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1
Which animal found in Tanzania has poor eyesight and relies more on hearing and smell?
Bengal Tiger
Chipmunk
Black Rhino
Ermine
2
In which city would you find historic landmarks as the Parthenon and the Temple of Athena Nike?
Egypt
Rome
Athens
3
Which is Africa's most populous country?
Sudan
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Cambodia
4
Which animal in the Sahel region can roll into a ball to protect its soft belly from predators?
Hedgehog
Bullfrog
Sun Bear
Wombat
5
What is it called when you trade for another object rather than money?
Free market
Barter
Black market
6
Which long-billed bird lives in the canopy of the rain forests of Central and South America?
Cassowary
Toucan
Great Horned Owl
Ostrich
7
To which state would you travel to explore caverns in the Shenandoah Valley?
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Virginia
8
Which state is the leading producer of both oil and natural gas?
Missouri
Texas
Arkansas
Ohio
9
Key West is a resort city located on an island chain that is part of which state?
Alaska
Florida
Rhode Island
Oregon
10
Which state is home to the oldest state capital, established by Spanish officials around 1610?
Maryland
New Mexico
Minnesota
11
If you were visiting Rio de Janeiro, which language would you expect everyone to speak?
Portuguese
Dutch
Spanish
12
You can go bungee jumping on South Island in which country located in the South Pacific?
New Zealand
Yemen
Thailand
India
13
Which animal that lives in the Amazon can dissolve its prey by injecting it with venom?
Groundhog
Wolverine
Python
Tarantula
14
Known for its long, spiraled tusk, which creature inhabits the Arctic Ocean?
Platypus
Skipjack Tuna
Nudibranch
Narwhal
15
What word, adapted from the Greek language, refers to a government run by a few people?
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
16
You can create your own candy bar at Hershey's Chocolate World near Harrisburg in which state?
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
New Jersey
17
The San Andreas Fault is located in which state?
Utah
California
Washington
Virginia
18
In which country bordering Chile would you find Patagonia, an extensive ranching region?
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
19
Doritos were invented in the 1960s at Disneyland in the Santa Ana Valley in which state?
California
Arizona
Rhode Island
Kentucky
20
You can hike to the top of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, in which country?
South Africa
Angola
Guyana
Tanzania
21
Which state has a smaller population?
New York
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
22
Which port city was the site of a historic tea party in 1773?
Newport
Philadelphia
Boston
23
What reptile, the world’s largest species of lizard, lives in the Lesser Sunda Islands?
Desert Tortoise
Cobra
Chameleon
Komodo Dragon
24
The Aleutian Islands are part of which state?
North Carolina
Delaware
Alaska
Hawaii
25
Sakhalin Island is to Russia as New Britain Island is to where?
India
Papua New Guinea
New England
26
Buffalo wings take their name from a city located on Lake Erie in which state?
New York
Wisconsin
Maryland
Arizona
27
The Gobi is an example of what kind of desert?
Continental
Rain Shadow
Coastal
28
Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, is in which state?
Vermont
Alaska
Colorado
29
Which country is Africa's largest by area?
South Sudan
Malawi
Saudi Arabia
Algeria
30
Tugela Falls is located near the border between Lesotho and which other country?
Eritrea
Rwanda
South Africa
Costa Rica
31
The Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory is located east of Lake Champlain in which state?
Delaware
Maryland
Alaska
Vermont
32
What is the largest island by area in the Caribbean Sea?
Jamaica
Grenada
Cuba
Greenland
33
Which animal lives in the Arctic and digs in the snow to find lichens and mosses?
Fossa
Musk Ox
Aardvark
Guanaco
34
Which animal lives in the Gran Chaco and uses its long snout as a snorkel?
Manatee
Elephant
Caracal
Giant Anteater
35
Which animal feeds on penguins and krill near the coast of Antarctica?
Leopard Seal
Sea Star
Bottlenose Dolphin
Polar Bear
36
Kayakers can paddle on Lake Baikal in Siberia in which country?
Uzbekistan
Russia
Finland
Saudi Arabia
37
What term is used for the two halves of the Earth that are divided by the Equator?
Projections
Hemispheres
Longitudes
38
The world's longest road tunnel is located northeast of Bergen in which Scandinavian country?
Norway
China
Switzerland
Italy
39
Qeshm, the largest island in the Persian Gulf, is part of which country?
India
Iran
Djibouti
Jordan
40
To visit Seneca Caverns in the Allegheny Mountains, you would travel to which state?
Maine
Michigan
Iowa
West Virginia
41
Name the easternmost national capital on the main land of Africa.
Mogadishu
Addis Ababa
Nairobi
42
Potato chips are produced at the Utz factory in Hanover in which state?
Washington
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Alabama
43
Which state is located in the Great Plains?
Tennessee
Oregon
Kansas
Mississippi
44
Which of these is not a landlocked country?
Urugay
Niger
Afghanistan
45
Which state is more likely to experience a tornado?
Oklahoma
Utah
New York
46
Which state capital is west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Carson City
Augusta
Richmond
47
Lake Constance lies on the border between Switzerland, Germany, and which other country?
Belgium
Austria
Portugal
Czechia (Czech Republic)
48
The Dr. Pepper Museum is located in Waco near the Brazos River in which state?
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
49
A Jell-O plant is located in Mason City in which state that borders the Mississippi River?
Nevada
Iowa
Colorado
South Carolina
50
Which of the following countries is not made up of islands?
Madagascar
Mongolia
Cuba
51
Which state does not experience hurricanes?
North Carolina
Florida
Iowa
52
To which state would you travel to see the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville?
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Tennessee
53
Which of the following is not a name for a rotating storm?
Hurricane
Typhoon
Monsoon
54
Runners travel about 150 miles in a desert race called the Gobi March in which Asian Country?
Sudan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
China
55
Which state has experienced more population growth in the last 20 years?
Montana
Arizona
Connenticut
56
The production of maple syrup is an important economic activity in which state?
Utah
Vermont
Pennsylvania
57
Name the continent on which the Olympic Games originated.
Asia
Europe
North America
58
To which state would you travel to watch the Pirates play baseball in Pittsburgh?
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Alabama
New Mexico
59
Which city is known for its elevated trains, which carry passengers around the loop?
Miami
Phoenix
Chicago
60
Bengal is a region located in which two countries?
India and Bangladesh
Malasia and indionasia
Thailand and Laos
61
The world's hottest inhabited place is located near Eritrea in which country?
Mali
Croatia
Guiana
Ethiopia
62
The National capital of Moscow is the capital of Russia and is located in which continent?
Europe
Asia
Africa
63
The Plain of Catania is to Italy as the Plain of Adana is to where?
Argentina
Canada
Turkey
64
You can create your own custom PEZ candy dispenser near New Haven in which New England state?
Connecticut
Maine
Arkansas
Oregon
65
Where am I?
Thailand
Austria
Moscow
Italy
66
Which state has a longer border with Canada?
Vermont
North Dakota
Idaho
Oregon
67
Which of these countries has Arabic as an official language?
Tunisia
Iran
Afghanistan
68
To visit Jackson Hole and climb Devils Tower, you would travel to which state?
Wyoming
New York
California
North Dakota
69
The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
70
To see Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument, you would travel to which state?
Washington
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Colorado
71
Which landlocked country is located furthest from an ocean?
Slovenia
Paraguay
Kazakhstan
Madagascar
72
To go skiing in the Green Mountains, you would travel to which state?
Nevada
Oregon
New Jersey
Vermont
73
The world’s largest naval base is located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in which city?
Norfolk
Baltimore
Washington, D.C.
74
Climbers can explore the ice on the Athabasca Glacier in Alberta in which country?
Canada
Norway
Germany
Russia
75
The Gadsden Purchase included which present day state?
New Mexico
Iowa
Montana
76
You can hang glide over the city of Rio de Janeiro in which South American country?
Nicaragua
Brazil
Paraguay
Chile
77
Which animal digs tunnels in the North American temperate grassland?
Prairie Dog
Capybara
Polar Bear
Caribou
78
Which state produces more corn?
Georgia
Iowa
Mississippi
79
Volunteers can feed, walk, and wash elephants near Kathmandu in which Asian country?
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Nepal
Bhutan
80
Which country is the least densely populated country in the world?
Panama
Malaysia
Mongolia
Indonesia
81
Which river is known as China's Sorrow because of its history of disastrous floods?
Yellow River
Salween River
Ayeyerwady River
82
Climb one of the tallest sand dunes in the world in which country south of Angola?
Algeria
Zambia
Namibia
Rwanda
83
You can ride a train at the Jelly Belly warehouse near the city of Kenosha in which state?
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Indiana
Oklahoma
84
Which country does not border India?
Nepal
Japan
Pakistan
85
Windsor is at the western edge of Canada's most populated area. This city is in which province?
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
86
Which east African lake that flows into the Ruzizi River produces high methane gas?
Lake Kivu
Lake Kiva
Lake Kavi
87
Traditionally sugarcane and tobacco have been the chief exports of which country?
Mexico
Canada
Cuba
88
Lexington and Bowling Green are cities located in which state?
Kentucky
Delaware
Nebraska
Florida
89
Most of central Australia has which type of climate?
Marine west coast
Mediterranean
Arid
90
Oreo cookies are mainly produced in Richmond in which eastern state?
Virginia
Hawaii
North Dakota
Arkansas
91
To hike the red rocks of Sedona, you would travel to which state?
Arizona
Louisiana
Idaho
Utah
92
Which city was damaged in an earthquake in 1964 and is now the most populous city in Alaska?
Barrow
Fairbanks
Anchorage
93
The world's largest salt flat is located in the Altiplano region in which country?
Sri Lanka
Guatemala
Haiti
Bolivia
94
Mt. Blanc massif is located on the border between France, Switzerland, and what other country?
Italy
Poland
Austria
Liechtenstein
95
Which state would you visit to swim in the Lake of the Ozarks?
Ohio
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Missouri
96
Which river carries a greater volume of water?
Nile
Amazon
Ob
97
The city of Manaus is situated on a river near its confluence with the Amazon. Name this river.
Urubamba
Nile
Rio Negro
98
To stroll the San Antonio River Walk, you would travel to which state?
Montana
Texas
Alaska
Mississippi
99
The city of Baton Rouge is located on the Mississippi River in which state?
Ohio
Michigan
Missouri
Louisiana
100
Which state borders Lake Michigan?
Virginia
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois