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| This body of water contains a bobbing tree stump known as the "Old Man of the Lake." This lake contains Llao Rock, which is named for the god of the underworld of the Klamath people. This lake is also home to an island nicknamed the "Witches Cauldron," as well as an island called Wizard Island that formed from a caldera after the collapse of Mount Mazama. For the point, name this deepest lake in the U.S., the namesake of a national park in Oregon. | Crater Lake (accept Giiwas) |
| It's not located in Costa Rica, but this city where Reggae en Espanol originated is situated on Limon Bay. This city's Coco Solo naval submarine base was the birthplace of Senator John McCain, and this city's Manzanillo International Terminal is part of the largest free-trade zone of the Americas, which is located just north of the Gatun Locks. For the point, name this second-largest city of Panama, which is located at the entrance to the Panama Canal. | Colón |
| The M41 highway in this mountain range serves as the main lifeline for the Gorno- Badakhshan Autonomous Region and runs from the city of Mazar-i-Sharif to Osh. This range contains Ismoil Somoni Peak, which was formerly known as Communism Peak. This range, which contains the source of the Amu Darya river, is located between the Hindu Kush and Tian Shan ranges. For the point, identify this mountain range of Tajikistan often called the "Roof of the World." | Pamir Mountains |
| This country's capital contains a monument to the explorer Diogo Gomes, a servant of Henry the Navigator. This country is divided into the windward Barlavento and leeward Sotavento groups. This country's port city of Mindelo is located on the island of São Vicente, and this African country, whose highest point is Mount Fogo, is located southwest of the Canary Islands. For the point, name this African island country that is governed from Praia [["PRY"-uh]] in the Atlantic Ocean. | Republic of Cape Verde (accept República de Cabo Verde) |
| In 2021, this city canceled a contract with its "Wizard" who lives in nearby Oamaru and used to speak from Cathedral Square on Colombo Street. Robert Scott departed for Antarctica from this city, where a statue of him was split in half by a 2011 earthquake. This city was also the site of Islamophobic terrorism in 2019 that targeted the Linwood Islamic Center and the Al-Noor Mosque. For the point, name this second-largest city of New Zealand, the largest on the South Island. | Christchurch (accept Ōtautahi) |
| This body of water's uninhabited Mumbo Island is located within one country's Central Region. Monkey Bay is a major port on this lake, on which Nkhata Bay is also located. Chizumulu and Likoma are the only two inhabited islands in this lake, which is south of the David Livingstone Mountain Range. This lake is drained by the Shire River, which flows into the Zambezi. For the point, name this lake in the Great Rift Valley, which is located near a nation governed from Lilongwe [[luh-LAHN-gway]]. | Lake Malawi (accept Lake Nyasa) |
| The International Fox Museum is located in this island's city of Summerside. This island is connected to the mainland by the Confederation Bridge, which crosses the Abegweit [[EBB-uh-GWYDE]] Passage. St. Dunstan's Basilica and Victoria Row are located in this province's capital, whose suburbs include Cornwall and Stratford. This province, which is located on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, is grouped with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as the Maritime Provinces. For the point, name this island and smallest Canadian province. | Prince Edward Island (accept PEI) |
| This city's old town is surrounded by Planty Park, and the entrance to this city is guarded by the Florian Gate. This city's cloth hall called the Sukiennice [[SOO-kuh-nee-sah]] is located on the largest medieval town square in Europe, which was declared the world's first UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Wawel [[VAH-vuhl]] Castle. This city's Blessed Bronisława [[brah-nih-SWAH-vah]] Chapel surrounds Kościuszko [[kuh-SHOOS-koh]] Mound, which rises over the Vistula River. For the point, name this second-largest city of Poland. | Kraków (or Cracow) |
| This country's Land of Frankincense is part of the Dhofar Governorate, which is governed from this country's city of Salalah. It's not in Africa, but this country, which formerly had its capital at Zanzibar, is the world's largest extant sultanate. Ibadi Islam is practiced in this country where the Musandam Peninsula is located south of the Strait of Hormuz, giving this country access to the Persian Gulf. For the point, name this country governed from Muscat. | Sultanate of Oman (accept Saltanat Uman) |
| Early settlers of this city created rock-cut Buddhas in the Kanheri Caves. This city is home to a gothic revival building that houses the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, and this city's Oberoi [[AH-buh-"roy"]] Trident hotel was targeted in a 2008 terrorist attack by Lashkar-e- Taiba. During Portuguese rule, this city was built on a seven-island archipelago near the Konkan Coast, and the bulk of this city's population lives on Salsette Island. For the point, name this capital city of Maharashtra, which is home to Bollywood. | Mumbai (accept Bombay) |
| An ethnic group in this country uses a flag of multicolored squares in diagonal stripes called the wiphala. Both the Rogagua and Rogaguado Lakes are found within this country's Beni Department. The "City of Eternal Spring" is a nickname for this country's fourth-largest city of Cochabamba, and the dangerous Yungas Road is found in this country, whose indigenous peoples include the Aymara. For the point, name this country with dual capitals at Sucre and La Paz. | Plurinational State of Bolivia |
| This U.S. state is the only one in the contiguous U.S. where a language other than English is official, and that language is spoken in the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River reservations. This state's attractions include Custer State Park, Jewel Cave, and Wind Cave, and this state, which is governed by Kristi Noem, includes the cities of Deadwood, Sioux City, and Rapid City. Bordering Minnesota and Wyoming, this is, for the point, what state governed from Pierre [["PEER"]]? | South Dakota (accept Dakȟóta itókaga; prompt on "Dakota") |
| The "Heptanese" is another term for a group of islands with this name that includes the "Flower of the Levant," Zante. That group of islands with this name includes the southern island of Kythira, which is technically in the region of Attica. A bay of the Mediterranean Sea with this name is connected to the Adriatic to the north, and a a set of islands with this name includes Ithaka and Corfu. For the point, give this name of a group of islands located to the west of mainland Greece. | Ionian (accept Ionian Islands; or Ionian Sea) |
| This country's capital contains the Cathedral of St. Florin, and the Samina River originates in this country, which is home to the ski-resort village of Malbun. Residents in this country's municipality of Triesenberg speak a dialect of Walserdeutsch [[VAHL-sehr- DUYSH]]. This country, whose largest municipality is Schaan, has its highest peak at Grauspitz on the German border. For the point, identify this doubly-landlocked Alpine country, a principality governed from Vaduz. | Principality of Liechtenstein (or Fuerstentum Liechtenstein) |
| Since the 1930s, the southern portion of this body of water has been separated by the Loshan Peninsula to form artificial ponds. The town of Ein Bokek along this body of water is home to the Zohar Hot Springs. According to tradition, this body of water is where God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, and this lowest point on the surface of the Earth names a cache of ancient scrolls. For the point, name this hypersaline lake that is located between Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. | Dead Sea (or al-Bahr al-Mayyit; or Yam HaMelaḥ) |
| This peninsula's "backbone" is formed by the Titiwangsa [[tee-tee-WAHNG-sah]] Mountains. Major cities on this peninsula include Ipoh [[EE-poh]], and this peninsula is linked to the mainland by the Isthmus of Kra. This peninsula is separated from Sumatra by the Strait of Malacca, and the Johor Strait separates the southern tip of this peninsula from Singapore. For the point, identify this peninsula that is named for a group of people who live in cities like Kuala Lumpur. | Malay Peninsula (accept Malaya; accept Semenanjung Tanah Melayu) |
| These islands consist of two bailiwicks led from Saint Peter Port and Saint Helier. These islands, which are located off the coast of the Cotentin Peninsula, contain Sark, which was Europe's last feudal state. These islands, which are also known as the Îles d'la Manche contain the crown dependencies of Alderney, Guernsey, and Jersey. For the point, name these British possessions that are located closer to France than England in a namesake body of water. | Channel Islands (accept Îles Anglo-Normandes; accept Îles d'la Manche until mentioned) |
| This river forms a large delta with the Meuse and Scheldt Rivers. This river forms from the confluence of its Hinter and Vorder branches near the town of Reichenau. A siren- like creature known as the Lorelei supposedly lived on a namesake rock in this river, along which the Obersee, Untersee, and Seerhein form Lake Constance. Cologne and Dusseldorf are located on, for the point, what European River that discharges into the North Sea at Rotterdam after flowing through Western Germany? | Rhine River (accept the Hinterrhein; accept the Vorderrhein) |
| Funds bequeathed in Benjamin Franklin's will led to the founding of this U.S. state's Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. This state's Wheaton College started as one of the country's first female seminaries, and the Jewish community in this state sponsored a university named after the first Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis. The New England Conservatory of Music is found in, for the point, what northeast state that is also home to Harvard University and MIT? | Massachusetts |
| This region's second-largest city of Shigatse is on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which passes through the world's deepest canyon. This autonomous region's claimed territory includes Arunachal Pradesh, as well as small parts of Aksai Chin. This region's Jokhang Temple is the most sacred of its namesake sect of Buddhism, whose leaders live at the Potala Palace in Lhasa. For the point, name this autonomous region and highest plateau in the world, which is home to the Dalai Lama. | Tibet Autonomous Region (accept Tibetan Plateau; accept TAR; accept Xizang Autonomous Region; accept Bod) |
| The construction of this city was described as "fifty years of progress in five." Joaquim Cardozo helped to build this city's cathedral, which is a hyperboloid structure made from 16 concrete columns. This city's bird-shaped layout was designed by urban planner Lucio Costa, while its parliament building, which has two semi-spheres on its roof, was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. For the point, name this planned city that replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazil. | Brasília |
| This island's fast-moving Jakobshavn [[YAH-"cub"-shah-ven]] Glacier has been studied by scientists to understand global warming, and this island's highest peak of Gunnbjørn Fjeld is also the tallest mountain located north of the Arctic Circle. This island's Summit Camp is located at the apex of its namesake ice sheet, which is sometimes called the Sermersuaq [[sih-MEHR-soo-ack]], and this island recorded its first rainfall in August of 2021. For the point, name this island governed by Denmark, the world's largest island by area. | Greenland (accept Grønland or Kalaallit Nunaat) |
| This U.S. state's Big Cypress National Preserve protects the coastal Ten Thousand Islands that include the resort of Marco Island. This state's Sanibel Island is located in Lee County, which also contains the city of Fort Myers, and this state's Honeymoon Island is located near Dunedin. This state, which has the longest coastline in the contiguous U.S., includes Dry Tortugas and Biscayne National Parks. For the point, name this state where the Gulf of Mexico feeds Tampa Bay. | Florida |
| As part of a controversial flood control method, this river was separated from most major lakes, aside from Poyang and Dongting. This river names a species of crocodile historically known as the “muddy dragon,” as well as the last remaining freshwater cetacean, the finless porpoise. This river was once home to a nearly blind species of river dolphin, the baiji [[BY-JEE]], and this river generates power via the Three Gorges Dam. The Yellow River is north of, for the point, what longest river in China? | Yangtze (or Cháng Jiāng) |
| Two types of monotremes are displayed on the coins of this currency, which is used on the Norfolk islands, as well as the countries of Tuvalu and Nauru. This currency is the most-traded currency based in the Southern Hemisphere, and the Perth Mint prints the bullion units of this currency, whose coins display national symbols such as the Southern Cross and a coat of arms with an emu and a kangaroo. For the point, name this currency used in Canberra and Melbourne. | Australian Dollar (or AUD) |
| A volcano in this region called Ol Doinyo Lengai [[ole DOYN-yo LEN-"guy"]] is the only one in the world that produces natrocarbonatite [[NAH-tro-kahr-BAWN-uh-tite]] lava. The Grumeti River flows through this region, which includes isolated outcroppings of rock called kopjes [[KAH-pees]]. The Ngorongoro Crater borders a national park named for this region, which contains a hunting ground named for the Maasai people. For the point, name this grassland region in Tanzania, which is home to a large wildebeest migration. | Serengeti Plain (accept Serengeti National Park) |
| Complex C at La Venta was one of the first of these structures built in Mesoamerica. The largest of these structures by volume in the world is made of adobe brick in the city of Cholula. Some of these structures "of the Moon" and "of the Sun" are located in Teotihuacan. The Cenote Sagrado is located near one of these structures called El Castillo, or the Temple of Kukulcán, at Chicken Itza. For the point, name these triangular structures found at many Maya sites in Mexico. | Step Pyramids (prompt on "Temple") |
| It's far from the New York area, but this airport is located in the neighborhood of Westchester, and plane-watchers frequent this airport's neighboring beach of Dockweiler, which is located in Playa del Rey. This airport, which contains a Googie-style structure known as the Theme Building, was the landing site of the Space Shuttle Endeavour en route to Exposition Park. For the point, name this busiest airport on the West Coast of the United States. | Los Angeles International Airport (or LAX) |
| This country's Kayan People are a subset of the Red Karen that inhabit Shan State, and those people are known for a population of women who wear brass rings that give the appearance of elongated necks. This country's former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi [[CHEE]], was criticized for persecution of the Rohingya minority in this country, and she was deposed in a 2021 coup in this country's capital of Naypyidaw. For the point, name this country that is home to Mandalay and situated between Thailand and India. | Republic of the Union of Myanmar (accept Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw; accept Union of Burma) |
| This theory was supported by the discovery of Mesosaurus fossils in Namibia and the Paraná Basin Namibia. This theory has also been supported by the "conveyor belt" explanation of the Vine–Matthews–Morley hypothesis. This theory was espoused by Arthur Holmes, who expanded on it with an explanation of mantle convection. For the point, name this theory that was proposed by geophysicist Alfred Wegener to explain the related shapes of Africa and South America. | Continental Drift (prompt on "Plate Tectonics;" prompt on generic descriptions of "Moving Continents") |
| A branch of this river is referred to as the Albert until it hits the city of Nimule. The remains of the "Yellow" tributary of this river are known as Howar and pass through the state of Gharb Darfur. Ernest Hemingway was involved in a plane crash while photographing this river's Murchison Falls, and farming practices related to this river shifted after the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The White and Blue are tributaries of, for the point, what river that runs north through Egypt? | Nile River |
| This island's flag controversially depicts a red lion on a white disk, despite the fact that lions have never lived on this island. This island is the last confirmed habitat of the thylacine [["THIGH"-luh-"SEEN"]], a predatory marsupial often called this island's "tiger." This island, which lies south of the Bass Strait, was formerly known as Van Diemen's Land. For the point, name this island south of the Australian mainland and governed from Hobart, which is home to a namesake "devil." | Tasmania (or Lutruwita) |
| This country's settlement of Tarfaya contains Africa's largest wind farm. That settlement in this country was formerly part of the Cape Juby strip, which is controlled by Spain along with the exclave of Ifni. The southern half of this country's claimed territory is governed from Laayoune and claimed by the Polisario Front. The cities of Melilla and Ceuta are claimed by, for the point, what Northern African country, which is home to the imperial cities of Fez and Marrakesh? | Kingdom of Morocco (accept Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah) |
| Karakorum was the capital of this empire that attempted to use their Nivkh allies to conquer Sakhalin. This empire, which sacked the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, was eventually split into four sections upon its dissolution, including the Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate, the Golden Horde, and the Yuan Dynasty, the last of which succeeded China's Song Dynasty. For the point, name this largest land-based empire in history, which was established by the conqueror Genghis Khan. | Mongol Empire (or Yeke Mongγol Ulus) |
| The Animas and San Juan rivers in this U.S. state meet at the city of Farmington. This state is home to towns like Angel Fire and Truth or Consequences. This state's Sangre de Cristo mountains contain the Taos Pueblo, and this state oversees protected sites such as Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Park, where the world's first nuclear bomb was detonated. The southeastern part of the Four Corners, this is, for the point, what U.S. state that contains Santa Fe and Albuquerque? | New Mexico (accept Nuevo México; accept Nuevo Méjico; or Yootó Hahoodzo) |
| This country's Mount Zaō is known for formations nicknamed "snow monsters," and this country's ski resort of Niseko relies on moisture from Uchiura Bay. A snowball fighting game called Yukigassen is played in this country, which hosted the 1988 Olympics at Nagano. This country's namesake macaque species, the northernmost of the non-human primates, is often called the "snow monkey" and bathes in hot springs. For the point, name this country where Sapporo hosts a snow festival on Hokkaido. | Japan (accept Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) |