resort in North America that connects via the Uncompahgre Gorge to the town of Montrose. Telluride is another ski resort in that mountain range of this (+) name, which includes part of the Gunnison River in southwestern Colorado. An archipelago of this name in the Salish Sea is located due east of Vancouver Island. The oldest city founded on U.S. territory (*) bears this name, and that city also contains the tomb of the conquistador Ponce de León. That city, which is also home to the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, was devastated by Hurricane Maria. For the points, give this name borne by the capital of Puerto Rico. | San Juan (accept San Juan Bautista; accept San Juan Mountains; accept San Juan Archipelago) |
| Gold panning in one arm of this river may be poisoning the local fish on the river bank of the Poura and Siby. That arm of this river is the site of Bui Dam, which was built to end-long term energy rationing in the 1980s. The two thousand cedis banknotes depicts the construction of the (+) Adomi Bridge, which is one of the largest that traverses this river. This river, whose name is derived for the Portuguese for a "bend," includes colorfully named arms such as the "Black," "White," and "Red." This river names a region that is dominated by the Ewe [[YOO-weh]] people, whose leaders led a mid 20th-century campaign to unite British and French Togoland into a single nation. In the "single largest economic investment in [its country's] history," (*) Ghana built the Akosombo Dam along this body of water in an effort to provide electricity to a burgeoning aluminum industry. The nation of Burkina Faso was once known as the republic of, for the points, what river's upper reaches? | Volta (accept Upper Volta; accept Black, White, or Red Volta River) |
| One song about this city used the tune of "White Army, Black Baron" to commemorate protestors who were killed in this city's July Revolt. Another song titled for this city begins "Slow down, you crazy child / You're so ambitious for a juvenile" and that Billy Joel song claims "[this city] waits for you." This city is home to the Ottakringer (+) brewery, and this city's Café Central and Café Hawelka were labeled part of this city's "Intangible Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO in 2011. One film set in this city had its score composed by Anton Karas and notably uses only one instrument, the zither. The finale of that film features a chase through this city's sewers, and that film ends with the burial of Harry Lime, (*) who was played by Orson Welles. For the points, name this capital whose postwar division provides the setting for Carol Reed's The Third Man. | Vienna (or Wien) |
| Known as the "black nook," this country's highest point is located at Qurnat as Sawda' at the peak of Jabal al Makmel. This country that lies on the western face of Mount Hermon is part of a mountain range called "Anti-" this country. Nahr el-Kalb in this country is the home of numerous historical inscriptions from ancient Egypt to Napoleonic officers. Baalbek (+) is the capital of a large governorate in this country, and that governorate contains the northern part of the Beqaa Valley, which is an extreme extension of the Great Rift Valley. This country has a large population of Christians, many of whom belong to the Melkite and (*) Maronite Churches. This country is the present-day location of the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon, which were established by the Phoenicians. For the points, identify this Middle Eastern country that has its capital at Beirut. | Lebanon (accept Lebanese Republic; accept Al Jumhuriyah al Lubnaniyah) |