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Which state is separated from the rest of the United States by Canada?    Alaska
Which American river is particularly associated with show boats and Mark Twain?    Mississippi
Of which American state is Topeka the capital?    Kansas
Tallahassee is the capital of which of the United States?    Florida
What is the name of the territory which became the 50th state of America in 1959?    Hawaii
One of the original 13 states of the USA, is sometimes known as the 'Bay State'; what's its name?    Massachusetts
Which American state is sometimes known at 'The Last Frontier'?    Alaska
Which of the United States (of America) has Providence as its capital and was one of the original 13 states?    Rhode Island
What's the capital of the American state of Massachusetts?    Boston
In the USA, what is the capital of the State of Washington?    Olympia
Three adjoining American States abut the Pacific Ocean. California and Washington are two, which is the third?    Oregon
Cheyenne is the capital of which of the United States of America?    Wyoming
Harvard University is in Cambridge. In which American state is Cambridge?    Massachusetts
Sacramento is the capital of which of the United States of America?    California
The Santa Barbara, or Channell Islands in the Pacific Ocean lie off the coast of which American state?    California
Baton Rouge is the capital of which of the United States of America?    Louisiana
On which river are the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans?    Mississippi
 Which is the largest of the United States of America?    Alaska
What is the capital of the American state of Illinois?    Springfield
What is the name of the national park in California which contains the highest waterfall in North America?    Yosemite
Cleopatra's Needle in London has a counterpart in the United States; in which city is it?    New York
Which river flows north-eastwards between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains and joins the Potomac at Harpers Ferry    Shenandoah
What is the former name of the village of Ossining in New York State, which was used for the name of its state prison?    Sing Sing
What is the capital of the American state of Nevada?    Carson City
Which major city in the United States has a name which literally translates as 'The Meadows'?    Las Vegas
After whom was the American state of Maryland named?    Henrietta Maria
Which of the United States of America is nicknamed 'Old Dominion' and 'Mother of Presidents'?    Virginia
In which American state is the Mount Palomar Observatory?    California
Waikiki is a popular American beach resort; in which state is it?    Hawaii
Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx are four of New York City's boroughs; what is the fifth?    Staten Island
A village in Nebraska was founded in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan as a settlement for homeless boys. What is its name?    Boys Town
In the United States, what kind of geographic feature are the Florida Keys?    Islands
Massive sculptures of four American presidents are carved in the granite side of Mount Rushmore. In which range of hills is Mount Rushmore?    Black Hills
In the United States, what is the natural phenomenon known as Old Faithful?    Geyser
Which American city stands at the confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac rivers?    Washington D.C.
Which city is the largest in Alaska?    Anchorage
Which of the Great Lakes lies entirely within the United States (of America)?    Michigan
Albany (on the Hudson River) is the capital of which of the United States?    New York State
Which river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico and empties into the Gulf of Mexico?    Rio Grande
Which city is the state capital of Hawaii?    Honolulu
Phoenix is the capital of which American state?    Arizona
Which mountain system in eastern North America includes the Alleghenies, the Catskills and the Blue Ridge Mountains?    Appalachians
The city of San Antonio, founded as a Spanish mission in 1718, is in which of the United States?    Texas
In 1906, the great San Francisco earthquake was caused by movement along which fault in the Earth's crust?    San Andreas Fault
Of which American state is Nashville the capital?    Tennessee
Which freshwater lake in North America has the greatest surface area in the world?    Superior
Of which of the United States is Richmond the capital?    Virginia
In North America, the Niagara Falls lie between Lake Ontario and which of the Great Lakes?    Erie
In the USA, what collective name is given to the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut?    New England
Atlanta is the capital of which American state?    Georgia
Chicago is situated on the shore of which of the Great Lakes?    Michigan
In which of the United States of America is the volcano Mauna Loa?    Hawaii
On which of the Great Lakes does the City of Toronto stand?    Ontario
Which bay, on America's East Coast, separates parts of Maryland and Virginia and contains the estuary of the River Potomac?    Chesapeake Bay
Denver is the capital of which American state?    Colorado
The Islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are part of which of the United States of America?    Massachusetts
In the USA, of which state is Annapolis the capital?    Maryland
Which large inlet on the south coast of Oahu island in Hawaii has given its name to an important naval base?    Pearl Harbor
In which American state is the Grand Canyon?    Arizona
Which of the United States of America is popularly known as 'The Golden State'?    California
Which street in New York City is sometimes called 'The Great White Way'?    Broadway
In America, Montpelier is the capital of which of the New England States?    Vermont
Whippoorwills are found in North America - what kinds of creature are they?    Birds
The kingdom of Jordan has only one seaport; what is its name?    Aqaba
What is the name of the chief river of Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma?    Irrawaddy
Of which country in south-east Asia is Vientiane the capital?    Laos
Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of which independent sultanate on the island of Borneo?    Brunei
Which Chinese city on the Yangtze river, has served as the national capital several times and has a name meaning 'southern capital'?    Nanking
The Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Tooth, which houses a supposed relic of the Buddha, is in which Sri Lankan city?    Kandy
Which city is the capital of Bangladesh?    Dhaka
Which city on the south-east coast of India is the capital of Tamil Nadu state?    Madras
In which Far Eastern city is the headquarters of the United Nations University?    Tokyo
In which country are the provinces of Baluchistan, Punjab and North West Frontier?    Pakistan
Which island republic is separated from India by the Palk Strait?    Sri Lanka
Which Indian city, the capital of West Bengal, stands on the River Hooghly in the delta of the Ganges?    Calcutta
In 1963, Malaysia was created by the merger of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and which other state?    Sarawak
In which city is Tiananmen, or the Gate of Heavenly Peace?    Beijing
In which Tibetan city is the Potala Palace?    Lhasa
In which country is the Deccan Plateau?    India
The name of which Asian republic means 'Land of the Pure' and also reflects the names of some parts of the country?    Pakistan
Which major Japanese port stands on the western shore of Tokyo bay, about 20 miles south of the capital?    Yokohama
The Khyber Pass links Pakistan with which other country?    Afghanistan
In which mountain range do the rivers Ganges and Indus rise?    Himalayas
The Western and Eastern Ghats are mountain systems of which country?    India
The capital of which country stands at the junction of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers?    Cambodia
Which Indian State, whose capital is Gangtok, lies between Nepal and Bhutan in the Himalayas?    Sikkim
Which city, besieged during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, is capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh?    Lucknow
Which island republic seceded from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965?    Singapore
Until 1868, the Japanese city of Tokyo was known by what name?    Edo
Which ethnic group makes up more than three quarters of the population of Singapore?    Chinese
Which city is the capital of Nepal?    Kathmandu
Which city is the capital of Taiwan?    Taipei
Of which kingdom in the Himalayas is Thimphu the capital?    Bhutan
In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal?    Agra
Of which country is Orissa a state?    India
The Democratic Republic of Kampuchea has now reverted to which former name?    Cambodia
What is the highest mountain in Japan?    Fuji
Of which autonomous region of China is Lhasa the capital?    Tibet
Formosa, an island in the East China Sea, is known by what other name?    Taiwan
Which great Asian desert lies partly in Mongolia, and partly in Inner Mongolia?    Gobi Desert
The primitive Tasaday people, who became known to the outside world in 1971, live on Mindanao Island - in which country?    Philippines
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, stands on which island?    Java
In Japan, the Seikan Tunnel links the island of Honshu to which other island?    Hokkaido
Victoria, on the island of Mahe, is the capital of which Republic in the Indian Ocean?    Seychelles
On which Far Eastern island is the Sultanate of Brunei?    Borneo
In which city is the great public square called the Gate of Heavenly Peace Square?    Beijing
In Indonesia, the volcano Krakatoa lies between Java and which other large island?    Sumatra
The Gurkhas, who fought with distinction in both World Wars, come from which country?    Nepal
Of which Asian republic is Ulan Bator the capital?    Mongolia
Which city is the capital of Laos?    Vientiane
The Salang Tunnel in the Hindu Kush, opened in 1964, is in which country?    Afghanistan
The city of Manila is the capital of which south-east Asian Republic?    Philippines
Which river forms much of the border between Laos and Thailand?    Mekong
Which town is the capital of Papua New Guinea?    Port Moresby
What is the name of the defile through the mountain range between Pakistan and Afghanistan, used by Babur and other invaders of India?    Khyber Pass
What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam?    Saigon
Which is the largest and most important island of Japan, on which Tokyo stands?    Honshu
Seoul is the capital of South Korea. What is the capital of North Korea?    Pyongyang
Of which island group, in the Indian Ocean, is Male the capital?    Maldives
Of which island group is Luzon the main and largest island?    Philippines
The Dyaks were formerly known as head-hunters; on which Far Eastern island do the Dyaks live?    Borneo
Which river of China is the longest in Asia and a major commercial waterway?    Yangtze Kiang
The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of volcanic islands in the south-west Pacific; of which country is it a part?    Papua New Guinea
Which country was once known as Serendib?    Sri Lanka
What is the capital city of Bangladesh?    Dhaka
The river Jumna, on which the Indian capital New Delhi stands, is a tributary of which important river?    Ganges
Which country has the Coromandel Coast in the south east and the Malabar coast in the south-west?    India
What is the name of the group of islands which are sometimes called the Spice Islands?    Moluccas
Imari porcelain took its name from the port from which it was originally shipped; in which country is this port?    Japan
The port of Trincomalee was once a British naval base. On which island is it situated?    Sri Lanka
What is the name of the mountain range mostly in north-east Afghanistan, the highest peak of which, called Tirich Mir, is in Pakistan?    Hindu Kush
Which great river rises in the Kailas range of the Himalayas, flows through Kashmir and enters the Arabian Sea by a broad delta?    Indus
In which country is Chittagong a large seaport?    Bangladesh
What is the name of the country formerly known as Siam?    Thailand
What's the name of the republic formerly known as East Pakistan?    Bangladesh
What's the capital of Thailand?    Bangkok
What is the name of the hill town that was the summer residence of the Viceroy and government during British rule of India?    Simla
Which Indian state, lying between Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma), gave its name to one of the main varieties of tea?    Assam
Lushun, in China, was leased to Russia in 1898 and captured by Japan in 1905. What is the British name for this port and naval base?    Port Arthur
In the People's Republic of China, which large island lies south of the Leizhou Peninsula?    Hainan
Which Far Eastern capital city, formerly named Batavia, lies on the Ciliwung river?    Jakarta
Karachi, the former capital of Pakistan, lies near the delta of which great river?    Indus
In which range of mountains is the kingdom of Bhutan?    Himalayas
The island of Bali forms part of which country?    Indonesia
Which state in north-west India has a name meaning 'five rivers', from the tributaries of the Indus that flow through it?    Punjab
Which Indian city, the capital of Bihar state, bears the same name as a type of long-grained rice?    Patna
Which is the world's largest inland sea, which is bordered by Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Russia and Iran?    Caspian Sea
Mount GodwinAusten or K2 is in a mountain range separated from the Himalayas by the River Indus; what is the name of the range?    Karakoram
Pico de Aneto is the highest peak in which mountain range of southern Europe?    Pyrenees
What is the English name for the European lake known in German as the Bodensee?    Constance
Lake Constance, on the borders of Switzerland, Germany and Austria, is part of the course of which major river?    Rhine
Belgium and Luxembourg are two of the Benelux countries. Which is the third?    Netherlands
Which is the highest mountain in the European Alps?    Mont Blanc
Which long rail tunnel beneath the Alps connects Brig in Switzerland and Iselle in Italy?    Simplon Tunnel
The Great St Bernard Pass is on the border between Switzerland and which other country?    Italy
The Sea of Azov is connected by the Kerch Strait to which other sea?    Black Sea
Which sea-channel off Norway's coast, noted for its treacherous currents, has given its name to any dangerous whirlpool?    Maelstrom
Of which island republic is Valletta the capital?    Malta
Which Alpine pass connects Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy?    Brenner Pass
For what have the quarries of Carrara in the Apennines been famous since ancient Roman times?    Marble
The Bosphorus is a strait between the Sea of Marmara and which other sea?    Black Sea
Which river rises in Spain and flows into the Atlantic near Oporto in Portugal?    Douro/Duero
Into which sea does the River Danube flow?    Black Sea
The river Rhine rises in the Alps and flows into which sea?    North Sea
What is the English name for the sea area which the French call the Golfe de Gascogne (or Gulf of Gascony)?    Bay of Biscay
In which range of mountains is the small state of Andorra?    Pyrenees
Which historic territory in the Low Countries was a country in the Middle Ages, and now lies mainly in France and Belgium?    Flanders
The Strait of Bonifacio separates Sardinia and which other island?    Corsica
The Pillars of Hercules was the ancient name of headlands at either side of which channel?    Strait of Gibraltar
The Republic of Malta comprises three main islands; Malta and Comino are two: what is the third?    Gozo
Which river flows through both Belgrade and Budapest?    Danube
What is the name of the independent principality in Central Europe, whose capital is Vaduz?    Liechtenstein
The Belfort Gap is between the Vosges, and which other mountain range?    Jura Mountains
In which Italian-Swiss lake are the Borromean Islands?    Maggiore
Of which group of islands is Thorshavn the Capital?    Faeroe Islands
The caliph Harun ar-Rashid, who appears as a character in the 'Arabian Nights', ruled from which capital city?    Baghdad
What is the capital of the sultanate of Oman?    Muscat
In which Middle Eastern country is the Bekaa Valley?    Lebanon
The tomb of Saladin is situated in which capital city in the Middle East?    Damascus
Which town in Israel, historically associated with Abraham and Elijah, is the chief trading centre and traditional capital of the Negev Desert?    Beersheba
Riyadh is the royal capital of which country?    Saudi Arabia
The ancient Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon are on the coast of which modern Middle Eastern country?    Lebanon
What is the name of the great triangle of semi-desert in southern Israel, between the Sinai Peninsula and the Arava Valley?    Negev Desert
The port of Haifa in north-west Israel stands at the foot of which mountain?    Carmel
Manama is the capital of which island nation in the Gulf?    Bahrain
Which ancient city on the River Tigris was the Assyrian capital under Sennacherib and Ashurbanipal?    Nineveh
In which Middle Eastern city is the shrine known as the Dome of the Rock?    Jerusalem
In which holy city in Saudi Arabia is the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed?    Medina
What is the name of the desert between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba?    Sinai Peninsula
Haleb is the Arabic name of a city in Syria; by what name is it known in English?    Aleppo
In Israel, what name is given to a collective agricultural settlement?    Kibbutz
What is the more common name of Lake Tiberias in Israel?    Sea of Galilee
Mount Everest is the highest point on earth.  What is the lowest point on the Earth's surface?    Dead Sea
What is the capital of Sudan?    Khartoum
Which canal, opened in 1869, was the work of the Frenchman Ferdinand de Lesseps?    Suez Canal
What is the name of the waterway formed by the Union of the Tigris and Euphrates, which flows into the Persian Gulf?    Shatt Al-Arab
The Western side of the 'Wailing' Wall in Jerusalem is a part of which ancient building?    Temple of Herod
Which salt-water lake is known in Arabic as Bahret Lut or the Sea of Lot?    Dead Sea
In south-west Jordan there is an ancient site sometimes called the 'Rose Red City'; what is the name of this ruined city?    Petra
There are two Mediterranean seaports called Tripoli. One is in the Lebanon; in which country is the other?    Libya
What is the name of the hill in Jerusalem which has a symbolic meaning, signifying the Kingdom of God and the spiritual centre of Judaism?    Zion
The town of Acre was a stronghold of the Crusaders; now the city of Akko, it lies in which modern state?    Israel
Amman is the Capital of which Middle Eastern Country?    Jordan
In 1932, an Arab Kingdom was renamed after its ruler, whose descendants still rule today; what is the name of the country?    Saudi Arabia
What is the name of the capital city of Iraq?    Baghdad
In which country is the Nubian Desert?    Sudan
What is the name of the stretch of water which is connected by the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea?    Persian Gulf
Into which Israeli city was the ancient Arab port of Jaffa incorporated in 1949?    Tel Aviv
What is the name of Israel's chief seaport?    Haifa
The rivers Tigris and Euphrates have their sources in which country?    Turkey
What is the capital and chief sea-port of the Lebanon?    Beirut
What's the name of the sea that separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?    Red Sea
What is the capital of Syria?    Damascus
The ancient region of Mesopotamia is now part of which modern country?    Iraq
The ruins of ancient Babylon are in which modern Middle Eastern country?    Iraq
The port of Jidda or Jedda is on which sea?    Red Sea
Qom is a holy city sacred to Shiite Muslims. In which country is it?    Iran
What is the name of the Israeli city and port at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba?    Eilat
Upon which major river does Budapest stand?    Danube
Of which European country is Tirana the capital?    Albania
Of which country are the Magyar people the main ethnic group?    Hungary
Of which republic in the Commonwealth of Independent States is Kiev the capital?    Ukraine
Of which Baltic republic, formerly part of the Soviet Union, is Tallinn the capital?    Estonia
Which city is the capital of Romania?    Bucharest
Which major Polish city on the River Oder was for many years known by the German name of Breslau?    Wroclaw
The Masurian Lakes lie in which Central European country?    Poland
Pomerania is an area in Poland and Germany which lies on the southern shore of which sea?    Baltic Sea
The former principality of Walachia is now part of which European country?    Romania
In which European capital city on the river Vltava are the Hradcany and St Vitus' cathedral?    Prague
On which European river is the geographical feature known as the Iron Gate?    Danube
In which European capital city is Wenceslas Square?    Prague
In which European country is the historic region of Transylvania?    Romania
Which European capital city stands on the river Vistula?    Warsaw
Hungary is bordered to the west by which country?    Austria
In which European country are the Apusen Mountains and the Transylvanian Alps?    Romania
Which is the largest natural lake in Europe, which discharges into the Gulf of Finland by the River Neva?    Ladoga
By what name was St Petersburg known from 1914 to 1924?    Petrograd
Which was the largest of the fifteen republics which made up the old USSR?    Russia
Which ice-free Russian port on the Kola Gulf of the Barents Sea is said to be the world's largest town north of the Arctic Circle?    Murmansk
The Volga and Ural rivers both empty into which inland sea?    Caspian Sea
Sofia is the capital of which European country?    Bulgaria
Upon the banks of which river is the Hungarian capital 'Budapest' built?    Danube