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Australia 25 Brazil 21 New Zealand 20 Antarctica 15 South Africa 14 Mexico 14 Venezuela 14 Switzerland 13 India 13 Canada 13 the Netherlands 13 Norway 12 Indonesia 12 Iceland 12 Greenland 12 the Indian Ocean 10 Sweden 10 Greece 10 Ireland 9 Africa 9 the Philippines 9 the Caribbean 8 Italy 8 Chile 8 Asia 8 Argentina 8 Andorra 8 the Sahara 8

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Australia 25x 4.0% stumper $494 avg J:8 DJ:17

J $50 1983 Only nation to cover an entire continent

DJ $600 1996 Botany Bay is on the southeast coast of this country & Geographe Bay is on the southwest coast

DJ $4,000 DD 1996 It's the closest continent to Vanuatu, a country that consists of about 80 islands

New Zealand 20x 5.3% stumper $526 avg J:7 DJ:12 FJ:1

J $100 1995 The Portuguese call this country a Nova Zelandia

DJ $600 1996 Mount Ngauruhoe is one of several active volcanoes on this country's North Island

J $1,400 DD 2009 This Southern Hemisphere nation was named after a southwestern province of the Netherlands

Venezuela 14x 30.8% stumper $738 avg J:5 DJ:8 FJ:1

J $200 2013 One of the 2 South American members of OPEC

J $600 DD 1996 The joropo is considered the national dance of this country that's named for a city in Italy

DJ $900 DD 1993 Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall, is located in this country's Canaima National Park

Switzerland 13x $423 avg J:4 DJ:9

J $100 1994 This country's 23 cantons are actually 20 full cantons & 6 half cantons

DJ $600 1994 An offshoot of the Alps, the Jura Mountains form a border between France & this country

J $100 1992 Ticino is this country's most southerly canton

Canada 13x 8.3% stumper $367 avg J:6 DJ:6 FJ:1

J $200 2000 London is this country's tenth most populous metropolitan area; Hamilton & Edmonton are larger

DJ $600 1993 Part of the international boundary between the U.S. & this country lies in the Juan de Fuca Strait

FJ 2020 About the size of West Virginia, Devon Island is the largest uninhabited island in the world & a possession of this country

the Netherlands 13x 7.7% stumper $800 avg J:4 DJ:9

DJ $400 2000 Germany has Worms & this country that borders Germany has a district called Wormerveer

DJ $600 1991 At about 22 feet below sea level, Prins Alexander Polder is the lowest point in this European country

DJ $1,000 1992 Utrecht in this country is nicknamed the "City of Spires and Bridges"

Norway 12x 33.3% stumper $842 avg J:3 DJ:9

J $200 2004 It's the country where you'll find Cape Nordkyn, the northernmost point on the European mainland

DJ $600 1991 Including fjords & peninsulas, this country has over 13,000 miles of coastline

DJ $1,000 1999 Finland's northernmost point lies at its border with this country

Iceland 12x 25.0% stumper $808 avg J:1 DJ:11

DJ $400 2004 Ironically, this north Atlantic nation has the world's greatest number of hot springs

J $500 1993 Vatnajokull, the largest glacier in this volcanic country, covers about 3,200 sq. miles

DJ $1,000 1996 Vatnajokull Glacier in this country is bigger than all continental Europe's glaciers combined

Greenland 12x 9.1% stumper $409 avg J:6 DJ:5 FJ:1

J $200 2019 An ice sheet covers more than 80% of this largest island in the world

DJ $600 1992 Mount Gunnbjorn is the highest point on this Danish island that's much larger than Denmark itself

DJ $1,200 2020 In 2019 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of this island territory let the U.S. president know it's "not for sale"

Sweden 10x 10.0% stumper $550 avg J:1 DJ:9

DJ $200 1986 Of Sweden, Norway & Finland, the 1 not bordering Russia

DJ $600 1997 Though Bornholm is a Danish island, it's much closer to this Scandinavian country than to Denmark

DJ $1,000 1991 The Smaland Region in this country is home to famous glassmakers Orrefors & Kosta-Boda

Greece 10x $510 avg J:4 DJ:6

DJ $200 2000 Corfu is the most northerly of this country's 7 main Ionian islands

J $500 1989 The only country on the Balkan Peninsula that's a member of NATO & the EEC

DJ $2,000 DD 1994 Albania's largest minority is made up of people from this neighboring Balkan country

Ireland 9x $403 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $25 1983 This country's counties include Kerry, Kilkenny, and Kildare

DJ $1,000 1994 Women from around the world travel to Tralee in this country to compete in the "Rose of Tralee" contest

J $100 1996 At 3,414', Carrauntoohill in the mountains of Kerry is this country's highest peak

the Caribbean 8x 12.5% stumper $600 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $200 2017 The Grand Canyon is a gorge in Arizona; Grand Cayman is an island in this sea

DJ $1,000 1995 You can rent princess Margaret's villa on Mustique, an island in this sea, for about $6,000 a week

J $200 1995 The island of Dominica lies in the eastern part of this sea, between Martinique & Guadeloupe

Italy 8x $414 avg J:4 DJ:3 FJ:1

DJ $200 2000 Completed in 1345, the Ponte Vecchio crosses over the Arno River in this European country

J $1,000 2020 The Chapel of St. Johnin the north of this country is quaint when framed with the Dolomitesin the background

FJ 1985 Country nearly surrounded by the Ligurian, Adriatic, Tyrrhenian & Mediterranean Seas

Andorra 8x 12.5% stumper $1,125 avg J:3 DJ:5

J $300 1992 Only about one-fourth of the residents of this country in the Pyrenees are citizens

J $500 1991 In less than an hour you can drive across this tiny country nestled between Spain and France

J $1,000 DD 2020 The co-princes of this tiny country in the Pyrenees are the French president & the Bishop of Urgell

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Germany 7x $414 avg J:4 DJ:3

DJ $200 1998 Bavaria, this country's southernmost state, is also its largest in area

J $500 1995 Aachen in this country has many curative mineral springs

J $200 1996 This country's northernmost state, Schleswigholstein, borders Denmark's Jutland Peninsula

Finland 7x 14.3% stumper $643 avg J:3 DJ:4

J $200 2024 The Gulf of Bothnia separates Sweden & this country

J $500 1995 Swedish is this country's 2nd official language, but only about 6% of the people speak it

DJ $2,000 DD 1995 Until 1940 the USSR shared Lake Ladoga, northeast of Leningrad, with this neighboring country

Wales 6x $550 avg J:3 DJ:3

DJ $200 1997 Cardigan Bay indents the coastline of this United Kingdom principality

DJ $1,000 2000 The "Mabinogion" is a collection of Celtic lore from this United Kingdom division

J $200 1988 This part of the United Kingdom is called "Cymru" in its native language

Spain 6x 16.7% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 2008 The Cantabrian Mountains extend for 300 miles south from the Pyrenees to Cape Finisterre in this country

DJ $600 1995 Ibiza is the third largest of this country's Balearic Islands

DJ $200 1993 A seafood cocktail called zarzuela is a specialty of this country's Costa Brava

Quebec 6x 50.0% stumper $550 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $100 1991 Though Ontario has the most people, this neighboring province is Canada's largest

DJ $800 1994 Newfoundland's highest peak, Mount Caubvick, lies on the border with this province to the west

DJ $1,000 DD 1994 Famous for its scenery, the Gaspe Peninsula is part of this Canadian province

Gibraltar 6x $1,250 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $400 1995 Calpe was the ancient name for this rocky promontory at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula

J $600 2004 In Arabic this British territory on Spain's southern coast is called Gebel-al-Tarik (Hill of Tarik)

DJ $2,000 DD 1995 This peninsula juts southward between Algeciras Bay & the open Mediterranean

Denmark 6x 20.0% stumper $540 avg J:3 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $300 1996 Crema Danica is a rich dessert cheese from this country

DJ $600 1992 Most of Greenland's imports come from this nation

DJ $1,000 1993 The Faeroe islands are a self-governing part of this European nation

Belize 6x 16.7% stumper $817 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $400 1987 Only C. American country with English as its official language, it extends the farthest north

J $500 1996 Guatemala & this neighbor border Mexico on the southeast

J $1,000 2004 Victoria Peak is the highest point in this Central American country

Vatican City 5x 20.0% stumper $240 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1996 This independent state's official name is Stato Della Citta del Vaticano

J $200 2016 Though it's a country, with embassies & everything, its population is only about 800

DJ $200 1991 This independent state is located on the west bank of the Tiber River

the Bahamas 5x $500 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $200 1995 The name of this island nation east of Florida is from the Spanish word bajamar, meaning "shallow water"

J $600 2025 About 50 miles east of the Florida coast, the Bimini Islands are part of this larger chain

DJ $1,000 1986 This island group got its name from Spanish explorers, who described it as "baja-mar" or "shallows"

Jutland 5x 20.0% stumper $760 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 1987 As its name indicates, this Danish peninsula juts out from Europe's mainland

J $800 2020 Named for a Germanic people, this peninsula forms the continental part of Denmark

DJ $1,000 1993 Denmark's highest point, Yding Skovhoj, rises only 568 feet on this peninsula

France 5x 50.0% stumper $250 avg J:3 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $100 1997 Marseille, this country's main seaport, is on its Mediterranean coast

J $500 1993 The Bayeux Tapestry is on display in this country's Museum of Queen Matilda

FJ 2021 The Oyapock River forms part of Brazil's 400-mile border with the territory of this European country

Belgium 5x $580 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $300 1996 Ostend, which the Flemish call Oostende, is a fishing port & seaside resort in this country

DJ $600 1995 France shares the Ardennes with this neighbor to the north

DJ $400 2025 One of this nation's oldest cities, Ghent was over 1,100 years old when the treaty ending the War of 1812 was signed there

Alberta 5x 20.0% stumper $700 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $400 1988 The 1988 Winter Olympics took place in this Canadian province

J $500 1991 The world's leading dinosaur museum is in this westernmost prairie province of Canada

DJ $1,000 1997 The westernmost of Canada's prairie provinces, it's bordered on the west by British Columbia

the Danube 5x $480 avg DJ:5

DJ $200 1997 Major tributaries of this beautiful blue river include the Inn of Austria & Germany & the Tisza of Hungary

DJ $600 1995 It's Austria's chief river

DJ $1,000 1992 The Hungarian house of parliament in Budapest overlooks this river

Vesuvius 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1994 Its 79 A.D. eruption killed 4 times as many people as its 1631 eruption

J $600 2019 The only active volcano on the European mainland, it had its first recorded eruption in 79 A.D.

DJ $400 2024 This volcano rises about 4,000 feet (volcano heights tend to change) from the Plain of Campania

Tierra del Fuego 4x $925 avg DJ:4

DJ $600 1998 Magellan visited this archipelago in 1520 & gave it a Spanish name meaning "Land of Fire"

DJ $1,500 DD 1995 Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, is located on this island off South America

DJ $800 2022 Located off the southern tip of South America, Cape Horn is found in this "blazing" archipelago

the Volga 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg DJ:4

DJ $400 2019 A small chapel marks the source of this river in the Valdai Hills about 200 miles northwest of Moscow

DJ $800 2020 This river that rises in hills northwest of Moscow flows about 2,200 miles before entering the Caspian Sea

DJ $1,200 2018 Rising in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow, this is Europe's longest river

the Atlantic 4x $250 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1995 The greatest concentration of islands in this ocean is in the Caribbean region

DJ $600 1989 Noted for its spawning eels, the Sargasso Sea is an oval-shaped area of this ocean

J $100 1992 This ocean is the greatest source of water for the Mediterranean

Suriname 4x 33.3% stumper $1,000 avg J:1 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $500 1992 The W.J. van Blommestein Lake is the largest lake in this former Dutch colony in South America

DJ $1,000 1994 The smallest independent nation in South America is this country whose capital is Paramaribo

FJ 1993 The highest point in this South American country is Julianatop in the Wilhelmina Mountains

Scotland 4x $500 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 1994 The Spanish call this part of the United Kingdom Escocia

DJ $1,000 1990 The Ionian Islands are Greek, but the island of Iona is part of this country

DJ $400 1998 You can use your head to figure out that Dunnet Head is this U.K. country's northernmost mainland port

San Marino 4x $725 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1997 Tradition says this small republic was founded by a Christian stonecutter named Marinus

J $500 1993 This tiny republic is about 10 miles from Rimini, Italy

DJ $1,600 2015 Independent since the 300s, this country that is surrounded by Italy is considered the world's oldest republic

Romania 4x 50.0% stumper $925 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $500 1992 Mt. Moldoveanul, the highest point in this country, is in the Transylvanian Alps

DJ $1,600 2007 The principalities of Moldavia & Walachia were joined together to form this country in the 19th century

DJ $800 1995 The Transylvanian Alps in this country are an extension of the Carpathian Mountains

Monaco 4x $350 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1995 Prince Albert is this tiny European country's heir apparent

DJ $600 1993 The Information Please Almanac describes this country as "a tiny, hilly wedge driven into the French Mediterranean coast"

J $200 1991 Only about 15% of the population of this country is Monegasque

Luxembourg 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1999 Lutzelburg is an old name for the capital of this grand duchy

DJ $600 1997 This European grand duchy has 2 distinct land regions: the Ardennes & the Bon Pays

J $400 2017 Letzeburgisch is the national language of this European country

Hungary 4x $350 avg DJ:4

DJ $200 1997 This country's Lake Balaton, just southwest of Budapest, is central Europe's largest lake

DJ $600 1997 Pest is this European country's most popular county

DJ $200 1994 The Magyar Allami Operahaz is this country's State Opera House

Helsinki 4x $1,450 avg DJ:4

DJ $200 1991 Its Swedish-speaking minority calls this capital Helsingfors

DJ $600 1994 Guidebooks recommend spending time in saunas heated to 200º F. when in this Finnish capital

DJ $4,600 DD 2025 The northernmost Summer Olympics were held in this European city in 1952

Cyprus 4x $575 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 1992 A separate Turkish state was proclaimed on this Mediterranean island in 1975

J $500 1998 Kyrenia, whose Turkish name is Girne, is a seaport & resort city on the Turkish part of this island

DJ $600 1992 The population of this island nation is approximately 78% Greek, 19% Turkish & 3% other

Copenhagen 4x $200 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1994 Completed in 1960, the SAS Royal Hotel & Air Terminal was this Danish city's first skyscraper

J $100 1991 About 1/4 of all the people in Denmark live in this city or its suburbs

DJ $200 1997 The Rue de Rivoli is in Paris & the Gardens of Tivoli are in this Danish capital

the Thames 4x $350 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2020 The Windrush, Evenlode & Cherwell are tributaries of this English river

DJ $800 1997 English towns include Stratford-on-Avon, Stoke-on-Trent & Henley-on- this river

DJ $200 1994 This river flows by Great Britain's Houses of Parliament

the Tagus 4x 25.0% stumper $850 avg DJ:4

DJ $800 1999 This river flows through Toledo, Spain on its westerly trip to the sea

DJ $1,000 1996 The Jarama & Alagon are among the chief tributaries of this river that flows across Spain & Portugal

DJ $600 1996 This longest river on the Iberian Peninsula is also known as the Tajo

the Po 4x 25.0% stumper $600 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2019 It's the very short name for the longest river in Italy

DJ $600 1997 The valley of this river is also called the North Italian Plain

DJ $600 DD 1993 It's the largest river flowing into the Adriatic Sea

Worth Knowing (63)

the North Sea 3 the English Channel 3 the Baltic 3 the Balkan Peninsula 3 the Alps 3 the Adriatic 3 Montreal 3 Mont Blanc 3 Milan 3 London 3 Liechtenstein 3 Lake Geneva 3 Hamburg 3 Great Britain 3 Costa Rica 3 British Columbia 3 Berlin 3 Bavaria 3 Barcelona 3 Austria 3 Amsterdam 3 Albania 3 Rhine 3 Irish Sea 3 Yugoslavia 2 Venice 2 the Seine 2 the Pyrenees 2 the Mediterranean 2 the Isle of Man 2 the Falklands 2 the Black Forest 2 the Apennines 2 Sydney 2 Sunday 2 Stonehenge 2 Stockholm 2 St. Vincent 2 Spanish 2 Santo Domingo 2 Queensland 2 Poland 2 Paris 2 Munich 2 Martinique 2 Majorca 2 Madrid 2 Lithuania 2 Lisbon 2 Leaning Tower of Pisa 2 Latvia 2 Krakow 2 Istanbul 2 Hyde Park 2 Honduras 2 Ghent 2 German 2 fjords 2 England 2 Edinburgh 2 Corsica 2 Caucasus 2 Calais 2

Asia

50 answers | 183 clues

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India 13x $415 avg J:5 DJ:8

J $200 2010 With a population of more than 190 million, Uttar Pradesh is this country's largest state

J $500 1995 This country's 500 million electors make it the world's biggest democracy

J $200 1996 Millions of people travel by train in this country every day; some tourists take the Taj Express

Indonesia 12x $736 avg J:6 DJ:5 FJ:1

J $100 1998 Bandung, this country's 3rd-largest city, is the capital of the province of West Java

J $800 2013 Home to 140 million people, the island of Java is part of this country

J $1,000 2009 The country with the most volcanoes is this nation that felt a huge eruption in 1883

the Philippines 9x 11.1% stumper $511 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $200 1993 This country's Quezon City was built on a private estate chosen by statesman Manuel Quezon

J $500 1991 Quezon City was the official capital of this country from 1948-1976

DJ $1,000 1992 Manuel Roxas, not Manuel Quezon, was the first president of this country after independence

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Vietnam 7x 14.3% stumper $686 avg J:1 DJ:6

DJ $400 2025 Thousands of lush islands rise above the Gulf of Tonkin & populate Halong Bayin this nation

DJ $800 2022 The flag of this Southeast Asian nation of 103 million is seen here

DJ $400 1997 In 1995 this country marked 20 years of reunification & the U.S. restored full diplomatic ties

Japan 6x $500 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1995 The southernmost of this country's 4 main islands is Kyushu

J $1,000 2022 The 47 large administrative regions of this Asian country aren't called provinces or states but prefectures

J $100 1994 Aso & Yake Dake are 2 of this country's active volcanoes

the Soviet Union 6x $383 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $100 1990 To visit the republic of Azerbaijan, you would travel to this country

DJ $800 1990 The longest river entirely within this country is the Lena

J $200 1991 Uzbek is a Turkish language, spoken in Uzbekistan, part of this country

Turkey 5x $750 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $200 1999 The strategic importance of the Black Sea is not lost on this country that occupies its southern rim

DJ $600 1994 About 3% of this country occupies the eastern tip of Southern Europe; the rest is in Asia

DJ $1,600 2020 The biblical city of Ephesus & the World War I battlefield of Gallipoli are both found in this country

Nepal 5x $500 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $200 1993 This country's Kathmandu Valley was once home to 3 principalities

DJ $600 1994 3 of this country's largest towns lie in the 220-square-mile Katmandu Valley

FJ 2015 This country has 8 of the world's 10 highest peaks

China 5x $275 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $100 1991 This huge Asian country's 1st copyright law is scheduled to go into effect on June 1, 1991

DJ $600 1991 Pere David's deer are native to this Asian country & were once found only on the Emperor's hunting grounds

FJ 2011 Of the 4 largest Asian countries in area, it's the only one that borders the other 3

Bangladesh 5x 40.0% stumper $760 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $400 1998 "Amar Sonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal)" is the national anthem of this country on the Bay of Bengal

DJ $600 1995 In 1972 Mujibur Rahman became the 1st prime minister of this country once known as East Pakistan

DJ $1,600 2017 This country is mostly surrounded by India, though to the southeast, it shares a border with Myanmar

the Black Sea 5x 40.0% stumper $1,020 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $400 1996 The Russians call this sea between Asia & Europe Chernoye More

DJ $800 1993 The Russian-Ukrainian Kerch Strait connects the Sea of Azov with this sea

DJ $1,000 1997 The Kerch Strait connects the Sea of Azov & this larger sea

the Pacific 4x $350 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1994 Vladivostok, whose name means "ruler of the East", is the chief Russian port on this ocean

DJ $600 1996 Gilbertese, a Micronesian language, is widely spoken in Kiribati, an island country in this ocean

DJ $200 1990 Chile's west coast & Japan's east, both border this body of water

the Mekong 4x $950 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 1992 Big cities on this major river include Vientiane in Laos & Phnom Penh in Cambodia

DJ $600 1991 The longest river in Southeast Asia, it rises in Tibet & empties into the South China Sea in Vietnam

DJ $2,000 DD 1996 The Tonle Sap & Bassac Rivers join this major river at Phnom Penh

the Malay Peninsula 4x $1,750 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $400 1996 This peninsula is the southernmost part of the mainland of Asia

DJ $800 1994 The Isthmus of Kra lies in Thailand, across the narrowest part of this peninsula

DJ $5,000 DD 2019 This peninsula stretches south about 700 miles from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore

the Himalayas 4x $500 avg DJ:4

DJ $200 1992 It's the highest mountain system in the world

DJ $1,000 DD 1995 The name of this mountain range is from the Sanskrit for "snow home"

DJ $400 2024 Thousands of pilgrims each year visit Drirapuk Monastery, found near a sacred peak more than 16,000' up in these mountains

the Gobi 4x $375 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1991 This Asian desert became widely known through the writings of Marco Polo in the 13th century

DJ $600 1993 This desert in central Asia was the original home of the Mongols & Huns

J $300 1995 At 500,000 square miles, this desert covers most of Mongolia

the Ganges 4x $350 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 1995 The basin of this most sacred Hindu river is one of the world's most populous regions

DJ $400 2000 The Hooghly, a tributary of this river, passes through Calcutta on its way to the Bay of Bengal

DJ $400 1996 Allahabad, a place of pilgrimage for Hindus, lies at the confluence of the Yamuna River & this river

Portugal 4x $350 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1990 This country is named after the town of Oporto

J $500 1994 In 1999 this country will return Macao to China

J $300 1993 Prince Henry the Navigator's tomb is in the church of Santa Maria da Vitoria in Batalha in this country

Peru 4x $700 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1996 Callao, the port of Lima, handles about 3/4 of this country's imports

DJ $1,000 1990 More American Indians live in this country on South America's Pacific coast than any other

J $400 1994 It's the South American country with the shortest English name

Honshu 4x 25.0% stumper $1,100 avg DJ:4

DJ $800 2025 You get a beach, a pine forest & a great view of Mt. Fuji at a spot called Miho no Matsubaraon this island

DJ $2,000 DD 1990 To climb Mt. Fuji you have to be on this island

DJ $800 1992 This largest Japanese island is the world's seventh largest

Worth Knowing (30)

Victoria 3 Tokyo 3 the Bay of Bengal 3 Taiwan 3 Sri Lanka 3 Lhasa 3 Kuala Lumpur 3 Kabul 3 Java 3 Yokohama 2 Vancouver 2 Uzbekistan 2 Tibet 2 the Yangtze 2 the United States 2 South Korea 2 Rice 2 Portuguese 2 Pakistan 2 Kowloon 2 Komodo 2 Kobe 2 Kashmir 2 Jakarta 2 Hokkaido 2 Colombo 2 Borneo 2 Bangkok 2 Afghanistan 2 the Yucatan 2

Africa

47 answers | 181 clues

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South Africa 14x $500 avg J:2 DJ:11 FJ:1

DJ $200 1997 The Great Karroo & the Little Karroo are dry tablelands in this African country's Cape Mountains region

DJ $600 1995 This country's largest & southernmost province is Cape Province

DJ $1,500 DD 1993 Precautions against malaria are advisable when visiting this country's Kruger National Park

Mexico 14x 28.6% stumper $493 avg J:5 DJ:9

J $200 2021 Tuxtla Gutierrez is the capital city of Chiapas, the southernmost state in this nation

J $600 2008 The magnificent ruins of the Mayan city of Palenque were discovered in this country in 1773

DJ $1,000 1992 Paricutin, one of the world's newest volcanoes, burst forth in a cornfield in this country in 1943

the Indian Ocean 10x 10.0% stumper $530 avg J:5 DJ:5

DJ $200 1994 Indonesia's Sunda Islands form a boundary between the Pacific Ocean & this ocean

J $500 1999 If you're a native Maldivian, you hail from an island country in this ocean

J $1,200 DD 1994 Dar es Salaam is one of the major ports on this ocean

Africa 9x 33.3% stumper $311 avg J:3 DJ:6

J $100 1986 Cape Agulhas, not Cape of Good Hope, is this continent's southernmost point

J $500 1990 2 oceans meet at Cape Agulhas, the southernmost extremity of this continent

J $200 1999 The Efik people of this continent are closely related to the Ibibio

Asia 8x $500 avg J:2 DJ:6

J $200 1992 The kiang is the largest wild ass found on this continent

DJ $800 1989 Continent where most major mountain ranges extend from a knot of peaks called the Pamir

DJ $1,000 DD 1987 Except for Kenya, all mainland countries that begin with "K" are on this continent

the Sahara 8x $250 avg J:3 DJ:5

DJ $200 1996 The Libyan Erg near Egypt has the greatest mass of sand dunes in this desert

DJ $200 1996 At over 3,500,000 square miles, this desert covers an area larger than Australia

DJ $400 1990 The world's largest sand & rock desert, its name is Arabic for "desert"

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the Nile 6x $333 avg J:1 DJ:5

DJ $200 1993 In Egypt & Sudan, this river is known as Bahr el-Nil

DJ $800 1987 This river's main outlet's to the sea are the Damietta & the Rosetta

DJ $200 1997 From Burundi to the Mediterranean, this longest river flows through 35 degrees of latitude

the equator 5x $520 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $200 1990 It divides the North & South Pacific & the North & South Atlantic

DJ $1,200 2002 In South America, the city of Macapa sits just north of this line; Quito, just south of it

J $400 2016 This line goes around the world & gave its name to an Andean country

the Cape of Good Hope 5x $340 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2025 It's the more cheerful name for the African promontory once called the Cape of Storms

J $300 1985 As Cape Horn is to South America, this is to Africa

J $400 2020 This African cape was thought to be a sign of a sea route to India from Europe, hence its name

Nigeria 5x $880 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $600 1994 The Bight of Biafra borders Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea & this country

DJ $1,000 1991 Chad, Cameroon & Benin all border this country, Africa's most populous

DJ $800 1997 Lagos, Ibadan & Ogbomosho are the largest cities of this West African nation

the Kalahari 4x 25.0% stumper $750 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $500 1993 Almost all of Central & Southwest Botswana is covered by this desert

DJ $1,000 1996 Most of Botswana is covered by this desert

J $500 1991 The San, or Bushmen, live in this desert of southern Africa

the Atlas Mountains 4x 25.0% stumper $950 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $600 1993 These mountains extend over 1200 miles across Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia

J $1,000 2020 This 1,500-mile mountain chain separates the Mediterranean basin from the Sahara

DJ $1,000 DD 1995 Toubkal in this range in Morocco is North Africa's highest peak

Tanzania 4x 75.0% stumper $850 avg DJ:4

DJ $800 1996 Zanzibar, the largest coral island off Africa's East Coast, belongs to this country

DJ $1,000 1989 This country's Serengeti National Park is bigger than Rhode Island & Delaware combined

DJ $800 1995 Besides the mountain, this country has an administrative region called Kilimanjaro

Somalia 4x $1,667 avg DJ:3 FJ:1

DJ $1,000 1996 Located on the Horn of Africa, this country is that continent's easternmost extension

FJ 2004 This country's coastline, on the Gulf of Aden & the Indian Ocean, is the longest on the African continent

DJ $1,000 1991 The African mainland's easternmost point, Ras Hafun, is in this country

Malta 4x $1,150 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1993 The national anthem of this small country is "Innu Malti"

J $1,000 2017 Oddly, the national dog of this Mediterranean island nation is the pharaoh hound & not the toy breed that's named for it

J $1,000 DD 1993 Island country whose capital, Valletta, is named for a grandmaster who led the knights in 1565

Lesotho 4x $1,150 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $800 2022 It's surrounded by another nation, but this African kingdom is largely cut off from it by high mountain ranges

DJ $1,000 1991 Once called Basutoland, this kingdom is completely surrounded by South Africa

J $800 2010 Under British rule, this small country that's surrounded by South Africa was known as Basutoland

Islam 4x 25.0% stumper $475 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1996 In Africa it's the chief religion north of the Sahara

J $700 DD 1994 It's the religion of about 90% of the people who live in the Gambia

J $200 1994 Algeria's flag features a star & crescent, which are symbols of this religion

the national anthem 4x $225 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1993 Luxembourg's is "Uns Heimat", which means "Our Homeland"

DJ $400 1995 Romania's is "Desteapta-te Romane", which means "wake up, Romanians"

DJ $200 1994 In Chad it's "La Tchadienne"; in Chile, it's "Cancion Nacional de Chile"

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Tunisia 3 the Sudan 3 the Canary Islands 3 Sicily 3 Kenya 3 Cairo 3 the Virgin Islands 3 Zaire 2 Uganda 2 the Red Sea 2 the Orange River 2 Sinai 2 Principe 2 Nairobi 2 Mozambique 2 Mediterranean Sea 2 Madagascar 2 Liberia 2 Kalahari Desert 2 Guinea-Bissau 2 Gaza 2 French 2 Fez 2 Equatorial Guinea 2 Egypt 2 Dakar 2 Cape Town 2 Addis Ababa 2 the sphinx 2

South America

19 answers | 91 clues

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Brazil 21x 5.3% stumper $511 avg J:10 DJ:9 FJ:2

J $100 2000 This country's 26 states include Para, Pernambuco & Amazonas

J $1,000 2008 9,094 feet high, Mount Roraima is found at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela & this country

FJ 1990 The only country crossed by the Equator & the Tropic of Capricorn

Chile 8x 25.0% stumper $638 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $400 1996 The Cueca is a flirtatious courtship dance from this narrow country that borders Argentina

J $500 1996 The Catholic University of Valparaiso was founded in this South American country in 1928

J $1,000 2015 Though not one of the 10 biggest countries, it stretches nearly 2,700 miles from north to south

Argentina 8x 37.5% stumper $712 avg J:2 DJ:6

J $100 1991 Buenos Aires province is this country's largest in area & population

DJ $600 1988 In both area & population it's the 2nd largest country in South America

DJ $1,000 1990 Nahuel Huapi, a national park in this country, features lakes, glaciers & the highest peak in N. Patagonia

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Rio de Janeiro 7x $500 avg J:2 DJ:5

DJ $200 1993 Inhabitants of this Brazilian city are known as Cariocas

DJ $600 1997 A large statue of Christ the Redeemer looks down on this city on Guanabara Bay

J $300 1991 The people of this South American city are called Cariocas

the Andes 7x $214 avg J:3 DJ:4

J $100 1996 The name of these South American mountains may be derived from anti, a Quechuan word for "east"

DJ $400 1997 Peru's highest peaks, Huascaran & Yerupaja, lie in this range

DJ $200 1994 Near the border of Colombia & Ecuador, ranges of this mountain system merge to form the Knot of Pasto

the Amazon 6x $300 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $200 1998 Small ships can travel from this river's mouth 2,300 miles upstream to Iquitos, Peru

DJ $600 1992 The largest island surrounded by fresh water is Ilha de Marajo in this South American river

DJ $400 1993 Major tributaries of this river include the Madeira, Japura & Rio Negro

Colombia 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg DJ:5

DJ $200 1989 It's the only South American country bordered by a Central American country

DJ $600 1996 A world famous orchid garden is located in the city of Medellin in this country

DJ $1,000 DD 1988 It makes sense that the highest point in this South American country is the Pico Cristobal Colon

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the Orinoco 3 South America 3 Paraguay 3 oil 3 Cape Horn 3 Uruguay 2 Simon Bolivar 2 Santiago 2 Lake Titicaca 2 Ecuador 2 Caracas 2 Sugarloaf 2

Middle East

14 answers | 43 clues

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Israel 6x $400 avg J:1 DJ:5

DJ $200 1996 About 3% of this country's people live on collective settlements called kibbutzim

DJ $600 1995 The Bay of Haifa is located in this country

J $200 1990 Judas trees grow on the northern slopes of this country's Mount Carmel National Park & Nature Reserves

the Persian Gulf 5x $320 avg DJ:5

DJ $200 1995 The emirate of Qatar lies on a peninsula bordered by the Gulf of Bahrain & this gulf

DJ $400 1997 Kuwait's largest island, Bubiyan, lies in this gulf

DJ $200 1996 Iran's richest oil deposits lie in the Khuzistan Plain just north of this gulf

Jordan 4x $725 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 1996 About a fourth of this country's people live in the city of Amman

J $500 1990 The occupied West Bank is on the west bank of this river

DJ $1,000 1991 Jebel Neba in this country is probably the Mt. Nebo where the Bible says Moses died

the United Arab Emirates 4x $467 avg J:1 DJ:2 FJ:1

DJ $200 1988 Located at the south end of the Persian Gulf, each of these 7 states is ruled by a Sheik

DJ $800 1992 Christmas is a national holiday of this Islamic country whose provisional capital is Abu Dhabi

FJ 2001 3 of this federation's constituent parts are Ash Shariqah, Al Fujayrah & Umm Al Qaywayn

Worth Knowing (10)

the Arabian Peninsula 3 Nicosia 3 the Gulf of Aqaba 3 Caspian Sea 3 the Tigris 2 The River Jordan 2 Saudi Arabia 2 Oman 2 Mecca 2 Arabic 2

North America

16 answers | 42 clues

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Ontario 6x $483 avg J:1 DJ:5

DJ $200 1987 The only Canadian province that borders on the Great Lakes

DJ $800 1992 It's the only Canadian province bordering the Great Lakes

J $300 1998 Until 1841 present-day Quebec was Lower Canada & this present-day province was Upper Canada

Prince Edward Island 4x $575 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $300 1987 Charlottetown is the capital of this "royal" island, Canada's smallest province

DJ $600 1992 The people of this Canadian province simply call it "The Island" or refer to it by its initials, P.E.I.

DJ $1,000 DD 1995 Canada's Atlantic provinces consist of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & this one

Manitoba 4x 25.0% stumper $775 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $300 1994 The Nelson River, an outlet of Lake Winnipeg, is the longest river in this Canadian province

DJ $800 1987 Of Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba, the 1 Canadian Prairie Province that is not landlocked

DJ $1,000 1995 It's Canada's only prairie province with a port on Hudson Bay

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Tegucigalpa 3 Mexico City 3 Tobago 2 Saskatchewan 2 Panama 2 North America 2 Jamaica 2 Gulf of Mexico 2 Guatemala 2 El Salvador 2 Cuba 2 Calgary 2 the Gulf of California 2

Other

13 answers | 34 clues

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Reykjavik 4x $2,025 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1993 Because it uses geothermal energy this Icelandic capital is often called the "Smokeless City"

J $1,000 2025 Located on the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, it's the northernmost capital of a country

DJ $400 1998 The tower of Hallgrim's church provides a sweeping view of this Icelandic capital

Guam 4x $1,267 avg DJ:3 FJ:1

DJ $800 2025 About 3,800 miles west of Pearl Harbor, Apra Harbor in this U.S. territory that's part of the Marianas saw fighting in 1944

DJ $1,000 2001 Agana is the capital of this U.S. territory

FJ 2001 The promotional slogan of this territory is "Where America's Day Begins"

Worth Knowing (10)

Mount Everest 3 the Rockies 2 the Hermitage 2 the Channel Islands 2 Sofia 2 Siberia 2 Kiev 2 International Date Line 2 Edmonton 2 Belgrade 2

Oceania

6 answers | 28 clues

Must-Know (1)

Antarctica 15x 6.7% stumper $467 avg J:4 DJ:11

J $100 1996 McMurdo Sound provides a sea approach to this cold continent's interior

J $800 2009 The first person known to be born on this continent was Emilio Palma in 1978

J $100 1989 Even without its ice, this continent would have the highest average altitude

Should-Know (1)

Tasmania 5x $960 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $300 1994 Launceston, the 2nd-largest city in this Australian Island state, was named for a town in Cornwall

DJ $800 1995 40% of Australia's newsprint comes from a mill in the town of Boyer in this island state

J $3,000 DD 2020 The Bass Strait separates this smallest state of Australia from the mainland

Worth Knowing (4)

the Great Barrier Reef 2 the Coral Sea 2 Tahiti 2 Canberra 2

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