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| This province's only saltwater port is Moosonee administered by Nunavut in James Bay. This province includes the border towns of Sault Ste. [[SOO-SAINT]] Marie and Windsor, and this province, which includes the Rideau Canal, overlooked by Château Laurier and Parliament Hill, borders four of the five Great Lakes. For ten points, name this province, home to Ottawa and Toronto, Canada's most populous. | Ontario |
| A ranch on this river was established by a Swiss immigrant to Mexico and named New Helvetia, worked by Miwok Indians. This river, which flows past Folsom, has its source just west of Lake Tahoe. Sutter's Mill on one of this river's branches, where the discovery of gold set off the 1848 California Gold Rush. For ten points, name this river which merges with the Sacramento River and takes its name from the continent on which it is located. | American River (or Río de los Americanos; prompt on "North America") |
| This Far East republic, where the world's northernmost Turkic language is spoken, contains the villages of Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, which recorded the world's coldest temperatures outside of an icecap. Most of Russia's diamonds come from this republic, the largest subnational division in the world, which contains the mouth of the Lena River. For ten points, name this Siberian republic, inhabited by the Yakuts. | Republic of Sakha (accept Yakutia in place of Sakha before "Yakuts" is mentioned) |
| Khorezm and Zanzibar were short-lived governments which bore this title. This title is currently used by Algeria, Bangladesh, and two breakaway states called Donetsk and Luhansk. Libya adopted this title, translated as Jamahiriya, after the Al-Fateh Revolution. For ten points, name this title, often used by Communist governments, including China. | People's Republic (accept Socialist Republic; accept Khorezm People's Soviet Republic; accept People's Republic of Zanzibar; accept People's Democratic Republic of Algeria; accept People's Republic of Bangladesh; accept Donetsk People's Republic; accept Luhansk People's Republic; accept People's Republic of China; accept Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya before mentioned; prompt on partial answers) |
| This city's Shri Vishwanath Mandir has the world's tallest temple tower. Located near Sarnath, this city is the site at which the Buddha gave his first sermon. This city in Uttar Pradesh, represented by Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, is known for its riverside ghats such as Manikarnika, where many cremate their relatives. For ten points, name this Hindu pilgrimage site on the Ganges River. | Varanasi (accept Banaras or Benares; accept Kashi before mentioned) |
| This city's main tourist strip, International Drive, contains the largest McDonald's restaurant in the world, nicknamed "Epic McD." This seat of Orange County contains only one major theme park within its city limits, which is split into "Islands of Adventure" and "Universal Studios" sections. Home to the busiest airport in Florida is, for ten points, what city which includes Walt Disney World in its metro area? | Orlando |
| This city's Dom Luis I [[the First]] bridge includes a lane of traffic below an arch that supports a pedestrian walkway. This city's São Bento railway station contains Azulejo tile work that depicts scenes such as the conquest of Ceuta and is the terminus of the Celta line that runs to Vigo. This city's Gaia neighborhood contains many "wine caves" where alcohol from the Douro Valley is aged. For ten points, name this second-largest city in Portugal. | Oporto |
| This river's East and West branches meet in the town of Hancock. The town of Port Jervis serves as a railroad terminal on this river, with Pennsylvanians crossing it to travel into New York City. Downstream of its namesake Water Gap and Trenton, the Schuylkill [[SKOO- kull]] River feeds into this river. For ten points, name this river that passes between Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and its namesake state. | Delaware River (accept East Branch Delaware River; accept West Branch Delaware River) |
| For rediscovering this site, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt gained prominence in the West. A building at this site known as “the treasury,” though likely a tomb for this city’s ruler Aretas IV, was featured in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. For ten points, name this capital of the Nabataean kingdom, located in what is now Jordan. | Petra (accept Raqmu) |
| Translating from Arabic as "Shaft," this narrow gorge runs about three-quarters of a mile through the sandstone and serves as the main entrance to Petra. | al-Siq |
| Coppelia is an ice cream parlor chain first started in this city, whose northern edge is a broad esplanade called Malecón. This city's central business district is called El Vedado, which is separated from an "Old" downtown that contains Morro Castle. This city, which contains the Plaza Vieja, includes a Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine. For ten points, name this capital of Cuba. | Havana (or La Habana; accept Old Havana) |
| A major site in Havana is one of these places, called Colón, which is laid out along the Almendares River. La Recoleta is another major example of these places located in Argentina. | Cemetery (accept Graveyard; accept Necropolis; accept Cementario; accept El Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón; accept La Necrópolis de Cristóbal Colón; accept La Recoleta Cemetery; accept Cementerio de la Recoleta) |
| This stadium, which adjoins the Kia Forum, is the only one on the U.S. West Coast to host two NFL teams. This stadium in Inglewood will house the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2028 Olympics. In 2022, was the site of a Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl loss to its metro area's namesake Rams. Located on the site of the former Hollywood Park Racetrack, for ten points, what is this Los Angeles-area stadium? | SoFi Stadium |
| The other NFL stadium currently shared by two teams is this stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey which was originally known as New Meadowlands Stadium and is now named for an insurance company. | MetLife Stadium |
| A city named after this country's capital is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson MSA, was the location of Fort Defiance, and is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The seat of Shelby County, which shares its name with an ancient city in this country, contains the Graceland Mansion and Lorraine Motel. For ten points, name this African country that provided inspiration for the American cities of Memphis and Cairo. | Arab Republic of Egypt (or Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah) |
| New York is known for its many cities the names of which were inspired by foreign cities. These include Syracuse, Troy, and this city in Tompkins county, named for a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. | Ithaca |
| This city's "Tank Graveyard" honors a civil war won by forces led by Isaias Afwerki. This city's Art Deco landmarks include the Bar Zilli and Fiat Tagliero Building, and this city, connected to Massawa via railway, is the second-highest capital in Africa. This city, where the Tigrinya language is spoken, is known for its Italian architectural influence. For ten points, name this capital of Eritrea. | Asmara (or Asmera) |
| During its war for independence, Eritrean forces exploited conflict in this region to further weaken the Ethiopian military, with that conflict in this region including thousands of Cuban troops who helped push Somali forces back. | Ogaden (or Ogaadeen; accept Ogaden War) |
| The Toilers of the Sea is a novel dedicated to this island, written during Victor Hugo's fifteen-year exile on it. Castle Cornet guards Saint Peter Port, the capital of this island which forms a bailiwick with Alderney and Sark. This island, known for the golden and fatty milk of its cows, is the last remnant of the Duchy of Normandy. For ten points, name this island, one of the two major Channel Islands, along with Jersey. | Guernsey (or Guernési; accept Bailiwick of Guernsey) |
| Guernsey is located in this bay which shares its name with a picturesque Norman tidal island known for its abbey. | Mont-Saint-Michel Bay (accept Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey) |
| This landform, known as "The Smoke That Thunders" in Lozi and "Boiling Water" in Tonga, rendered the German purchase of the Caprivi Strip useless for navigation to the Indian Ocean. A small body of water known as "Devil's Pool" allows tourists accessing these falls to swim right up to its edge, which can be accessed from Livingstone Island. Located on the Zambezi River, for ten points, what are these largest falls in the world? | Victoria Falls (accept Mosi-oa-Tunya or Shungu Namutitima) |
| Victoria Falls includes six principal gorges. Five of them are numbered, but the longest and deepest is named for a small river which comes into the Zambezi from the northeast and shares its name with this river that forms part of the border of Malawi and Tanzania. | Songwe River (accept Songwe Gorge) |
| This city's Clifford's Tower was built to counter the Viking settlement of Jórvík. This city, located at the confluence of the Ouse [[OOZ]] and Foss rivers, is known for its extensive Bar Walls and, as Eboracum, was the capital of the northernmost Roman province, Britannia Inferior. For ten points, name this city in Northern England that lends its name to the United States's largest city. | York (do not accept or prompt on "New York") |
| York is located just northeast of this former wool producing hub in the Pennine Mountains which adjoins Bradford and lies at the center of the United Kingdom's fourth- largest urban area. | Leeds |
| A peach along with the motto: "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation." | Georgia |
| The yacht Reliance on Narragansett Bay. | Rhode Island |
| Chimney Rock and a Conestoga wagon. | Nebraska |
| The Jupiter and Number 119 locomotives along with the Golden Spike. | Utah |
| Longs Peak, which is located in the Front Range. | Colorado |
| The New River Gorge Bridge, one of the world's longest single-span arch bridges. | West Virginia European Highest Points Name the mountain that is the highest point in... |
| The Alps, shared between France and Italy, shares its name with the French for the color of snow. | Mont Blanc (or Monte Bianco) |
| Russia, the Caucasus, and Europe. It is also the highest stratovolcano in Eurasia. | Mount Elbrus |
| Greece, the home of the gods in ancient myth. | Mount Olympus |
| Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles, located in the Grampian Mountains. | Ben Nevis |
| Germany, located in the Bavarian Alps, near the Austrian border. | Zugspitze [[TSOOK-shpee-tsuh]] (be lenient on pronunciation) |
| Austria, the highest Alpine peak east of the Brenner Pass. | Grossglockner |
| World's most populous island containing Jakarta. | Java |
| Largest island that is entirely part of Indonesia, home to Medan and Palembang. | Sumatra |
| Large island that Indonesia shares with Malaysia and Brunei. | Borneo |
| Hindu-majority island with a strong tourist industry, the western-most Lesser Sunda Island. | Bali Province |
| Island also known as Celebes [[SEH-leh-bess]] that includes four long peninsulas. | Sulawesi |
| Island shared with another country known as Irian Jaya which contains the city of Jayapura. | New Guinea (or Papua; do not accept or prompt on "Papua New Guinea" or "Western New Guinea") |
| Recent research suggests that a "Mega" version of this body of water was settled during the Holocene. The Transqua Project proposed redirecting the Ubangi River to help lessen damage to this body of water. The Chari (+) River provides most of the water to this lake, which is surrounded by the Sahel. This body of water shrank by 95 percent between 1960 and 2007. A Central African endorheic lake (*) is, for ten points, what lake which shares its name with a country governed from N'Djamena? | Lake Chad |
| The Purple Line makes up this region’s eastern border as a result of a 1967 ceasefire. This region contains the crater Lake Ram near the disputed Mount Hermon. This region is home to the “Masada of the North,” (+) the ruined mountain fort city of Gamla. Bordered on the west by the Sea of Galilee and on the south by the Yamoul River, (*) for ten points, what is this territory which is disputed between Syria and Israel? | Golan Heights (or The Golan; or Haḍbatu l-Jawlān) |
| The third-largest of these features is the Camuy in Puerto Rico, while the longest is located in the Sistema Sac Actun along the Yucatán Peninsula. "The Fleet" is an artificial example of these features in London that contains foul water. (+) These features, which are distinct from aquifers, may disappear through sinkholes in karst topography. Often flowing through (*) cave systems, for ten points, what are these features? | Subterranean rivers (accept Underground rivers; accept Stream in place of River; prompt on "Rivers" or "Streams") |
| This city is home to a variety of architecture, from the contemporary Zaha Hadid-designed Opera House to the nineteenth-century Chen Clan Academy. This city lies at the head of the Pearl River Delta and to the south of Baiyun Mountain, which is referred to as the "lungs” (+) of this city due to its foliage. This city is home to Sun Yat- Sen University and was the site of many of his political activities. Its nation’s fifth-most populous city, (*) for ten points, what is this capital of the Guangdong province? | Guangzhou (accept Canton; accept Kwongchow) |
| Though some authorities claim this country's highest point is Mont Iboundji, it is actually Mont Bengoué. Lope National Park in this country is located at the basin of its longest river, the Ogooué [[oh-GOH-weh]]. This country's Oklo site contains the world’s only natural nuclear (+) reactor. Port-Gentil and Franceville are cities in this country, whose southeastern savannahs are on the border with the Republic of the Congo. (*) For ten points, name this African country governed from Libreville. | Gabon (accept Gabonese Republic; or Republique Gabonaise) |
| The borderlands to this region's west were once known as Partium, with Banat and Crișana sometimes considered part of this region. This region's namesake principality was created under the Zápolya family, and Michael the Brave briefly seized control of it. (+) This region was once governed by three nations, though one of those nations, the Székelys, are a subgroup of Hungarians. Northwest of the Carpathians, (*) for ten points, what is this region of Romania, legendarily home to vampires? | Transylvania (accept Ardeal; accept Erdely; accept Székelerland before "Székely" is mentioned) |
| This sea's port of Qinhuangdao [[CHIN-HWAHNG-DAO]] contains the Shanhai Pass, home to the "Old Dragon's Head" of a notable wall. This sea takes its name from its largest inflow, also called the Huang He [[HWAHNG-HUH]], which empties into the Bohai, where some have proposed (+) building a 100-mile long tunnel between Dalian and Shandong. Tianjin and Incheon are ports on this sea that contains the western end of the DMZ. Located between China and (*) Korea, for ten points, what is this sea which is named for a color? | Yellow Sea |
| The village of Chisasibi in this province is connected by the Route Billy- Diamond Highway to the James Bay region. One of this province's most-northernmost points is Cape Wolstenholme, which is located near the settlement of Ivujivik in the (+) Kativik region. Chibougamau is the largest town in the northern region of this province, whose Ungava Peninsula is home to many Inuit (*) peoples. For ten points, name this Canadian province, whose South contains the cities of Gatineau and Montreal. | Quebec |
| A fly-whisk and war club are held by this animal on the flag of a territory governed from Pago-Pago. A shield depicting an ox is superimposed on this animal holding an Orthodox cross on Moldova's flag. A two-headed version of this animal is displayed on the (+) flags of Serbia and Albania, and the Mexican flag depicts this animal's "Golden" (*) variant eating a rattlesnake atop a cactus. For ten points, name this national bird of the United States. | Eagles (accept Bald Eagles; accept Golden Eagles) |
| Challenger Deep was created by a subduction zone in this trench, known for having the greatest ocean depth on Earth. | Marianas Trench |