This state's Cadillac Mountain is the highest point on an ocean island in the continental US. This isthe closest U.S. state to Africa, and its Aroostook County was the subject of a bloodless "war" withCanada. This state's Mount Desert Island contains (*) Acadia National Park, the only national park in NewEngland. The "Pine Tree State" is, for 10 points, what easternmost state of the lower 48?
This country's Dodecanese island group actually consists of fifteen islands. In ancient times, shipswere dragged over an isthmus in this country using a road called the Diolkos. Many migrants toEurope try to reach this country's islands of Kos and Lesbos. (*) Rhodes and Crete are islands in thiscountry, whose capital contains the Parthenon. For 10 points, what country is led from Athens?
This state's northwest is home to Shiprock, an eroded volcanic plug held sacred by the region'snative population. The White Sands National Monument lies in the southern part of this state, betweenthe cities of Alamogordo and Las Cruces. It's not Nevada, but this state's city of (*) Roswell is associatedwith an alleged UFO. For 10 points, name this Southwestern state whose capital is Santa Fe.
This country contains a man-made island chain shaped like a map of the world. An airline based inthis country sponsors the soccer team Arsenal, whose stadium is named after it. Another airline in thiscountry, Etihad, is based in its city of (*) Abu Dhabi. The world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, is foundin, for 10 points, what country whose largest city is Dubai?
This state’s Dutch Harbor is the busiest fishing port in America and a center for the crab industry.This state’s city of Nome is the finish line of the yearly Iditarod sled-dog race. The (*) Aleutian Islands,off the west coast of this state, form the southern end of the Bering Sea. For 10 points, name this state home toFairbanks, Anchorage, and the capital of Juneau.
The highest peak of this peninsula is Mount Baekdu, and this peninsula's northern boundary isdemarcated by the Yalu River. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the two countries on this peninsulafielded a (*) unified women's hockey team. The DMZ separates the Northern and Southern halves of, for 10points, what peninsula in Asia that contains the cities of Pyongyang and Seoul?
New Haven, Connecticut is known for a distinctive variety of this food, including one type made withwhite clams, while the St. Louis style of this food is noted for its use of Provel cheese. Giordano's andLou Malnati's are known for making the (*) deep-dish variety of this food popular in Chicago. For 10points, what Italian food's New York style is characterized by a thin, foldable crust?
The rock-carved Abu Simbel temples had to be relocated to higher ground thanks to a dam on thisriver creating Lake Nasser. This river's "Blue" and "White" branches merge at Khartoum. The (*) AswanHigh Dam lies along this river, whose delta contains most of Egypt's population and agriculture. For 10 points,identify this African river, the longest in the world.
This country's island of Surtsey was formed in the 1980s by a volcanic eruption. This country'slargest airport was converted from a U.S. naval base in the town of Keflavík. Air travel in Europe wasdisrupted by the 2010 eruption of this country's (*) volcano Eyjafjallajökull (EYE-yoff-yaht-lah-yo-kootl).Numerous geysers are found on, for 10 points, what North Atlantic island country with capital at Reykjavík?
This country's Darién Gap is a thick section of rainforest impassable by roads which makes itimpossible to drive between North America and South America. This country's artificial Lake Gatúnwas created to serve as the highest point of a (*) waterway which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.For 10 points, name this Central American country which contains a namesake canal.
This state contains the highest point in the U.S. east of the Mississippi, its Mount Mitchell. This stateshares the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with its western neighbor, (*) Tennessee. This state'sDuke University contests a fierce sporting rivalry with its public flagship school. For 10 points, name thissoutheastern US state with capital at Raleigh.
The western part of this country is home to the mountainous Jasper and Banff National Parks. Thiscountry's north contains Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake, as well as Alert, the (*) northernmostpermanent settlement on earth. This country's province of British Columbia contains the city of Vancouver.For 10 points, name this country which includes Alberta, Quebec, and Ontario.
This state is home to the Hoh Rainforest, the only temperate rainforest in the United States. Mt.Baker and Mt. Rainier are among this state's active volcanoes. This state contains Puget Sound, andalong with its southern neighbor, (*) Oregon, it is bisected by the Cascade Range. Olympia is the capital of,for 10 points, what state whose largest city is Seattle?
A rejected 2005 proposal to change one of these things used in Mozambique involved removing theAK-47 that appears on it. Nepal uses one of these things with an unusual shape, and one of them usedin Japan depicts a red (*) sun over a white background. Countries like France use the tricolor type of, for 10points, what national symbols that include America's "Stars and Stripes?"
In the 1850s, James Strang attempted to found a Mormon kingdom on this lake's Beaver Island. TheDoor Peninsula separates Green Bay from the rest of this lake. This lake is crossed by ferries betweenLudington and Manitowoc and between Muskegon and (*) Milwaukee. Northern Indiana and Chicago lieon the shores of, for 10 points, what Great Lake which shares its name with a peninsular state?
This country's capital contains the widest street in the world, the Ninth of July Avenue. Gauchos herdcattle on this country's pampas plains. This country shares the Iguazu Falls with Brazil and Paraguay,and it fought the UK in the (*) Falklands War. This country shares Patagonia with its western neighbor, Chile.For 10 points, what country is led from Buenos Aires?
Part of the Western border of this state is formed by the Red River of the North. This state's"Northwest Angle" is formed by an unusual border along the Lake of the Woods, which this stateshares with (*) Canada. This state is home to the source of the Mississippi River, which forms part of itsborder with Wisconsin. For 10 points, name this "land of ten thousand lakes" whose capital is St. Paul.
This country is home to the world's oldest lighthouse still in use, the Tower of Hercules, in its city ofA Coruña. This country's Basque-speaking minority lives in cities like Bilbao, while its eastern portionis known as (*) Catalonia. The slogan "more than a club" is used by a world-famous soccer team from thiscountry's city of Barcelona. For 10 points, what European country is led from Madrid?
According to legend, a black counterpart to this structure was meant to be built near it across theYamuna River. A long rectangular pool is in front of this structure, which includes four minaret towerson its corners. This structure in the city of (*) Agra was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for hiswife Mumtaz. For 10 points, name this large, white Indian mausoleum.
[10] It took you four days to hitchhike to Pittsburgh from this state's city of Saginaw. This state's other cities include Detroit and Grand Rapids.
[10] You boarded a Greyhound and traveled east on I-76 through this state through its Allegheny Mountains. This state’s capital lies on the Susquehanna River, which flows through its eastern part.
[10] You're counting the cars on this state's turnpike as you realize that they've all come to look for America. Along the way, you might have driven through this state's cities of Elizabeth and Newark.
[10] Name this second-tallest mountain in the world. Found in the Karakoram range, this mountain is nicknamed "the Savage Mountain" because it is notoriously difficult to climb.
[10] K2 is located at the border between China and this Muslim-majority country, in which Urdu is a lingua franca and Punjabi the most common first language.
[10] The tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is located in this other South Asian mountain range that lends its name to a type of pink salt. It forms the border between Nepal and China.
[10] Name this European capital city on the River Liffey, whose other statues include one of the folk song figure Molly Malone, as well as a memorial to the victims of an 1840s potato famine.
[10] Dublin is the capital of this country, from which millions of people emigrated to the United States during the potato famine.
[10] One of these buildings on Dublin’s O’Connell Street is famous for serving as the headquarters of the Easter Rising. One of these buildings in New York City is engraved with a motto beginning “neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night”.
[10] Name these halophytic trees which grow in saline and brackish water. The Sundarbans, formed by the Ganges Delta, are a very large forest of these trees.
[10] Many mangroves grow by this state's "Keys", which include Key West and Key Largo. This southeastern U.S. state's major cities include Miami and Orlando.
[10] Mangroves also grow in this massive South Florida swamp that is formed by water flowing from Lake Okeechobee.
[10] Identify this South American country whose capital, Quito, is the second highest in South America at over 9,000 feet above sea level. It is named for the fact that part of it is at 0 degrees latitude.
[10] One of these places in central Quito named for Mariscal Sucre was closed and turned into a large public park in 2013. Chicago is home to two of these places named Midway and O'Hare, which are hubs for Southwest and United respectively.
[10] This other volcano is the highest mountain in Ecuador, and the furthest point from the Earth's center in the world, because of the equatorial bulge.
[10] Name these two states which were admitted as the 39th and 40th states in some order. They share the Standing Rock Indian reservation,
[10] The Dakotas are both crossed by this longest American river, which divides South Dakota into "West River" and "East River" regions and forms North Dakota's Lake Sakakawea. It is named for the central state where it flows into the Mississippi near St. Louis.
[10] The capitals of North and South Dakota both lie on the Missouri River. Name either.
[10] Name this northeastern state nicknamed the "Green Mountain State" and located between New York and New Hampshire.
[10] This capital of Vermont is the least populous state capital in the U.S., with fewer than ten thousand inhabitants.
[10] This most populous city in Vermont lies on Lake Champlain. Bernie Sanders was elected mayor of this city in 1981.
[10] This Texas city is home to the state's flagship university and hosts a Formula 1 Grand Prix. It has been the capital of Texas since 1837.
[10] Texas Christian University is located in this North Texas city which makes up the state's largest metro area along with Dallas, which is located just east of it.
[10] Texas Tech is found in this Northwest Texas city which is also known as the birthplace of Buddy Holly and the home of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Interstate 27 runs north from this city to Amarillo.
[10] Lebanon lies on the east bank of this large sea that divides Northern Africa from Southern Europe. Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Cyprus are large islands in this sea, which is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Gibraltar.
[10] Lebanon's second largest city shares its name with this other Mediterranean city, the capital of Libya.
[10] The flag of Lebanon depicts one of these trees, the national emblem of Lebanon. Mesopotamian mythology identified a forest of these trees in modern-day Lebanon as the home of the gods.
[10] What capital of Bavaria, located on the River Isar, is noted for its many breweries, such as the 800-year-old Augustiner Keller, as well as its yearly Oktoberfest beer festival?
[10] Munich is located in the southeast portion of this country, whose other cities include Hamburg and Frankfurt. It is the most populous country located entirely in Europe.
[10] Munich's Nymphenburg Park contains one of these buildings. Elsewhere in Bavaria, Ludwig II built the famous Neuschwanstein (noy-SHVAAN-shtine) one of these buildings atop a hill, which remains a popular tourist attraction.
[10] Name this Caribbean island split between two countries, the French-colonized Haiti in the west and a larger Spanish-speaking country in the east.
[10] This country occupies the eastern portion of Hispaniola. Its tourist attractions include Pico Duarte and Lake Enriquillo, and its capital is Santo Domingo.
[10] This is the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. David Ortiz, Sammy Sosa, Bartolo Colón, and Albert Pujols are among the many Dominicans who have achieved success as professional athletes in this sport.
[10] "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is the official state anthem of this U.S. state. The song claims that this state is "almost heaven" and compares its mountains to a motherly figure.
[10] This is the last name of the singer of "Take Me Home, Country Roads." This is also the name of a city nicknamed the "Mile High City", the capital of Colorado.
[10] The second line of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" mentions both the Blue Ridge Mountains and this Virginia river, the largest tributary of the Potomac. A folk song with the same name as this river says "we're bound away / across the wide Missouri".
[10] Name this large island country south of Asia. Its largest city, Sydney, is home to an iconic Jørn Utzon-designed opera house.
[10] This capital and largest city of Western Australia lies where the Swan River meets the Indian Ocean. Attractions in this city include Kings Park and a botanical garden on Mount Eliza.
[10] This massive sandstone monolith in Australia's Northern Territory holds spiritual significance to indigenous people, prompting a 2019 ban on climbing it. One of the outback's best known tourist attractions, it is located near the city of Alice Springs.
[10] Name this northernmost territory of Canada, which separated from its Northwest Territories in 1993. It is the only Canadian province in which the majority language is neither English nor French.
[10] Indigenous people in Nunavut are some of the few populations in the world who still legally hunt these animals. These animals' bowhead and minke types are hunted, sometimes with instruments such as harpoons.
[10] Along with Yukon and the Northwest Territories, Nunavut is one of the three Canadian territories to border this northernmost ocean in the world. The North Pole is located on this ocean, much of which is covered in sea ice year-round.
[10] Name this European country whose longest river, the Vistula, runs through its capital of Warsaw.
[10] Poland borders this large Northern European sea, which also borders countries like Estonia and Latvia. The Kiel Canal connects this sea to the North Sea, and the Øresund (OE-ah-sohn), a strait separating Denmark and Sweden, connects it to the Kattegat.
[10] The city of Częstochowa (CHEN-stuh-KHO-vah) in southern Poland is a famous Catholic pilgrimage site thanks to its “Black” painting of this figure. A shrine in Fátima, Portugal marks a location where this figure supposedly appeared to three children.
[10] Name this Western New York city on the northeast corner of Lake Erie. The Peace Bridge connects this city to Fort Erie, Ontario.
[10] This massive waterfall lies about 20 miles northwest of Buffalo, and gives its name to cities in both New York and Ontario. It is the largest waterfall in the U.S. by flow rate.
[10] Sports fans in Buffalo are known for their passionate support for the Buffalo Bills, who play in this professional league which also includes the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos.
[10] Name this nation, Kenya's southern neighbor, which also contains the highest point in its continent. Its capital was moved to Dodoma in 1996.
[10] This dormant volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa.
[10] Tanzania has a significant coastline on this ocean, part of the greater "Swahili Coast" region next to it. The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are separated by the country this ocean is named for.
[10] Name this national park, which is home to a geyser named "Old Faithful" because it erupts at regular, predictable intervals.
[10] The majority of Yellowstone National Park is in this least-populous U.S. state, with capital at Cheyenne.
[10] This national park directly south of Yellowstone, the other national park in Wyoming, contains part of a valley called Jackson Hole. This park shares its name with its tallest mountain.