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| The Odet River passes through this region's third-most populous commune, Quimper. This region's anthem, "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù," is sung to the same tune as the national anthem of Wales. Artworks such as Vision after the Sermon were painted by Paul Gauguin in this region's town of Pont-Aven. The mythical city of Ys [[EES]] was based in this region, whose Ille-et-Vilaine department contains its largest city, Rennes [[REN]]. For the point, name this region in northwestern French where many residents speak Breton. | Brittany (accept Bretagne; accept Breizh) |
| This archipelago's symmetric peak of Atlasov is famed for its symmetrical shape, and that peak is the subject of many legends of the Itelmen people. Kunashir and Iturup are islands within this archipelago that was formerly inhabited by the Ainu. These islands, which are administered from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, form the eastern boundary of the Sea of Okhotsk. For the point, name these islands that stretch from Kamchatka to Hokkaido, the southernmost of which are the subject of a Russo-Japanese dispute. | Kurile Islands |
| The construction of this capital city's Iron Palace is sometimes attributed to Gustave Eiffel. This capital city contains the Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, which honors its country's first president. Construction on this capital city's Fortress of São Miguel began under Dutch rule, and this city, which is inhabited mainly by members of the Ovimbundu and Ambundu ethnic groups, is the most populous Lusophone city outside of Brazil. For the point, name this capital and largest city of Angola. | Luanda |
| This mountain range's Haast Pass is located in Mount Aspiring National Park. This mountain range is the habitat of the kea, the world's only alpine parrot, and the border of Otago is formed by this mountain range, which ends in the Fiordland region. Lake Wakatipu contains the adventure sports center of Queenstown in the backdrop of this mountain range, whose highest point is known as Aoraki. For the point, name this mountain range that includes Mount Cook in New Zealand. | Southern Alps (accept Kā Tiritiri o te Moana; do not accept or prompt on "Alps" alone) |
| Professor van Blommestein Meer names a large reservoir in this country that is alternatively named Brokopondo. This country, which has the most speakers of the Saramaccan language, is named for a river that originates in this country's Wilhelmina Mountains. This South American country contains features named for its colonial past, including Forts Nieuw-Amsterdam and Zeelandia. Previously known as Dutch Guiana, this is, for the point, what country that is governed from Paramaribo? | Republic of Suriname (or Republiek Suriname) |
| A lake that shares its name with this town is smaller than the nearby Lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana, and that lake holds "White Turf" horse races. This town includes a museum named for Giovanni Segantini, as well as an ice cave at Piz Corvatsch. The Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948 were held in this town, which often hosts ice skeleton competitions at Cresta Run. This town in Upper Engadine is located in the canton of Graubünden. For the point, name this Alpine resort town in Switzerland. | St. Moritz (accept San Maurizio) |
| This city at the mouth of the River Tamar contains the largest naval base in Western Europe. This city contains a large promenade called the Hoe that provides views of Drake's Island and Mount Batten. This city, which is located one-third of the way between Exeter and Penzance, lies on the border between Devon and Cornwall. A monument commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada can be found in, for the point, what English port from which the Mayflower departed? | Plymouth |
| The Corktown Footbridge leads to a residential neighborhood in this city called the Golden Triangle. This city's Major's Hill Park stands above the Rideau Canal, and that park is located near the historic Connaught Building. This city's New Edinburgh neighborhood houses the John G. Diefenbaker Building, which is named for its country's 13th prime minister. The National Gallery of Canada and Parliament Hill can be found in, for the point, what city in Ontario, the capital of Canada? | Ottawa |
| This city's Piazza del Plebiscito contains a monument to Charles III, a former monarch who maintained a Spanish-ruled kingdom within this city that stretched to Calabria. This city's namesake gulf is bound by Ischia [[ISS-kee-uh]], the Sorrento Peninsula, and Capri. This city is the capital of the region of Campania, and its ancient cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii were buried in 79 AD by Mount Vesuvius. For the point, name this city, the birthplace of pizza, and the largest city of southern Italy. | Naples (accept Napoli; accept Napule) |
| The Joni Mitchell song "Big Yellow Taxi" was inspired by this island's Foster Botanical Garden. A series of natural phenomena created sites on this island such as Punchbowl Crater, Koko Head, and the tuff cone Diamond Head. Rulers of a certain kingdom lived in this island's ʻIolani Palace, and this island contains the hotel-dominated Waikiki Beach, as well as the World War Two site of Pearl Harbor. For the point, name this most populous Hawaiian island that contains the capital city of Honolulu. | Oahu |
| This city's Library of Celsus can be accessed via the Marble Road, and this city claims to be the residence of Mary after the crucifixion. A multi-breasted statue of a goddess was the center of a fertility cult in this city, which was the capital of the Roman Province of Asia. A Pauline epistle to residents of this city includes the line "you are saved by grace through faith." For the point, name this city on the Ionian Coast of the Aegean Sea, which was once home to the Temple of Artemis. | Ephesus (or Efes; or Apaša) |
| Ansar Burney is a lawyer who advocates for the rights of children in this sport, competitors in which often live in camps called ousbahs. Notable competitions for this sport include the The Boulia Desert Sand, as well as a namesake Cup held annually in Alice Springs. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have officially banned the use of child jockeys in, for the point, what sport, which is popular in desert nations, that involves competitions with the dromedary breed of a humped mammal? | Camel Racing (prompt on partial answers) |
| The banks of this river were the proposed site for the utopian community of Hygeia. Indigenous peoples may have lived by a tributary of this river called the Kanawha for thousands of years, and the confluence of this river and the Mississippi is located in the city of Cairo [[KAY-roe]], Illinois. This river, which is formed by the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny, marks the border between Kentucky and Indiana. For the point, name this river that flows past Cincinnati in its namesake state. | Ohio River |
| The Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge is located in this desert's lower-elevation Yuma section. A section of this desert called Tonopah can be found just north of the Gila Bend Mountains massif. This desert, which is located within the Madrean Region, contains a national park just west of Tucson that is named for the saguaro [[suh-WAHR-oh]] cactus. Hermosillo [[AYR-moh-"SEE"-yoh]] is the capital of the namesake state of, for the point, what hot desert of northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States? | Sonoran Desert |
| This archipelago's Edge Island is separated from Kong Karls Land by the Olga Strait. The ghost town of Advent City lies across from this archipelago's capital, which has placed a ban on owning cats. Russians and Ukrainians settled on this archipelago's second-largest settlement of Barentsburg, but most of this archipelago's residents live in the extremely northern settlement of Longyearbyen. For the point, name this Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean that is home to a namesake Global Seed Vault. | Svalbard (or Spitsbergen; or Spitzbergen) |
| This U.S. state's Dorchester County is home to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, and its easternmost county, Worchester, contains parts of Fenwick Island. This state's least-populous county, Kent, does not include Kent Island, which is located on the opposite side of the Chester River. Saint Mary's County in this state was once the site of a Catholic-tolerating settlement under the Calvert family. For the point, name this U.S. state where Baltimore County includes the Chesapeake Bay shoreline. | Maryland (accept MD) |
| This country was home to the only known limnic eruptions in history at Lake Monoun and Lake Nyos. This country's city of Garoua is located on the Benue River, and this country is ruled by Paul Biya, Africa's longest-serving head of state. The northernmost panhandle of this country separates the neighboring capital of N'Djamena [[EHN-juh- "MAY"-nuh]] from Nigeria, and that panhandle gives this country territory on Lake Chad. For the point, name this country that is governed from Yaoundé. | Republic of Cameroon (accept République du Cameroun) |
| This region's anthem is called Os Pinos, or "the pine trees," and this region's Cape Finisterre was believed to be the end of the world in Roman times. This region's southeastern boundary is formed by the Minho River, which flows through Ourense. Vigo and A Coruña are cities in this region that is governed from Santiago de Compostela, which is the endpoint of pilgrims travelling along the Way of St James. For the point, name this Spanish region located north of Portugal. | Galicia (accept Galiza) |
| This lake’s coast abuts the Khamar-Daban Mountains in the south, and Cape Ryty in the north. This lake names a rift formed between the Barguzin and Primorsky Ranges, and this Irkutsk lake is home to Olkhon Island. Through the Angara, this lake feeds into the Yenisei River and is itself fed by the Selenga. This oldest lake in the world is the cultural center of the nomadic Buryat people. For the point, name this deepest lake in the world, which is located near the Mongolian-Russian border. | Lake Baikal (or Ozero Baykal) |
| This mountain range is home to a species of gazelle named after naturalist George Cuvier. The Draa Valley is found within this mountain range, in which an "Anti" portion contains the city of Ouarzazate [[WAHR-zuh-ZAHT]]. The Aurès region is located in the easternmost portion of this mountain range, whose highest point is Jebel Toubkal. Located south of the Rif, this is, for the point, what mountain range of Northern Africa that spans Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria? | Atlas Mountains (accept Anti-Atlas; accept Little Atlas; accept Lesser Atlas) |
| This region's easternmost point is sometimes considered to be Isla Salas y Gómez, and this region's namesake rat has threatened native species such as the kakapo. The Lapita people settled this region using outrigger canoes, and this region, which includes Tokelau and Niue, has Maori as its most spoken indigenous language. For the point, name this vast region of Oceania that is formed by Easter Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand, and whose name means "many islands." | Polynesia (prompt on "Oceania;" do not accept "Australia;" do not accept "Melanesia" or "Micronesia") |
| This national park's Fishing Cone hot spring is located on the "West Thumb" that juts into its namesake lake. This national park's Hayden Valley is named for the surveyor who marked its boundaries. This national park can be accessed via the Roosevelt Gate in Gardiner, and this park's namesake river flows past Billings. This national park contains the Grand Prismatic Spring, as well as the largest public bison herd in the U.S. For the point, name this national park that is mostly located in Wyoming. | Yellowstone National Park |
| This island's city of Samarinda lies along the Mahakam River, and its highest points include Mount Trusmadi. The Dayak people live on this island, which contains the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, and this island is separated from Sulawesi by the Makassar Strait. This island is also home to the sacred peak of Mount Kinabalu, as well as the states of Sabah and Sarawak. For the point, name this third-largest island in the world, which is split between Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei. | Borneo (accept Kalimantan) |
| This city was supposedly founded by the god Melkart as a gift for an eponymous mermaid. Once a colony of Sidon, this city founded colonies such as Cadiz and another that was ruled by Dido. This city's name is given to a shade of purple that was made from sea snails, and this city was an island until Alexander the Great built a causeway during his siege of this city. For the point, identify this city in modern Lebanon, the Phoenician mother city of Carthage. | Tyre (or Ṣūr; or Tyros) |
| The most popular musical genres of an island in this body of water are sega and maloya. The city of Chake-Chake serves as the capital of an island in this body of water named Pemba. The Chagos Archipelago in this body of water is disputed between the U.K. and another country located in this body of water that controls Rodrigues and contains what may be the oldest Chinatown in Africa. The city of Port Louis is located in, for the point, what ocean that is home to Réunion and Mauritius? | Indian Ocean |
| This region includes the Executive Committee Range, which is home to this region's highest volcano, Mount Sidley. The Rockefeller Mountains are contained within this region where Marie Byrd Land is the largest unclaimed land territory on Earth. This region's station of Vostok has the world's highest monthly sunshine total in December, and this region is considered the largest desert in the world. For the point, name this continent that contains the South Pole. | Antarctica (anti-prompt on "Marie Byrd Land" until mentioned) |
| Tourists can diverge from this route at Ussuriysk to continue to the special economic zone of Rason. and this route also passes through the world's only Jewish polity outside of Israel. The cities of Yaroslavl, Perm, and Chita are located along this route that passes over the Ob and Irtysh rivers. This railway travels through Yekaterinburg and eventually terminates at Vladivostok. For the point, name this longest railway line in the world, a Russian line that begins in Moscow. | Trans-Siberian Railway (accept Trans-Siberian Railroad) |
| With the Ruak, this river forms the so-called “Golden Triangle,” a major center of opium production. This river is periodically home to mysterious lights locally known as the “Naga Fireballs.” The world's largest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, was discovered in the basin of this river, which annually reverses course and floods lake Tonle Sap. Vientiane and Phnom Penh lie on, for the point, what Southeast Asian river that discharges into the South China Sea near Ho Chi Minh City? | Mekong River |
| This country's Ankify peninsula is located in its northeastern Diana Region. Tourists flock to a coconut-lined boardwalk in this country's city of Mahajanga, and this country's capital contains Ambohimanga Hill, which remains the most significant symbol for the Merina people. This country's city of Morondava contains the Avenue of the Baobabs. The Malagasy people inhabit, for the point, what island nation governed from Antananarivo, which is known for its ring-tailed lemurs? | Republic of Madagascar (or République de Madagascar; accept Repoblikan'i Madagasikara) |
| This city's Music Midtown festival is hosted in Piedmont Park, which is located near one entrance to the Beltline. This city contains the tallest building in any state capital, the Bank of America Plaza, and this city was the site of a bombing carried out by Eric Rudolph. That attack occurred in this city's Centennial Park, which hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics. The metro system MARTA services, for the point, what city that contains Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, the capital of Georgia? | Atlanta |
| The town of Colesberg is the location of this river's main storage structure, the Gariep Dam. This river, the location of the Vanderkloof Dam, passes through the city of Upington. A tunnel diverts water from this river to the Fish River, and this river meets its main tributary, the Vaal, southwest of Kimberley before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Oranjemund in Namibia. For the point, name this longest river in South Africa, which is named for a Dutch royal house with a colorful name. | Orange River (accept Oranjerivier) |
| A type of this phenomenon named for the Catatumbo River occurs for almost half the year over Lake Maracaibo. Astraphobia is the fear of this phenomenon, which Roy Sullivan claims to have experienced seven times and survived. St. Elmo's fire can serve as a warning of this phenomenon, which is especially present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the state of Florida. Metal rods are attached to skyscrapers to attract, for the point, what electrical phenomenon often paired with thunder? | Lightning (accept Lightning Strikes; accept Lightning Rods; accept equivalents; do NOT accept or prompt on "Thunder") |
| Gothic revival attractions in this country’s largest city include the Merewether Tower and Empress Market. Another city in this country is home to the Persian Shalimar Gardens, and this country’s founder is interred at the Mazar-e-Quaid in the Sindh Province. China leases the port of Gwadar from this country, whose cities of Bhakkar and Swabi lie along a portion of the Indus River. Sharing Punjab with neighboring India, this is, for the point, what South Asian country home to Karachi and Islamabad? | Islamic Republic of Pakistan (or Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan) |
| This region, which is bounded to the north by the Isthmus of Perekop, was home to the capital of the Bosporian Kingdom. This region was once the site of the city of Cherson, and this region was home to a group of Gothic speakers that survived into the modern period. Tatars from this region made up an early-modern Khanate, and a war named for this region included the Siege of Sevastopol. For the point, name this peninsula in the south of Ukraine that was annexed by Russia in 2015. | Crimean Peninsula |
| One district of this city included a public pool complex called Sutro Baths that burned down in 1966. A sea lion colony lives at Pier 39 in this city's neighborhood of Fisherman’s Wharf. This American city's "Seven Hills" include Telegraph Hill and Nob Hill, and eight hairpin turns define Lombard Street in this city, about 80% of which was destroyed in a 1906 earthquake. Alcatraz is located in a bay named after, for the point, what city in California that is home to the Golden Gate Bridge? | San Francisco (or San Fran; accept Frisco; accept SF) |
| This city contains a museum celebrating the works of Lluís Domènech i Montaner. A church in this city includes the Nativity and Passion façades, which were completed nearly 50 years apart. Historic architecture features prominently along this city's popular street La Rambla, and this city, which contains Parc Güell, includes a building with a wavy façade called the Casa Milà. For the point, name this city that contains the unfinished Sagrada Familia, the largest city in Catalonia. | Barcelona |