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Memorize these and you could recognize 16.0% of all Geography clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 37 | Country where you'd find Kalgoorlie, Ballarat, & Toowoomba |
| 2 | Africa | 32 | Of the 7, this continent has the greatest number of independent countries |
| 3 | Asia | 26 | After Mt. Everest, the next 60 highest mountain peaks in the world are on this continent |
| 4 | Antarctica | 25 | Other than North America, the continent closest to South America |
| 5 | South America | 18 | Continent you'd be on if you were picnicking on the Pampa |
| 6 | North America | 17 | Of the 7, this continent has the world's longest total coastline, over 96,000 miles |
| 7 | Europe | 17 | Home to the Iberian and Balkan peninsulas among others, it's the continent often called a peninsula of peninsulas |
| 8 | Florida | 15 | The western side of this state borders on the Gulf of Mexico |
| 9 | Chile | 15 | This country extends over 2500 miles from north to south, but has an avg. width of only about 110 mi. |
| 10 | Brazil | 15 | Country that's the title of the following |
| 11 | Peru | 14 | This mountainous coastal country is South America's 3rd largest in area |
| 12 | Italy | 13 | What was once the kingdom of Sardinia is now part of this country |
| 13 | Russia | 12 | Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, this is the largest country in area in the world |
| 14 | India | 12 | 3rd largest producer of coconuts, & to judge by population, 2nd largest producer of people |
| 15 | Greenland | 12 | Cape Morris Jesup , northernmost point of North America, is part of this huge island |
| 16 | the Nile | 12 | The Amazon discharges about 60 times the volume of water of this longer Egyptian river |
| 17 | Venezuela | 11 | It's where "Matilda run" after "she took me money" |
| 18 | Spain | 11 | Over a million people live in the Canary Islands which constitute 2 provinces of this country |
| 19 | France | 11 | St. Pierre & Miquelon, islands off Newfoundland's coast, are an overseas dept. of this country |
| 20 | the Yucatan | 11 | Parts of Belize, Guatemala & Mexico occupy this peninsula |
| 21 | Portugal | 10 | This nation borders only Spain |
| 22 | Panama | 10 | It's the southernmost country in Central America |
| 23 | Colombia | 10 | It's the only country that borders Venezuela & Ecuador |
| 24 | Turkey | 9 | Asia Minor, the westernmost Asian peninsula, is almost wholly occupied by this country |
| 25 | the Netherlands | 9 | Though only about 16,000 sq. mi., this European country has over 5000 mi. of canals & navigable rivers |
| 26 | Switzerland | 9 | Basel on the Rhine River is this country's most important port & a leading industrial center |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | It has oil fields in the east, holy cities in the west & the Rub al Khali Desert in the south |
| 28 | Michigan | 9 | It's the only state that's virtually all peninsula--2 in fact |
| 29 | China | 9 | The area called "the roof of the world" is where Afghanistan, Pakistan & Russia all meet this country |
| 30 | Texas | 8 | This state has 254 counties, the most in the USA, & is undoubtedly proud of it |
| 31 | South Africa | 8 | The southernmost country in Africa |
| 32 | Norway | 8 | It's the northernmost Scandinavian country & the only one with an Arctic coast |
| 33 | Iran | 8 | The Caspian Sea, largest lake in the world is bounded by the USSR & this country |
| 34 | Germany | 8 | The Oder River forms about 100 miles of the border between Poland & this country |
| 35 | Denmark | 8 | Germany's Kiel Canal has in effect made this country an island |
| 36 | British Columbia | 8 | This Canadian province proportionally has more people of Asian descent than any other |
| 37 | Belize | 8 | British Honduras |
| 38 | the Jordan | 8 | This river links the Sea of Galilee & the Dead Sea |
| 39 | Baja California | 8 | Cities on this Mexican peninsula include Ensenada & La Paz |
| 40 | Tierra del Fuego | 7 | Seeing residents huddled around campfires on the shore, Magellan named the region this, meaning "Land of fire" |
| 41 | Suriname | 7 | In exchange for what's now N.Y., England gave the Dutch what's now this South American country |
| 42 | Morocco | 7 | If you cross the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain, you'd arrive in this African country |
| 43 | Mongolia | 7 | The Gobi Desert, with less than 3 people per square mile, is in both the inner & outer parts of this |
| 44 | Mexico | 7 | This western hemisphere country consists of 31 "United States" & a Federal District |
| 45 | Libya | 7 | Tunisia:Algeria & this country, all enjoying Mediterranean views |
| 46 | Hawaii | 7 | This Hawaiian island is not only farthest south & east, but closest to the U.S. mainland |
| 47 | Canada | 7 | Boothia Peninsula in this country is the former location of the north magnetic pole |
| 48 | Belgium | 7 | French-speaking natives of this country spell their capital B-R-U-X-E-L-L-E-S |
| 49 | Arizona | 7 | Tho it seems to mean dry area, this state's name is actually from a Papago Indian word meaning "little spring" |
| 50 | Argentina | 7 | It's South America's second-largest country in both area & population |