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This country’s island of Menorca is home to a famous type of lobster stew. That island is part of the Balearic Islands, which also include Ibiza and Mallorca [ma-york-a]. This country also owns the cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the north coast of Morocco and also administers the Canary Islands. This country shares the Iberean peninsula with Portugal. For ten points, name this country with capital Madrid. Spain
This state’s cities of Eau Claire and La Crosse are home to a large population of Hmong-Americans. This state’s Door County is a popular tourist destination and is home to the city of Sturgeon Bay. This state’s largest city is the home of Harley Davidson and this state is home to the only community owned football team in the U.S. For ten points, name this Midwestern state home to Green Bay and Milwaukee. Wisconsin
This country’s shipbuilding industry is partially based off of it’s island of Geojedo. Another island in this country was formed by the Hallansan volcano. In addition to Jeju Island, this country is home to the port cities of Busan and Incheon. The Tsushima Strait separates this country from Japan while the DMZ makes this country’s northern border. For ten points, name this East Asian country with capital Seoul. South Korea
(accept Republic of Korea; accept Han’guk; accept Taehan-min’guk; prompt on just Korea; do not accept North Korea; do not accept Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
One island in this state is owned by the Robinson family and is known as the Forbidden Isle. Another island in this state is known as the Target Island and is currently uninhabited. This state is home to the Kalaupapa Leper Colony. Cities in this state include Hilo and Pearl City. Mauna Kea is the highest point in, for ten points, what U.S. state in the Pacific Ocean with capital Honolulu. Hawaii
One of these structures name Culzean was known as President Eisenhower’s “Scottish Whitehouse.” Another of these structures was known as the “Key to England” and is located in Dover. One of these structures in Germany named Neuschwanstein inspired Disney’s Magic Kingdom. These structures may be surrounded by a moat. For ten points, name these defensive fortifications where kings would live. castles
(prompt on forts; prompt on fortresses; prompt on palaces)
This landmark contains a titanium vault which houses 16 enamel plaques with biographic information about this landmark’s creators. In response to this landmark’s construction, the Crazy Horse Memorial was started but never completed. Gutzon Borglum was the primary architect of this landmark which is found in South Dakota’s Black Hills. For ten points, name this monument which depicts the heads of four presidents. Mount Rushmore
(prompt on the Black Hills before mentioned)
This country is home to the autonomous province of Vojvodina, which lies on the Pannonian Plain. This country’s capital was built around the Roman settlement of Singidunum. Other cities in this country include Subotica and Novi Sad. Until 2006, this country was in a union with Montenegro. For ten points, name this largest of the former Yugoslav republics, a Balkan country with capital Belgrade. Serbia
This archipelago contains the subchain the Islands of Four Mountains. This archipelago’s Buldir Island is home to a diverse bird colony and the subchain called the Fox Islands contains this archipelago’s highest point, Makushin Volcano. This archipelago is home to Attu and its largest island isUnimak. For ten points, name this archipelago that stretches across the international date line from Alaska. Aleutian Islands
Goose Creek is a tributary of this river that drains the Loudoun Valley. One of this river’s southern branches is sometimes known by the indigenous name of Wappocomo. Other tributaries of this river include Antietam Creek and the Shenandoah River. Landmarks along this river include Mount Vernon and the Arlington National Cemetery. For ten points, name this river that links Washington, DC to the Chesapeake Bay. Potomac River
One of these locations, named Muirfield, is located just outside Edinburgh. Pebble Beach is one of these locations in California. The oldest one of these locations is located at St. Andrews. These locations are composed of parts such as fairway and the rough. Sandtraps and teeing grounds are located on, for ten points, what these locations where a sport played with clubs and a small white ball is played. golf courses